When did your weight loss slow down?

[gurliepunk12543 111]

Me too! I am officially 65 lbs now!

When was ur surgery? That's great

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[Jilllorraine 62]

Thank you!! My surgery was 10-12.

[worm2872 635]

I am two months out and I was only getting in like 500-600 calories a day doing three meals. My Dr. actually told me to start doing more mini meals (AKA snacking) since I was not getting in enough calories. I do one late afternoon, which is good since I get queasy if I don't, and maybe late morning I am now closer to 700-800. I lost 4 pounds this week but I am scared the opposite way. I don't want to snack but I can't get the calories in if I don't. Sigh

[Jilllorraine 62]

I am going to continue to work on getting more cals and Protein in! I have been drinking more milk or Decaf coffee with milk and protein.. trying to get something in! I would love to have another 4 lb week!! How awesome!!!! Great job!

[Shrinking Don 365]

I am almost 5 months out have lost 92 lbs but have slowed way down to a couple lbs a week started at 301 surgery date 8/22/12 270 and now I am 179 and feel great

[Jilllorraine 62]

I am almost 5 months out have lost 92 lbs but have slowed way down to a couple lbs a week started at 301 surgery date 8/22/12 270 and now I am 179 and feel great

Amazing!!! Your name says it all.. Shrinking Don!

[Jen2248 31]

Mine as slowed down ALOT!!!! About two lbs or less a week. Was about four a week. SD 6/5/12 306.6 and down to 294.8. Total of 111.8!!!

[Jen2248 31]

Mine as slowed down ALOT!!!! About two lbs or less a week. Was about four a week. SD 6/5/12 306.6 and down to 294.8. Total of 111.8!!!

Sorry I meant down to 194.8.. Bad habit of being the twos

[Jilllorraine 62]

Whoa! You have lost so much!! Good for you!! You have to feel great. I look at it as... a loss is a loss!! 2 lbs a week is still awesome! Did you ever do weight watchers? I remember going all week thinking I was starving and the scale would say down .2. Not 2 pounds it would say POINT 2. And the lady would talk about how awesome that was. Omg. I was So frustrated! Haha! No wonder I was such a yo yo!

[Shrinking Don 365]

Jill if you are concerned i would talk to your nutritionist not the surgeon i think you are doing great it will come off as long as you follow the program this is a wonderful tool we now have also men tend to lose faster for some reason you will get there be patient i have had to learn that once i slowed way down lost 42 in the first month and 50 in the last 3.5 months nothing this week but still loosing in inches i started in a size 42/44 waist pants and i can now fit into a size 32w so don't get discouraged it will work for you

[Carla battle 1]

I am almost 5 months out have lost 92 lbs but have slowed way down to a couple lbs a week started at 301 surgery date 8/22/12 270 and now I am 179 and feel great

Don that is great. I am 10 months post op and I am at a stand still. I have lost 85 lbs and would like to loose 55 lbs more. I find it hard to get 65 grams of Protein in each day. What are you going?

[KellyS 8]

I'll hit the six month mark in a week. I'm down 103 lbs. I started at 301 when I began pre-op diet the week before surgery and am now 198. I want to loose another 48 lbs. I've been at a stall for two or three weeks now. I've actually gained a pound or two and then it will come back off. I freaked the first time I went up two pounds but I'm sure it was just Water weight or Constipation. That's happened to me a couple of times now and I always freak out when it does. I have to remind myself that all women bloat at various times of the month (even the skinny ones). Also when I've had periods of extreme constipation, I have stalled or gained but once I get everything functioning normally again, I'll drop those couple of pounds quickly. I think it's all part of the process and I try to not get hung up on it.

During my few stalls, I just keep exercising, up my Proteins and reduce my starches. My nutritionist says that avoiding starches (even the healthy whole wheat options) when your BMI is above 30 will help you loose faster. Once under 30, they still recommend limited starches.

I was told to expect the weight loss to slow these next six months but that you'll still lose. They said a year rather than six months was the big milestone when you really have to work at losing. That the surgery will take you through the first year and then its more about me and my choices. I'm trusting in that and hoping that these new habits will get me to where I want to be.

[aep2k1983 12]

For all the comments I've read, I think everyone had done an AWESOME job!!! It's so hard to not be discouraged when we don't see the progress we expected. I'm in the same boat. But I'm like Don, I'm so thankful for this tool & I can't believe the changes in my life already. I'm more fit & healthy than I've ever been in my life.

We all got this & will reach our goals, it will just take some time. I wish you all the best!!!

[Jen2248 31]

Whoa! You have lost so much!! Good for you!! You have to feel great. I look at it as... a loss is a loss!! 2 lbs a week is still awesome! Did you ever do weight watchers? I remember going all week thinking I was starving and the scale would say down .2. Not 2 pounds it would say POINT 2. And the lady would talk about how awesome that was. Omg. I was So frustrated! Haha! No wonder I was such a yo yo! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Yes I did weight watchers. I lost the first two weeks or so then i actually started to gain. So i quit. LOL I did all types of diets. Did great on one and nothing on others. Don't worry about weight. I do weigh myself every day but I don't let the scale get to me. I do notice when I don't lose or even gain I get more compliments at work. Weird but true, must be inches, I don't measure do i don't know. You'll do great just stay away from bad foods and it will all work at great. Good luck!!!