I am within 10 pounds of my goal. I adjusted my original goal up from 150 to 160 because at my current weight I am feeling really comfortable and my face is starting to get thin looking. I want to be a normal BMI and I think I will be a size 4-6 at 160.

I have been dropping weight fast the past 2 weeks. This week it I seem to be dropping .5 a day. My question is as I get closer to 160 how do I stop losing weight? I never dreamed I would be this close 3 months post op. My weekly exercise is increasing faster than my calorie intake because I am training to run longer distances. I have switched to a whole foods plant based diet and I think this will be a great sustainable and healthy diet for me. The problem is my stomach is still very restricting and I can only eat so much. I don't want to cut back on my running so my idea is to add an extra protein shake in before bed to give me some extra calories and protein.

Currently I am able to eat 1000-1200 calories with drinking 1 shake and the rest from foods. I honestly don't think I could eat anymore food and I don't want to start eating high fats. I have started incorporating more nuts to add some calories.

Any advice for me?

On 9/10/2017 at 8:17 PM, Rainbow_Warrior said:

That is smart.

I know you'd also prefer NOT to eat extra fats but could I suggest that a dessertspoon of extra virgin olive oil TWO to THREE times a day plus, maybe, three to five macadamia nuts or 55-85g cashews would help?

GOOD OILS and NUTS are a help. The evidence is in: people who have 2oz-5oz of olive oil daily diminish their health risks by a huge percentage.

I am eating 1-2oz of nuts almost every day . I eat almonds, walnuts, peanuts, and pistachios. I eat avocados at least once a week sometimes two. I do use some olive oil in my cooking (just a little).