Guest guest Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 Hi Tanicka: First of all, how about the basics? Are you exercising on a regular basis? How much protein are you taking in everyday? What does you daily diet look like? Are you taking vitamin supplements? Are you getting in your daily liquid? Are you grazing? Are you eating 4-6 small meals per day? I had my RNY done at BTC, too, and I know when I went back for my 12 month check-up, the nutritionist told me to drop my daily protein amount to 50 grams. When I did that, I hit a plateau. When I upped it, I started losing again (not much, but at least I started again). I also notice that when I only eat 3 meals a day, I stop losing. If I go back to the 4-6 meals, I start losing again. And I still work on the water part everyday. My exercise is better now that I am working again and I faithfully take my vitamin supplements everyday. Doing all of this has helped me to lose my 170 lbs. in 15 months, but of course, every body is different and will lose at a different rate. I know that there are some people out there who haven't lost as much as they had hoped or as much as their surgeon thought they would. It seems that everybody's body hits a certain point and then quits losing. I don't know if that is the case with you, but if you are following the basics and there isn't a problem with the surgery, then it could be that your body has decided that is a good weight for you. I am surprised that your surgeon hasn't suggested making sure there isn't a problem. Maybe you should ask him about this possibility before considering more surgery. I'm not sure what else to suggest - maybe some of the others will have some better ideas. Good luck with this - I hope you can find out some answers that will help you. Hugs, Jerri in MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 There is some evidence that in a low caloric intake diet, a higher protein content will maintain a higher body metabolism rate which in turn burns up more calories. See http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/research/diet.htm Ray Hooks For WLS nutrition info, visit http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com Larry Grogan wrote: > > Hi Tanicka: > First of all, how about the basics? Are you exercising on a regular > basis? How much protein are you taking in everyday? What does you > daily diet look like? Are you taking vitamin supplements? Are you > getting in your daily liquid? Are you grazing? Are you eating 4-6 > small meals per day? > > I had my RNY done at BTC, too, and I know when I went back for my 12 > month check-up, the nutritionist told me to drop my daily protein amount > to 50 grams. When I did that, I hit a plateau. When I upped it, I > started losing again (not much, but at least I started again). I also > notice that when I only eat 3 meals a day, I stop losing. If I go back > to the 4-6 meals, I start losing again. And I still work on the water > part everyday. My exercise is better now that I am working again and I > faithfully take my vitamin supplements everyday. Doing all of this has > helped me to lose my 170 lbs. in 15 months, but of course, every body is > different and will lose at a different rate. > > I know that there are some people out there who haven't lost as much > as they had hoped or as much as their surgeon thought they would. It > seems that everybody's body hits a certain point and then quits losing. > I don't know if that is the case with you, but if you are following the > basics and there isn't a problem with the surgery, then it could be that > your body has decided that is a good weight for you. I am surprised > that your surgeon hasn't suggested making sure there isn't a problem. > Maybe you should ask him about this possibility before considering more > surgery. > > I'm not sure what else to suggest - maybe some of the others will > have some better ideas. Good luck with this - I hope you can find out > some answers that will help you. > > Hugs, > Jerri in MI > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 There is some evidence that in a low caloric intake diet, a higher protein content will maintain a higher body metabolism rate which in turn burns up more calories. See http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/research/diet.htm Ray Hooks For WLS nutrition info, visit http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com Larry Grogan wrote: > > Hi Tanicka: > First of all, how about the basics? Are you exercising on a regular > basis? How much protein are you taking in everyday? What does you > daily diet look like? Are you taking vitamin supplements? Are you > getting in your daily liquid? Are you grazing? Are you eating 4-6 > small meals per day? > > I had my RNY done at BTC, too, and I know when I went back for my 12 > month check-up, the nutritionist told me to drop my daily protein amount > to 50 grams. When I did that, I hit a plateau. When I upped it, I > started losing again (not much, but at least I started again). I also > notice that when I only eat 3 meals a day, I stop losing. If I go back > to the 4-6 meals, I start losing again. And I still work on the water > part everyday. My exercise is better now that I am working again and I > faithfully take my vitamin supplements everyday. Doing all of this has > helped me to lose my 170 lbs. in 15 months, but of course, every body is > different and will lose at a different rate. > > I know that there are some people out there who haven't lost as much > as they had hoped or as much as their surgeon thought they would. It > seems that everybody's body hits a certain point and then quits losing. > I don't know if that is the case with you, but if you are following the > basics and there isn't a problem with the surgery, then it could be that > your body has decided that is a good weight for you. I am surprised > that your surgeon hasn't suggested making sure there isn't a problem. > Maybe you should ask him about this possibility before considering more > surgery. > > I'm not sure what else to suggest - maybe some of the others will > have some better ideas. Good luck with this - I hope you can find out > some answers that will help you. > > Hugs, > Jerri in MI > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 There is some evidence that in a low caloric intake diet, a higher protein content will maintain a higher body metabolism rate which in turn burns up more calories. See http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/research/diet.htm Ray Hooks For WLS nutrition info, visit http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com Larry Grogan wrote: > > Hi Tanicka: > First of all, how about the basics? Are you exercising on a regular > basis? How much protein are you taking in everyday? What does you > daily diet look like? Are you taking vitamin supplements? Are you > getting in your daily liquid? Are you grazing? Are you eating 4-6 > small meals per day? > > I had my RNY done at BTC, too, and I know when I went back for my 12 > month check-up, the nutritionist told me to drop my daily protein amount > to 50 grams. When I did that, I hit a plateau. When I upped it, I > started losing again (not much, but at least I started again). I also > notice that when I only eat 3 meals a day, I stop losing. If I go back > to the 4-6 meals, I start losing again. And I still work on the water > part everyday. My exercise is better now that I am working again and I > faithfully take my vitamin supplements everyday. Doing all of this has > helped me to lose my 170 lbs. in 15 months, but of course, every body is > different and will lose at a different rate. > > I know that there are some people out there who haven't lost as much > as they had hoped or as much as their surgeon thought they would. It > seems that everybody's body hits a certain point and then quits losing. > I don't know if that is the case with you, but if you are following the > basics and there isn't a problem with the surgery, then it could be that > your body has decided that is a good weight for you. I am surprised > that your surgeon hasn't suggested making sure there isn't a problem. > Maybe you should ask him about this possibility before considering more > surgery. > > I'm not sure what else to suggest - maybe some of the others will > have some better ideas. Good luck with this - I hope you can find out > some answers that will help you. > > Hugs, > Jerri in MI > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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