since dec 20th
I am doing wonderful. i have lost from 275lbs to 216lbs. i had my surgery 12-6-05.
I make sure to DRINK At LEAST 60g of Protein shake pre-digested whey. We CANNOT absorb all we need from food alone. Why on earth people choose children's vitamins i will never know. I am so lucky i found great support from those much farther out, who due to bad info from Doctor's and bad programs learned the hard way.
This might interest some of you.
Subject: protein requirements
> A regular lurker just asked me to do my protein thing again. Hope you guys
> don't mind? You guys who are coming up on 1 yr grad know all the words, so
> sing along.
>
> 60g of predigested liquid protein SUPPLEMENT is the basic, basic for good wt
> loss and health. That's 30g twice per day. Taking larger doses won't help
> unless you are working out several hours a day and have boosted your
> metabolism way into the stratosphere. I even question whether most of us
> will ever reach NORMAL metabolism, let alone exceed that.
>
> You can eat all the protein you want, but bearing in mind, ALL food protein
> requires the use of a stomach to be digested. Then the first 12-18" of
> intestine for best absorption. No RNY has this part, so we're all equal
> there. Those with more common channel will stand a better chance of trying
> to absorb this UNDIGESTED protein, so you can never be sure how much you're
> really getting IN. This includes bars.
>
> Getting in 60g of good protein (not with milk) will give you the basics you
> need without fats or sugars you don't want during rapid wt loss. It doesn't
> push the space in your pouch, so you can easily get it in. It also helps
> stamp out cravings since you are being nourished. It promotes good wt loss
> because it can fool your body into not knowing you are "starving" it. With
> a couple oz of undigested protein, you are starving it, just very slowly.
>
> When you plateau, we recommend hitting 90g a day (3 times) for about 2
> weeks, then drop back once it gets moving again. And of course, the more
> water the better.
>
> The elements you lose with your stomach are:
> protein
> iron
> calcium
> the fat soluble vites (A, D & E)
> B12
> zinc
> and maybe potassium & magnesium
>
> It's important to get your labs done AT LEAST twice a year, and get copies
> for yourself. Just compare them, one to another, and see if any "trends"
> are developing. Easier to correct a slight problem as it happens.
>
> If you notice increasing sugar cravings, that may be a sign that your level
> is dropping. It can drop a little before it becomes dangerously low. But
> you'd want to reverse those cravings.
>
> And not to disappoint, my anti-milk and sugar statement: milk contains
> sugar, nearly twice what you should be thinking of as a good wt loss dose.
> You can't really absorb much calcium out of it, but you do get every g of
> sugar.
>
> OK, enough.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michelle
> www.vitalady.com
Michelle is 11 years post op. She created her business because she wanted to make sure other wls pateint had access to GOOD nutrition. Her business came out of her not being able to find sources when she was postop.
She and other's have done alot of research on our conditions.
check out the grad list on yahoo, and gbic
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-InfoCentral/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/OSSG-Protein/
These are wonderful resources.
Hello there its normal I think to worry about your goals,,, my surgery was 12/1/05 I am 5'9 and my starting weight was 286.5 I wore size 26/28 and am now down to 223.5, and I wear size 15/16 pants and XL shirts because of the boobs.. But I worry all the time that I wont get down to what my Dr wants me to be at.. But Ive decided that if I dont lose another pound and stay at thei weight for the rest of my life I would be happy I like me rite now and I feel great so if I lose more wonderful, fantastic but if i dont lose more,, Im ok with that too...
(((HUGS)))
Dori
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