Question:
What do you do when 11 months have gone by and suddenly your no longer losing?
Im scared to death of gaining the eighty pounds back!! I still have another 50 to lose. Help!! — lauxy (posted on June 2, 2009)
June 2, 2009
Did you have your WLS 11 months ago??? I am 11 months post-op and my
weight loss ans slowed dowm alot, however my inches are still going down.
You have done well, maybe start keeping a food journal and see if there is
anything you can change up. good luck...
— gigi_c
June 2, 2009
I did that too. Look at my profile. I got back to basics. Started eating
portions like a four year old. Went back to post op eating. Broths,
jello, popcycles, protein shakes, yogurt etc. It jump started my weight
loss and I have lost alot of weight over the last couple of months. Hope
this helps you! Good luck!
— lesleigh07
June 2, 2009
I would increase the intensity of my exercise, keep an accurate journal of
my food intake. Know too that things are going to slow down. I had my
surgery last August and now I am losing about 5-6 pounds a month. This is
a healthy loss. I also don't watch the scale everyday either. I have
learned to just let things go on their own progress and not let it bother
me if I slow down. Good luck on your journey.
— katiecakes
June 2, 2009
You've done very well. It takes up to 18 months to 2 years to finally lose
all the weight that you want to lose. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!By
slowing down, your body is giving itself a chance to let the skin shrink
and it is letting itself heal. You've lost alot of weight really fast and
your body is letting all your organs adjust to the new and better you. A
previous post said that you're losing inches. She's right.
Now that you're losing slower, you're going to have to be more careful with
what you eat and drink. Remember all the basics:food journal(I know-it's a
real pain to do this), watch what you eat and the portion amount(this my
problem area), drink your water, and excercise. Also, don't forget the
protein.
YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Kathleen W.
June 3, 2009
At this point, you need to reevaluate what and how much you are eating. If
any bad habits snuck in...clean them up (you know what they might be)! You
might purchase a food scale now and start weighing meat portions/serving
sizes so you know exactly what 3 -4 ounces of meat looks like...You just do
not want to start eating more and more which is so easy if you've ever had
eating disorders before. We all havethe capability to go back to old habits
and some new bad ones (like grazing for example)...This is often what fails
and not the surgery. You hear people compare the surgeries and try to make
you believe their is better somehow...But fact is we are in charge of the
surgery we have and if we don't set limits and make changes it won't matter
WHAT surgery we have...Our surgeries are only as helpful as we allow them
to be...The key phrases to all of them are moderation and prevention, diet
and exercise and follow the basic rules.
It's just about summer everywhere now...so take advantage of the weather
and get out there and do active things outside!YOU CAN NOW in that smaller
body! Enjoy it! Swim, take walks, hike thru trails, play golf, mow the
lawn (I do my properties 3-5 time a week! UGH!) Go to the park with a
frisbee and fav furry friend (that can be hubby, bf or even kids!) Some are
furrier than others! LOL Just kick up your activity and you'll get that
weight moving even if it is a little slower now that you are near the end!
The body will automatically slow when it is near a normal BMI...and it's
really up to you to give it that extra boost to keep it going. Because if
you body has a choice and it thinks it does, it will hold onto an extra
15-20 lbs because it prefers that extra storage in case of another bout of
famine! (That is how it percieves the last year of rapid weight loss) I
swim/canoe all weekend at local lakes and rivers...I don't even need the
gym or the gym fees to do these things...Or join a pool even or a gym with
a pool! You don't feel yourself sweat in water! I love that! I can swim
for hours without feeling like I am working out! But wow what a work out
you get! You will see a huge change in your body over the next year as the
skin tightens and fills back in with muscle that we lose with rapid weight
loss...Good luck!
— .Anita R.
June 4, 2009
OMG... I am right with you 110 down and 50 to go. I just hit 11 months
post-op RNY yesterday and I've been down for 4 days because I only lost 2
lbs last month. I really feel I need to go back to basics to restart the
weight loss. I know my portions have gotten bigger... I'm even counting
Weight Wather's points... seriously... If anyone has advice please share.
Thanks!
— RMM1108
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