sweetpea51

I had my surgery two years ago - if anyone has had surgery a year or two ago can you tell me how much you are eating? I am confused as to how much I should be eating this far out of surgery. I am interested to know in measurements how much food I should have at one meal. Thank you.

Can anyone tell me if the 5 day pouch test works? I am not feeling as much restriction and was told by a few people about the 5 day pouch test. I f anyone has tried it I would like to hear if it worked. Thanks.

I gained 5 pounds back after a year - I stalled too and get seem to get back on track. Confused as to how much I should be eating right now - very frustrated!

This happened to me - lost a lot of hair! I switched to a sulfate free shampoo, took Biotin pills (the kind that dissolve in your mouth), and upped my protein intake. This is normal and cold take months to get your hair back. Keep taking your vitamins!

Are these pics the amount you ate? Seems like a lot to be eating after only 3months out of surgery. I am a year post op and quite confused about how much I should be eating. Only lost 52 pounds and gained 5 back.

Can someone tell me how much food I should be eating at meals after a year of having surgery? Should I be eating 3 ozs of meat? 1 cup of veggies? how much is too much? I don't feel full as quickly as I used to so I am afraid my stomach stretched - can anyone set me straight so I can get back on track? I'm feeling very confused about this and just need to know exactly how much you all are eating after a year post op. Thanks!

I am a year post op and am gaining weight. Are there others who this has happened to and what can I do to get back on track? I only lost 52 pounds in a years time and feel as if I lost control over my eating. Exactly how much should I be eating per meal - how much protein? 3 ozs meat? 1 cup of veggies? Can someone help me out? I was told to "reset" my pouch by starting the 5 day diet - liquids on the first day, etc. Thanks!

You need to have a serious sit down with your boyfriend - he needs to know that giving you chocolates or anything else you can't eat sabotages the hard work you're doing to stay on track with your weight loss. Get the candy he gave you out of the house - I would be pretty upset if my husband did this. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know not to give candy to a person who is trying to lose weight. Tell your boyfriend he needs to work with you and support you on your road to weight loss.

Hi all - March 15 is my date. I will have my lap band removed and then the bypass. I'm excited but nervous, too. I'm wondering about excess skin after weight loss and what others did about it.

what is the five day pouch diet? liquids?

Hi everyone - I was banded a year and a half ago and there are some foods that I just can't eat at all without getting sick and vomiting up. some of these foods are eggs, alot of red meats, ( which I don't really care about) and other stuff. I feel like i don't have enough of a varity to eat so i eat alot of sliders and junk cause I don't feel satisfied. I do have good restriction but i can't find different foods to eat. I just need help with my whole diet. I can't go to a nutritionist cause I have no insurance. Please help - I'm stuck at the 200lb mark after only losing 50 lbs and I'm getting frustrated cause I'm not losing any more.

Why is it that food gets stuck but junk food goes down really smooth? I am serious - if i eat junk it never gets stuck, but when I eat good food it gets stuck even when i chew to liquid form. Why, why, why!!!!!!!

Hi - I go to Dr. Roye, across from RI Hospital. He's really good, a no nonsense kind of guy. Good luck!

Coachcher - Thank you for the tips - I have been getting stuck and worried that I'm not eating enough. I did have some of my fill removed but I can't eat alot of heavy things, meat included. So what's happening is that I started to eat fattening things that go down easier and I know that is wrong to do. Tonight I actually ate 1oz. of chicken, a small salad and 1/4 cup of mashed potatoes and finished it. Also, I get heartburn alot of the time, and I never got heartburn before so I'm trying to figure out what gives me the heartburn. Can I take an antacid if I get heartburn or will it do some damage? I have been banded for a year but I only got .5cc's the first fill, another .5cc's the second fill, and 1cc last week but then he took out 1/10 of that cause I was too tight. I know you're not a DR. but I would love to hear from someone who is more experienced- what do you think of how I'm doing and what can I do better? Thanks!

Hi everyone - I went back to my Dr. and he took 1/10 of the fill out. I feel so much better, no more heartburn but enough restriction to know the pain if I eat too much. Wow, what an experience! I lost 5 pounds in a week which i thoink is good but my Dr. said was a bit too much, but I feel alot better now!