help-I am stuck

Hi I am now at the same weight for over 6 months. Please help about to be one year out. I have lost 92 pounds since surgery. I have 145 to go need some help here.

Hiya Robin, I am sorry to hear you are stuck - I can imagine how frustrating that must be for 6 months. I have some questions for you... 1. Are you following your surgeon's/nutrtitionists food intake plan? Are you staying away from the carbs and concentrating on protein and veggies? Are you taking small bites and chewing thoroughly? Are you getting in plenty of water? 2. Are you exercising? If you are maybe you can increase the time or change it up, introduce something new. My biggest suggestion would be to seek the advise of your surgeon or nutritionist and then follow their advise. Keep us posted on how your are doing! God bless you and keep you, ~Andrea

Robin, 6 months!!!! Outrageous!!!! That would mean you stopped losing in April??? How frustrating for you!!!!! I don't see much information in your profile and you haven't told anything about your eating or exercising habits so it is hard to have any helpful advice but here goes: My surgeon says the most common reasons for weight regain or failure to lose are SUGAR and ALCOHOL - both of these are absorbed directly into the blood stream from the pouch and therefore the calories add up quickly. Careful because there are a lot of hidden processed sugars in a lot of foods. Are you eating dense proteins first? - these will help fill you up fast and keep you fuller longer - the danger is to consume too many soft foods which move through the pouch faster and allow you to eat more overall Have you seen your surgeon regularly?? What does he/she say? I can't believe they aren't concerned if you are at the same weight for 6 months????!!! what's going on with that???? Have you gotten labs checked?? If some of these are whacked, the body may try to hang on to weight in order to preserve you? Do you have thyroid issues??? Sometimes just the timing of your meds with vitamins etc can nullify your meds - if you take thyroid supplements - don't take with your multivitamins - the calcium can bind with the thyroid and inactivate it -that would slow your metabolism down to about 0. Have you seen a nutritionist??? Most offices are affiliated with them or someone who is at least familiar with weight loss surgery patients - make an appointment now. How is your activity level??? Do you exercise regularly... that often kicks the metabolism up a notch and makes it much easier to lose - also muscle consumes more calories than fat so the more fat you convert to muscle the easier to lose and maintain. Finally, if none of these check out... it may be that you have developed a leak into your old stomach (staple line disrupture) - in which case you would need a surgical repair to fix that - this would be a surgeon issue. Sorry if none of this is useful, but without knowing much else about you it is hard to say B