Hello to everyone,

I am a 48 yr old woman who was sleeved on December 12th 2014 and I'm 5'4 started at 293 and now weigh 238

I am struggling as my goal weight is 150 but I've been at this weight for months now. I do Not get my water in but I only eat 1000 cal

per day, what is wrong with me! I see people who are down 100 lbs. by now, I'm so frustrated with myself and feel like this is it for me, left with 90 lbs to lose and feel like I'm back to my old self, just stuck with this weight on with no hope. I cannot eat less than 1000 cal per day or I feel very hungry. But I don't think 1000 cal. is very much. I should be losing tons of weight with that cal. intake. Any suggestions are so appreciated. Thank you .

What does that 1000 calories consist of? Lean protien and veggies? Are you always eating protien first before anything else?

Are you staying away from carbs found in bread, crackers, Cookies, rice etc?

Are you excersising?

Are you tracking all your food every day? Everything that goes into your mouth?

Are you getting at least 64oz of Water?

If you answered "no" to all or one of those questions, then that may be the issue. Try to continue to adhere to the basic WLS rules, and you should start seeing progress again.

Are you tracking ALL your food? I still track everything. I only eat a max of 800 calories and now (recently) if I want to eat more I have to exercise, add it to my tracker and get more calories to eat that way because at times 800 doesn't feel like enough. I also eat low carb and mainly gat any carbs I have through fruits and vegetables. I still wait the 30 mins before and after I eat to drink ect...to back to the basics. Good luck!

@@Babbs We pretty much covered the same things at the same time lol!

No mention of protein. What is your protein goal? Are you reaching it every day? When was the last time you talked to your NUT?

@@Babbs We pretty much covered the same things at the same time lol!

Haha JINX!

No, but really. The reason you said the same thing is because IT WORKS!

@a new begining Im only 5 weeks out but I'm struggling as well. Where in NJ are you if you don't mind me asking?

I'm struggling with my Protein shakes and Fluid intake any pointers?

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I'm struggling with my Protein shakes and Fluid intake any pointers?

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@@Inner Surfer Girl thank you I will do that

I'm 9months post op and having the same problems... I too was slacking on protein and water intake and I haven't been in the gym in about a month....I'm restarting my cycle with one week of doing the liquid diet as if I'm fresh outvof surgery to kick start this weight loss....I've been at a stall for four months and its time to stop bs..ing and kick my sleevey in gear!!! Thanks for this post!!!

@a new begining I've learned a couple of key things for my success:

1. Weigh/measure all food
2. Be brutally honest with myself about what I'm consuming. I hate that one.
3. Do not graze
4. Eat 800-900 calories to lose
5. Follow the general rules/guidelines for bariatric patients.

If I do those things, I can lose. If I don't do even one of them, I don't. They actually all lead to #4, and for me, it boils down to getting my calories low enough to lose. I'm also hungry at that intake, but if I want to lose, that's what it takes. If I exercise I could eat a little more, but I don't factor it in when I do.