I guess I'm an occasional lurker. I had surgery almost 6 months ago on May 4th. The first month was really hard but once I got back on solid foods I haven't had any problems. My initial start weight at consultation was 270 pounds. Day of surgery I was about 248. Today I am at 185 pounds a total loss of 85 pounds! I think the weight loss has finally slowed down a bit since I haven't lost anything for about 3 weeks or so. I am enjoying the new ways I eat. I eat a lot of Protein as suggested by the doctor. I haven't had any problems eating anything. Right now chicken, fish, and turkey are the main things I eat with a vegetable side. Still working hard to get down to goal weight which is between 160 and 165. I am so glad I did this.

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Very inspiring thanks for sharing I'm just getting started in my journey

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As your meal volume increases, this gives you an opportunity. If you concentrate on consuming high Protein meals, you can begin to reduce the amount of Protein shakes you consume each day, and the calories these protein shakes contain. This is how I worked my way through many of the stalls I encountered after my RNY gastric bypass 3 years ago.

Your daily protein requirement is met by a combination of the amount of protein you obtain from food combined with the amount of protein from protein supplements (protein shakes, protein bars). Right after gastric bypass surgery, the volume of food you are restricted to is minuscule (2 ounces) per meal. But as you get further along, the meal volume increases. Therefore if you concentrate on consuming high protein meals, you have a very important option available to you. You can start to reduce your reliance on protein supplements. I went from 3 protein shakes per day in the beginning, down to 2, down to 1, and then when my meal volume increased to 1 cup per meal at a year and a half, I was able to completely offload my use of protein shakes.

Hey there! My surgery was May 10. I am also at a plateau and haven't lost the massive amounts of weight that lots of people report here (hw 285 sw 268 cw 224) but I am so happy I did this and am grateful that these forums ate out there for support!

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James Marusek

I had my RNY 2 months after you!! We are WL twinsies!! LOl Just kidding. Our stats are pretty close to, HW 249 SW 232 LW 117 CW 125#'s. I am 5.4 Having this WLS is one of the best things I have ever done. I live in Oregon so we aren't very close. I'm just rambling. CONGRATULATIONS on your journey!!

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I had my RNY on May 16. My starting weight was 246. My weight on the on the day of surgery was 236 I am presently wearing a size 12 my present weight is 165 , I feel this is the best thing I ever done and I hope other people have the success that I have it's worth every thing that you go through I still have 30 pounds to goal

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