I had the lap and in 2011 and initially had success, but about a year ago I began gaining weight back. I am heavier now than before my surgery. I am looking at Dr. Green in Tijuana, Mexico (Florence Hospital) for my revision. I just wonder if anyone else has used him or this hospital. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
In general, weight loss is achieved during the short weight loss phase through meal volume control. The two operative words here are short and volume. So if you want to maximize your weight loss during this phase, you need to adhere to the program guidelines. I slid into the maintenance phase at 7 months.
One suggestion at your stage is to assess your Protein intake. Your daily protein requirement is met by a combination of the amount of protein you obtain from food combined with the amount of protein from protein supplements (protein shakes, protein bars). Right after gastric bypass surgery, the volume of food you consume is minuscule (2 ounces) per meal. But as you get further along, the meal volume increases. Therefore you have a very important option available to you. If you concentrate on consuming high protein meals, you can begin to reduce your reliance on Protein Shakes. I went from 3 a day, down to 2, down to 1 and eventually none when I reached 1 cup per meal at a year and a half post-op.
This is important because protein shakes contain calories. If you can reduce your caloric intake, then you can end a stall. At least that was the approach that I used and it worked for me.
There are two phases to gastric bypass surgery. These are the Weight Loss phase and the Maintenance phase. The strategies for the Maintenance phase is dramatically different than the Weight Loss phase. Your body changes over time (post-op) and that means that you need to change too. When you talk about eating a Hershey's Kiss or a Cookie, that seems to signal that you might be near the Maintenance phase. You can still lose weight in the Maintenance phase but you must accept this transition when it comes. Here is my perception of the Maintenance phase. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf
I personally am getting a little tired of a certain poster bashing the gastric sleeve when they have not had the procedure done themselves. Someone asks for advice it's always best to let them know to do their research and discuss with their doctor. To flat out say the gastric sleeve is a "fad" is wrong and not true. I'm glad you've found success with the RNY procedure but others have had great success with the sleeve as well.
Medic30907 got a reaction from A_new_sara in Band to bypass in MEXICO?