Losing pace.... ?
Thank you, everyone for your responses! Everything makes perfect sense. I feel like I can relax a little, now. I have been measuring for the last few weeks so that's helpful. Protein will be my biggest challenge. I can't tolerate protein shakes of any kind. I've even tried vegan. They make me very sick so my surgeon said that I need to get all of my protein in from food sources only... which can be a challenge with only so much room in my pouch. Right now, I am averaging 60 grams a day and the doctor is ok with that.
I really miss being able to have my shakes, though! At first I thought it was a lactose thing and tried the Digestive Advantage (Lactose) but I can have dairy without it with NO problems. Definitely something in the shakes.
I am going to focus more on percentages and less on numbers. I think I've been putting undue pressure on myself because my husband is deployed and he will be home for 2 weeks on June 19th! I wanted to weigh 165 lbs. SO BAD by then because that's how much I weighed when we got married 14 years ago. But he loved and adored me at my heaviest and I know he will no matter what I weigh when he gets home. It was just a personal goal of mine.
Again, thank you for all the great advice! I look forward to getting to know all of you.
5'2" - RNY on March 27th, 2012
Highest Weight - 210 lbs.
Starting Weight - 204 lbs.
Current Weight - 173 lbs.
Goal Weight - 135 lbs.
I really miss being able to have my shakes, though! At first I thought it was a lactose thing and tried the Digestive Advantage (Lactose) but I can have dairy without it with NO problems. Definitely something in the shakes.
I am going to focus more on percentages and less on numbers. I think I've been putting undue pressure on myself because my husband is deployed and he will be home for 2 weeks on June 19th! I wanted to weigh 165 lbs. SO BAD by then because that's how much I weighed when we got married 14 years ago. But he loved and adored me at my heaviest and I know he will no matter what I weigh when he gets home. It was just a personal goal of mine.
Again, thank you for all the great advice! I look forward to getting to know all of you.
5'2" - RNY on March 27th, 2012
Highest Weight - 210 lbs.
Starting Weight - 204 lbs.
Current Weight - 173 lbs.
Goal Weight - 135 lbs.
5'2" - RNY - 3-27-12 / HW - 210 lbs. / SW - 204 lbs. / CW - 169.4 lbs. / GW - 135 lbs.
i would have a horrible time without my shakes. I do protein based meals but I need more like 140g a day to keep my numbers up and there is no way I could eat that much. Have you tried the egg based protein? Soy? Are you sure it is the whey, not a sweetener? There are other options that may work. Vitalady sells tons of samples that you could try without a huge investment. As time goes on, and you need more protein, you may want to know of something that will work for you.
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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I think everyone has given you great advise already so I just wanted to welcome you to the LW board.
Have you tried the Syntrax Nectar protein that you can mix with water and add in crystal lite if you want to instead of mixing them with milk? Like Price said Vitalady.com sells samples of all kinds. I can't imagine trying to get all the protein in just food.
You are doing great!! Keep it up.
Linda
Have you tried the Syntrax Nectar protein that you can mix with water and add in crystal lite if you want to instead of mixing them with milk? Like Price said Vitalady.com sells samples of all kinds. I can't imagine trying to get all the protein in just food.
You are doing great!! Keep it up.
Linda
14.5 lost pre-surgery 5'1 1/2"
I'm a little self concious about replying to this post because I'm pre-op and there may be something I'm failing to consider for someone who is post op so please please forgive me if I'm talking out of school...but if you are asking what else you can do...have you considered weight lifting?
I've always been much more concerned about body composition than body weight. I fenced and weight lifted (heavy weights) in high school and have lifted on and off ever since I was always technically overweight but I wasnt very overfat until I gained the Freshman 50 in college and had a host of other problems. I was always a larger girl since puberty but I was solid. Had definitiion in my arms and legs etc. And even now when I've started to get ALOT flabbier after a couple of years of being a desk jockey I still don't look as heavy as I think my numbers would suggest. My BMI qualifies me for surgery but alot of people when I mention that I'm tconsidering surgery ask me if I even qualify.
I certainly do ...my BMI is closer to 40 than 35 these days, and I'm certainly overfat now which is definitly contributing to my obstructive sleep apnea (when I lost 20 pounds they lowered the pressure on my CPAP) but I honestly don't think I'm as overfat as someone of my height and weight can be and I think it's because I lift. I do cardio too, but it tends to be stuff like spinning which is more interval based than endurance like distance cardio training like Couch to 5K.
I agree that you seem to be doing AWESOMELY in terms of pounds but especially as you get lighter maybe the goal should be inches? I think, knowing what I know about weight vs fat I may take a certain waist measurement as a goal as oppossed to a number on a scale cause that's a better indicator of health in my opinion.
Its funny. I'd be so little relieved to see that my loss slows down to 1-2 pounds a week cause that means that more of my lean body mass is being preserved
I'd like to get under 200 pounds relatively quickly if I can cause I think that"ll resolve alot of my health problems but if my last 50 pounds took a long time to come off If I were really preserving as much Lean Body Mass as I could I think that would be PERFECT.
Of course that's what I'm saying now...maybe some day soon when I'm panicking about slow loss someone will have to fling my own post at me but from this side of the operating room I think you are doing great!
I've always been much more concerned about body composition than body weight. I fenced and weight lifted (heavy weights) in high school and have lifted on and off ever since I was always technically overweight but I wasnt very overfat until I gained the Freshman 50 in college and had a host of other problems. I was always a larger girl since puberty but I was solid. Had definitiion in my arms and legs etc. And even now when I've started to get ALOT flabbier after a couple of years of being a desk jockey I still don't look as heavy as I think my numbers would suggest. My BMI qualifies me for surgery but alot of people when I mention that I'm tconsidering surgery ask me if I even qualify.
I certainly do ...my BMI is closer to 40 than 35 these days, and I'm certainly overfat now which is definitly contributing to my obstructive sleep apnea (when I lost 20 pounds they lowered the pressure on my CPAP) but I honestly don't think I'm as overfat as someone of my height and weight can be and I think it's because I lift. I do cardio too, but it tends to be stuff like spinning which is more interval based than endurance like distance cardio training like Couch to 5K.
I agree that you seem to be doing AWESOMELY in terms of pounds but especially as you get lighter maybe the goal should be inches? I think, knowing what I know about weight vs fat I may take a certain waist measurement as a goal as oppossed to a number on a scale cause that's a better indicator of health in my opinion.
Its funny. I'd be so little relieved to see that my loss slows down to 1-2 pounds a week cause that means that more of my lean body mass is being preserved
I'd like to get under 200 pounds relatively quickly if I can cause I think that"ll resolve alot of my health problems but if my last 50 pounds took a long time to come off If I were really preserving as much Lean Body Mass as I could I think that would be PERFECT.
Of course that's what I'm saying now...maybe some day soon when I'm panicking about slow loss someone will have to fling my own post at me but from this side of the operating room I think you are doing great!
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