I'm 3 1/2 weeks post-op and my weight is not going down quickly at all. I'm getting discouraged when I compare myself to others that are the same amount post-op as me. Everyone else seems to have lost 20+ lbs.

I'm eating 600 - 650 calories a day. I get full very quickly. I eat 40-60g Protein. I'm walking daily and my calorie deficit is 2100, but the pounds are just not coming off. So I started tracking not only my calories, but also my fat and carbs. It appears that I'm getting somewhere between 40 - 90 g of carbs a day.... which make up the most of my average daily calorie intake by fat, carbohydrate, and protein.

So today I decided to start low carb and so far my protein makes up 52%, fat 34 % and carbs 14% of my avg daily calorie intake. I'm hoping this makes the difference and the pounds start coming off.

I'll take any suggestions, advice or confirmation that you can give me!

Thanks,

Gingy

If that doesn't work, you might try decreasing your Protein and increasing your fat. I lost quite a bit of weight doing Atkins which is moderate protein (30%) and high fat (60%). I kept my carbs around 30-45 and they only came from green vegies.

Whatever you do, stick with it for a month and keep track in something like fitday.com and that still doesn't work, then you can tweak it.

However, you said you were only 3-1/2 weeks postop so I wouldn't worry about not losing weight at this point. You're still healing...and the best thing you can do is stop comparing yourself to other people.

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Thank you. Started using FitDay last week just to see how many cals i'm taking in. It's hard not to compare... and hard not to get discouraged. But you are right... cause I know everyone is different. I'm just soooo ready to see some more positive results instead of being stuck in a rut. I've never been good at the whole patience thing

Thank you!

Thank you. Started using FitDay last week just to see how many cals i'm taking in. It's hard not to compare... and hard not to get discouraged. But you are right... cause I know everyone is different. I'm just soooo ready to see some more positive results instead of being stuck in a rut. I've never been good at the whole patience thing

Thank you!

I am four weeks post op and have lost about 18lbs so far. I am happy. It is so much more than I would have lost on my own. Just my opinion, but I have been taking it easy on myself. I didn't put the weight on overnight and we aren't going to take it off overnight. You have lost 16 lbs in 3 1/2 weeks which is awesome! Hang in there, the pounds will come off.

Rachael,

You are absolutely right. And you quoted my husband to a tee. He said the same thing about I didn't put the weight on overnight. 16 lbs is something to get excited over and I have called each pound "forever" pounds... a pound I will keep off "forever". So i guess the slow weight loss will help me better with the forever... help me to learn to eat right over a long period a time so I have a better chance of being successful.

Thank you! And you are doing great too!

I'm 3 1/2 weeks post-op and my weight is not going down quickly at all. I'm getting discouraged when I compare myself to others that are the same amount post-op as me. Everyone else seems to have lost 20+ lbs.

I'm eating 600 - 650 calories a day. I get full very quickly. I eat 40-60g Protein. I'm walking daily and my calorie deficit is 2100, but the pounds are just not coming off. So I started tracking not only my calories, but also my fat and carbs. It appears that I'm getting somewhere between 40 - 90 g of carbs a day.... which make up the most of my average daily calorie intake by fat, carbohydrate, and protein.

So today I decided to start low carb and so far my protein makes up 52%, fat 34 % and carbs 14% of my avg daily calorie intake. I'm hoping this makes the difference and the pounds start coming off.

I'll take any suggestions, advice or confirmation that you can give me!

Thanks,

Gingy

Hey Gingy! It would be best to consult a registered dietician, but in my experience you're not eating enough protein, nor are you eating enough calories. Your body is a machine and it needs gas to run! Even though we have a band around our bellies we need to make sure we have enough fuel to get us through the day. I'm also going to the low carb route, with my daily intake between 50-75g (more on days i have resistance training). I keep my fat low (under 30g) and my protein at least 100g. When trying to burn fat, your protein intake should be 10% of your calories. I eat 1000-1200 calories per day=100-120 grams of protein.

When you can begin exercising it will help tremendously. When I was immediately post op until 4 weeks, my physician said 60-80g/protein per day.

Just like someone else said.. we didn't put this weight on overnight, and we can't blink it off! Don't get frustrated you can do it!

The weight loss does seem slower for some than others. It's been 90 days for me and I'm down 30lbs which is great BUT. I have to let you know most of the weight loss was the first 45 days then just a few pounds. I'm not going to get discouraged yet. I still have alot of things to learn about the band I have already experienced being to full and getting sick so I dont want to go there. I had my 90 day appointment on the 14th of April and according to my doctor I have lost more weight than the normal. The normal is 1 pound a week so 52 pounds a year WOW I was shocked about that and if you are severely overweight it could be 2 pounds. I was hoping on a few pounds a week and 10 per month but that isn't working for me. I just ordered a eliptical machine hoping that will make a difference. I think the key word is PATIENCE.. If January 11, 2012 doesn't find me down 60 pounds I'm going to be pissed.....

Good luck to all.

I kinda figured my calories were way too low... but I eat 6 times a day and I don't know how to add anymore calories in yet. Unless I eat something unhealthy... which I'm trying to stay away from. Guess I need to find higher calorie foods. Can anyone tell me some things that you eat?

I've been eating:

can chicken (white meat)

tuna

deli turkey

cottage cheese

string cheese sticks

grilled chicken breasts (like at restaurants)

edamame soy Beans

green beans

broccoli

refried beans

Thanks for your help and replies!

I kinda figured my calories were way too low... but I eat 6 times a day and I don't know how to add anymore calories in yet. Unless I eat something unhealthy... which I'm trying to stay away from. Guess I need to find higher calorie foods. Can anyone tell me some things that you eat?

I've been eating:

can chicken (white meat)

tuna

deli turkey

cottage cheese

string cheese sticks

grilled chicken breasts (like at restaurants)

edamame soy Beans

green beans

broccoli

refried beans

Thanks for your help and replies!

Do you have any food restrictions? i'm 6 weeks post op and can eat anything, i have trouble with hamburger though. I eat:

salmon cups (in the same area as the tuna)

lots and lots of white fish (orange roughy, tilapia) and sometimes swordfish although only once a week

pork chops

chicken

greek yogurt

Protein shakes (normally for breakfast)

center cut lean bacon

weight watchers string cheese

and if I'm really feeling carbtastic i eat:

thomas bagel thin (only 100 calories!)

frozen yogurt

fat free pudding

a slice of pizza (totallllly my weakness haha)

I need to work on the veggie intake, i don't like them so much :-/

yes, i have a list of food i'm not supposed to eat yet. it's mainly stuff that crunches, plus Pasta, rice, bread and hard to chew meats. i can have pork, but i have not tried it yet. i love veggies and seem to eat a lot of those, but they don't pack much of a punch. i will do what you suggested and add more Protein to my daily intake and try and up my calories. i do feel sluggish... like my tank is empty. i'm also irritable a lot... so maybe filling up with the right things will help my energy, mood and promote weight loss?!?!?!?!

like right now it's 11:17pm at night and I'm starting to get hungry... probably b/c I didn't take in enough protein throughout the day, eh?

thanks again!

You might try upping your fat intake. I know it goes against all the traditional rules of losing weight, but a 5 year study done by Harvard showed that people lost more (and improved their lipid profiles more) on a low carb, high fat (60%) diet compared to a low carb, low fat diet. Fat helps with the energy and satiety. Plus, adding just a little more fat will up your calories as well. I find when I inadvertently let my fats drop to around 30% I just don't have the mental energy to do anything.

Also, since you're posting this in the 'low carb bandsters' thread, I'm assuming you're doing low carb (below 60gm a day) in which case the refried Beans would not qualify. Beans are pretty high in carbs. You want to stick to green vegies - broccoli, green beans, salads, asparagus, etc.

How about adding in some avocados? High cal and full of the good fats Oh and DELICIOUS...

i love avocados! good idea... thanks! and no i haven't done refried beans since low-carb. it was a previous thing. sticking with mainly veggies and meat. thanks ladies!

I'm 3 1/2 weeks post-op and my weight is not going down quickly at all. I'm getting discouraged when I compare myself to others that are the same amount post-op as me. Everyone else seems to have lost 20+ lbs.

I'm eating 600 - 650 calories a day. I get full very quickly. I eat 40-60g Protein. I'm walking daily and my calorie deficit is 2100, but the pounds are just not coming off. So I started tracking not only my calories, but also my fat and carbs. It appears that I'm getting somewhere between 40 - 90 g of carbs a day.... which make up the most of my average daily calorie intake by fat, carbohydrate, and protein.

So today I decided to start low carb and so far my protein makes up 52%, fat 34 % and carbs 14% of my avg daily calorie intake. I'm hoping this makes the difference and the pounds start coming off.

I'll take any suggestions, advice or confirmation that you can give me!

Thanks,

Gingy

gotta say this low carb, more Protein and more calories thing is working for me! every time i weigh, the scales are down a little more. usually just like .2 or .4 tenths of a pound.... but hey, i'll take it. cause i know those add up over time to weight LOSS!!!

thanks again everyone for the great suggestions

gingy

Gingy,

Glad to hear you like it and are doing well. Many people have a hard time giving up the carbs, but it really is a very healthy way to eat. I've been doing not just low carb, but grain/starch/fruit free as well in order to control my diabetes and I can't believe how much more alert and energetic I feel now that these items are out of my system. Plus, it's so easy to eat out if I have to...even at a fast food place. My son took me out to lunch and a movie the other day and we stopped at Wendy's where I was able to get a single cheeseburger and a side salad (brought my own blue cheese dressing).

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