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MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
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V'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
Okay, so Here I AM! 10 months out, and about 160 lbs. lighter! I actually bought, and am wearing a size 12 levis, size 10/12 top. Wow, it has been a long time since I wore these sizes.
Inches-wise, I have lost the equivelant of Shaq, plus his head a second time. My NUT and DH figured that one out for me!
Just posted some pics (I still hate having pics taken), but here they are:
Me at the office today:
Me still in work out clothes:
And in the Hall, where I usually take my pics - with my "little brother" Buster ... wanting his good evening doggy snack!
Labs are all good...and I'm feeling pretty darned good too!
Hugs to all of ya!
Kathy
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning in
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle
when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
RNY 2/9/09 Buh bye Gallbladder 8/28/09; 100% EWL (181 lbs.) on 2/19/10;
Fleur di lis abdominoplasty June 5, 2010
Mastoplexy Scheduled for February 28, 2011
SW 296/Surgeon's Goal 196/My Goal 175
I claim expertise at nothing but what jumps out at me is you eat no real food for most of the day. This is for life so put down the supplements and have real meals. Real cooked protein and some veg, beans, lower sugar fruit etc. With lean proteinsd like shrimp ot tillapia, 4 oz is just 100 calories.
I eat all day but naturally gravitate to a 1200-1300 calorie menu for the day and I eat a lot. Extra lean ground beef, ground turkey, ground chicken. Throw a cup of water in just before its done and let it boil down so it is pouch perfect. Seafood; boneless sirloin pork chops, all fat removed; beef top round roast, all fat removed cut up and stewed; boneless skinless chicken thighs all fat removed, much easier to dogest than white meat. I braise, stew, slow cook, or bake in oven bags till extremely tender,
All of the above have under 70 calories per ounce and about 7g of protein. You can have four filling 4 oz servings of dense protein every day with a salad or hot veg at each meal for 1200 calories.
I still use protein supplements. I keep the bars for a sweet snack and powder for occaisioal use. Real food is what I need daily. I'm never hubgry or feeling deprived. You'll be far less hungry with real 'normal' meals.
I'm on a bugdet and my food dollars are tight. They go much farther on ood than on supplements.
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
LV'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
Hey my surgery month siblings! December marks our ten month surgiversary and I am frustrated as all hell right now.
Mathematically, factoring my daily calorie deficit, I should be so far past goal and even past my ideal weight right now. Instead, four months after being less than 30 lbs away at my six month visit, I still have half of that yet to loose. I am meticulous in managing my program. Using 3800 calorie deficit per pound of fat loss I should be hospitalized for anorexia by now. I've been kicking into overdrive to bust through theses last fifteen pounds since 11/22. Instead of a loss I gained 1.8 lbs. AAArrrrrrgh!!!!!!!!!!
My metabolism is a cluster fkcu, I know this. But DAMN, do I ever get a break? This is just crazy! I should have lost 5-6 lbs but I gain nearly 2 lbs instead. I am very discouraged right now. Vent over.
On the up side, my size six jeans are baggy in the ass and I just bought a dress in a size four. My first little black dress that is really little. I've always been relatively compact for my weight but the size six surprized me and the four is down right shocking. I'm starting to get the 'stop loosing' comments, However, my one comorbidity, high blood pressure, still requires two medications. Most days its normal; but, I still have spikes to stage two hypertention levels fairly often. I need to get to goal to reduce my stroke risk even if I end up looking like a scarecrow.
So how is everyone else doing? I'm so glad to hear many of you are at or near your doctors goal and your own personal goals. Scale and/ or non scale. I love hearing when someone gets where they want to be. Shout it out folks. Brag a little. Hell brag a lot cause we deserve it. Our bragging rights have been hard earned! So tell me, what's going on with you Feb 2009 peeps?
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
LV'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
I drink two cups of coffee yet again in the morning
eat a protein bar and a piece of fruit (apple,banana)
drink water all day
for lunch a salad a sandwich or some soup
for dinner whatever my fiance cooks or I decide to cook and I am done eating before 8 pm at night.
For a while I stopped eating by 5:30-6:00 and I noticed the weight was still coming off. But with all the hours I work and then by the time I get home sometimes dinner isn't ready until 7:00. Many changes on my part need to be made and I hope they can be soon. I would like to reach my surgeons goal here soon. I have lost 85 pounds but would like to lose more than that.
Glad that your complications are resolved. I know the food amounts can be tricky, particularly since it seems every doc and nutritionist has different plans/programs. I hear of peeps at 9 months out eating over 1800 cal. per day, and others that are around 800. The variance is amazing, really. The trick is, I suppose, finding what is going to work for you. FOR ME, I cannot rely on protein shakes for a meal replacement. Just like other liquids, puddings, and jello, my pouch does not "fill up" on liquids. I focus on all solid food, except for sugar free popsicles which are an evening treat I allow myself (one hour after eating). When you hit stalls or plateau, you might want to try switching a few things up? Add intensity to your workouts, or just add a workout. Maybe check with your doc about staggering your caloric intake so that you have a few higher days and balance out with a few lower days (zig zag), this could help stave off the "starvation mode".
Definately talk to your doc. My best suggestion would be solids not shakes, up the workouts, and zig zag calories. But, that is what works for me....and like I said, everyone is different.
Hang in there....YOU ARE DOING AMAZING!
Hugs,
Kathy
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning in
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle
when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
RNY 2/9/09 Buh bye Gallbladder 8/28/09; 100% EWL (181 lbs.) on 2/19/10;
