jbean911

Sorry I didn't mean that to come out so harsh. That was not what I intended.

I think you/she should listen to her nutritionist at staying around 1200 calories. After all this person is the one who was trained in this field not you.

Dont worry it will come off...Just follow what your doctor tells you and everything will be fine. The first month is all about healing and adjusting. I know your past that know but the weight will come off.

Your still healing if that helps at all ! So when it does start,,, it will keep coming off for a while, and fills help.
You say you stay under 1200 calories a day, and workout. Thats great ! But do you log it on line at all...
You can try myfitnesspal.com and it takes care of everything, calories,protein, exercise, and keeps it all in memory.
So you can go back, and retrieve your info. when needed. Also you can view other peoples Diary, and see what they
are eating, and get ideas from that.
Look me up if you want, I'm Losingintime on that site.

When I saw the Shrink for surgery She said no more then 700 calories per day. I thought that was rather extreme, and she said all the RNY Patients eat that amount so why shouldn't you !
I said I'm not hear for that kind of surgery. She said it doesn't matter.
So I talked to the Dr. when he checked to see what she had to say. What ! ! ! I'm your surgeon, and I don't give a DAMN what she says... You stay under 1200 calories a day, workout, and get your water in, and this will work.
So I do between 1000-1200, but am comfortable at 900-1100 calories a day.

Your nutritionist should be the one you listen to. You need at least 1200 calories. This is determined to be your, and most women's , basal metabolism level. This meaner its the amount of calories need by your body to perform basic and necessary functions such as maintance of body temp. People think because they are eating less then this they will lose more, this is not the case. What actually happens is your body goes into shock and acts as if the last food it recieved is the last food it will get, it goes into survival mode and immediately converts this into fat. So while you may be working out, everything you pit into your body is turning into fat. If this makes sense it will be really helpful in the future. I was wondering why I wasn't losing weight when I was only eating at max 800 calories, but when I bumped it up the lbs melted off.