why is weightloss so slow!!

[lullaby]

i had my band fitted 3/5/12 with 4ml put in at the time,
i have stuck to about 800/900 cals a day since my op and only lost a 1lb a week, so disappointed,
is there any reason why weightloss is so little! any ideas? xx

 

[Kay1962]

I had mine done on the same day and my loss has been slow as well but haven't had fill yet and not doing much excercise yet. You may be having too few calories. Your body goes into starvation mode if you don't have enough. But well done on the loss at least you are loosing. Do you use my fitness pal because that tells you if you don't have enough calories. Keep on loosing good stuff!!!

 

[lullaby]

Thanks kay

 

[lullaby]

is any other bander disappointed with there weightloss?

 

[BlueDiamond]

Too fewer calories & 1lb a week is average for a bander - when I saw my surgeon they stated 1-2lbs is normal weight loss for a bander .

Look on the bright side a 1lb a week is 52lbs a year

- Well done on your weight loss so far xx

 

[lullaby]

thanks julie,
i think i expected it to come off faster!!
how many calories should i be having? xx

 

[BlueDiamond]

Between 1000-1200 calories daily roughly xx

 

[lullaby]

thank you i will give it a try this week,
oo i can eat more!! xx

 

[lullaby]

thanks mrs flump
is yours coming off a lb a week? xx

 

[tracyt84]

how much did u loose onthe post op diet if u dont mind me asking??im still on the liquid stage xx

 

[flutterby1966]

Yep my ideal to loose weight was around 1100 a day for most of my journey.

Currently I am between 1300 and 1400 a day average, but it's very early days of trying to maintain and my body reacts differently with the band at different times of the month so i think i need a few months to work out what the optimum for me will be. Technically speaking the maths don't work in my case, if 1lb loss is 3500 calories less and i was losing on average over 2lbs a week, that means I should be able to eat another 7000 calories a week to maintain but that's the numbers geek in me :8855:

 

[gizmogirl]

I lost 9 pounds from op to first fill which was 9 weeks...now got 6mls in my band and at long last feel restriction...very slow process x

 

[lullaby]

it all started for me in feb, thats when i started my first pre op diet i was 220lb then,
then i started the second pre op 18/4/12 i was 197lb i lost about 10lb, then a 1lb a week since, xx

 

[lullaby]

michelle!!!! you lost me with 1300!!!!! but thanks
gizmogirl how many calories were eating before your fill? xx

 

[flutterby1966]

Lullaby, sorry, I do get carried away!

 

[gizmogirl]

Im on slimming world so i dont count cals i just dont eat cakes choc biscuits etc x

 

[lullaby]

Thank you ladies for your help xxx

 

[JO28172]

My optimum was 800 cals but to get my magic 3lb a week weight losses that was only done with exercise. Treadmill was my best purchase ever x

 

[lullaby]

i walk 10,000 steps a day xx

 

[Durhamlass14]

I have lost less than 1lb per week, I have now lost 4 stone in preparing for and post op, the consultant is pleased with me and is quite happy with the slow loss I on the other hand am not.
I have recently joined slimming world and in six weeks have lost six a half pounds this is to keep me focused as bad habits were starting
So I am quite happy now with 1 lb per week as at least its a loss and thats what I have to get into my head