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I am 4 months post op from having gastric bypass surgery I have only lost 30 pounds I am trying so hard to loose weight. I am eating only Protein and excising to the best of my ability. Why is the weight coming off so slowly?? I have to loose 100 pounds. Should I be worried???

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You probably haven't given sufficient information for anyone to give you query proper consideration.

Just to clarify you aren't eating anything other than Protein? No carbs? No fats? What dietary instructions did your surgeon / dietician give you? Has your weight loss slowed down at all or has it remained steady? You lost 85lbs all up, was the other 55lb in the immediate lead up to your surgery?

How much Water are you drinking? How much protein are you eating? And if you are eating other types of food - how much carbs and fats? Dairy? fruit and veg? What type of exercise are you doing?

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My weight loss has stopped. I was told I would 100 pounds over the course of a year after surgery. I have only lost 30 pounds I am eating fish, chicken, no carbs, for fats Mayonnaise, Salad Dressing. I drink plenty of Water. haven't been eating vegetables. eating a little bit of fruit. I am exercising krav maga and cardio 3 times a week.

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11 minutes ago, virginia's weight loss said:

My weight loss has stopped. I was told I would 100 pounds over the course of a year after surgery. I have only lost 30 pounds I am eating fish, chicken, no carbs, for fats Mayonnaise, Salad Dressing. I drink plenty of Water. haven't been eating vegetables. eating a little bit of fruit. I am exercising krav maga and cardio 3 times a week.

Hi!

Are you tracking with an app like MyfitnessPal? Can you post a screenshot shot of a random day when you were still losing vs now?

Also how long since your weight has moved up or down?

By 4 months post op I only lost 37lbs! I am a slow loser also. But things add up I'm the long run because at 10 months post op I'm about 90lbs down .

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I’m with the other commenters, we need more information to determine what could be slowing down your weight loss. Do you track your food, Water intake, Protein consumption, exercise, etc? If so, please post it here, so that we can all look at it. If you aren’t tracking those things, you should; it’s very helpful!


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Why haven’t you been eating veggies? Is it because your team doesn’t recommend them or you just aren’t eating them? Veggies have some amount of Fiber that can help with weight loss. fruit has natural sugars but too much can be over load for weight loss. Also check your salad dressings...if you aren’t eating veggies, what are you using the dressing for? Maybe marinades? If so, try rubs with little salt; make your own rubs or try a different way of making your own dressing.

It could be how many calories you’re consuming as well...could be too many or too little. And what are you drinking and how much? Try increasing Water intake and cut out things like coffee drinks and/or juice if you’re having it

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I am having the same issue. How have you been making out since September?

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Going off only of what you have told us, it is one of two things: you are eating too much or too little. Even if you are just eating Protein and fruit, if you are eating 1800 calories a day and only burning 1800 per day (and it is quite possible to have a very low BMR) you are in maintenance mode. OR you are eating too little and your body may be in starvation mode, making weight loss super hard. If your calories are under 800 per day, try bumping it up to 1000. Best of luck!

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So if you're doing krav maga. And exercising. On those days you should have carbs at least from veggies. Because your body needs fuel like your body is probably in starvation mode and saying nope more fuel

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It doesn't sound like you are eating enough.

I'll echo everyone else. If you are not journaling your food, please start to do that.

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