Wish I had bypass instead sometime, cause this weight refuse to come off. .day of surgery 242lbs. .11 wks post op down 19 lbs only. Feeling so depressed.i have hypothyroidism and I know it's harder to lose weight. But this is ridiculous! don't know if I'm eating to much or not enough.

You need to talk to your nutritionist and see if your calorie intake is correct. Regardless of which tool you have decided to use in this case the sleeve, you should be getting excellent results. I have lost almost 200 pounds in a little over 11 months. That is an exceptional amount of weight and I am not telling you this to upset you. I am telling you that you can have excellent results with the sleeve. May I suggest that you religiously log any food that is going into your pouch on a daily basis. As well as any exercise (if any) that you are pursuing. Frankly I have been in too bad a health to exercise so all of my weight loss has been through diet alone. I would suggest that you use a computer program called My Fitness Pal. It allows you to keep track of all of you food and exercise and you can print out reports to take to your nutritionist, or in my case I gave her my user name and password and she can review my food intake and make comments as to what I need to add or delete from my diet to maintain my weight. Good luck and don't give up. You will succeed.

I'm sorry you're feeling disappointed about your results....... I think that you've identified the problem when you state you don't know if you're eating too much..... tracking your food and understanding your nutrition intake is a big part of being successful so if you don't know how many calories you're consuming ....how many Proteins, how many carbs , how many fluids of Water and how much exercise you're doing, that should be far more disappointing than your weight-loss...

shake up your game plan and start being more accountable. You own this tool now, so make it work!

You can do this...

Shel

Definitely speak with your surgeon and/or nut. When you go for your weigh-ins, they should provide tips (if you go in). I use my fitness pal daily and that accountability really helps. Also, the accountability of my monthly weigh-ins at my surgeon's makes me stick to my food and exercise routine. I know some surgeons don't do this, but it really makes me want to be a winner (or I guess loser as they say on here).

Your thyroid is definitely going to be a factor in your weight loss--talk to your doctor and see what is recommended for you. Folks with thyroid issues can do everything right and still struggle to drop pounds, don't get discouraged. Talk to your doctor, they will be able to dig to the bottom of the issue with you and see if it's a dietary problem, or a thyroid imbalance problem. Hang in there, and keep fighting the good fight!