Question:
Please someone help with my diet !!!

I really need some big time help with my diet - I have not lost any weight in 1 month - I had a Lap RNY on 3/16/01 and I have only lost 74lbs - I really thought it would be more - I still have about 95 more to go ... I am getting no after care diet wise - I don't know what to eat - how much - I need a diet to follow - PLEASe someone help me - I want this to work soo soo much -I need to jump start my weight lose and get back on track - Any help would be more appreciated than you could ever know .. Thank you    — [Anonymous] (posted on August 3, 2001)

August 3, 2001
I know just how you feel. I am only 1 month postop and have not lost an ounce in the last 8 days! Everyone has told me to be patient and that I am probably losing inches even though nothing is showing up on the scale. I am going to try really hard not to weight myself for at least another week...I have been getting on that thing five or six times a day lately and it's very discouraging. Hang in there!
   — Donna C.

August 3, 2001
Ask your WLS doctor's office for the name of a nutritionist who counsels WLS patients - our needs are different. Take your multi-vitamin and mineral daily (chewable or powder). Don't rely on protein shakes, bars, etc. Do eat a low-fat, low-carb, high protein diet. One of the biggest factors in success and maximum weight loss is EXERCISE. Treadmill or walk for half an hour aerobically, not strolling, at least 5 days a week. Studies show those who do take it off the quickest and healthiest. When your intake drops, so does your metabolic rate, so you burn fat even more slowly. If you exercise 5 days a week, it raises your metabolism and you will lose weight more quickly, especially if you stick to the diet guidelines above. It works - try it! Best of luck to you.
   — Lisa D.

August 3, 2001
I'll send you yet another food plan, if you email me privately. Mine will be different, as is everyone's. It's very freeing in many ways, slightly restrictive in others.
   — vitalady