I am over 8 months since my bypass. I lost 30 pounds from the 2 weeks fore surgery and the month after. Have not lost anything since. Help nothing is helping and my blood suger is going back up. Iam diabetic but after surgery went off all meds.
Its not working:(
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dianeseattle
Veteran Contributor
- Date
- Aug 20, 2007
- Start Weight
- 247 lbs
- Goal Weight
- 140 lbs
- Currently
- 140 lbs
- Progress
- 100%
That sounds very abnormal. It also sounds very medical. You need a doctor and a nutritionist to look at your diet, your water consumption and your activity levels. I lost 75 pounds in 3 months and then rode a plateau for 6.
Believe it or not, most plateaus are caused by a starvation response. People get it in their heads that they have to eat very little food so they can lose more weight. But your body doesn't work like that after bypass. Your metabolism notices that you're losing too much weight really fast and assumes you're starving. Your body fights this with "adaptive thermogenesis," burning minimal calories so your organs and muscles have the energy they need to live.
Generally, the cure is to eat more. But see your nutritionist about it. Write down a diet that includes at least 800 calories, but avoid sugars and fats, as they cause dumping.
Start now writing down every single crumb or drop of food you eat in a food diary. BE COMPLETELY HONEST. Show it to a medical professional--a nutritionist.
Do it right now. The surgery went fine but I'm guessing you decided to cut back on calories because you noticed a 1 or 2 pound weight gain.
Make the appointment.
thenami
Newbie
- Surgery
- Gastric_Sleeve
- Date
- Jul 18, 2025
- Start Weight
- 198 lbs
- Goal Weight
- 120 lbs
- Currently
- 130 lbs
- Progress
- 87%
Do not get discouraged! Please talk with your physicians and they can help create a meal plan for you to assist with keeping your blood sugar down. Im trying my best not to have to take meds for my levels, and my diet is currently working for me. Eating right is a difficult choice, but having surgery was tough too. I am one that has to snack, and miss cooking large meals.
What assists me is making air popcorn. It gives me something to do, which I extend by adding steps. 1t olive oil, 1T smart balance, 1t salt, 1T stevia, in separate little bowls. This gives me more to hand wash. I pop my 2 cups of kernels; each dry ingredient gets mixed separately. I microwave the smart balance, add it to the oil, and drizzle half it around the inside of a different bowl. I add half the popped corn and mix it well. I drizzle the rest into the other bowl and mix well. Then I mix both bowls together with the salt and stevia. The time this takes is the entire point of the process. I make myself wash everything and put it away before I sit down to munch. I try to count my chews at 10-15 per little handful. I do this in the evening after a high protein low carb dinner, when I feel hungry again. I cant tolerate protein shakes or I'd have one of those. This is what I snack on as needed till bedtime.
Ive been working on extending meal prep time (helps me consume a lot less) and eating regularly. My breakfast is always three egg whites and a cup of frozen spinach or veggies. I never eat it all; it's my mid-morning snack or before work boost. I eat a no added sugar high protein yogurt for lunch. If Im hungry I allow myself two slices of oven roasted turkey or chicken lunch meat (thick round kind- it's my one cheat). A mid-afternoon snack is one big handful of nuts, or seeds. Dinner is always a protein like chicken, burger, steak, turkey sausage, or fish. I dont really eat fruits or veggies so I make sure to take a vitamin in the morning. Calcium I take at night. My beverages include hot tea's with stevia (helps me with hunger and stomach pain), 1 cup of coffee, 1 can of diet soda, and water.
My process of extending meal prep times has me down from 198 to 130 since July. We all have to find what works for us. Personally, I know dedication is key. Losing weight is not easy, even after surgery.
What assists me is making air popcorn. It gives me something to do, which I extend by adding steps. 1t olive oil, 1T smart balance, 1t salt, 1T stevia, in separate little bowls. This gives me more to hand wash. I pop my 2 cups of kernels; each dry ingredient gets mixed separately. I microwave the smart balance, add it to the oil, and drizzle half it around the inside of a different bowl. I add half the popped corn and mix it well. I drizzle the rest into the other bowl and mix well. Then I mix both bowls together with the salt and stevia. The time this takes is the entire point of the process. I make myself wash everything and put it away before I sit down to munch. I try to count my chews at 10-15 per little handful. I do this in the evening after a high protein low carb dinner, when I feel hungry again. I cant tolerate protein shakes or I'd have one of those. This is what I snack on as needed till bedtime.
Ive been working on extending meal prep time (helps me consume a lot less) and eating regularly. My breakfast is always three egg whites and a cup of frozen spinach or veggies. I never eat it all; it's my mid-morning snack or before work boost. I eat a no added sugar high protein yogurt for lunch. If Im hungry I allow myself two slices of oven roasted turkey or chicken lunch meat (thick round kind- it's my one cheat). A mid-afternoon snack is one big handful of nuts, or seeds. Dinner is always a protein like chicken, burger, steak, turkey sausage, or fish. I dont really eat fruits or veggies so I make sure to take a vitamin in the morning. Calcium I take at night. My beverages include hot tea's with stevia (helps me with hunger and stomach pain), 1 cup of coffee, 1 can of diet soda, and water.
My process of extending meal prep times has me down from 198 to 130 since July. We all have to find what works for us. Personally, I know dedication is key. Losing weight is not easy, even after surgery.
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- Surgery
- Gastric_Bypass
- Date
- Jan 02, 2001
- Start Weight
- 356 lbs
- Goal Weight
- 105 lbs
- Currently
- 109 lbs
- Progress
- 98%
have you reported to the doctor? what kind of bypass did you have?
- Surgery
- Gastric_Sleeve
- Date
- Oct 03, 2025
- Start Weight
- 319 lbs
- Goal Weight
- 200 lbs
- Currently
- 238 lbs
- Progress
- 68%
Very informative!
June 03rd will be 8 months post op Gastric Sleeve for me. I've lost 86 pounds and for the last 4 weeks, I've been at a stall;that has nearly driven me up the wall! I've been incorporating more water;never really have been a big water drinker. I'm still 37/38 pounds too big, and have been struggling to lose my belly fat! Thats my main hang up! I'm very grateful for the weight lost, but these last 37 pounds may cause me to be put into a Straight Jacket! :○
dianeseattle
Veteran Contributor
- Date
- Aug 20, 2007
- Start Weight
- 247 lbs
- Goal Weight
- 140 lbs
- Currently
- 140 lbs
- Progress
- 100%
Peanuts are a really bad source of protein and very high in fat. I'm guessing most nuts are.
Women are supposed to take 1500 milligrams of calcium per day, but the body can only absorb 500mg at a time. I have pill containers that I measure my doses out into so I actually take nutritional supplements and oral prescriptions 4 times a day.
That's so true, and congratulations on finding yours and losing so much weight and improving your health. You're awesome.
In total, I take 22 pills a day, 15 of which are supplements. I had my big old RYGB open procedure 20 years ago and until recently, I've been thin and strong. However, at 75, I find myself in long spells of depression, which result in me plopping my ass down in front of the tv and feeling sorry for myself.
A few days ago I decided to change all that and I went for a short walk. It WIPED ME OUT! I walked about a half-mile today and felt stronger, more able to do that. But carrying 40 or 50 extra pounds around on my 5'3" frame is exhausting. That's why I decided to ask my doctor for prescription help. I'm sure most of us know it gets harder to build muscle and lose fat after you turn 35 or 40.
Strangely enough, though, my cardiovascular numbers are fabulous. But old-timers here know I'm a wilderness hiker in the North Cascade Mountains:
That's me with my son on my very first time hiking the Ross Lake Wilderness. The upper two are us leaving to be driven up to the trailhead, and me at the YMCA with my loaded pack, where I worked out on a treadmill for hours to get in shape for it.
Those photos are 10 years old now and I am definitely not in shape to go hiking in the mountains. But this is what I'm shooting for now.
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