Gastric Bypass 10 yrs later gained 60 lbs of 160 loss

warrior253
warrior253 Posts: 1
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I am a gastric bypass 50+ female who lost 160 total of 180 goal almost 10 yrs ago. I have slowly snacked my way to gaining 60 lbs back. I am hoping this will keep me accountable and face the facts of "real" food values. Love this app....most user friendly ever. I struggle with exercising and staying committed after a few weeks. Hoping this will help to talk with others.

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  • cneisen1961
    cneisen1961 Posts: 5 Member
    My name is Cindy and I am also Gastric Bypass in 2002 50 yr old woman. I lost 90 lbs and have gained back 50 ( 40 of them in the last year and half). I have been using this website for almost a week now and the best part for me is that I set my protein goals high because that is one of my weaknesses. I also plan my day in the AM, starting with dinner if I know what I am having for dinner or know I am eating something questionable. This lets me work backwards and know where I can put something in my stomach. I am also using a nutrition drink that I make protein shakes with and that helps with the protein intake. Good luck on your adventure, let me know how you are doing.
  • mmreed
    mmreed Posts: 436 Member
    Hello! Welcome to MFP!

    MFP is a really great resource to keep you focused and connect you with a wealth of fitness resources and like minded folks.


    1. Log your foods every day - don't skip days, or parts of your day. log everything!
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  • cburky911
    cburky911 Posts: 89 Member
    Also a gastric bypass patient. I weighed 440 lbs when I first met my surgeon in 2006. Was 395 on the day of surgery and got down to about 240 lbs. Gained back 85 before finding MFP. Another thing to remember is that some of the advice on here may be good for the general public, but maybe not so good for those of us who have had gastric bypass. A couple pieces of advice from a fellow patient...

    1 - Go back to the basics of those things you learned about eating when you had your surgery...

    A. Don't drink anything for about 1/2 hour before and 1/2 hour to an hour after you eat.
    B. Chew chew chew and when you've done that...chew some more.

    2 - Log everything...the good, the bad AND the ugly.

    Congratulations!!

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