Hello! This is my "Back to Bariatric Basics" journey!!

Hello!  I have been sharing my "Back to Bariatrics Basics" journey on the main forum when it was suggested to my by member services that I share with you!!  So! Here I am! 

Yesterday's post was :

Day 7 of Back To Bariatrics Basics!

Wow.. 7 days and I am going strong. I'm not finding it as hard as I thought I would although I have been tempted at times, I'm making it work!  I still haven't gotten into an exercise groove yet, but one step at a time! I'll get there. I'm excited to get on the scale tomorrow to see how I've done!  The only "off plan" things I have had are f/f, s/f lattes and some nut and fruit turtles my daughter made (dark choc covered)  I have had 3 this week.  All when I visited her house.  She offered to make me a batch to keep in the freezer, but I know that if I have them in the house, I will eat them!!  So no...  lol   They are 107 calories each and I made them fit in my plan.

I ordered a whole bunch more protein powders via Netrition.com... they should be here today.  I have ALWAYS had a protein shake for breakfast each morning.. I am just not a breakfast person so eating is out... makes me nauseaus... but starting the day with a shake, then a snack a couple hours later works form me.  Just got more of the same and a few samples to mix things up a bit!  Also got some Click and some PB2...     Hope you all are doing well too!!!

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Well.. today I got on that scale and found that I lost 4.6 lbs this week!  Ya Hoo!!!  I also received my protein order last night!

A short history to let you know from whence I came...

I had Gastric Bypass Roux-en Y With Dr. Barry Greene at Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville MD on June 8th 2005.  this was after 2-3 years of rather intense research, and then researching surgeons to find a VERY good one!  I ended up traveling to him.. I lived in Delaware at the time!  So..  At my consult I weighed in at 352 lbs.  within 18 months of surgery (which went really well) I was down to 188.  Then... my son died. That is another story .. was in my old profile, but I'm not sure that still exists!  Over the course of the next few years I gained quite a bit back. Oh, I was up and down... but in the end, got back up to 272 lbs.  At that point.. (January of this year).. I came to a really painful realization that I was hurting myself by my food behavior and my son would not be proud of that.  6 months later.. still yo-yoing.. this was with the normal "diet" mentality.   So.......

Two weeks ago, I decided to get more serious.. for the first week.. I logged every bite, but didn't really consciously reduce my intake.  I lost 2.6 lbs!.. Last Friday I made the very conscious and very difficult decision that I needed to get back to Bariatric Basics!  I needed to remember that I have a TOOL that I WAS NOT USING!!!!!!    Soo... I started eating like a Gastric Bypass recipient once again.   That isn't saying that I'm not eating a good amount, I am.  However, I am back to protein first, staying away from the "whites", limiting carbs, eating fresh vegetables, using healthy fats, and eating smaller meals.. and logging each and every bite.  This week I lost 4.6 lbs! 

Now.. my calorie range (determined by me.. what keeps me energized and not hungry) is 1500-1600 calories a day.  I'm trying to keep my carbs under 100... trying being the key word.

 

Sooooo  that is my story so far.  As of this morning I weighed in at 258.6.   

 

Welcome to the group. You are doing great ! Keep plugging ...

Wow.. I just looked back and realized that was a REALLY long post! LOL

I'm determined to stay on track and "Back to Bariatric Basics"!!

I love long posts, and look forward to hearing more from you.  Congrats on your progress, and welcome!

Thanks for the post!  I find both the food journal posts you'll find here and the stories like yours very helpful on this journey.   It is nice to hear from people who ar finding success, keep us informed, you never know what little tid bit might truly change someone's life.  In one post Tess said to me that it was about finding happiness (paraphrasing of course, it was more detailed than that) and, to this day, when I am having a rough patch I hear those words, and they help me.  Reading you haven't resorted to another diet program, or extreme measures, is very nice to hear, my goal in this surgery included not giving that industry more of my money and more of my soul. I bought every book, plan, and gimmick there was, it never helped me with my disease. But surgery and the batriatric basics as you call them do work, if I do the work.  Keep us updated!  Great job

HvFaith...   I also tried them all... some I was fairly successful with, such as Weigh****chers, but could never stick to them! Grrr... 

And yes, the surgery does work, but we have to USE our tool... not ABUSE it... and it took me a while to get back to that mentality.  I still have a problem in that I finish my plate of food, even when I'm FULL.. to the point of PAIN.. just because it tastes good.  I REALLY REALLY need to get past that!!! 

For instance, last night my dinner was a lite Chicken Kiev, raw carrots and celery with a yogurt based dip.  Very reasonable, very healthy, BUT!!! I was full to bursting after the chicken... and continued to eat because 1. it was there, 2. it was good, 3. it was healthy....       Granted, it took me a while to fini**** but finish I did.  I should have just packed the veggies and dip up and put them back in the fridge for my snack later.... but I didn't.  I need to consciously choose to do just that in the future!

Lol, I still eat too much when the food tastes good! What is that!?  I know I can pack it up but nope, down she goes.  And usually now it isn't when I eat out, it's food I make at home.  Sometimes I still find that if I make a particularly tasty protein, and all of a sudden I am full at a few bites, I actually feel upset about it because I want more..  I can also remember when I was new to this, I would want something to eat, but all I could do was protein, it was hard because good pure proteins do not come out of the cupboard and easy to eat like crackers, breads and cookies, and really, I could only do so much tuna.  But I have adjusted and will sometimes go to a quest protein bar when I am in that moment again.  Planning makes a huge difference for me, given too much choice I just don't handle it well.  And that darn Starbucks can totally derail me with their snacks, so I do drive through so I don't fall prey to the extras.