Hi mjshough! Sorry to hear about your stall. If you are concerned about cravings/snacking it may help to go back to the regimented diet you were given post op, maybe adding an extra protein shake or two to make your calories. I find that if I do a liquid day, it wipes away all my cravings and i have no desire to sway from my protein, fruit and veg diet.

Good luck! Keep the faith!

You are so right. I have not been doing these basic things and feel discouraged. What I need to do is start again with all the tools I was taught and I am sure I would see more weight loss and not feel hungry.

I am only 6 weeks in and already discouraged.
Month 1 I lost a whopping 30 pounds, this month only 6. Don;t get me wrong, 6 is better than zero. But I was expecting at least 15-20. I struggle to get in all my protein and water because I get full so quick and I don't want to start snacking to get my nutrients!
Any suggestions about how you handled your new sleeve in the first 30-90 days????

I just saw my dietician for my 6 month post-op visit. She and my doctor discourage any snacking between meals. Their philosophy is that eating that way is what put the weight on. I am getting by on an about 65 grams of protein, but not always feeling satisfied so she recommended to try to increase it. Also, I should limit any starch to one meal. For me, that is the hardest of all. I am going to try to follow this plan closer because I have only been losing about a pound a week for the last 3 months.

My bariatric dietician said going back to liquids is the worst thing to do as it messes up your metabolism. She said go back to lean protein and complex carbs, low fat as possible and loads of water. This should kick start things again.

I have been told eating between meals is fine as long as you eat the right things!! A banana, beef jerky, protein bar etc to up your energy levels maybe what you need.

It is important to decide what is bad eating lots of the wrong things at any time or eating a banana between lunch and dinner!! Snacking is not bad, what you snack on might be.

I'm constantly frustrated and discouraged. I had VSG surgery on Oct 17 (4 months ago) and lost some weight really quickly of course...now i'm down about 55-60lbs...but constantly struggle with ups and downs/gains and losses...i stick to around 800 cals, eat very healthfully, but it just seems that the weight is not "falling off" like i hear others say.

When i eat more, i gain weight. I don't want to miss a window of opportunity with my weight loss and i know that looking at that amount of weight loss in 4 months sounds great, but most of that was in the first two months....I drink water, get my protien in, etc....i see others saying they can only eat a few bites of food, my NUT said i should be eating 2 cups of food by now (i eat about 1 1/2 and feel happy with that)....i find all the information out there to be confusing - everyone has different advice, etc....and I just can't stand that i seem to be behind the pack. I know we are all different and i'll be okay as long as the weight comes off eventually, even if it takes a long time (i.e., part of the fear is the not knowing!!) but i hear people say it's effortless and in 6 months they've lost 100 lbs, etc...and well, it just makes me feel like i must be doing something wrong!

And i stall for three weeks, then lose a few pounds, stall for weeks, lose a couple pounds....frustrating.

Don't get me wrong, except for the insane heartburn which i'm trying to figure out, i think the sleeve is great, and do have some faith it will work overall (i'm a worrywart by nature) but i find it hard to deal with and seem to be a slower loser with tons of stalls! I guess those of us that fit that bill just have to work at it and be patient!