Lost All Hope....
(((((HUGS))))).
I'm sorry you are struggling - do you perhaps need a fill? Don't be so quick to blame yourself though - from what I've seen/read, sometimes it just doesn't work, through no fault of your own. Do you track calories at all? What I've found to help is to track them and when I'm not losing, I change up my calories, I'll eat more and then start losing and then when I stop losing again, then I'll go back to the lower calories that I was on previously...that usually starts me up again (although it's pretty slow these days, but I imagine it's because I'm so close to goal).
I'm not sure what type of diet you are on, but perhaps if you cut back on carbs (if you haven't already) that might help? (I know some people are very sensitive to carbs)...no real advice, just thoughts and prayers for you - don't give up - you haven't failed until you stop trying!
I'm going to try to give you a few more ideas to think about (not solutions, you have to find that):
You said in your earlier post that you were eating 1500 calories a day. How about trying lower? It doesn't have to be forever, but sometimes you have to cut calories even lower to get the body to respond. Maybe try eating 1,000 cal/day every other day?
Keep in mind that your body doesn't use calories or nutrients on a day-to-day basis, but as needed. So, you can't really expect your body to respond immediately. I'd say give it *at least* a week or two to see how you are doing over time. You could also be retaining water. The best solution to that is to drink more. Drinking a lot of water lets your body relax, and release excess water weight.
I know you said earlier that you're not eating "much" bread. How about cutting out carbs even further until you start losing. No potatoes, rice, corn, bread, sugar, sweets at all! Stick with lean protein sources, veggies and just a little cheese and nuts. I'm staying between 30-50g of carb right now, and being very diligent about weighing, measuring, and logging my food, and let me tell you...carbs are sneaky little buggers if you're not really careful!
How is your restriction? Check with your doc, and explain your concerns.
Best wishes,
Tami
I do track everything on My Daily Plate, maybe I need to tweak what I'm eating to reduce calories and cut carbs.
One thing I'm noticing is that I am consuming a lot of fat and sodium in my attempts to up my protein. Maybe I should study this and get better. I have heard the band doesn't work for everyone but my current insurance will not cover another surgery. so I am stuck with this band at least until I switch insurance next year or sooner.
Maybe a call to the doc is in order.
Maybe a nutritionist could help you as well.
And I started to see a psychologist too to help me get myself organized and prioritize my daily activities.
It's a slow process, but hang in there......
Keep posting your progress so we can all help!
You are AA, AA's have a harder time losing weight because you have more type B fat cells and those are a buggar to burn. You might be a person that needs malabsorption such as DS??
The band got me to goal, the sleeve will keep me there.
See my blog for newbies: http://wasabubblebutt.blogspot.com/
Sorry, African American. ;o)
The band got me to goal, the sleeve will keep me there.
See my blog for newbies: http://wasabubblebutt.blogspot.com/
on 1/20/11 8:39 pm - ~Somewhere in~, PA