"Was" doing so well...

[Nessa38 0]

Ok, I was banded 10/13/08. Up until July I was losing steadily (65 lbs total) and then I switched jobs and quit working out. I haven't lost a pound since then. My food intake is still small and much less than pre-band. I generally have around 1500 calories or less a day. I am starting to get a little discouraged seeing post where people don't exercise but still losing. I don't get it.

Just need a little lift and push I guess...

Anyone have any words of encouragement for me?

I need HELP!!!!!

[kkarryall 0]

Maybe you need a fill...that always motivates me when I have little or no motivation on my own. I am fairly tight myself...which I hate!! But, I am willing to tolerate till I get to goal. I probably eat around 1000 cals per day and I do exercise about 4 days per week. Good luck and keep us updated.

[MBOakland 0]

In a similar funk and just had a fill which did help! Also trying to reach out to others on this website. My nutritionist suggested going back to read my original goals and reason for banding. Helped set my mind and emotions toward the bigger purpose here. Good luck and you CAN shift this into a different gear!!

[isaviolinist 11]

Sounds like you might need a fill. What does your doctor/nutritionist say about calorie intake per day? Generally, I have heard that between 800-1200 calories a day is ideal (although every doctor is different). Also, what kinds of foods are you eating and how much are you able to eat at one time (more than a cup?)?

Maybe you should start writing down your food intake and activities as well. This really helps me get back on track when I start gaining.

[AngieW_RN 0]

It may also help to change up the foods that you are eatting. A lot of people start eatting the same food for Breakfast and lunch daily and your body gets used to that. Changing things up, increasing Protein, and decreasing carbs may help too.

[LindaFromKY 0]

With you not working out you aren't buring the calories you once were. Cut your caloric intake, or as someone suggested, get a fill. I am 3 weeks post and have lost 8 lbs. I am thrilled. Keep your chin up Nessa. 65 lbs is a lot of weight to lose.

Linda G

[Mimilou2004 13]

Mathematically, if you are maintaining your wt with no exercise then you are probably actually eating closer to 2100 cals. The good news is that Isaviolinist is right, that by journaling and maybe weighing and measuring everything that passes your lips including beverages, you can find where those cals are coming from and cut back to the 1500cal mark and start losing again. You may also need a fill, there really wasn't enough info for me to encourage or discourage that. When I hit what I thought was a plateau, one day I realized that I had started using various liquid coffeemate flavours and my coffee intake shot up too equal over 400 cals a day that I wasn't journaling or even thinking about. I hope you can also start walking 5 or 10 minutes a day and work up to 30 minutes. That would be an extra 150 cals burned.

Please keep posting and let us know how you do.

Best wishes,

Mimi

[Nessa38 0]

Thanks to everyone that responded. There was a lot of good suggestions. A lot of stuff I use to do and for one reason or another stopped. Such as writing down my daily food intake. And the coffee creamer... WOW! Never even crossed my mind the calories I was probably consuming.

But the good news I was able to work out a couple days this week and am down a pound today and so hopefully I'm back on track.

:scared2:

[Sula 0]

I have fiddled around for the past year with nary a pound lost. I got serious again about three weeks ago and started to pay attention to what I'm eating and eating according to the band rules....guess what..the weight has started coming off. Not as fast as I'd like it but at least it is going in the right direction.