Anonymous wrote:That weight plateau went into a different question, here: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/0/1086485.page#23521897

I responded there. I have actually had luck in cheating and having my weight go up, and then not getting stuck again on the way down. That said, it took me 8 days to get back to normal after I had a whole bunch of celebration food over the weekend for my anniversary, ha!

My new question is, when your height goes down as you age (I used to be 5 ft. 7.5 inches and now am barely 5 ft 6 what?!), do you readjust your BMI according to your new height? That is such a bummer, I might have to lose more weight to be "normal." I'm asking this question even though I sort of know the answer is yes. I just don't want it to be!!!

Good luck, folks!

If you were flat on the ground with your neck extended, say for a massage or a chiropractor, you'd probably still be the earlier height. What is happening is your spine is curving and getting tighter, you're not shrinking, your back is compacted. So you're still the same height / person just a bit squashed. Use the usual ratio anyway, for a sense of progress. I'm sure I'm not 5'7 any more either but I'm sticking with that.

That weight plateau went into a different question, here: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/0/1086485.page#23521897

I responded there. I have actually had luck in cheating and having my weight go up, and then not getting stuck again on the way down. That said, it took me 8 days to get back to normal after I had a whole bunch of celebration food over the weekend for my anniversary, ha!

My new question is, when your height goes down as you age (I used to be 5 ft. 7.5 inches and now am barely 5 ft 6 what?!), do you readjust your BMI according to your new height? That is such a bummer, I might have to lose more weight to be "normal." I'm asking this question even though I sort of know the answer is yes. I just don't want it to be!!!

Good luck, folks!

Hi, could you please advise how to break through a weight plateau? How long will it last??

Anonymous wrote:I just hit my goal after 4 months of very slow weight loss on Noom. I lost 9 pounds (7% of my body mass) and feel great!

Superb! Well done. This thread has been quiet for a while, though I do check it.

I just hit my goal after 4 months of very slow weight loss on Noom. I lost 9 pounds (7% of my body mass) and feel great!

Anonymous wrote:DP with no gallstones and I think intermittent fasting and low carb are helpful for hunger pains. I know snacks aren’t an option so that takes some of the temptation away. Nights are worst for me so I try to go to bed on the early side. If I really want a little more food, sometimes I eat a few slices of sweet heat bread and butter pickles! Crazy but it’s a lot of flavor and barely any carbs or calories. Not too many though because they’re salty. I’ve lost over 80 pounds so far.. Good luck!

Unfortunately it's usually the case that you cannot do intermittent fasting if you have gallstones as that is literally what triggers them.

DP with no gallstones and I think intermittent fasting and low carb are helpful for hunger pains. I know snacks aren’t an option so that takes some of the temptation away. Nights are worst for me so I try to go to bed on the early side. If I really want a little more food, sometimes I eat a few slices of sweet heat bread and butter pickles! Crazy but it’s a lot of flavor and barely any carbs or calories. Not too many though because they’re salty. I’ve lost over 80 pounds so far.. Good luck!

Anonymous wrote:Hi, the fellow gallstone poster! Did you do your weight loss under any kind of doctor supervision? My initial weight was way more than yours, i am 5'8" and 178 now, down from 190, i have to lose at least 10 more pds. I am just using an app and never consulted any dietitian or such. Any advice as to how not to feel so hungry? I tried a boiled egg a day just when it gets too bad, but it made me constipated. I cannot eat fruit because of fructose and fatty liver connection. I used to eat 3-4 honeycrisps a day.

I think someone answered this on my behalf, which is funny. But Im' the other 53 yr old with gallstones. I didn't consult a doctor or follow any method other than changing the way I ate. I knew I was eating badly. I would have 2 large croissants with jelly inside for breakfast some days. That is like 800 calories. I started to look at what I was eating in terms of totals and then decided I'd aim for 1200-1500 per day. Half an avocado is 100, a baby bell cheese is 70, a packet of pistachios is 120, a piece of cooked peppered salmon is 240 etc.

I stopped adding cream to family meals, or butter to mashed potato and have smaller portions of those meals. Like 1/3 of what I'd normally eat.

If I am hungry I'll have half a banana or a decaf with low fat milk. So long as each meal is enough, I don't normally get hungry in between. The mistake I made once or twice was to have a tiny lunch of only about 200 calories and I was very hungry before dinner. That was unbalanced and didn't help so I don't do that any more.

Anonymous wrote:Hi, the fellow gallstone poster! Did you do your weight loss under any kind of doctor supervision? My initial weight was way more than yours, i am 5'8" and 178 now, down from 190, i have to lose at least 10 more pds. I am just using an app and never consulted any dietitian or such. Any advice as to how not to feel so hungry? I tried a boiled egg a day just when it gets too bad, but it made me constipated. I cannot eat fruit because of fructose and fatty liver connection. I used to eat 3-4 honeycrisps a day.

Salads with lots of greens and lean proteins. You can only eat so much spinach before you are full or tired of it. I dress mine with plain balsamic vinegar to keep the calories down, dressings kill the value of salad. Can you have cherry tomatoes since they don’t have much/impactful fructose? If so, I’d do several cups of spinach, a serving a lean protein, tomatoes, a sprinkling of a cheese you like- I prefer goat or blue on my salads, and balsamic vinegar. That’s a typical lunch if I’m at the office. If I’m home, I scramble two eggs with chopped up tomatoes, spinach, and a slice or two of whatever deli ham or turkey I have around to make a hot meal. Sort of similar, but a hot lunch feels like a treat. Both get me a filling meal at <300 calories.

27 pds is my ultimate goal. How did you do it?

Hi, the fellow gallstone poster! Did you do your weight loss under any kind of doctor supervision? My initial weight was way more than yours, i am 5'8" and 178 now, down from 190, i have to lose at least 10 more pds. I am just using an app and never consulted any dietitian or such. Any advice as to how not to feel so hungry? I tried a boiled egg a day just when it gets too bad, but it made me constipated. I cannot eat fruit because of fructose and fatty liver connection. I used to eat 3-4 honeycrisps a day.

Anonymous wrote:PP here who was concerned about the liver. I too have gallstones, haha. And I too, bought size 16 (sigh) jeans about 3 months ago though was always size 12 pre-pandemic, and now they literally fall off which I am very happy about. Woman, 53 as well. I never believed I can lose almost 12 pounds in 3 months and honestly I am surprised and a little scared of how easy it was. I guess I should go to the health forum since people on this thread are probably totally healthy and not worried about their livers -)

You're in the right place. Gallstone poster here, also 53. I have been on this thread a while. Started in May at 167 and now down to 140 lbs. Sort of plateaued here I think, but would like to get to 130 if possible.

PP here who was concerned about the liver. I too have gallstones, haha. And I too, bought size 16 (sigh) jeans about 3 months ago though was always size 12 pre-pandemic, and now they literally fall off which I am very happy about. Woman, 53 as well. I never believed I can lose almost 12 pounds in 3 months and honestly I am surprised and a little scared of how easy it was. I guess I should go to the health forum since people on this thread are probably totally healthy and not worried about their livers -)

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Anonymous wrote:Np. I am losing 5 pds a month for 3rd month now, trying to ward off early fatty liver signs. Yesterday i was googling it and found lots of scary articles that rapid weight loss can basically damage your liver even further. Anyone on this thread has thought of weight loss in this light? What is considered a "rapid" loss? I am doing about 1500cal a day and not exactly low carb but way lower than i used to eat, and i am starving half the time. Can all this kill my liver?

5 lbs a month is not rapid weight loss. You should be fine.

Agreed. I have gallstones and if I lost rapidly I would have gallstone attacks. I'm losing 1-2 lbs per wk and I am fine.

Anonymous wrote:Np. I am losing 5 pds a month for 3rd month now, trying to ward off early fatty liver signs. Yesterday i was googling it and found lots of scary articles that rapid weight loss can basically damage your liver even further. Anyone on this thread has thought of weight loss in this light? What is considered a "rapid" loss? I am doing about 1500cal a day and not exactly low carb but way lower than i used to eat, and i am starving half the time. Can all this kill my liver?

5 lbs a month is not rapid weight loss. You should be fine.