Hi Everyone. I have a question about fills and calorie consumption. I have read many posts where people say that their weight loss became greater and steadier once they find their sweet spot. My question is - is this the case because you are taking in less calories and less food? Because I have also heard that most people try to keep their calories between 800-1200 calories and that if you go too low on your calories it will slow your weight loss down as well.

Hopefully I am clear enough with my question. I am due for my first fill in 2 weeks. Just curious about restriction and calories consumed.

I don't count calories, not everyone does. I just try to eat a healthy diet, and I'm losing well now that I have restriction!

I am no expert, but I presume it is because of less calories.

I track calories, because it helps me stay on track and keeps me honest with myself. I now consume 1,200 to 1,400 calories a day. But is I don't track it, I can easily eat more than that. Right now, I have no restriction and I really would like to find my sweet spot.

I have also heard if you go to low on calories it can impede your weight loss. Not sure if this is scientifically based in research or based on observation and hear say.

I am just counting carbs, I don't have to count as high (HAHAHA)

Well for me I am consuming between 1200-1800 calories a day based on if I work out or not. Think of it this way. Your metabolism is like a wood stove. Once the weight starts coming off the fire will get hotter. (metabolism increases) The hotter the fire the more wood you will need to add to the fire to keep it blazing hot. If you dont add enough wood (calories) each day the fire will not burn as hot. Therefore your weight loss will slow. I am at the stage where I am building muscle which burns a lot of calories, thus I have to consume more. I started out for the first couple of months at 800-1000 cal/day. Exercise increased and naturally my body needs the food to recover. Example Michael Phelps the olympic swimmer eats like 10,000 calories a day, but he burns them off by swimming all day. Keep stoking that fire and the fat will burn off. Sweet spot. To be honest I think the sweet spot is found once we reach our weight loss goal.

I haven't found my sweet spot yet, I thought I did with the last fill but found out three days later that I was too tight. I got a slight unfill and once again back to feeling very little restriction. It's a crapshoot, sometimes I think I'll never get there. I keep to 1000 to 1200 calories a day. Sometimes I go over, but my regular physician says that's kind of low, so it works for me. As long as I'm losing or staying the same, even without restriction than I'm happy. You gotta figure out what works for you.