Question:
9 1/2 months post op.. weight loss at a virtual stand still. Is this normal?
Hi! I'm 9 1/2 months post op, -117 pounds, which I'm very excited about. However, I would still like to lose about 20-25 more pounds. I've only lost 5 pounds in the past 2 months and I seem to bounce back and forth from 160 to 163 pounds. I'm not getting anywhere. If anyone has any suggestions on how to get this weight loss kick started again, I'd appreciate it. Or, am I done at this point? I'm 5'2", started at 277 now down to 160 (or up to 163, depending on the day!) Thanks in advance for any help! It's getting frustrating.. — Deena C. (posted on December 7, 2003)
December 7, 2003
Hey there i wish i had the answer for you i am 16 months postop and i have
been at a stand still for 6 months!!! since month 10 i have been at 156
bouncing back and forth also between 152 and 156 i am also 5'2" and
start weight was 262 so our stats are very similiar hopefully someone has
some good advice or tips i am very frustrated about it myself....good luck
open rny w/gallbladder removal/proximal/8/14/02 262/156/130
— nice n sweet B.
December 7, 2003
i am ten months out and have only lost about five pounds in the last couple
of months but I really don't care. I am five pounds below my doctors goal.
I have heard if you get back to the basics, liquids, purreed and soft,
then regular for two or three days at a time it will jump start the loss
again as well as upping your exercise, protein and water. Those last few
pounds are really stuborn and that is when we have to "work it"
Good luck to you!!!!!!
— Delores S.
December 7, 2003
My personal trainer who has had wls surgery as well, says that dedication
to exercise, cardio and weight training, will allow you to continue to lose
continuously, rather than just in spirts. I am almost 9 months out and I am
still losing consistently every month-- about ten pounds a month. After
reading your profile, it seems that consistent exercise is missing in your
routine. I don't know if u work, but I workout on my lunch hour. I suggest
creating time for yourself to ensure you meet your weightloss goal. open
rny 3/12/03 316/204/165 -112lbs
— keishax
December 7, 2003
I have to agree with the previous poster. I KNOW that the things that keep
my weight moving are a good bit of cardio/wt training and my 4 protein
shakes a day (I'm a proximal but I do more shakes since I lift weights 3-4
days a week). Once you incorporate vigorous exercise into your routine and
make it a PRIORITY, you will become addicted to it. I never thought that I
would have said that a year ago when I was 360lbs. Good luck to you.
Connie 360/211/165
— cfpowers
December 7, 2003
I have to agree with the previous poster. I KNOW that the things that keep
my weight moving are a good bit of cardio/wt training and my 4 protein
shakes a day (I'm a proximal but I do more shakes since I lift weights 3-4
days a week). Once you incorporate vigorous exercise into your routine and
make it a PRIORITY, you will become addicted to it. I never thought that I
would have said that a year ago when I was 360lbs. Good luck to you.
Connie Lap RNY 2/12/03
360/211/165
— cfpowers
December 7, 2003
I am also 9 1/2 months out am pretty much at goal according to the charts.
I am losing like you have been for the last month or 2----1 or 2 pounds a
month. I am ok if this is it, but i would like to lose a few mow o I have
a little "cushion" to deal with my occasional indecretions. It
is frustrating to do the right thing and see such limited progress, but I
think it just slows down as we get closer to an appropriate weight.
— Fixnmyself
December 7, 2003
I stood still from Sept until 2 wks ago when I suddenly lost 8lbs in 3
days. I am at 9 mos now. I did lose a whole clothing size on the bottom
half of my body during that time. I am now down 93lbs. I tried everything
to get my weight to budge - extra excersize, lowering food intake, raising
protein intake - no one thing specifically worked. Best of luck -
— M B.
December 8, 2003
I agree with others about getting some regular, intense exercise, however,
the reality is that you are pretty close to goal and that last little bit
will most likely come off a lot slower. I am 8 months out, 5'3 and started
at 235 lbs. I currently weigh 143. Last month I only lost 3 lbs, and two of
that was right at the beginnin gof the month. If you read my profile you
will see that I exercise like a mad woman, yet my loss has slowed to a
trickle!
— Barbara C.
December 8, 2003
I am doing something really hard to try to restart my weight loss. Nothing.
That's right. Nothing. I just happened to come down with bronchitis a
couple of weeks ago, so I stopped exercising and weight training. I have
not gained anything, but now that I am almost done coughing and hacking, I
am looking forward to getting back into exercising again. I have not lost
anything since last May, and it was suggested that I stop exercising and
restart, hoping to kickstart my metabolism again. I hope this works. I have
been doing all the "right things". I also plan to increase to 3
shakes a day and see if that helps. I would like to lose another 40 lbs,
or even 60. I doubt if you are done, but the "honeymoon" is over!
It's pure work and comittment on our parts from now on! Good luck!
— koogy
December 8, 2003
Your not done losing, its just that from here on out, it will be work on
your end to continue the scale downward. Bottom line-its a calories game.
To keep the scale going down, you must lower the # of calories you take in
or do something to burn the ones you are taking in (heart pumping cardio
only!). May I also suggest that you eat several small and frequent meals a
day. Your body needs fuel to burn and the more you put in it (good quality
protein foods), the more it has to burn and the more efficiently it will
burn, especially if you combine it with daily exercise. Don't give up, you
can do this...
— Cindy R.
December 8, 2003
Regarding the exercise: you really need to do both aerobic and muscle
building exercise. While it's true that cardio burns more calories
"in the moment" (as a direct result of the exercise), weight
training builds muscle. Muscle burns more fat in a resting state, so
building up your muscle boosts your metabolism, allowing you to continually
burn fat, not just in the moment of exercising. Another thing to be
careful of with strenuous aerobic exercise is that it will encourage your
body to use lean body tissue for fuel. Cardio exercise uses sugars in the
blood for it's fuel source. Once you've burned that up, it will go for the
next easiest-to-burn source, which is muscle and organ tissue. So an
all-cardio workout will help you lose weight, but some of that weight will
be lean body tissue, the kind that burns fat when you're at rest. (This is
according to an exercise physiologist who spoke at my last support group
meeting.) A mix of exercise is the healthiest way to get rid of fat.
— Vespa R.
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