HAMPTON5555

I am at my 3 week point and feel frustrated that I am not losing quicker.

Am I doing something wrong?
I am having a 140 cal. protein shake in the A.M.
Mid day yogurt or soup maybe 100 cal.
Dinner a bite of veggies or mushy protein, sometimes cheese.
Drinking 0 cal. teas and water.

So maybe I am eating a total of 300-400 calories and yet I only lost 2 pounds this week. AAAARRRRGGGG!!!!

I am walking and being physicaly active.

Someone , give me words of wisdom, I feel like I am failing like every other diet I have been on since I was 4 years old!!! I thought this one would work!!

Desperate,
Rain

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Rain
12-27-04 Dr. Callery (Open RNY)
296 before pre-op
285/164/155 5'7"1/2

"Where you are matters more, if you remember where you've been."
"It's the journey, not the destination!!!"

triciaknox

Rain,

Have you checked your measurements lately? You could easily be moving fat to muscle. Don't fret though, I did that one week, only 2 pounds lost, but the next two weeks I lost 19 pounds! So keep your chin up, it will start melting off!

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Tricia in Escondido
Lap/Open with Dr Callery
October 5, 2004
392/242/150?
Starting BMI 59.7
Current BMI 36.8

watergirl

You are totally normal in your weight loss. Like Tricia said, the weeks that I did not loose as much as I thought I should have, I took my measurements and was okay again. Maybe you also need to increase the amount of calories you are eating. Maybe get up to 500 to 600 calories a day instead.

No need to be desperate

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Kim
On the road of life, it's not where you go, gut who's by your side that makes the difference.

Wherever you go....there you are.

Wrinkles only go where the smiles have been. - Jimmy Buffett

Lap RNY 8.9.04
266/130
Start BMI 41.6
Current BMI 19.9 I'm finally NORMAL! No longer Morbidly Obese, Obese or Overweight!

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Blueyz

Rain.

Don't worry....you will be fine. You are shrinking and may not be losing pounds, but inches are coming off. Don't get frustrated. Throw the scale aside if you have to just to get some peace of mind.

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Blueyz
Open 7/14/04 w/Dr. Callery 4 years out
239/103/125 below Goal fluctuating between 108-115
BMI 18.8~Dr. C is ok with my weight...yeah

Official Scale Whore # 27 (Recovered..I threw mine out!!)

Dara

Rain:

It seems to me that your weight loss sounds on track.

However, Kim may be right...you may be eating too little. I went through a similar time at about two months post-op. My weight loss stalled and I couldn't figure out why. Then I started keeping track of my food on fitday.com and realized I wasn't eating enough! I was averaging about 500 calories a day. I increased my caloric intake to about 800 calories daily and the weight started dropping off again.

You might think about increasing your calories a bit. Good luck!

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Dara
Open RNY 4/27/04 Dr. Callery
10-15 lbs. above goal weight and okay with it

HAMPTON5555

Dara and Kim,
Thanks for the advice, except I can not really eat anymore. I find it difficult to eat solid foods and there is only so much liquid a person can down. Not to mention no appetite. Do you have suggestions for me as to what kind of food I can eat?

Rain

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Rain
12-27-04 Dr. Callery (Open RNY)
296 before pre-op
285/164/155 5'7"1/2

"Where you are matters more, if you remember where you've been."
"It's the journey, not the destination!!!"

bridgetgirl

Hey sugar pea, word of advice keep your eyes on your on your paper! We often get caught up and look to see how everyone else is doing... you are doing awesome. And you are on the lighter side of losing chickie and that matters too. You are losing approx 7-8 pounds a week! That is fantastic! Be patient baby girl, it will happen for ya.. you'll be at goal before you know it! Hey are you going to support group on Thursday?

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J.Bridget Fisher aka koi-pea
2/9/04 lap 5'11"
298/170-trying to lose another 10

www.myspace.com/caliclovercutie
What Sawyer would call me on LOST: ladybug

"People will argue with you that getting what you want in life isn’t something you can learn, if you’re destined to be one of the worlds winners as opposed to one of its perpetual whiners, its because you have been born with the right talents and temperament and have a big dose of self-esteem, ambition, and good judgment." Kate White

HAMPTON5555

Bridget,
Thanks for your encouraging words, what support group?
Rain

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Rain
12-27-04 Dr. Callery (Open RNY)
296 before pre-op
285/164/155 5'7"1/2

"Where you are matters more, if you remember where you've been."
"It's the journey, not the destination!!!"

bridgetgirl

The post op support group. Its every third Thursday in Poway, and then we all go to the Outback for dinner afterwards... I hope you can be there. I would love to see you! Also you had said once that you and are about the same in height, weight, etc... so I would love to see ya and reassure you and let you know how you are going to look in just 10 short months....

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J.Bridget Fisher aka koi-pea
2/9/04 lap 5'11"
298/170-trying to lose another 10

www.myspace.com/caliclovercutie
What Sawyer would call me on LOST: ladybug

"People will argue with you that getting what you want in life isn’t something you can learn, if you’re destined to be one of the worlds winners as opposed to one of its perpetual whiners, its because you have been born with the right talents and temperament and have a big dose of self-esteem, ambition, and good judgment." Kate White

HAMPTON5555

Sounds fun. I am going to try to make it. I think I could use some comraderie. I am not as tall as you, i measure out somewhere between 5'7" and 5'8" depending on who measures me...heehee. My start weight was close to yours. I actually weighed 296 when I started the process, but got down to 285 by my surgury day. I gues when I think about it, I have actually lost 37 pounds. I should be happy.

What goes on during the meeting and where do we meet. Is this something I bring my husband to, or should I fly solo?

Thanks for all your info. You are such a treasure to this forum.

Rain

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Rain
12-27-04 Dr. Callery (Open RNY)
296 before pre-op
285/164/155 5'7"1/2

"Where you are matters more, if you remember where you've been."
"It's the journey, not the destination!!!"