Just curious to see how many you guys are consuming for weight loss - I am at 800-1000 and the scale isn't moving!

What is a typical menu?

I am usually having:

B - 1 scrambled egg w/ half slice of LF cheese, 1/2 cup of blueberries and half slice of whole grain "small-loaf" toast.
S - 1 cup of 1% milk
L - 1 cup tuna salad made w/ LF mayo, celery, onions, salt and pepper and other half of whole grain toast
S - Activia yogurt and almonds
D - Grilled tilapia and brown rice made w/ chicken broth and steamed green beans

I occasionaly have a treat - only IF I am under my 800 calories for the day! And I am walking 20-30 minutes at least 3 times a day...what are you guys doing?

I did not know it would be this hard.

I was banded on June 4th. I don't count calories - I count grams of protein, fat and carbs. The high protein diet helps curb my hunger. So, basically 90 percent of my meals are protein - some of it will be in the form of liquid protein vials like New Whey or a shake. I also eat quite a bit of diary products like cottage cheese. I am kind of surprised you can eat toast. Whenever I have a meal, I am not to drink during it. Doing this will keep your stomach fuller and for a longer period. I also must consume 48-64 ounces of water a day.

If I had to guess how many calories I consume, I would say about 800-1000. There is a type of chemial reaction that occurs with a high protein diet so that you can lose faster. Your body has to consume its own fat as protein cannot be stored by the body. At this time, I am losing about one pound a day. Of course that will change at some point.

Hopefully you have a nutritionist that you are working with. If not, I think I would ask for one.

Your patience will be rewarded.

I don't think I'm getting in enough calories. Of course, I hate to admit but I am not good about eating. I pretty well live off of one whole egg a day and cottage cheese out the ying yang. (It's been WAAAAAAY over 100 here lately and I cannot fathom turning on the stove for ANYTHING.) I noticed since I started eating like this my weightloss has stalled out big time. UGH.

I haven't been counting calories either...I am the protien counter type!

Do you all keep a food journal? Do you find it helps?

I typically keep the calories between 700-800 a day and then every 3-4 days I will bump it up to 1000-1200 (generally ends up being a weekend day in there somewhere). I am also doing the Couch to 5K every other day and try to walk in between. I have not experienced the 1-pound-a-day loss that kansas has (lucky dog!) but I am losing slowly but surely. I also notice I have been losing inches more consistently than pounds.

How is your water intake Lexy? I don't generally get in 64 ounces but I do try to at least get half of that. Try checking some measurements. It could be that you are losing inches and not pounds right now. I keep waiting to wake up one morning down 10 pounds.

Also, I do keep track of my calories/exercise on the daily plate. I LOVE it!

Hang in there!

Jennifer,
I don't keep a food chart although I had to do it before the surgery. Maybe I should. I have a lot of weight to lose and that may be why it is burning off so fast. I don't expect this to keep up but when it stops I will have to focus on increasing my metabolism - exercising. I am not doing much of that right now as I have asthma and it starts to act up with a lot of exercise and I don't want to start a coughing spell. I will have less trouble with my asthma as my weight goes down - I have pounds setting on my chest right now and that doesn't allow for a full expansion of my lungs. I am just getting over the anesthesia - my asthma really acted up. Doc says about two weeks before I get my breathing back. Asthma is one of my co-morbidities. I have shortness of breath all the time so I really needed this surgery for my health.

I really don't know why the weight is coming off so fast as all I have done is followed my nutritionists "rules." I am not going to complain. I have heard that if you don't eat enough "calories," your body will think you are in starvation and slow down your metabolism. We all have quite efficient bodies - the idea is really to trick the body. I think the high protein diet does that quite well. I fully expect to hit plateaus but right now I am just going with the flow.

I also take 2 multivitamins, 2 calcium tablets and one B complex each day at different times. I suspect the B complex may be keeping my metabolism up and running.

I haven't really been counting calories nor was I really counting my protein grams. Needless to say I've been pretty much around the same weight since my initial weight loss. I started again keeping track of my calories and protein intake. I also started excercising for at least 30min at least 3x's per week. I go for my first fill on 7/3 and I want to have some kind of information so that I can ask my dr. for any advice if needed.

I am not too worried since I know I am still in healing mode and before the first fill I don't think you are expected to have too much of a weight loss.

Yet, I am honing in on my diet skills so that I will be able to be successful
in the long run!

Good Luck to all....we can do this!

i dont count anything my surgeon told me to eat til im full which last 4-6 hr after each meal ( 2 ) no snacks lots of water, but i feel like im missing somthing im going back to the weight center i was in before the surgery (which they help me get mine approved ) and see whats the deal