exercise and caloric intake

[TropicalGirl1205 84]

Hey everyone. I am 5 months post op and am down 80 lbs. I am going to the gym 3 times a week for 45 mins. I do the elliptical and burn 500 calories. I usually consume about 800 a day. Since im burning 500 calories do I need to imcrease the amount of calories I consume? I was hoping to have lost 100 lbs in 6 months and it seems like ive been plateauing :-( any advice??

[Neuanfang 26]

Just keep doing what you are doing and I am sure the weight will come off. I too exercise on the elliptical for approximately 45 minutes and then do a weight lifting routine. Building muscle will slow you down a little bit but will also help get a trimmer body and not so much excess skin. I have not upped my caloric intake because of my workout. I figure as long as the numbers go down and my clothes are fitting better and better it doesn't really matter how fast I reach a certain number just as long as I keep doing what I am doing. Good luck to you!

[TropicalGirl1205 84]

Thanks so much! :-)

[AngelNP 40]

Just keep doing what you are doing and I am sure the weight will come off. I too exercise on the elliptical for approximately 45 minutes and then do a weight lifting routine. Building muscle will slow you down a little bit but will also help get a trimmer body and not so much excess skin. I have not upped my caloric intake because of my workout. I figure as long as the numbers go down and my clothes are fitting better and better it doesn't really matter how fast I reach a certain number just as long as I keep doing what I am doing. Good luck to you!

Like to add to Neuanfangs good advice. Increase to 4 or more days a week. Vary your routine for muscle confusion. A strategy that i recently implemented is 20 min on elliptical, rowing machine 5 min as fast as you can without stopping, 5 min cycle fast as you can then 10 min elliptical. You will notice much different results.