I was banded on 10/07/11 at 276lbs and have since lost 71lbs. WoOhOo! I am very proud of that number, but have come to a point where I have been at 205lbs since 07/10/12! What is going on?! I am very happy not to be gaining weight, but really want to hit the One-derlands! My goal for this is 08/11/12, so I have 10 days people! Help me out! What should I do different!? Here is a general overview of my current diet...

Breakfast is a Protein shake. lunch is usually a chicken breast and veggies or a lean cuisine meal (the steak tips portabello is awesome and less than 200 calories!). dinner is a tiny salad (because lettuce doesn't like me) and some form of protein. I hardly eat carbs, if any at all. No snacking and I see a personal trainer 3 days a week. What else can I do? Thanks for your ideas!

I was banded on 10/07/11 at 276lbs and have since lost 71lbs. WoOhOo! I am very proud of that number, but have come to a point where I have been at 205lbs since 07/10/12! What is going on?! I am very happy not to be gaining weight, but really want to hit the One-derlands! My goal for this is 08/11/12, so I have 10 days people! Help me out! What should I do different!? Here is a general overview of my current diet...

Breakfast is a Protein shake. lunch is usually a chicken breast and veggies or a lean cuisine meal (the steak tips portabello is awesome and less than 200 calories!). dinner is a tiny salad (because lettuce doesn't like me) and some form of protein. I hardly eat carbs, if any at all. No snacking and I see a personal trainer 3 days a week. What else can I do? Thanks for your ideas!

Shake up your exercise, our bodies are smart sneaky little devils and they learn to adapt. Add 2-3 days of an exercise you don't currently do. You'll probably see some movement in 3-4 weeks.

Believe it or not, this is my first post! I've had the same issue with 205...then 195...and now 185! I'm no dietician, but I think you may not be eating enough and not be getting enough protein. For each plateau, I included 3-4 servings of Unjury protein shakes along with my healthy lunch and dinner...within 3-5 days, I was losing weight again. Hope this helps! You've done a great job already!

U may not be getting enough calories in.u may want to add 200 calories.especially if ur seeing a trainer 3 x's a week.

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Breakfast is a Protein shake. lunch is usually a chicken breast and veggies or a lean cuisine meal (the steak tips portabello is awesome and less than 200 calories!). dinner is a tiny salad (because lettuce doesn't like me) and some form of protein. I hardly eat carbs, if any at all. No snacking and I see a personal trainer 3 days a week. What else can I do? Thanks for your ideas![/quote']

Like everyone else is saying, change up your workout routine, up your protein to 70g a day...what you listed above, depending on what Protein Shake you use, is only about 45-50 g of protein.

Also, drink lots of Water, it will help your metabolism and flush your body of excess sodium (that all microwave dinners are full of!)

You should also consider switching up your food routine. Once our bodies get used to a certain calorie intake at certain times, we start to plateau with our weight and maintain what our bodies think is normal for us.

For example, I sometimes do oatmeal and bananas for breakfast instead of my protein shake or cottage cheese... Then fill your lunch with more veggies, then a protein shake, then dinner with a decent amt of protein.

Keep your body on its toes

-Melissa M.

THANKS FOR ALL RESPONSES! Definitely going to start with more water intake today and try to kick up the protein. I can't really eat anything other than a shake for breakfast, because my band seems to be super tight in the AM. I may be able to do some late morning something for some extra protein. Thanks again!