Please Help???

Hi, I just weighed myself this morning I am now 187 ILBS, last week I was 194 that is another 7 ILBS, I do not want to lose anymore weight, what can I do???? My Goal weight was 189 and now I am under, I am starting to get worried, should I work out less? Eat More??? I want to continue to put on Muscle so the working out thing is not an option I still want to do it, Should I add more stuff to my diet any suggestions would be great. Thanks Mike

Though I am still learning about the losing weight part, I am quite seasoned and experienced in gaining weight I would suggest getting a nutrtionist if at all possible... if not, then I would think that it would be more healthy to supplement your food intake and keep working out. Your body needs to be strong. Its all about calories in vs. calories out. So, if you balance those numbers you should just maintain. I know it is a heck of a lot easier for me to drink calories then it is to eat them. Maybe you could add a protein drink in daily. If you already do a supplement, perhaps switch from a protein drink to a complete meal replacement (like ensure). Also, I hear that you may gain a bit back after a year or so out... just because your body adjusts to the new low calorie intake and other factors. Good Luck! Mary

Mike, Talk to your doctor. You probably need to add more calories to maintain your weight at this point. Formula for men is: Desired weight * 12 = Calories needed to maintain desired weight So if you look at what you're eating minus calories you're burning in your work-out and see how much you have of a deficite each day, it may tell you the tale. Remember it takes 3,500 calories to lose/gain a pound. Hope this helps. Sending hugs, Ronna PS: for the girls it's the same formula except instead of desired weight *12, it's desired weight * 11

I am like Mary. I have a Ph.D in "weight gain" ---but since you want to be healthy, not a chunkster-- I'd say talk to your doc or nut and start adding things back slowly (did you ever do WW maintenance? add things bac****il you stabilize?!? you know?!?). The best to you and PS who are you?!? We've never met and I make it my business to know all the WLS January hotties----- Cathy

I would definately schedule yourself to see your nutritionalist and or your doctor-When I wasnt losing as much as before I saw my nutritionalist and she figured I was working out too much compared to what I was eating so I was told either to up the calories or cut back on my exercise-for me cutting back on the exercise wasnt an opition so I ended up adding some more calories and started losing again-for you since you want to maintain you will probably instructed on how to find a good balance between the amount of exercise you do as well as the amount of calories you eat-if you dont mind me asking how much exercise are doing compared to what you are eating at this point? Good luck, I bet you never thought in a million years that you would have to worry about losing too much weight! haha

What I see on the main board is you need to up your carbs. This will help incease your calorie intake also. Try that and also call you surgeon to see what they say. But it is the calorie intake and carb intake that seems to be the trick to it all untill your body readjusts to the new insides, that takes about 18 months.

That would be fine, I do not eat any carbs now, 0 except for 2 Wasa crackers a day that's all. My Surgeon past last week in a plane crash so we are all still mourning his death, and I cannot call him, I wonder who will be helping me now.

I had forgotten that you were one of his patients. Call some of the other surgeons in your area that do WLS and ask them if they can take you on for awhile. But the key will be to increase your calories. Choose good ones, like whole grains and fruit. Keep track on fit day and try to get around 2000 calories a day, it seems like you work out alot. The other thing to check with is the gym you go to. They might have someone who can help with the nutrition side, or know of someone. There is someone out there that will be able to help you. I would think that in the next week you will be notified by the staff of the surgeon on what you will need to do, they are pretty good about that sort of thing, but takes a little while for them to arrainge things, they wont forget you, I am sure of that.

Mike, I am really surprised that your medical team has not already required you to meet regularly with a clinical nutritionist, mine did and this is exactly why. You need to have a trained medical professional that is familiar with WLS and can help you in these types of situations. I don't know how far from albany you are, but if you are willing to travel a bit, I know of an excellent group that works out of St. Peter's hospital I personally go to, and also a group that works out of Albany Med and they are equally wonderful. Let me know if you would like the rest of the info. Karyn