Re: Dammit and weight loss

[Guest guest]

Sounds like I missed a lot in those few days I was out of the loop.

Dammit, I'll go back and see what's sending you into round 2, but I

hate that it happened, anyhow. For whatever it's worth, I believe

that almost everyone who's had a round 2 has found it easier than the

first.

I think jay's on target here. If the problem is the sheer bulk of it

all, try getting the Boost plus (or Ensure plus) not neccessarily for

the fiber stuff, and not neccessarily the fiber-added stuff, but the

stuff with more calories. Blend in peanut butter, or whatever will

give you even more protein that you can get down in the same bulk.

Good thoughts to you.

Cammie

> Good luck Dammit -

>

> I don't think the issue is being hungry - you figure out how many

> calories you need per day and make sure you get those calories,

> period. Just like taking your antibiotics or whatever. Every two

> hours you eat something, take an Ensure, etc. but you need to take

> the nutrition whether you're hungry or not.

>

> Jay

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had basically the same problem as Ray- it's been a week for me now

and I probably haven't been eating (or rather drinking) quite as much

as I should have been. I don't think I ate at all until lunchtime the

day AFTER the surgery. And I didn't really think I'd lost much weight

until yesterday when my watch kept sliding up and down on my arm.

Then I realized that I can now easily make a circle around it with my

middle finger and thumb, when I couldn't before. We don't actually

have a scale, but my mom and I estimate that I've lost about 7

pounds, and I weighed 127 pounds before surgery. So I'm drinking

lotsssss more Ensure Plus today.

> Sounds like I missed a lot in those few days I was out of the loop.

> Dammit, I'll go back and see what's sending you into round 2, but I

> hate that it happened, anyhow. For whatever it's worth, I believe

> that almost everyone who's had a round 2 has found it easier than

the

> first.

>

> I think jay's on target here. If the problem is the sheer bulk of

it

> all, try getting the Boost plus (or Ensure plus) not neccessarily

for

> the fiber stuff, and not neccessarily the fiber-added stuff, but

the

> stuff with more calories. Blend in peanut butter, or whatever will

> give you even more protein that you can get down in the same bulk.

>

> Good thoughts to you.

>

> Cammie

>

[Guest guest]

I didn't eat at all until lunchtime the day after surgery, either --

and I didn't eat much of what the hospital brought me then. (The

dietitians refused to taste it, when I offered. Bleagh! Salty, yukky,

nasty.)

But then they'd been pumping whatever they wanted into me in an iv.

So I didn't need it until I got home and was on my own about getting

the nutrition in.

Then it IS important to take whatever you can get in by mouth.

Otherwise, you'll soon find yourself taking it in in the hospital

again, by needle..

Cammie

> > Sounds like I missed a lot in those few days I was out of the

loop.

> > Dammit, I'll go back and see what's sending you into round 2, but

I

> > hate that it happened, anyhow. For whatever it's worth, I believe

> > that almost everyone who's had a round 2 has found it easier than

> the

> > first.

> >

> > I think jay's on target here. If the problem is the sheer bulk of

> it

> > all, try getting the Boost plus (or Ensure plus) not neccessarily

> for

> > the fiber stuff, and not neccessarily the fiber-added stuff, but

> the

> > stuff with more calories. Blend in peanut butter, or whatever

will

> > give you even more protein that you can get down in the same bulk.

> >

> > Good thoughts to you.

> >

> > Cammie

> >