Still have the fear...failure!

It's now been just under a month since the revision/complication fix...and I'm still feeling that fear of failure.

The scale has NOT moved. Honestly, I don't get it! I'm eating less than 1200 calories a day, 80 grams of protein, working out 4+ times a week, in addition to my very active lifestyle. But I'm not losing an ounce. In fact, last time I weighed myself, it was 3 lbs higher than the previous time. My clothes aren't any looser, my measurements are the same...what's the deal????

I don't have my follow up appointment til right before the 4th of July. Do I call my doctor now? I will say, I am very stressed out right now at work, so that's probably not helping, but it's not like I'm pigging out - I've been very good abou****ching what I eat.

All I have to say is this....

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

=) I'm trying to stay positive - really, I am!

sorry you're having such a hard time getting that darn scale to move, but honestly it sounds like you actually need to UP your calories!! you're so far out that your body is probably comfortable burning what it has been burning for some time and i know to most of us it sounds absurd to UP calories to lose weight but it makes perfect sense for WLS patients. Our bodies after a while will assume that they are not going to get any more calories than what you regularly give it and thus will hang on the the few that you are giving it. I know 1200 isn't too few but your body seems to think so at this point.

A woman who has WLS in order to maintain will likely have to UP her calories to about 2000 if not more (go to the rny board, there are MANY ladies doing this just to maintain) so you figure you have a LOT of room to play with! just make sure they aren't empty calories! 

good luck!!
i know that Ive stalled a few times and each time i basically forced more calories in to give my body the idea that it could actually spare some fat and IT WORKED!

=)

Well, the reason I am keeping it so low is because I am only 3.5 weeks post revision. My surgeon basically did some nip/tuck to my pouch when he fixed my complication and told me I was starting out Day 1 dietwise. I'm still on liquids and soft foods, or else I would try to eat more. I'm religious with my protein and vitamins. But frankly, my first go around I remember barely getting in 750 calories if I was lucky, and I lost very rapidly then. I am trying to up my calories this go around, especially after things stalled...but in the first month you'd think there'd be more than just 10lbs lost right after the surgery.

I donno. Just frustrated.

oh im sorry i totally skimmed past the part about this having been a revision type surgery!
it sounds to me like youre body is back in "WTF" stage lol
i have a feeling you will be losing again very shortly! stay positive =)

If you have any concerns I say call you doctor that is what they are there for!!!!--maybe he can bump up your appt, or reassure you that what is going on is normal???    I wish you the best of luck woman!!!   Continue to follow the rules like you are, that weight has to come off.