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Okay I was banned on 7/20/11 I have not noticed any weight loss since 3 weeks after surgery. The moment I could eat again I did just that. So I had a period where I had to learn my band and what it can do for me if I work with it. With that being said I am somewhat close to my green zone I have been eating 800 to 1000 calories a day. I became a member of myfitnesspal and was advised I am eating too little. however it gave me an estimate of a 20 pound weightloss in 5 weeks. So I don't know if I am eating to little or should I stick to 800-1000 on top of working out 4 days a week. Please help bc the last thing I want is my body to go into starvation mode and I end up not losing anything or even gaining.

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Four pounds a week sounds pretty good to me, in fact it might be a little much,

for an extended period. Don't beat yourself up for gaining before your fill, many

people do. It looks like you're on the right track, so keep it up.

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MyFitnessPal guesstimates how much we'll lose if we keep eating a certain way, but I can for sure tell you that the loss they predict doesn't happen laugh.gif Follow what your doctor told you to do.

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The dietician @ my focs office recomends me to eat 1300/day. I can't physically, or mentally, do that so right now we are aiming gor 800/day with a goal to get me up to @ least 1,000/day eventually.

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