12/04: Week 7

Saw the doctor for my 6 week follow-up.  I learned something super interesting. 

• First, I SHOULD be losing weight every few days.  If my weight does not drop in a couple days, I am suppose to eat 200 more calories a day.  So, this week I was stuck at 255.  I ate 200 more calories a day and was not able to exercise because of the rain.  But I  lost 5 lbs! in 2 days.  I'm currently at 250.  Last night I lost 2 lbs...  I guess your body does adapt.   
• Second, the 3 month aggressive goal of gastric bypass surgery is 90 lbs.  I'm short 35 lbs so I have 6 weeks to lose 35 lbs.  I've lost 5 lbs and now just need to lose 30 lb in 5 and a 1/2 weeks.  Hopefully, I'll make my weight goals!  He said it was aggressive but I should have been closer to that mark if my weight wasn't stuck at 270 for 1 1/2 weeks and 255 for 1 week.
• If you are doing a normal low calorie diet, you should apply this method.  Whenever you plateau eat 200 more calories a day for 3-4 days until your weight loss continues then drop back down to what you were eating before.  Right now I am eating 800 calories or less a day.  This consist of the following:
• 1 Protien Milk Shake for Breakfast (w/ bariatric advantage protien powder) 340 calories and 54 grams of protien
• 1 Cup of soup (90-140 calories) for lunch and 1 for dinner
• 1 Nectar protein drink 100 calories and 24 grams of protien
• 2 bottles of water

Hopefully, I can make it down to 200 lbs.  I am at 250 right now down from 312 when I first saw my surgeon.  I was at 330 the prior year.