RNY

[storyboy 13]

RnY on December 2nd. Almost 4 weeks. Not doing too bad. Still having a hard time getting all my Protein. I have not even thought about fruits and veggies. I am having a problem eating too fast. I set a stopwatch and other various timers, but I am still going too fast. I cause my chest to hurt because I have eaten too much. Any suggestions? How many ounces of purée should I be able to eat?

Also does it hurt if I take a sip of liquid when my meal is finished? Not drinking a lot, but a sip or two?

I could only handle half a cup of puree. Even now after 8 months I'm lucky if I can eat a cupful of whatever the food is. (To me, cup measurements were more useful than weighing the food on a scale. I learned to estimate visually how much I could eat - which is harder when it's ounces or grams!

I guess the best advice I was given was to listen to my body and feel free not to finish the meal if I had had enough. I love leaving food uneaten on the plate now. Perverse, isn't it! (The old hardwiring of 'You have to eat everything that is put in front of you' takes a while to displace!)

I found that if the meal was Soup or 'wet' enough (stews, casseroles, sauces), I didn't feel the urge to drink straight after it, but now I do have a couple of sips of Water straight after some meals. Mainly to balance the strong flavours of say, Mexican, or Italian.

I have found that a little bit of strong flavoured food is a great strategy. I have always preferred milder or even blander flavoured foods, but I now think the subtler flavours encouraged me to eat bigger portions. So maybe prepare stronger flavoured foods and you will find you want to eat less of them, and eat them more slowly.

We're all different, but this seems to have worked for me.

It is a very hot summer in Australia right now and I once made the mistake of gulping down the water like I used to do. My body soon let me know that this was not the way to go. I felt terrible.

[1ofaKyNd La' 6]

5 years 2 months and 11 days post op: RNY  

[Pinkgirl1234 761]

Surgery Dec 28,2015

[Pinkgirl1234 761]

5 years 2 months and 11 days post op: RNY ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1452699924.701019.jpgImageUploadedByBariatricPal1452700114.313739.jpg

You look amazing!!

[1ofaKyNd La' 6]

Thank you, I originally got down to 155 lbs, 160 lbs appears to be my baseline weight.

[carelabra 36]

I'm new...I'm waiting to be cleared by NUT so I can get a surgery date.

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Edited March 23, 2016 by carelabra

[plane224 8]

Had a ventral hernia and RYN repair on 9/11/15. My highest weight 425 SW 360 CW 240.

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[storyboy 13]

April 30 2015 and the best decision I could have made. Nearly one year later I just want to get rid of the last 10 pounds but it's proving to be the most difficult. (I could help by going back to the gym, of course...)

[Sherry G 95]

I had my RNY October, 2013 but am fairly new to the boards. I'm down 260 pounds and at goal! [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

[RLS 3]

Had mine one July 7th 2015

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[Shrinkinqtpi 202]

I'm real! Really here a year later!

[laurarogersclark 10]

I haven't been on in awhile, it's not a real active forum. I enjoy reading the post when I do log in so I should make it a point to get on every day! I had gastric bypass 12-14 my beginning weight was 240lbs and as of today I'm 107lbs. Really I've finally stopped losing around 2 months ago. I got scared bc my intention was to get to around 125 and when I kept dropping I started freaking out all I thought about was if I didn't figure out how to stop it I would end up dying. I'm 42 yrs old 5'3 and I was starting to look like a meth user. I was a size 20/22 I am now in a size 0. I'm able to eat better and I do a lot of praying and talking to God.

[Shrinkinqtpi 202]

@@laurarogersclark

It is amazing that you have dropped so low. I am glad you did not just stay the path and keep losing. I am 42 and 340 at 5'6". At this point I anticipate an end weight around 130-150 but will take it one day at a time and listen to my body.

How have you taken care of yourself now that you are figuring out how to stop losing?

[CoffeeAllie 1]

I'm new to the boards but had RNY in 2004. My SW was 317 lost down to 172 but back to 257 as of yesterday. . Life happened and I let things get out of control. I'm TRYING to take control again. Hoping to find some ppl here who've had the surgery for years and knows my struggles of regain.

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[Carol Blackburn 35]

07-17-2017

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