six small meals is what has worked for the first 101# We'll see what the Dr says Monday. I will do whatever he says...

Are you counting the weight you gained after surgery? I had to lose 13 lbs to get back to the weight I was the day before surgery and you bet I would count them for the first month!

No, I wasn't weighed after surgery. Just when I went in and then I weighed myself a week later.

60-90 grams protein every day! 64oz water! VERY important if you want to shed any weight. Stick with what your nutritionist and program. It is there for a reason.

I started my week 7 on monday and I am only down by 30 lbs...
so I am envious of you............it will happen for us both....I am tryhing not to let it get me down....for me, I struggle to get more than 500 calories per day........

I feel your pain though..........I thought I would be down by about 45 by now.......it will come......................thats what I keep telling myself.

I would not change your workout.. variety leads to you doing it longer and not getting bored.... stick with it.....I have pretty much been on the treadmill because I am training for a run.........in march and I REALLY hope I am down another 30 or more by then....
I just started lifting weights as well.

good luck!

I understand that. I can't get in 80 gr of protein from 3 small meals a day. I count 2, 8oz protein shakes as 2 seperate meals too.

Jen, keep up the good work. I will do the same. Today I pushed the eating and drinking today. I started using CalorieKing and I ate (including 2, 8oz protein drinks, and a Atkins bar that has 10 gr of protein in it) 871 calories, did pilates and that took off 224 calories, making my total calories 647, I drank 64 oz and I got in 81 grams of protein.

I went through A LOT today to get all that in. Plus, I kept it all down!!

You nare doing great... You did not gain a lb a day right :) Try to look at it this way... If you lose it slower and excercise you have a better chance of not having so much extra skin. I know though..we all want it to come off fast.

Protein is very important.. my doc says 80 to 100 grams per day

btw.. i weighed myself right before surgery and as soon as I was able to walk and I lost 3 lbs... not sure what people mean by weighing more after surgery.

yeah Sweetsal... I am not sure either. Maybe from the gas from surgery?

I gained about 9 lbs from the time i went to surgery til the day I went home I weighed.. they didn't want me to.. I seen why... talk about a BUMMER.. but I just figure from what I weigh when I went for my pre-op to what I have lost now.. I will be 2 months post -op on the 30th of January and I have lost about 40 to 42 lbs.. cos NO WAY I am adding them lbs I gained from surgery.. that would throw me in higher numbers then I want to ever believe i weighed... I think you are doing great.. I am not getting enough excerise. Too damn cold and wet outside.. can't afford to join a gym just yet.. Too fat to be seen there yet too....I am not getting enough protein or water... So I think you are proably doing better then I am... at least I haven't vomited in the last two days. Besides if you are getting plenty of excerise MUSCLES weigh more. So you might need to measure inches. Bet you have lost more then you think.

I'm eight weeks out, and including pre-op loss I'm at 40 pounds gone. I don't think it's as fast as some, but I'm thrilled to death at that number! My surgeon said to expect a loss of two pounds a week, and that's about what it's averaged since surgery.

I wouldn't get too bogged down in it all. Do what you've been told, keep up the exercise, and be patient! Next November we'll be look back at this with our awesome losses and realize that in month two we were doing just fine!

On the first day of my 7th week, I had lost 38 lbs (from the morning of surgery). So, you are right there! I usually counted all my weight lost, so the numbers can look a little high (30 lbs pre surgery could make it look like a 68 lb loss at 7 weeks).

I stuck to 3 meals a day, no snacking. Sometimes I counted a shake as a meal, sometimes I didn't. At 7 weeks, I wasn't allowed to work out, yetjust walk.

My advice is to not rush/push things. Let the ride down come naturally. It isnt a race and you dont want to mess up your metabolism again. Focus on getting the protein in, drinking your water, taking your vitamins, movingand living life!!

The rest will take care of itself in your bodys perfect time.

JJ

You are doing great. Remember this is not a race and your loss may seem small to you, but big to others. Keep on track and it will happen. Many times in over the last year I also felt that I was doing something wrong or maybe the surgery just did not work. But now after losing 200 lbs, I can confirm it did work (and I still feel like I am heavy sometimes..lol). Keep up the good work Kathy.

I know, you guys are right. I am the type of person who thinks everything should happen "now".

I have been cleared to do whatever I want as long as I am not hurting. So far, so good.....

You are losing!!! woooo! You can't compare your body to anyone else's! You are your own unique cell! Give yourself time, you are learning. I agree that you should listen to your docs and trust their advice.