I was sleep January 8 2013 I stopped losing weight in March 2013 I started out 315 and now im 265 im so depressed I feel like a failure I dont know how to get back on track

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."

Thomas A. Edison

I was sleep January 8 2013 I stopped losing weight in March 2013 I started out 315 and now im 265 im so depressed I feel like a failure I dont know how to get back on track

I have no idea what your journey has been but most of the time our sleeve doesn't fail us, we fail it. That being said, you STILL have your sleeve so it's not to late to get back to basics. Start working it and remember it's a tool not a cure. Im only 11 weeks out so I don't know much about it but a lot of successful vets on here do 5:2. Maybe you could search it and get some help from some experienced vets. They probably won't be easy on you but it just might be the kick in the pants that you need. I know for me a good kick and some tough love always make me mad enough to help me help myself. Good luck

Are you doing the basics?

Getting in enough Protein first,

Tracking food

Exercising

If not, you might start doing these things to get a picture of your eating habits. For me when I see things written down it helps me get a clearer picture of what is going on and how to modify it.

The sleeve has not failed you....it's what you choose to put in your mouth or your really close to goal and it does go slower the closer to goal you get. Go back to basics and eat Proteins, veggies, and drink lots of Water.....You got this!

My weight loss stalled and crawled for months, started moving again, then stalled and crawled again for months... I found that it was pretty easy to adapt and give in to the mindset of "I can eat anything I want now since I can eat so little" and that's an absolute disaster in the making. Choices are still choices and even with the stomach capacity of a small bird, poor choices are still poor choices. When I stuck to proper (ie. healthy) food choices my weight started moving again, albeit very slowly the majority of the time. I have been, and still am, a very slow loser even making good food choices (I'm not perfect either ) . The quantity of dense Protein I am able to consume is still less than 2 ounces per meal and eating is a chore most of the time. My hair is very slowly, but finally, starting to grow back (more than half of it fell out...) , and the saggy skin just is what it is. The road certainly hasn't been easy, and it will continue on, but never once did the thought of "failing" even enter my mind. I chose the sleeve because it simply cannot fail; by it's own very unique and very permanent design. You must make yourself stick to your guns and make smart, healthy choices about what you put in your mouth. Yes, there are many things I miss about food (I'm a foodie and a pretty decent chef) and even with all the nausea, fatigue, near baldness, etc., I wouldn't go back for all the prime rib and chocolate truffles in the world. Not one bite of it tastes as good or is worth the way I feel now. I've gone from a 26W to a 14 Petite and for the first time in 20 years, I demanded to go out for New Year's Eve this year so I could STRUT, and that's exactly what I told my stick in the mud partner of 16 years who never wants to go anywhere. He threw every excuse in the book at me he could think of. But in the end, he couldn't deny me my well earned strut and the feeling was beyond anything I ever imagined...

So... Get back to the basics of healthy eating, get your head back into the game, get some walking in, quit wasting energy feeling sorry for yourself because there has been no failure, and get things moving again. The sleeve is a very proven and reliable tool, but even proven reliability can be sabotaged by poor choices. Attitude is everything. Hang in there because it will happen !!!

Thanks guy I going to go back to basic and give it all I got t thanks

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You look great! Get back on your Surgeon's/NUT's plan and make healthier choices. It's that simple!

Thank would be nice to lose more

You look great! I too am a slow loser and it's very discouraging especially reading other post where they lost tons of weight in a short time. Just please don't give up

Its not over until its over, take a breath and start again, I thought eating healthy would taste horrible but I have actually made it taste great.

My name is Carolyn, I was sleeved on Dec 18, 2013, on my first apt Jan 3 2014, I had went from 267 to 247. I was sooo happy it was about 1 lb to 1.5 lb loss per day. Since my apt I have not lost anything. I was really upset. I keep a notebook and write all calories, proteins in it. I was only getting in 600 to maybe 800 calories a day, 60-80 grams of proteins a day, working out for an hour aday an burning more calories than I was eating. Weight stuck......... What am I doing wrong? Now not working out since friday Jan 17 and today is Monday Jan 20 I have lost a lb. What is the deal? Anyone have some thoughts.

My name is Carolyn, I was sleeved on Dec 18, 2013, on my first apt Jan 3 2014, I had went from 267 to 247. I was sooo happy it was about 1 lb to 1.5 lb loss per day. Since my apt I have not lost anything. I was really upset. I keep a notebook and write all calories, proteins in it. I was only getting in 600 to maybe 800 calories a day, 60-80 grams of proteins a day, working out for an hour aday an burning more calories than I was eating. Weight stuck......... What am I doing wrong? Now not working out since friday Jan 17 and today is Monday Jan 20 I have lost a lb. What is the deal? Anyone have some thoughts.

You're in the dreaded 3 week stall. Search for it under forums and there is a plethora of information to suggest how to buck it.

I was in the 3 week stall for nearly 4 weeks. I'm 4 months out and have just got out of another 3 week stall. Its your body calibrating. Up your calorie levels a wee bit, no carbs, lots of water.. voila. It'll move again when your body is ready.

I struggled for a while I have Monday March I was told to do a detox and start over what I did I was snacking so I cut out everything and just went back to the basics indeed protein and I did a little bit of fruits and vegetables and thats all i eat or for a snack I do snacks...

the biggest thing when you get off track is to get your mind together and said that you are going to get the weight off.. I always remind myself that my weight loss surgery was not a joke and all the things I went through when I first had it done.. and hair I don't ever want to be that size again.. hope it helps