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help - I am almost 1 year post op - How do I climb back on the wagon ?

I need help - I have been eating HORRIBLY for a month or so - How do I get back on the wagon and lose the rest of my weight ? I started at 320 and I am now at 220 - I want to lose 60 more lbs - Is it possible - Can i take diet pills - What can I do - I am VERY depressed about this -- Can anyone help me PLEASE !!! Thank you    — Rachel B. (posted on March 14, 2002)


March 13, 2002
Keep in mind that one in four people who has the RNY FAILS. I'm not saying this to discourage you, but only to warn you. To make this surgery succeed, you must very, very carefully watch your food intake, exercise, water and vitamins. Slacking off in even one of those categories can mean you will never get close to goal. On the other hand, you have already lost 100 lbs., which makes you statistically a success, since the surgery only promises a weight loss of 65-85% of your excess weight. Keep your chin up and really try to work on your diet/exercise as much as you can. Remember the reasons why you had this surgery and refuse to let it fail for you. You deserve good health and happiness!
   — Terissa R.

March 13, 2002
This is why we must re-learn to eat healthy, like most people who are thin do. This surgery is really a tool, just like everyone says. My surgeon told me that once I reached about 75% of my weight loss, it was up to me how far I would take it and I would have to be careful like the rest of the world. I think that is the difference between people who lose all their weght and those who stop and then say that surgery didn't meet their expectations.Just yesterday I posted an answer to someone asking about eating salad after surgery, and I expressed some good ideas for FF dressing because in my HO it would be a bad choice to load it with fat. So, someone (who I noticed is only 4 months post op and is still in the honeymoon phase...as you and I know that certainly changes, doesn't it...LOL!) blasted me pretty much for being mindful of fat and said that we should just live like "normal" people. Well, I was so upset by her answer and my husband and I chatted about what a "normal" person eats like. The truth is, if you ever watch a "normal" person eat, they DO watch fats, carbs, sugars, sometimes without even realizing it and they most likely exercise and eat very healthy, only splurging once in a while. My point is, that with the RNY giving us this portion control opportunity, we must re-learn our thinking about how we view eating and what "normal" is. Do I think that fat is a "no-no"? Absolutely not!!! We need it for our bodies, but would I opt to put added fats on foods purposely when there is a better choice...NO WAY, NOT IF I WANT TO STAY FIT, THIN AND HEALTHY!!!I want this to last, and so do you. So, how to get back on the wagon?" CHANGE YOUR THINKING! Don't look at post op life as a diet, look at it as a new found way of viewing your lifestyle. Make good, high protein choices, followed by fruits and veggies, no unneccesary sugars or fats, they are in plenty of what you eat anyway, don't add any more, try to find lots of good ways of getting sweet fixes from FF/SF versions, they are out there. Be creative, plan your days, and most of all exercise, drink your water, if you just can't stomach that much water find some flavored caffeine free teas to drink. If you need any ideas about good recipes or food choices, please feel free to email me, I am always coming up with some great concoctions that all my "normal" friends now beg me for! I am sorry to ramble but this is such a passion of mine that people understand how to make this work for a lifetime, and I am now almost 10 months post op, 1 pound below goal (weighing 134), down 112 pounds and a size 4. I guess I must be doing something right. Best of luck to you and good luck!!!
   — Vicki K.

March 13, 2002
:Keep in mind that one in four people who has the RNY FAILS" Ahh they may not be at chart weight but theres a lot more too this than a number. Now certinally you dont want to regain, but are you healthier? Fewer prescription drugs? How do you FEEL in comparison with pre op? Are you getting enough exercise? Were told 3 days a week of 45 minutes of hard workouts will prevnt regain. Theres more to life than a number on a chart. But admit I am dsriven now to loose the last pound.... Humans are never happy:(
   — bob-haller

March 13, 2002
What do you mean by "eating horribly?" Junk food? Sugar? High carbs? I went thru a period for about 2 months where my sugar and carb tolerance suddenly increased along with the amount of food I could eat at a time AND my hunger level. UGH! Of course I immediately plateaued. I finally decided to drink more water and up my protein to about 100 grams a day. To do that, I added a protein bar as my mid-morning mini-meal. Lo and behold, my sugar and carb cravings crawled back into the cave they came out of and I am now able to eat the way I should and not feel like I am on the diet from he--. You don't list your height but I agree with Bob, you may not get all the way down to where you think you should be due to increased bone and muscle from carrying the extra weight around all that time. I would gauge by how you feel and how big you actually are. You probably don't have as much to lose as you think!
   — ctyst




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