a little bummed

So I met with a new Nut today, I have been concerned about not losing the weight, well she told me to get in more fruits and vegies ( with I am very happy about), but that I was exercising to much and should cut my sessions down to a half an hour...I am really bummed about that because I really love my workouts, but I know it will be better, I have not had much energy as of late, because my good carbs are almost non existant (sp),  So it will be for the best.

As of now, I am burning about 500-600 calories by working out and my resting calorie burn is 1350 and I am only taking in 600-800 calories....(

Any thoughts?

Erin

You are going to be tired if that is all you are taking in for calories.
It's hard to build strength and endurance when you are working on a big calorie deficit.

I don't know if I would cut out my workouts though.  For me when I wanted to break a stall, I just changed my exercise routine.  Your body gets really good at doing the same things over and over.  You won't see the same return for the exertion you are putting in.

It worked for me every time I had a stall.  Just juggling it up and doing a little muscle confusion did wonders.

The NUT I finally found that I liked had me rearrange when I was eating so as to support my workout routines.  That helped a lot with having the energy needed to complete my routines.

Good luck.

Scott

 I am only 2 months out so it is hard for me to get the calories in, but I have energy to complete my workouts, but it is just after...I have to nap at like 2...like a toddler....LOL

As far as changing my workouts, I change them about every 3-4 weeks, just changed it to a great one, and am a little bummed about it now...

Still not sure what to do about the workouts...she also said I was getting in to much protein?  I am getting about 106...I had added another shake to up the calories a little....so that upped my protein...

Still so confused about all of this...

Isn't it weird how different the advice we get can be? I'm about 30 pounds from goal and have been stalled for at least six months. When I went to see my surgeon and nutritionist, they wanted me to INCREASE my workouts, and DECREASE my fruits, because of the sugar and carbs, no doubt. I can only have one fruit a day now. I don't eat vegetables very much, need to work on that, I guess. Physiologically, I don't see how it's possible that I'm not losing -- I exercise 5-6 days a week and eat 1300-1500 calories a day. My nutritionist also told me to keep the protein in the 80 grams range, and that it's possible to eat too much protein. Heck, I'm getting close already today and it's only 7:50 a.m. I've had my Click this morning (25 grams), a sf mocha latte (12 grams), and a Pure Protein bar (20 grams).

This is a confusing game, but we gotta keep playing!

Good luck,
Jenny

You get your protein, water, take your supplements (B-12, iron, C, B-complex (B2, B6, B1 etc), etc as prescribe) and you may not lose weight but your body will reshape itself as you tone and develop you muscle.  Remember muscle weigh more than fat but muscle also burns fat, so the better muscle health and tome you have, the more efficient your body is at burning calories.

Also eating multiple small meals instead of 2 or 3 larger meals helps to minimize the stretching of your new pouch and keeps the digestive track working whicch  burns calories as it absorbs them and keeps your body from going into starvation mode.  It can also help keep you from getting ravishing hungry.  What you have to guard against is developing the habit of grazinf (constantly eating something).  If you graze and aren't burning off some calories with exercise, weight happens, just like before surgery. 

Stalls are part of the losing process. Its like you body has to fall back and regroup every once ina while.  I learned to take pictures and measurements, because it was during those stall periods (curse those dratted episodes!!!) that I started noticing my clothes getting loose or fitting better,..needing a tighter wris****ch, or smaller shoes, etc.  So just because the scales isn't falling doesn't mean you aren't getting smaller.  Thing of it as reproportioning maybe....

:O) Joe

What a great post!! Thank you for posting it!!
I have been like you very worn out and tired. I get at least 8 hours of sleep time (I do wake up each time I roll over, I'm hoping as I lose more weight that will change). I'm getting in at least 100 grams of protein (now I'm wondering if I should cut back to the minium of 60grams daily) and my 60oz of water. I have just started the soft food stage of my post-op diet so I'm really looking forward to having more variety, but in all honesty food has lost it's appeal.

I'm avaraging about 1000 calories daily with my nightly dog walks and C25K program 3 times a week. But I'm like you and STILL dragging! Today I didn't do my C25K like I planned (I still have three days in which to do my third day this week) cause I took a nap for FOUR hours?!?!

My nutrition appointment isn't til the 24th and I'm wondering like you if perhaps I'm not getting 'enough' (whatever that might be) in.

Again, thanks for posting!! Glad to know I'm not the only one feeling tired!
*big thanks hugs*

 I started to add more vegies and fruit and yesterday was the first day that I did not feel like I needed a nap.  I even had a hard workout.  I added bread too, still a little scared about that...but she said it was fine...they have it on the list almost everyday if not twice a day...but I feel that is to much for me, so I will stick to twice a week....she had also said that I should of lost more by now, but I have lost like 40 pounds in two months...so I am not upset with that...I would rather lose slow then really fast, I happy with my loss, as long as it keeps going down!!!!  LOL

Good luck and I am glad I could help in some small way...

Erin

Your nut told you to eat less protein and not exercise so much? I'd get a new one! It's really important, if you are only getting in 600-800 calories a day to eat a lot of protein. This is particularly important if you malabsorb some of it. The ASMBS recommends that RnYers get 100 g of protein a day!