Glucomanan Konjac Root

Has anyone tried this? Im 10yr post op and feel as though my stomach is not nearly as small as it was in 2008, and I'm gaining weight back. Postive feedback and advice only please, I don't need shamed. I do that enough on my own... Thanks in advance!!

By ten years out your stomach has long ago reached its full size. It does not stay tiny. At 11 years post op I could eat as much as I did before surgery.

There are no magic formulas. The only way to control the weight is by limiting calories. I am not saying that to shame you, but to share what I have learned. An adult woman needs 10 calories a day to maintain one pound. To maintain 100 pounds, you need 1000 calories. To maintain 200 pounds you need 2000 calories.

I spend three months a year on my annual diet program. Starting January 2, I will faithfully track my food and exercise. I set a goal of losing one pound a week between January and March. By April 1, I aspire to be twelve pounds lighter than I am today. It will include hard work, careful calorie counting and extra exercise.

The only difference between a wish and a goal is that the goal has a date attached to it.

Thank you for your advice. I'm willing to count calories and track my meals and exercise faithfully. Do you have a recommendation on the amount of calories I should stay under? I weigh 278lb right now, right now I'd be happy to hit 230lb. I have a tendency to set my calories too low and then my diets fail becubeci get so hungry and I cheat...

Start with two scales. A digital food scale that will cost about $15 and a smart scale that will cost about $150.

Weigh everything that you put into your mouth and then track it in My Fitness Pal.

Start with just understanding what you are eating now and then after about two weeks, start to cut calories. Cutting 500 calories a day results in one pound of weight lost per week.

In a year that is 50 pounds. If you cut 1000 calories a day then you will lose 50 pounds in six months.

Trying to do it quicker than that just ends up making you feel starved and deprived and you will give up again. Set goals. A goal is the same as a wish except it has a date attached to it.

Track your food, your weight, your BMI, your body fat, your bone mass, and your water mass. Know exactly what is going on with your food and your body.

Thank you. Would you mind sharing with me what smart scale you recommend or that you use?

I have had a Garmin Fitness Tracker since 2012 and the Garmin Index Scale since it was introduced to the United States in 2014.

The scale syncs perfectly to My Fitness Pal, so my weight is always recorded there. When the scale changes, I can see if it is water, or muscle mass, or fat that went up or down.

The scale syncs with My Fitness Pal and figures out how much my weight will change based on how much I ate and exercised each day. I love technology and take full advantage of whatever is available.

I've not personally tried this, but some quick google-ing shows that most people who consume the root for weight loss report minor improvements in feeling fuller longer. It doesn't appear as though the root will hurt you in any way, however....

If losing regain or maintaining your weight is what you're after I don't think this, or any other supplement/tea/super food/whatever is going to work the way you want. If there was some over the counter (or even prescription) supplement that actually resulted in anything more than mediocre results, everyone would know about it and we'd be handing them out like mints at a restaurant.

No, the only way to achieve real results is to do what none of us really want to do. At your length out, that means tracking what you eat, weighing out and only eating 4oz portions, remembering that most people can only lose regain on between 600 and 800 calories a day, cutting carbs to basically nothing, drinking at least 64oz of water a day, and getting rid of all the food you know you shouldn't be consuming in the first place (sweets, breads, ice cream, soda, pasta, etc).

A lot of people very far out fear that their tool has stopped working because they can eat so much food, but then they try and eat only dense protein (like 4 oz of grilled chicken breast) and find that they are full. 99% of the time, the problem isn't that your tool has stopped working or you are too far out, the problem is a high carb diet that wouldn't keep anyone full.

You have already taken the hardest step by saying enough is enough and now I want to get back on track. I maintained 118-125 for over 10 years after losing 200 pounds. Due to a personal tragedy I gained and hit the 190 mark a year ago. After several starts it finally clicked and I am back to goal. What AMAZED me more thank anything was after 14 years of surgery when I worked the tool it worked for me....still Here are some steps that helped me and I hope they will help you too! You may have several starts and stops but don't give up, don't beat yourself up. IT WILL CLICK!!! Our tool works if we work the tool and get back to the basics.

Planning/Preparing

Remember when we were preparing for surgery? How many meetings, classes and such did we attend? We were told the more prepared we were the better our chances were for success. And they were right. Go through the house, car and work place and get rid of trigger foods. Stock up on foods that will keep you on track. I removed every bad carb/sugar temptation and replaced it with lots of protein, veggies, grains and fruits.

Journaling

Get back to journaling. This will help you identify when you feel like eating, stress factors and any triggers in your life. Once you identify these factors, this will help you put tools in place to keep you from eating. It became clear I was not taking time for me anymore. I worked my day job and then spent the rest of my time caring for my husband. It was easy to reach for fast, prepackaged food. Since I purged my home I have to eat clean as there are no other options LOL

Use a tool to track you're eating and exercise like Getting Started with Health Tracker. Once I started to track ever bite and drink it became clear why I had gained.

Goals/Rewards

Make a list of goals for yourself. Make them realistic and small. Some of mine were move more, purge all junk from my home, eat more protein. If you didn't make a Weight Loss Surgery bucket list when you first had surgery do it now. GREAT reminder of all the things you can enjoy in life after losing weight.

Food

In general, a long term post-weight loss surgery eating plan includes foods that are high in protein, and low in fat?, calories, and sugar. Important, vitamins and minerals are provided as supplements. (if you had a different surgery adjust this to your food plan).

Water

Water is our Best Friend. I have to say I never went back to pop or any bad drinks, however I was drinking tea like crazy. What is wrong with drinking tea? I was either using sugar or 3 equals and 3 sweet n lows per 32 ounce glass. I found once I started carrying one of the metal bottles of water to keep it cold I drank water all day.

MOVE!

I can't say enough about how key this was for me. The reason I kept my weight off for almost 10 years was no matter what, I kept moving. If I could not go to the gym I would walk. Grab a cart and walk all the isles at your local box store. I loved Zumba, bootcamp workouts, lifting weights. When I stopped, the weight started coming back. So for me I am starting slow to avoid injury by walking and using some of the workouts on my Demand TV. Find something you love to do and it won't feel like a pain in the *** to do daily.

Support

If it's an option "run" don't walk to a support group. Come here on OH daily for support and participate in one of the food threads. It helps you be accountable and also great ideas for food prep.

Keep me posted on how you are doing.

Thank you so much for your advice and hope! Tomorrow is start day for me, I plan to take all bad/trigger foods to my parents house tonight for New Year's and let everyone eat them. I started a journal and I'm keeping track of notes, everything that k once knew but have since forgotten. I need to get back to the basics and get myself in gear again! I never knew that food threads existed but Im going to find one or more and use that to help me. I've dug out my elliptical and have that ready to use! ImI starting with a goal of working out 3 days a week. I'd like to move up to 5-6 days but I don't want to start off by overwhelming myself. I have a 3 1/2yr old and a 1yr old so imI busy with them. That's part of my problem, as a mom of small children it's easy to lose yourself or put my needs first. I've often found myself eating at 10 or 11pm, or when my son wakes up I stress eat bc I cant goo back to sleep... I need to start to put myself first. Don't get me wrong, I still live for my kids and their happiness but if I'm unhealthy and/or unhappy then I cant do much of anything for anyone... I want to make 2019 my year and my turn to be first. Ive NEVER reached my goal wekwei of 185, I've always settled for 230. I'm making small goals 10lbs at a time. Thank you for everything!

Sounds like a great plan We look forward to your updates

Happy New Year!