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I was sleeved 11/29/17.. I have lost a total of 96 lbs and I have been stalled for the last 5 weeks at the same weight.. I have tried incorporating more to my workouts and nothing is helping.. I am getting really discouraged and have been making poor food/drink choices the last few weeks! I really need to get back on track and start losing again but I don’t know what to do!!! Am I done losing? I still weigh 228 lbs and that isn’t anywhere close to my goal :(

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2 hours ago, lex2287 said:

I was sleeved 11/29/17.. I have lost a total of 96 lbs and I have been stalled for the last 5 weeks at the same weight.. I have tried incorporating more to my workouts and nothing is helping.. I am getting really discouraged and have been making poor food/drink choices the last few weeks! I really need to get back on track and start losing again but I don’t know what to do!!! Am I done losing? I still weigh 228 lbs and that isn’t anywhere close to my goal :(

Hey there

What was your starting weight, teams goal weight, your goal weight? VSG patients can expect to typically lose 60-70% of excess weight Some beat the odds and lose a lot more , some a lot less. Uncomfortable facts, but there's data out there if you want it.

What is your diet (when you were losing vs now)? And why sabotage yourself now? (If you can't get what you want right now then you don't want it at all?- that's subconsciously what you're saying when you trash your diet because of a stall) thankfully its a work in progress so you can continue to work and progress. You're too important and beautiful and smart to give up on your self so fight.

Clean your diet out again. Stuff you know your team would give you the sideeye over, leave alone and see if this changes anything. And check in with your team if nothing changes after you make some strong efforts.

Safe Journey

Edited by GreenTealael

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Try intermittent fasting, eating only in an 8 hour window, and go down to 50 carbs or less per day for a week, then vary calories - lower for 3 days, then add 200 calories for one day, then back down. Sometimes we tend to eat the same things over and over and our bodies think it's maintenance. Also up liquids to 100 ounces.

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I seemed to fall off the wagon after my ex boyfriend assaulted me and I can’t seem to get out of the funk.. I haven’t gained, but I haven’t lost. I started at 324 and am sitting at 228. I really need to start getting more Protein again.. only getting about 20g a day now and that is extremely low. I am going to try intermittent fasting and see if that helps.. thinking about doing a pouch reset as well to get rid of the cravings for sweets and carbs that I have been finding comfort in... thanks!

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20 minutes ago, lex2287 said:

I seemed to fall off the wagon after my ex boyfriend assaulted me and I can’t seem to get out of the funk.. I haven’t gained, but I haven’t lost. I started at 324 and am sitting at 228. I really need to start getting more Protein again.. only getting about 20g a day now and that is extremely low. I am going to try intermittent fasting and see if that helps.. thinking about doing a pouch reset as well to get rid of the cravings for sweets and carbs that I have been finding comfort in... thanks!

So sorry for your troubles, the wicked never go unpunished promise.

Add Protein Shakes back in to get your macros up,

If you find that the reset is too daunting, just reset to the cleanest level if diet possible. It helps tremendously. No lie. Intermittent fasting works, no doubt but you want those good habits (clean foods) to fall back on when you break the fast or you'll regain weight.

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