Worried!

[Sophie 0]

I know most people on this website would roll their eyes at someone talking about loosing too much...

But its been 5months since surgery n ive lost 50kg's or 110 pounds..... im now 60kg's or 120 pounds n im having real trouble eating....

I moved away and cant contact my doctor and im worried im going to get sick...

Can anyone offer me any advice on how to get my diet normal again?

I tried the Optifast shakes that i had pre-op but they made me really really sick...

Cheers All

Sophie xx

[1-4-Many 2]

Have you tried any other liquid sources of calories? Something more palatable? I know the mantra is healthy foods, but there are better tasting liquid options out there than opti-fast. My real life friend uses Boost on the weekends and blends in 1 or 2 teaspoons of Peanut Butter. She needs a little extra in the liquid range too to keep her at a steady weight.

[iegal 460]

Hi Sophie;

To loose weight you have : 1) Less calories 2) More excercise 3) WLS 4) all options

To gain weight you have: 1) More calories 2) Less excercise 3) seek professional help cause this might be psychological 4) all options

Please you need to consume more, even if liquid. Drink a milkshake or two. Find someone to talk to professionally, you are worth it! Good luck.

[valleygirl 0]

All you have to do is eat ice cream and that should do the trick and up your weight. That happeneds to me when I slip up.

[Tiffykins 672]

Do not fret, and please do not start eating craptastic food options just to get the weight loss to stop. There are healthy options available. Can you get access to a nutritionist or dietician? If so, do it now, and have them work out a meal plan for you.

I had the same issue, and for me the key was to add in healthy fats and more carbs. You'll need to focus on eating more and possibly drinking calories via 100% juice.

I can not stress enough that eating junk food to get your body to stop losing weight is just about the worse thing you can do.

The few things I did was add avocados, Peanut Butter, nuts, all of those healthy fats that were easy to eat, and not wasted, crap calories. I also drank 100% grape juice for added calories. Refried Beans with cheese, high Fiber, good carbs, and a good option to help add some calories and healthy carbs.

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Avocado, olive oil, nuts, whole grains made with nuts and olive oil....mayo.....do you track what you eat on fitday.com or something like that? Do you know how much you are eating? I know this really helps me to lose weight, I would think this would help to gain weight or stay the same too...

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

I guess the real question is, why are you having trouble eating? Are you in pain when you eat?