I feel cheated
Okay so I'm being super compliant as far as I can see - 70g protein, 30-40g carbs - yet at just over a month I'm alrady slowing down in my weight loss:
Today - 308.6
6/25 - 308.8
6/24 - 308.6
6/23 - 309.4
6/22 - 310
6/21 - 311
6/20 - 309.8 ... so there's a week with no stupid progress.
I know i started off at 339.4 the day before surgery but still! And this is with walking 30 minutes a night about three times a week.
Am I overreacting? I dunno. And what should I do to rush this along? I'm afraid of remaining a blob forever.
SLEEVED 21 May 14 with Dr. B. Greene. Max weight 470 lifetime; 395 pre-op; goal weight 190. Current weight 217; 178 lost so far, 27 to go and keep off.
It's VERY common for people to hit a stall in the first few weeks after surgery. And stalls also happen later on in the process too. I stalled for a full 2 weeks during the 3rd and 4th week out from surgery. I also just recently broke through another 2 week stall and I'm 4 months out now. It happens, but it's not a cause for alarm.
How much water are you getting in?
I recommend TrendWeight for everyone, it really helps me to see the trend of my weight loss instead of focusing on day to day movement (or lack thereof). I had one time where I bounced around the same pound for 9 days. It sucked, but that's the way this process goes. If you stick to the plan, the weight will come off.
(I also disagree with the idea that you shouldn't weigh yourself daily. If you're able to look at the number as yet another data point, there's no reason not to.)
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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You are overreacting.
You can't rush this along. Your body is adjusting to your recent surgery, changes in your diet and other things. All you can do is stay the course, follow your program and drink plenty of water. I can't stress enough how importan****er really is.
WLS isn't a sprint; it's a marathon. You're making lifestyle changes now that will continue for the rest of your life. There's no real end to this race. Even once we reach our goal, then the tough challenge of maintenance begins.
Many people have weight loss that looks like a stair step. You'll stall for a week, then the pounds will drop off. Everyone's body and journey is different. Don't let one week of a one pound loss throw you into a tizzy. Just remember that you're committed to this for the REST OF YOUR LIFE.
Believe me, I understand the desire to have all the weight fall off immediately, but it didn't pile on overnight. It takes time, and it's not always a straight linear journey. Relax. You're doing GREAT!
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Height: 5'-7" HW: 449 SW: 392 GW: 179 CW: 220
on 6/27/14 6:56 pm
^^perfect response
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on 6/26/14 6:42 am
Come in off the ledge. It will be alright. This is perfectly normal.
Weigh daily if you want, but the numbers can go up and down at random. It's meaningless. If you are truly following your plan, it will happen. Honest.
I felt cheated because I didn't come out of surgery with the weight gone. It NEVER comes off fast enough, no matter how fast it's moving. So take a deep breath and keep on going because, really, what other choice to you have?
For the first year, I only weighed in at the doctor's office, once a quarter. I controlled the part I could control - how much I ate, what I ate, how much I drank, and how much I moved. I've never been able to control the scale and didn't see why post-WLS was going to be any different. So I can't tell you how much I lost from day to day, week to week, or month to month. I CAN tell you that at the end of the year, I'd lost 120 pounds. So the average was 10 pounds a month. Did I stall? Don't know, don't care. Did I gain on occasion? Don't know, don't care. As long as the number was going down in the long term, I was happy. Stop worrying about the scale and enjoy the ride!