I was banded Nov. 26th and have lost 17 pounds so far. I have been staying at the same weight back and forth by 2 pounds for the last week. I exercise every other day and usually burn between 500-700 calories in an hour. I feel like I can eat bigger and bigger amounts and am starting to get that devil in my head that says "you are going to screw this up". I know I am eating less than I used to but it seems like I can eat alot! My Doc does not do the first fill till around 8 weeks after surgery so I have to wait till the end of January. My questions are..How many calories are most folks eating a day? and do folks record their food intake every day.? I have found when I don't write it down I tend to go over the 1000-1200 calories a day. Also do folks see a counsellor to help with the "issues" around food. I think maybe a counsellor would be a big help as lately all I think about is food, loosing weight and what I will eat next. Anybody else feel this way too?Any comments, suggestions or advice would be appreciated.

Barb

I had the same problem before my first fill. I could eat anything and it went down just fine. I wasn't eating as much as I was before the band but my weight loss stalled. As soon as I got my first fill (last Thursday) the weight started coming off again. I have decent restriction with my first fill and I've lost 3 pounds in 6 days and I even drank some beer and champagne new year's eve. Keep exercising and do the best you can.

Hate to hear you are teetering. Can't answer your questions as I don't count calories or keep a food diary nor do I exercise.

I remember teetering, though. Your body will go through phases where it KNOWS you are attacking it and it goes into prevention STORE energy mode aka FAT.

Just keep doing what you are doing and after another week or so you will see the scale move downward.

Not sure why your doc doesn't follow their training from Inamed....6 weeks is what they are told to do...but it's always up to them.

800-1k calories. Some folks can still lose on 1200.

I log my food on fitday.com but thedailyplate.com is a good site too. It's the only way I stay accountable.

I usually average 900-950 calories per day.

I was required to see a therapist before surgery and just scheduled some more time with her for this year. I think it's VERY important to work on the head issues for the long term weight loss maintenance. I highly suggest you look into it.

Have you taken your measurements? Some people experience a stall on their loss when they start working out because they are building muscle but you could still be losing inches.<!-- google_ad_section_end -->