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08-06-2009, 11:55 AM
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| | Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 2
Weight Statistics 9/14/06 Start Date:
9/14/06 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
130 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Weight Loss:
130 lb Lb Left to Lose:
50 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.2615384615 BMI Start:
21.6307692308 BMI Current:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi! I'm Tiff.... I blog at Talk to Tiff ... dot com....
I had gastric bypass (almost) three years ago. I enjoy talking about my journey, and learning from those of you who can relate.
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08-06-2009, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
Congratulations on your wonderful weight loss.
((((((HUGS)))))) May your journey go well.
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08-06-2009, 02:49 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Antonio Texas
Posts: 134
Weight Statistics 08/10/2009 Start Date:
12/17/2009 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
Height:
375 lb Start Weight:
185 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
190 lb Weight Loss:
60 lb Lb Left to Lose:
50.6666666667 % % Lost:
07/01/2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index70.8478903521 BMI Start:
34.951625907 BMI Current:
23.6159634507 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi Tiff and Welcome I am new here to and this is such a great place I will look at you blogs sometime. I alwasy looking for advice and suppoprt. I look forward to getting to know ya
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08-06-2009, 03:56 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Colorful Colorado
Posts: 14
Weight Statistics 3/27/2007 Start Date:
5' 1"
Height:
257 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
87 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.8521400778 % % Lost:
Christmas 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index48.5544208546 BMI Start:
32.1177102929 BMI Current:
29.2837946788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I am 2 1/2 yrs out and have gained 16-20 lbs. Not a happy camper here. Three days ago I started the 5 day pouch test. I did great the first 2 days. This morning I made egg salad with 2 HB eggs. But for lunchI had tuna salad but used 2 cans of tuna and ate it all. Then I had a sugar free jello. I think I overate becaus emy tummy is oh so full but I had no way of knowing when I was eating it. I just knew that I had been on liquid proteins for 2 days and this was food, actual food. What am I doing wrong?
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08-06-2009, 05:42 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Colorful Colorado
Posts: 14
Weight Statistics 3/27/2007 Start Date:
5' 1"
Height:
257 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
87 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.8521400778 % % Lost:
Christmas 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index48.5544208546 BMI Start:
32.1177102929 BMI Current:
29.2837946788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I so can relate to the head scratching...I get so nervous or stressed or something...not a pretty site. I am post WLS by 2 1/2 yrs...not doing so good, have gained 15 lbs. I feel awful about it. What am I doing that makes me soooooo hungry. I have unbelievable stresses but even after 2 days on the '5 day pouch test', i want to binge. BUT..I HAVEN'T.
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08-07-2009, 11:30 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, Okla USA
Posts: 2,549
Weight Statistics 05/17/02 Start Date:
05/17/02 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
355 lb Start Weight:
190 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
165 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.4788732394 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index59.0686390533 BMI Start:
31.6142011834 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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how often are you eating? if you are trying to do the 3 meals a day only thing you ARE going to eat more at a time..the pouch does do some stretching after time of course.
Eating SMALL and more OFTEN is always a better choice. It's a kind of ..'back to the rules' thing.
Plus the amt you 'gained' back is really pretty standard for longer termers..you get down pretty low then gain back up some and that's where you stay. If you want to stay lower, it's gonna be a bit of work on your part to stay there.
The food choices you made sound fine to me..A lot of the people I've talked to who are beyond the 2 yr mark often slide back into the 'too busy to eat, don't eat all day' way they used to do, or they think that now they are 'thin' they do not have to eat the way they did to lose the weight.
Long term we HAVE to eat. It's how you stay healthy long term. Walking each day for 20-30 min is a good thing to keep up with to. It's easy to do, can involve the kids OR be your -me time-.
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08-07-2009, 11:39 AM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Colorful Colorado
Posts: 14
Weight Statistics 3/27/2007 Start Date:
5' 1"
Height:
257 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
87 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.8521400778 % % Lost:
Christmas 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index48.5544208546 BMI Start:
32.1177102929 BMI Current:
29.2837946788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Thank you...I just am having trouble getting my head around the weight gain that everyone is saying is normal. I still want to lose but am wondering if that is still possible. Do I diet like 'normal' people diet and will I lose wight that way? I haven't been eating every couple of hours as that is not possible where I WORK. i KEEP WONDERING IF A MODIFIED aTKINS OR sOUTHBEACH WILL WORK. yOUR THOUGHTS? I do know that I have got to get out and walk...not sure what's holding me back there but I DO KNOW THAT MAY BE THE KEY TO MAINTAINING AT LEAST OR MAYBE LOSING JUST A FEW LBS.
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08-07-2009, 04:10 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: California
Posts: 41
Weight Statistics June 30, 2009 Start Date:
July 15, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
Height:
231 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
109 lb Goal Weight:
59 lb Weight Loss:
63 lb Lb Left to Lose:
25.5411255411 % % Lost:
8/1/2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index43.6423004569 BMI Start:
32.4955657081 BMI Current:
20.593120129 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Someone who had it done about 7 years ago told me that throughout our lives, we have programmed our brains to diet and our brain remembers when you were at a particular weight for any length of time. So you may stall for a while, when you reach levels that your brain remembers. She suggested to up protein and exercise. I don't know if anyone else has heard of this, but it makes some sense to me. Any one else with suggestions?
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08-07-2009, 04:16 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Colorful Colorado
Posts: 14
Weight Statistics 3/27/2007 Start Date:
5' 1"
Height:
257 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
87 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.8521400778 % % Lost:
Christmas 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index48.5544208546 BMI Start:
32.1177102929 BMI Current:
29.2837946788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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thank you...that sort of makes sense but I think the protein increase and definately the exercise is a must...this next week will tell as I am hitting the walking paths with the chihuahuas tonight and every night.
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08-07-2009, 04:24 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Big Sky Country~Montana
Posts: 873
Weight Statistics Sept 2008 Start Date:
Oct 13, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
450 lb Start Weight:
306 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
144 lb Weight Loss:
126 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32 % % Lost:
in late 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index70.472265538 BMI Start:
47.9211405658 BMI Current:
28.1889062152 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I was told sometimes I may have to go back to the original liquid diet for one week and increase exercise and protein when I hit my plateaus. It was impressed onto me to never skip a meal - never. Your body goes into a combat mode remembering the no eating starvation spells of your past and will hang onto all that it can in preparation for that.
But I continue to do everything I have been doing because I fully believe its just my body taking its break that it needs to take, to catch up on everything it has been through so far in my progress.
PS) I look forward to when I can read 200 lbs on a scale!
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