Frustrated to tears! This is about the time I normally give up.

Jls8877
on 5/8/13 7:09 am
I agree with Shagdoll! Do you feel hunger? If so, are you taking a PPI? That is an acid reducer. You can do this! Log every bite on a site like My Fitness Pal. Reduce your calories, decrease your carbs a bit. Eat your protein first and if there is room, veggies next. Measure your food and just eat what you measured OR if you are satisfied before that point, stop. Also, increase your water.
I have every bit of faith that you can do this. Drink a protein shake as a mid day snack if you are actually feeling real hunger.
Nutritionists are important and can give great advice but I haven't heard of many *****commend the 800 or less calorie deal. I follow this. I started around 265 last August and weighed 149.8 this morning. I'm 5'8" tall. I still want to get off 7-10lbs but each pund under 150 is icing on the cake. I also do a lot of cardio and NEVER eat back my calories burned. I want that deficit!
The fact that you are aware that there is an issue and you seem willing to change up your plan is great!
Julia HasHerLifeNow
on 5/8/13 7:02 am
VSG on 10/09/12
Try logging everything, even your salads. Do you make your own salads? If so you can enter each individual ingredient or create recipes on myfitnesspal.com and then you have a pretty good idea as to how many cals you are consuming. The dressing on the salads is a killer....

I would really dilligently try to log everything including how much does "a lot of water" actually translates into in terms of ounces per day. Same with protein, fat and carbs. Once you start logging you will be amazed at how easy it is to underestimate!

There are a lot of helpful techniques that I am sure you read about on here. To summarize a few:

1. Undereat your capacity
2. Log, weigh and/or measure out your portions
3. Eat only after you log something - you may change your mind once you see it logged!
4. 64 oz minimum for fluids
5. Exercise - you are already walking which is good. Walking at a good clip?
6. Weighing every day or every week or every three days or each Tuesday...but at the same time and consistently
7. Going to any support group meetings? (I don't but I do recognize that it would be very nice if I could go to one so if you have the chance, go)
8. Working on the "why" of your abusive relationship with food to change it? (I am not...mostly because of where I live and the availability of an appropriate therapust - but it is apparently helpful in building a new, healthier relationship with food)
9. Build patience. You will not lose all your weight in one day or in a week or in a month...
10. Fight the blues. Depression stalls weight loss in some...a positive attitude makes you lighter!

Good luck!!!! Stalls do and will happen. Its part of the journey. Just don't give up.

View more of my photos at ObesityHelp.com 5ft0; highest weight 222; surgery weight 208; current weight 120

     

    

Jackie T.
on 5/8/13 7:04 am - KS
VSG on 12/19/12

Hang in there!  Don't give up!  Okay you have tried what the NUT said to do and it is not working for you.  We are all different so you need to try something else.  What is it going to hurt to cut your calories back to 600-800 and get all of your protein in at least 80-100 grams.  Concentrate more on the protein and water than anything else and see if that helps you get things moving.  If you are going to eat carbs concentrate on the green veggies.  The protein should make you feel fuller longer.  Go back to basics.

You can do this!

Highest Weight: 285 SW: 264.6 CW:163.1   Surgeon's GW: 189  PCP's GW: 165-170  

My GW:  154   MFP:  jteaford                  

        

Cindy B.
on 5/8/13 7:06 am
VSG on 10/22/12

You can do this!  You've gotten some great suggestions here. I would also recommend to try to reduce your calories. If you think you're getting in around 1200 now, maybe even drop to between 800-1000 and see how that goes for you. Everyone is so different and I've been lucky and didn't have to drop all the way down to 20 to 40 carbs a day to get to my goal, but I have had to try to get in 80 grams of protein every day and drink at least 8 glasses of water. Whenever I think I'm hungry, but have eaten recently, that's when I drink some more water. I make sure any carbs I have are good ones, meaning fresh fruits or vegetables. Also I make my daily protein shake with milk instead of almond milk even though it has carbs because it also has protein, which has been a little harder for me to get in. I can't eat very much dense protein (only about 2 ounces at a time), but I can eat Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, egg, and fish pretty easily.

I hope things turn around for you pretty soon. I think making these changes that have been recommended will do the trick! Good luck and try not to get too discouraged! 

        

            

Surgery weight 255     GW 140     CW 128

fun2bKel
on 5/8/13 7:12 am
VSG on 02/27/13

Thanks everyone for talking me down off the ledge. Your advice and support mean more than you know.  I am going to cut my calories and see what happens.  I will let you all know next week if it has made any difference. 

loverofcats
on 5/8/13 7:18 am

In addition to everything else that was suggested, I would add weight training , circuit training , and high intensity interval training. You have keep your body shocked, so that it doesn't get used to the same routines. Weight training is golden for keeping your metabolism humming along.

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jacreasy
on 5/8/13 7:29 am
VSG on 04/23/12

Ok well first take a breath.... try and relax! I know it seems hard, you are going to have stalls they happen your body is still trying to heal... You NEED to track every bite if your not doing so, I use LOSEIT.COM and MYFITNESSPAL.COM (I like lose it better and use MFP when I cant fine something I'm looking for) change up you workouts, drink lots of water and I'm not a doctor or anything but I personally think your calorie intake is a bit high.  I'm at goal now and 1 YR post op I'm just now doing about 1200-1300 calories and thats with 5-6 days a week at the gym for 2 hr each.  I tried really hard to stay under 40 g of carbs and 20-30 g of fat. protein was between 60-70 depending on my day while I was losing. Now my stats are different to maintain... Use your blogs on your profile and that will help as you can go back and read them.  Also take lots of pictures, sometimes you might not see the scale move but clothes will fit differently. Good Luck and keep your head up Believe it or not you are doing great!Some people just lose slower than others.  Also if your not doing protein shakes Id try those as well...

                                      

(VSG)  HW, 346 SW, 341 CW 176.2 GW, 165  kiss

emelar
on 5/8/13 7:31 am - TX

Before you make any big changes, track your eating for a few weeks and get a real feel for how many calories/carbs you're consuming.  Then you can tweak and make changes.  This is a life-long process and it takes some trial and error to figure out what works for you.  Best of luck!

cappy11448
on 5/8/13 7:44 am

Don't give up.  I'd suggest looking at this differently.  You've lost 29 pounds in 10 weeks since the surgery!  That's very close to three pounds a week.  If you continue losing three pounds a week for 6 months that will be 78 pounds.  That sounds good to me!  The first weeks after surgery, we lose a lot of weight but part of it is due to dehydration because it is hard to get enough water.  So later, your body is still losing weight, but also rebalancing your water, so it doesn't show on the scale.  If you want to lose weight faster, you can look at cutting calories and increasing exercise, but don't let this discourage you.  3 pounds a week is good progress.

Hang in there.  You are doing it right and it will pay off.

Carol

    

Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385,  Surgery Weight 333,  Current Weight 160.  At GOAL!

Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12  8-8

                  9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3  18-3

     

sleevegirl
on 5/8/13 8:34 am - Austin, TX

Just wanted to add my support and HUGS here. You don't say what your starting weight was, but if you were a lightweight, you're going to lose slower... and, frankly, sometimes people just lose slower. Some would call me a slow loser, but it's worked for me. I would cut those calories back down, get rid of any extra carbs, drink water like a fish and GET IT, GIRL.

You can do this.

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