Six months post op and down 78lbs....

[Cinnahs 6]

I have been wondering if I am "on track" with my weight loss. I had surgery on 11/29 and my starting weight was 353 lbs and I am 275 lbs today. My highest weight was 369, so I have lost 94 total pounds.

Now that I am about six months out, I am curious if I am where I need to be in terms of progress. I hope that I am not losing too little or too much weight. I know, I know the journey is the destination.

One thing that I occasionally have trouble with is eating too fast and not chewing enough. I hate that tight chest pressure from eating too quickly so I vow to do better at eating slowly.

I'm still taking Miralax, but I hope to get off it soon now that I am on a regular diet. I try to incorporate more leafy, fibrous green veggies in my diet.

I work out about three to four times a week doing mostly cardio and weight lifting. I feel like I am doing much better now that I am getting into my groove but I still have to be careful about avoiding non pouch worthy foods.

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[BooBee66 104]

Thats awesome

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[James Marusek 5,244]

Congratulations on your weight loss thus far.

One thing to do now at this stage is to assess your Protein intake. 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 consume is minuscule (2 ounces) per meal. But as you get further along, the meal volume increases. Therefore you have a very important option available to you. As a result, you can begin to reduce your reliance on Protein Shakes. I went from 3 a day, down to 2, down to 1 and eventually none when I reached 1 cup per meal at a year and a half post-op.

This offloading of protein supplements is important because protein shakes contain calories. If you can reduce your caloric intake, then you can maximize your weight loss. There are two phases to weight loss surgery. These are the weight loss phase and the maintenance phase. The weight loss phase is fairly short. In my case I transitioned into the maintenance phase at around 7 months.

[catwoman7 10,867]

your weight loss sounds fine to me..

[asantiago 89]

Glad you doing good. Remember weight loss is a process and you need to focus on each day and don't worry you will get where you want to get to regarding weight. I also have a hard time eating slow and chewing food. We must remember that it is very important to eat slow and chew chew chew. 😀