Oh, sweetie! You are doing great. I think your calories are exactly where they need to be. I was told I could have up to 800-900, but that most people consume far less than that. When my nut looks at my food log, she says it's perfect and my calories range from 450-525. I was 220 on surgery day and after 5 days in the hospital I weighed MORE when I got home, too. I think at day 20 I weighed exactly 200 pounds...BUT I lost 15 of that the first week home from the hospital and it slowed WAY down after that. Compared to a lot of others who have undergone this surgery, you were small. Weight won't come off as fast. I look at the slower weight loss as a plus...kinda. I'm hoping it will mean less skin issues down the road. Sounds like you are doing GREAT to me. Hang in there...you'll be so very happy with your weight soon enough!

I said the same thing to myself last week when I posted about my 3 week point and a plateau--- it's normal. Someone posted tobmd to change just one thing and Wal la! The scale started to move again! I think you are doing great, far better than me, u can't get all that protein and water yet like everyone says.... It gets easier. One thing I have to tell myself is......you will loose more than 20,30,40lbs etc because if you didn't thousands of people would not be having this surgery if it didn't work!!! I also keep saying one day at a time, not what am I doing wrong but in what ways can I improve? Wishing you well, maybe done veterans on here can chime in and offer well appreciated advice!

I meant "I can't get all water and protein in..." I phone autocorrect at its finest

Annie, too funny, I just msged you asking how you were doing and if you ran into this bump in the road as well! I don't know what to change... but I will work on something. Maybe add more strength training or something. I NEED the whoosh fairy!

Jill, More exercise/strength training probably won't make the scale go down more quickly in the short run. No, don't decrease your calories! How many grams of protein are you getting each day? You should be aiming for at least 70. It's also important to get lots and lots of water to flush the fat and gunk out of your body. Another thing many people overlook is sleep - for me, the scale didn't move if I got fewer than 7 1/2 hours.

Hang in there!!

JJ

JJ, I think the sleep thing has been huge for me because I have been getting roughly 5 a night. Today I stayed home from work super exhausted and slept roughly 14 hours. I think I should be making sleep more of a priority.

I am getting anywhere between 60-70 grams of protein a day.

I had my first stall at 3 weeks and it lasted 3 1/2 weeks. My NUT told me to increase my calories from 500 to 750 and up my protein to 70-80 grams. It worked!! In 4 days I lost 7 1/2 lbs!! We need to keep our bodies guessing so I will have a couple of high cal days (750) and then have 2 days of 500 cals. I have been consistantly losing!!

Oh and if you're exercising, you're supposed to add more calories as well!!

good luck!

oh and just to let you know...I gained 28 lbs while in the hospital!! Talk about discouraging!!

I think I will be making sure my protein levels exceed 60 grams and maybe get up to 70-75 a day

Jill, I am 7Months PostOp and Down almost 120lbs. Main thing I can Encourage is Get that PROTEIN in, FLUIDS in....and Vitamins In. Weight is a Funny thing and it does "Fluctuate & Stall". Just a Body's way of Trying to Protect You. But I can PROMISE you if you Continue to Follow the Program it will COME OFF and IN CHUNKS! Remember...we all have different Body Types, Heights, Number of Pounds to Loose, etc. So My Weight Loss will be Totally Different From Yours as far as Times and Amounts. But Yours will SUCCEED. Hang In there....Hope this Helps...Rachel

I hit that very same stall in the third week and I know how frustrating it can be. It will pass and you will be fine. Everyone's body responds differently to weight loss and that's ok. Keep up the good work, and try not to beat yourself up.

You are actually doing really great. I wouldn't worry too much about the weight loss numbers right now. I'm so far out that I don't remember how many calories I got that early, but I do remember that I didn't lose weight at the beginning fast like everyone else. My sister had the surgery before me and she always talked about the first 2 weeks she lost 30 lbs and in the first 2 weeks I lost 10 lbs. I was a very slow loser to start out. If you are getting your water and protein and since you are still so early, just walking is still great, then you are doing just what you should be doing. Oh and don't forget your vitamins. :-)

Your calories are not too high. I know plateaus suck but they do pass. Hang in there.