looking for help!
Hello,
I have not been on this site in a very long time. But... I am back because I feel that I have gotten off track and need the support to get back on track. I had my RNY in 4/06 and my lowest weight was 132, well i have slowly gained and am currently up to 158. I am so upset with myself and cant believe that I have let this happen to myself. I need to make a change again but to be honest I don't even know where to begin. I thought about starting right at the beginning, do I start with the diet I had to follow after surgery, starting right from the liquid diet? I am the type of person who NEEDS a plan to follow. If I don't have the plan I wont be able to do it.
I am also scheduled to have a tummy tuck next month, and feel like that I should have had some of the weight off before I got this done.
Any help or advice would be so greatly appreicated from you.
I have not been on this site in a very long time. But... I am back because I feel that I have gotten off track and need the support to get back on track. I had my RNY in 4/06 and my lowest weight was 132, well i have slowly gained and am currently up to 158. I am so upset with myself and cant believe that I have let this happen to myself. I need to make a change again but to be honest I don't even know where to begin. I thought about starting right at the beginning, do I start with the diet I had to follow after surgery, starting right from the liquid diet? I am the type of person who NEEDS a plan to follow. If I don't have the plan I wont be able to do it.
I am also scheduled to have a tummy tuck next month, and feel like that I should have had some of the weight off before I got this done.
Any help or advice would be so greatly appreicated from you.
Hi there. What has worked for me is to plan and track. I am not as far out as you are, but I had started eating things that didn't work for me. Processed carbs, sugary foods and at first those things didn't seem to register on the scale. I would eat them for a while, nothing changed in my weight and I would go back to eating the way we are supposed to. No big deal. But then the periods of eating responsibly became less and the periods of eating anyway I wanted became more frequent and longer and it did register on the scale and I gained about 20 pounds. When I was eating anyway I wanted I wasn't planning and not tracking.
I started planning and tracking again. For the first 1-2 years following my surgery I got to see a nutritionist. I had no problem knowing what was right for me to eat and what worked for me. So I plan those things. My plan is to keep my calories wihin 1600-1800 range and I try to stay primarily at 1600. I track the calories, fats and carbs. At that calorie range my fats, carbs and proteins usually stay the same because I have a pretty standard food repetoire. The weight I gained has come off and I am at a place with my weight that I am comfortable and that Iknow my surgeon is comfortable.
I also come to this message board and account for hat I eat pretty much on a daily basis. It helps me a lot. I couldn't tell you why, it just does. Something about being less secretive, knowing that I am going to be posting it out there. I don't know. Also I personally didn't become morbidly obese because I liked food. I am personally a compulsive overeater. I knew that going into surgery. So I went back to Overeater's Anonymous recently. This has helped a lot.
You might want to think about going to a nutritionist that is familiar with working with bariatric patient's to help you set a baseline for yourself. nd feel free to join us in posting your food for the day if you want.
I hope this helps.
I started planning and tracking again. For the first 1-2 years following my surgery I got to see a nutritionist. I had no problem knowing what was right for me to eat and what worked for me. So I plan those things. My plan is to keep my calories wihin 1600-1800 range and I try to stay primarily at 1600. I track the calories, fats and carbs. At that calorie range my fats, carbs and proteins usually stay the same because I have a pretty standard food repetoire. The weight I gained has come off and I am at a place with my weight that I am comfortable and that Iknow my surgeon is comfortable.
I also come to this message board and account for hat I eat pretty much on a daily basis. It helps me a lot. I couldn't tell you why, it just does. Something about being less secretive, knowing that I am going to be posting it out there. I don't know. Also I personally didn't become morbidly obese because I liked food. I am personally a compulsive overeater. I knew that going into surgery. So I went back to Overeater's Anonymous recently. This has helped a lot.
You might want to think about going to a nutritionist that is familiar with working with bariatric patient's to help you set a baseline for yourself. nd feel free to join us in posting your food for the day if you want.
I hope this helps.
High Weight: 394 Surgery Weight: 345
Here's to never forgetting where I came from so I never have to return...
Here's to never forgetting where I came from so I never have to return...
I found away to re-claim a smaller pouch and help with the problem you are having. Just go to www.5daypouchtest.com. There you will find a 5 day eating guide that follows the way you ate after your surgery. Liquid proteins then soft proteins then hard proteins. Not only is there a step by step guide there are also wonderful reciepes that my wide an I still use.
It help me and you can use it any time you feel bad habits begining to creep back into you life.
Terry
Surgery Gastric Bypass
Date 11/29/10
Highest Weight 334
Lowest Weight 166
Lost 168 ibs.
It help me and you can use it any time you feel bad habits begining to creep back into you life.
Terry
Surgery Gastric Bypass
Date 11/29/10
Highest Weight 334
Lowest Weight 166
Lost 168 ibs.
I too have fallen off the wagon as well! I have now gained 10lbs and don't want that number to get any higher. I have also found that I can now tollerate sugar and bread and wish I had never tried it to find out! I have put myself back on liquids to start over... one of the dr's here calls it a "time out" but it is really frustating as everyone around me likes to judge my decisions and tell me how they think i should do it!
i will start posting on the acountability blog because i need it! I get in food binges and ruts where i make the same thing for a long time then i cannot stand how it tastes anymore... so any suggestions are always helpful!
thank you for your earlier posts, it is always encouraging to find others in the same boat who are fighting to get back and those that have done it! :)
i will start posting on the acountability blog because i need it! I get in food binges and ruts where i make the same thing for a long time then i cannot stand how it tastes anymore... so any suggestions are always helpful!
thank you for your earlier posts, it is always encouraging to find others in the same boat who are fighting to get back and those that have done it! :)
I'm also struggling.
The five day pouch is helpful - mostly because if you can make it through the five days, you will have reduced the cravings for carbs, sweets and salts.
In addition to all of the efforts pre-surgery, post-surgery I have invested time in counseling, support groups, educational classes, conferences, new recipies, label reading, hypnosis, and countless books (both print and audio). I've found an excercise program I love. I also created a work out room at home, and taken bike rides on trails with my husband. I have met with the nutritionist, purchased a share in a local crop sharing program and tried new vegetables - such as kholarabi and beets. At the recommendation of my psychologist - I have added more playfulness to counter stress, including a small dog (I adore her), whimisical toys, and even a stress blanket (I'm kind of tactile - so the soft does help... I know it's weird). I get massages regularly now (didn't know I liked them - but hey - I do). Etc. etc. etc.
I am pretty darn successful in life. My food addiction, and my behavioral with food, and all of the emotioinal things that come into play with food - that is just challenging. And I am not winning... yet.
I wish there was a switch in my head I could flip to stop the cravings and make me make good choices all of the time. The worst moments are when I have literally overeaten and feel awful. I am not sure why those horrible moments haven't overridden the subconcious message that tells me food will make me feel better. (I mean seriously - you'd think at some point my brain would rewire it'self and I'd get smarter about this! )
It's discouraging, and it's hard, and it's scary. But hey - I have declared war on this eating disorder that I have (and it is a disorder - it's not uncommon - but it's not normal) - and eventually I'm going to put together the right tools and weapons and win.
The five day pouch is helpful - mostly because if you can make it through the five days, you will have reduced the cravings for carbs, sweets and salts.
In addition to all of the efforts pre-surgery, post-surgery I have invested time in counseling, support groups, educational classes, conferences, new recipies, label reading, hypnosis, and countless books (both print and audio). I've found an excercise program I love. I also created a work out room at home, and taken bike rides on trails with my husband. I have met with the nutritionist, purchased a share in a local crop sharing program and tried new vegetables - such as kholarabi and beets. At the recommendation of my psychologist - I have added more playfulness to counter stress, including a small dog (I adore her), whimisical toys, and even a stress blanket (I'm kind of tactile - so the soft does help... I know it's weird). I get massages regularly now (didn't know I liked them - but hey - I do). Etc. etc. etc.
I am pretty darn successful in life. My food addiction, and my behavioral with food, and all of the emotioinal things that come into play with food - that is just challenging. And I am not winning... yet.
I wish there was a switch in my head I could flip to stop the cravings and make me make good choices all of the time. The worst moments are when I have literally overeaten and feel awful. I am not sure why those horrible moments haven't overridden the subconcious message that tells me food will make me feel better. (I mean seriously - you'd think at some point my brain would rewire it'self and I'd get smarter about this! )
It's discouraging, and it's hard, and it's scary. But hey - I have declared war on this eating disorder that I have (and it is a disorder - it's not uncommon - but it's not normal) - and eventually I'm going to put together the right tools and weapons and win.
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