suggestions please, I'm sad

I had my surgery, bypass, Dec. 15.In the first two weeks I lost 28 lbs., yeh, now nothing. In two weeks I have not budged. I can't possibly eat any less, am getting my fluids in and have been exercising. I'm very sad. Patti

Patti, Everyone is different and each of us stalled at some point in the first few weeks. Your body has been thru alot and is telling you that it is starving. First involuntary reaction is to hold on to everything. In order to stop that, you must increase your intake and stimulate the process. Try to eat very small protein portions more often during the day. Some peoples reaction when this happens is to make calorie intake almost non-existent and this is going to make it worse. Keep drinking and get in calories and protien. I guarantee you will lose a ton in two weeks. Good luck and for the record, NO ONE fails at RNY in two weeks, promise!! Tee

Hi Patti, Don't lose heart! You're early out and just learning... Up your cardio...get your heart pumping. You're in fat burning mode and your body thinks that you're starving it (left over thinking from caveman days). So, you have to trick it into thinking that you're in "hunting" mode and need to burn off the calories that you're taking in. Primitive, huh? LOL Get some sweat going and work it out! Make sure you're getting in ALL *at least 65gms a day* of your protein...and all of your water...*at least 65 oz a day*...watch the carbs..though you shouldn't be on many at this point. It'll come off...you're brain is also trying to catch up to what you've just done to it, after, all! Hang in there and try these things and let us know how it goes. Paula

forgot to say....don't worry about emotions....for the first months, you're gonna feel a gammut of emotions, too. it's all part of this surgery. especially women...so, if you're happy one minute and crying the next, don't feel like you're going crazy...it's from the surgery...don't ask me why...it just happens. paula

Thank you both soooooooo much for your encouragment. I hired a personal trainer today maybe that will shake things up since walking doesn't seem to be enough for me. I guess I just had the expectation that my weight would drop on a daily basis....silly me. Thanks again and I'll keep ya posted.

You realize that by increasing your exercise you will be burning more calories, which will prompt y our body to hold onto the limited calories it's getting, right? Exercise is great-- but for your first 8 weeks or so, being active is the goal, not sweating to the oldies (at least it was in our program). So, if you are going to embrace exercise, make sure you are getting close to 800 calories per day.