Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 In a message dated 10/29/2004 2:27:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, angelahollar@... writes: I can eat a whole sandwich also. Maybe a few bites of something to go with it. Sometimes I do overdo it and feel sick, but most of the time I do not get uncomfortable. ???????????????????? RNY 3-5-04 EDD 1-16-05 ******************************** Ah.... I believe it is called " Relaxin " a chemical produced during pregnancy..... allows for your stomach to hold more. Your about 28 to 30 weeks?? Your kiddo is starting to put on some weight.. and at this time you also may be retaining more water... I gained 4 lbs in 2 weeks... and then 2 weeks later lost 5 lbs... I am 37 weeks... preggers 10 weeks post op. I have *only* lost during this pregnancy about 25 lbs... but my body shrunk.. You won't gain back those 70 lbs... trust me. As for the junk food.... I eat it too... But.. if I stop and look and HOW much I eat... and then compare it to PRE Wls... it can't compare. I know mentally the weight gain issue is a hard one to swallow... there are quite a few of us in the same place. I readily admit I will eat a Micky D's Double Cheeseburger 1x or 2x a week...... you know.. the 99 cent menu. K in Ft Lauderdale mommy to: Noah - officially a very Terrible 2 !!! Jonah - scheduled to arrive via C Section November 4, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 HI, Please don't beat yourself up over this. Just keep doing as you are -- focus on the healthy food that you and baby need. As far as amounts, I, too, can eat normal portions often. Like yes, a whole sandwich. My surgeon admitted to me that after he had done my surgery, he started making the pouches a lot smaller. Best of luck to you! Inga rny 4/22/02 261/150/145 TTC > > I got pg just about 6 weeks after RNY. I had lost about 80 lbs. > between March and Oct. Well at my last OB visit I had gained 10 lbs > back!!!! That was in just 4 weeks. How could I have gained 10 lbs??? > I thought for sure that I would continue to lose throughout the whole > pg. Has anyone gained that much weight in 4 weeks before?? I have > tried to cut out all of the unhealthy junk that I have been eating > without trying to diet. Hopefully that will prevent me from gaining > the other 70 lbs back before I deliver in Jan. > > My other concern is in the amount of food that I can eat. My surgeon > kind of wrote it off as " it's because I am pg. " I know that I am no > WLS surgeon, but how can that be so? I can see my appetite > increasing, but how can the amount I can eat increase?? I'll give you > guys an example of what I can eat and please be honest and tell me > what you think. A couple of weeks ago I ate a whole burrito supreme > from Taco Bell and it wasn't a skimpy one. I can eat a whole sandwich > also. Maybe a few bites of something to go with it. Sometimes I do > overdo it and feel sick, but most of the time I do not get > uncomfortable. > > ???????????????????? > > > RNY 3-5-04 > EDD 1-16-05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 i haven't gained any weight yet angela, but i'm sure after what i ate last night i will start. i was 8 weeks post LAP RNY, i'm 24 weeks along and last night over the period of 3 hours, i a box of mentos, a roll of rolos, 4 peices of terryaki chicken thighs and an almond snicker bar and a cup of hot tea. i had to take breaks in between and eat slow, but i got it all down. i couldn't get enough...it's just pregnancy! i'm hoping! normally i can't eat that much. of those post partum most have said thier appetite goes back to normal after the baby. turst me tho, i understand the " disgusted with myself " feeling you are having!!!! good luck! aka mom2ben99 (jennilee75@...) Gastric Bypass-Lap RNY 3/12/04-Dr Dunshee in Topeka Ks. Baby boy due 2/17/05-Shanndon original wt. 342/current wt. 206/goal wt. 140 disgusted with me I got pg just about 6 weeks after RNY. I had lost about 80 lbs. between March and Oct. Well at my last OB visit I had gained 10 lbs back!!!! That was in just 4 weeks. How could I have gained 10 lbs??? I thought for sure that I would continue to lose throughout the whole pg. Has anyone gained that much weight in 4 weeks before?? I have tried to cut out all of the unhealthy junk that I have been eating without trying to diet. Hopefully that will prevent me from gaining the other 70 lbs back before I deliver in Jan. My other concern is in the amount of food that I can eat. My surgeon kind of wrote it off as " it's because I am pg. " I know that I am no WLS surgeon, but how can that be so? I can see my appetite increasing, but how can the amount I can eat increase?? I'll give you guys an example of what I can eat and please be honest and tell me what you think. A couple of weeks ago I ate a whole burrito supreme from Taco Bell and it wasn't a skimpy one. I can eat a whole sandwich also. Maybe a few bites of something to go with it. Sometimes I do overdo it and feel sick, but most of the time I do not get uncomfortable. ???????????????????? RNY 3-5-04 EDD 1-16-05 Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 > > I got pg just about 6 weeks after RNY. I had lost about 80 lbs. > between March and Oct. Well at my last OB visit I had gained 10 lbs > back!!!! That was in just 4 weeks. How could I have gained 10 lbs??? > I thought for sure that I would continue to lose throughout the whole > pg. Has anyone gained that much weight in 4 weeks before?? I have > tried to cut out all of the unhealthy junk that I have been eating > without trying to diet. Hopefully that will prevent me from gaining > the other 70 lbs back before I deliver in Jan. > > My other concern is in the amount of food that I can eat. My surgeon > kind of wrote it off as " it's because I am pg. " I know that I am no > WLS surgeon, but how can that be so? I can see my appetite > increasing, but how can the amount I can eat increase?? I'll give you Hi , by your due date I am guesstimating that you are around 29 weeks? At this point (I was told this at 26 wks by my OB) the baby is gaining 3-5 ounces of weight just for his own body, and you gain an equal amount of fluid and tissue that has nothing to do with your permament bdy weight so that is as much as almost a lb a week that has nothing to do with food you eat at all. For a lot fof us who gained little or even lost in 1st and 2nd trimesters, the third will have us showing a gain. I know it is VERY hard to wrap your mind around the fact the numbers on the scale going up can be GOOD but in this case they are. it is a temporary situation. If you were babysitting and picked up an 8lb baby in a 7 lb carrier and accidentally stepped on a scale would you berate yourself for seeing a higher number? of course not, that's just silly, but that is what we are doing now. WE ARE the baby carrier until January (I am due Jan 23rd). Also one other theory (and I am just guessing here because I noticed the exact same phenomenon of being able to eat a LOT more than I ever could before I was pregnant post-op. One of the reasons we feel full is due a chemical you stomach lining signals to send to your brain. I think it is called grehlin. It tells your brain to stop eating and it is the reason they use a particular portion of the stomach to make your new pouch, they choose the side that sends out that chemical I think. When we are pregnant perhaps the chemical isn't sent out as much or the brain responds to it differently so mother nature can make sure we can eat enough to feed the baby in spite of morning sickness, lessened mobility (to hunt/gather food) etc... I know I was 11 months post-op and could barely eat 1/2 slice of thin bread before I'd be full for hours. Around 8 weeks the morning sickness would only be pacified by about 12 saltines (and I wouldn't ffeel full) or 1-3 pieces of cinnamon bread. Yeah 3 slices!!! Since week 15 or so when they told me to get out of ketosis and stop losing weight NOW (babies cannot handle the ketones of burned fat and they pass straight thru the placenta to the baby) ever since then I was ordered to up my carbs and eat a higher carbs to protein ratio. I eat easily 5 pieces of toast a day. I will go back to my normal no bread routine after is born but until he is I (and you!) need to eat what the baby wants and what keeps you feeling okay. If you start gaining too much the docs will look into to make sure you aren't becoming diabetic or something, but at your stage of pregnancy more gain is certainly normal even for a post-op. Hope this info helps!!! Colleen Open RNY 5-9-03 361/231/180 (after delivery) due 1-23-05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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