Question:
Getting frustrated and need to vent, asking for any advice you have got...
I had RNY on Nov 14. Lost 33 lbs first month. At 5 weeks went to soft food phase, lost 5 more lbs. I do strength training and cardio 5 days a week. I follow my food plan strictly............now weight loss for last 3 weeks has stopped. I have hit a weight that I maintained for several years and have not been able to get past it. I keep a food dairy and daily records on the fitday.com.....just dont see what I am doing wrong......except possibly not eating my 3 small meals at the exact same times every day....but come on... that cant be keeping me from losing can it? Whats so frustrating and now getting a little stressful for me is that i always hear that the first few months is when you drop the most weight, melts off like butter.........and ive just wasted almost a month with no weight loss.....I am venting and asking for some experienced advice. I want to keep positive, my health has improved greatly and I have lots of energy these days! I dont get to my NUT until this thursday to get her input, so I'm here asking my supportive friends......thank you for listening and sharing!!! — Kathy-R (posted on January 7, 2008)
January 6, 2008
Hello I think RNY is the same thing as Gastric bypass. Am I right? lol
Anyways I had Gastric bypass Sept 04, 07 and I did the same thing. In fact
I lost 20lb right off and then nothing. Maybe a pound or two a week some
times nothing at all. Your body is in shock. It thinks if you don't loose
you will feed it. Once your body sees that your not going to feed it it
will start the weight loss again. You will loss then stop then loss then
stop. I cryed because I went 5 weeks with no weight loss in fact it said I
had gain 3lb, but it was because my stool was backed up. Just keep doing
what your doing and you will start lossing again. I never eat 3 meals I eat
maybe one, right now I am not eating due to an ulser. Drink your protien
shakes at least 2 a day and you will start lossing again. Take care and I
hope I helped a little :)
— aluvzu2
January 6, 2008
relax it will be fine! whens the last time you lost 33 pounds in a month?
Our bodies need time to catch up, and do tend to stall at previous weights
we spent lots of time at. This too shall pass! Know while were not losing
pounds, were losing inches. Start to measure and record weekly. We all
stall out occasionally. Just keep up the good work and take a look at my
profiles weight diary, see I stalled too, but not only got to goal but
ended up a little underweight. Best wishes!!
— bob-haller
January 6, 2008
Relax, same thing happened to me at 3 months out. I only lost like 10 lbs
how devastating! I was doing tae bo every night and didn't realize I was
building lean muscle and shrinking in inches! Change up your strength
training and cardio. Do different things and maybe break up the days
instead of doing them all together if that's what you're doing. Shocking
your body this way helps get you "kick started" again. Don't
despair it WILL come off! I went to my 9 month post op this past Friday
and told my assistant surgeon I was upset that it looks like I'm only
averaging about 10 lbs gone each month. She told me I was being anal
retentive. LOL...I agreed with her, but dang it I want it off faster, but
know that I can only do so much. Just makes me want to try harder! Good
luck, God bless and welcome to the losing side!
— crystalsno
January 6, 2008
You didn't not state your starting weight. People who weigh a lot, loose
weight faster. I would imagine you probably had 100 pounds or more to
loose, as most patients of RNY. Weight plateaus will happen, but generally
not as early as you describe. Another possiblity, is that with our exercise
regimine, some of your fat is turning into muscle. This can happen more
easily if you're younger in age. Check with your surgeon's office, who
should be following your weight loss closely for the first 6 months past
surgery. Maybe you don't drink enough water, or there is something else
happening. You should be getting blood tests to check to make sure your
vitamins, protein, and hydration are OK too.
— Dave Chambers
January 7, 2008
1. it's normal to plateau.
2. if you are doing the same thing (exercise) and eating the same thing
everyday - your body can get used to it - mix it up; both exercise and
food.
3. are you getting enough calories to burn and lose weight? A lot of people
do not eat enough, work their butts off and see no return. Because you are
starving and not taking on enough calories for your body to do anything.
4. hydration...R U hydrated? Drinking a minimum of a liter of a day is
important.
i would take all of your journals to your NUT (I did the same thing) and
she can evaluate and make suggestions that are specific to you. Just giving
my opinion above....Good luck!
— jammerz
January 7, 2008
Our bodies are both amazing and a little quirky. You have hit a plateau,
and I can bet that while your scale may say you are losing 0...you are
probably losing inches somewhere. Also, when we hit a weight that our body
remembers us being at for a period of time, we also tend to stay there
awhile. It will come off. Keep doing what you are doing. The body will
let go off the excess at the right rate for you. I hit a 4 week plateau,
and thankfully I had this board to resource. We are all so used to
failing, that I had those thoughts. But after a week of up a pound down a
pound...staying pretty much the same, I got on the scale this morning and
lost 5. Go figure! Big hugs to you!! God bless....
— Lisa S.
January 7, 2008
I under stand how you feel. but you should be happy . you lostt 33 lb in 1
month. wow congratulation. i still envy you. its been 11 months for me and
i only lost 50 bl. i havent lost anything in 2 months. i even went 3 monht
without loosing any weight at all, then i lost a couple of pounds here in
there. im frustrated , especialy when i heare every one else is loosing
fast , and loosing what i did in 11 months they did in 3 months.
— yvettetas
January 7, 2008
I just bet you are losing, INCHES! Sounds like the work outs are what may
be doing this. You are gaining muscle, that's a good thing! Change from
weighing yourself to measuring also, I just know you will see the
difference there! Good Work and Good Luck!
P.S. I hit my plateau at 9 months and that is SCARY! I thought I was DONE
losing. For 2 rotten months..... I mixed things up alittle bit and am back
on track! You will be too!
— Toni Todd
January 7, 2008
Hi Kathy, I understand your frustration. Even with the RNY I lost only
about 1 to 2 pounds per week, no great weight losses after the first month.
I walked 5 miles a day and drank water and ate protein. This showed me
personally that I needed the malabsorptive quality of the RNY to lose the
weight. I kept up with my program and worked hard for over a year and took
off the weight. You have to take one day at a time, and be thankful for
every pound. It sounds like you are doing all the right things. Your body
will fight back though, and it just takes time and faithfulness to break
through the places our bodies want to stop. It is not all science that
will take off the weight. Our minds and our bodies have to be
reconditioned, and it can take months of faithfulness to eating right and
exercise and lots of water. Bump up the water if you can, and keep a
steady pace forward. You will break through in time. You also can
consider changing your routine. If you strength train too much you will
also not lose too much weight. If you saw the biggest loser program
recently where one of the girls had lost the most fat but not the most
weight because of her strength training, she had gained muscle which masked
the weight loss. A bitter sweet victory. Numbers are not the only victory
in our health. Patience, attitude and faithfulness will help you a lot.
Keep up the good work. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
January 8, 2008
Kathy I did the samething, just be patient it will come off. I've lost 110
lbs in 9 months and it was just a couple of pounds a week after the big
loss the first month and a half. Just remember our bodies responsed
differently even though we might have had the same surgery. I still do at
least 1 protien drink a day, because I can't get enough protien from food.
But check with you NUT to see what they suggest for you before you make any
extreme changes in your diet.
Good luck
Joni
— jonicorona
January 8, 2008
Remember that muscle weights more thar fat tissue, so, even if you have
apparently gained some weight, you have in fact lost fat and gained in
muscle. In a short time you will loose more weight. You`re doing great. Go
on
— MargaritaRM
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