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I have a hard time as well trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing? I was sleeved about six months ago and have followed the diet I was given from surgeon. Three meals and two snacks plus 4-6 bottles of water daily.
Last week I met with the dietician from my surgeons office and was told I'm not to go more than four hours between meals or snacks. Also was told I'm eating too much protein and not eating enough fruits and vegetables or grains! Apparently we're not supposed to diet anymore now that we've had surgery.
If I were to eat the way the dietician advised, I wouldn't lose any more weight. I'm just going to do my own thing with emphasis on protein to get to my goal.
I went through the menopause before WLS, so I can't speak to the timing of stalls and menstruation. But I do occasionally ge****er weight gain for other reasons (e.g., eating a salty meal). I have an electronic scale that shows body fat percentage in addition to weight, and I find that feature very helpful and reassuring. If my weight is up a pound, but I'm pretty sure it's water weight, I'll see that the body fat % has gone down, and feel reassured. By the next day, my weight is usually down again.
However, the body fat % didn't show much change from day-to-day, and hence wasn't that useful, until I got down below about 100 kg (220 lbs).
Thanks for your reply! Hubby & I have been telling her even 3 small meals and a couple protein smoothies or something because she keeps saying the dietitian said 3 meals a day only but she can't get enough protein that way. I've told her about several of these forums for advice and support also but she hasn't looked into them.
While I was given some suggested meal plans, I wasn't told to stick to a certain number of meals. Personally, I find that 5-6 meals per day (3 meals under 200 kcals each, and 2-3 snacks ~ 60 kcals each) works best for me, and my dietitian is is happy with that. One reason I prefer more meals is that each individual meal is smaller, and I don't want to get used to consuming more calories at a sitting. Another reason is that it breaks up my day nicely; I look forward to my snacks.
I suppose some people might prefer and even benefit from a rigid 3 meal-a-day schedule; no snacking allowed. But I think that's an individual thing; it would depend on what the person's triggers for eating were.
I was talking pills 2 days post op. Pain pills. Some pills shape or surface roughness affect if I can comfortably take them, or not.
Some tables are more difficult forme t take than others. Size of the tablet, plus how quickly gets desolved in my gut... For new meds I try see how well quickly it starts disintegrating. I take one pill and place it in a little bit of water and watch that. Sometimes I have to break the pills in half.
Most of the times - warm water helps dissolving the pills.
In first few years, most really large pill got stuck, or felt like they got stuck. So many years post op, that doesn't happen very often, if any.
I still personally prefer capsules. It s easier for me to swallow them. I often can take a few capsules at one time, but most large pills I have to take one at a time.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I had Roux-en-y several years ago. My MIL had gastric sleeve about 3-1/2 months ago. She said the dietician at her surgeon's office said she should be eating 3 meals a day at this point. I can't believe that the diet after sleeve is so much different than roux-en-y. I would think she should eat 6 small meals per day with emphasis on protein. I'm curious about how others are being advised after sleeve.
I am having hysterectomy 7 monnths post sleeve...very worried about weight loss stalling, but your post really helped me see the bright side.
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I go to the VA for my healthcare. I haven't had any followup yet. I get 1 annual appointment in February and each time I go I get assigned a new doctor so I haven't told them about my surgery yet. I feel great, no complications. I do get lab work at the VA as well but just annually unless needed. I was self pay in mexico.
Hi there! This question is for the ladies.
Do any of you experience weight loss stalls maybe a week to a week and a half before your menstrual cycle, then gain weight during it, and start losing again after your menstrual cycle stops?
Have you noticed any type of pattern with your weight loss/stall and your period?
