Hello everyone... I had my band done on August 15, 2012 and had lost 50lbs the first two months. Since November I've been fluctuating 10lbs back and forth. I have been on this plateau and have not lost anymore weight with having two fills. The first 50lbs I lost was without any fills. I just went back to the doctor last Thursday and he did not give me another fill, he said that he doesn't believe I am eating enough. He believes now that I have been released to start back going to the gym (hadn't been since before surgery) and him wanting me to eat more especially breakfast, that I will start to lose again. I just had gotten really discouraged due to not losing weight. I started my journey at 445-450 and went down to 405 in a few weeks of eating 5-6 times a day and going to the gym at least 4-5 times a week. From the time I started my pre-op diet until after surgery (October), I had lost around 50lbs. I'm now around 360 and desperate to start losing again. My goal is around 185-200lbs so I have some ways to go but I'm not going to lose my faith. If anyone has any suggestions let me know... Thanks for listening (reading).

Losing weight is a simple matter of burning more calories than you consume. You will slow this process if you don't eat enough calories though. Your body will go into a starvation mode and slow your metabolism down. I see most of the successful female losers on this forum try to stick to around 1000 calories a day.

If you can exercise and burn 300 more calories a day you should lose 4-8 lbs a month.

So, track your calories, track your calories burned, track how many calories your body needs a day just to maintain and then do the math.

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I have a few dietitians and one of them said you have to eat to lose weight. I bought a Fitbit and it helps me keep track of all my intake. I also record my activities and it keeps track of walking and climbing stairs on it's own. Like last night when I recorded my dinner it told me how much protein I had for the day and I saw I could still have some more, so I did.

My weight stays around the same numbers for a few months at a time then I will have a 5 lb. loss. Weird how it works. I see my doctor every 2 months and have always showed a 8-10 loss each time and I am fine with that.

Good luck.

Thanks 2muchfun and dylanmiles23. Dylan im assuming you're right about the food intake because my doc said I'm not eating enough.

Just log your food and stay on course, you will get there. Good luck on your new life journey.

I agree with what everyone said. I am the same way. If I eat less (about 600 -700 cal) I dont lose weight and if I have 900 - 1100cal/day I lose about 2 lbs per week.

Everyone here gave you great advice.

I started about the same size you did, btw. I was 421. I know first hand how overwhelming it is to see the long journey ahead of you. But believe me, if I can do it so can you

If you haven't seen a nutritionist yet, I would strongly suggest doing so. They can help you set up calorie and food guidelines specifically for you. I know I'd be totally lost if I didn't have all the information I got from mine at the beginning.

Best wishes!