pinkshrimp
4 Months Post Op
May 13, 2009
This past month has been another struggle. On my 3 month surgiversary I was at 245.6 and today I am at 237.2. That's a loss of 8.4 lbs this month. Making an average of only 2lbs a week.
On my last entry I was advised by my surgeon to monitor my food more closely with a weekly consult with my nutritionist and up my workouts with a group or gym to make myself accountable. I have done both. I haven't eaten anything that I can find that would be causing my slow weight loss. My daily calories have been between 500-600, occasionally (2x) 700.
I've joined the gym and have been going to step classes and body sculpting classes for the past month. This past week, I started the Couch 25k beginning runners podcast on top of the other classes. I don't know what's wrong with me. From everything I've read, any idiot should be able to lose weight during the first 6 months after surgery. I just don't get the mechanics of the whole thing. I think, the amount I've been eating plus exercising, someone who hasn't had the surgery would be losing weight. So, me having the surgery, I don't understand why I'm not losing. Regardless, my nutritionist says to just continue what I'm doing and it will come off.
My weeks have gone similar to this. 3 lbs, 2lbs, 1lb, 1lb, 2lbs. What brings me down the most is that I'm not making any of my surgeons goals for me. I was behind 20lbs at 3months out. I now have 3 1/2 weeks until my next visit and still have to lose 22lbs by then. With my average of 10lbs a month, I'll be behind yet again
Oh, and what makes it even better, my hair is constantly all over my clothes and body....lolLooks like I'm going to have to take more drastic measures and end up only eating one meal a day and protein shakes for 2. I'm doing 2 meals a day now and it's hard. Don't know if I can do it, but, I think that's my other option right now.......
Wish me luck for a good 3 weeks!!!!
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About Me
HI
Location
25.6
BMI
Surgery
01/13/2009
Surgery Date
Aug 27, 2008
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