worried about my diet.

 I have a question for post op people who are further along than I am. I had my rny about 14 months ago.  I have lost about 120lbs...but Im stuck at that now.  I have had a hip and a knee replacement within the last 7 months so I havent been able to excersize much.  I find I am able to eat more than I used to eat and I am worried very much about stretching out my pouch and gaining morbid weight back.  I would talk to my gastric doc...but he left my area 3 months after my surgery and the other docs around here wont take me because they consider me someone elses patient and not someone they operated on.  I read today that I should be eating 3 meals a day at only 1/2 cup quanity???? is that right? because I can eat more than that.  I can tolerate just about any kinds of foods too. Please give me some advice..I wo uld appreciate that.

For losing weight, I found 800 calories per day with 50% calories from protein to be ideal.  You can use web sites, apps, or even pen and paper to log your eating.

I best realization was "A lot of this job is mental" meaning the hardest thing about weight loss was constantly fighting the urge to eat.  Boredom is the diet killer as you have nothing to think about other than eating.  Starting a hobby would be ideal.

Try and figure out when you're hungry and when you just want to eat.  All to often we confuse the former for the latter.

I'm no authority on this subject by any means, I've gained too and am struggling to loose the 30 I've put back on.  That said, the one saving grace I have is that I don't drink anything until I am well over 1 hour out from eating, think about it, once you drink you wash everything out of your pouch then your hungry again!  You should start looking to add low cal snacks, salads, cut up veges.....  You get to eat more w/o allot of calories, because ultimately that's what matters, calories in calories expended.

Good luck to both of us :),

Edie

You can stretch your pouch back out.  I'm living proof.  I'm amazed and encouraged looking at the before and after pictures.....but I'm wondering how many long term gastric bypass patients have gained weight.  And how did the ones that didn't do it??

I'm 10 years out and struggling with weight gain.  I have gained about 50 lbs of the 100 I lost.  I don't want to gain anymore and I'm desperate to turn this train around.  I'm a big time stress eater (at work) and a snacker.  I'm still eating fairly small meals, so I know it's the snacking that gets me.  Do I have to quit my job to lose weight?  It's never a problem on the weekends.  I like my job and of itself, isn't stressful.  It's just when I get to something I'm struggling with, I just want to eat and eat.  Anyone have any suggestions that have worked for them?

And how did the ones that didn't do it??

I think the key is Excercise.  Very often the folks coming here want advice on their eating but never mention excercise (like it doesn't exist).  Yet the phrase is "diet & excercise" and the two go to together.

I jog (2 miles) 3 times a week and alternate with strength training at the YMCA.  The computer at the Y that tracks my progress says I've been there 652 times.

No, excercise is not fun (but eating is) so I look at it as a necessary evil.

You're right....exercise is definitely a key.  And some if it can be fun.  I do Zumba,, and can't keep up, but move to the music anyway! 

My surgery was in September, 2009 and I just hit my goal weight last week.  I try to keep my calories to below 1000 daily and I try to exercise some every day - definately not as much as I should but at least I try to do something.  I try to eat 5-6 small meals a day but I, too, can eat more than the 1/2 they tell me I should be eating.  My problem is that I am hungry most of the day.  I have had to just learn to ignore it but I know that won't work all the time.  I am so afraid that I am going to end up regaining the weight I have lost and I don't ever want to go back there.  I would love some suggestions, as well.

Hi, I have the oposite problem. and its begining to scare me. I am lucy if I eat 500 calories a day.Just the thought of eating makes me sick to my stomach and I would rather drink than eat. The least little bit that I over eat I feel sick and have to make my self throw up.My daughter thinks I have a eating disorder.  I'm also afraid tosee what happends to me after I get down to my goal weight. I have already lost 51 lbs after 3 months and have 45 lbs to go to get to my goal weight.Any sugestions ??

Hi Gabby -

I had food fear for the first 3-4 months -  my NUT told me that I had to get in MORE than 500 cal - it wasn't healthy -  so  then I started...........

Oh I miss those days - b ut do be careful -   I'm 3 1/2 years out and I'm really having problems.

Depression - med changes...
started perimenapause..... life just sucks
life changes.............hate my life at home -  daughter is not being responsible 24 yr old and my 45 yr old brother lives with me and I'M SICK OF NOT HAVING MY PLACE TO MYSELF AND NO PRIVACY IF I DID WANT TO HAVE A DATE.............

anyway -  (((((Huggs))))))))))))))  I've lost a 139 lbs and I've gained 40 of those back.........I've been spiraling since jan...............I HATE EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOOD RIGHT NOW