I'm 9 weeks out and have only lost 19lbs. What am I doing wrong? I can eat a whole cup of soup too!

The soup isn't too shocking, it's liquid, similar to yogurt. I can eat far more yogurt than dense protein. I ate a 5.3oz cup of yogurt this morning and was still hungry. For lunch I ate 2-2.5oz of meat and was full for hours. I can drink way over a cup an hour of water and I don't eat soup but if I did it would be the same. If you are following your "rules" sticking to the consistency recommended, starting with protein and eating vegetables if still hungry, taking your time, drinking a minimum of 65oz of water a day and taking in a minimum of 60g of protein a day and most importantly avoiding sliders than you are good. Maybe your loss isn't what you hoped for, but even if you are losing 2# a week you are doing great. Just stay consistent, watch your empty calories and sliders, stay hydrated and follow your rules. If you have access to a nutritionist utilize them, document on my fitness pal and get friends off here so you can see their food journals.

You aren't a slow loser...you are a normal loser. The weight didn't come on overnight, and it will not come off overnight either. You have lost 19 pounds! That is wonderful! Slow and steady wins the race. Stop worrying about the numbers as this will contribute to losing even slower. Stress helps us hold onto weight even more. You will get there. Just be patient! it adds up so quickly and before you know it you will be a skinny mini! good luck!

You aren't a slow loser...you are a normal loser. The weight didn't come on overnight, and it will not come off overnight either. You have lost 19 pounds! That is wonderful! Slow and steady wins the race. Stop worrying about the numbers as this will contribute to losing even slower. Stress helps us hold onto weight even more. You will get there. Just be patient! it adds up so quickly and before you know it you will be a skinny mini! good luck!

AMEN! Just follow the program and it'll all come out all right.

with soup you should eat the liquid portion separate (by at least 30 minutes) from the solids. Otherwise it becomes a slider food.

The soup isn't too shocking' date=' it's liquid, similar to yogurt. I can eat far more yogurt than dense Protein. I ate a 5.3oz cup of yogurt this morning and was still hungry. For lunch I ate 2-2.5oz of meat and was full for hours. I can drink way over a cup an hour of Water and I don't eat soup but if I did it would be the same. If you are following your "rules" sticking to the consistency recommended, starting with protein and eating vegetables if still hungry, taking your time, drinking a minimum of 65oz of water a day and taking in a minimum of 60g of protein a day and most importantly avoiding sliders than you are good. Maybe your loss isn't what you hoped for, but even if you are losing 2# a week you are doing great. Just stay consistent, watch your empty calories and sliders, stay hydrated and follow your rules. If you have access to a nutritionist utilize them, document on my fitness pal and get friends off here so you can see their food journals.[/quote']

What is a slider food?

Don't worry stick with the program like everyone is saying. Always eat your dense proteins first. I tend to stay away from soup and things that I know I can eat a lot of like popcorn, stuff like this doesn't fill you up. But ... if I eat 2-3 oz of chicken, beef, or seafood I am full for hours. I lose slowly too but... it is coming off, I never managed to lose this much on my own. Go sleeve!

Thanks everyone for ur thoughts and suggestions. I never thought of soup as a slider but it makes perfect sense. I'm just thinking I lost 13lbs preop in 9 days and 19 in 9 weeks. So I feel I should have lost more these past few weeks.

I just posted this on another thread but I was getting really disheartened about my slow loss so I decided to calculate my BMI. Surgery was on May 7 and my BMI was 38. Today my BMI is 31. I'm only 2 points away from dally into the Obese category instead of the Morbidly Obese category where I have spent most of my life.

That makes me happy and also shows things are changing.

What is a slider food?

Slider food is stuff that is calorie rich and does not fill you up... chips, Cookies, donuts. They can "defeat the sleeve"

I just posted this on another thread but I was getting really disheartened about my slow loss so I decided to calculate my BMI. Surgery was on May 7 and my BMI was 38. Today my BMI is 31. I'm only 2 points away from dally into the Obese category instead of the Morbidly Obese category where I have spent most of my life.

That makes me happy and also shows things are changing.

GREAT attitude!