Please Help! Urgent

[Wink 27]

Hello all,

I am having serious issues, my surgery date was June 26th 2013, and I'm only down 45lbs!!!????????????????. I have a personal trainer and have been working out for over a month and still no change! I'm still not able to eat much so I know that I am not over eating. I guess I could be doing better with my liquid Protein, but could that really be the source of my problem?! Anyone that could help I would appreciate it.

[HealthyNewMe 1,935]

I would ask the following questions :

Do you log your food intake (write it down, log into MyFitnessPal, etc)? How many calories a day are you eating? Have you cut out carbs from sugar, Pasta, breads, sweets, white potatoes, etc? I found out my BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) (mine is currently 1653) and I subtract 750 calories (to aim at losing 1 1/2 pounds a week), netting me around 900 calories a day. I burn approximately 650-700 calories a day doing 65 mins of cardio. I usually eat back some of those calories burned. I also choose not to weigh daily or even weekly (my choice) and every single month I've dropped from 4 to 9 pounds. I think logging caloric intake has helped. Best Wishes

[Wink 27]

Thx HealthyNewMe! I do logged my calories in my fitness pal and I barely eat half of what I am allotted for each day, not to mention what I get back from me working out ????

[Mrs.RRn 2,110]

WHAT are you eating?... Not all calories are created equal.

And you make it sound like you aren't eating enough... Could that very true?

Following all the other rules?

And you don't HAVE to be on Liquid Protein if you had surgery back in June.

[mrsto 2,925]

Based on what you are saying, it sounds like your body has gone into starvation mode. I suggest that you increase your calorie intake to the daily allotment for healthy weight loss. I'm sure the nutritionist at your surgeon's office outlined this for you? And I agree with Mrs.RRn, this many months out, you should no longer need to lean on the shakes for your Protein intake. I'm coming up on a year next week, and my surgeon told me that very same thing. Sounds to me like you're pushing your body way too hard, while starving it of necessary energy (calories) and nutrients.

Edited March 19, 2014 by mrsto

[jamilyne 102668 1,207]

I agree with all the above. In addition, when you work out more than you are used to you will also gain more muscle and it might now show right away on the scales. Can you see the difference in your clothes? Have you lost any inches? If you are, everything else will catch up eventually. I know its frustrating.

[shmily 424]

I would say definitely talk to your doc and maybe see a Nutritionist

[moonlitestarbrite 902]

i dont think you are eating enough. try increasing your calories and/or reducing exercising.