Hi all

I’m 8 months after gastric sleeve I was 251 lb and now 173 lb still want to lose 20 more but I have 2 issues I feel I don’t look that skinny but everyone is commenting how slim I look but I don’t feel that , 2nd I’m losing hair like crazy I used to have thick long hair but not anymore can anyone help please
Thanks

it's not everyone else's body, it's yours. You do what YOU want to do. If you're comfortable with the way you look, or if you want to lose a few more pounds, then do it

a couple of thoughts: many of us who end up losing most (or all) of our excess weight look pretty gaunt at first, but then the fat sort of redistributes over time, and we look a lot better (as in not as gaunt. We look healthier). Also, many of us also regain about 10% of our loss (so 10-20 lbs) in the second or third year post-surgery - without much effort on our part. I purposely went about 10 lbs under my goal to account for the eventual regain (and yes - I DID experience the regain during year 3...it's unfortunately very common)

also - hair. The loss will eventually stop and it'll grow back. I lost hair from months 6-9, and it all grew back.

My hair grew back crazy thick....and curly. Which is fecking weird. It used to be straight! Maybe the vitamins contributed? I don't know, but I've got serious wave and curl now and everyone keeps saying I have a great perm. Nope....just grew back curly. Who knew?

Some people lose hair as a response to the trauma of surgery. It usually starts falling out about three months out and stops around 6 months (general timeline). It will grow back. Another hair-related thing that can happen is the de-pigmentation of your hair (i.e., it turns white).

As catwoman7 said...it is your body. If you want to lose more weight, do so. A lot of times, once someone has reached a stable weight, what fat they have left will redistribute and make them look less gaunt/sickly/unbalanced. It takes time though.

On 8/12/2021 at 5:50 AM, s11rony303 said:

Hi all

I’m 8 months after gastric sleeve I was 251 lb and now 173 lb still want to lose 20 more but I have 2 issues I feel I don’t look that skinny but everyone is commenting how slim I look but I don’t feel that , 2nd I’m losing hair like crazy I used to have thick long hair but not anymore can anyone help please
Thanks

I just had a discussion with the Program Coordinator for my surgery who is a Dietician. she mentioned that hair loss was a possible issue and that those who were deficient on protein were the ones that she saw had a problem with it. Are you getting all the protein your need?