Looking for some advice. 17 months post-op....

This is my menu planner, for Monday, May 29th. Am I eating too much ??? Or too many carbs??? I don't lose very fast and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Food Item Quantity Calories /Fat /Carbs /Protein Coffee 36 oz 21 /0 /4 /1 Creamer 3 oz 118/ 10 /4/ 3 Sweetner 3 teaspoons 32 /0 /8/ 0 Oatmeal 1 pk instant 171 /3 /30/ 7 Cinnamon grnd 1 teaspoon 6/ 0 /2 /0 Watermelon 1 cup raw 49 /1 /11/ 1 Tuna 85 grm can 66/ 0 /0/ 14 Wasa Crispbread 2 slices 48 /0/ 10/ 1 Cottage Cheese 1/2 cup 82/ 1/ 3 /14 Chicken Breast 4oz 170/ 4 /0 /32 Baby Carrots 6 only 23 /0 /5/ 1 Brown Rice 1/4 cup instant 58 /0 /12/ 1 Protein Shake 40 grms Six Star 220 /4 /6 /40 TOTALS: Calories/Fat/Carbs/Protein: 1064 / 23 / 95 / 115 Thanks Karen G

Karen, Before the Creamer, Your Coffee has 4 gms of Carbs? And a gram of Protein? Am I reading that right? "21 /0 /4 /1"? What kind of coffee are you making? Mine is Brewed De-Caf Sumatran which has 0/0/0/0 And for "sweetener?" Yours has-" 32 /0 /8/ 0" I use Splenda which is 0/0/0/0 Your totals look great. But I was just curious about your coffee. Slow loss is still loss! On the other end of the 'see-saw,' are you adding any exercise? Upping the Calorie 'out-put' side, makes as much difference As all of the 'restriction' on the 'intake' side of the equation. Keep up the great work and don't let "slowness" get you discouraged. You're doing Great! Best Wishes- Dx

I use the Fitday.com site for tracking my intake. It's just regular coffee, but when I enter it... the site records those numbers. Perhaps it is 0/0/0/0 for the plain black coffee, but I've been using these numbers since I started. Do you think I should switch to decaf? Does that help with the weight loss? The sweetner is "aspartame" and again, I took the numbers from the Fitday site. I do use Splenda at home and in my office, but if I pick up a take-out coffee on the way to work, it is "Sweet n Low". On the exercise, I exercise everyday. I built a gym in my home. I do 15 minutes on the treadmill, 15 minutes on the bike and 15 minutes on the elliptical every night. I also have free-weights, but I only do weight training 3 nights per week. Lately, I've also been upping my exercise by riding my real bike, now that the weather is cooperating. Thanks for responding. Your success has been very encouraging to me, on this journey. Karen G

Karen, The numbers on the coffee seem odd to me. Maybe fitday assumes that some may use Sugar Alcohols as 'sweeteners' Which do have some Carbs/Calories. I'm on De-Caf cause my Doc had me go off caffeine Prior to surgery and I never went back. I occasionally have full strength but mostly just De-Caf. Your Exercise sounds Great! I walk 2 miles and run two miles 3 days a week And "Try" to workout with weights 3 other days But it ends up being more like 1 or 2. I've been sitting below goal for about a year and a half (between 179 and 182 depending on the day of the week) And if I see the scale start 'sticking' at the high end of that I add one more day of walking/running Or just an extra mile of running over the week Until I see the scale drop back down. SO FAR, That's worked great for Me. I don't adjust my food intake but just keep eating Pretty much the same stuff. I don't usually count it, just now and then if I've had Something rare to my norm, like Higher fat or Higher Carb dish Dressing with Turkey for example. When it's something I don't 'usually' eat, I will check my 'numbers.' But most of the time I just eat the same stuff- lots of lean protein and Fresh low-starch veggies. If you (or any one reading) Has the answer about fitday's Coffee Numbers- Do share? Best Wishes- Dx