I've been reading a lot of blogs where people are having a hard time with the band and losing weight. I have posted a few other times about this same topic so it may be helpful for people to read those as well.
It's been over a year for me and I have been through all of these struggles- from not losing weight, working out ALL the time, to getting filled so tight that I threw up several times a day to eating less than 800 cals...... Ive been there!
I went to an X national body builder and licensed nutritionalist and learned what I was doing wrong.
Here's the deal:
You MUST eat 5-6 times a day and get about 1500-1800 cals in a day depending on your weight and activity level. You can find out what you need by knowing your metabolic rate which you can get off the internet as a guide.
You MUST eat a lot of protien or you will lose muslce instead of fat. If you weigh 200lbs you need 200 grams of protein per day.
You MUST do moderate cardio 4 times a week for about 40 min ( dont go more or you will go into a catabolic state and burn muscle)
You MUST lift heavy weights 2 times a week just to keep the muscle you already have - takes about 20 min
You MUST eat a protein, good fat and incindental carb ( berries and veggies) with every meal
You MUST have a good "cheat day" every week - it causes our bodies to not get use to the same food day after day and requires the body to work hard ( burn calories) to digest a heavy meal.
You MUST limit sugar, starchy carbs and bad fat!!
I can promise you that if you do these things you will burn fat. Throw the darn scale away. The scale does not indicate how much FAT you lose.
I lose about half of a pound to a pound a week but Im very close to my ideal weight. My weight loss has been very slow the whole time, but thats OK!
I got all the fluid taken out of my band a few months ago because I could not eat what I needed to eat in order to lose fat.
Please email me if you have thoughts or questions.
