8 years post op experiment... and wow
Hi all,
8 years post op. Regain of 40 pounds, once lost 30 and REGAINED that back. So here I am. Sometimes I forget that I even had GBS. So i try to diet like a "normal" person. Low carb, low-calorie, etc. And all these 8 years, I eat, sip,eat, sip and until I can eat like a "normal" person. Today I actually did an experiment, one that I hadn't done in 7.5 years (because I actuallly did not drink with my meals right out of surgery, with fear of stretching or damaging something. Did that for 6 months and lost 120 lbs eating whatever I wanted... hmmmm..) So I actually consciously just ate my steak, veggies and rice without drinking and I ate SOOOO little. The only thing was that I became dehydrated (I live in AZ, hehe) so I so wanted a sip of my sparkling water. But I waited a few minutes and THEN drank....
Wow, my tool still works! What do you know?! What a wake up call! Maybe if I just LISTEN to my pouch, I can lose weight like crazy like I did before. One thing that I did realize was that in the morning when I do try to eat a lot, I can't. I think what happens is that throughout the day I eat and eat and my stomach stretches over the course of the day. When I wake up, and eat breakfast, I literally can eat a few bites of something and be done.
What I might consider doing is drinking some shakes for a couple days to re-set my pouch (not as dramatic as the 5dpt). But just a couple days to get that tight feeling again.
Thought for the day: Never forget what we have to use! our tool! Even years later!
8 years post op. Regain of 40 pounds, once lost 30 and REGAINED that back. So here I am. Sometimes I forget that I even had GBS. So i try to diet like a "normal" person. Low carb, low-calorie, etc. And all these 8 years, I eat, sip,eat, sip and until I can eat like a "normal" person. Today I actually did an experiment, one that I hadn't done in 7.5 years (because I actuallly did not drink with my meals right out of surgery, with fear of stretching or damaging something. Did that for 6 months and lost 120 lbs eating whatever I wanted... hmmmm..) So I actually consciously just ate my steak, veggies and rice without drinking and I ate SOOOO little. The only thing was that I became dehydrated (I live in AZ, hehe) so I so wanted a sip of my sparkling water. But I waited a few minutes and THEN drank....
Wow, my tool still works! What do you know?! What a wake up call! Maybe if I just LISTEN to my pouch, I can lose weight like crazy like I did before. One thing that I did realize was that in the morning when I do try to eat a lot, I can't. I think what happens is that throughout the day I eat and eat and my stomach stretches over the course of the day. When I wake up, and eat breakfast, I literally can eat a few bites of something and be done.
What I might consider doing is drinking some shakes for a couple days to re-set my pouch (not as dramatic as the 5dpt). But just a couple days to get that tight feeling again.
Thought for the day: Never forget what we have to use! our tool! Even years later!
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I am 10 years out from full R-N-Y surgery and I have been kind of nervous for the last several months about my weight. After surgery I dropped from 248 all the way down to 136 at one point then stayed at 140-150 lbs for about 8 years. I also became a major alcoholic during those 8 years. (Pay attention people, your addictions want an outlet and if you deny them food, they will happily take alcohol as a substitute!)
So I regained almost 60 lbs in 2008, then I finally quit drinking in 2009. My weight stayed steady around 198 for about 2 years and then around May of this year I started loosing weight again. The last time I checked (2weeks ago)I was down to 172 lbs and I am sure I have lost a few more pounds since then. It is almost like I just had surgery again and am coming off a plateau, jus****ching the pounds slide off again. I am elated, of course I have had to buy new clothes again, still had a few old things.
I had a small medical emergency in August and they found that I was very anemic and had a small ulcer in my stomach after endoscopy. The Dr checked and my staple line seemed intact.
So I do not know what I am doing different/ right this year but 2 years after I stopped pouring empty alcohol calories down my throat I am getting skinny again at 43! I am excited about this but it had seemed kind of strange until I read the above post from Mari. I was pretty convinced that my small intestine had outsmarted my surgeon and I would need more surgery if I ever wanted to loose weight again, but here I am loosing weight!
So I regained almost 60 lbs in 2008, then I finally quit drinking in 2009. My weight stayed steady around 198 for about 2 years and then around May of this year I started loosing weight again. The last time I checked (2weeks ago)I was down to 172 lbs and I am sure I have lost a few more pounds since then. It is almost like I just had surgery again and am coming off a plateau, jus****ching the pounds slide off again. I am elated, of course I have had to buy new clothes again, still had a few old things.
I had a small medical emergency in August and they found that I was very anemic and had a small ulcer in my stomach after endoscopy. The Dr checked and my staple line seemed intact.
So I do not know what I am doing different/ right this year but 2 years after I stopped pouring empty alcohol calories down my throat I am getting skinny again at 43! I am excited about this but it had seemed kind of strange until I read the above post from Mari. I was pretty convinced that my small intestine had outsmarted my surgeon and I would need more surgery if I ever wanted to loose weight again, but here I am loosing weight!
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