This is the beginning of something NEW!

I weighed myself today and I lost .6 pounds (.27 kg) for a total of 105.2 pounds lost (47.72 kg). I will take it becuase I was expecting a gain! Well this past week was definitely EVENTFUL. I saw a nutritionist that my doctor’s office had recommended. This particular lady has extensive experience working with band patients to get them to reach their goals etc. Since I had not seen a nutritionist in a while and it was free with my insurance, I made an appointment. She performed all of these diagnostic tests on me and she asked me to keep a food diary for 3 days prior to my appointment so she could review what I was eating. To my surprise, she told me that I NEED TO EAT MORE! She said that I was getting anywhere between 700-1000 calories daily and that was terrible and if I wanted to lose weight and not just lean muscle that I need to make a change. She said that my target should be 1640 daily calories with an emphasis on my protein, which I knew, and I told her there is just nooooooo way I could eat that much, with my current band restriction. She said I either am going to have to drink my calories, or go to the doctor and get my band loosened in order to allow myself to eat the extra calories. She also said that I might gain weight since I am now upping my calorie intake but that this will stabilize and be lost after my body was out of shock. Essentially, I am eating so few calories that I am in starvation mode. Well, I left her office ready to jump off of a bridge because the very ideas of putting on even an OUNCE PISSES ME OFF TO NO END! Seriously folks, I spent an hour in the car CRYING my eyes out. But, my head knew that this woman knew what she was talking about and besides, I hate my band this tight. I only made it this tight thinking that I would get to my goal sooner, STUPID ME! Well I am going to my doctor this afternoon to have the band tightened and I will take it from there. I am VERY interested in your comments this week. Many of you have been lifelong dieters, like me, and are curious if you think that this nutritionist is advising me correctly. Anyway, this is the start of a new chapter on this journey that I am on. I know I will reach my goal and I thank you for reading and COMMENTING back to me!!!