Regain
SAHM2one
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I had RNY 14.5 years ago and went from around a 26/28 to a 6/8....However in the last 3 years I have gained all my weight back....I have several medical problems that make working out almost impossible but I'm still eating the same....yet I'm gaining so fast....Please help! Would a revision help?
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Your diary is closed, so it's hard to give advice. Have you been measuring and logging food faithfully? You have the knowledge how to get back to a 6/8, you just have to do it. A revision won't fix bad habits.0
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That is the thing I am not eating unhealthy....I am eating the same I did for the first 11 years that I maintained my weight loss.... I just joined today so seeing my log won't help much...0
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I suggest you log for a month everything you eat or drink and make sure you're measuring your food in grams. It's so easy for BLTs (bites, licks, tastes) to creep in or an extra condiment or a handful of something and boom, you're above maintenance. Also remember that as we age, our metabolism can slow, so what you were eating for a decade may be too much now. You have the skills to get it back where you want it and we're here to support you while you do it.0
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Thank you0
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I don't know what you're eating on a daily basis, but I can tell you that returning to eating the same foods you ate before surgery (even if smaller servings) can be disastrous! I also don't know your beliefs on a "balanced diet", but I'm going to put this out there for you, and you can take it, or leave it. Cutting carbs, and increasing fat intake, will decrease hunger and food cravings. Decreasing carbs does not mean high protein, as some believe, nor does increasing fat consumption lead to increased cholesterol (the heck I say!)! It's true! We have been told terribly wrong our whole lives! Case in point: how many times have you eaten a low fat diet, and starved to dang death?!?! Unable to think of anything other than what you get to eat next!! This is not the way to lose weight that is sustainable forever! Plus, our cells need fat to thrive! The addition of coconut oil (cook your veggies in it), or butter (the real stuff, not the falsehood margarine! That stuff is the devil, imo!), with the decrease of carbs (150 gm a day or less) leads to less hunger, and a natural weight loss that's unbelievable! I would give this a try before any revision. Ultimately it's your choice which way you choose to go! Best of luck, no matter what!!0
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I know the amount of carbs makes all the difference for me as I approach maintenance. % carbs is a better indicator of what my weight is going to do than the number of calories I eat (my rationalization, perhaps). I can increase my caloric intake, but hold carbs to 100g/day, and maintain or lose. So the carbs I eat come through fruits & vegetables. I avoid bread, rice, pasta; dessert & alcohol is very occasional and never unplanned. I don't feel deprived, I just have changed my diet to limit processed carbs and sugar. I really don't worry about how much protein or fat I eat because those fill be up and satiate me before I go way over on calories.0
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I don't know what you're eating on a daily basis, but I can tell you that returning to eating the same foods you ate before surgery (even if smaller servings) can be disastrous! I also don't know your beliefs on a "balanced diet", but I'm going to put this out there for you, and you can take it, or leave it. Cutting carbs, and increasing fat intake, will decrease hunger and food cravings. Decreasing carbs does not mean high protein, as some believe, nor does increasing fat consumption lead to increased cholesterol (the heck I say!)! It's true! We have been told terribly wrong our whole lives! Case in point: how many times have you eaten a low fat diet, and starved to dang death?!?! Unable to think of anything other than what you get to eat next!! This is not the way to lose weight that is sustainable forever! Plus, our cells need fat to thrive! The addition of coconut oil (cook your veggies in it), or butter (the real stuff, not the falsehood margarine! That stuff is the devil, imo!), with the decrease of carbs (150 gm a day or less) leads to less hunger, and a natural weight loss that's unbelievable! I would give this a try before any revision. Ultimately it's your choice which way you choose to go! Best of luck, no matter what!!
I am not eating even close to how I did before surgery. I am 14 year post op and am eating exactly the same way I did when I was successful for the first 11 years post op....well around year 1 to year 11....I could only take a couple bites of food and only ate around 500-600 calories a day the first year.... I also use coconut oil and real butter to cook with already and eat foods that are naturally low in fat and sugar so I don't dump.... I am just stumped on the weight gain....
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I don't have the experience as many here. You said you have several medical problems. Are you on meds that may be affecting your weight? You might want to make an appointment with your doctor, surgeon and/or nutritionist to see if they have suggestions to get things back on track. There may be some options you never thought about. It has to suck to regain so much. I hope you can figure it out.0
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Tawnykakers1 wrote: »I don't have the experience as many here. You said you have several medical problems. Are you on meds that may be affecting your weight? You might want to make an appointment with your doctor, surgeon and/or nutritionist to see if they have suggestions to get things back on track. There may be some options you never thought about. It has to suck to regain so much. I hope you can figure it out.
Yes, my doctors think a lot of my weight gain was due to the medications I was on in the past few years but they think they now have me on meds that shouldn't be causing anymore and enough meds that should be causing my body to process sugar better. However I am continuing to gain.... I did this same thing as a teen and then had a RNY at 21....It is so frustrating
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