Post-op diet What! Were supposed to Diet!

April 24, 2001

I have a breakfast burrito almost every mourning. I take it with me

to work. 1 egg, 1oz cheese, and 1 piece of bacon or sausage wrapped

in a medium tortilla. Sometimes I will bring deviled eggs with me.

Since I walk to work I need " to go " foods which is usually protein

wrapped in a carb.

Snack is either beef jerky, boiled egg, cheese or nuts. I eat popcorn

but rarely.

Lunch - I'll eat a sandwich sometimes I can eat the whole sandwich

and sometimes only half, soup, chicken caesar salad, frito pie, taco

salad. I tend to eat spicy/hot foods, but these are so good I always

want more.

Dinner again is whatever looks good for dinner, Tacos, roast beef,

chicken with vegetables and noodles, hamburgers, I usually keep

working at the meal until I eat it all. I can eat a 6oz steak if I

take my time. I stay away from pasta dishes or other carb-laden

meals, all in all I eat very normal and that scares me sometimes, I

think this couldn't be working.

Once I eat dinner though I very seldom have a late night snack, I tend

to stay away from sugar and drink all my water for the day. At 11

weeks I no longer drink the protein shakes, I get enough protein from

the food I eat.

I do walk everyday, I walk to and from work, or I will walk for my

lunch break, I take the stairs (to the forth floor) instead of the

elevator. This is what I can do for now.

I am losing slower that most post-ops so I am trying to modify my diet

to eliminate the carbs but it is very difficult. I don't want to get

into diet mentality again. I am hungry all the time, so I tend to

find myself eating more often. I am trying to keep from snacking but

I don't want to feel deprived. Sometimes I think that I am going to

somehow sabotage this surgery and I will end up weighing far too much

and losing far too little. Some of the reasons that I chose the DS is

because of the largest amount of potential weight loss, the no

re-gain issue, and the mal-absorption. I guess I needed to go most

evasive instead of least, still with that I am scared of failing.

Teri

Hess, Bowling Green OH

2/5/01

Weight 287 (2/4/01)

Weight 239 (4/23/01)

April 24, 2001

Dear Teri,

I think 48 lbs. (pounds that will never come back, remember) is a

fantastic weight loss for only 11 weeks post op. You are averaging

about 4 lbs. a week, which is also great considering that you are

still just walking (which is good, but when you step up your

activity, I bet you'll lose even faster!). What impresses me even

more is the quantity and quality of your eating. I only hope that I

enjoy the same results. Keep up the good work. Posts like yours are

real inspirations. They help me believe that I will be " normal " and

thin.

Best of Luck.

Jane J.

Pre-op BMI 42

April 26, 2001

Lap BPD/DS

Dr. Ren

NYU Medical Center, NYC

www.thinforlife.org

www.duodenalswitch.com

>

> I have a breakfast burrito almost every mourning. I take it with

me

> to work. 1 egg, 1oz cheese, and 1 piece of bacon or sausage

wrapped

> in a medium tortilla. Sometimes I will bring deviled eggs with

me.

> Since I walk to work I need " to go " foods which is usually protein

> wrapped in a carb.

>

> Snack is either beef jerky, boiled egg, cheese or nuts. I eat

popcorn

> but rarely.

>

> Lunch - I'll eat a sandwich sometimes I can eat the whole sandwich

> and sometimes only half, soup, chicken caesar salad, frito pie,

taco

> salad. I tend to eat spicy/hot foods, but these are so good I

always

> want more.

>

> Dinner again is whatever looks good for dinner, Tacos, roast beef,

> chicken with vegetables and noodles, hamburgers, I usually keep

> working at the meal until I eat it all. I can eat a 6oz steak if

I

> take my time. I stay away from pasta dishes or other carb-laden

> meals, all in all I eat very normal and that scares me sometimes, I

> think this couldn't be working.

>

> Once I eat dinner though I very seldom have a late night snack, I

tend

> to stay away from sugar and drink all my water for the day. At 11

> weeks I no longer drink the protein shakes, I get enough protein

from

> the food I eat.

>

> I do walk everyday, I walk to and from work, or I will walk for my

> lunch break, I take the stairs (to the forth floor) instead of the

> elevator. This is what I can do for now.

>

> I am losing slower that most post-ops so I am trying to modify my

diet

> to eliminate the carbs but it is very difficult. I don't want to

get

> into diet mentality again. I am hungry all the time, so I tend to

> find myself eating more often. I am trying to keep from snacking

but

> I don't want to feel deprived. Sometimes I think that I am going

to

> somehow sabotage this surgery and I will end up weighing far too

much

> and losing far too little. Some of the reasons that I chose the DS

is

> because of the largest amount of potential weight loss, the no

> re-gain issue, and the mal-absorption. I guess I needed to go most

> evasive instead of least, still with that I am scared of failing.

>

> Teri

> Hess, Bowling Green OH

> 2/5/01

> Weight 287 (2/4/01)

> Weight 239 (4/23/01)

April 24, 2001