Slow weight loss

Beantowngal2
on 11/3/18 5:55 pm

Surgery was July 2nd this year. August 14 I had hernia repair/ bowel obstruction surgery and developed pneumonia, hospitalized 8 days. Since then I feel good and am fine. My total weight loss is 47 pounds. In September I lost 7 pounds, in October 4 pounds. I feel like I am doing something wrong! I have read weight loss slows at 6 months, that scares me! calories are generally in the 850 to 950 range. I am getting my water in, and walking 3x weekly. Am I a slow loser? Is this a stall? Am I overthinking this??? I am very appreciative that I am still losing, I just want to optimize my time before that 6 month mark.

hollykim
on 11/3/18 7:27 pm - Nashville, TN
Revision on 03/18/15
On November 4, 2018 at 12:55 AM Pacific Time, Beantowngal2 wrote:

Surgery was July 2nd this year. August 14 I had hernia repair/ bowel obstruction surgery and developed pneumonia, hospitalized 8 days. Since then I feel good and am fine. My total weight loss is 47 pounds. In September I lost 7 pounds, in October 4 pounds. I feel like I am doing something wrong! I have read weight loss slows at 6 months, that scares me! calories are generally in the 850 to 950 range. I am getting my water in, and walking 3x weekly. Am I a slow loser? Is this a stall? Am I overthinking this??? I am very appreciative that I am still losing, I just want to optimize my time before that 6 month mark.

what exactly does a days menu look like for you? We may can help tweak it.

 


          

 

Gwen M.
on 11/4/18 6:50 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Ditto hollykim's question.

Also, how much liquid are you getting?

Are you measuring and tracking everything you put in your mouth with something like MyFitnessPal?

47 pounds in, what, 4 months doesn't seem slow at all to me. That's almost 12 pounds a month average. When was the last time you did that? :)

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Kristi T.
on 11/4/18 10:46 am - MT
VSG on 02/09/16

Definitely post an example of what your menu looks like for a typical day as HollyKim and Gwen suggested. I think 47 pounds in 4 months is pretty great, especially since you had a major medical disruption a month after your initial surgery!!!!

chellyvillen
on 12/15/18 7:30 pm
VSG on 06/12/18

I had surgery at 297lbs, and I am 5'7". My experience was that month 1: -25lbs, month 2: -11lbs, month 3: -11lbs, month 4: -5lbs, month 5: -4lbs, month 6: -8lbs. I was at my Dr.'s office every month freaking out that I was doing something wrong. I was on 500 Kcals and 60g protein and not losing much, and then when I went up to 800Kcal and 70g protein and I started losing more. They told me I might just be a slow loser - there is a reason they say this process can last up to 18 months. Maybe try weight/resistance training, check how much protein you are getting, try varying your cals until you find something that works, or maybe like me you lose slower - and that is ok.

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