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[Umidk23 4]

Hey it’s me back with questions lol.

im at my 6 month mark. I went from 253 before surgery to 184 but I’m at 190 for the last week with no budge or change. I’m not sure if I’m not eating enough or eating too much. I eat around 800-900 calories a day some days a little over 900

i stopped working out because I wasn’t seeing a difference but idk . My goal was 180 and I was so close but I’m back up 6 pounds and it won’t go away. Any advice ?

[lizonaplane 1,612]

It sounds like you're tracking your food. I'm at 5 months out at I'm eating between 800-1200 calories a day, and still losing weight, but not every day. Maybe try going up to 1200 for a day every few days? Sometimes that can "shock" your system into more weight loss, but not sure if that really works.

Also, working out isn't really for weight loss; it's for general health and also to reduce muscle loss. it's also good to help keep weight from coming back. You don't have to do too much, but it's good to do something most days of the week.

Finally, the closer you are to a "healthy" weight, the harder weight loss gets.

Good luck!

[catwoman7 11,173]

you're probably just in a stall. They typically last 1-3 weeks. I had several on my journey, especially as I got closer to my goal. Frustrating - but as long as you stick to your plan, they eventually break.

the above poster is correct - exercise doesn't really help that much with weight loss (it's helpful for weight maintenance, though), but it's great for your general health. I wouldn't give it up, even if it seems it's not doing anything. Because it most likely is.

you're where a lot of people are calorie-wise at the six-month mark - although some are a little higher. Depends on your program.

[Umidk23 4]

4 hours ago, lizonaplane said:

It sounds like you're tracking your food. I'm at 5 months out at I'm eating between 800-1200 calories a day, and still losing weight, but not every day. Maybe try going up to 1200 for a day every few days? Sometimes that can "shock" your system into more weight loss, but not sure if that really works.

Also, working out isn't really for weight loss; it's for general health and also to reduce muscle loss. it's also good to help keep weight from coming back. You don't have to do too much, but it's good to do something most days of the week.

Finally, the closer you are to a "healthy" weight, the harder weight loss gets.

Good luck!

Thank you so much my doctor says I should be working up to eat in the 1000-1200 calorie range but it’s kind of hard for me to eat that much still. It’s either I eat and don’t get enough fluids or get the fluids and not enough food. I also still don’t eat many of the food I cut out like starch and breads and Snacks

[GradyCat 3,693]

My trainer told me I was eating too little at 1100 calories/day with working out two hours a day so I started increasing my calories and the scale is starting to move again. Seems wrong, but it isn't.

[lizonaplane 1,612]

1 hour ago, Umidk23 said:

Thank you so much my doctor says I should be working up to eat in the 1000-1200 calorie range but it’s kind of hard for me to eat that much still. It’s either I eat and don’t get enough fluids or get the fluids and not enough food. I also still don’t eat many of the food I cut out like starch and breads and Snacks

Try eating things like cheese, fruit, nuts, etc. These are all calorically dense but "healthy" (although the saturated fat in cheese is debatable). And yogurt (with artificial sweetener or plain) is easy to eat. I can't eat more than about 500 calories unless I eat Snacks.