At 8 months out (very proximal RNY), i think i'm done losing weight, even w/exercise!

For the past two - three months, I had been concerned that my pre-op super calorie-sponge of a stomach was coming back "online," because my weight loss had s-l-o-w-e-d to a crawl. Convinced that exercise was the key to my salvation and the way to rev my weight loss back up, i posted on here around five weeks ago asking how others shed their lazy ways and become exercise addicts. I'm so proud to say that I have been successful in overcoming <b>my</b> lazy ways, I've become an exercise addict and get to the gym AT LEAST five - eight times a week, and love working out. BUT despite my Herculean efforts I am <u>still not losing weight</u>! Since starting my exercise regimen four weeks ago, i'm STILL playing the up/down game with the same 2 lbs.! I waited four weeks before i complained, to give it a good chance to start "kicking in," but it's just not happening. Take a look at what I'm doing:<br> <br> - 1/2 hour cardio/elliptical trainer 5X per week<br> - 1 hour cardio/elliptical trainer 1X per week<br> - 1 hour competitive women's volleyball 1X per week<br> - strength train/lift weights 4x per week (upper/lower body split)<br> - drink 85-100+ ozs per day<br> - have varied my calories between 800-1200 calories<br> - get between 50-80 grams protein per day<br> <br> Please don't give me the line that because i'm exercising so much, i need more calories, because EVERY TIME i try that the scale GOES UP. When i stay at 800 calories, the scale STAYS THE SAME. I have tried drinking a protein shake immediately AFTER my workouts (don't like to drink/eat before, it interferes with training). Also don't tell me i'm losing inches. i've taken my inches to the best of my ability (it's hard because of my fat rolls), and i'm not losing there, either.<br> <br> I refuse to stop working out because it makes me feel so good (endorphins <i>are</i> addicting), but i am getting really depressed and upset that the tool is no longer working for me, except in the capacity of restriction. I don't dump, and i don't seem to be malabsorbing, either (never have seen the grease in the toilet thing i see on these threads). My doc told me he had only bypassed 15 cms (i guess this is his normal amount for everyone), but his other patients seem to be doing much better than me, and most of them are not exercising as much as I am. i feel like going to him and asking him WHY he bypassed so little. I have 25 lbs. left before i get to the very top end of my "normal" range, and i feel i may never get there. I am getting so desperate that i'm even considering trying supplemental fat burners. I didn't have the surgery to go through this "what am i doing wrong" syndrome so soon! This sucks! (Open PROXIMAL RNY, 7/7/03, 227/152/>127)

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