In Response To Mz Cookie's Thread Yesterday About Trying To Maintain

I started a new thread because sometimes posts get lost in the shuffle. I've been reading a book called, "It Ain't Over 'til The Thin Lady Sings" by Michelle Ritchie, CSAC, ICRC. She is a certified substance abuse counselor, health educator and a weight management counselor AND she had a RNY gastric bypass. She got some of her degrees after her surgery.

I've been struggling with food choice and cravings. I agree with #1 Mack Mama about using a sleep aid because if I don't, I'll be eating a pb&j sandwich at 2 am. I also have woken up the next morning with half eaten food in my bed because I apparently ate during the night. I'm supposed to use a cpap machine but I just can't use that. So I use ambien.

This book explores Amino Acid therapy for cravings, sleep, metabolism, energy, relaxation, stress. I have studied these before surgery due to my fibromyalgia and  wanted to use a natural remedies. I got off track due to other illnesses. Please remember I'm not a dr. or nurse. I have a degree in health and human performance and had a degree to teach health and nutrition but I graduated from college in 1990 !!!!

Check with your dr. because these may interfere with your rx meds and you may only need 1 or none or all of these because of your body chemistry. This info was taken from a book  called the Diet Cure by Julia Ross.

The main Amino Acids are:
Gaba: 100-500mg
L-Tyrosine: 500-1500 mgs
DLPA: 500-1500 mgs
L-Tryptophan: 50-150mgs
Melotonin: 500-1500 mgs
L-Glutamine 500-1500 mgs

These are usually taken 1-3 times daily . You need to google what they are for because not everyone needs everything. I would suggest talking with your pcp first and then starting on one at a time and seeing if it makes a different before wasting money and buying alot of stuff that may not help and you may not need. Some people may need a thyroid panel first.

Sorry so long but I know some people may just see weightloss and energy and amino acids and go buy them and not read the warnings.

Thanks for sharing. I'm going to check her book out.

~shell

Thanks girlfriend!  I will bookmark this and do my homework.  Perhaps this holds a solution for those of us who have difficulty loosing even when we work our program.  Its one thing I haven't tried. 

That post op insomnia is a mug.  I take Benadryl every night or I would be a zombie.

I am a fan of Melantonin, it does wonders for a restful nights sleep.