Fighting Normal

[Marks817 16]

Hello group

4.18.2014 is my sleeve anniversary, I am just shy of one year. I have had reasonable success in that I have lost 140lbs. I started at 400 so I had a bunch to loose. Anyway, I have stalled at this level for the last 45 days or so.....I will loose 2 pounds and gain 2 pounds. Water intake, exercise, calories are all fairly constant. I saw my surgeon last week for a follow up and asked for advice. He explained that the body tries to seek normal. By that he means it wants to maintain a steady state. He advised me to shake things up: either exercise more or eat less. As we talked, he advised me to restrict food intake to 400 calories per day for the next month. I have done that for the last five days and lost 9 pounds. He further stated that I have lost all the easy weight, I am going to have to more actively manage my situation going forward based on results and be prepared to make adjustments as needed.

The concept of fighting normal was new to me and as such I thought I would share.

Mark

[starshine13 3]

Thanks for sharing. I started around 400 as well. At 5 months, I'm 113 lbs down from my highest but I know I have a long way to go. I am trying to prepare myself for these norms that I will need to break when I get there .

[CanyonBaby 1,852]

Thanks for sharing, I think we all need to keep in mind this isn't a "free" ride! And I have read that the body wants to stay where IT thinks it should be, whether at, say, 240lbs or 140lbs, and it will fight to be that weight, and we have to fight against it constantly. I hope not. The info the Dr. gave you is good to keep in mind, and it sounds like it has been working for you - YAY! Good luck to you...

[Pepper123 320]

Thanks for sharing...much success to you, keep at it!!!!

[sharonintx 1,275]

Hey now that you mention it I think that's what's happened to me too. I never stopped to think of it in those terms but yep - that must be the deal.

Thanks for sharing that.