im worried..

Feb. 1st will be one year since my RNY bypass. so far ive done so well, i couldnt have asked for any better.. i started at 311 and im floating between 180 and 185. my goal is 150 and i will be 100% happy. im completely happy and i exercise ALL the time. im in great shape and i love my life. but my weight loss is slowing down, A LOT and i feel like this last 30lbs is going to be really hard to get off. anyway... Lately i feel like since ive upped how much im exercising im ALWAYS hungry. always always always hungry. and im afraid im over eating. for example tonight after the gym, i came home and had an orange, a bag of 100 calorie pop corn, and 2 carrots. i know thats not much calorie wise, but i feel like thats a lot of food. is that too much?

You may want to begin looking at the combination of food you are putting together for a meal/snack. An orange, popcorn and carrots are all carbs and sugars. If you got in some protein and fat to pack in with items like that... especially fiber... I bet you could go longer. You want to help that food stay in your pouch as long as possible and in your system for as long as possible. That means getting an item into your meal that takes a lot longer to break down.

For instance, an apple all by itself might fly through your system. But an apple with cheese or peanut butter goes so much further.

Hope that helps.

Karen

Karen had great advice for you.  Focus on that protein.  Try to eat that first.  Also, I was at a site today that recommended trying to stick to only 15 grams of sugar each (an orange has 10 grams) and 6 servings of carbs (a serving has 5-10 grams of carbs)  that leaves a lot of room for proteins and veggies.  If you follow that simple formula, the weight will spill off because you'll end up limiting your fruits (bananas have 22 grams of sugar!) and upping your proteins and veggies!  Aim for lean meats and if those upset your pouch (they upset mine when I was newly done) try cottage cheese, legumes, or maybe a small portion of nuts or a fruit with nut spread (almond butter is a much better choice than peanut butter) on it.  Just keep at the 15 grams sugar and 6 servings of carbs limit and you'll see weight drop, mostly from your middle!