Plateau Busters

 Hello All,

I am almost one year post op. I have lost about 93 pounds. I'm very proud of my progress, but am noticing that I am not losing as fast as I was.  Does anyone have any tricks to boosting metabolism? More so tricks that are safe for WLS folks?  I am consuming about 70-80 grams of protein per day. My caloric intake is about 1400 - 1600 calories each day. Is that too many calories at this point in my journey? Should I scale back?  I just started working out about a few weeks ago.  I take classes and cycle.

Thanks for your help. We're all trying to fight the good fight!

M. 

 As far as it being a plateau or just what happens when you are almost a year, those are two different things.  The weight loss does slow down.  I know for me I really notice that things don'twork as well when I am not getting all my water in as they do when I am.  And it really needs to be water.  At the very least 64oz of water, not just liquid, bu****er.  Thats why I get a jump on it first thing in the morning.  I also have to make sure I am getting in the right foods to keep everything moving if you know what I mean.  I already am taking so many pills in the way of vitamins that I really don't want to add any more so I try to eat foods that will help my body do the elimination it needs to do without taking pills.  I feel like these things help my body do what it needs to do with the weight.  I have had difficulties with sugar and junky carbs.  I have learned that 1) sugar is really not for me.  I cannot afford to eat from either a weight loss stnd point or an emotional standpoint and 2) the junk carbs don't work for me either.  When I am eating themthey add nothing to my life.  They are not satisfying, they make me feel like crap and they have no nutritional value.  The worst part is for a while my body was tolerating them and then BOOM I gained a bunch of weight.  I have lost that - about 10 pounds.  Now it is a crawl to lose the last 5 that I want to lose.  I am sneaking up on three years out and the weight loss is just slow.  I believe the food I am eating is healthy and sensible.  Any less would feel like deprivation and I am not willing to do that.  So I am good with slow and also being at this weight.  I like how my body feels and works.  I have had to let go of the number.  I ask myself how does the body feel, how do the clothes fit.  I keep close track of the food and the nutritional values.  If I am honest about all of those things and I am not rationalizing and being dishonest and am good with it, then Yay me and ok.  Wow...this was long.  Sorry about that.  I'm not sure it is helpful, but hope it was and just take what is and chuck the rest   :)