help!!

rebecca B.
on 11/12/15 6:11 am - LA

is it possible for your stomach to grow back 6 months after surgery?

Grim_Traveller
on 11/12/15 6:24 am
RNY on 08/21/12

No. It's not at all possible. It is possible to eat a LOT more than you should be. At some point, the surgery stops doing a lot of the work, and our brains have to take over. I know, it's easier said than done, but it's the only way.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

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rebecca B.
on 11/12/15 6:29 am - LA

My brain must not be working then bc I feel I'm over eating and I'm not losing the weight I should be. On top of that I have a back problem and can't always exercise like I need too. What can I do to fix this?

jazzycatz
on 11/12/15 6:33 am - Joppa, MD

When you say you are not losing the weight you should be what do you mean? Give us an example of what you are eating in a day at this point. As far as exercise, my knees starting getting worse and I can only walk now at a pretty slow pace. I have to remember that when I am considereing eating something that I shouldn't.

            

Gwen M.
on 11/12/15 9:39 am
VSG on 03/13/14

You should be tracking everything you put in your mouth and weighing what you eat so that your log will be accurate.  You shouldn't ever "feel" that you're overeating, because you should know EXACTLY what you're consuming.  

For the back problem - see an orthopedist and start physical therapy.  Exercise is not the key to losing weight, diet is.  

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Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
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sweetpotato1959
on 11/16/15 10:11 pm

Read all the other comments, do all of that you can...and see what of these tips you need to try....

.. then split your exercise into two sessions. Walk in the am,..add five minutes every 2-3 days...until you are walking 30-45 min as YOU tolerate... Late night do isometric exercises after in bed. they will increase your metabolism for several hours during the night enabling you to burn  a few more calories thru the night. 

   also if it is your lower back, and you have not had surgery on it... you need to be doing some core strengthening exercises for it. See  a professional...physical therapist?, body builder at a gym?, MD?... to give you some specific ones. I use side leg lifts, but also know how to put my lower spine into alignment, should it  "pop" out.

Be sure to separate your foods and fluids..by at least 30 minutes...and watch the volume you eat! If you notice you are "over filling" ..reduce the amount to one-half for two weeks, then you will have more control again.

jazzycatz
on 11/12/15 6:30 am - Joppa, MD

Your stomach is still there. It's just been sort of partitioned off. Your body would have to remove the staples. And I'm pretty sure there is not little guy running around with a staple remover inside of you.

You're just capable of eating more. Your conscious brain is going to have to work harder now.

            

Oxford Comma Hag
on 11/12/15 6:52 am

No. Over time there is a natural progression that allows you to eat more. Weighing and measuring your food is key.

I fight badgers with spoons.

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White Dove
on 11/12/15 7:34 am - Warren, OH

We all "can" eat a lot by six or eight months after surgery.  We just have to weigh and measure our food and track what we eat.  Just because you can eat a lot does not mean that you should eat a lot.

Eat only dense protein and a few green vegetables.  No bread, rice, noodles, pasta, cereal, flour, sugar, pastries, cookies, crackers, or sweets.  It is the carbs that cause hunger and that we can eat a lot of.  If you fill up on dense protein you will not be hungry.

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

rebecca B.
on 11/12/15 10:08 am - LA

what are dense proteins? just meats? 

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