jessywallen

I was banded on July 28th 2011. Today is September 14, 2011 and I have lost 42 pounds. My questions, which I hope someone can help me with is.... 1) My doctor wants us when we get to the "green zone" to eat a 1/2 cup food 3 times a day without Snacks in between, but I dont see how it is possible to get 1,000 to 1,200 calories a day with that. Right now I am eating 3 meals a day with 2 snacks because I AM STARVING. I have had 2 fills and I guess there is just not enough solution in my band. 2) I am only eating around 500-800 calories a day and I am also exercising 5 days a week, which 3 of those days I do ZUMBA which burns around 600-700 calories, so if the days I am doing Zumba I am working off more calories than I am taking in. My main issue is, now that I have had 2 fills I seem to be at a plateau, I am not losing as fast as I think I should, but then again I lost a LOT so quickly. I am wondering if my body is just in shock. I just need some advice as to what to eat, I have cut out bread, Pasta, sugar COMPLETELY. This is what my daily menu looks like: Breakfast: 8oz Protein shake snack: carrots and 1tsp ranch ( i know but its only a tsp, is that still bad?) Lunch: apples and a babybel cheese snack: 1% glass of milk (8oz) Dinner: 4oz Tilapia filet and broccoli Please any advice would be great, I dont know if I need to cut out the milk and cheese or what I am doing wrong, I just want to lose my weight fast (which I know is everyones wish)

Okay thanks, I thought that I needed to up my calories, but since I am not eating bread, Pasta or sugar I thought "how am I going to do this?" So should I just add nuts and avocado to more items and increase my amount of food? I just feel like eating 3 meals and two Snacks is NOT what you are supposed to do. What do yall recommend eating to increase my calorie intake without eating bad foods?

Thats what I said, but my doctor said that when we get to the "Green Zone" that we should only eat 1/2c a food 3 times a day. I mean I lost a LOT at first but now I am not and I dont want to over eat and get too many calories in you know? But I also want to LOSE weight and be healthy and not ruin my body.

Okay thanks, I thought that I needed to up my calories, but since I am not eating bread, Pasta or sugar I thought "how am I going to do this?" So should I just add nuts and avocado to more items and increase my amount of food? I just feel like eating 3 meals and two Snacks is NOT what you are supposed to do. What do yall recommend eating to increase my calorie intake without eating bad foods?