5:2 for people with gastric band

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gatriziella

1:33 pm
19 Sep 16
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Hi All,
I have had a gastric band for the last 12 years and have managed to shift my weight from 100kg to 67Kg over the first couple of years. My weight was stable around that figure until about 4 years ago when I gradually started to put a bit of weight on. It has been a very slow process and now, as I was saying 4 years later, I am stable at 73Kg and cannot find a way of shifting the stone/6Kg I have gained and after trying all sort of different diets including WW and Slimming world I thought I’d give the 5:2 a try.
So I do fast exercise 4 times a week and I have been on the 5:2 diet for the past 3 months. As I am used to go without food for most part of the day – my weekly food intake is roughly as follows: I have coffee and milk for breakfast and a couple of biscuits mid morning plus a meal replacement (which I make myself with using greens, seeds and oats or sweet potato and non-dairy milk about 300cal) 3 days a week and eat normally in the evenings and over the week end – fasting two days a week on 500cal is not the end of the world. Obviously because of the gastric bands my portions are rather small – but I have noticed I do eat bigger portions now than when I first had it fitted 12 years ago.
The specialist tells me that because of hormonal changes – I will be 50 next year – and because my metabolism is basically stuck on my diet regime it is very hard for me to loose any more weight without having to be constantly on less than 1000cal every day for the rest of my life, which is a very bleak prospect indeed.
I was hoping the 5:2 might give my metabolism a shock but it does not appear to work I have lost 3 pounds in 12 weeks …
I’d be delighted to hear from anyone with advice etc.
thank you,

Gatrizia

Amazon

4:54 pm
19 Sep 16
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Hi,

Firstly, well done on losing 3lbs.

If you haven’t already done so click the how it works link at the top of the page and work out your TDEE, don’t over estimate your exercise, use the sedentary option and your goal weight. I’m suggesting this so you won’t need to make further reductions once you’ve lost the weight.
Once you’ve done that, count every single calorie for at least a week.
Most of us under estimate how much we eat and over estimate how much we move and I suspect you might be surprised by the results of your calorie counting exercise.
Then you can make a plan for how much you should eat in order to shift the weight a bit faster. Try to select healthy options and by that I mean a small amount of protein, some good fat eg full fat natural yoghurt, lots of veggies and some fresh whole fruit or berries. Try to keep away from processed carbs and sugary foods and keep portions of any carbs such as rice and potato small.

Good luck