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Firstly, you are a revision not a virgin surgery, so you probably can't expect to drop 100lbs in 6 months.
Secondly you are in a great time position to be experiencing the three week stall (literally thousands of posts if you search it).
I'm not sure what you expected, but weight loss is a marathon not a sprint. Sounds to me like you're doing ok 
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Hi, thanks for the replies.
Sample menu:
Breakfast and lunch = double dosage of protein powder shake. It takes me all day at work to drink it. Otherwise, I drink water or sugar free tea.
Dinner comes from Baribox.org, which are bariatric sized meals, low carb and low cal. I can only eat half of the meal as it is.
That's why I'm confused. I can't be consuming that many calories yet here i am, stalled out. I just don't get it. It's possible my antidepressant medication is causing the issue but I don't know. :(
10 years in and I still sneeze if I've eaten too much. If I had to put a number to it, I'd say that my pouch is still 90% as restrictive as it was during year one.
HW: 418 SW: 386 CW: 225 GW: 210 
Ten years into it, I think the single biggest barrier is remembering that the surgery is just a tool, not a magic bullet. I've not had substantial gains over the last 10 years, only 10-20lbs three times, and I typically lose them very quickly once I go back to the low carb lifestyle for awhile. I don't really have many surgery related restrictions on what I can eat, albeit in very very small portions. In addition to that, the same foodie that enjoys eating still lives inside my head and he's not going anywhere. Oh, and a lesson I learned very early on (but not immediately post-op because EVERYTHING sucked for the first couple of months) was to drink water. Lots of water. If I don't, the muscle cramps are unbearable.
HW: 418 SW: 386 CW: 225 GW: 210
It really comes down to what you're eating and how much of it you consume. What exactly are you eating and how much of it? Are you measuring/weighing/tracking what you eat?
Not all protein drinks are created equally. Some are higher in sugar and carbs than others.
Was the revision from the sleeve to the bypass?
Did your surgeon give you a plan to follow?
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
I have no medical research to back this up, just an observation after seven or so years of hanging out on various bariatric surgery forums, but it seems like most people lose somewhere in the 15-25 lb range the first month after surgery (of course, there are always some that lose more or less than that, but they're outliers). So your 20 lb loss in six weeks is pretty normal. The question is the 5 lb gain since then, though. Can you post a typical daily menu (or two?). Of course, if this 5 lbs just showed up within the last couple of days, there could be another cause - like constipation or water retention - although those usually account for just a couple of pounds.. Anyway, a sample menu would be helpful.
- Thanks for your reply, truly encouraging! Making a list is a great idea!
Hello - I don't know where else to turn. I'm hoping someone can help shed some light on my problem.
I am 45 (in 2 weeks) and had the gastric bypass revision on July 17th of this year. Since then, roughly 6 weeks ago, I have lost 15lbs. ... well 20 actually, but I gained 5 back.
I drink my protein daily, do my best with the water, eat very little - typically once a day. I'm not losing weight. I don't get it. The only other thing I can think of is that it's maybe my anti-depressant medication, which is hardly absorbing as it is. I hit the gym 4 days a week - Can anyone help as to why I'm not losing weight?
:(
Thanks.
Thanks, I just downloaded my fitness pal and wow there's so much information. I like this tracking better then paper.
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