You CAN lose too much

[Mrs.Grace 9]

It is possible. I'm proof of that. It quite sucks.

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

@@Mrs.Grace

It sucks..I'm sure your goal was healthy. Now that your BMI is so low, are you getting help from your surgeons office?

Wishing you the best,

Jenn

[JamieLogical 8,727]

That is one of my more constant fears. Since I reached goal I have been making constant adjustments to my exercise and nutrition to try to make sure I don't dip below the "cushion" I set for myself. I did fall 2 pounds below it at one point, but I think I have things pretty well under control right now.

[Proud2BMe 1,016]

It is possible. I'm proof of that. It quite sucks.

The official BMI for underweight is under 18.4 and your BMI is 18.2 so you are technically underweight but by only a smidgeon. You can easily correct that by adding stuff like nuts to your diet.

Edited January 19, 2016 by Proud2BMe

[JamieLogical 8,727]

It is possible. I'm proof of that. It quite sucks.

The official BMI for underweight is under 18.4 and your BMI is 18.2 so you are technically underweight but by only a smidgeon. You can easily correct that by adding stuff like nuts to your diet.

Nuts and cheese were a big part of my solution to stopping weight loss as well. I do two ounces of cheese and an ounce of nuts for lunch every day. It's only 3 ounces of food, so it doesn't make me over-full, but it's over 400 calories at once!

[Mrs.Grace 9]

@@Mrs.Grace

It sucks..I'm sure your goal was healthy. Now that your BMI is so low, are you getting help from your surgeons office?

Wishing you the best,

Jenn

Not a single bit. I was at 109 last time I talked to him in November and he said I won't keep losing and will even regain. He wasn't concerned. I have lost a little more, but maybe he's right. I don't know. He does have much more experience with this than I do. It seems that the vast majority of people have a regain after a couple of years, so hopefully I'll gain a little eventually. The loss has definitely slowed down as I've been hanging out around the 105 - 106 mark for about a month. It's just frustrating because I know I look bad, but the comments from family and friends are hurtful even though they mean well and are simply worried.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I'm sure 105 is pretty rare in Alabama, but if you were on either coast no one would care.

You are going to bounce up a little at some point.

i would take other people suggestions here and add maybe a Protein shake and some healthy fats like nuts or avocado.

[Mrs.Grace 9]

If it were so easily remedied then you would think I would have gained some weight by now. I eat nuts all the time. Roasted, salted pecans handful after handful, roasted almonds, granola with nuts, P3 with nuts, cheese, and turkey. I can put away an entire can of the Planter's Nut·ritious within 24 hours. That stuff is like crack ????

It's definitely not my lack of eating. It will sort itself out, I'm sure. Then one day I'll be whining about needing a revision ????

[Mrs.Grace 9]

That's quite a dick comment. "Rare in Alabama" I've been on both coasts. There's all body types everywhere. And yeah, I was still pretty damn skinny in New York during Thanksgiving.

Edited January 19, 2016 by Mrs.Grace

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I live in the midwest there aren't a lot of really thin people, it doesn't take a lot to be consider thin.

Alabama is the 2nd fattest state in the country, only surpassed by Mississippi. Those are facts not my opinion.

We are so used to people being over weight that people forget what thin/healthy looks likes.

Edited January 19, 2016 by OutsideMatchInside

[Bndtoslv 292]

This sounds stressful. I'm not sure if this is the same for sleeve but I've known many bypass patients who were under weight for a couple of years but they dos eventually gain weight (sometimes quickly). I hope that you can get to a weight you are comfortable with!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

I live in the midwest there aren't a lot of really thin people, it doesn't take a lot to be consider thin.

Alabama is the 2nd fattest state in the country, only surpassed by Mississippi. Those are facts not my opinion.

We are so used to people being over weight that people forget what thin/healthy looks likes.

What a dick comment. The second time you went there.

Ever been to Alabama? Or Mississippi?

Do you seriously think healthy-weight and slim people are anomalies in the Deep South?

Seriously?!

If so, you are flat-out wrong.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I have been to every state in the Union and several countries in the world.

What I said is only offensive if you want it to be, and that certainly wasn't my intention.

Are we really going to pretend that obesity and diabetes are not epidemics in those areas? And deny actual facts just to get huffy?

[KristenVSG2014 1,872]

Almost 70% of Americans are overweight. It's to the point it doesn't matter where you live. If you aren't overweight you are in the vast minority.

[Sophie74656 1,572]

After being overweight for all of my almost 33 years, my brain can't even process the concept of loosing too much weight