Nic C 46 Posted May 14, 2020 Hi y'all, I've been stalled in the 270s for a few weeks now and I don't know what to do other than ride it out (which I'm doing, but not well). I'm about 16 months out from surgery and I'm averaging about 800-1000 calories per day and getting in 90-100+grams of Protein in with 3 meals and 3 Snacks. I've upped my Water intake to at least 80 oz/day and I've also started exercising again after an injury and laziness sidelined me for a while. My fat and carbs are usually around 40 g/day but on a higher calorie day, it can get into the 60s for. Am I getting in too many calories and too much protein for where I'm at? Too many carbs/fat? I think I put myself in maintenance and I still have about 100 lbs left to lose before I hit goal. Any tips? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ms.sss 15,714 Posted May 14, 2020 I'm thinking that at 270 lbs and 5'6", 1000 cals a day would be sufficient to lose weight on. I did a quick calculation with your stats and theoretically, you *should* be losing at anything less than 2400 cals/day...! Have you been at 1000 cals a day the entire 16 months? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nic C 46 Posted May 14, 2020 No. For a while I couldn't break 800 calories until about 9-10 months. My injury occurred about 6 months out of surgery, curbing my exercise substantially and then depression hit and I lost myself for a good 3 months towards the end of 2019. I stopped tracking in my app but I would put myself at 1200-1400 calories during that time. Got it together in January when I was about a year out and by then I'd lost 110 lbs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronjsteele1 20 Posted May 15, 2020 I find I have to switch things up drastically. I’ll do a super low carb low calorie day (like 700-800 cals), then a higher carb, higher calorie day (like 1200 cals), then back to 900 cals. Doing that almost always keeps me from stalling. I just never let my body get use to the same thing. It’s also what was recommended by my surgeons office/dietician if stalls happen. 2 1 Lily66, Suzi_the_Q and Nic C reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
New&Improved 1,780 Posted May 15, 2020 Keep saturated fats low as you can and sugar. Low bad carbs is good too. Also be careful of sodium in food. 1 Nic C reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ms.sss 15,714 Posted May 15, 2020 17 hours ago, Nic C said: No. For a while I couldn't break 800 calories until about 9-10 months. My injury occurred about 6 months out of surgery, curbing my exercise substantially and then depression hit and I lost myself for a good 3 months towards the end of 2019. I stopped tracking in my app but I would put myself at 1200-1400 calories during that time. Got it together in January when I was about a year out and by then I'd lost 110 lbs. Maybe I misunderstand...how long have you been stalled, and how many calories do you/did you average during the stall? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nic C 46 Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, ms.sss said: Maybe I misunderstand...how long have you been stalled, and how many calories do you/did you average during the stall? For my current stall, I've been stalled in the 270s for the last few weeks, almost a month (April/May). During this month, I've been averaging 800-1000 calories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nic C 46 Posted May 15, 2020 8 hours ago, ronjsteele1 said: I find I have to switch things up drastically. I’ll do a super low carb low calorie day (like 700-800 cals), then a higher carb, higher calorie day (like 1200 cals), then back to 900 cals. Doing that almost always keeps me from stalling. I just never let my body get use to the same thing. It’s also what was recommended by my surgeons office/dietician if stalls happen. That makes sense. I'm pretty much eating the same thing every day and don't have much variety in my diet. I'll start switching things up. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ms.sss 15,714 Posted May 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Nic C said: For my current stall, I've been stalled in the 270s for the last few weeks, almost a month (April/May). During this month, I've been averaging 800-1000 calories. Ah, ok, I would think that since it's only been a month (I incorrectly thought you have not lost weight for the last SIX MONTHS @800-1000 cals), this is just a normal part of the process this far out from surgery. Weight loss does tend to plateau as you progress. So long as you stay the course (especially at 800-1000 cals), it will eventually pick up again. Good Luck! 1 Nic C reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites