Hi All Bandsters

I had my band on 4th November 2010 and it went really well the first month, the second month i lost about 4kgs but since then I seem to be really struggling to lose weight, I only eat breakfast/lunch at about 11.20am which consists of usually a yoghurt or sometime scrambled eggs and then I usually have lunch at about 2.00pm which consists of a tin of tuna and some salad and then dinner at about 8pm which consists usually of a meat and veg or salad. I do have a few biscuits on occassions at about 5pm on weekends which I know is not a good thing!

I do think that I have restriction as everyone talks about and I have had a few episodes of bringing up like frothy like siliva and I think that is more when larger pieces of food get stuck and wont go down. Is this all normal and I would love some suggestions as to how to get the weight loss moving downwards again.

Thanks to all

Zimbo

It might be your are not eating enough. What is your resting metabolism? You made need to space your meals out and have a heathly snack some time during the day.

Exercising?

It's hard to tell with so little information. How much scrambled eggs? What size tin of tuna? How much Protein at dinner? How much/little weight do you have to lose?

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I agree it's hard to tell without specific food amounts. I hate to open the tempest in the teapot about eggs. I know recently there has been more discussion about egg yolks not being that bad when eating WITH egg whites. I don't eat egg yokes 1)fat, 2)cholesterol. Keep in mind one egg yolk has 7 g fat. So 2 scrambled eggs is 14 g fat, 180 cal, 12.6 g Protein. Yes I understand fat makes you feel full longer. Egg white (one egg) 17 cal 3.6 g protein. So 4 eggs whites 68 cal., 14.4 g protein, no fat. Do you live in Europe? Your vocab suggests that you might. Not sure if you can buy what we call Egg beaters, containers of just egg whites in the refrigerated section.

Also do you have a digital food scale? My doctor says 3 oz of protein per meal. I have to weigh because I know I would eat more than 3 oz. I Really suggest that you invest in one if you have'nt already.

Hi All Bandsters

I had my band on 4th November 2010 and it went really well the first month, the second month i lost about 4kgs but since then I seem to be really struggling to lose weight, I only eat breakfast/lunch at about 11.20am which consists of usually a yoghurt or sometime scrambled eggs and then I usually have lunch at about 2.00pm which consists of a tin of tuna and some salad and then dinner at about 8pm which consists usually of a meat and veg or salad. I do have a few biscuits on occassions at about 5pm on weekends which I know is not a good thing!

I do think that I have restriction as everyone talks about and I have had a few episodes of bringing up like frothy like siliva and I think that is more when larger pieces of food get stuck and wont go down. Is this all normal and I would love some suggestions as to how to get the weight loss moving downwards again.

Thanks to all

Zimbo

I would say if your day begins before your lunch time you need to have something in the morning to get your metabolism reved up and ready to go. Try half an english muffin with something on it like a slice of cheese or maybe some peanut butter. Also, cutting food into smaller pieces and/or taking smaller bites is a must for not getting sick. Chew slow and concentrate on your chewing..that helps me the most to avoid a painful meal. Do you exercise at all? Add something to your daily routine even if it is only for 10 mins a day...or take stairs instead of elevator those types of things. Good luck to you.

QueenD