I had RNY 2 weeks ago. My doctor said I should lose approx 60 lbs in 6 months, give or take. I think your losing just fine. 60 lbs is wonderful, and I congratulate you. Hang in there :)

Keep ya head up I think 60 pounds in 6 months is great! It's healthy and will also give your body time to adjust it will all come off in time hang in there

I am in the same boat.y dr just says some people loose at diffrent rates. Not to worry it will come off. Just stay positive!

Plz dont compare with others!
Will drive you crazy!
Heavier people lose faster and now your down 60lbs?? It's slows down
Happy dance!!!
Remember muscle weighs heavier than fat
Are you losing sizes??
I never heard of going from GNY to sleeve
Didn't know that was possible
Stick with the program, you are doing awesome;);)

If you are getting at least 70 grams of protein a day, are taking all your vitamins, follow the no drinking with meals (or 30 min before/after), avoid white carbs, keep a 3 bites of protein to every 1 bite of complex carbs (fruits & veggies), and keep your body moving....you will get there. This is not a race. 10 lbs a month is great!! Over the course of my loss I averaged 2 lbs a week...some weeks more and some (especially near the end) .

JJ

Hi bigred2000, Hang in there. You will lose more..I belive in that. Evrybody is differt in their weight loss. I am 6 months out and lost a total of 103 lbs. I felt that I should have lost more but I can't compare myself to others weight loss. Keep your head up and do what you need to do and the weight will come off. Best wishes. debby

Im actually confused about the RNY to sleeve thing. anyway I think you are doing amazingly well. Being sick from sugar is very normal most of us can not process it anymore. You may want to look at your calories......if you don't give your body enough it goes into starvation mode...Has your dr done blood work lately? I have a bad thyroid that has been acting up on and off since surgery that slows metabolism too. Just a couple of roads ......I really think you are doing well though just give yourself a break be nice to you because you deserve that more then beating yourself up.

They are wanting me to do the sleeve because i cant stand any kind of card even the ok ones. My sugar was at 40 and j tried a glucose tab like the dr told me to do next thing i know im sicker than ive ever been in my life, ill never do that again. I severe hypoglycemia and they think since the sleve doesnt cause dumping it would be better. Im not having another surgery rigbt now so im gonna try to level things without it, thanks for the support. I need it to keep me on track :)

I too was very slow at first. Then I hit the Vitamin shop. I buy ready to drink protein. Also available online. I buy Protein Plus RTD 51. it has 51 grams of protein and nearly all my vitamins. I drink in as soon as I wake up on the morning. I also eat the protein pudding from the vitamin shop. Vanilla and chocolate. I eat pintos and cheese from taco bell, very good for energy and fiber. I then eat about 2 cups of fresh fruit a day, and about 3 cups of fresh vegetables. I cut up my veges when I get home from the grocery store. Put them in quart size ziplock bags and I have them handy whenever I run out the door. Carrots, celery, rasishes, and yellow and orange peppers, occaisonally small cucumbers too. I carry almonds in my car too. I like greek plain yogurt, with a teaspoon of fresh preserves mixed in. the protein helps mask the sugar so I don't get dumping. 1 teaspoon to 1 cup of plain greek yogurt.
I try to get 80 grams of the very best protein available. Whey isolate. This may help you. If I tried to do it with food, by calorie intake would be off the charts. Good Luck and let me know if anything I said helped. My RNY was 11/18/11 I have lost half of my body in 16 months. Lost 143, weigh 142. Best Wishes.

Bigred, I can't have most of the "good carbs" either (I dump on fruit and yogurt). The key is to keep to protein and very low glycemic foods. Always eat 3 bites of protein for every 1 bite of complex carbs. If your blood sugar drops, try a spoonful of peanut butter. A couple sips of orange juice may also be needed but be careful...the sugars in the juice can signal your body to release too much insulin, which will make your blood sugars drop again. With reactive hypoglycemia we can't treat it like a diabetic would....their bodies don't produce insulin...they only get low blood sugar when they've gotten too much insulin injected...so when they take a glucose tablet to bring up their blood sugar, the excess insulin balances things out. With reactive hypoglycemia, our bodies produce too much insulin to handle the carbs (sugar to our body). Every time you consume carbs you risk the cycle starting. Protein helps stabilize things.

If you keep having problems, please see an endocrinologist. Many sleeves dump, too...so switching to a sleeve may not fix the problem (plus, converting a GBS to a sleeve is major, major surgery!!!

Hang in there!!

JJ

make sure you USING GOOD PROTEIN POWDER. I am a memmber of the slow losers club. But I am losing. Have you kept track of your measurments? I am a loose size 10 and still weigh 172. I am 15 months post op and still have 20 lbs to go. Stick to the program and eat protein the rest will come

Another slow loser here to encourage you! I was at 50 pounds lost at 5 months and hit a nearly 3 month plateau. During that time, I lost 3 sizes because I stuck with my food plan and kept exercising! Now the scale is moving again too, still slowly, about a half pound a week. Overall, I am down 65 pounds at 8 months with 50 to go to my goal. I believe I'll have to work hard for every single pound but need to remember that pre surgery, I could not get the scale to budge.

I am working with a personal trainer and I am swapping fat percentage or muscle percentage. Muscle is a calorie burner so building muscle is important to long term success.

I am sorry that your team is giving you such negative messages! Glad you're here for positive support and strategies.

Everyone is different, don't get discouraged, 60 pounds is a lot! Just find something that wieghs 60 ponds and carry it around a while! Some folks are lucky and are fast losers others of us have to take longer. It will work, just stick to your plan. We are all cheering for you!

I'm a sleep loser also. It's been 9 months and I've lost 74.4#. I was upset at first because I didn't lose faster also. I finally quit worrying about what other people lost and just concentrate on me. 60 lbs is two of my two year old grandson. That made it seem like a lot more. Keep up the good work.

Sorry, autocorrect. Should have been slow loser.