Very frustrated!!!!!!

Look at it this way, you lost more in one month then you have in 5 years of dieting...you must be doing something right.

Thanks everyone, your responses mean more to me than you will ever know! :)

I agree with the other posters.  Eighteen pounds in a month is a substantial loss! You're doing what you are supposed to be doing, and it IS working.  Everybody is different, and we all lose at different rates. If you keep losing at or near this rate, you will be down 100 pounds in 5-6 months.  That's tremendous! It's hard sometimes, and we get bogged down in the day-to-day, failing to see the big picture.  This is a marathon, not a sprint.  

Keep working hard and you will be happy with your results!!  

 Maybe you are eating/drinking too much protein meaining taking in more calroies then you should at this stage? But either way 18 lbs for one month is fabulous!!!!!!!!!! Let's face it, even if we lost 5 lbs a month for the next 2 years we'd be doig better then we were before surgery, right? it's about changing patterns and being will to make those changes and you sure sound like you are willing to do this. The weight will come off!! You are doing very well!!

lol I wish I'd lost 18 pounds in one month.  I've only lost 14 pounds.  You can't really say with this.  All we can do is do what we're suppose to and that's it.  If your working your program what else can you do?  Please measure...lol I did and I'm happy I did because the inches are comming off fast.

I started out at 284 pounds and NEVER lost more than 17 pounds a month - and that was for the first two months - after that I lost 6-9 pounds a month, never more, sometimes less. Still got to goal in about 18 months. Just keep doing what you are doing - I think you are doing fantastic!

I think you are doing great!! How is your thyroid? What is your T**** needs to be 3.0 or less for effective weight loss.

Thanks.  No problems with thyroid - it is checked regularly.  What is T****?

 Hi surgiversary sister!  I was sleeved on 4/30 too!  And I just saw my doc for the one month visit.  If it makes you feel any better, his records show that I "only" had a 20 lb loss.  So, I wouldn't worry too much about the numbers.  In the 3rd week, I had a total stall of about 3 days and I gained two pounds once.  

What about your portions sizes?  I posted a question about portion size and I did find out I was STILL eating too much.  I was eating 6 oz. and today, my doctor said I should really keep it at 2-4 ounces - 4 ounces is okay with him.  That includes everything for the entire meal.  He also said the sooner you get to regular foods, the better you will feel satisfied with 4 ounces because the dense protein stays in the sleeve longer and makes you feel satisfied longer.  

This get difficult doesn't it?  On one hand, we have to get protein in, so we drink maybe more shakes.  When we get to more solid food, we're supposed to phase off the protein shakes - WHILE STILL GETTING IN ALL THE PROTEIN!  It's a real balancing game, I'm learning.

Just be aware of your portion size and the rest of what you describe sounds good to me.

It depends on what I am eating - anywhere from 4 - 6 ozs.  My doc didn't seem to have an issue with 6 ozs. as i am not overstuffing.  I was just about ok with the weight loss and then he said he felt it should have been a bit more - ugh!!  I'm getting through it better now with all the wonderful, positive comments that everyone has been making.  I'm just going to go with the flow and I have an appt with the nut on 6/19 - we'll see what she says once she looks at my logs.  I am on regular food, as of yesterday.  And yesterday was the first day since surgery that I could actuallly get my multivitamins in without getting sicks.  I need to have my daughter take my 1 month pictures so I can see if I see what others are seeing :)