Question:
Haven't lost very much
Nine (9) months and only down 65 lbs. No loss at all for 3 months. I never expected failure with this surgery. High price to pay for NOTHING. — Georgia H. (posted on March 10, 2003)
March 10, 2003
Georgia, what was your starting weight? What kind of surgery did you have?
Were you transected? What does your surgeon say? What is your exercise
program like? Did you have any other medical conditions fighting against
your weight loss? Any tests done to rule them out? Not much information
on your site- someone may be able to help you if we knew where to start!
— Karen R.
March 10, 2003
And what are you eating?
— Karen R.
March 10, 2003
I started out at 276 on June 11, 2002. My doctor says, "I've done my
part, you have to take over now". I've tried eating hardly anything,
eating a lot, I don't eat till about 3 p.m. except for my protein drink. I
eat a little fish, little chicken (they are uncomfortable). I do eat a lot
of crackers. Occasional egg, occasional yogurt.
— Georgia H.
March 10, 2003
If you're waiting until 3 pm to eat, that's half the day with no food! No
wonder your body wants to hold on to weight! You need a steady flow of
calories and protein to your body to help you lose weight faster. Put your
food on fitday and make sure you get at least 1000 calories per day and
however many protein grams your doc recommends. Don't starve yourself half
the day. By 3 pm, I've already eaten 1/2 to 3/4 of my calories!
— M. B.
March 10, 2003
I agree that waiting to eat that late could be what is sabotaging your
weightloss! While you think you are doing excellent with controlling your
intake, and perhaps not eating a great deal- you could be fooling your body
into thinking it is STARVING, and all that does is stop you from losing
weight. You need to greatly revamp your diet! Start spreading your
calories out equally to 3 meals or 6 smaller meals per day (which ever is
more comfortable) I personally am happy with 3. I would also drop the
crackers (you say you eat a lot of them) but they are not very nutritious.
Personally, to me they are just filler (and a evil carb.) and give your
body little or no substance. Subsitute a protein snack, or eliminate all
together. WLS has shrunken your stomach, but it hasn't made you instantly
smarter when it comes to food choices. Get yourself a nutritional guidline
book that will tell you what foods are carbs, what have the most protein
and how many calories they have... Perhaps try the "40%, 30%, 30%
diet" (SOMEONE correct me if I am wrong) where 40% of your diet comes
from protein, 30 from carbs (but only GOOD complex carbs) and 30 from
everything else.... I think you will encounter a HUGE change once you
tweak your intake, you've just not been following the correct protocol...
and all is not lost! You still have plenty of time to turn it around! PS-
I know you've posted this message three times in three different ways- be
sure you read all three again, as all have good encouraging replies to
them!
— Karen R.
March 10, 2003
Georgia,
Sounds to me like you just have a bad case of being discouraged. It's easy
to get off track too if you seem to hit one of those "brick wall"
plateaus. You need support. Do you attend a support group? Whether you
do or not, feel free to email me. I can't say that I don't stray on
occasion too but I can be one hell of a motivator. Just email me. Sounds
like you just need some encouragement. Believe me, you CAN get it going
again. I had a friend in the same boat and since I have been getting on
her about things she needs to change she has lost more weight. You just
have to work at it, that's all. Anyway, drop me a line. :)
— Laurel C.
March 11, 2003
Hi Georgia-Since you have posted the same question 3x, I wanted to give you
some help.
1. You need to eat small amounts during the course of the day. It sparks
your metabolism, and it puts a small amount in your pouch to be sure you
arent hungry. When you skip meals, you slow your metabolism because your
body slows down, thinking that you are starving and it doesnt know whenthe
next meal is.
2. You need to eat protein. Crackers are carbs, carbs provide cals but not
the component in protein that you need. If you eat carbs and your body
doesnt need the cals it will store it in the most efficient way possible,
as fat. Many people eat through the bypass by not eating protein and
snacking on carbs during the day.
3. Carbs spike your BS sooner than protein,which in turn, causes insulin
release and then hunger, esp if carbs are not paired with protein, which
lasts longer.
4. Have you seen a dietitian lately? Or a Support group?
the support group is very very helpful and people can give you feedback
that is useful from what they have experienced.
5. EXERCISE
even if its walking short distances. YOu need to get the muscles stimulated
and working. More muscle tone equals a better metabolic rate.
6. DRINK FLUID
Very important. Helps with hunger and hydration. when people are
dehydrated, they go for sugar because of a small amount of fatigue. They
dont go for fluid whcih is what they need.
7. Keep the head hunger in check. just because you tolerate a food and your
head tells you it wants it, it doesnt mean its right.
this surgery is a tool. its up to you how you use it. Feel good about what
you have accomplished thus far, dont give up, but start getting motivated
to begin the next phase of your weight loss journey.
Take care
Natalie
— majorcat
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