Hello everyone, well I have to lose 130 pounds to get the sleeve because my surgeon thinks it's unsafe to do this at my current weight. I started out at 579. I'm down to 537.

It's only been three months. I lost 18 pounds the first month, 15 the second and today I was weighed in and only lost 9.... 9 flipping pounds lol.

I don't know what happened. I have been following the diet religiously... She asked about my Water intake it has went down quite a bit. So I guess I'm not drinking enough water.. my daily calorie intake is between 1,000 and 1,500.. I'm not sure how someone with my weight and only consuming those calories can only lose 9 pounds... it really makes you lose motivation..

Ughhhhh 9 pounds :-/

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@@mcplu28 A little perspective: You lost 42 (43?) lbs in 3 months on your own. I HAD THE SLEEVE DONE, and I lost 52 in 3 mos...to me, that means you're kicking ass

Our docs will do the sleeve on very high BMI patients and then revise to bypass or DS when they've lost some of the weight. Do get a second opinion, for your own peace of mind if nothing else.

Congratulations on your amazing results so far...don't give up and don't get discouraged. You're on the road to saving your own life <3

I was around your weight at 540 when I went in for my first appointment and my surgeons only had me lose 40 pounds before they would do the surgery. I lost about 60 pounds in 6 months so you have really done fantastic! I know 9 pounds may not seem like much because we were on the high end so we think weight should just fly off, right? But your body needs time to adjust to the loss. You will have months you lose a lot and some you don't.

I also would look into different surgeons. Each practice has their own highest weight they will operate on. Do some research!

You can do this! Don't get down on yourself for still losing weight! If you gained 9 pounds that would be a different story. Keep working at it. It's not going to come off all at once but it's worth it!

Highest weight: 540

Surgery weight (5/27/16): 480

Current weight: 358

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Edited November 9, 20169 yr by Dashofpixiedust8