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Surgeon said I am losing too fast!

ktharp89
on 7/13/11 3:45 am - Gaithersburg, MD
 94 lbs in less than 4 months and he says I'm losing weigt way too fast. He says I need to be eating a lot more and that if I am going to lose weight healthy I need to do it slower from here on out. I have such a hard time eating a lot of calories. 
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poet_kelly
on 7/13/11 3:51 am - OH
Protein shakes can help with that.

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Judi J.
on 7/13/11 4:09 am - MN
Everyone I've ever known who slowed it down on purpose regretted it. If you do like Kelly suggested to make sure you are getting in your protein and your vitamins I think I'd let your body do what it wants to do. Just my two cents from hanging around OH for years. good luck!
wisaluv
on 7/13/11 4:17 am - Pueblo, CO
Psh, what does the surgeon know.  haha Im kidding!

I would also try try to sip on protein drinks throught the day.  I found a yummy one!  GNC LEan Shake, Chocolate, so good!
        
(deactivated member)
on 7/13/11 4:41 am - Santa Cruz, CA
Try adding a protein-dense meal; only about 100 to 250 calories, just to see what happens.

Remember, you are no longer on a diet. You are learning how to eat and using food for fuel.

Best wishes,
(deactivated member)
on 7/13/11 5:22 am - Boston, MA
 From what I've read the main issue with trying to avoid eating too few calories now is eventually you will be eating more.. and the low calories now can be damaging your metabolism so later when you are consuming a "normal" amount it could be harder for you to maintain your weight because your body is getting  used to living on a really low calorie supply.  I'm losing pretty quickly, but I started out higher than you.. and I AM eating the recommended 800 caloires and 80-100 grams of protein.. I"d say try eating more frequent small meals, have you tried beef jerky, it has a lot of protein.   I do get hungry sometimes during the day.. but like today I haven't been hungry at all, but I'm still eating, you just have to do it.  
Cleopatra_Nik
on 7/13/11 5:25 am - Baltimore, MD
He's probably afraid you'll lose a lot of muscle. There are ways to ensure that doesn't happen. #1 - strength training. #2 - protein to protect against muscle loss.

I would not try to "slow down" your losses if I were you. The body has a way of eventually ending up where it is supposed to be. I do agree you should be losing healthfully. Try some protein shakes. Try eating a bit more, maybe more smaller meals spaced more frequently.

I know in the beginning it felt like I was ALWAYS eating and that was no fun but you have to do what you have to do to be healthy.
cajungirl
on 7/13/11 6:04 am
I agree with the others on not trying to stop the loss, your body will do what it wants right now. I also agree adding more protein to prevent muscle loss is VERY important, imo.

Maybe try to add in less-dense protein. Things like cottage cheese, yogurt, string cheese, egg salad, refried beans so you can increase daily intake. Doctor up protein shakes with s/f pudding or syrups to also increase protein.

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on 7/13/11 6:53 am, edited 7/13/11 12:14 am - OH
Given how extremely little you have been eating since surgery and how much trouble you have been having getting your vitamins in (things that I'm not sure the others have taken into consideration... and if they HAVE, I am very surprised by the responses...) I am not at all surprised that he is telling you that you are losing too fast. The important part of that, though, is not actually the rate at which you are losing -- it would be one thing if you were losing that quickly with getting even NEAR your protein goals -- but the fact that you are losing so quickly BECAUSE you are not eating anywhere NEAR enough to remain healthy!

So I have to strongly disagree with the people who told you NOT to try to slow down the loss. Well, not to specifically try to slow the loss rate, but to try to eat more so that you will be healthy... anbd, one of the effects of that will be that the loss slows down some.

You said " I have such a hard time eating a lot of calories." His concern (and mine) is that what this REALLY should say is " I have such a hard time eating enough calories." You have already commmitted to try to get more protein in (which is great) and that will automatically give you more calories.

It is FAR more important to be HEALTHY than it is to be SKINNY! (And I am a little concerned that some of the others *****plied don't seem to agree (or did not, as I said earlier, take into account how VERY little you have been eating/drinking...))

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brwneyz
on 7/13/11 7:06 am
My surgeon told me the same thing...I lost 100 lbs in 5 months.  My weight loss has slowed down A LOT in just the last few weeks. 

I will be the first to admit that I was afraid of food (I had a stricture though) and relied on my protein shakes. 
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