I need some advice and help!

First of all....I don't believe in the whole "hibernation syndrome" thing. You know, the theory that if you eat too little, your body will think it is starving itself and stop losing weight? Well...that may be true for some of you...but not me. Unfortuantely. I am 6 months open RNY postop. I have lost 110 pounds. My starting weight was 301, I now weigh 191 lbs. If I eat the way my surgeon and support groups tell me to...nothing happens. The scales will stop moving for weeks. Sometimes...I even gain a pound or two! As soon as I stop eating so much and REALLY start cutting back...I lose again steadily. What sucks, is that I am hungry all the time and feel like I am suffering for every pound that I lose. I can only eat about 400-500 calories a day to lose. If I increase that amount, I don't. To me, the math is simple: EAT MORE and GAIN...DONT EAT and LOSE. I am sad by this, but also determined. I must have a slow metabolism or maybe my body just doesn't require as much food as everyone else's. I dont know. I feel like I am losing slow compared to some people, but I try not to let this bother me. I lost 10 pounds this last month...which seems kind of slow. I try to cut back more to compensate for it, and then the weight loss will start back up again. I also exercise pretty regualrly. I have four small kids, go to college full time, and take some P.E. classes...so I am always busy and moving. What else can I do? Eating more is not my answer. I have proven that theory wrong more than once. Does anyone else expereince this? Meaning, do you have to really watch and count every bite in order to lose? Do you have to be hungry? Is there a way to NOT go through this? Thanks... (open RNY 7/23/02 -110 lbs)

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