Will power.'I need some help pls

[armywife1129 0]

Okay. So I haven't posted in a while. I have been banded since April 7 2011 I started at 271 and I'm at 248 that was mostly lost during preop dieting. I have got one fill which I do have restriction but can eat a lot still. I have been working out daily, I do Zumba an hour a day Monday thru Friday, I'm not the most careful person watching what I eat but I do do my best and try. I havent lost a pound since my fill a month ago and it's very very discouraging. I see people say the weight drops off fast for them but I'm completely stuck. I have 1 pound that completely just goes up one day down one day and so fourth. I have another fill next week. I hate being discouraged but it's not easy to be happy about not loosing. When I go for a fill and they see I haven't lost is depressing. Any suggestions. Do you count calories or cabs. Ect. Any help I'd appreciate as well as advice.

[Rachel412 116]

The things that helps me most is tracking everything I eat. I use fatsecret.com but there are a bunch of food logging sites out there. I try to stay around 1,000-1,200 calories a day, you'll probably need more since you exercise more than I do! Also, I stay between 50-100g of carbs a day. I know the more carbs I eat, the more I want to eat and it just snowballs.

[Twinkles 7]

I agree with the above poster. Track track track. I use livestrong.com ie dailyplate... And you have to be 100% honest with yourself. If you are measuring and tracking and being honest, chances are, you may be eating more than you "think" you are. Or... another thing that is common with us, you may possibly be not getting ENOUGH calories. It is a delicate balancing act.

Also, it sounds like you may be at a plateau. Change things up a bit, in your eating and working out. Instead of Zumba, 5 days a week, do something else. Start jogging if you can, not hard and fast, but enough to get your heart rate up. I started running a mile when I hit 250lbs. You can even jog 5 minutes, walk 5 minutes and alternate that for an hour. Start replacing Zumba twice a week with something else.

Try changing up your eating habits if you can. Are you getting enough Water? Water helps a ton!!!

[Wheelchair 13]

The things that helps me most is tracking everything I eat. I use fatsecret.com but there are a bunch of food logging sites out there. I try to stay around 1,000-1,200 calories a day, you'll probably need more since you exercise more than I do! Also, I stay between 50-100g of carbs a day. I know the more carbs I eat, the more I want to eat and it just snowballs.

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[armywife1129 0]

Thanks for the advice. I definitely will change it up. I'm hoping after another fill that will be the kick in the butt. What's better calorie counting or carb counting?

[emsbugbug 7]

I count calories and carbs. Most tracking tools will do that for you. I try to stay between 50-75 carbs/day and 1000 calories, but that is what works for me. Also, keep tabs on your sugar intake. I try to not eat anything with over 5 grams of sugar per serving. That might help. Definitely mix it up and see what happens.