1 month

Hi all!,

So today is my one month mark. Since surgery, I have lost 18.4 pounds (25 if you include the water weight I gained while in recovery)

I have lost 22.25 inches off my body. I feel goid. I am fitting clothes I haven't fit in years...but...

I have been at a stall for the last 2 weeks. I may have lost a pound or 2, but all the weight just stopped. I know in my head it is probably the 3 week stall, but I am terrified that I am messing this up. I feel like I can eat more than I should (3-4 oz!  2 oz dense protein, 1/4 cup veggies or fruit). It scares me how easily I can eat it. I still struggle with stopping. I feel the full signal and stop as soon as i feel it, but that's literally at the end of a 3-4 oz meal. Sometimes...I eat 3 meals and a snack or two-always protein or yogurt, something small 2 oz-ish.

I struggle to drink my protein shakes, was doing better when I had some premier, but ran out and am back to powder. I drink tons of water, but probably not enough. I stopped tracking it. Doing fine with vits and calcium. Exercising as often as I can 3 days a week on days I don't feel I was as active..

I swore I wouldn't let the 3 week stall get to me, but I knew/thought if the scale didn't move, I should be losing inches. I haven't lost pounds or inches during this time. I am so terrified I am doing this wrong.. I see all these people losing 25+pounds in month one and I can't help but feel I should be up to that point. I guess I thought because I was bigger to start, the weight would come off faster...?

Maybe I just got spoiled from the quick loss in the start? Maybe I am just a slow loser? Not sure what I am looking for in responses,  just wanted to update and see if any of my ramblings struck a chord or invoked advice from any of those of you who are farther along...

So I  reread my words and now I feel like i may have just been venting..This wasn't meant to be whining. I hope it doesn't come off that way. I don't want it to seem like I was expecting an over night miracle or anything. I think I just needed to vocalize my fears and concerns. I know you vets have probably heard the same story a million times, too, so sorry if I am sounding like a broken 3 week stall record ;)

It doesn't sound like whining, no worries. Just fear/anxiety. Hang in there, you are doing great!

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your encouragement!

I'm one month out on Tuesday and I am down 22 pounds. I struggle with protein shakes...none of them stay down at all... I am only able to eat about an ounce at the most so our lucky u can get a couple down. I'm at a stall too. Haven't lost anything in like a week. Good luck to u hope things get better.

I am sorry to hear you are struggling, too. This stall is messing with my head. I imagine it is also awful to be on the other end and only able to eat such a small amount. Although, I bet once you are a few more months out, you will be thankful to have such high restriction. I worry I won't have enough restriction in a few months.... ugh

 

Just curious, how tall are you? I am 5'11..I saw a video someone posted on the different sizes of sleeves, saying a taller person may have a naturally longer/larger stomach. So once sleeved, a taller person may have a larger capacity than a short person,  just because of natural variations in stomach size. ..even if they were done by the same surgeon and made the "same size". I wonder if that is why I can easily eat more and you can eat so much less...?

 

Thanks for posting. I appreciate hearing how others are doing at this point...

 

 

Lol I'm only 5'3. Maybe its true! It will be nice to see each other through this journey.

Great scott! Maybe there is something to this concept! Interesting indeed. I am friending you now so we can follow each other's progress :)

Hello I am 3 weeks 4 days post vsg in the first 10 days I lost 15lbs, since then I have only lost 2lbs I am now on soft foods 240mls at a time and 1 protein shake per day. I'm not happy at only loosing 2lb but will keep trying can anyone give me ideas ???? I don't drink a lot of waster could this be the problem.