Hello!!! I was sleeved on September 26th. I’m 9 months post op and I’ve hit a hard plateau. My doctor expects me to lose another 25 lbs by the end of September and I’ve been at this same weight since May. I’ve tracked my foot hypervigiliently and have been great about vitamins and protein. I could improve on getting more water and I’m working on that. I work out an hour a day and sometimes 2 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. My workouts are predominately cardio mixed with some strength training.

Any advice on how to break this plateau???? Thank you for your help!

What do you mean by "I've tracked my foot?"

23 minutes ago, Missouri-Lee's Summit said:

What do you mean by "I've tracked my foot?"

Probably mean FOOD. Peoples phones do autocorrect sometimes..

Food makes more sense. Sometimes the answer is tooooo obvious. D'oh.

Nicoley, have you tried switching up your work out routine? Maybe a couple of new strength training exercises that you don’t normally do?
What is your carb intake like, can you lower it to get through this stall?

Keep up the good work , you’re doing great!

I know how you feel. It's been 7 months since my sleeve operation. I started off at 469 lbs. With the pre-op diet till now I am proudly 140 lbs. down. The only issue is that I've been stuck there for 2 months. It's starting to get to my head. I've been trying to increase activity, but nothing seems to work. Any advice would be appreciated.

Ya'll can give me a hard time or not for this suggestion. But I would try taking a break from working out. I'm not saying forever, but a few days...a week. See if it makes a difference. Sometimes switching up your routine can really aid a break through.

2 hours ago, AshAsh1 said:

Ya'll can give me a hard time or not for this suggestion. But I would try taking a break from working out. I'm not saying forever, but a few days...a week. See if it makes a difference. Sometimes switching up your routine can really aid a break through.

Thanks, AshAsh1. I did this last weekend since I was on a road trip and now I'm finally losing again. I thought I was crazy. I think it restarted my metabolism.

Yes, I meant food. Lol

On 7/13/2018 at 12:22 PM, domi said:

Thanks, AshAsh1. I did this last weekend since I was on a road trip and now I'm finally losing again. I thought I was crazy. I think it restarted my metabolism.

I’ve been forced into taking an exercise break since my new job started this week. I’m a special education teacher and am teaching summer school, so I was forced out of my zone of focusing only on exercise and diet. I’ve started doing morning yoga for about 15 minutes. I will be going back to the cardio/strength training classes this next week but will only be able to go 3 days a week. I have a goal of hiking summits this summer, so that will be my weekend exercise. We’ll see where the scale goes and this new chapter begins. For now, I’m just enjoying the weekend.

On 7/11/2018 at 3:19 AM, HealthierME2018 said:

Nicoley, have you tried switching up your work out routine? Maybe a couple of new strength training exercises that you don’t normally do?
What is your carb intake like, can you lower it to get through this stall?

Keep up the good work , you’re doing great!

I’ve been using my fitness pal and tracking macros. My carb intake was moderate. I am trying to lay off since carbs bloat me. I’ve also noticed that I’m able to eat much more than those earlier months post surgery. Is that normal? I’m always afraid that I’ve stretched it out and “ruined” my surgery.

On 7/10/2018 at 10:03 PM, NicoleyAguayo said:

Hello!!! I was sleeved on September 26th. I’m 9 months post op and I’ve hit a hard plateau. My doctor expects me to lose another 25 lbs by the end of September and I’ve been at this same weight since May. I’ve tracked my foot hypervigiliently and have been great about Vitamins and Protein. I could improve on getting more Water and I’m working on that. I work out an hour a day and sometimes 2 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. My workouts are predominately cardio mixed with some strength training.

Any advice on how to break this plateau???? Thank you for your help!

How do your clothes feel since May? Weight is your body mass, corrected to Earth's gravity. Fat or muscle is irrelevant. With you working out, you could be at the point where your weight is currently stable but your body fat is dropping and your lean muscle mass is gaining.

Here is an example that I remembered when I was being interviewed by the psychologist yesterday. When I entered the US Navy in July 1985, I weighed 196 pounds. When I left boot camp ten-weeks later, I weighed 196 pounds, but I had lost four inches on my waist. A pound is a pound - a pound of feathers weighs exactly the same as a pound of lead. The difference is the volume. Fat has more volume per pound mass than muscle.

I have not had surgery yet. I am following a 1200 calorie a day low carb, low sugar, low fat diet. Have you tried changing the type of cardio you are doing.? Have you reviewed your food diary durning a time of weight loss. My NUT gave me this advice a few weeks ago. I changed my workout and reviewed my food diary from a few months ago. I have started to lose again.

Try adjusting your protein down a little

Happy to report that with the help of your advice (all of you lovelies who replied to my thread), I have lost 3 lbs. Therefore, breaking my plateau. I’m so excited!! Thank you!