Weight has dropped below goal - help!

I know!   A year ago I would not have believed I would worry about losing too much weight, but here I am.  I wanted to lose 130 pounds and did at 11 months post op.  Now I am  1 year post op and I can't seem to stop losing - I am down another 7 pounds.

I have noticed when I look at the lists others are posting that I still can't eat nearly as much as most people seem to be able to eat;  still only 3-4 oz of food at a time.  So I eat all day long to get my 100-120g protein  and don't have much room for anything else.  

What foods do you all recommend to add calories?  I rarely manage over 1200-1400 a day.  I exercise 2-3 times a week - but not strenuously - bike rides, weight lifting, etc.

Carbs are usually about 60-80 and fat 50-85. I usually add some veggies or fruit and a piece of high protein bread to my protein consumption.  I add butter to my veggies and don't worry about fat.   I know I need to get my calories up - any suggestions?  

Keep in mind my stomach capacity is limited. Any ideas of when and if I can expect that to improve?!!  I had hoped it would expand by 12 months - but I was never a volume eater before surgery so I am worried that it might have been made too small and won't "stretch".

 

 

What's your BMI?  Goal for most people is just a number.  It's pretty common for people to drop below where they want to be but beware, bounceback is just around the corner.  Many people do gain some back before they find their new normal.  Some of the smartest folks I know intentionally lost past their goal number because they anticipated gaining back about 10%.

Sugar will stop your weight loss.  If you are drinking 60 or so ounces of water per day, replace some of it with something like gator aid.  And not the SF kind.  That way you increase your carbs a lot without changing the amount you eat or drink.

My BMI is 24.5 and I am wearing size 10 pants for the first time in my life!  

I really avoid sugar due he the gas issue - it would be a huge problem at work - though my husband has become very tolerant when I indulge on the weekends.  I lost about 3 pounds a week ago due to diarrhea after eating too many carbs.

I haven't heard about  this 10% thing!  What is behind that?  

Don't panic. Let your body go a little low because bounce back is real. This WL thing is a process--don't mess it up.

--gina

Lucky

Yea...  I so wish I had that problem.

I posted a similar post in the other board. Your story is a lot like mine, though My results weren't as quick as yours.

First and foremost, congratulations. Your description of what you eat is exactly what everyone should be eating post op. Your success is directly attributable to your discipline in selecting your foods to eat.

If you want to slow the weight loss process, you have to eat more carbs. More protein and more fat is not going to do it. And be selective....whole grains, etc, as white flours will give most people gas.

I lost a few pounds at two years out. I was surprised that so many continued to lose at that point, and some were losing at 2 1/2 years! The overwhelming advice that I received was to add carbs. I still have a hard time with it, after cutting them so low. Protein is always first, but you need to add carbs.

Lastly, your comment about not being a volume eater, describes me as well. This is perhaps the most difficult thing I deal with. All I can say, is that your capacity will increase slowly. Volume eaters have the best success as they can return to old behaviors. For the rest of us, we have to learn new behaviors to sustain our health.

Glad to hear I am not alone with the capacity thing.  I was worrying that they made my stomach too small and that I'll never be able to eat "normally" as promised.  

I do have issues with the gas thing but have been learning which carbs I can handle and which I can't.  Since I have been tuned into the glycemic index for years it makes it easier to make the better choices.  And if I want to treat myself with something sugary I make sure to eat it right before or after some good protein. That seems to put a damper on the gas!

 

Carbs, and if that doesn't work, talk with your doc about adding digestive enzymes as a temporary measure til your body catches up.

Larra

I'll ask about the enzymes - thanks!!