Dieting post RNY
"Diets" didn't work before....they wont work now. Lifestyle is the key to long term weight loss maintenance. You must incorporate regular exercise into your life each day to build muscle which in turn improves metabolism.
It really is simple science.....consume less than you burn=weight loss.
Concentrate on building good habits regarding exercise and eating the correct way 80% of the time. Track your intake (honestly!) and see what you are consuming. If you "diet" and get into that deprivation thinking, well, you KNOW how that ends......you probably have a lifetime of experience with the cycle.
Get your hiney moving! 1 hour a day is a small price to pay to be able to feel healthy and in control of your weight.
Kim
It really is simple science.....consume less than you burn=weight loss.
Concentrate on building good habits regarding exercise and eating the correct way 80% of the time. Track your intake (honestly!) and see what you are consuming. If you "diet" and get into that deprivation thinking, well, you KNOW how that ends......you probably have a lifetime of experience with the cycle.
Get your hiney moving! 1 hour a day is a small price to pay to be able to feel healthy and in control of your weight.
Kim
You are wise to want to get hold of this now. 20 pounds is not insurmountable, just don't let it turn into more, like I did. I'm 8 years out from RNY, and allowed myself to regain 60 pounds. Like you, I just didn't think I would be able to get any of this back off.
I started the 17-day diet last month, and have lost 14 pounds, so I'm pretty excited about it. It's actually the way we're supposed to eat anyway, so I'm trying to wrap my head around this being my lifestyle from here on out. It's not easy, because I'm a carb addict, and I know I will always struggle with that issue. I'm not a big exerciser, either, but am also working on that too. I get a lot of extra physical activity in the summer because of gardening and outside work (5 acres), but when fall comes, I'll have to find something more regular.
As another poster said, diets didn't work for us pre-op, and probably won't work post-op either. So our goal should be to adopt the healthiest lifestyle we can, and learn to eat the way we're supposed to. I think I thought that I would be the one to "change" the rules about WLS, but alas, it didn't work!
I started the 17-day diet last month, and have lost 14 pounds, so I'm pretty excited about it. It's actually the way we're supposed to eat anyway, so I'm trying to wrap my head around this being my lifestyle from here on out. It's not easy, because I'm a carb addict, and I know I will always struggle with that issue. I'm not a big exerciser, either, but am also working on that too. I get a lot of extra physical activity in the summer because of gardening and outside work (5 acres), but when fall comes, I'll have to find something more regular.
As another poster said, diets didn't work for us pre-op, and probably won't work post-op either. So our goal should be to adopt the healthiest lifestyle we can, and learn to eat the way we're supposed to. I think I thought that I would be the one to "change" the rules about WLS, but alas, it didn't work!
I guess I'm a carb addict too... Maybe just a potato chip addict. My eating habits aren't too bad as for what I eat as long as I can keep Honey BBQ Lays and Spicy Nacho Cheese Doritos out of the house!!
I'm a grazer... I don't eat much at a sitting, so I know my pouch is still small, but I don't limit myself to 3 meals a day and a snack. I sit at a desk and eat all the time. That is what I'm working on!
I'm a grazer... I don't eat much at a sitting, so I know my pouch is still small, but I don't limit myself to 3 meals a day and a snack. I sit at a desk and eat all the time. That is what I'm working on!
First of all.....thank you, every one of you posters here. These were all good, good words for one who is approaching surgery. I was never much for running ... anywhere ... so I will have to come up with something else! I used to do and teach yoga and am doing that now, albeit in a chair! I will be so grateful to get up and down on the floor again. You all have helped cement the idea of my need to excercise and again I thank you ... Also I am adopting your word for your addiction ... I am addicted to carbs, not just sweet stuff! This makes so much more sense to me ... Samantha
Linda - It's really just the way we're supposed to eat anyway. High-quality protein like chicken, fish, turkey, (lots of it), lots of veggies, 2 fruits a day, and some low-fat dairy (2x a day). Not much sugar or carbs. The diet cycles through 17 days of the strictest regimen which I just mentioned. Then the 2nd 17-day cycle allows you a little more carbs, but always whole grain and unprocessed. The third 17-day cycle allows even a little more carbs, and then finally, you conclude with the cycle you are to follow to maintain the weight loss. This part of the diet tells us to follow the plan 5 days a week, with controlled eating during the week, and then a little more fun eating on the weekends, but still with control. When you have finished the 3rd cycle, you can choose to continue any of the cycles to continue losing weight if you need to. The 1st one is obviously the way to lose the most.
I bought the book through Amazon, I think, and it's not that hard to follow, although I did get a little bored without any carbs at all. But I also lost 14 pounds, when I couldn't lose before. Exercise is a part of this plan too, but nothing extreme. You can also find some info at "the17daydiet.com."
I bought the book through Amazon, I think, and it's not that hard to follow, although I did get a little bored without any carbs at all. But I also lost 14 pounds, when I couldn't lose before. Exercise is a part of this plan too, but nothing extreme. You can also find some info at "the17daydiet.com."
You can lose those 20 pounds Dot.
Move to lose and eat less, simple but is it easy? Nope.
Try Mindful Eating, that means start out with baby steps. Leave 3 bites on your plate every time you eat. That's 9 pounds in a year.
Eat one M&M and you need to walk the entire football field. Keep that in the back of your mind when you reach for sweets, especially if you don't exercise.
You have to exercise and just do it. Treat it like a job. No excuses...just exercise.
I post on the OFF forum (over 50 forum) almost every day so feel free to pop in there and read my posts.
I post stuff from my Eating Coach. Yes, I have an eating coach. Why? Because diet's don't work and never will. It's a new way to think about food. Journal. Are you eating cuz your board? Need comfort food? Stresses? Bad habits fall back into our lives really easy.
We all have "fat genes" and our bodies several years after the surgery just adjust and those fat cells are just ready to plump right back up. So kudos to you...you caught yourself at 20 pounds. You can get the weight off, it will be more slowly this time but this is a learning experience for everyone. It's not a race, this is for lifetime. The world has not come to a halt for you b/c you gained weight. Yep, it's just keeps turning and we have to always stay mindful of our eating. Forever. No one is perfect so don't beat yourself up over your weight gain. Go to a bariatric support group and you will find you are not alone. You are normal. With weight gain, we come to the crossroads...still gain and give up? Hell no!! Just get up and move. Calories in and calories out. We are all diet guru's. We dieted ourselves up and up and up. So stop the madness and chose to eat what you want, just less of it and move. You are a success!!
Move to lose and eat less, simple but is it easy? Nope.
Try Mindful Eating, that means start out with baby steps. Leave 3 bites on your plate every time you eat. That's 9 pounds in a year.
Eat one M&M and you need to walk the entire football field. Keep that in the back of your mind when you reach for sweets, especially if you don't exercise.
You have to exercise and just do it. Treat it like a job. No excuses...just exercise.
I post on the OFF forum (over 50 forum) almost every day so feel free to pop in there and read my posts.
I post stuff from my Eating Coach. Yes, I have an eating coach. Why? Because diet's don't work and never will. It's a new way to think about food. Journal. Are you eating cuz your board? Need comfort food? Stresses? Bad habits fall back into our lives really easy.
We all have "fat genes" and our bodies several years after the surgery just adjust and those fat cells are just ready to plump right back up. So kudos to you...you caught yourself at 20 pounds. You can get the weight off, it will be more slowly this time but this is a learning experience for everyone. It's not a race, this is for lifetime. The world has not come to a halt for you b/c you gained weight. Yep, it's just keeps turning and we have to always stay mindful of our eating. Forever. No one is perfect so don't beat yourself up over your weight gain. Go to a bariatric support group and you will find you are not alone. You are normal. With weight gain, we come to the crossroads...still gain and give up? Hell no!! Just get up and move. Calories in and calories out. We are all diet guru's. We dieted ourselves up and up and up. So stop the madness and chose to eat what you want, just less of it and move. You are a success!!
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