One Year Checkup

Kathy S.
on 11/9/17 11:37 am - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

JourneyBound
on 11/9/17 4:32 pm
VSG on 10/09/17

Awesome!

VSG 10/9/17

HW: 294.2 SW: 286.2 CW:174.6

STGW: 170 LTGW:140

Pre-op:-8 M1:-25.4 M2:-16.8 M3:-15.6 M4:-13.8 M5:-5.4 M6:-8.6 M7:-9.2 M8:-5 M9:-5.6 M10:-2.4

Sepster
on 11/11/17 7:33 am
VSG on 09/11/17

I'm very excited for you. I was wondering if you followed any meal plans to reach your goal?

Cathy H.
on 11/11/17 9:10 am, edited 11/11/17 1:10 am
VSG on 10/31/16

Thank you, Sepster! Meal plans...hmm. Well, the first 5 months I stuck strictly to my program's guidelines and was on a high protein, low fat, low carb eating plan. At 5 months, I switched to the Ketogenic way of eating, and went high fat, medium protein, very low carb. I have been Keto ever since, and have no plans of changing from this lifestyle. I find I am more satisfied with meals when they include real, healthy fats than I ever was with low-fat eating. I try to keep my macros at an average of 70% of calories from fat, 20-25% from protein, and 5-10% from good carbs. No grains, no starches, only low sugar fruit (berries mostly). I feel great, and how can you not like a way of eating where you get real butter and bacon? lol

Oh, also, during both eating plans, I only ate (and still do), 3 meals a day, no snacking at all. I had to take the focus away from so much food in my life, so sticking to the no snacking rule has been great, because I had to figure out other ways to occupy my time besides eating. I will rarely have a 4th meal if I stay up much later than normal and more than 4 hours has passed since my last meal.

I still do, and always will, track and weigh/measure everything I eat. It's just second nature, and I just don't have a meal where I don't record everything. I feel it's a crucial element in losing and maintaining.

Livin' La KETO Loca!!
134 lbs lost since surgery, 195 overall!! Initial goal reached 9/15/17, (10.5 months)!
5'3", SW*: 299 GW: 175 HW 3/2015: 360 PSW* 5/2016: 330 *PSW=Prog Start Wt; SW=Surgery Wt

M1 -31, M2 -10, M3 -15, M4 -16, M5 -8, M6 -6, M7 -11, M8 -8, M9 -8, M10 -4, M10.5 -7 GOAL

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