How my DS works at 3 1/4 years out
After my DS I lost down to a very low weight. I didn't look good but I loved being so thin. I gained a little and could no longer wear the smallest jeans I owned but I was comfortable in a certain size and it fit me well. Not too tight, just right.
I stayed at that size for nearly 3 years. Then I started stress eating carbs. I stopped supplementing protein and ate candy.
My weight didn't ZOOM up like it would have pre-DS but I DID GAIN WEIGHT. I could no longer wear any of my large quantity of pants and jeans that I had collected over 3 years. I could only wear a couple of pair of stretchy pants that I happened to have.
I had a dog show coming up and stretchy pants are not " the style" so I had to go buy two pair of jeans in the next largest size. Pretty soon THOSE were getting too tight.
On Thanksgiving I made a decision to loose that weight by Christmas. I knew how to do it. I had the tools and the recipes and the knowledge.
Today, only two weeks since I started eating correctly I am wearing the largest of my size clothes that I could not wear on Thanksgiving. I know without a doubt that on Christmas I will be able to pick any pair of the pants and jeans in my closet and they will fit.
This is my experience and why I love my DS. Your mileage may vary.
And as an aside I follow VitaLady's basic plan tweaked to my labs. I take Calcium and Mag Citrate six times a day. EVERY day which keeps my labs where they need to be (along with all the other recommended vitamins of course). When I eat correctly I have to add Mag Oxide once or twice a day to keep from being constipated. When I eat crap I don't have to take that.
Becky
Hi Becky, I'm glad to hear the DS is serving you well. My story is the same as yours, except I am not loosing that excess weight but, after going back to basics, I am no longer gaining. I have a feeling that it will soon be coming off again. I thought I had stretched out my stomach because I could eat much larger meals. I am finding that if I stick mostly to proteins, as in the past, I fill up faster and and stay full. So to those of you tempted to eat too many carbs---DON'T DO IT
~Gail R~ high wt.288, surg wt 274, LW 143, CW 153, GW164
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I take two large batches, one in the morning and one at bedtime. I'm LUCKY and don't have to take iron but when I did take it I took it in the middle of the night with Vit. C. I take zinc with my big batches..so far so good.
For the other four doses of Calcium, D, and Mag Citrate I set a timer. Sometimes I get in a fifth dose sometimes I only get three but usually I get the four.
~Becky
If you don't get enough calcium your body will leech it from your bones. At my age a fall is bad enough but a broken hip due to osteoporosis is unthinkable. So I take my calcium!!! I had a VERY bad fall and got a concussion and some bad bruises but nothing broke. My bone density tests also show that my bones are doing great. So I take my Calcium!!! Good luck!
~Becky
Maintenance isn't that big of a deal at all, is it? I love that I can drop it back down. I've gone up and down 10 lbs and my latest gain went to my boobs and butt, a welcome addition this time, if I do say so myself. I love my curves. I
Valerie
DS 2005
There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes
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