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I been having trouble losing weight for the last month, its been up and down what can I do differnt to get it off? I have been taking my vitmans, doing my exercise, and eating what i think is right.

It looks like you've lost 90lbs in 10 months, which is wonderful! If you are eating the same way you were when actively losing weight - low carb and low calorie - then just keep doing what you are doing and the weight will eventually shift. If you have started eating more or have been eating more carbs, then go back to just eating dense protein and non-starchy vegetables.

Thank you for your help, I don't eat any starchy foods. and I haven't noticed it but my husband said it looks like I have been eating more the usual.

You need to weigh your food in order to really know if you're eating 'more than usual'... I still weigh most all of my food when I eat. I eat between 3.5-4 ounces of protein and then throw 1-2 ounces of a low starch veg with it.

If your husband is telling you it looks like you are eating more, then it sounds like you're not measuring. That's the only way to keep up with your calories is to measure.

thanks I'm going to start it.

Give us a sample of a day of eating for you and we can troubleshoot.

Are you weighing and logging everything you put in your mouth with something like MyFitnessPal?

I was first but i haven't laterly. But I'm going to start right back up tomorrow. My day is like this

Breakfast is a protein shake about 6:30 am

snack is about 4 to 5 oz of cashews and cranberries coved in yogurt 9:30 or 10:00am

lunch is a P3 protein snack and 4p. pringles 12:00 or 1:00pm

snack again some kind of fruit or yogurt if there is some or i will eat cashews and cranberries again 3:00 or 4:00

then dinner is at 7:00 or 7:30 and its 3 to 4 oz of protein and veggies.

You've done well and should be proud of yourself, but it will be harder the further out you get.

Some thoughts-

you start and end your day well, but everything in between is a lot of snacking. While there isn't anything inherently wrong with nuts, yogurt or P3.... just very snack oriented, you need a meal-dense protein.

Honestly I didn't start eating nuts on any kind of regular basis until I was in maintenance. They are higher calories and 4-5oz is quite a bit. 4oz of cashews weighed is about 600 calories and a measured 4oz/half cup is about 400.

And Pringles, ditch the pringles.

Have you ever looked on the daily menu threads on the VSG and RNY forums? you can get lots of great ideas.

It seems like with just a few changes you can be back to losing weight. 4oz of cashews + cranberries + 1 cup yogurt is about 600 calories and 50g net carb. Many of us find that we have to eat less than 1000 calories and 50g net carb per day to lose weight. Some people need to eat less than 800 calories and 20g net carb - this is especially true as you get closer to your goal weight.

I put in your sample menu into myfitnesspal and it looks like you are eating about 1700 calories and 105 net carbs per day. This is of course still way less than an obese person eats, so it makes sense that you've lost weight up until now.

Would it work to replace your breakfast with eggs and have your protein shake for your 9:30 snack?

Could you replace the pringles with 1 measured ounce of your cashews? Could you replace your cranberries or other fruit in your yogurt with 2 tbs of flax seeds or pumpkin seeds?

If you made all of these changes, you would be at about 1100 calories and 27 net carbs for the day. Depending on how much weight you still need to lose, that might be enough to get the scale going. If not, I would recommend cutting out your protein shake and nuts.

If I were you, I would measure everything I eat and put it into myfitnesspal for a while to make sure I was meeting my goals. I would stay away from fruit (especially dried fruits), chips, and nuts except for the occasional treat, and I would eat more eggs, fish, and meat.