Frustrated!

[MarkLewis 21]

I had my VSG on 11/19. I lost a good bit of weight for the first 4 weeks or so, but have basically been at the same weight for the last 2.5 weeks. I am eating about 1100 calories per day, getting in 64+ oz of Water and hitting my 80+ grams of Protein daily. I go to the gym 3 times a week.

[Wonderwifey 2]

I had mine on the 10th dec, i dropped a heap to start with to but then got stuck for a week or so, i added in walking and slowly started loseing again. Ive been told that you will have stalls every now and then....doesnt make you feel better though but walking more helped me. I hope your numbers start dropping again soon.

[James Marusek 5,244]

I had gastric bypass whereas you had the sleeve. I dropped weight so quickly that it was like jumping off a cliff. But then at around 7 months, my weight loss stopped and I went into the maintenance phase.

Sleeve patients lose weight at a much slower pace. They encounter many stalls along the way. But their journey is much longer. And they can achieve almost the same weight loss as gastric bypass patients. Many do not transition into the maintenance phase until 2 years.

[Alpaca55 168]

1 hour ago, James Marusek said:

I had gastric bypass whereas you had the sleeve. I dropped weight so quickly that it was like jumping off a cliff. But then at around 7 months, my weight loss stopped and I went into the maintenance phase.

Sleeve patients lose weight at a much slower pace. They encounter many stalls along the way. But their journey is much longer. And they can achieve almost the same weight loss as gastric bypass patients. Many do not transition into the maintenance phase until 2 years.

Thank you James - really reassuring to hear that... I won't throw myself off a cliff just yet then!

[Healthy_life 1,437]

2 hours ago, James Marusek said:

I had gastric bypass whereas you had the sleeve. I dropped weight so quickly that it was like jumping off a cliff. But then at around 7 months, my weight loss stopped and I went into the maintenance phase.

Sleeve patients lose weight at a much slower pace. They encounter many stalls along the way. But their journey is much longer. And they can achieve almost the same weight loss as gastric bypass patients. Many do not transition into the maintenance phase until 2 years.

James, I must be the sleeve contradiction. I got to goal in six months with the sleeve. Maintaining four years now.

[Healthy_life 1,437]

3 hours ago, MarkLewis said:

I had my VSG on 11/19. I lost a good bit of weight for the first 4 weeks or so, but have basically been at the same weight for the last 2.5 weeks. I am eating about 1100 calories per day, getting in 64+ oz of Water and hitting my 80+ grams of Protein daily. I go to the gym 3 times a week.

Stalls happen. Keep working your plan the stall will break. Here is an old thread below Embrace the stall

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/351046-embrace-the-stall/?tab=comments#comment-3952027

We all lose at different rates and weight loss slows as you get further out from surgery. Take advantage of this first golden year. It's your best weight loss period.

[James Marusek 5,244]

30 minutes ago, Healthy_life said:

James, I must be the sleeve contradiction. I got to goal in six months with the sleeve. Maintaining four years now.

Congratulations on your success.

[sillykitty 10,781]

Look at weight loss over the longer term, vs. short term. By your stats, it looks like you have lost 40 lbs in about 6 weeks. That is tremendously successful and above average. Focus on total loss, divded by the number of weeks post up, vs. what was lost in a shorter time frame.

Which of these really matters?