Plynneb

I hope you all don't mind, I am not on a weight loss journey. I had to have a rny when I was abt 5 years old because of a car accident. The surgery was brand new back then and so I was sent home and told let her eat whatever she wants. But as my life has gone on I have dealt with the complications and side affects of this surgery and never really had any support. Thanks to the internet I learned a lot of what I go through is normal. I am hoping for this forum to be a place I can come to with questions and also offer some experience from my own life. I look forward to getting to know you all.

James thank you so much for taking the time to type that all out, it is rather informative. I don't know if I am the only one or not but sugar in liquid form, all natural or not, affects me very harshly. I have come to believe I need the Fiber provided to help balance the sugar in fruit and other things. Perhaps I am all wrong on that but it does work well for me. I have gotten to the point recently where if i consume something and i feel ill afterwards I either try to figure out why or give it up all together. I have a hard enough time trying to get the proper nutrition in my diet to fuss with feeling ill after i eat something. Sometimes it's dumping, sometimes it's nausea and sometimes it's that gross sluggishness....(please know i am laughing as i say this) i am getting to old to deal with that crud. Lol And correction on my weight, I am back at 150lbs i hadn't weighed myself in a little more than a week and had mad some changes to my diet.

No, I do not. I have considered it though.

Well there is a lot to be said abt the lack of a nutritionist. I grew up with a major sweet tooth! And since no one was there to tell me It was what sent me running for the bathroom I was quite old (21-22) before I found that out! Lol. My coffee is always black. Once I figured out that sugar caused me so many problems I eliminated all forms of dairy milk. It's pretty high in sugar. And I gave up soda completely abt 4-5 years ago when I became more aware of how artificial sweeteners caused me bs issues. I think the dehydration from caffeine causes the problem with my bs...but it's just a guess. I am almost 36 and 5' 9" and at my heaviest weight ever at 160. For me this is attributed to less physical activity than I am used to. I have always been extremely active. Because of that, I have never realy gained any excess weight. But with my treadmill in the basement now, I will probably have that off before scuba season. My doctor said I was under weight when I had the accident, and my mom says I was a picky eater before the accident and a lot worse after. That may have had some benefit.

@@catdaddy my bs is always something I have to keep a close eye on. It can drop in a heartbeat if I try to skip a meal or have too much caffeine. It can be very frustrating to be in a store and know if you don't eat right now it's gonna suck! For that reason I usually keep a bottle of water and a protein bar handy. I still 30 years later find the best thing to do is eat every 2 hrs or so.

I guess what I can add to this is that it does happen. My surgery was abt 30 years ago and I have spent a lifetime of trial and error working out what to eat when to keep my blood sugar level. Caffeine intake affects my bs a lot too. It still works best for me to eat every 2 hrs and keep the balance of protien, fiber, and hydration balanced. I should also add that artificial sweeteners affect me a lot too.