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Hello all, I was banded back in June of 2008 and I had an initial weight loss of 60 lbs. I did plateau and then stayed close to a weight of 220 for a year. I had a rough personal year in 2010 and started eating past my band and eating lots of carbs. I am panicked by my current weight of 238 and trying desperately to "reboot" my weight loss phase. I have started back exercising and I am currently getting cardio/weights 2-3 times per week, trying to get to 5x per week. I am as "filled" as I can be personally - I have had more fill than this in the past but I get wicked bad reflux, and night cough and loose sleep. So I am trying get me eating back in line. Please help by telling me what number of calories, protien grams, and carb grams I should aim for daily. Any other advice is welcome also. Desperate in Tennessee!

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When I was loosing I ate very high protien, low carb and low fat. Aim for at least 60 gms of proien. I tried to keep my carbs at about 30. I eat lots of chicken and fish. The only real carbs I ate where berries and veggies. I snacked on nuts and cheese sticks- they are pretty low in carbs. Hope this helps. Good luck!

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