X post Did you feel full as a pre-op?
When I was a pre-op I didn't feel full after a meal. I stopped eating at a point it made sense. I ate large meals, but didn't go for seconds often, because I wouldn't have been more satisfied. I gained weight eating large meals, the wrong foods and large snacks.
How about you? Loris
How about you? Loris
Loris 344/119@ 5'2" Below Goal
Lower body lift 10/17/2007
Upper body lift 1/23/2008
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on 4/14/09 9:39 pm - San Antonio, TX
on 4/14/09 9:39 pm - San Antonio, TX
I felt full as a pre-op. I still over-ate but I had feelings of fullness defininitely. I'd eat until I felt sick frequently.
Now I also feel full, but I find I often feel hungry again very quickly. Honestly I feel very similar to how I felt as a pre-op, but now I just can't fit very much food in a meal.
Now I also feel full, but I find I often feel hungry again very quickly. Honestly I feel very similar to how I felt as a pre-op, but now I just can't fit very much food in a meal.
Anne S.
on 4/17/09 10:59 am
on 4/17/09 10:59 am
As a preop, I got full, but didn't stay satieted for very long. Therefore, I went for more of whatever was available. Usually high carb, low fat, high volume eating. (Big salads, low-fat dressings, which happen to be full of sugar (carbs), homemade burritos, homemade spaghetti, etc.)
Now I am eating a much more protein-rich diet. High protein, low-carb.
My first 12 months out from surgery were a breeze. My first 5-6 months, I had no appetite to speak of, no craving for food at all. I enjoyed the food I did eat, but never, ever overate.
My 7-12th month out, I increased my portion sizes, and 'tested' my surgery in the carb department. I still lost weight. I was so happy and relieved. It was as if I was finally FINALLY going to be able to eat like a normal person. Not be on a diet forever. Not workout like a fiend at the gym for a couple of pounds lost. I felt so normal. And happy.
At 12 months out, my weight loss stopped cold.
I increased protein. I decreased carbs. I increased liquids. I cut out caffeine. I increased activity. I went back to counting calories. I went back to the diet mentality. I started to suffer again. Suffer from the diet mentality, and suffer from the idea that once again, I'm a failure at weight loss.
I've lost maybe 10-15 pounds in the last 6 months. None of it went off like it did in the first 12 months (steadily, easily). I hover now between 298 and 304. When I hit 304, I know I have to cut back on carbs (again, even though they are pretty low anyway), and I must increase fluids and exercise.
I'm not sorry I had this WLS. I'm not sorry I chose the DS, either. I'm just disappointed that my body is so efficient at storing and saving every calorie it gets.
A DS surgeon recently told me my metabolism is stubborn, and my starting weight has a lot to do with how far I can get from one surgery.
I may go in for a resleeve, but right now, I'm continuing to "diet and exercise" the DS way, and hopefully I'll be seeing more weight come off.
Thanks for asking this question, Lori. I know you didn't expect my answer, but I hope it was helpful to you, and anyone else reading.
:)
anne s.
Now I am eating a much more protein-rich diet. High protein, low-carb.
My first 12 months out from surgery were a breeze. My first 5-6 months, I had no appetite to speak of, no craving for food at all. I enjoyed the food I did eat, but never, ever overate.
My 7-12th month out, I increased my portion sizes, and 'tested' my surgery in the carb department. I still lost weight. I was so happy and relieved. It was as if I was finally FINALLY going to be able to eat like a normal person. Not be on a diet forever. Not workout like a fiend at the gym for a couple of pounds lost. I felt so normal. And happy.
At 12 months out, my weight loss stopped cold.
I increased protein. I decreased carbs. I increased liquids. I cut out caffeine. I increased activity. I went back to counting calories. I went back to the diet mentality. I started to suffer again. Suffer from the diet mentality, and suffer from the idea that once again, I'm a failure at weight loss.
I've lost maybe 10-15 pounds in the last 6 months. None of it went off like it did in the first 12 months (steadily, easily). I hover now between 298 and 304. When I hit 304, I know I have to cut back on carbs (again, even though they are pretty low anyway), and I must increase fluids and exercise.
I'm not sorry I had this WLS. I'm not sorry I chose the DS, either. I'm just disappointed that my body is so efficient at storing and saving every calorie it gets.
A DS surgeon recently told me my metabolism is stubborn, and my starting weight has a lot to do with how far I can get from one surgery.
I may go in for a resleeve, but right now, I'm continuing to "diet and exercise" the DS way, and hopefully I'll be seeing more weight come off.
Thanks for asking this question, Lori. I know you didn't expect my answer, but I hope it was helpful to you, and anyone else reading.
:)
anne s.
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