6 mos post op and struggling

[mhan645 10]

Hey all, I am 6 mos post op, down 59 lb and I haven't lost a thing in a month! I just am feeling so stuck. I track my food each day, I'm not always great about my Water intake but I don't drink any juice or soda, just water or green tea. Anyone else experience this? I just feel like I should further along given my weight and height.

[joatsaint 2,814]

I've been stuck multiple times. Most of the time it was just a plateau, but on a few occasions, it was that I'd let myself slip back into some old habits. Or I had started eating salty foods - like mixed nuts ( I love mixed nuts!!!!!!).

You might look at the amount of salt in your food, if you've cut back on exercise or if your carbs have increased or are coming from fruit/high glycemic foods or (best) if your carbs are coming from low glycemic foods - like squash, cauliflower, broccoli, Beans, lentils.

I can still remember at about 6 months, I could suddenly eat more and more kinds of food. So I had to be more vigilant about how much and how often I was eating.

Edited January 13, 2015 by joatsaint

[livvsmum 2,368]

Yep you will get "stuck" along the way. For me, my weight loss slowed a bit from the really rapid to the slow and steady right around 7 months and I had reached my goal and started pretty much maintaining by about 10 months. Make sure you get ALL of your Water. Up your Protein if you can. Make sure you're not letting too many carbs back in. Track everything if you're not already. Sometimes we don't realize how much it all adds up to. And add some exercise if you're not already. Good luck!