We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!
weight loss disappointment
Replies
-
we call this the 3 week stall...there is a 3 week a 6 week a 3 month and a 6 month newly post op....keep drinking your water and focus on things that make you happy and not on food. You got this...no worries...0
-
I hope that is where I am. Since surgery day weight I have only lost about 13 pounds (I am 3.5 weeks post-op).
As with many women, I got my TOM day of surgery and just again a few days ago. My body is probably all wacko from the surgery. I am hoping things work themselves out soon.
About how many calories should I be eating about now. I am on soft foods (tuna, salmon, cottage cheese, soft cheeses etc). I set up myFitnessPal for 900 calories. Is that too little? Some days I lean more towards 1000 calories. Is that about right? Advice for people one month out...
Thanks, WP0 -
Me too! I had my surgery on 6/9, and I've lost weight since then, but it has not been staggering. All I can think is that my calories are low enough that eventually I am going to have to lose weight0
-
I hope that is where I am. Since surgery day weight I have only lost about 13 pounds (I am 3.5 weeks post-op).
As with many women, I got my TOM day of surgery and just again a few days ago. My body is probably all wacko from the surgery. I am hoping things work themselves out soon.
About how many calories should I be eating about now. I am on soft foods (tuna, salmon, cottage cheese, soft cheeses etc). I set up myFitnessPal for 900 calories. Is that too little? Some days I lean more towards 1000 calories. Is that about right? Advice for people one month out...
Thanks, WP
My surgeon had us at 650-700 for month 1, 750-800 month 2, then 850-950 month 3. And try never to go over 1000 until you reach maintenance. I wasn't on MFP in the beginning and I was at 850 -950 in the first 3 wks and was severely stalled. I was grazing all day. My nut hooked me up with MFP and got me back on schedule. I lose wt best at 850-950. Because I am a 5'5" 45 yr old sedentary female my base calorie burn is 1450 per day. That means if I eat 1450 I lose nothing. To lose a pound you have to burn 3800 calories. If I eat 1050 calories a day it takes 9.5 days to lose 1 lb. I found I lost best by sticking to 850-950 calories per day. This allowed me to at least lose 1 lb every 7.5 days. More if I was active. Every time I got past 950 my wt loss would really slow down. I am only 4 lbs from normal BMI so I have increased my calories to 1200. At the end of the day the sleeve is not magic. If you are eating close to your maintenance calories it will take you a long time to lose wt. I am very honest about my activity level. I exercise 3 hour or less per week. That is a sedentary lifestyle.0
This discussion has been closed.