Question:
I am 9 months post op and I have lost 106 pds my weight loss seems to

have come to slow crawl. I track my calories and I am in the 1100-1300 calorie range. I get in at least 64 oz of water per day and I know I take in at least 70-80 grams of protein. I walk on my treadmill at least 3-4 times per week for 10-15 minutes. My problem is I snack in the morning before lunch usually on carrots,beef jerky,rice cakes, cheese and oranges. Usually not just 1 of those but 2 or 3 of those choices. I find I can hold more than 1 cup of food at a time. I see other people dropping 2-3 pds a week and I'm lucky to be dropping 2-3 pds per month. I have at least 40 pds to go before I will be happy and at my own personal goal. Also I find that I drink about 2-3 cups of coffee per day with creamer 50 cal per serving. I never drink soda only water and flavored sugarfree water. Any suggestions to help me. I know I must be doing something wrong to have such a slow weight loss. Oh by the way I suffer from PCOS. I don't know if that plays into my slow weightloss. Sorry for such a long question.    — susan V. (posted on January 28, 2002)

January 28, 2002
I'm at about 11 months post-op, and I find that it's getting harder and harder to lose weight (after having lost 160+ lbs. fairly easily). I too had another 55 lbs. or so to lose, and it is the hardest challenge I've ever had to face. I only lost 4 lbs. in December, and I knew I needed to change a few things. It was becoming too easy to cheat myself. This is what I did: (1) limit my food intake to 3-4 times per day (only healthy food!) and no more (that means NO snacking!) and stop obsessing about calories, (2) up my water intake and limit sugary liquids like soda pop and Gatorade, (3) if I have a snack at the movies, limit the snack to 200 calories, which is a small candy or a few scoops of popcorn (I feel deprived otherwise), (4) up my cardio from 45 minutes 4 times per week to 1 hr. 4 times per week, and (5) take all my vitamins and protein supplements. I did that last month and lost 17 lbs.!!!! It's true, it's not the surgery that fails us, but us that fail the surgery. Good luck, and keep working! You'll get there.
   — Terissa R.

January 28, 2002
You're not exercising nearly enough. Do something that makes you sweat everyday for at least 30 minutes (including warm up and cool down). Good luck and God Bless!
   — Kimberly L.

January 29, 2002
Hi there, I just had to add my two cents. I too am a fellow PCOS sufferer, and let me say that PCOS just plain sucks. I have lost 70 pounds in 6 months, and then since Thanksgiving, nothing, nada, zip, zilch. I will admit that I cheated a lot through the holidays, but I am now back on track better than ever. I am still not losing. I have a follow up appointment with my surgeon on Friday and will ask him about it then, but in my readings on the internet I have found that PCOS people still have problems. Before surgery the only way I could lose was to really watch carbs. I have read that even though we PCOSers have lost some weight, you still have to watch what you consume because of the Insulin Resistance that usually goes along with the PCOS. WWW.Soulcysters.com has some great articles about weight control with PCOS. Good luck, because I know I need it for myself too!!! Kristin
   — KLandrum