Confused about my calorie intake

[highland 168]

I completly agree with Xavier! I lost very little the fiest two months after surgery, eating about 700 - 1000 calories a day. And then all of a sudden, without changing anything the weight litterally started falling off! Our bodies are all so different. You can't tell someone you guarentee this or that will work because it did for you. My advice is to stay the course as your nutritionist suggests and the scale will start moving down! Good luck!

[JoJo22 1]

I'm on the same boat as you... Although I only had the surgery 3.5 months ago. My weight loss has tapered off and some days I get on the scale and it goes up even though I've been exercising vigorously 5-6 days a week and eating between 1000-1200 cals a day. I drink all my Water, though and then some. Water helps dissolve the fat so I would recommend that you try to get to 8 or more glasses a day. But, it's true that sometimes no matter what we do the scale doesn't seem to reflect it. It's very frustrating, I know... I'm about to see a nutritionist again in a couple of weeks and I'm going to see what she thinks. But in the mean time, try to hang in there and stay motivated (I know it's hard). I would also recommend going on MyFitnessPal.com (free website and also an app for smartphones). Enter your info and see what they recommend for daily calorie intake. I also use it to log my food and track my workouts and weight loss. It helps to keep you aware, because sometimes we just don't realize how much we take in or how many calories we burn, so this is a great tool for that. If you join, add me as a friend (jrom22) if you want

Good luck to you and all of us!

Jo

[JoJo22 1]

PS - I forgot to mention another tool that might help you that someone else on here recommended to me -- the Body Media Fit band. You wear it most of the day and night (up on your arm) and it measures your daily caloric burn, your sleep efficiency (which is important for weight loss) and if you enter your calorie intake it helps you monitor your weight loss and why it might or might not be working. I just ordered one today and they have a special on the one with the bluetooth (which you can use to get up-to-date info on your phone). If you go to their website and call them before you order they can give you a promo code for 50% off which is a great deal!

[Ashly 1]

Thanks everyone for your advice! I think i am going to wait another week and if it doesn't come off still then i'm going to try increasing my calories slowly. Ive been sticking with my 1000 calories now and exercising for almost 2 full months now and i'm still getting nowere so like i said, i'll try it for one more week and then i'm going to increase my calories. I did stop working out 7 times a week. i still do strength and cardio 5 times a week but and i do only cardio once a week and have a rest day. Usually my rest day is on Wednesday so that it is kind of in the middle. That has helped with my energy levels slightly. I'll keep everyone posted. Thanks again for the advice!!

Ashly