And I'm beyond frustrated.

I'm down about 35 pounds total. That includes 19 I dropped before surgery. I thought I would have been beyond the 50 pound loss mark by now.

I am in contact with my nutritionist daily. She's as confused as I am, but is optimistic and extremely supportive. I'm doing my 3 small Protein packed meals. No Snacks. Average a gallon of Water a day. 30 to 60 minutes of cardio at least 5 days a week.

I'm just not losing anything. I'm so frustrated. Anyone else stall this early???

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How many grams of protein? How many calories? Stalling is normal but be sure you are getting enough protein especially with exercising. My plan suggests eating 5-6 times a day.

And I'm beyond frustrated.

I'm down about 35 pounds total. That includes 19 I dropped before surgery. I thought I would have been beyond the 50 pound loss mark by now.

I am in contact with my nutritionist daily. She's as confused as I am, but is optimistic and extremely supportive. I'm doing my 3 small Protein packed meals. No Snacks. Average a gallon of Water a day. 30 to 60 minutes of cardio at least 5 days a week.

I'm just not losing anything. I'm so frustrated. Anyone else stall this early???

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A 35 pound weight loss is great. I have found it helpful not to have expectations around losing a certain amount by a certain date. I am not in control of that.

What I can control is:

Following my program.

Tracking my food.

Focusing on getting in all of my protein (100 grams) and fluids (64+ oz) daily.

Avoiding starches, added sugars (especially high fructose corn syrup), and fried foods.

Taking my Vitamins and supplements as directed.

Practicing mindful eating: eating slowly, taking small bites, and chewing thoroughly.

Exercising.

And, learning to embrace the inevitable stalls.

You do not mention protein.

What is your protein target? Are you reaching your protein target every day?

Getting enough protein is critical for healing and weight loss.

Embrace the Stall

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

How many grams of Protein? How many calories? Stalling is normal but be sure you are getting enough protein especially with exercising. My plan suggests eating 5-6 times a day.

I'm 40-60g of protein daily. I was eating 5-6 times a day, but was forcing it. I just wasn't hungry and ended up feeling sick.

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That is not alot of protein. What about having a protein shake snack?

That is not alot of Protein. What about having a protein shake snack?

We eliminated it because I was bloated and stalled. I was only having 3oz at a time, but it was too much for me. I was skipping meals.

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I would guess your not getting enough protein or calories and that's why you are losing slowly or stalled.

60 is the bare minimum in Protein you need to you don't break muscles down. Most people that have been obese for a long time need more protein because they have more muscle.

40-60 G of protein, you are probably barely cracking 600 calories a day. Your body is probably in starvation mode.

Try a different nutritionist.

60 is the bare minimum in Protein you need to you don't break muscles down. Most people that have been obese for a long time need more protein because they have more muscle.

40-60 G of protein, you are probably barely cracking 600 calories a day. Your body is probably in starvation mode.

Try a different nutritionist.

This is my second nutritionist. I see her again Sunday to go over things again.

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Also I can understand not wanting to drink Protein shakes, a lot of them have a lot of sodium.

However you could try adding collagen to regular drinks to get more protein.

That is not alot of Protein. What about having a Protein shake snack?

We eliminated it because I was bloated and stalled. I was only having 3oz at a time, but it was too much for me. I was skipping meals.

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Skipping meals is one of the absolute worst things you can do for your metabolism.

This is my second nutritionist. I see her again Sunday to go over things again.

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Is the Nutritionist experienced in Bariatric Surgery? The most important thing is to get enough Protein and fluids. 40-60 grams is not enough. If you can't drink a pre-made Protein Drink - try making your own (bloating may have been from lactose) or drink Isopure (clear protein drink).

This is my second nutritionist. I see her again Sunday to go over things again.

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Is the Nutritionist experienced in Bariatric Surgery? The most important thing is to get enough Protein and fluids. 40-60 grams is not enough. If you can't drink a pre-made protein drink - try making your own (bloating may have been from lactose) or drink Isopure (clear protein drink).

She is the director of the bariatric nutrition program. She's trying everything to get me started again...

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That is not alot of protein. What about having a protein shake snack?

We eliminated it because I was bloated and stalled. I was only having 3oz at a time, but it was too much for me. I was skipping meals.

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Skipping meals is one of the absolute worst things you can do for your metabolism.

That's why we eliminated Snacks, to prevent skipping meals.

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Also I can understand not wanting to drink Protein shakes, a lot of them have a lot of sodium.

However you could try adding collagen to regular drinks to get more protein.

Protein Shakes were starting to replace meals. I'm not even on full foods yet.

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That doesn't sound like enough Protein at all. My team said that by two weeks out I should be getting 60-80g a day minimum, and less than 60g of carbs, sugar, and fat. Calories should be around 1000 a day, and I should be eating every 3 hours......

My diet is different now as I am further out, but those were the recommendations the first two months.

@@Dchase521 I feel your pain...

I'm in a somewhat similar situation, and the advice I received on this board was to increase my calories and while it's early I think it's helping. I'll tell you my situation, but the first thing I'd recommend is if you aren't already start using My Fitness Pal or a similar app to track your food and exercise.

I had my VSG on 4/28 so I too am just under two months. I was really doing great and lost about 30 pounds post surgery in the first month or so. Then I hit the typical stall, and I'm not sure I'm out of it yet. About that time I started going to the gym and working up to about 45 minutes of cardio and some modest weight routines. That's also when I started tracking my food and exercise -- what I found was I was typically eating about 800 calories, but burning off 400-500 in the gym. I'm getting 80-100 grams of Protein daily. The "starvation mode" argument made sense to me (although I feel great) so I've been trying to push up my calories (not easy with our small capacity without resorting to junk).

I'm now eating closer to 1000-1100 calories and I've been losing a pound or two per week since then -- but it's choppy. I'll lose a pound then stall for 4-5 days just see-sawing half a pound or so every day. I just went on a very intense 2-day business trip where I mostly ate according to plan, but didn't exercise at all. I'll admit I had some definitely off-plan foods too (I was staying at a DoubleTree and yes, I ate the warm cookie!). I also had half a scoop of ice cream (worth every calorie on that 112 degree day) and resorted to a fried chicken finger at one point where I didn't have any decent options. Lo and behold I lost 2.5 pounds during that trip so maybe the change in routine helped.

My point is -- you really can go into starvation mode at this point which is bad for your basal metabolism in the long run. I know we newbies can't eat enough to match standard guidelines for a while but do what you can. I'm also trying to get back to real foods, since in my first effort to push up my calories I started eating Quest bars and other processed foods which I think isn't a good idea when other options are available.

In the long haul -- you'll get past this!

Edited June 23, 201610 yr by silverthreads