Need Opinions On Something Doctor Said

I'd up the exercise to 5 or 6 times a week. If you don't want surgery, he will probably not tell you anything more than you already know about weightloss from personal dieting experience. I have a friend who did the lap band surgery. She initially lost about 30 # but now has gained it all back and extra. What surprised me is how strickt the diet is when you are preparing for the surgery and after surgery. The food limitations alone would account for the weight loss.

Has the doctor you spoke to even run a blood panel on you before referring you to a weight loss clinic? checked your thyroid?

I would get a second opinion. Go to another non-surgery based doctor or nutritionist. Maybe you can make an appointment and show them some of your MFP diary entries for exercise and food so that they can make recommendations for diet changes if there happens to be something there that might be affecting you. Also, maybe some blood work is in order. An improperly functioning thyroid can cause problems with weight gain and/or loss.

P.S my doctor told me that sometimes doctors just jump to surgery because they feel obese patients just won't, for whatever reason, buckle down and do the work necessary to get their weight under control. Last year at my physical I was obese, and she flat-out told me my weight was the culprit for my health issues. If I had walked into my physical this year still the same weight I was January 2012 (or even fatter) she might have mentioned surgery. Very glad she didn't have to!

Explore all options so that you can make an informed decision about what is best and most likely to be successful for you.

Weight loss surgery is not an easy option but it can be effective. I have the gastric lap band and have lost more than 140lb.

There are risks with all surgeries but WLS is no more dangerous than other surgeries. Just be sure to do your research and understand what you will need to do to be successful if you choose to go down this route.

WLS is not the wrong way to lose way, nor is non-surgery necessarily the right way. There are just many different ways which are, depending on the individual, right for some people and not right for others (excluding fad diets and the like.)

As you are well aware, there are non-surgical options and you should also explore those in full. Where possible get professional advice.

The right way to lose weight is the way that will be most effective for you.

Good luck in your journey to a healthier life.

The only thing necessary to lose weight is a caloric deficit...exercise isn't a requirement. I do advocate exercise, but it's not a requirement for weight loss. It's possible that you have a medical condition that alters your BMI, but it's also most possible that your are not truly holding yourself accountable for every little thing you eat...because, yes, every little thing you eat matters. It's also possible, that you are overestimating exercise calories...if you do that, and eat them back, it's pretty easy to go over. My cure that worked for me was to get a HRM that truly told me how much I was burning...not some avg in a data base or some estimate from a cardio marchine.

please, please, go see a nutritionist for a reccommendation for a good food plan for you. I didn't realize what I really needed until I took a nutrition class at my local community college. Also, I have a low thyroid, and taking thyroid supplements really makes a difference in my weight management too. Maybe you need a physical to make sure you're not low in your thyroid or in anything else?

I got a fitbit for Xmas, and it really helped me see how much I was really exercising daily. I thought I was walking a LOT more than I really was. If you can afford it (100$), I think it's a great investment in keeping track of your exercise. I use MFP to track my food, it's a lot more accurate than the fitbit site. This site links to my fitbit so I can track my exercise here at MFP automatically. Feel free to friend me for support!

I think that you should not have surgery. I would say if just doing this is not enough. I would say try a support system w/ weight loss program such as weight watchers. Which I currently do now. And have saw a weight loss of from original 307lb to 261lbs. As a nurse, I think that surgery is a bit drastic for someone who is not morbidly obese and even after that. There are still life style and eating disciplines that you still have to adapt to post surgery for gastric surgery. Do all that you can.. before resulting to surgery because there are so many complications involved.
Much success. I think you can successful loose the weight. We have all struggled to lose this weight. This is not easy. But, with determinations, sometimes shortfalls you can make it happen, if you do not give up.

How long have you been watching your calories? Do you log everything that you eat and are you sure the portions are correct? I also have a little one. He just turned 2yrs this month. I joined a gym last year and was faithfully going for about 6 months. However gas got very expensive since the gym was not close to my home. I started doing TurboFire the end of Dec and have had amazing results! I eat around 1300-1600 calories a day. Sometimes more on the weekends. But I find that working out hard nearly everyday really helps! Not to mention the energy I get from it. I weighed 255 pounds after I had my son in 2011. I have since lost all the weight I gained with him plus more. I think everyone has to learn what works for them. My advise would be to make sure you log everything you eat everyday, make sure your portions are correct and make sure if you eat back exercise calories that the calorie burn is correct. I use a HRM when I workout. MFP over estimates on the calorie burn, at least for me it did. If you do this and are still not losing weight then you may want to speak with this other dr. It doesn't sound like your dr was advising you to get surgery, so I think perhaps this other dr may just have some more nutrition advise or can help you find out the problem. Best of luck to you! Just don't give up no matter how hard it may seem. It will all be worth it in the end.

I'm a few weeks into a change and the only thing I have experienced is weight gain. I know this and I have to keep reminding myself because it's a big deal breaker but... you're gonna gain before you lose. You're gonna gain muscle under the fat then the muscle will burn it and that takes time. Before my recent reboot, I would workout for a week or two then take a week off and end up losing more weight that week than the two weeks I worked out. Now, I'm just pushing through it. I hope it turns out for the best.

Also, I have two friends and an aunt who lost weight different ways. One through diet and exercise, the other through just diet, and the last through surgery. If it's a lifestyle change, you should try to find a way to make your weight loss natural.