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I have knee issues, too, so am not really exercising, but I've certainly been able to lose weight. One poster somewhere on this site said losing weight is 90 percent what you eat and 10 percent exercise . . . I have no idea if that's anywhere near a real statistic, but I do think the idea is worth thinking about. Eat fewer calories, lose weight . . . it can certainly be done. Maintaining it--ah, well, that's a big part of the reason for this surgery, isn't it?

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@DoodleLover203 haha! Wow, you are a crusty one.

I wasn't kidding and there is no bravado. My advice you can find anywhere and everywhere online, and with the information given by the OP. My advice was the simplist and easiest way to loose weight pre AND Post surgery. It's basic math, eat less calories than you take in.

Now given the OP has knee issues, I would suggest still looking at moving more, but just be aware and careful. Low impact excersises.

Yes, diet is very much apart of it as XY above states but you have to know that we have a body and metabolism that is in hibernation mode and it needs to be shocked our of it or awoken to start burning more calories while we are in a resting heart beat.

So again. My advice stands. Take it or leave it (and your hypersensitivity) at the door. Eat less, move more = weight loss

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@ezziriah drink lots and lots of Water. 10lbs for a lot of us is usually bloat and water retention and counter to popular belief, the more water you drink, the more water retention you'll loose. It will also flush out your organs and help them function properly.

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On ‎08‎/‎23‎/‎2017 at 1:05 AM, Mersh said:

Eat less, move more... pretty simple.

19 hours ago, Mersh said:

@DoodleLover203 it is that simple, we just don't have the discipline for it. Thus the knife wounds in our stomachs.

I'm going to disagree, respectfully. I'm eating 1200 cal per day, In the gym busting butt for an hour a day 6days a week, plus walking a lunchtime mile everyday at work. On the weekend, I'm hiking with my family and generally active. I achieve 12,000 to 24,000 steps a day. My calorie burn is 2900 - 3500 everyday. I have lost 4lbs since July 23. Something more complicated than "basic math" is at play here.

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@MowryRocks you may be the exception to the rule. You also may be in a stall and need to change up your game plan to confuse your body. I don't know, I'm just guessing.

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I just tried this product call Teami Detox tea......I double dosed and lost 2 lbs in the toliet.....it may be TMI but just sayin.....

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7 hours ago, MowryRocks said:

I'm going to disagree, respectfully. I'm eating 1200 cal per day, In the gym busting butt for an hour a day 6days a week, plus walking a lunchtime mile everyday at work. On the weekend, I'm hiking with my family and generally active. I achieve 12,000 to 24,000 steps a day. My calorie burn is 2900 - 3500 everyday. I have lost 4lbs since July 23. Something more complicated than "basic math" is at play here.

You are over doing it. Yes I'm obese but was very actively working out 5 years ago with a personal trainer. And my daughter is a fitness buff. She and he would say you are not eating near enough so your body is protecting itself. Try cutting back on the activity, get plenty of Water and I bet the scale will start to move. My body responds the same way yours is doing now. I go on 1200 cal a day and sit all day and I lose. But go to about 1500 calories a day with 6 day a week intense workouts and I won't lose a pound. My mindset was work harder to make the lose greater and faster and in the end I was just frustrated.

For the OP, try Atkins phase 1 for two weeks.

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9 hours ago, MowryRocks said:

I'm eating 1200 cal per day, In the gym busting butt for an hour a day 6days a week, plus walking a lunchtime mile everyday at work. On the weekend, I'm hiking with my family and generally active. I achieve 12,000 to 24,000 steps a day. My calorie burn is 2900 - 3500 everyday. I have lost 4lbs since July 23. Something more complicated than "basic math" is at play here.

Yep...you aren't eating enough for high levels of activity, so your body has responded by slowing your metabolic rate the hell down.

My activity levels are similar to yours. The difference is that I give my body what it needs as far as fuel (e.g. calories) is concerned, so I'm able to maintain a body weight of 118 to 122 pounds on about 2300 calories per day.

Read the following blurb:

https://chriskresser.com/are-you-an-under-eater-8-signs-youre-not-eating-enough/

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Your Weight Isn’t Budging

This is one of the most paradoxical symptoms of someone who is under-eating, and it often goes hand-in-hand with overtraining. You might be surprised to hear that I’ve never had a weight loss client who was actually overeating.

In fact, many of my clients come to me on extremely low calorie diets (around 1000-1200 calories per day) combined with 6-7 days per week of intense exercise like Crossfit or long distance running.

For good reason, they are extremely frustrated that their weight isn’t changing; for some of these clients, their weight has actually been increasing since they dropped their food intake and started working out more.

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@lovergurl , @Introversion

Thank you for the advice. I had the same concern, but calls to the Nut have gone unanswered. I guess if I don't hear from him today. I'll try a bump up and see what happens.

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We all need to remember that we are here to support each other. We don't want or need to run each other down. Just be nice!! We also need to show respect, she was seriously asking for help. HON, if your DR didn't give you a list of what to do pre op, I am not going to tell you what to do but...try to get rid of carbs, sugar, high-calorie foods. Try to use this time (as was said earlier) do what your life will be Postop. Do some Protein Drinks. You can do this. You have what it takes!! Hugs and keep us posted.

He hasn't yet. But I do go see the nutritionist this coming Tuesday.


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I have knee issues, too, so am not really exercising, but I've certainly been able to lose weight. One poster somewhere on this site said losing weight is 90 percent what you eat and 10 percent exercise . . . I have no idea if that's anywhere near a real statistic, but I do think the idea is worth thinking about. Eat fewer calories, lose weight . . . it can certainly be done. Maintaining it--ah, well, that's a big part of the reason for this surgery, isn't it?

I'm writing everything down and I'm measuring everything I eat. I think that this is the best way. I think many people tend to overeat without realizing it. Even when eating healthy you can overeat. I'm upping my Water as well. I have been drinking more water but I still need to work on it.


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