RNY in 98

[Guest guest]

Hi, I had my gastric bypass in 1998. I went from 298 on the day of

surgey to 130 in about 18 mos. effortlessly. BUT, I then went to

college to become a nurse and ate mostly out of candy

machines and fast food. I'm about 180 now. My goal is 140 as I

was kind of gaunt looking at 130. I went from a 26 to a 14, had a

tummy tuck and went down to an 8. Shortly after that I had

gallbladder problems and went down to a 6. Now, I have 10s that

are snug. UGH!

I was wondering if anyone else out there either personally, or

had a friend who needed to diet after RNY and what worked

best? I am starting the low-carb way of life today as well as

exercising. Since I had 3 feet of intestine bypassed I will be

interested to see if I lose faster than the average person.

Unfortunately, I got on my digital scale yesterday and it's kaput

but I gotta tell you, I didn't buy the bottled water yesterday, I rented

it so that's a good sign.

Any input would be appreciated.

[Guest guest]

,

While I am not out as far as you...it will be one year June 6th, I

am having the same trouble with eating. Though the most I have gained

was 5lbs., alot of the time I feel totally out of control when it

comes to food. My cravings and appetite came back at my 6 month

anniversary and every pound has been a bloody battle to take off

since then. I don't regret my decision though. I exercise every day,

HARD, so I think that is why I only gained 5 lbs.

Anyways, a couple of weeks ago, a friend and I decided to try an

experiment. I talked to my surgeon and she said she thought it was a

wonderful idea and to let her know if it works. And it DOES! I have

lost 8lbs. more in 2 weeks! And my friend has lost 5lbs.

So here it is....may not work for everyone but thank goodness it

works for me! I limit my calories to 1000 a day BUT.....I eat ALL

the fruits and veggies I want all day long and I don't count them as

calories. Unfortunately, I am a constant grazer. I am working on it

but if I go to long without eating I binge! Having those fruits and

veggies available lets me eat whenever I want but I am eating healthy

foods! I found some AWESOME ZERO CALORIE ranch dressing that I use as

dip! Yep...I said ZERO calorie! It's spectacular!!!! So this is

working so well for me that I am going to forever stick to it!

Good luck!

RaeShel

June 6th, 2003

373/186/155(hopefully after tummy tuck in Dec)

> Hi, I had my gastric bypass in 1998. I went from 298 on the day of

> surgey to 130 in about 18 mos. effortlessly. BUT, I then went to

> college to become a nurse and ate mostly out of candy

> machines and fast food. I'm about 180 now. My goal is 140 as I

> was kind of gaunt looking at 130. I went from a 26 to a 14, had a

> tummy tuck and went down to an 8. Shortly after that I had

> gallbladder problems and went down to a 6. Now, I have 10s that

> are snug. UGH!

>

> I was wondering if anyone else out there either personally, or

> had a friend who needed to diet after RNY and what worked

> best? I am starting the low-carb way of life today as well as

> exercising. Since I had 3 feet of intestine bypassed I will be

> interested to see if I lose faster than the average person.

> Unfortunately, I got on my digital scale yesterday and it's kaput

> but I gotta tell you, I didn't buy the bottled water yesterday, I

rented

> it so that's a good sign.

>

> Any input would be appreciated.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your input. I've been trying to get this off and am honestly

thinking about liposuction. The plan you are using seems sensible to me. I've

been eating mostly protein and bought some carb blockers although I haven't

eaten any carbs. I've lost 2 lbs. Can you give me the details of the zero

calorie dressing? That sounds like a great way for not only myself but my

overweight son to graze all day without blowing this.

More than anything, I want to fit into my summer clothes since I went nuts

buying them when I lost the weight.

Again, thanks for the response.