The TIMEOUT DIET

Hey, I saw on the WLS graduates board one doc had recommended to his patients that are over 1 yr out, and have reached goal and saw a few pounds creep back on, to do a Timeout diet.  You drink 3x per day, Nectar, and you can have all the crystal lite you want, and water.  This is similar to what we did as newbie wls patients, and it will cut the cravings back, and the hunger, and your little pouchie guy will "shrink" and you will feel fuller when you go back to solids.  I still have no trouble there, just my hunger comes at me more often now adays, and I have to keep it all in check. I am about 4-5lbs in my rebound weight gain, so I have to get that off!!! NOW!!! I am going to do the Timeout diet, and see how I can do in 2 weeks. I would love to drop 10, for safe measure, and God Bless Dr Byrne for making me go below goal, which my own body did, because that helped me now, when I saw the 5 lbs come on for doing nothing but breathing!! One lady wrote in and said she was on the scale, and when she opened her mouth to breathe, she gained 5 more pounds when she inhaled!! LOL THAT's ME!! :) Love you guys, thanks for all the support!!  We need each other!! Deb

Hey Deb,

    I am 1 year and almost 1 month out.  I have lost 154 lbs.  Dr. Bryne just wanted to see if he could get me under 200 lbs, then made my goal for 175 lbs, met that, i personel goal was 155, imet that.  I only weigh on Fridays and as of last Friday I weighed 149!!!!  I feel the same way about being "under" my goal weight that Dr. Byrne set for me.  Here lately my appetite has been off the hook, but I am getting close to my monthly cycle and my appetite really increases during that time.  I am maintaining at 149 and would like to lose more.  I saw Dr. Byrne the other day and he told me that it is a possiblity that I could lose 10-15 more lbs.  I think not, I feel like I have plateued(spelling?).  When I saw him he told me that I was thin and wanted to know my weight and called in the nutritionist to make sure I wasn't under weight.  I left there feeling kind of unhappy inside. We are suppose to lose weight and be "thin" after surgery, right?  I have always been soooo self conscious about my body and looks thatmaybe I took it all the wrong way.  I am 5'10" and weigh 149 lbs. which to me is WONDERFUL!  There is no way that i would have been able to lose that on my own, NEVER!  I am too struggling with an increase appetite and I am not liking it what so ever.  I have been trying to keep myself busy and trying not to tink about FOOD!!!      Well, let us know how the Timeout Diet works....GOOD LUCK.  Have a great day Chell

Yeah, I hate the feeling the increased appetite is bringing, its scary.  I am hoping I can stick to this liquid only diet like when we were post op for a week at least, and get off the 10lbs, but 5 I gained.  I am a size 6, and sometimes 4, but the 4's are a little tight, they always kinda were, and I know my body likes to be about 145, which would be fine with me, to be at that weight, but if I don't take control at 149 now, I might be 159 and having to lose 20. :) You are doing really good, congrats!!!  I like you, never thought I would be where I am, so I am very, very happy!! :) Take care, Deb

HI DEB, WHAT IS NECTAR? AND WHERE DO I GET IT FROM. IVE GAINED ABOUT 3-4 LBS AND I EAT ALOT MORE THAN I SHOULD I NEED TO DO SOMETHING NOW BEFORE I GAIN TOO MUCH WEIGHT. SO EVEN IF WE STRETCH OUR POUCH ALITTLE WE CAN SHRINK IT AGAIN?

I don't know if it really shrinks, but today I have had the nectar, yucky, but it is online and also at the vitamin shoppe.  it is made by syntex.  i got the roadside lemonade, and mixed it with a water bottle of pink lemonade crystal lite, then pour it in the mug and then add ice after it is mixed.  I had that for breakfast, and then for lunch I had a small Wendy's chili, about 2/3rds of it, and I also had a starbucks sf vanilla non fat latte, about 200 calories if i drink it all, which i never do. so i am just cutting my calories and no carbs, and doing okay. :) Deb