Mantras and thanksgiving thanks

November 22, 2001

Since I have been on this list, I have added to my list of daily mantras.

I started out in early adulthood/marriage with " I will not kill him, I will

not kill him.

Then came the kids and " we will not eat our young, we will not eat our

young.

Then I went to college, graduated and got a job (backwards I know) and I

added. " I love my job, I love my job " , (this must be said with the oft

practised " perfect smile " )

Then I found the DS (I am not going into diet mantras, the never will be

enough bandwidth for that!!!)

I added these: (practicing now for use in 3 weeks)

" protein protein, protien first, protein protein, protien first! "

" MY poop dont smell, My poop dont smell "

" It was the dog! It was the dog " (with appropriate injured face)

" Water, water, water, eh! water, water, water, eh! "

Now, I look forward to including:

" Floaties are goooood, Floaties are gooooood "

Thanks yall for a wonderful year of learning, letting me experience your

joys, frustrations, ups and downs. Thanks for you advice and Humor.

Happy Thanksgiving/Harvest

Ru--20 more days to go!!

-- Re: I am so depressed!! ............ I gained

weight this week!!!........Help!

In a message dated 11/21/01 2:37:40 PM, duodenalswitch

writes:

<<

I know some of you may yell at me its only 1.6 lbs and say you have

lost 53 lbs look on the bright side. My question is if eating 1200

cals a day, getting exersise and still gaining weight at 12 weeks

post op what will happen eating 2500 cals 1 year post op? Will I

gain it all back? Will I forever be on a diet? At this moment in

time I feel like it will happen!!!!!!!

>>

Jody: First off, let me say that I think it's totally N ORMAL for one's body

to gain some weight (I've gained anywhere's from 1-2 to 4 lbs) in the cycle

of weight loss. Don't worry, it isn't permanant and it WILL come off again.

I'm not really sure why it happens, but it could be water retention, etc.

The body holds on to EVERYTHING it can and goes into starvation mode, even

when being 'tricked' by the surgery to lose weight. I weigh myself often and

discovered a pattern of losing a bunch of weight then plateauing for awhile.

When I plateaued, I would gain a few lbs. That's always how I knew I was on

a plateau! LOL It was like 'oh no - not this again!' :)

Your body could be particularly sensitive to this weight loss pattern and

it's trying to maximize whatever you give it and hang on when you gain a few

pounds.

It's GREAT that you're eating more protein and watching your intake. Don't

get 'too low', though or this WILL put the body into starvation mode. Sounds

weird, I know and goes against everything we've been brainwashed about how

the body actually loses weight.... but, EAT (healthily) -- don't shove it in

if you don't feel like it but DO eat until you're full and satisfied. FOCUS

on protein and get enough in (even added shakes/bars as needed). High

protein will help speed up the metabolic process. DO eat some carbs in the

mix --- it is not healthy to go into complete ketosis (where one only eats

protein). You can limit the carbs to maximize weight loss but do have some

fresh veggies, fruit and other carbs as they suit your taste. Keep well

hydrated (which it sounds like you're doing).

All the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

nine months post-op and still feelin' fabu

preop: 307lbs/bmi 45

now: 201 lbs/size sweet 16/large in normal people's clothing

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November 22, 2001

AHH! forgot to add these!!

THE MORE I EAT ...THE MORE I LOSE

THE MORE I EAT... THE MORE I LOSE

I will not obsess! I will not obsess!

Measure, measure, measure! (helps prevent the above)

Ru