Question:
i have hit a major plateau help!!!!!!!

i can eat whatever i need to and somestimes i think that i have stretch my pouch out my weight loss has stopped and i have gained 10lbs i am 15months out i need help please give me some tips on how to get back on track i am getting married this summer and i want to be a beautiful bride even though he loves the way i am this is for my health and me.    — rebecca J. (posted on November 7, 2005)

November 7, 2005
I am only 4 1/2 months out and when I hit a plateau it lasted for almost a month and I started drinking protein shakes again and I lost 10lbs in a week and a half. My dr. doesn't suggest drinking them after 6 wks but hey it worked. Try this and see if it works for you, it won't hurt. Good Luck and Congratulations on your up coming wedding. Amy
   — Amy P.

November 7, 2005
Hi I hope I can help maybe maybe not. I am 21 months out and hit goal so I am maintaining. Ok I do and prob always will do at least one protein shake a day. I start my morning off no matter what. Do a food diary for three days and look back to see where you could of made smarter choices. Fitday.com does this for free. It will tell you how much fat/carbs and so forth. How much are you drinking????? Are you having regular bowel movments? when is the last time you had you labs drawn. I dump easy so I am more freaked out about it. But I have friends who have had the surgery and they eat alot of what I do. Grilled chicken, grilled whatever they eat a little bit of bread like the bottom half of the sandwich or half of it. and a few fries A FEW! try to go back to the basics are you working out? If I were dealing with this that is where I would start. Does you doctor have a person to work with about the foods. 20 doctors have 20 diffrent plans for this thing. i have a few articles i can forward to you. one is pouch rules for dummies. It has a lot of good info. Good Luck!
   — T. Rosario

November 7, 2005
Yup - welcome to my world. The honeymoon is over and it's time to step up the efforts. I have been able to gain for some time now. It is normal for our portion sizes to get larger but we do want to make sure we don't stuff ourselves either. Be aware of when you are full. No magic bullets here....I think the thing we need to realize (myself included) is that we need to be aware of how easy it is to gain back from here on out. If we are lax, we can lose everything we strived for. It's hard for me to toe the line...that's for sure. But it's up to me now. I can't eat crap and get away with it. The up side to this is that we still have portion control which will help us a LOT more than when we've dieted in the past. Concentrate on that and fill up on low-cal foods first like veggies, etc. Then go for the protein and if you have to have a nibble of something bad, make it a nibble. Good luck - and congratulations!
   — Dinka Doo

November 7, 2005
I'll be 2 years out in 5 weeks. I plateaued last December and have been gaining and losing the same 10lbs ever since. My doc told me that your body would find a comfortable weight and want to stay there...at that point on...we have to work as hard if not harder at losing the rest as non-wls patients. I joined Curves on Oct. 1..and although the weight loss has been minimal (I was starting to get depressed and lose hope that I'd ever lose more weight) as of yesterday I lost 4.1% body fat and 9.5 inches. Soooo...if your body is comfortable where it's at...I'd say stay on track with the wls rules as always but do something to step up the cardio and toning so you can get smaller even w/o the weight loss. The numbers on the scale aren't as important to me anymore now that I know I'm still shrinking anyway. Good Luck and congrats!
   — boonikki29

November 7, 2005
I suggest you go back to basics. Eat your protein first, then other stuff. Essentially, my doctor told me we should follow the Atkins diet for the rest of our lives. Scale back on your portions, too.
   — Novashannon

November 10, 2005
Exercise can help you get back on track. Best of luck. Kasey 365/210/195 (nonop)
   — Kasey