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ok after reading lots of post here about gaining weight back. ive narrowed down the top important rules for this surgery. keep in mind its my opioion and im not giving advice or asking for advice, its just a thought

#1 eat protien first (very important)

#2 keep carbs low

#3 drink Water or liquids all day long. dont drink and eat at the same time.

#4 no grazing

#5 eat at scheduled times.(if i want dessert i will include

it with my dinner) exp 2 oz meat, 1/4 cup veggie, dessert that means no carbs with my dinner.

#6 excersise excersie and weight training (thanks bean)

it was just a thought i had and i wil try to follow these points not rules, rules suck

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That is an awesome post! Being 13 days post op that helps

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thats good gabby. it was something i thought about after reading all the post about gaining weight back

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Great list. If I can add 2 things....exercise, I mean EXERCISE!!! And I think it's important to distinguish between carbs and starches. I think starches give carbs a bad name. I usually average around 60 carbs a day, but very very few starches. Low glycemic starches are actually quite healthy and help fuel your body though out the day. Early after surgery there may not be room for many carbs, but after time when eating gets easier, some healthy carbs are a good thing to eat.

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What do you mean by starches? They are carbs. Are you reffering to potatoes, rice, Pasta, winter squash? Veggies and Beans also have carbs.

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i agree butterbean

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What do you mean by starches? They are carbs. Are you reffering to potatoes' date=' rice, Pasta, winter squash? Veggies and Beans also have carbs.[/quote']

Yes, potatoes, rice, Pasta, bread and even corn. They are carbs but they are high glycemic meaning they turn easily to sugar in our bloodstream, causing a rise in insulin levels which aid in fat storage.

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ok after reading lots of post here about gaining weight back. ive narrowed down the top important rules for this surgery. keep in mind its my opioion and im not giving advice or asking for advice' date=' its just a thought

#1 eat protien first (very important)

#2 keep carbs low

#3 drink Water or liquids all day long

#4 no grazing

#5 eat at scheduled times.(if i want dessert i will include

it with my dinner) exp 2 oz meat, 1/4 cup veggie, dessert that means no carbs with my dinner.

#6 excersise excersie and weight training (thanks bean)

it was just a thought i had and i wil try to follow these points not rules, rules suck[/quote']

You will be a real loser if you follow these rules!! Lol. I think they are all awesome.

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becca i just minimized our list of rules girl took out the important ones. ive noticed those that gained weight did not follow these rules.

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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