Help, Im struggling here

[Froggi 4]

Oh NO NO NO... I didn't mean in junk food... babyyyy I can't do the junk food either... I will open a whole other door... and I wont stop... I'm speaking of like something that you would not normally have like a piece of chicken or something or a burger something like that like if u were to go to a resturant having the cesar dressing on your salad or adding some butter to your food when u prepare it or something... but not the chips, snack cakes and stuff like that... because for me it is too hard to break away from that...

I've been doing that once in a while during my 6 month diet and it actually helps me lose more weight than I was losingbefore. Like I'll have something that seems like a treat to me (like beef Jerky omg i love that) I prob wont be able to have it after surgery but a little splurge like that does kick your metabalism

Also mstrina it's almost your day! Good luck.:wink2:

[MerryHearted 20]

I would just like to add that I track all the food/calories/protein I eat everyday. I stay under 900 calories on most days. I do go over once in awhile.

I would not lose well on 900 cals per day. That's probably too low, expecially if you are regularly exercising.

Try 1200 cals per day and see if you start losing.

Also, I agree with the others but don't call it "cheating" as that's a negative term. Once every couple of weeks I have a day where I aim for 1500-1600 calories instead of my usual 1200. I find it pretty easy - a glass of wine for dinner, for example, or regular ranch salad dressing to dip my raw veggies in. I almost always drop an extra pound doing that.

[MerryHearted 20]

Dr. strongly suggests only 1 oz at each meal (3 meals a day and 3 Protein shakes)

Let me guess - your doc primarily does gastric bypass and is treating his band patients with the same diet. :wink2:

[salsa1877 10]

Let me guess - your doc primarily does gastric bypass and is treating his band patients with the same diet. :wink2:

That would be my bet. My doc ONLY does lap band and he STRONGLY forbids Protein shakes! Nothing with liquid calories.

[Paula08 0]

Well Friends,

I got my first fill last Wednesday and now i have lost another 3 pounds after not lossing for three weeks. My doctor told me that 900 calories was too much and that I needed to stay under 800 for now on so that is what I am trying to do. I am pretty successful staying under for the most part but some days I have gone slightly over.

what are your doctors suggesting for caloric intake??

[salsa1877 10]

My doctor suggested 800-1000.