I am 10 weeks post op, Am I getting too many calories?

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In a message dated 11/12/01 6:36:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,

mrsjdcass@... writes:

<< I know I

should take her advice, but I am terrified that if I continue to eat

so much I will miss my window of oppertunity to lose the most amount

of weight. >>

But how healthy will you be? You can get into serious trouble if you don't

eat the proper amount of protein. That wouldn't be good for your weight loss

either.

Sheryl

Sheryl

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Hi all,

My name is Jody and I am 10 weeks post op. I am down 52.5 lbs. I am

very happy about that, but I have a delima. I was on a plateu for a

couple of weeks and I really cut down my calories. I know that was

not smart, but I did it anyway. I was eating 1-2 times a day and

around 400 -500 cals. I lost 8.5 lbs last week. My question is if I

eat 3 meals a day and 1 to 2 high protein snacks, I will have over

1000 cals. Is this normal? I am so scared that if I am eating 1000

cals at 2.5 months what will I eat at 6 months. I have not been

getting my 80 grams of protein except for yesterday in which I had

980 cal. Please tell me what I should do. I talked to my

nutritionist and she said to get my protein in and if the weight

dosn't come off they can always shorten the common channel. I know I

should take her advice, but I am terrified that if I continue to eat

so much I will miss my window of oppertunity to lose the most amount

of weight.

Jody

BPD/DS

8/30/01

5' 3 "

297 starting weight

244.4 now

-52.6 lbs

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I will have over

1000 cals. Is this normal?>>>>>>>>

Not bad, Jody! Consider that you are 10 weeks out and down 52.5

lbs.....that is really considered terrific!

You are NOT supposed to be counting calories anymore....that is why you had

the surgery to begin with! Those calorie counting days are over.....that is

only for the RNYers!!

My surgeon says by the time we are a year out we should be eating 2500

calories a day and only absorbing half of that. That is one reason why we

maintain so well with the DS. If you are eating alot of proteins, drinking

your water, drinking protein drinks and not taking in too much sugar or

complex and simple carbs you will be just fine, no matter how many calories

you take in. Just remember that we DO NOT absorb everything we eat except

for sugars!

Relax and enjoy the ride, hon!

Judie

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Hi Jody,

First of all, 1000 cal/day isn't a lot of calories. Unless a lot of

those calories are sugars, you shouldn't worry about counting

calories as much of that 1000 won't be absorbed anyway. Unlike

the days of dieting before, what goes in isn't what is being

absorbed (yahoo!).

Secondly, at 10 weeks out, you are doing fantastic! Plateaus are

a way of life and it is just your body's way of adjusting.

Compared to pre-surgery, the amount of food you're consuming

now, while normal for post-DS, is enough to make your body go

into panic-mode...maybe your body thinks it is dealing with

famine and will work hard to conserve. It WILL come off

eventually...that is the magic of DS. With the malabsorption,

there is no way you can not lose the weight (unless all you

consume is sugar).

Concentrate on eating protein protein protein. Not only is it very

important for your post-surgical health, but protein is generally

more " satisfying " to the body than fat (satisfying to the soul),

carbs or pure sugars. If you must count something, count the

protein grams.

Good luck,

pre-op Dr. Rabkin

1/28/02