Hi all,

I am truly hoping you can help me because I'm almost at the end of my rope. I had my band 1/10/10 and had success but have had several complications. I have pushed through the complications and had remained active (running, cycling, kickboxing, etc) prior to surgery and after. I started Crossfit June of this year and LOVE it. However, I have been told that perhaps I'm not eating enough. I'm gaining weight, and while I think maybe a tiny portion of it is muscle, there is more fat than muscle. I am really not sure what the right answer is as I think my band is adjusted appropriately, in fact, it may be a bit on the tight side. That being said, I don't know that I could eat any less and am doing crossfit classes 3-4 times per week, and running or walking on the off days, so I don't think I need to be more active. I have spoken to my dietician about it and she is unsure as well what to do as most banded patients do not perform such intense exercise. I am aware that I will tone and gain muscle with such intense workouts and I would be fine with that if my clothes fit the same or better...but they don't:-( HELP!!!

Any advice is greatly appreciated!!!!

Ashley

You have to remember that weight loss comes down to simple math: When you burn more calories than you consume, you lose weight. If you're gaining weight then you're likely eating too much.

Do you track your calories?

You have to remember that weight loss comes down to simple math: When you burn more calories than you consume, you lose weight. If you're gaining weight then you're likely eating too much.

Do you track your calories?

Yes, I do track my calories and I am 100% sure I'm not eating too much as i usually get less than 1,000/day.

How much do you weigh? How tall are you? How many calories does your nutritionist recommend?

Yes, I do track my calories and I am 100% sure I'm not eating too much as i usually get less than 1,000/day.

Wow, yeah there's no way you're eating too little. Especially considering your work outs, you must have a huge calorie deficit.

I'd very strongly suggest going to your primary care doctor and making sure there's no medical issue causing the weight gain. Thyroid, blood sugar, hormones, or many other imbalances in the body can cause weight gain. If I were you, I'd get a full blood work up to make sure there isn't an underlying problem.

Hi all,

I am truly hoping you can help me because I'm almost at the end of my rope. I had my band 1/10/10 and had success but have had several complications. I have pushed through the complications and had remained active (running, cycling, kickboxing, etc) prior to surgery and after. I started Crossfit June of this year and LOVE it. However, I have been told that perhaps I'm not eating enough. I'm gaining weight, and while I think maybe a tiny portion of it is muscle, there is more fat than muscle. I am really not sure what the right answer is as I think my band is adjusted appropriately, in fact, it may be a bit on the tight side. That being said, I don't know that I could eat any less and am doing crossfit classes 3-4 times per week, and running or walking on the off days, so I don't think I need to be more active. I have spoken to my dietician about it and she is unsure as well what to do as most banded patients do not perform such intense exercise. I am aware that I will tone and gain muscle with such intense workouts and I would be fine with that if my clothes fit the same or better...but they don't:-( HELP!!!

Any advice is greatly appreciated!!!!

Ashley

Have you ever had a Body Composistion done? It will give you a clear picture of Body fat%, Water weight and %, Lean Muscle, body Impedence, etc, etc...

It is essential IMO as one gets more intense in physical training to better understand what is happening to their body...

Example, according to traditional scales amd BMI charts, I am 10 lbs over weight...according to my body composition, a more scientific and accurate approach....I have a very low body fat%, in the "Athletic" range....and it would be impossible and unhealthy to loose that so called 10 extra lbs....I have no weight left to loose.....

Knowing that, I now need to take in some calories - Protein BEFORE I workout, where as before I used to workout on a empty stomach buring stored fat as fuel....But I now see things diferently.

My health club performs an analysis for $10....

BTW, as a side note....I work with NUTS everyday, so don't get me started......just my opinion...

I don't know if this helps, but I had a similar discussion with my nutritionist.

Basically I eat no more than 1,200 a day, I may go up to 1,400 on workout days, but not always. I know for sure because I journal everything I eat.

I exercise 4 times a week for and hour each time doing those intense boxing/kickboxing classes at Title Gym. Those are the one's they advertise that you'll burn 1,000+ cal a day, you box/kickbox, weight train, calisthenics, aerobics, etc. It really is a great workout, better than anything I got with a personal trainer!

So I wasn't understanding why the math wasn't working. A pound is 3,500 cal, I'm eating less than half of that, plus burning off another 1k or so. I weigh about 195 currently, and I remember weighing that much in Highschool, I told the nutritionist that I could eat like a whole pizza pie and not gain anything, and if I dieted for a week I'd lose like 10 pounds. I just thought it must be an age thing. Although she said age could be a factor, the biggest factor is the weight loss.

Our body craves sugar, salt, etc. It wants to be a glutton, and it wants to be the way it was before. I used to weigh 100 lbs more than what I weigh now, so my body is working as a 195lb person who has lost 100lb instead of a person who just weighs 195 lbs. It still doesn't really make too much sense to me, but that's what she said, and that's where I am, and that's why she says it's harder to lose weight now.

I'm busting my chops at the gym and pretty much never touch any 'bad foods'. I don't understand why I'm losing so slowly. It sucks.

It might not be about calories for you if you track, maybe you need to adjust your intake of certain things so that you are still maintaining the same caloric goals but getting more protein in? Either way I'm sure you look fantastic with all that exercise so be patient with yourself, it's normal to fluctuate and even "gain" as you are losing and your body is changing. Good luck =)

Thanks for the support Chicago Rose

I take in MAJOR protein! That's why I worry. I'm having a phone call with the Nutritionist this afternoon, so I'm hoping she can give me some advice.

I'll give you a sample of what a normal day is:

Breakfast - (Eating from 6:30am to about 11:30am)

- coffee, no sugar, 1 serving of natural bliss creamer - 35 cal

- Half a builder Protein bar - 135 cal, 10g protein

WORKOUT

- Cytosport whey Protein shake, made with almond or skim milk, small handful of fruit, and some greens (like Watercress) - about 240ish (depending what I put in), 28 g protein

- The other half a builder Protein Bar - 135 cal, 10g protein

- Cup of coffee, 1 serving natural bliss creamer, 2 sugars (the only time I allow myself sugar!) - 65 cal

lunch and Snacks - (12:00pm - 6:00pm)

- Sandwich, 2 slices of cold cut (ham, turkey or prosciutto), 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 slice american cheese - about 285 cal, 20g protein

- Reduced Fat String Cheese - 60 cal, 8g protein

- 6 Almonds - 40cal, 1.5g protein

- Green tea - 0 cal

dinner (7-9 PM depending when I get home).

Always some sort of protein, chicken, pork, turkey, fish, bison, beef, lamb, etc. We usually try and eat red meat no more than 2 times a week, and if we do eat more than that, we'll chose a leaner red meat like bison. We always do about 4-6oz. Sometimes we'll cook it with veggies, mushrooms, etc, but those are also low cal.

If we are SO hungry we have to have dessert, we do 1 spoon of Peanut Butter (about 100cal, 2g protein) or we have a small fruit (like an apple).

I think my biggest downfalls are that I don't get enough veggies, and that I eat dinner rather late, but I can't really help it. Work ends at 6PM, takes me an hour to get home...and well, we rarely leave at 6PM anyway LOL so sometimes I'm just getting home at 8, have to cook, etc, and now I'm having dinner at 9pm, going to bed at 10:30-11pm