When did your WEIGHTLOSS slow/plateau ?

[emma-louise]

Just wondering...
When is the average time for weightloss to slow down or stop?
I'm 13/14 months now since my bypass and it's hardly coming off at all now.
Is this to be expected at this time do you think?
Thanks all x

 

[shelbell]

Yup, around 12-18 months is normal for your body to have adapted to some elements of the bypass, the malabsorptive effect is less, dumping decreases, the stomach pouch is slightly larger, which all makes for harder weight losses. Now is the time you need to be careful to maintain as regain becomes a risk.

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[Montana]

I'm 6 weeks post op and I've lost 1lb in the last 3 weeks, does that count as a plateau?

H xx

 

[Raynebubble]

you can plateu at any time... for a week or for a few... but as shellbell says its later on down the line that you will and can plateu then, but you need to try to be careful with what you eat as you dont want to put on weight. its ok to stay the same...just try not to put on xx

 

[Fashionably Late]

I was about 12-14 months out when my weight loss came to an almost stand still. Once I re-focused on low carb and high protein (about 90g a day) it would start moving again albeit slowly.

 

[emma-louise]

I was about 12-14 months out when my weight loss came to an almost stand still. Once I re-focused on low carb and high protein (about 90g a day) it would start moving again albeit slowly.

Hi,
Once you had focused on protein,how much weight did you start to lose again,
Thanks x

 

[Fashionably Late]

It was a while ago but I know that I had some weeks of over 3 pounds loss and others around a pound. Exercise was also vital to it as well.

 

[emma-louise]

It was a while ago but I know that I had some weeks of over 3 pounds loss and others around a pound. Exercise was also vital to it as well.

Thanks for this,
Ivd increased protein a lot!
And trying to walk walk walk and doing cross trainer x

 

[carberello]

I'm 6 weeks post op and I've lost 1lb in the last 3 weeks, does that count as a plateau?

H xx

I hope so! I'm 6 weeks out on the 5th March and haven't lost anything in the last 10 days. I blame the soft mushy diet I keep getting told I should be eating its far too easy to pour calories in for almost no feeling of fullness when its passing right out of the stomach. After 5pm I seem to get ravenous and pick at bits ( old habits dying hard but dying non the less! )
I've looked at what Im eating and the amounts and have decided to move on to less liquid and mushy foods to more slower moving firmer and filling foods.

I had a proper traditional roast dinner last night, 2 small roasties carrot turnip, peas, tiny bit of gravy - don't want to wash it through ( except for meat which was replaced by a softer tinned hamburgerish thing as I still cant manage basic meats without feeling ill)
I didn't eat it all and didnt eat anything after that and felt full & very comfortably satisfied all evening.

Having the op has made me stand back and Im still discovering my weight inducing nasty habits - one of which is grazing instead of having a meal and killing the hunger in one hit.

I was hoping to lose around a stone a month but this may be too ambitious even if most of the markers on profiles seem to point to this being about the average ( feel free to correct me on this assumption)

I've already prepared my evening meal for tonight so Ive no excuse to not have a nice balanced filling meal
Carrots & Turnip lightly crushed no added butter or liquid.
Boiled potato, not overcooked but still quite firm.
Roast potato
Crunchy Green beans.
Cabbage - firm
All in small portions of course and on a side plate to keep the amount in perspective.

Im going to try a well cooked pork steak with the veg but not confident on more than a fork full
I already feel full writing this!!

 

[Raynebubble]

I hope so! I'm 6 weeks out on the 5th March and haven't lost anything in the last 10 days. I blame the soft mushy diet I keep getting told I should be eating its far too easy to pour calories in for almost no feeling of fullness when its passing right out of the stomach. After 5pm I seem to get ravenous and pick at bits ( old habits dying hard but dying non the less! )
I've looked at what Im eating and the amounts and have decided to move on to less liquid and mushy foods to more slower moving firmer and filling foods.

I had a proper traditional roast dinner last night, 2 small roasties carrot turnip, peas, tiny bit of gravy - don't want to wash it through ( except for meat which was replaced by a softer tinned hamburgerish thing as I still cant manage basic meats without feeling ill)
I didn't eat it all and didnt eat anything after that and felt full & very comfortably satisfied all evening.

Having the op has made me stand back and Im still discovering my weight inducing nasty habits - one of which is grazing instead of having a meal and killing the hunger in one hit.

I was hoping to lose around a stone a month but this may be too ambitious even if most of the markers on profiles seem to point to this being about the average ( feel free to correct me on this assumption)

I've already prepared my evening meal for tonight so Ive no excuse to not have a nice balanced filling meal
Carrots & Turnip lightly crushed no added butter or liquid.
Boiled potato, not overcooked but still quite firm.
Roast potato
Crunchy Green beans.
Cabbage - firm
All in small portions of course and on a side plate to keep the amount in perspective.

Im going to try a well cooked pork steak with the veg but not confident on more than a fork full
I already feel full writing this!!

hun i hope you dont mind me saying, but protein is the most important part of the meal as this is what will help you lose the weight... protein first, then veg then carbs... wth the meat... cut it up very small and chew chew chew xxx

 

[carberello]

hun i hope you dont mind me saying, but protein is the most important part of the meal as this is what will help you lose the weight... protein first, then veg then carbs... wth the meat... cut it up very small and chew chew chew xxx

Don't mind at all RayneBubble. I know exactly what your saying.
I do take protein as low carb Whey powder 2x a day which gives me the recommended daily amounts. I'm working toward replacing that with more natural animal proteins but not tolerating meats at the moment no matter how much I chew unless its ground beef in a liquid...AKA Mince stew and back to square one and peckish within an hour or two as its passed through too quickly.

 

[Raynebubble]

Oh thats ok then lol.. i was a bit worried you wasnt getting your protein in.
It will get easier when you get to normal diet and start introducing newer foods xx

 

[civvygit]

Can you do without the shakes ever Rayne? I hate the idea of shakes or any liquid to powder mix.

Can you just get the protein you need from good old fashioned food over the course of the day? And wouldn't that make you feel fuller than shakes that flow through?