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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Maintenance Timeframe
Hello. I had my 2 week post-op appointment today and was released to exercise (low impact aerobics) by my doctor. I've been eating just under or over maintenance and I've lost a couple pounds. How long should one eat at maintenance after a laparoscopic surgery? I've had very little problem and am healing well. I do have a…
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2 year plateau and confused about differences in calories
Hello, MFP friends! So, in 2012 I lost 50 lbs. Per my doctor's advisement, I strictly adhered to a 1200 cal/day regimen with exercise and I started at 298lbs. The weight came off quickly and then....BOOM...plateau I can't break AND I gained 9 lbs back. I've done my research and while some sites say I should eat 2080…
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Three month plateau has got to go!
I've lost 50 lbs since last Summer and now I'm completely stuck. I try to avoid too much weight training because I tend to get big really fast, but I do some light training with my Leslie Sansone workouts. When i was in middle school before I started dancing I did weight training for 1 year and got up to 200 lbs as an 8th…
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Calorie Confusion!
So, last year my doc told me to cut my cals to 1200/day in addition to my exercising. So, I did and yay...lost 50 lbs! But, I've been plateaued for about 4 months and I'm over it. I went for my yearly checkup Friday and she told me to stay at 1200. When I do this, no loss, but when I intake more cals, I'm losing. I told…