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So I'm about a month and a half post band to sleeve revision (5/10 surgery) and I'm feeling very frustrated and confused about my lack of weight loss.

I started at 236 and shortly after surgery (2 weeks postop) was down to 220. I'm now down to 214. I haven't moved for about a month. I was logging my food whole hog at the beginning but fell off the wagon for a couple of weeks but in the past week have gotten back at it in order to get a handle on things.

At my last follow up appt my surgeon asked how much Protein I was taking in (when he found out I stalled) and I told him I was aiming for around 60 grams. He told me to only aim for 40. That seems counterintuitive to me especially being pre-diabetic with PCOS. His office doesn't have a NUT so I only have him to rely on.

At this point I'm beyond frustrated. He wants me down another 20 lbs by the time I go back to see him in a month. Everyone else on here seems to have the weight melt off and I'm sitting here much like I was before with the band - feeling very frustrated and wondering why I did this. I'm committed to tracking my intake, getting more exercise, and getting my Protein in but beyond that I'm at a loss. Any suggestions - especially from those who have done a band to sleeve conversion?? Thanks for "listening".....

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So I'm about a month and a half post band to sleeve revision (5/10 surgery) and I'm feeling very frustrated and confused about my lack of weight loss.

I started at 236 and shortly after surgery (2 weeks postop) was down to 220. I'm now down to 214. I haven't moved for about a month. I was logging my food whole hog at the beginning but fell off the wagon for a couple of weeks but in the past week have gotten back at it in order to get a handle on things.

At my last follow up appt my surgeon asked how much Protein I was taking in (when he found out I stalled) and I told him I was aiming for around 60 grams. He told me to only aim for 40. That seems counterintuitive to me especially being pre-diabetic with PCOS. His office doesn't have a NUT so I only have him to rely on.

At this point I'm beyond frustrated. He wants me down another 20 lbs by the time I go back to see him in a month. Everyone else on here seems to have the weight melt off and I'm sitting here much like I was before with the band - feeling very frustrated and wondering why I did this. I'm committed to tracking my intake, getting more exercise, and getting my Protein in but beyond that I'm at a loss. Any suggestions - especially from those who have done a band to sleeve conversion?? Thanks for "listening".....

Will your insurance pay for you to see a dietitian or nutritionist? I LOVE my doc, but I wouldn't have a clue what to do without the dietitian's help. My doc is a great surgeon, but not a nutrition expert. I'm supposed to get 90g of protein daily once I'm through the liquid/puree stage, so about a month out from surgery. I'm getting 60g pretty reliably now, on a good day I can get the 90g. (I had my surgery on the 21st, so I'm only 10 days out) My diet is very low-carb, I'm supposed to avoid anything higher than 15g/serving of carbs, and stay at/below 10g/serving ideally. My dietitian said to ignore calories right now, just get in the protein and keep the carbs low. I guess I'm getting 600 cals on a good day, 400 cals most other days. 64 oz/day of Water rounds out my life right now :) I hope this helps give some perspective on what some nutritionists/dietitians are suggesting. I'm at a large teaching hospital with a busy, very successful bariatric program (about 8 surgeons), so I feel pretty confident that the advice I'm getting is good. If you have any specific questions, I can look through the literature I've got from my program if it would help. This whole thing is kind of lonely and unpredictable to me, at least :(

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I think I may be just as confused. As I also had a revision band to sleeve 5/27. I started at 229 I'm currently at 206 I also fall off the wagon but continue to jot my food intake and I never go over 950 calories regardless what I eat. I would assume I would still loose at that rate. I don't know. I'm back on track now but it's just patience remember this is a tool.

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Remember that everyone is different!! So even if someone's weight is melting off, your may not. Mine isn't, and for a few days I was really upset. The first week it did, but i'm ending week 3 now I weigh in on Sunday, we'll see if it's moved. Last time I dared to step on it, it had gone up 2lbs, but remembering what my nutritionist told me, I measure myself too and I've lost inches, but not the lbs. More likely since I've been back in the gym this last week, it's muscle gain.

Search for 'stall' on the board, it happens to everyone at some point. Usually it's about 6-8 weeks out, which sounds about right for you. Hang in there, you will break through! Also, change up foods too if you're a creature of habit and eat the same thing every day, that can really help as well.

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I had the sleeve in April 2016....my weight does not melt off....I was told to eat a min of 60 g of Protein a day....I can't see how cutting your protein down is going to help....maybe eating to many carbs? But I am a newbie and was told to eat protein first.

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My doc told me to increase Protein, not decrease. So weird! He also said if you're in a stall, to up the calories for 2-3 days, then drop back down, that should get things moving again. Plus exercise is important, maybe switch up your routine?

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Weird. Usually the minimum is 60 grams of Protein for women and 70-80 for men. Surprising he had you cut back.

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Actually my surgeon's minimum for men and anyone with a high BMI is 100 grams and 80 grams for everyone else. 40 or even 60 grams is extremely low.

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