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SOOOOOO - I am 8 months post op today and I have been at 177-181 bouncing back and forth for a month. >_< I don't know what to do to get past this stall I am at 95 pounds lost and need to lose about another 40 pounds and I'm just stuck HELP PLEASEEEEE.

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I lost to 160 and gained 20 lbs. two years and the scale won't move. My surgeon says I am where I need to be. I don't like it, but we eat healthy, right, and I still push.

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13 hours ago, OutsideMatchInside said:

What do you eat?

I eat about 600 calories a day 100 g of Protein 30g of carbs max

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600 calories seems far too low. How are you able to get that much Protein in with so few calories? I hit a stall at 8 months as well and increased calories (I eat 1300 a day, average) and really focused on Water intake. I was able to get over the stall but it took a few weeks. Good luck!

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I am also eight months, and I was noticing a very slow losing/stall. I was eating about 700 calories. I talked to my surgeon last month about adding in another meal because I am on a one shake and three meals with no Snacks plan. He agreed that my nutrition stats were good but I needed more calories. I am now eating about 800-900 and losing more. I am trying to increase my calories but not the carbs and it is working for me.

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Thanks, everyone - I am still stalled at 174.6 now just a few pounds down but hopefully the increase will help. :)

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Thanks, everyone - I am still stalled at 174.6 now just a few pounds down but hopefully the increase will help. [emoji4]

That's exactly where the weight I'm at and have been stalled there for 4 months. I'm 8 months out


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You should up your calories. My surgeon says I should be around 800-1000 and I'm only 7 weeks Post op.



I'm at 6 months and I've been around 600 cal the whole time with 60+ go of Protein. My surgeon and nut say 1000 cal is way too much at this point.


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7 minutes ago, shimmieb said:

I'm stalled at 6 months out and I've only lost 50 pounds it's a slow process for me and it's so depressing sometimes. And now I feel like I can eat more that usual not sure what's happening there.

Oh my I feel the same way!!! I see other ppl lose so much more in their 1st 6 months. I keep thinking what am I doing wrong. Then I read a lot of other reviews and it reminds me that EVERYONE is different. I have lost weight and need to stop comparing myself to EVERYONE else. we are all winners here. We are all here for support and suggestions and we can do this together.

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Are you doing any exercise eating only 600 calories a day?


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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      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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