Hi.

Please help!

I gained this weight by eating everything I should not eat. I need to get to eating as a postop bariatric patient. Also. I"m having dark green bowel movements but other than avocado I havent eaten any veggies. Please help I cant gain wait.

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Excellent, you recognized your eating habits are going back to the old ways.

Get back to basics, you must have been successful in losing weight so far. Measure, make healthier food choices, drink enough Water, eat enough Protein, exercise and journal.

You can do it!

For the dark green bowel movements, contact your primary doc. If you aren't eating a lot of leafy greens, then it could indicate excess bile - not saying that is what it is, just that you should discuss with your primary and let the doctor determine if it is something to be concerned about.

And don't beat yourself. You have identified the problem with the weight gain, you know what to do - get back on plan. You are catching it early. And you always have support here.

My recommendation would be to go back to the basics. Start with protein shakes for a day or two, then get back to putting protein first. Track your food for a few weeks if you aren't tracking already. And get up and move as much as possible.

Here's the pouch test diet. Go back to basics! Thankfully you realized your problem early on.

Thank you for your support. Its nice to have a place to run to and I could be completely honest

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You took a great first step which is recognizing that it needs to STOP and reaching out for some support.

I am several years post op and maintaining in the ballpark of my goal weight. One of the mantras i use is "don't let 8# turn into 80 or 180 pounds!" (or fill in your own numbers - ha!)

In the past i had all or nothing thinking. Like a tiny regain would be an excuse to say "I always fail, why bother" and i would stop weighing and stop taking care of myself and pretty soon i would gain back everything with a few more pounds thrown in for fun. Now, I see this in a much more healthy way - NORMAL people gain a few pounds and they say to themselves "I better tighten up a little and work these few off" In maintenance we need to learn to think/behave in a more ratonal way like that. 8# isn't the end of success, it is just something that needs to be addressed before it turns into more.

The dark green BM is sometimes caused by drinking or eating things with red or blue food dye!! (Think artificially flavored grape things)

As for the weight gain... You've done it before, you can do it again!! Start with the 5 day reset and do whatcha gotta do!!! Good luck!!!

Edited May 10, 201610 yr by UalreadyKnow

I am in a stall and I am starting a reset today! Goal is to get in over 100 grams of Protein, Fiber and drink 8-9 glasses of water! I am also keeping my cals in check by using myfitnesspal.