Curious about rate of weight loss

[ready_to_be_thin 179]

On 3/31/2017 at 1:09 PM, queendeborahbee said:

I realize every person is different, and I should follow my doctor's advice but I would love to know if you count calories, what your percentages of carbs, Protein, fat are or any other advice you would like to share. Thank you in advance.

Sure! I don't count calories at all. Well, I should say I don't really worry about them anyway. I use the My Fitness Pal app, and it counts calories for me but I don't really pay much attention to them, except to say that if I don't eat enough, I will definitely not lose. If my calories are too low, I guess my body thinks I'm starving and it will hold on to it and I won't lose. I don't really care about fat either. All I really watch is my Protein and carbs. I try to get in 100 grams of protein per day, and I try to stay under 20 carbs per day. I guess my calories are typically around 800-1,000 per day. Let me know if I can help any further.

[queendeborahbee 119]

3 hours ago, ready_to_be_thin said:

All I really watch is my Protein and carbs. I try to get in 100 grams of protein per day, and I try to stay under 20 carbs per day.

Thank you for sharing. Carbs kill me too, during weight loss. Do you exercise daily?

[toughcookie 4]

You all make it look so easy. I watch the fat, calories, everything. I cannot get in alot of Protein. Im 9wks out.

[toughcookie 4]

Please someone tell me how to change my weight loss pic thing. whatever its called. I hit edit but i cannot update my losing at all

[ready_to_be_thin 179]

On 4/5/2017 at 9:27 PM, queendeborahbee said:

Thank you for sharing. Carbs kill me too, during weight loss. Do you exercise daily?

I don't usually on the weekends, but during the week I walk. I usually walk for 15 minutes during my break, and then another 20 or so minutes on my lunch hour.

[ready_to_be_thin 179]

On 4/5/2017 at 9:30 PM, toughcookie said:

You all make it look so easy. I watch the fat, calories, everything. I cannot get in alot of Protein. Im 9wks out.

That's normal. I couldn't get all of my Protein in that early in either. Its still hard for me to do it now, and I'm 7 months out. I can't do it without my Protein Drinks and bars and adding the unflavored Protein Powder to my drinks. I was worried about it because I had read that you should be getting protein in from your food instead of shakes, but my doctor told me to get it in however I could get it in. I can't get eat much more now than I could when I first had my surgery (sooo grateful for this) so there is just no way that I can get 100 grams of protein in with my food. So my unflavored protein mix is definitely a must for me.

[soul2bleed 2]

On 3/12/2017 at 9:14 PM, erica_ozzy73 said:

I was a low BMIer of 31 and lost the majority of my weight really fast!!... I am 14 weeks post of and for the last 4 weeks I'm struggling to get the last 5kgs off.. although I don't have a weight I am aiming for I have made one up lol
I don't count calories and nor will I ever !!...

How were you able to qualify for surgery being under 35 bmi?

On 3/12/2017 at 9:14 PM, erica_ozzy73 said:

I was a low BMIer of 31 and lost the majority of my weight really fast!!... I am 14 weeks post of and for the last 4 weeks I'm struggling to get the last 5kgs off.. although I don't have a weight I am aiming for I have made one up lol
I don't count calories and nor will I ever !!...

[Brian B 94]

I had a sleeve and averaged 15 lbs a month till the 9th month.

As people have said .. as long as it moving in the right direction you're moving in the right direction. Your process isn't a quick fix and the scale is really just another tracking tool. Try to focus on the positive changes you're making in your life because the scale isn't going to make you happy.

[toughcookie 4]

How do we change our ticker? I am down 149lbs and i cant change it