My graph

[emmahc1975]

Just thought I'd share.
I'm a compulsive daily weigher!
My weight loss isnt how I'd like it to be right now.
Your comments are welcome . . . .

 

[bandito]

You were on a consistent downward trend - the up and down of it is neither here nor there, which I'm sure you know, the fact is it has, up until now, reduced on a rather set pattern.

Things that can derail...

Not logging foods (I use MFP)
Not logging accurately
Not adjusting calories (as you get smaller so does your calorie needs)
Over-estimating exercise burns. If you are using MFP or a similar platform for logging the exercise burns they give for activities is extremely generous!
High salt intake - your kidneys do adjust and cope but, it takes them a while
Hormonal stuff
Changing or upping your exercise - sore muscles hold water and other stuff for healing, that can take up to two weeks or a bit more sometimes to level out.
Your body has adjusted - taking from above this would mean you are eating and moving to a maintenance, drop calories a little or up/change exercise routine.
High stress - stress releases hormones that can mess with weight loss
A Plateau - some believe in them and think it's a natural and even helpful thing, others believe that's guff and will refer you to the above.

...and obviously munching on choccies, high fat food and not attending to diet will, of course, make you gain weight.

Sorry to sound like an encyclopedia - without knowing what you are doing all I can do is bust out the facts

 

[emmahc1975]

You were on a consistent downward trend - the up and down of it is neither here nor there, which I'm sure you know, the fact is it has, up until now, reduced on a rather set pattern. Things that can derail... Not logging foods (I use MFP) Not logging accurately Not adjusting calories (as you get smaller so does your calorie needs) Over-estimating exercise burns. If you are using MFP or a similar platform for logging the exercise burns they give for activities is extremely generous! High salt intake - your kidneys do adjust and cope but, it takes them a while Hormonal stuff Changing or upping your exercise - sore muscles hold water and other stuff for healing, that can take up to two weeks or a bit more sometimes to level out. Your body has adjusted - taking from above this would mean you are eating and moving to a maintenance, drop calories a little or up/change exercise routine. High stress - stress releases hormones that can mess with weight loss A Plateau - some believe in them and think it's a natural and even helpful thing, others believe that's guff and will refer you to the above. ...and obviously munching on choccies, high fat food and not attending to diet will, of course, make you gain weight. Sorry to sound like an encyclopedia - without knowing what you are doing all I can do is bust out the facts

Thank you for such a great reply. You've certainly got me thinking!
I use MFP & i weigh / measure. Some things i have to guess (eg my mums home made soup)
I target 1100 cals but average between 1200. -1400 the last month.
I dont log exercise. I'll walk 0-2 times a week (i know i should do more, sooo many excuses!)
Salt intake is higher. I'm having stock drinks & adding salt where I didn't before, so that could be a factor.
Stress definately. Ongoing since September but escalated the last 3-4 weeks, ironically the slowing weight loss doesn't help. Also waking & worrying makes me tired & tiredness makes me hungry (& food lazy) but i think I've managed it quite well. I've had a few bad days but not too bad. 1 'uncontrolled' chocolate event & a couple of 'sod it, sort it later' unplanned extras (good stuff though, just extra!) like 2 eggs instead of 1, a nibble of ham or nuts.
Maybe it is a plateau, not sure. It's too long to put it down to totm.
Calories have gone up since the op / liquid / purée / 1st weeks from 800/900 to 1000/1100 ish but is 1200-1400 really too much?
I went for my 2nd fill yesterday so I'm hoping that will help to get me back to those 'easier' earlier days.
I know what my problems are really, the stress doesn't help for all reasons listed above.
Saving calories for alcohol is a bad idea (but I'm not stopping that!)
Not planning = eating too large portions & nibbling.
Head hunger drives me mad (was thinking of getting hypnotised!) if only i could turn off the commentary that goes on up there!
Logging food before i eat it will help too ( the other day i had a couple of handfuls of little sugar free sweets & then had to guess how many i'd had)
Drinking more during the day (not tea /coffee) as advised by my provider yesterday.

Gosh i didn't think my original post would have resulted in this mini essay!

Thanks again for the reply. I'm sure it will help
Emma

 

[donna44]

Your weight loss has been fantastic, you have lost exactly the same as me but in a shorter time. I am the same, I weigh myself every day, I need to throw them away as first thing I do in the morning is wee and weigh, it drives my husband mad.

I find I lose better with higher calories around 1200, any less and I don't lose, I hate exercise with a passion and I just don't do it, apart from 3 flights of stairs at uni on a Tuesday and Thursday, thats only because the lift is broke lol.

Maybe increase your fluid intake, they say that helps to flush out the system. add me on my fitness pal then you can see my daily intake on my diary. If you click on the blue box on my profile it will take you to my Mfp.

 

[emmahc1975]

Your weight loss has been fantastic, you have lost exactly the same as me but in a shorter time. I am the same, I weigh myself every day, I need to throw them away as first thing I do in the morning is wee and weigh, it drives my husband mad. I find I lose better with higher calories around 1200, any less and I don't lose, I hate exercise with a passion and I just don't do it, apart from 3 flights of stairs at uni on a Tuesday and Thursday, thats only because the lift is broke lol. Maybe increase your fluid intake, they say that helps to flush out the system. add me on my fitness pal then you can see my daily intake on my diary. If you click on the blue box on my profile it will take you to my Mfp.

Fluids increased a lot since yesterday afternoon. Fingers x'd
I'm impatient!!
I'm using iPhone app & cant get on this online cuz I've forgot my password d'oh! So i dont think i can see the right things on your profile :-( .

 

[WeightlossDreamer]

I've been having the same problems as you this week Hun but I said from this morning it's a fresh start and I'll start again today and I have I've had slightly more calories than i would like and I'm resisting the urge to snack! But we can do it! Assess and re build! X

 

[emmahc1975]

Hi dreamer. I noticed on your diary that your having a tough time. My thoughts are with you. Stress gives us so much more to deal with than the cause of the stress.
It helps talking to others on here. I feel much more normal now!

 

[WeightlossDreamer]

Thank you Hun! Things are starting to settle a bit now I think x x

 

[Crystalrainbow]

Just want to say hello, didn't want to read and run hun Bandito wow thats brill will re read again in morning when my eyes can focus better lol So ello and goodnight all speak in morning x x x to tired now LOL

 

[bandito]

Thank you for such a great reply. You've certainly got me thinking!
I use MFP & i weigh / measure. Some things i have to guess (eg my mums home made soup)
I target 1100 cals but average between 1200. -1400 the last month.
I dont log exercise. I'll walk 0-2 times a week (i know i should do more, sooo many excuses!)
Salt intake is higher. I'm having stock drinks & adding salt where I didn't before, so that could be a factor.
Stress definately. Ongoing since September but escalated the last 3-4 weeks, ironically the slowing weight loss doesn't help. Also waking & worrying makes me tired & tiredness makes me hungry (& food lazy) but i think I've managed it quite well. I've had a few bad days but not too bad. 1 'uncontrolled' chocolate event & a couple of 'sod it, sort it later' unplanned extras (good stuff though, just extra!) like 2 eggs instead of 1, a nibble of ham or nuts.
Maybe it is a plateau, not sure. It's too long to put it down to totm.
Calories have gone up since the op / liquid / purée / 1st weeks from 800/900 to 1000/1100 ish but is 1200-1400 really too much?
I went for my 2nd fill yesterday so I'm hoping that will help to get me back to those 'easier' earlier days.
I know what my problems are really, the stress doesn't help for all reasons listed above.
Saving calories for alcohol is a bad idea (but I'm not stopping that!)
Not planning = eating too large portions & nibbling.
Head hunger drives me mad (was thinking of getting hypnotised!) if only i could turn off the commentary that goes on up there!
Logging food before i eat it will help too ( the other day i had a couple of handfuls of little sugar free sweets & then had to guess how many i'd had)
Drinking more during the day (not tea /coffee) as advised by my provider yesterday.

Gosh i didn't think my original post would have resulted in this mini essay!

Thanks again for the reply. I'm sure it will help
Emma

Cool! I love mini-essays

1200-1400 is not too much, especially at your weight it might actually be too little. You could try an experiment..? Up your cals to say, 1500 for a couple of weeks and then drop them again if need be. It may be that you start losing on 1500, if not the upping of the calories and then dropping could re-start your weight loss. I've seen this advice before and to those of us who are desperately trying to lose weight it seems counter-intuitive but, for some it can work.
Your metabolism actually works on calories consumed over the days/s as opposed to how often you eat - eating more for a bit could shake it up and get it going again.

Tiredness is a diet killer - a tired brain will demand pepping up. On my one successful, if temporary, weight loss adventure it became obvious that not getting a good nights sleep made me more hungry.

Eating high protein foods will keep you fuller for longer and may help you - also, with the band (as you know) the crunchier, more solid foods are better. They'll stay in your pouch longer, take longer to digest and you'll feel satiated longer.

Alcohol, hmmmmm young lady!

Actually I don't have a problem with people drinking at all. So long as it's in your calorie intake and you're not regularly getting so sloshed that you're running down the road in your birthday suit singing Danny Boy, it's all good!!

However...yeah, there is always a downside. Although a calorie is a calorie (although even that's being argued these days) the problem with alcohol is that it's a poison. What your Liver does is it prioritises the poison and puts dealing with fat on the back burner - this is why even those with a healthy weight and diet, if they drink regularly and heavily or binge regularly, will end up with a fatty Liver. It messes with the way your body deals with fat and can hamper things. The Liver is like an over-worked office worker - keep giving it things it has to deal with immediately and it's regular work gets pushed aside.

It seems you know already what you can tweak and what may not be helping things anyway. You've done incredibly well and have lost an awesome amount of weight. Don't be too harsh on yourself, it's counter-productive and misplaced, you've done very, very well!

Onwards and downwards!!!

 

[emmahc1975]

Hi bandito.
Thank you so much for your wonderful reply. It's all stuff i know but your timely reminder is well headed! No drinking for a while is a way forward.
I might try upping the cals when i go back on crunchy food next week.
Having a much better day today, I've increased the liquids a lot.
Will let all you lovely people know how I'm getting on

 

[donna44]

I'm starving since having my infill Wednesday, I'm counting the hours till my next feed! Think I will go back on crunchy food tomorrow and see if that helps. How you coping Emma since your infill?

 

[emmahc1975]

I've done as all you lovely people have suggested, not a drop of alcohol has passed these lips, fluids have increased a lot & calories around 1100. Feeling much more confident now.
Despite all the stress i feel in control again
Onwards & downwards

 

[emmahc1975]

Lol @ the text message coming through at the wrong time!

 

[bandito]

You really are doing so well!
You must be proud of yourself xx

 

[emmahc1975]

Thanks bandito. Ur doing really good too
I'm so glad there's so many nice supportive people on here helping each other out

 

[helloeverybody83]

Hey well done on your weight loss so far, bet you feel so much better

RE Weighing yourself every day - don't you find it a bit boring? Like, the same, the same, half a pound of, the same, the same... etc?

I'm really sad and do it the same time every week in the same place in the same clothes haha. But I find with it being less often it's a bigger jump between weeks (ie 3lbs of rather than 1/2 pound a day over six days) - does that make sense? Maybe it's just me.

I love My Fitness Pal! Can't believe how much calories are in some things I used to eat thinking they were healthy!! x

 

[emmahc1975]

I do get surprisingly excited about weighing in the morning. It gets me out of bed some days! I wont have a drink before & always same place, same clothes. I sometimes weigh before bed too.

Its a little obsessive really. I know it's not a good thing to do. I think it helps me feel in control? Maybe?

I might try every other day & see

 

[Crystalrainbow]

Emma i'm bumping this thread as ive just re read and found it helpful all over again x x x x x

 

[emmahc1975]

Id forgot about this thread, as you've bumped it up, here's my graph now.