3 years out, gained 50 lbs, need advice on vits

i am 3 years out and have gained 50 lbs, i never really took my vits or calcium chews like i was supposed to..im not much of a pill person..but i am now trying to get things in order and get myself back on track.  so i am wondering what vits and or supplements do you guys take?  im also trying to figure out how many calories and carbs and all the other stuff..ugh..any help would be great and thanks

Hi butrflygrl!

I'm new to this Group too, but wanted to Welcome you!..

A couple things I do or suggest....  I use www.myfitnesspal.com on my cellphone and online to track all my food, water, and exercise.  It's a great site! .. I also track my weigh-ins here and have a small support group of friends on FB.  :)    I've found that my support groups are my biggest and most important tool!     

My Fitness Pal will also give you a calorie / carb goal.  I personally take what they recommend and cut the carbs in half.   I lose the best when I'm doing something high protein and low carb.  

As far as vitamins go - I take daily:   Multiple Vitamin (pill), Vit D chewable (gummy), B-Complex (pill), Folic Acid (pill), Calcium (pill - there's a specific kind the calcium needs to be.. but I can't remember it off the top of my head), and as an addition for myself Ive also been taking a Green Coffee Extract supplement (pure green coffee-no added crap that they try to sell in stores).   The Green Coffee is supposed to help with weight loss (which I haven't really noticed a difference with), but I mostly take it because it helps regulate my blood sugar.   I'm hypoglycemic and the Green Coffee has aided greatly in keeping me from having any major drops. :)  

I hope this helps a little!.. I'm already finding there are some great people on this Group to help out with advice!

I am 3 years out, too  (5.25.10) and went from 310 to 155 and  have creeped back  up to 199.   My dietician set my original goal at 170, and I would like to get down to that again.   Through my hospital where I had surgery, they have a great support team...facebook, online forum, weekly pep-rallies, monthly support groups,and classes.   I am currently in the "Back to Basics" class.  The first 4 weeks were psychological aspects and the last 4 are nutrition.

Tonight we went over "the daily plate" and for woman, the average calorie intake is 1200 a day, and protein should be between 60g-75g daily.   I have more information that I could scan and email you if you'd like.   Send me a message with your email, if you like me to send it too you. 

 

Ann

hi ann, thats awesome that you have all that support and information, here is my email  [email protected] and thank you so very much for all of this it is more appreciated than you could ever know...thanks Chris

Ann, I would love for you to email me the support information.  I am two year out of RNY.  I loss 113 pounds, but have put 10 pounds back  in the past 6 months.  I don't want to go back.  My email address is [email protected].  Any information would be greatly appreciated.  I am doing fitness pal, try to stay below 1000 calories, I know carbs are my down fall.  I love fruit, but the doctor said it has to many carbs.  What does your doctor say about fruit?

 

Thanks

Kim

ann here is my email address [email protected]  i deleted all of my email and didn't look to see if you had sent me any info yet..sorry and i really do appreciate you doing this

thank you so very much for your reply and infor on the vits as well as the infor about your hypoglycemia..my son has this and im gonna tell him about the green coffee extract..i right now have no support group but i will look into the myfitnesspal...thank you so very much for the info it is greatly appreciated

I do the same thing on MFP, I set my calories at 1200 and I went into settings so and reset the goals. Increasing the protein and fat grams and lowering the carb grams.

Yep, I gained back weight too, even more than the 50 lbs!!  1/2012 I made a "lifestyle" change.  I changed from exsisting to "Live to Live!  I did it 1 change at a time...and it took me a little over a year.

1.  stopped smoking and gave myself a big pass on everything else.  Didn't care about it, said I would rather die from fat than smoke. Gained lots of weight but atleast I could breath.

2.  6 months later, stopped drinking diet pepsi switched to Crystal Light.  Again, gave myself a pass on everything else

3. 2 months later, stopped drinking Crystal Light, and switched to water only.  Still only concentrating on not smoking not drinking pepsi and only drinking water.

4. 1/2014 - Concentrated on eating better foods, Still gave myself a pass on all the calories, I ate as much as I wanted as long as the food was quality, and still allowed myself all the crap snacks.

5. 3/2014 - Took my pass away.  Stll no smoking, no diet pepsi, no crystal light.   NO MORE UNHEALTHY SNACKS, ALLOWED MYSELF 1300 CALORIES PER DAYAND I BEGAN WALKING 30 MINUTES EVERY MORNING.!

I am proud to report that since 3/7/2012 I have gone from walking 30 minutes at 1.8 mph to 2.5 mph, some days I eat more than I think I should because my calorie count is below 1000 and I dont want my body to go into stravation mode (imagine having to make yourself eat more) and I have lost 24 lbs in 2 months the correct way, in a sensible manner.

I log everything that goes into my mouth, and I mean everything. Logging helps me be concious of what is going in and helps me to make food choices.  It makes me ask that burning question, "Do I want this 120 calorie Hersey bar that just fits in my hand and will take me about 3 mintues to eat or would I rather have a big ole salad with lots of turkey deli meats and fat free ranch dressing that will take me 30 minutes to eat and is only 120 calories?"  I have only decided on the chocolate once..because I was still wanting more 30 minutes later while if I had that big ole salad, I'm stuffed for 2 hrs when it's time for a snack..hahahahah

So that's my story and I"m sticking to it.  Protein protein protein, you have to get in plenty of protein..and a few good servings of veggies. Oh..and I don't eat "processed" food other then progresso soups and even then nothing "cream of" and I don't do the pasta.

 

Bottom line you have to find a "diet" and exercise program that is going to work for you and then make your changes 1 step at a time.  Learn to LIVE to LIVE!

 

deb, giant kudos to you for all of the changes..if you could what do you eat on a typical day?  do you eat any cheese?  i know you said no processed food thats why i was wondering what a typical food day was like for you...thak you so very much for your input it it more appreciated that you know