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I would opt for a restaurant where you can get grilled chicken and steamed veggies.
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I would opt for a restaurant where you can get grilled chicken and steamed veggies.
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I just did the 5 day reset and I've lost 5 pounds in 5 days. My weight loss is slow as well.
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I make it with powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury but I like it darker and less sweet so I add a tea spoon of unsweetened coco powder to 1% milk (if I need to get in the 8 grams of extra protein) or unsweetened cashew milk (only 25 calories).
I heat 6 oz of milk and a tea spoon of coco powder to 140. (I have a thermometer) I stir 1/2 scoop of powder in remaining 2oz of warm milk and stir it together. Yum.

Goal Weight: 160
Current Weight: 179
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Goal Weight: 160
Current Weight: 179
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Goal Weight: 160
Current Weight: 179
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I'm in.
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Thank you for asking this question, I just came on to ask it myself. I have been stuck at 250 for quite a few weeks, I also am doing strength training as well as some treadmill and walking. I am probably developing muscles which will add to the weight ratio, so maybe that is why the no weight loss in both of us. It does feel so good to move and that does compensate the frustration of not losing how I would like.

If you're only consuming 800 or 900 calories a day, and you're doing intense exercise daily for around 45 minutes, your total ACTUAL calorie intake is probably more like 400 or 500 calories (because you're burning the rest off). So you're starving your body and it is responding metabolically.
What I would suggest is not just to up your calories a bit to like 1,200/day but start doing carbs (no protein) about an hour before your workout and save the Protein for after the workout. This will enable you to burn the carbs you just ate through exercise (it looks for that as a fuel source first), and use the Protein for recovery after the workout.
Also remember...the lighter you get, the less calories your body requires to function and therefore, the slower your weight loss will be. It's a curve.

@@Babbs thanks for posting this! This helps a lot. I'm also planning some menus where I am upping my calories like the previous posts suggested. I'm going grocery shopping a little later. Sent from my SM-G930T using the BariatricPal App

You may need to up your calories a little bit. Check with your NUT. Mine had me up mine to 1400 because I was running so much.

My suggestion would be to increase calories with more Protein, good fats and carbs and see what happens. Although, I don't think your loss is very slow for your starting weight.

Avocado, nuts, olives, Peanut Butter (fats). Veggies and fruits, quinoa (carbs).
50lbs at 3 months is alot considering your lower BMI. I'd be thrilled with 50 lbs at 3 months and I started higher than you.

I had surgery two days after you, SW 229 - CW 182, almost identical stats. I don't feel like it's been slow, I'm thrilled with the loss.

Sounds to me like you're doing just fine if you average out the monthly losses. Here's a chart to put it into perspective:

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I was interested in this topic because I have been thinking about this over the last week or so. I am getting to a weight where Im comfortable and I average about 15 lbs a month. I would like to slow down to about 5 lbs a month now. Not sure how to do that. I haven't had a stall yet but I imagine its coming. Trust me I would embrace it and I wouldn't be mad at all!!!! I may have a 0-1lb weight loss right around my cycle but afterward I drop about 3-5 lbs. I was exercising 4-5 days a week but I have stopped that because I am losing inches like crazy and I look a lot smaller than I weigh. But it seems that you all are referring to upping calories for the sake of speeding up metabolism???
I don't think I will try to slow down my loss. I think it will all average out I just don't want to be as small as I thought I did. I want to be at a weight that is healthy for me and realistic to maintain.

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