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Oops, bounced up 2 lbs, and I figured out why! I was thinking I was walking 3 mph for 25 minutes, around 1.5 miles on my lunch. Finally found a pedometer (lost it in the move for awhile, been sitting in my dash hahaha) and slapped that puppy on today. Turns out I've been walking 2.75 miles at 5 mph!!! Which meant the last 5 days I've been eating almost 300 calores LESS than my recommended calorie intake (which right now is 915 a day).
I don't know if this happened to everyone else, but I remember about 4 weeks after the gastric bypass I stopped losing weight for about 2 weeks and my doctor told me that my body was in starvation mode. However, during those 2 weeks is when I lost a whole bunch of inches.
So, now that I have figured out the problem, I am upping what I eat. Here is a discovery - my pouch is small and tight again after 3 weeks of watching what I eat. I can hardly choke down a few bites at a time! Really nice, but now it's making it difficult to get in more calories heh.
Okay, just like most of us, my lowest weight was 150 lbs, then I bounced up to 167 lbs. I fought with myself for months, knowing I needed to do something but never actually doing it. Complacency had become my best friend, and I let the surgery do all the work for me. On April 13th I woke up and knew I had to do something NOW. I was scared to be in that same position of needing to lose weight, but I realized that I had a powerful tool this time - my pouch.
So, I signed up on the Daily Plate, put in my weight and my goal to lose 3 lbs a week. Yikes, my calorie count needed to be under 999 a day! But I diligently planned out my meals, trying to keep higher protein and lower carbs and fat. The first few days were TOUGH - I was freakin' hungry because I had gotten into a bad grazing habit. However, it got easier, and actually planning my meals and when I would eat them began to really help.
I also started walking with a co-worker at lunch. I have been begging her to go on the Daily Plate to track her calories, but she just won't do it.
Well, as of TODAY, 16 days into my diet, I have lost 7 lbs!!! I feel great, and I am super-motivated to lose those last 10 lbs. Heck, I might even lose more if I can, why not??? Why should I stop at 150 just because that was the lowest I went after gastric bypass?
So the moral is, you CAN do it - you just got to step up to the plate and do what you know you need to do but don't really want to. I never wanted to think about dieting again after gastric bypass, but I realized that my pouch was no longer going to do it for me.
If anyone is interested, I'll post some sample meals.
P.S. My co-worker, who won't track her calories but figures it in "her head", lost 3 lbs and then gained back 2 lbs. I figured out part of the problem. She was telling me she was having salads for dinner, well come to find out she was having the Crispy Chicken Salad from Red Robin's, and I looked it up on the Daily Plate and found out it had 1400 calories WITHOUT dressing!!! That is why it is incredibly important to track those calories!
P.S.S. Hilariously enough (not), the more weight I lose, the less calories I can eat a day. It's become a challenge to do!
I have done it, and it stops cravings and makes the pouch more sensitive. Im gonna start it Monday I think. Good luck.
Betsy
So, today Im counting calories and getting out and getting exercise. I have to,,nobody can do it for me, and there is no other surgery option for me either. So,,its suck it up and get back on track,,,thats hard!
Maybe if we bind together and account to each other on here, it will help.
Ill start.
My lowest weight was 193 pounds, I wore a size 12-14. This morning I was 216.2, and I wear a 16-18 and its scaring me to death! Im addicted to popcorn,,,every night! So, I either gotta figure it in my calories or give it up. Im gonna go back to www.fitday,com and start keeping track. This is day one,,,,
Anyone else???? maybe if we post everyday what we are eating it will help us all.
Blessings
Betsy
StomaphyX procedure.
I do remember my surgeon telling me that it wasn't perfected yet but that was a year or two ago so maybe by now it is. If I can't get a handle on this I think I will talk to her about it.
All I can say is let's hang in there and keep working it.
good luck.
Koukla
StomaphyX - Gastric Bypass Revision
StomaphyX is an incision-free procedure that helps qualified gastric bypass patients get back on track with their weight loss.
StomaphyX is a new and innovative revision procedure for individuals who have had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and have regained weight due to a stretched stomach pouch or enlarged stomach outlet. Approved by the US FDA in 2007, the StomaphyX procedure reduces the stomach pouch and stomach outlet (stoma) to the original gastric bypass size without traditional surgery or incisions and with minimal recovery time. It is not performed as a primary method of weight loss surgery, but as a type of revisional bariatric surgery for gastric bypass patients.
Why is the StomaphyX procedure performed?
Although gastric bypass surgery is successful in achieving an average of 60 to 80% excess weight loss, some patients start to regain weight a few years after surgery. The stomach pouch and stoma can gradually stretch over time as the body’s digestive system becomes accustomed to the changes and the patient returns to unhealthy eating patterns. The StomaphyX procedure reduces the stomach pouch and stoma to a size similar to the original gastric bypass surgery, once again limiting food intake and slowing the emptying of the stomach into the small intestine. This results in earlier satiety (feeling of fullness) and more weight loss. Without having to undergo additional traditional surgery, StomaphyX helps gastric bypass patients eat less and lose more weight.
How do I know if my stomach pouch or stoma has stretched?
If you and your doctor suspect that your stomach pouch or stoma may have stretched, there is a simple procedure known as an upper endoscopy that can be performed to find out for certain. This quick and easy procedure is performed by a Gastroenterologist (scope doctor) who uses a small scope with a video camera to measure the stomach pouch and stoma. For the procedure you will be lightly sedated, then the doctor will guide the scope down through the mouth and into the stomach pouch to take measurements. Before undergoing the endoscopy procedure, it is important for the Gastroenterologist to talk to your Bariatric Surgeon and find out exactly what measurements need to be taken.
