Slowed weight loss at 4 m- ***updated diet info today***

msecanales
on 3/1/16 5:14 pm, edited 3/2/16 7:06 pm

4 months post of on 2/26/16. My weight loss had drastically slowed. I have been on a stall for almost 4 weeks. I document my food every day, drink over 60 oz of water, take my vitamins daily... I walk and move around a lot at work (I'm a nurse).

Is this the norm for 4 months post op? Just curious. Thanks

Age:31| Height 5', 5"| VSG on 10/26/15 | Starting Weight: 277 | Current Weight: 153| WL so far: 124 lb | Goal Weight: 155

GeekMonster, Insolent Hag
on 3/1/16 5:59 pm - CA
VSG on 12/19/13

How many calories are you eating per day?  I recommend drinking more water too.

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hollykim
on 3/1/16 6:19 pm - Nashville, TN
Revision on 03/18/15
On March 2, 2016 at 1:14 AM Pacific Time, msecanales wrote:

4 months post of on 2/26/16. My weight loss had drastically slowed. I have been on a stall for almost 4 weeks. I document my food every day, drink over 60 oz of water, take my vitamins daily... I walk and move around a lot at work (I'm a nurse).

Is this the norm for 4 months post op? Just curious. Thanks

yore than 4 weeks with no weight loss is maintenance not a stall. 

You will probably have to drop your calories lower to start losing again.

 


          

 

FuturePinUp
on 3/1/16 6:54 pm

The water is definitely lower than it should be. It would give everyone a better idea of if your food intake is OK if you posted some examples of what/how much you're eating. Are you sticking to protein first, and NO carbs (except for a tiny bit from veggies)? Are you drinking calories (shakes, etc.)?

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Laura R.
on 3/1/16 7:36 pm

I am in the same boat! Almost 5 months (on the 5th). I have been bouncing aroun the same  5 pounds for 3 weeks. I will be lucky to have lost 5 lbs this month. I am going to really up my water and see if that helps.  

msecanales
on 3/1/16 8:20 pm, edited 3/1/16 12:19 pm

This was my meal yesterday- 

breakfast- protein shake- 25gr protein, 230 calories

Snack- Turkey jerky- 4.7 gr protein, 47 calories

Lunch- 2 ounces of Cod Fish- 13 gr protein, 60 calories

Snack- 1 ounce cheddar cheese- 7 gr protein, 90 calories

Dinner- 2 ounces Tilapia- 12 gr protein, 56 calories

 

For snacks I usually do cheese, turkey sticks, greek yogurt, cottage  cheese, edamame

Age:31| Height 5', 5"| VSG on 10/26/15 | Starting Weight: 277 | Current Weight: 153| WL so far: 124 lb | Goal Weight: 155

T Hagalicious Rebel
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on 3/1/16 10:21 pm - Brooklyn
VSG on 04/25/14 with

It looks like most of your protein is in the shake, why not start eating more dense protein? Carb count? Usually as I worked my way down I had to play with the numbers to get the scale moving again. 

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on 3/1/16 10:44 pm

Hmmmm.... this is a stumper. If you're accurate, you're under 500 calories for the day. Are you eating anything extra that you did not mention above? A bite here or there? Fruit, vegetables, other carbs? Only thing I can suggest is to weigh and track ALL your food each and every day. 

ladygodiva1228
on 3/2/16 6:23 am - Putnam, CT
Revision on 02/04/15
On March 2, 2016 at 4:20 AM Pacific Time, msecanales wrote:

This was my meal yesterday- 

breakfast- protein shake- 25gr protein, 230 calories

Snack- Turkey jerky- 4.7 gr protein, 47 calories

Lunch- 2 ounces of Cod Fish- 13 gr protein, 60 calories

Snack- 1 ounce cheddar cheese- 7 gr protein, 90 calories

Dinner- 2 ounces Tilapia- 12 gr protein, 56 calories

 

For snacks I usually do cheese, turkey sticks, greek yogurt, cottage  cheese, edamame

Where are you getting your numbers from?  I ask because 2oz of baked tilapia with NOTHING on it is 73 calories and 14.8 grams of protein.  1 oz of turkey jerky is 100 calories and 19 grams of protein.  These are from www.calorieking.com which have been pretty spot on when I check their stats against nutrition labels.

You can't just eyeball and wing it, you need to measure/weigh out correctly and track correctly what you eat.

The snacks you listed at the end are they eaten throughout the day or just twice a day?

 

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msecanales
on 3/2/16 10:53 am

Hi! I have a scale and weigh all my foods. I get my calories and nutritional values from the app I use to document all my foods, "lose it". The snacks I put at the end are samples of what I snack on at times. No more than twice a day.

Age:31| Height 5', 5"| VSG on 10/26/15 | Starting Weight: 277 | Current Weight: 153| WL so far: 124 lb | Goal Weight: 155

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