I had my 2 month check up this week and have been a little bummbed about it so I would like to share and ask the opinions of some vets please.

Few stats:

I was sleeved on 8/2/18

SW: 293.7

CW: 256.9

Loss: 36.8

Meals:

I meal prep breakfast and lunch

Breakfast is always a variation of the same thing: egg, a veggie (zucchini, spinach), a meat and cheese baked in a 4oz muffin tin (see photo).

Lunch is a meat in some kind of sauce ie chili or spaghetti with noodles. Photo is 3oz of baked chicken in cream of mushroom soup with steamed zucchini (taste better than it looks lol).

Dinner is usually leftovers or a fried egg.

My only deviation from the above is last week when I was wanting to snack and had 1oz of peanuts.

I track every bite and average between 800-900 cals per day.

Exercise:

I have done 3 days of zumba a week since week 3, except last week because of a cold.

I thought I was doing a good but Dr said I should have lost a little more weight, at least 40lbs by now. I'm reaching out because im concerned that I'm not losing enough, and that it will get worse from here. I have a very unhealthy relationship with food, and don't want to start doing stupid stuff like starving myself but at the same time want to correct any bad habits/eating now.

Does anyone see anywhere I can improve/change?

In your opinion, should I be worried this early on or does it all balance out down the road?

Anything I should know this early on that can keep me from freaking out ?

Ok, I like your NUT much better than your surgeon. [emoji4]
I think a low cal Protein dense shake can help boost protein intake, without forcing another "meal" down, and keeping cals low.

Thank you for the info on the BMR. I will research it to learn more about it. I think the shae is a good idea also. I had been having a Premier in the late afternoons because I have lunch at 2 but don't have dinner until almost 8 after I get home from the gym. She felt like the shake was a great idea during that long gap and would help me with the gym. She says it's not excessive calories and no need to cut it out right now.

I agree, my NUT is pretty cool. She reminded me that surgeons are not dietitians so I really valued what she had to say.

Plateaus are really common, no matter the weight loss method. I'm a little shocked that your doctor is so critical that you are 3.2 pounds short of a 40 pound weight loss. Maybe I'm misunderstanding part of the story? But either way, what you need is support and encouragement, not "shoulda woulda coulda".

Hang in there, it will get better! The only thing I can suggest is trying different food combos and/or different workout methods, switch things up a bit.