diets

Hi! I am doing great, however I am scared! I understand that this is the 'honeymoon stage'. I am so afraid that once the weight loss stops that I will gain weight. I know it is my mind going into overgear, but I find myself being more relaxed about protein, water, and carbs. That is why I am thinking of joining Weigh****chers. I thought about doing the core plan. How would my protein supplements fit in? Any ideas? Robin

I've had some of the same thoughts. I feel as though I too sometimes are to relaxed when it comes to eating the wrong kinds of foods. It seems like the things that aren't the best, like crackers, are the easiest to go down. The thing that seems to help me the most....I plan my meals and snacks and stick to the plan. Drinking all my water and not drinking with my meals is the thing that really keeps me on target. And then theres Fitday.com. It's awesome to keep track of everything. I never can remember what I eat, so I write it down and then total it up in the evening. Don't be scared though hon, just remember you have the strongest tool on the market!!!

I plan on doing a modified form of South Beach Diet, for life. I too have the same worries and am planning now for the enevitable. Luckily, I will never be able to eat the massive amounts of food I eat pre-surgery. Ben

Ben, I love SouthBeach Diet! I was able to lose my pre-surgery weight using that diet. I didn't do all the recepies, I just wrote down the allowed foods and when I shopped, thats all I bought. I lost 26 pounds on those foods. I love it because you can have 2 snacks aday and you never really feel hungry. I almost thought at first that it was way too much food, but the weight came off. It's a great diet and it really does work.

I'm right there with you, Robin. Once I lose all my weight, I'm planning to weigh myself weekly or whenever I've had a bit too much and switch back to liquid diet if I put on more than 2 pounds or my maintenance "weight". I am going to get rid of all the clothes that are even a tiny bit loose so as soon as I gain weight, I'll have nothing to wear. And then I'm not going out to buy more. One of the worse problems I had pre-surgery is if the clothes didn't fit, I'd just go buy more. No more!!! Plus I'm going to keep up my Fit Day - just seeing it in print is a shocker. I've had some carb-happy days and I don't like to see my pie chart with too much blue. It'll be a struggle for us every day, but it is something we can conquer!

We had surgery the same day and that is a concern of mine as well. I think the more important thing during this 'honeymoon stage' is starting to develop your eating habits so you will have a basis when the weight loss slows. My NUT stressed the importance of having set meal and snack times and sticking to them as well as staying away from grazing!! I guess the biggest thing is not falling into old habits. Post-op we are all gung-ho then over time we seem to lose that. I know at 5 months out I have to sometimes step back and look at what I am eating and keep away from the junk. I use to be a fan of weigh****chers... but now that more research has come out speaking against "fake foods" Im wondering how great weigh****chers really is. I picked up that book "You The Owners Manuel" by the Drs that are always on Oprah and it was very interesting. One thing they talk about is butter... real butter your body knows how to handle.. fake butter it doesnt know what it is or what to do with it... so in sense you are better eating real butter (in moderation of course!). One of the pushes of weigh****chers (not sure if the core plan is different or if its the regular ole plan) is buying low fat, fat free products (spray butter etc). If it will help you by going to the meetings and having to be checked on weekly I say go for it thou!

Thanks everyone for responding! I am physically not able to eat the proportions that I used to. However, I have found ways to eat around my pouch. Why I would do that is beyond me! I have never drank with a meal. I sometimes will eat my carbs first. The reason for this is pretty lame. If I eat my protein first I will hardly ever have room for more than a few bites of carbs. That sounds bad even as I type it. I wish my fat mind would take a hike! Robin