Question:
Has anyone had the RNY and gone back to the exact diet they had preop & still lost?

   — smf0926 (posted on November 25, 2007)

November 25, 2007
This is exactly what my doctor told me to do. Have yet to try it though with the holidays about. Best Wishes and Merry Christmas.......
   — MCraig3

November 25, 2007
If we had relied on the same diet as the past few years, the answer would be no. BUT, if you mean the diet you may have followed the few weeks prior to surgery to loose some wieght, the answer would be "somewhat". You still have to eat less, eat a high protein diet, take vitamins, and exercise. All of these things are necessary, otherwise people who do not follow some post RNY revising of their old habits, are destined to failure from this surgery. The surgery is only a tool, and you still have to make the extra effort.
   — Dave Chambers

November 25, 2007
I would hope we have learned something and not go back to the same eating paterns. I chose now to eat healthy. high protine and low fat. now exersize isnt an option it is a must. the lord has blessed me being 190 lbs lighter so I should get off my tail and exercise. Ok this is my story and I am sticking to it.
   — Casey P.

November 26, 2007
Luckily you will not be able to eat the way you used to. I am 4 years post op. You will eat less and some things you used to eat, just won't agree with you. You may want those french fries or ice cream. After you try them and you feel awful, you will stay away. Best of luck to you.
   — Carlyn M.

November 26, 2007
If you mean WHAT I eat, the answer is a definate "Yes". If you mean HOW MUCH I eat, then it's a most emphatic "NO!". I am almost 1-1/2 years past RNY surgery and I still occasionally experience dumping when I get off track (i.e., TOO MUCH). WHAT I eat seems to have little if any causal effect on my dumping. Since I hate to dump, I try to avoid it like the plague -- and that means eating what I like, just a WHOLE LOT LESS OF IT. Eating healthfully after RNY does not mean that you stop enjoying eating at all. Like most things in life, MODERATION is the key. The dumping syndrome (associated with RNY but NOT with the lapband) is not a scourge but rather a blessing because it helps me with moderating how much I eat. So, ENJOY what you eat Suzanne but if you enjoy too much of it, that joy will turn to deep sorrow as you slide back into morbid obesity.
   — [Deactivated Member]

November 26, 2007
I am 2 yrs postop and here is what I tell new people. WLS and the weightloss that follows is only what you make of it. To put it in terms we all can relate to....you cannot go at this with a ala carte way of living. You can't choose to have have WLS and skip the exercise. You can't choose WLS and eat whatever you want. You need to choose all three key parts to have maximum and longterm success. It's true that in the first few months after surgery you seem to lose weight without a whole lot of trying. However, your body is smart and will try like heck to hold on to its fat. Choosing to have surgery, eat right, and exercise is what loses the weight and keeps it off. It can be the difference between a loosing a lot of weight (and keeping it off) or loosing not so much and gaining it back. How do I know this? I have lost 200lbs and never want to go back to where I was. Best of luck in your own journey.
   — tazthewiz23

November 28, 2007
Well some people said you will dump and food you used to like, you won't, etc. Not always the case. After being on a stall for 1 1/2 years (same weight, did not go up or down), I started gaining. I have gained 40 pounds. Nothings tastes bad to me, never did. I do eat less, but the same things as ever. I am seeking a revision from RnY to a DS. I am hoping that the top of the line will work for me. For some people, the RnY just doesn't work. I am not able to exercise now because of severe spinal stenosis and a herniated disc. I do need back surgery eventually after I get this weight off firs.
   — KRWaters