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i dont post much but read alot of the post, i was just wanting to know if anyone has heard that mal absorbtion stops after about 9 months? that is what my dr. is telling me not my surgeon but i cant seem to get ahold of him. my surgery was april 27th 06 and i have lost 73lbs but im scared to death that im not going to get to my goal cuz my weight loss seems slow and i have been eating 1200-1500 cals a day, is that a lot at this point anyone else getting that much??? thanks for any input tami

Tamico, The way I understand it is that, after a while, your body adapts to the shortened intentine and starts working harder and more effeciently. I soulds like you loose SOME of the kick start from the mal-absorbtion but not all. That is why we are encouraged to hit it fast and hard to loose because it will get harder after a while. I read somewhere at the 12 -18 month mark you loose the kick--- I'm sure it's like everything else with this surgery - everybody is different. As for calories per day - I get between 1000 and 1200 as a norm. I try to get a minimum of 60 Gm of protein a day but usually hit at least 75. They say it takes energy to burn calories and from personal experience - ( I lost 210 pounds in 10 months eating 1200-1400 calories a day and exercising). From what I hear- cutting the calories back too far just hurts inthe long run because you body thinks you are starving. With the surgey I have experienced VERY sporatic weight loss ( had been pretty steady in past before surgery) . I'v had to tell myself " just do the best you can do" and that has helped my sanity AND eventually I see the results on the scale. My experience is that healthy eating and Exercise is the key to keep the weight commng off. BUT - I gotta tell you - I'm a work in progress too!! Here's to seeing less of all of us!! Cathy

i eat usually between 800-1200 cals a day I had surgery the same day.. I've los 80.4 what was your starting weight? mine was 286 you seem normal to me.. if you read the running total post you will see its average

thanks guys, i started out at 289lbs and i am down 218lbs. oh ya is any of your hair falling out in large amounts? im so scared im going to go bald??? hope that it stops before i do thanks again tami

yep handfuls at a time.. you sound right on target with your weight loss goodjob!

Hello, I too am down 77 lbs. It is about average I guess for us to have lost about this much in 5 months. I haven't started an exercise program yet. Really need to. I eat around 800-1000 cals. a day. My DR told me to eat only 600 cals., but I just can't do it. I can't get in enough protein in 600 cals. My hair is also falling out really bad. It started about 3 weeks ago. I have heard it will slow down around 8 mos. I sure hope I have a little hair left in 8 months! Take care all April WLS buddies!