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B* boiled egg L*McD's side salad with some Chicken D*Chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans Eating a little better with my .02 unfill

Question for everyone. Did you follow a certain diet like Adkins to get started? My doc wants me to cut back on the carbs. Where do I start?

Went to my dr today to see why I haven't lost weight in few months and was told that I don't eat enough and my metablolism has shut down and I am in starvation mode. They suggested a 1,200 calorie low carb diet and gave me a slight unfill. Is there a good site on the web or in here that can lead me in the right direction? All the sites I see on 1,200 calories per day include bread at most meals. Thanks!

b* small yogurt and med boiled egg s* nothing l* bowl of potato soup s*nothing d* chicken noodle soup This wasn't enough food so I felt starved in the evening s*bowl of cereal, big bowl

I am with you cyncity. I looke like I may eat less than you and haven't lost a poind in over a year. I am in the 800-1500 range depending on what is going on in my day to day. I have even tried to eat heavily caloried foods for a couple weeks to trick my body (thinking starvation mode) and cut back to normal. Still no gain or loss. Do you think we have a set point that is natural to us? If I ate like my husband who is a couch potato and is skinny I wouldn't be able to get off the couch. Anywho... b* bowl of wheat chex w/2% milk l*3 ounce grilled burger w/cheese and green beans s*home made salsa and about 5 baked totilla chips d*more salsa and a small breadless Ruben (in a bowl and baked) later*2 glases red wine

Thanks for the advice. Starting today, not a MOnday like many failed attempts of starting "this Monday" I have made in my life. No time like the present. It is very nice day here in Ohio for a walk. Not too hot. Taking my little chunky Shitzu with me. :frown:

Hi everyone, I have had good success with my band but need to lose 30 more pounds. I know I am really out of shape because I don't exercise and I sit at a desk all day. Thinking I need to start walking to get my metabolism going. For you walkers or those of you who remember starting a walking routine, what do you recommend? Should I try walking as long as I can 2 or 3 days a week or maybe shorter distances every day? I need to break the couch potato cycle. FYI I do have OA in both knees. I have had the knee clean out surgery and don't have pain right now. Thanks!

break**boiled egg snack**cantelope (tired of eating it, last piece :thumbup: lunch** 4 chicken chunks with ranch dressing dinner**2 ounces grilled bbq chicken and 1/2 cup fresh gilled corn

breakfast**1 med boiled egg and cantelope snack**small fresh tomato and lots of salt lunch**4 boneless buffalo wings and stark of celery w/bluecheese dressing. bad lunch dinner**was weird. waited late to eat, had a piece of taffy, bad idea, pb'd. After it settled down had the meat out of an Arby's beef and cheddar and a couple fries.

I know you are all right on the exercise. Thanks for the kick in the butt. I tend to eat just about the same things all the time. Today was a little different. **Breakfast - 1/2 cup tuna salad w/ egg **Lunch - toppings off 3 pieces of pizza (heartburn) **Snack - 1/2 cup blueberries **Dinner - about 3 oz grilled burger w/cheese and A-1 and a couple home fries **Snack - 1 glass red wine

You should ask your doctor what he suggests. I too have bad knee's due to OA and my doctor suggested walking with very good shoes and water arobics..

Seems to me I am not eating much and I am not losing either. I have been about the same for a year or more. I figure I eat between 800 - 1500 calories per day. I don't have an exercise routine though. I think my metabolism is dead.

For some reason I can eat a lot of cereal. As long as I chew and not swollow any air it is a slider food. Talking like a cup plus milk and that is a bad thing because when I just want to eat it is an easy over eat for me so I try not to have it in the house.