Re: weightloss and calories

June 11, 2004

Congratulations on 28lbs gone!!! I hit a plateau at 6 weeks out. Your body

is just trying to catch up with all the major changes. As for gaining and

losing the same 2 or 3 lbs....don't weigh yourself every day. Once a week at

most, and make sure you weigh at the same time every day. I can weigh myself

5 times a day and get 5 different weights. Keep walking, try to drink a

little bit more water....I would try to eat a little more in the way of

calories as well. My surgeon has me eating 6 times a day. Small meals...a

protein drink or glass of milk can count as a meal. I've lost 60lbs in the

first 3 months and am at another plateau. They suck, but they go away. Good

luck )

in Indiana

Open RNY 2/25/04

265.4/205/135

5'5 " Age 28

-- weightloss and calories

hi all wondered if some of you could answer some questions for me. i had my

surgery on 4/22 and started at 281. today i am at 253 its been 7 weeks and

it seems for the last week or 2 i havent really lost i actually have gained

and lost the same 2-3 pounds. i am taking in about 500-600 calories a day

and i am exercising some each day usually doing a walk away the pounds dvd

for 1 to1 1/2 miles. i am getting in about 60 oz of water and eating about

60 grams of protein on the avg. at a web site i go to some seem to think i

need more calories. i have been trying to reach the nutritionist at my dr

office but she hasnt called me back yet so just thought i would try and get

some opinions from people that have been there!

thanks

Tracey

June 11, 2004

you sound fine to me... maybe more protien . i don't

know you sound like you are doing everything right. i

am a quick looser...lol. but i am not sure. sorry.

nora 93 pounds gone in 5 1/2 months

--- Tracey Finch wrote:

> hi all wondered if some of you could answer some

> questions for me. i had my surgery on 4/22 and

> started at 281. today i am at 253 its been 7 weeks

> and it seems for the last week or 2 i havent really

> lost i actually have gained and lost the same 2-3

> pounds. i am taking in about 500-600 calories a day

> and i am exercising some each day usually doing a

> walk away the pounds dvd for 1 to1 1/2 miles. i am

> getting in about 60 oz of water and eating about 60

> grams of protein on the avg. at a web site i go to

> some seem to think i need more calories. i have been

> trying to reach the nutritionist at my dr office but

> she hasnt called me back yet so just thought i would

> try and get some opinions from people that have been

> there!

>

> thanks

>

> Tracey

>

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> removed]

>

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Freedom Prevails Because Hero's Serve.

- Trulock Family

June 11, 2004

I'm only a couple of weeks ahead of you and only weighed a little less

than you did pre-op. I had the exact same problem. It was compounded

by having a friend who had the surgery a year earlier tell me I would

automatically lose 30 lbs in 30 days. Boy did that not happen for

me!!I was feeling like a failure. And I knew I was hardly taking in

any calories at all.

My doctor told me even though my start was slow, I was still " on the

curve " and was doing fine.

The other point is that a lot of people start out with much more

weight to lose, therefore their loss is greater.

The good news is the weight loss kicked back in again and as of

Wednesday I'd lost 35 lbs.

> hi all wondered if some of you could answer some questions for me. i

had my surgery on 4/22 and started at 281. today i am at 253 its been

7 weeks and it seems for the last week or 2 i havent really lost i

actually have gained and lost the same 2-3 pounds. i am taking in

about 500-600 calories a day and i am exercising some each day usually

doing a walk away the pounds dvd for 1 to1 1/2 miles. i am getting in

about 60 oz of water and eating about 60 grams of protein on the avg.

at a web site i go to some seem to think i need more calories. i have

been trying to reach the nutritionist at my dr office but she hasnt

called me back yet so just thought i would try and get some opinions

from people that have been there!

> thanks

> Tracey

>

June 11, 2004