Question:
Not losing weight or inches - what am I doing wrong.
I had a VBG 7 Jun 2000 and lost 22 lbs in the first two weeks and have not lost a pound or any inches since then. I average 900 calories per day. I don't understand why this is happening - I thought I'd be losing at least 2-3 lbs per week. Has this happened to anyone else??? — Marsha G. (posted on August 8, 2000)
August 8, 2000
Are you sure you're eating 900 calories per day? I have never heard of
anyone eating that amount and not losing at least 1/2 pound a day. You
could have hypothyroidism. Get it checked out.
— [Deactivated Member]
August 8, 2000
Hi Marsha. I just read up on hypothyroidism and it does not contribute to
weight. I just don't know. Can you start exercising or exercise more?
You should cut down to 800 calories a day for a while until you see an
increase in the weight loss. Do you have a calculator? If so, use it and
really count everything you eat because maybe your math is wrong and you're
eating like 1300 calories? Keep at it and good luck.
— [Deactivated Member]
August 8, 2000
Marsha: Call your surgeon's office!
— Cindy H.
August 8, 2000
Well, I'm going to fly in the face of popular belief and tell you to add a
few more calories, in the way of protein. Make sure you're staying away
from any kind of sugar and keep carbs low. Increase your water intake.
Are you exercising? If you're restricting your calories too much your body
will think it is starving and slow down metabolism. Try lifting weights to
increase your metabolism and EAT LOTS OF PROTEIN!
— Kellie L.
August 9, 2000
My wife also had WLS this past June and lost 22 pounds, not in the first
two weeks, but in the first month. She is a constant scale-hopper (a
remnant of her pre-op days. I keep telling her to throw the d*mn thing way.
Actually, I keep telling her we r-e-a-l-l-y need a boat because we already
have an anchor. <grin>) She didn't lose any weight in July at all,
nor go down a clothes size. Again, NOT ALL WEIGHT ON THE SCALE IS FAT. You
weight may stay the same, but you've still lost adipose tissue (fat), but
replaced it with new muscle. Your body plateaus (verb) to try and preserve
itself and establish stasis. Give your new metabolism a chance to kick in.
Throw the d*mn scale aweigh (as in "anchors aweigh"). In the
words of my wife's WLS surgeon during a follow-up visit, "Don't push
the river. It'll flow by itself."
— blank first name B.
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