Trouble Burning Fat

mommieburger · February 14, 2011

I was banded Dec 15th and had one fill. Since the surgery, I have lost only 8 lbs on a <1000 calorie/day diet. My dietician recommended I eat more, because it seems my body has gotten used to the limited intake. It is the same amount of calories I was on with the liquid diet prepping me 4 weeks before surgery. In short, except for a few lapses, I have been living on 1000 calories for 13 weeks.

Has this happened to anyone else?

Any ideas to get my body burning fat again?

meluvnme · February 14, 2011

I was banded Dec 15th and had one fill. Since the surgery, I have lost only 8 lbs on a <1000 calorie/day diet. My dietician recommended I eat more, because it seems my body has gotten used to the limited intake. It is the same amount of calories I was on with the liquid diet prepping me 4 weeks before surgery. In short, except for a few lapses, I have been living on 1000 calories for 13 weeks.

Has this happened to anyone else?

Any ideas to get my body burning fat again?

I just got banded Feb. 8th...so I have no clue what to suggest....however that has been my biggest fear...what if it doesn't work for me? From what I'm reading up here on this site is that you may need to eat more... I really don't know....I guess I'll soon find out... I'm sure we"ll get this thing right. I'm down 12 lbs in 6 days...my fear is that it's too good to be true....nevertheless... I hope you get the answers you need. Be blessed!

Jachut · February 14, 2011

I'm really coming to appreciate now several years down the track just what regular exercise does for your body and metabolism. I was unfilled several months ago and need to remain so for the foreseeable future and I was very worried about how much weight I would gain. It actually turns out that I cant believe how much I can eat and not gain weight these days.

So my advice would be lots and lots of cardio and some strength training, which is what worked for me. But its a long term process. In the short term, I agree, try eating differently than what you are and shaking up your exercise routines.

vlp1968 · February 14, 2011

Couldn't agree more with the above post- excersise is key. The benefits are just too good to pass up. If your not already, start doing cardio. Some strength training would be good too. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn all day long. Start off slow and gradually increase your duration/intensity. It's so tough to get started but it becomes second nature. You can do it!

mommieburger · February 16, 2011

Thanks for the advice! I had been working out, but only one committed day a week and then whenever I could fit it in. I'm not a slacker at home, but I sit all day at work. I guess I need to get moving more to make up for that.

I'm going to up that committment to two days and try for three or more. The funny thing is that when I went to the gym last, I had only had about 800 calories that day and after working out for 2 hours I "lost" those few pounds I had gained in the last week. Must have been Water weight.

Thank again!

Jachut · February 17, 2011

Good for you - I might add, when I say exercise, I run for an 45 minutes to an hour a day. I dont have time for the gym and such but I can always find an hour to head out the front door. I sometimes dont exercise on Saturdays because they're so busy with the kids.