DiminishingDawn

Remember too it will be nor al to bounce up a size.

You should talk to your dietician. You could add a low sugar meal replacement.

It will Still require willpower to say no to sweets.

You have to let Him live his life. He may decide to have surgery. He may not. Don't push him. It had to be on his own timeline. Just keep being his partner and supporter and try to be sensitive to what he may be feeling.

It is constant daily struggle.

Doesn't g3 have a lot of sugar?

It will be pretty easy the first 6 months die to all the restrictions you have, the need to chew etc. it will become a lot more challenging past the first two years. Looking into your eating issues now will benefit you greatly. It will be about you and food again.

Track everything. Myfitnesspal is wonderful No drinking with meals. Protein first. Trying doubling your protein to carb ratio. Mfp mentioned above even has a graph for this. Your protein must be a minimum of 40% of your diet. 3 meals and 2-3 Snacks. No exceptions No grazing. At 7 years out if I do these plus exercise I can still lose. Regain is much harder to lose. It will be slow generally. Dawn.

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How many carbs?

Joanna Doubling my ratio of Protein to carbs is what works for me.

How many carbs and protein do you take Ina day? What are your percentages of fat/protein/carbs. How much more weight do you have to lose?

You have to be really careful with this. At the year out mark or less, we often have the "High" of losing. Some people take themselves off meds and end up crashing and burning later. Not to scare you but this is one reason that may account for the high suicide rate post op. please only go off meds while being tightly monitored.

I've seen so many people derailed by these types of products. If cookies are a trigger keep them out.

The exact number is unknown. It is thought that at the 18-24 mark that this where the villi of the intestine compensate and start absorbing more calories etc again. There's so definite answers in these though.

Just be careful about your choice. Avoid any creamed soups if you dump on fat

You are thought to have a malabsorption component that lasts for 18 months or so. This is the malabsorption of calories, fat etc (macronutrients). Malabsorption of micronutrients (Vitamins and minerals) lasts forever. Don't worry original poster - just stay on course :-)

Sometimes over stuffing the pouch can lead to reflux type symptoms. Talk to your team though. You might need an acid reducer.

Relax. It's the Fluid pumped into you for surgery. Right now is a Time to worry about walking. Protein. Water. Healing Not the scale.

I caution people about putting no sugars. I put that on nine and now don't wear mine because of that statement. Many of us have hypoglycemia of one sort or another. Sugar may revive you

7 years post op rny. Half my former self. ;/) Www.diminishingdawn.com

Go slow and allow your body a minute or so to adjust to the change in blood pressure.

Go to obesityhelp.com to the state boards and ask there. A support group is a great thing. See if you can find different substitutes trading something healthier for Cookies etc. go for Protein instead. Keep it out of the house especially if it is a trigger food for you. Look into therapy or any supports you have. You may be a binge eater. Many communities have overeaters anonymous. Hang in there and hugs. The key is to get Back on track as quick as you can. You will fall down on occasion. Get back on program right away. Do not let a mistake become a pattern. Dawn :-).

My webpage documents my first year out only. }Have you gain any weight at all even if you manage to lose it in the 7 years? Oh boy! It is incredibly easy to gain weight. At one point, I was up 27 lbs! I worked really hard and lost it. Right now I'm up 8 lbs so I'm back to working it off again. It's way harder to lose now {Have you gotten preggo during the 7 years? No {Can you eat more then ever or do you limit your food intake? I can eat a lot if left to my own devices. I still need to use journalling to keep the weight off and to lose. I have to account for every bite. It's too easy to eat mindlessly. That's what gets me in trouble. {Do you exercise? I am extremely active. Mostly walking. 3 miles is a slow exercise day for me. {Have you had any plastic surgery? None. I've lost 140 lbs or so. I've learned to live with my wrinkles. I'm 42. {How do you feel now compare to 7 years ago body wise health wise mentally physically? Physically awesome. Health is awesome. I have some issues like osteopenia, reactive hypoglycemia and anemia but they are easily managed. To not get out of breath by simple tasks, to shop in normal stores, etc is wonderful. Body image is totally screwed up Dawn

Please don't take tums!!! My surgeon told me the same thing and I ended up with osteopenia. It's well documented that we don't have enough stomach acid after rny to break down carbonate. We need citrate form.