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I've been reading a great book to help me control post-op re-gain. I've been sharing my opinions and some helpful tips on my website. I hope it's okay to post a link here: https://cindiaugustine.wordpress.com. I'm hoping to get a conversation started here on dealing with overeating. Even though we have reduced our stomachs it's still possible to over-eat. I know I forgot that for a short while; being human has its challenges. LOL

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Great subject. I'm a year out and find that the old rules of limiting meals to 20-25 min, not snacking, are slowly but surely going out the window. I'm fine eating a reasonable sized meal with the proper nutrition (high Protein, low carb). Nighttime snacking has always been my downfall and if I ever regain, I just know that will be the reason why. Nighttime snacking to me is absolutely an addiction - one that I love and hate at the same time. So while I don't typically overeat at mealtime, the overeating starts when the sun goes down and the snacking begins. I'll be interested to see what others have to say on this thread.

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There are two phases to weight loss surgery. These are the Weight Loss phase and the Maintenance phase. The goals of these two phases are different and also the approach to use in these two phases are also different. I am 3 years post-op RNY gastric bypass surgery. My impressions of the Maintenance phase are included in the following article. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf

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Great subject. I'm a year out and find that the old rules of limiting meals to 20-25 min, not snacking, are slowly but surely going out the window. I'm fine eating a reasonable sized meal with the proper nutrition (high Protein, low carb). Nighttime snacking has always been my downfall and if I ever regain, I just know that will be the reason why. Nighttime snacking to me is absolutely an addiction - one that I love and hate at the same time. So while I don't typically overeat at mealtime, the overeating starts when the sun goes down and the snacking begins. I'll be interested to see what others have to say on this thread.

Nights are my downfall too. Movies and Snacks just seem to go together. Veggies and dip don't really substitute for chips or popcorn. LOL Frozen berries seem to help, I can't eat them fast, and the fibre is good.

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There are two phases to weight loss surgery. These are the Weight Loss phase and the Maintenance phase. The goals of these two phases are different and also the approach to use in these two phases are also different. I am 3 years post-op RNY gastric bypass surgery. My impressions of the Maintenance phase are included in the following article. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf

Very in-depth article, thanks for sharing. Grazing is a huge issue, and it can sneak up on you. I never used to eat at work - my shifts are 4 hours long - I would drink my Protein shake. But for a while I started grazing out of boredom on slow days. Had to nip that fast! I'm tiny so my calorie range is only 1,000 - 1,200. No room for mistakes.

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