Haven't lost weight recently

drj · March 27, 2006

Does anyone have a suggestion for losing more weight without having PBs? It's been about a month, and I haven't lost any weight. I'm afraid to go in for a fill because it will cause me to "get sick", and I don't like that feeling. I wonder if I'm sabbotaging my own weight loss.

Also I had surgery 12/30/04 and I've only lost 65 pounds. As I've been reading other people's entries, I see they've lost this much in only six months, or those who had surgery when I did and have lost about or over 100 pounds.

Your help and gudance and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

drj

Jachut · March 27, 2006

I've recently been through a plateau like that, although I did end up losing 2kg for the month. I dont want any more fill than necessary. I am really loving living a totally normal live, just eating a smaller quanity but still eating anything I desire and I dont want to mess with that. But the weight loss was slowing.

I started running again for the first time in years and the weight is literally melting off now. I think the theory goes that you dont burn any more energy really than walking the same distance but I'm not really sure about that. I believe the higher heart rate and the intensity of it has your metabolism higher for hours than what you could achieve with walking and I have most definitely gained significant strenght and muscle definition in my legs. So ........... in short, take up some form of high intensity aerobic exercise, burn some serious calories.

Secondly I ahd a good hard look at what I was eating. It was healthy food but I'd been avoiding bread and steak and things that are notorious for causing trouble, what I've actually found is that by including those difficult foods I get far more satiety on less food and stay fuller for longer. Its worked brilliantly, I now eat a sandwich for lunch and get thorugh 6 hours or so till dinner rather than getting starving at 3.30 in the afternoon and eating far too big a snack. Snacks for me are never as healthy as meals are.

My weight seems to be moving again.