Today was my 4th month post op appointment and boy or boy what a disappointment, I weigh 249 same weight since November 29th , but what was most disappointing was the way the surgeon talked to me, he bust in the room and begins with your honey moon period is over you should be down 50 pounds or more , what have you been eating, evidently not what your supposed to, this is a tool and you are not using it correctly and goes on and on , then I began to show him my food log, to show him I'm actually meeting my protein and water goals but he goes I have never in all my over five hundred patients seen someone eat and drink properly and haven't lost , are you Journaling this correctly , then said I want to see you in 2 months I want you down 40 or more pounds and got up and began to walk away , didn't even go over my labs with me, my constipation concerns or what prescription he ordered for me being as though my iron was low and my vitamin D , don't get me wrong I'm happy that I lost 20 pounds but I've lost more on my pre op die in this same amount of time frame , everyone keeps saying embrace the stall well , I embraced it and totally over it, and the ones that are saying it don't understand my frustration because I haven't met or seen one person on these forums that lost as little as me and been on a stall this long, this early on, and no I'm not competition with no one but I feel like this is not normal to have such a low weight loss but doing everything right, I feel like all of the other times I've went on a diet ...... A FAILURE

Edited January 15, 201610 yr by byebyefat

@@byebyefat I agree to try cutting out the milk and instead take a calcium +D3 suppliment like Citrical Maximum or the generic equivalent. Make sure you take your calcium separate from your multivitamin, because calcium and iron compete for absorbtion.

@@byebyefat I agree to try cutting out the milk and instead take a calcium +D3 suppliment like Citrical Maximum or the generic equivalent. Make sure you take your calcium separate from your multivitamin, because calcium and iron compete for absorbtion.

thank you, I learn something new everyday on here , awesome, I love this site , thanks for the tips

Today was my 4th month post op appointment and boy or boy what a disappointment, I weigh 249 same weight since November 29th , but what was most disappointing was the way the surgeon talked to me, he bust in the room and begins with your honey moon period is over you should be down 50 pounds or more , what have you been eating, evidently not what your supposed to, this is a tool and you are not using it correctly and goes on and on , then I began to show him my food log, to show him I'm actually meeting my protein and water goals but he goes I have never in all my over five hundred patients seen someone eat and drink properly and haven't lost , are you Journaling this correctly , then said I want to see you in 2 months I want you down 40 or more pounds and got up and began to walk away , didn't even go over my labs with me, my constipation concerns or what prescription he ordered for me being as though my iron was low and my vitamin D , don't get me wrong I'm happy that I lost 20 pounds but I've lost more on my pre op die in this same amount of time frame , everyone keeps saying embrace the stall well , I embraced it and totally over it, and the ones that are saying it don't understand my frustration because I haven't met or seen one person on these forums that lost as little as me and been on a stall this long, this early on, and no I'm not competition with no one but I feel like this is not normal to have such a low weight loss but doing everything right, I feel like all of the other times I've went on a diet ...... A FAILURE

We need background info.What procedure have you had when?Starting weight?Surgery etc.

In regard to your D3 levels, I thought I'd pass on some information. My Chiropractor who is also a NUT, recommended 8,000-10,000 IU/daily. I take 4 or 5 of the 2000 IU Gelatin capsules every day and have for the past 6 years. My D3 levels always come up good...not too high or low. This seems to keep my immune system up and running well as I don't get sick very often. I just thought you might like this info. Also, sorry about the horrible bedside manner of your doctor. Sounds like he picked the wrong profession. I hope that at least he was a good surgeon and that your surgery went well.

@@byebyefat, My Fitness Pal is good. I just wanted to be sure that you're using a system that provides you with useful information. Too many people keep skimpy notes and wonder why they're running in place.

Today was my 4th month post op appointment and boy or boy what a disappointment, I weigh 249 same weight since November 29th , but what was most disappointing was the way the surgeon talked to me, he bust in the room and begins with your honey moon period is over you should be down 50 pounds or more , what have you been eating, evidently not what your supposed to, this is a tool and you are not using it correctly and goes on and on , then I began to show him my food log, to show him I'm actually meeting my Protein and Water goals but he goes I have never in all my over five hundred patients seen someone eat and drink properly and haven't lost , are you Journaling this correctly , then said I want to see you in 2 months I want you down 40 or more pounds and got up and began to walk away , didn't even go over my labs with me, my constipation concerns or what prescription he ordered for me being as though my Iron was low and my Vitamin D , don't get me wrong I'm happy that I lost 20 pounds but I've lost more on my pre op die in this same amount of time frame , everyone keeps saying embrace the stall well , I embraced it and totally over it, and the ones that are saying it don't understand my frustration because I haven't met or seen one person on these forums that lost as little as me and been on a stall this long, this early on, and no I'm not competition with no one but I feel like this is not normal to have such a low weight loss but doing everything right, I feel like all of the other times I've went on a diet ...... A FAILURE

We need background info.What procedure have you had when?Starting weight?Surgery etc.

Starting weight 298 surgery weight 269 , surgery on 9-14-15 current weight 249 and I was sleeved

In regard to your D3 levels, I thought I'd pass on some information. My Chiropractor who is also a NUT, recommended 8,000-10,000 IU/daily. I take 4 or 5 of the 2000 IU gelatin capsules every day and have for the past 6 years. My D3 levels always come up good...not too high or low. This seems to keep my immune system up and running well as I don't get sick very often. I just thought you might like this info. Also, sorry about the horrible bedside manner of your doctor. Sounds like he picked the wrong profession. I hope that at least he was a good surgeon and that your surgery went well.

thank you, my pills aren't gelatin, mine are yucky, where did you get yours from

@@byebyefat, My Fitness Pal is good. I just wanted to be sure that you're using a system that provides you with useful information. Too many people keep skimpy notes and wonder why they're running in place.

ok, thank you

My D3 is Sundown Naturals liquid soft gels. No taste at all.

@@byebyefat you are so NOT a failure! It sounds like you are doing the hard work and while the loss doesn't necessarily reflect your dedication and commitment, your behaviors do.

I've used WLS as a chance to focus on the process more than the outcome, and as far as I'm concerned you are incredibly successful in your process. I know this probably doesn't help because obviously you did this to lose weight but just thought I'd share that I think you're very successful!!

I'm sorry you experienced this terrible treatment. Im not sure I would be going back to him if it were me. I probably would have waited for him to finish & then told him to kiss my a$$ & left.

Edited January 17, 201610 yr by Susan66

@@maxcimax Where in Dallas are the support groups you go to? I live in Dallas too, but haven't found a group yet.

Thanks,

@@byebyefat You can send me a friends request on myfitnesspal and we can share journals. That has helped me a great deal. I agree with everyone else, your surgeon is a jerk. You need to focus on you andnot worry about your surgeon and what he said. Good Luck!

@@byebyefat I buy my D3 Gelatin pills at costco. They are the Kirkland brand 2000 IU... $11.00 for 600 pills. These pills are very small so no problem swallowing them. I'll also pass on a fact that my Chiro/NUT told me: if I start to feel sick, take 50,000 IU's ( that's 25 of these gelatin pills) once a day for 3 days and it will usually kick whatever bug is trying to invade my system. This has worked most everytime I've done it.

@@byebyefat you are so NOT a failure! It sounds like you are doing the hard work and while the loss doesn't necessarily reflect your dedication and commitment, your behaviors do.

I've used WLS as a chance to focus on the process more than the outcome, and as far as I'm concerned you are incredibly successful in your process. I know this probably doesn't help because obviously you did this to lose weight but just thought I'd share that I think you're very successful!!

thank you so much, you are awesome

I'm sorry you experienced this terrible treatment. Im not sure I would be going back to him if it were me. I probably would have waited for him to finish & then told him to kiss my a$$ & left.

if I could redo yesterday, I surely would of lol, I'm definitely not going back, thank you

@@byebyefat You can send me a friends request on myfitnesspal and we can share journals. That has helped me a great deal. I agree with everyone else, your surgeon is a jerk. You need to focus on you andnot worry about your surgeon and what he said. Good Luck!

is it the same as your name on here

@@byebyefat I buy my D3 gelatin pills at Costco. They are the Kirkland brand 2000 IU... $11.00 for 600 pills. These pills are very small so no problem swallowing them. I'll also pass on a fact that my Chiro/NUT told me: if I start to feel sick, take 50,000 IU's ( that's 25 of these gelatin pills) once a day for 3 days and it will usually kick whatever bug is trying to invade my system. This has worked most everytime I've done it.

awesome, thank you very much