The Dreaded Plateau!

Right after your surgery you were burning fat at a premium!  Remember how you were so ultra careful to only eat very small amounts of food, and you were chewing, chewing, chewing.  It was exciting to watch the scale dropping daily and your clothes slipping off your body.

But then you resumed your "regular" life, and the newness of the surgery began to wear off.  This is where it all really begins.  You start to eat "regular" food again.  You invariably begin to test your boundaries.  You start to eat a little more food and maybe even a little more often.

Then, the incredibly fast weight loss starts to slow down, and we wonder what is going on.  If we have the lap-band, we begin to wonder if it's time to have it filled.  Surely, you shouldn't be able to eat as much as you are.

Are you ready for a universal law of weight loss?  If you take in more calories than you burn off,.....you won't lose weight.  It's true even after surgery.  If you aren't losing, it's time to take a hard look at what and how much you're really eating.  Get out the scale and the measuring cups and use them.  Write down everything that passes through those lips.  Then, add up the calories.  How much are you really eating?

Now, look at the quality of the food!  One thousand calories consisting mainly of high glycemic carbohydrate foods won't give you the same results as higher protein, low-glycemic carbohydrate foods.  Make sure your foods have a good balance.  That balance will help control your blood sugar, which in turn will keep your hunger and cravings down.

If what you're taking in is in line, then there's one more place to examine.....energy expended.  Yes...movement.  You've got to get up and get moving.  It does make a difference, and it is a crucial part of your long-term success.

It's as easy (and complex) as Energy in VS Energy out.  Make that equation work for you!