Please help! Haven't lost weight in 6 months!

Read your reply to the lady's advice. She has some really good points for you.

One thing you can try is review all the class reference and information you got pre op and what expect post op. WLS is a tool that comes with consequences if ignored.

All of us that have had WLS try to follow and those that didn't try to reach out to newer folks to help them not make the mistakes we've made or know someone how did and didn't.

Quality of life and life style changes are top of the list in learning "how-to" manage your post op life.

You can search, with ease, those that opt'd not to do vitamins and what it truly cost them, and getting stress by rolling back to pre op eating patterns.... this was never going to be easy and you got to be honest to you about.

That you are post op you've taken a long journey so far but you got your whole life in front of you. You deserve it and you are worth it.

I am not a vet and I'm sure you will get better advice from the them. For me, I find that keeping track of everything I eat on My Fitness Pal helps me tremendously. I have not lost the amount of weight I had hoped for either but keeping track of everything I eat has been the key to the success I have had. During the times I'm not losing it would be easy to get frustrated and eat more food but knowing I have to put into MFP keeps on track.

Don't lose hope and be careful of even the good carbs. I look at carbs(even the healthy ones) and gain weight. I try to keep them between be 4 & 15 carbs a day. Some people are uncomfortable with that low of a number including my Dr. but right now it's what works for me. I wish you the best of luck and keep the faith.

Thank you.

What do you eat on an average day that is so low e in carbs?

i keep tracknof what I eat but that doesn't make my stomach full. I'm hungry all the time. That's my issue

Meat is low in carbs. Dense protein. Chicken, beef, tuna, pork, fish.

When I eat too many carbs - my body start burning carbs. And want more. I get hungry and stay hungry. The more carbs I eat the more cravings I get, the more hungry I get. And I need more food to feel not hungry - feel full.

When I eat dense proteins for a few days my hunger goes away, and I automatically eat less eventually. It may take me 3-5 days that I had to really work on it and deal with cravings before I feel better, less hungry.

Plus exercise- most exercise burns body blood sugar, plus release cortisone- that makes us crave more sugar. Sometimes moderate exercise with low carbs diet is better for weight loss than hard working.

Last week I started serious exercise with a trainer. Just one hour a day for 3-4 days a week. The day after exercise I was starving. I ate my regular food, and I ate carbs - fruits and nut bars. I really ate a lot carby foods. The day after the eating frenzy - I woke up hungry. And I ate a lot again. I could not get full. I am trying to build muscles so at this time I am allowing myself to eat more. More proteins, more fruits, even some complex carbs.

My meals - snacks at a glance: when I try to lose

• Morning- black coffee, tea, water
• Late breakfast- 2 eggs, 1/4 avocado, 1 cucumber chopped
• Late lunch: 4-5 oz grilled chicken (or beef, or pork ) some veggies (raw, or grilled, steamed) 1/4 avocado (or 6 olives) or other good fat.
• Snack: 12 almonds or 1 serving of peanuts or other low carb nuts(or cheese )
• D: meat or fish and veggies
• LNS: a serving of nuts.

Lots of hot tea, black or green or herbal. Water, SF jello SF popsicles. In my afternoon coffee ,,(i.e decaffeinated) I may use some unsweetened almond or coconut milk. I may drink chicken or beef stock/bone broth to deal with some cravings. I try to make sure I get 5-10 gr of fat in every meal. I use NSA (no sugar added pickles) as "my fillers" when I got hungry. Or raw cucumbers. I can peel and eat whole cucumber. With just a touch of salt and pepper. Or use some raw celery to eat with my 2 (pre-measured precisely) NSA PB.

Celery and cucumber are my very low calorie "fillers". I use them if I need to to pretend I eat something when I think I am hungry. Or NSA (no sugar added) spicy pickles.

I truly appreciate this!

I'm going to stock up on the snacks you mentioned.

This gives me a clear idea of how ohers are doing it. I've dieted and lost tons of weight for decades. Ii needed some support this time around and you and everyone here has helped a stranger so much and continue to do so. I hope that you are all rewarded multiple fold for what you've done for me.

Thank you!

One of my favorite meals these days is meat spaghetti sauce with spaghetti squash... you can use beef, turkey, chicken, pork, or a combination. Lot of meat, little sauce. You can add cheese for even more protein.

>> I recently found myself forcing nuts down even when i felt like I was going to throw up.

This sounds like binge eating to me, which is a legit eating disorder. I imagine you would be helped immensely by working with a therapist.

Thank you for your input.

Noted!

My advice- stop using exercise as a means to see weight loss results. I exercise for overall health, hearth health, strength etc. You're putting yourself in a cycle of disappointment, and seem to quit, or back off when it's not working for you. View it from a health perspective and measure it as such- your success will not be tied solely to the number on the scale.

You seem to know exactly what you are doing wrong from a nutrition perspective. Only you know if you're ready to deal with it. Wanting to lose weight and actually taking the right steps in order to do so don't always go hand in hand.

I think you need to see a counselor to work though things. If the nutritionist didn't call you back, find another. (And learn to keep your communications short and to the point- I cringed when you said you sent the nutritionist a long email).