Hello is there any people on here for real.... or is this just all old stuff

CONGRATS!

I had rny 7/2013 lost 214 lbs but now it's getting really hard. I've fallen bk to bad eating & I'm always hungry. Need help so I downloaded this app once again

We will support you to get back on the right track. I'm depending on this group to get me through my October bypass...

Ty

Has anyone yet to look into plastic surgery for excess skin?

I went to my 6 month check with the doctor, he send me to a plastic surgeon but they told me I have to come back at the 1 year from surgery. I am at my weight goal already, but they want to make sure I lost and maintain the weight I guess. In about 3 moths I'll start requesting with my family doctor for a referral, and will go from there. I would love to take care of extra skin on my inter tight, and arms.

Edited September 13, 201510 yr by foodfighter78

Where do you find PB2? This is the first I've heard of it. Sounds like it would be a great way to boost protein. I won't eat Jiffy ph or the other name brands because they have a lot of sugar added.

I went to my 6 month check with the doctor, he send me to a plastic surgeon but they told me I have to come back at the 1 year from surgery. I am at my weight goal already, but they want to make sure I lost and maintain the weight I guess. In about 3 moths I'll start requesting with my family doctor for a referral, and will go from there. I would love to take care of extra skin on my inter tight, and arms.

Where do you find PB2? This is the first I've heard of it. Sounds like it would be a great way to boost protein. I won't eat Jiffy ph or the other name brands because they have a lot of sugar added.

They sell the regular PB2 at Walmart down the baking aisle. The chocolate PB2 you can get online.

They sell PB2 at Cost co! much more affordable and I use it so often I like the bigger jars.

Found it at my regular grocery store. Both favors. Yay!

April 30 2015 and the best decision I've ever made. More energy, lots of clothes options when I shop and lots of compliments. I don't miss most of the bad old foods but eating out is still a challenge. The portions are way too big.

Been out here for awhile; post op Feb 27 2013.

Very real!

Revision to bypass Descember 28

RnY on December 2nd. Almost 4 weeks. Not doing too bad. Still having a hard time getting all my protein. I have not even thought about fruits and veggies. I am having a problem eating too fast. I set a stopwatch and other various timers, but I am still going too fast. I cause my chest to hurt because I have eaten too much. Any suggestions? How many ounces of purée should I be able to eat?

Also does it hurt if I take a sip of liquid when my meal is finished? Not drinking a lot, but a sip or two?

Edited December 27, 201510 yr by artgoddess1974

Had my surgery on 11/2/15. Almost two months????

RnY on December 2nd. Almost 4 weeks. Not doing too bad. Still having a hard time getting all my protein. I have not even thought about fruits and veggies. I am having a problem eating too fast. I set a stopwatch and other various timers, but I am still going too fast. I cause my chest to hurt because I have eaten too much. Any suggestions? How many ounces of purée should I be able to eat?

Also does it hurt if I take a sip of liquid when my meal is finished? Not drinking a lot, but a sip or two?

I could only handle half a cup of puree. Even now after 8 months I'm lucky if I can eat a cupful of whatever the food is. (To me, cup measurements were more useful than weighing the food on a scale. I learned to estimate visually how much I could eat - which is harder when it's ounces or grams!

I guess the best advice I was given was to listen to my body and feel free not to finish the meal if I had had enough. I love leaving food uneaten on the plate now. Perverse, isn't it! (The old hardwiring of 'You have to eat everything that is put in front of you' takes a while to displace!)

I found that if the meal was soup or 'wet' enough (stews, casseroles, sauces), I didn't feel the urge to drink straight after it, but now I do have a couple of sips of water straight after some meals. Mainly to balance the strong flavours of say, Mexican, or Italian.

I have found that a little bit of strong flavoured food is a great strategy. I have always preferred milder or even blander flavoured foods, but I now think the subtler flavours encouraged me to eat bigger portions. So maybe prepare stronger flavoured foods and you will find you want to eat less of them, and eat them more slowly.

We're all different, but this seems to have worked for me.

It is a very hot summer in Australia right now and I once made the mistake of gulping down the water like I used to do. My body soon let me know that this was not the way to go. I felt terrible.