Need Advise

[Guest guest]

Hi Vicki,

Congratulations on your great weight loss and welcome to the group. I am

only a little over 4 months out so I'm not able to relate to your feelings yet,

other than I'm on my second plateau already. This one has lasted almost 4

weeks. I understand that we will all at one time or another reach plateaus that

our bodies are catching up too where we are. I've also been told that it will

probably take me 12 to 18 months to lose my weight. I started at 309 and

before my surgery I weighed about 290. To date I am at 237 and my estimated

time

of reaching my goal is next April to June, 2005. I hope to be graduating next

October, 2005. I have heard that if you make a change to your diet, such as

adding more protein or changing your calorie intake that might give you a jump

start. I wish you lots of luck and again congratulations, your doing great.

Laurette

4/23/04 open rny

309/290/237/150

St. Charity

Cleveland, Ohio

[Guest guest]

Hi! I'm new to the group. And I am 1 year and 2 months post op. I had the open

RNY and I have come down from 456 to 242 lbs now. I know that is great. And I

THANK GOD for it! But I'm haveing a problem now with staying hungry all the

time and I can eat so much now! I was eating so little and losing so fast and

now I can eat almost as much food as I did before the surgery, well not quite

that much but I feel I'm eating much more than I should be able to at this

point. I've heard of so many people having this surgery and losing then gaining

back everything they have lost. I'm so afraid of that and scared that I have

already stretched out my stomach too much because I am not losing any more. It

seems I am stuck at 242lbs have been for 3 weeks now. Can someone give me some

advise on how much I should be eating at this point? MY dr. just tells me keep

it under 700 calories a day. Right! That's air and a glass of water! Thanks

for any help.....

Vicki (littlmut)

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