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Dchase521    10

Dchase521
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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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Inner Surfer Girl    12,015

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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

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Dchase521    10

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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.

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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Dchase521    10

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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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OutsideMatchInside    10,166

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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.

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Dchase521    10

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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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OutsideMatchInside    10,166

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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.< /p>

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Inner Surfer Girl    12,015

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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.

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KristenLe    5,980

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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).

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Dchase521    10

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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.< /p>

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.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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