hi all,

I had my modified duodenal switch (loop DS) on 7/17. I was about 260 day of surgery and today am 228.6 - so a little over 31 lbs in 2 months.

My weight loss has slowed DRASTICALLY in the past month. Of course I know that had to be the case since I'm eating normal foods now, but I'm sticking to the plan (except sometimes admittedly not getting enough water) but have only lost 8 lbs in the past month - pretty much the 2 lbs/week that people without having had bariatric surgery can expect to see.

I'm a bit frustrated, not only at how slow it seems for a bariatric surgery in general, but because my particular surgery is supposed to be particularly good at getting the weight off reasonably quickly thanks to the double whammy of a sleeve + malabsorption.

has anyone experienced the same thing? any tips?

thanks!

I have a couple of guesses--one is that your weight now isn't super-high, so that may be a factor. Another is that after the first month, most people do slow down considerably--look around at the charts some people provide of their month-by-month weight loss. For many people, subsequent months show "only" single-digit losses, but these are continuing. Even if one only loses 8 pounds per month, that's 96 pounds in a year--or very close to your goal. Is a year too long?

Week long stalls really knock down the monthly totals. No worries, losses are losses.. and the DS is super good at getting patients closer to goal and keeping it off.. but stalls and slower losses can happen.

Just because month 3 loss is 8 pounds doesn't mean month 4 losses won't be 14lbs. The journey is full of ups and downs, and isn't linear.

@ebroms17 ((hugs)) Sorry for your frustration! I'm terrified of this exact situation. You revise your entire digestive system and yet, the loss isn't the fantasy loss you see on t.v. of 15-20-25 lbs. I know this is unrealistic to expect--especially every month as others have mentioned. But still, when was the last time you've lost 31 lbs in 2 months? Right? That's outstanding. Congrats to you!!

What are you eating right now? Maybe list a day or two of your meals? Maybe cleaning up your eating and looking at what you were eating in month 2 would be helpful?

How much real food, how much protein? And it may be a drag but push the liquids more, it will help.

On 9/17/2017 at 3:13 AM, ebroms17 said:

- pretty much the 2 lbs/week that people without having had bariatric surgery can expect to see.

This is true but in my experience without surgery it goes right back on after the diet ends and then some, because the body rebels against the restriction without surgery.

To me, having surgery is not about losing faster but about losing and keeping it off. Concentrate on doing that however slow and you will be fine

Thanks everyone for the kind words and tips! Really appreciate it. I have a check-in with my surgeon next week so I'll see what he says too.

In terms of what I'm eating, this is what a typical day looks like:

Breakfast: Sugar-free greek yogurt (Chobani) + coffee with milk & splenda or one scrambled egg on the weekends + blueberries

Lunch: Usually leftovers from dinner (see below) or salad with romaine, veggies, tuna, and olive oil & balsamic vinegar

Snack: Protein pack (I love the Crunch Pak from Foodles that have 8g of protein) or the Sargento Balnaced Breaks with 7g protein

Dinner: Typically protein + veggies (eg: slow cooker turkey chili, turkey or chicken meatballs, 1/2 cheeseburger (no bun).

Snack: If I don't feel like I got enough protein throughout the day, I'll add in 8 oz of Fairlife Skim milk before bed.

I would say I'm able to get in 2-3 oz of protein as long as it's ground and moist. Turkey chili works super well. Chicken breast is really a no go. Veggies are typically those microwaveable steampacks of spinach or green beans.