Hey everybody,

So I have a little situation that I would like some ideas on..
I am 9 months out and 13 pounds away from my goal weight. I am getting married next month and thought having two months to lose that would be enough time, however, I haven't lost any weight in over a month.
I am still doing 90grams of Protein and 1200 calories of food per day and walking 10 000 steps a day. I don't have time for gym right now. I have two jobs and i am going to school.
If you were in my place, would you increase your calories or try to decrease it?? I was thinking of changing it to 800 or 1000 but research suggests that my body will go in starvation mode. I don't want to take that risk right now.

What do I do??

I went to Mexico for my surgery so I can't just call my doctor or seek advice from a nutritionist.




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I would go back to the clear liquid diet.

definitely increase it. You've got the right idea about gaining by starvation mode. We aren't made to live a 1200 calorie diet forever. I've posted that the 1200 calorie diet is for someone who is 4'2" and 80lbs (and that is to maintain). I can probably say almost everyone here isn't that height and weight. Otherwise, you'll be right back to where you started, yo-yo dieting. You lose, you gain a lot. You lose a little, you gain a whole lot more! you have to take risk to go higher in calories, until you really understand the science of why and how it works. But here's a website that, once again, I've shared with others here about people stopping the 1200 calorie diet to eat properly for their body, height/weight/activity level. www.eatmore2weighless.com

Check it out and congratulations on your getting married!!! Marriage rocks...at least mine does! Many blessings to you hon!

^ thank you! I checked and it says a person of my size and height should be consuming 1492 calories per day. I guess I have confused my body so I will try that and if that doesn't work then I will go back on the liquid diet.


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^ thank you! I checked and it says a person of my size and height should be consuming 1492 calories per day. I guess I have confused my body so I will try that and if that doesn't work then I will go back on the [/url]liquid diet.

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It will work. It should work. And 1492 is very doable. I'm imagining your stats.

I put in my stats as if I'm at my goal weight and my goal to gain muscle, which I plan to still do (weight train) 3 times a week post-op. Crazy big numbers right? I know, but it's pretty much right on.

I'm weight training now and I'm ravenously hungry all day...I'm eating more, but I'm losing inches. The more you move the more you need to fuel. But if you're not in to exercise, it's going to boil down to the right foods and enough of them. You can do it hon. Many blessings to you!

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