Question:
Can anyone with this experience help me?
I had open RNY on 12/11/01. I had a great weight loss the first 7 weeks (57#). The weight loss has really slowed down, about 5# in the last month. I am losing inches (51.5). I am not complaining, but I would like to know what might be in the next chain of events. I get over 64 oz. of fluid and eat almost all protein and am walking more than I was able to do before. Thank you so much for your help. Don't post much, but read every day. Great place to come. — Jan T. (posted on February 23, 2002)
February 23, 2002
You are probably on a little plateau. I had one at 2.5 weeks post op and
liked to have scared me to death! I stopped losing for about 10 days and
the the next week or so was very slight. Since then I have just been
dropping the pounds in chunks...like 4 lbs in a day and then none for a
couple. You are doing very well if you look at your loss in a broader
spectrum...like over a month or 2. That's like 20 lbs a month! It is a
little scary, but try to just go with the flow and do the best YOU can do
everyday...It will come off :) I had my surgery a week after you and I
have been averaging about 20lbs/month.
— Karen B.
February 23, 2002
I am in the same boat as you. I do not have an answer for you but to tell
you that I am 12 weeks post op. I loss 29# the first month, 7# the second
month and with 5 days to go in the 3rd month, I've lost only 4#. I get a
minn. 64oz water a day, minn. 75g protein a day, and I do not graze. I am
eating farrrrr less than pre-op and feel great. I made a conscious effort
to increase my exercise this past week (walking and aerobics w/Richard
Simmons) and hope that will get things started again but if not, I know
that there's no way I can't lose...it just may take more than a year
instead of the 6-8mths I had expected (I had an original goal to lose
150#). And it helps to know that there are others like me who are
experiencing the samething .
— mary S.
February 24, 2002
Hey, you're doing GREAT! The body sometimes needs time ti 'catch up"
with the weightloss. Just keep doing what you're doing. You may need a
day of higher calorie intake. Try some green vegtables with a few pats of
butter or some cheese on top. That won't hurt byt may be enough of an
increase in calories to jump-start you. Some people I know have had 1/2
baked potatoe with butter, bacon and sour cream and swear this works for a
REAL plateau. WARNING: JUST DO THAT ONCE!! Good luck.
— DianeN
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