I had my gastric sleeve surgery in October of 2013...it's gonna be 2 yrs....I can't seem to lose any weight...In fact I've gained 4lbs!! I eat 1200 calorie diet...and I'm still hungry, but I don't eat more than 1200. I started at 240lb...went down to 204lb...now I'm 208lb....someone help. ..what am I doing wrong. ..

Ummm...okay I will bite. More information. What do you eat? How much do you drink? How much do you exercise and what type of exercise?

I would definitely consult with your surgeon, seems to me if you were doing your follow visits, they would question the weight loss ! Everyone is different for sure, hopefully they can figure this out for you, best of luck to you! Don't lose faith, you got this!

How are you getting in so many calories? Thru out the corse of time are you able to fit in more food ? I'm sorry I'm just curious if my sleeve will also change

I drink a medium coffee, a cup of water, a sausage patty in the am, then for a snack I eat a 50 calorie light baby bell cheese, for lunch I eat a TKY multi grain Flat with only lettuce & avocado sandwich from potbelly, drink 22 ounces of crystal light flavored water, for dinner i eat 1-2 corn tortillas with 1/2 cup of beans then a piece or 2 of kraft cheese.

I feel like I could eat more than 1200 calories on certain days, if I do...which is rare I work out on the eliptical....

Too many carbs, not enough solid, dense Protein. Ditch the tortillas, Beans and flat bread. Deli turkey or ham rolled up with cheese and a pickle would be good for lunch. chicken salad or tuna salad over greens is a good lunch option also.

Any type of chicken, beef or pork with green beans or broccoli is a much better dinner option than corn tortillas and beans.

I'm having such a hard time eating meat. ...even the sausage in the am...I usually never finish it....even before my surgery I hardly ever ate meat...I need to see a nutritionist....and need to really try new foods!!! :/

Thank you all for your input...just feeling hopeless...

Yes try the meat roll ups, maybe you should try having a shake for breakfast instead of the sausage patty! I don't eat a lot of meat either but I do make sure I have a protein shake for when I don't believe I'm making my protein intake ! Maybe start over with the basics, liquids for 1 week, don't give up, stay strong!

Thank you septappt! I am going to try to do liquid X 1 week.

I would try an extremely high protein diet like grilled chicken and turkey for a few weeks cutting out nearly all carbs. But eat when hungry because when the body is hungry it stores fat in case of famine.

I drink a medium coffee, a cup of Water, a sausage patty in the am, then for a snack I eat a 50 calorie light baby bell cheese, for lunch I eat a TKY multi grain Flat with only lettuce & avocado sandwich from potbelly, drink 22 ounces of crystal light flavored water, for dinner i eat 1-2 corn tortillas with 1/2 cup of Beans then a piece or 2 of kraft cheese.

There is no way you are getting enough Protein if this is what you normally eat. You should have protein at every meal and snack.

What does your NUT advise?

He's not that great at telling me what I should try...I need to see a dietician. ...

I just started doing a lot of walking & burned about 600 calories today....I ate 1200 calories plus ate 200 calories back that I burned...does anyone else do this? (Eat back some of the calories you burn?)

I just started doing a lot of walking & burned about 600 calories today....I ate 1200 calories plus ate 200 calories back that I burned...does anyone else do this? (Eat back some of the calories you burn?)

No. I am not at a place to add back calories. I record my exercise in MyFitnessPal but don't add calories to my daily total. I focus on protein anyway so don't manipulate calories. I just work to get in my protein goal of 100 grams of protein every day.

I asked my Dietician about eating back calories as I never do but seems to be a big debate on places like myfitnesspal - she told me not eating them.back was the way to go.