U know Inky I was talking to my dietician yesterday and she told me when I see my doc today get blood work to test that will measure how much protien u r getting in and few other test she suggested said once I get the blood work done she wants me to sit down with her next week and adjust my diet based on the blood work. The question I did ask her how do I know if you are in starvation mode that is when she said when you see the doc get these tests done. She told me I may need to eat 10-12 tiny meals a day a 100 calorie meals to kick start my thyroid but she wants to do some blood work first. Just thought I would pass this on. Lisa

Hi Lisa, I was thinking about this very thing night before last while doing the dishes. I don't understand it at all. I see my surgeon on Monday and have a big list of these questions for him because I am beyond frustrated as well. I've tried so many things, upping calories to 1400, down to 1000, yesterday I tried 900 and will try that again for a few days. I walk miles and miles. I can't join a gym because I have tendonitis in my left shoulder and my PCP won't let me work out except for PT. very frustrating and I don't know the answers. Inky

I had my surgery 4/07; have loss 47 lbs to date. my doc just found my "spot" los 8 lbs in a month... but now I feel like I am behind 6 month in losing.. so should I have gotten tighter faster.... I had a stall for a while, but now, it is moving downward again. I still have 50-60 lbs to go... am I behind? I know that with out the band I would have loss much at all, so I am grateful. just wish I would have hit this spot sooner... now that I am at the spot and fillsare 3 month apart, what if I don't lose as much... not sure about this phase of the band..any advice... please post. Thanks...... 325..... now 278.

I was thinking yesterday amd reflecting back of my old days My old eating habbits and the amount of food I use to eat and the quanity AND THE WAY i was eating .(WAS HUGE AMOUNT OF FOOD) surprises how little I really eat now and yet I am on a stall.. My scale says something like being 205 u are eating 2,500 calories for my height and age and activity and I am barely consuming 1200 calories as is.. Mind u I did not have RNY and I do not have malabsorbition issues makes sense why weigh****ches failed and I had to go on medically supervised starvation diet and eat 200 calories to lose 30 lbs I HAVE HAD SO MANY STALLS UGH!!!! My highest weight was 295 and I GOT TO TO 263 and I stayed that way for a few years and I started to go back to eating alot of food but for some odd reason I never gained it all back but I was working on ambulance and working 96 hours a week and was very physcial and some days I would not eat much I would live off soda. Today I am Physical and work out and watch what I eat and yet a stall .. week after a week. I think my body like a set point and I do not know how to get out of eat but to starve and go back to 200 calories a day.. I just know I cannot play that game as my blood sugar is already very low and to go from A1c of 12.0 to 4.8 is amazing but yet I just stall week after week. I should be losing but I am thinking I have something metabolic wrong with me? I see the doc wed to test my thyroid anything else I should have tested .. I know they ran the test before I had surgery but I am always so cold now and everyone is so hot.. I have no energy at all. Ok just don't my mind me I AM OLD looking at 50 crazy woman here and just thinking does anyone think like I do? I know I am better as far as health and am 90lbs lighter but it has taken me years to lose 90..I am just frustrated and getting to me today I eat so little and yet weeks of stall. The math is not adding up here Thanks for letting me vent. Lisa

Well another stall week 205.. Oh well always next week to lose Happy Mothers Day to the mothers of the world.. Lisa