New here.....4 year post op

Hi everyone, i am new to this board just wanted to introduce myself i am 30 years old, at my highest i weighed 262.5 i am now ..well as of today 143 i am 4 years out from an open rny proximal and i am looking to start losing weight again i have not reached goal but have not gained either i bounce between 138-143 ,i gain 5 to 7 lbs right before my cycle then drop it afterwards i do find i can eat alot right before then i can`t once it is on,has anyone else experienced that? well i guess that is all. take care, Lemon

Also this is what i take for vits is there something else i should be adding? in the a.m women`one a day weight smart multivit vit c biotin in the p.m coral calcium magnesium

You need calcium citrate. The coral is not the best for us. Darlene

thanks darlene i will go pick it up today i read your page wow you have alot of info, i have been so out of touch with eating properly and vits i thought i should get back into it my main vices as far as eating are my south beach diet choco chip and oatmeal cookies,kettle chips and baby carrots so i am looking to get back to basics not only to get myself back on track but to help somone i love dearly on their new start after rny.....

Be sure to get some B12 sublinguals (if you don't do shots) and a B50 (or B100) complex too.

hi kathy, do i still have to take sublingual this far out? i was told i didn`t but maybe that is why i get dizzy spells and low energy levels when working out thank you i will start taking them again asap

My understanding on B12 is that we'll never absorb it through our stomachs due to missing instrinic factors so it is either sublingual or shots.

got it thanks it is exciting to be getting back on track again....do i take the b12 sub,w/my biotin and a b100 complex? that is alot of b`s...lol

That's fine. The B12 goes under the tongue. The rest can get swallowed up.

Welcome to the board. Have you tried SoyCrisps by GenSoy? They have protein and aren't bad. You could replace your kettle chips with that and you could replace your oatmeal cookies with the sugarfree kind. I usually keep it down to 1/2 cookie. I always go for low carb, low fat and try to make sure I get as much protein as possible in any protein bar. Make sure the sugar content is down below 10 grams also. I'm not sure if baby carrots are bad, but you might try raw broccoli. That's a good carb. Linda