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Doc advising Gastric Bypasd vs sleeve... Anyone have that happen?

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Catherine707    253

Catherine707
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I had the band to sleeve revision and wish my doctor had advised me otherwise! I had surgery 4/22 and have only lost 20 pounds. To me, this is beyond being a slow loser. I'm so disappointed with MY sleeve and wish I had bypass...oh well, life goes on.

Wow, that is a slow loss. How many calories are you consuming a day? Are you using My Fitness Pal or another application to track all of your intake (food, Water, Vitamins etc)? Has your surgeon said anything about your weight loss in your follow up appointments? How is your post-op blood work looking? Have your thyroid levels been checked? I'm sure you must be so frustrated with such a small weight change. I hope you figure out why your body is so atypical soon!

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chinamama    104

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I'm a super slow loser also, sleeved 4/29 and have lost about 27 lbs. but I am down 27 lbs! I lose about a pound or so a week. So at this rate it will take another year, but I'm ok with that. Of course I wish I had woken up thin, but oh well. I always knew I didn't eat a lot, and this proves it. I average between 8-1000 a day. FWIW I now someone that had bypass within the last 18 months, and I noticed the other day it seems like her weight is coming back. We will get there. Have you tried the plateau buster diet?

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Catherine707    253

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I average 800-900 calories, 100 oz Fluid, 80 gm Protein and 30-60 mins/4 days of exercise. Vit D is the only lab that was off...

What does your surgeon say? I still would wonder if your thyroid might be low causing a slower than normal metabolism. Have you tried to up your calorie count? If you are avoiding carbs my nutritionist suggested using Peanut Butter to increase my calories when I was having vertigo issues from too low calories. Otherwise I have been using some simple carbs to help up my calorie count to where I can function.

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