Let's be real....

Okay...I am 3 years out and there is absolutely no way that I can eat soft foods, soups, etc.  I need to EAT!  I mean, I need to eat foods that stick to the pouch to get me through until the next meal.

Today, I'm eating 5-6 meals a day that consists about 300 calories.  I primarily eat chicken, oatmeal, bran cereal, tuna, veggies, apples, etc.  (things that hold me up).

Sooooo.....am I alone or are ya'll still have that perfect pouch?
Oh, I don't need to do the 5, 6, 7, 8.....day pouch test cuz I know mine works when I stick to the above mentioned foods.

Hi Gus almost 2 years out... I definately need food and have to be more strict then ever. I know what happens when I get off track. Not going to do the 5 day pouch test because I think what's not working is just my brain not the pouch sometimes.

Anyway, have a great day and keep on keeping on. You have always been such an inspiration to me and many others on this board.

Hugs,
J

I'm with you...I don't need to do the 5 day pouch thingy...It's my freak'n brain.   I was talking to this employee at GNC just last night and he's built and looks great.  He shared with me that he has to tell his brain he is not hungry, escpecially at night.  Those late night snacks are a killer and he chukled and said "yup...I just have to go to bed and not think of food!"

Hey there gorgeous,

I am now 5 years out and I'm right there with you.  If I don't eat dense protein, and for me that means chicken, beef, pork, fish to some extent, anything else goes right through.  Protein drinks do nothing for me.  I have no feeling of fullness from them or any kind of "mushy" protein.  If I can't chew it, it does not stay in my stomach for more than a few minutes.  This fact was proven to me when I was recently in the hospital for surgery.  They had me on full liquids for a couple of days...cream soup, cream of wheat, yogurt.  I had a very difficult time with the pain meds and was throwing up from them.  I had just eaten some cream of wheat and yogurt and less than 5 minutes later I got very very nauseous. I grabbed my little bowl to throw up in and all I did was dry heave with some foamies.  No food came up whatsoever.  It had all gone through my pouch already.

If I stick with the dense proteins (chewable protein) it stays a bit longer, but it still goes through much quicker than it did a few years ago.  I'm trying to find a way to adjust my eating so I can find a place where I feel full.  So far, I haven't found the solution yet.  If I do, I'll be sure to let you know. 

I'll never regret having RNY because it did enable me to lose 250 pounds that I otherwise would never have lost.  But I gained 70 pounds back and while I'm trying very hard right now to take it off and I have lost about 12 pounds of that 70,  I did not have the surgery to feel hungry for the rest of my life.  I know I'll figure this out.  I have to.

Please send my regards to Anna.  I'm sure she must be looking just amazing by now.

Steph

Hey you!  I agree 100% what you mentioned.....I'm sticking to about 5 meals a day and seems to be working.  I eat every 3 hours....Otherwise, I NEED FOOOOOD!!!!!

Take care and thanks for sharing your side.

Hi Gus:

Well, I am not sure if I have the same problem because cottage cheese does fill me up.  What is weird with me is that I cannot seem to get the motivation to be stringent on what I eat.  Some days I am very successful at keeping on track, but more often than not, I fail. 

I need to work on my head.  When I got way too low in weight, I would say I got down where I did because I KNEW I would have the bounce back gain.  So why have I bashed myself almost every day since then for gaining.  I wear a size 10, which I would have killed to wear pre-WLS, but I feel like a pig and total failure because I no longer wear those size 2's.

This is kind of a ramble but it would be cool to know if there are others who feels the same way.  I don't think I am unique but I haven't seen anyone else post about this.  Maybe others will post since I have.

You know, everyone who has posted to this thread has done wonderfully.  Just look at our results.  Yet why do we feel as not as successful?  The brain does weird things.

Thanks for allowing me to ramble on.  I hope some of this makes sense.  Tell Ms. Anna hello.  I miss hanging out, the trips to Vegas, the cruise.  Those were fun, fun, fun times and what great memories from them.  Would love to do something like that again, even though times are tough and $$ is a lot tighter.

Huge hugs to you all!!!!

 

 

 

 

No...Thanks for rambling on...It sure makes sense and that's the purpose of me posting this.  WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT. 

I exercise soooo much. Today, I do lift lots of weights and boy, let me tell ya, I can see my muscles GROW!!! I take amino acid and do the protein thing pre and post workouts.... I can honestly say that I'm very disciplined...except for the alcohol...LOL

I sure miss the "Old OH" crowd....those were fun times and just seeing everyone's transformations was amazing...Miss ya

Gus I have always been a real food eater. I did not do well on protien drinks or anything like that. I like food. I am glad my doctor back then also thought it was better to eat real food than the stuff that is geared now to bariatric patients if you know what I mean.

I know everyone is different, but if I stick with the 5 to 6 times a day eating of something very specific like some of the things you have mentioned, I am on target and target good.

I do not know how people survive on constant protien drinks and bullets and bars...to me it does not seem healthy way to me to get your daily nutrients. Personally when you get more than a year out and this is just my humble opinion, but I think it becomes a bad habit and a way of not dealing with the reality of having food issues...it is like if I drink protien drinks and bars or whatever this manufactures have come up with to capiltalize on this growing market, then I am not a food addict...look I eat healthy. This is my humble opinion is all and if anyone takes offense to it...I am sorry, but this is how I feel.

If we do not deal with food addiction and issues as the process keeps going, I feel we have only managed only one small fraction of the recovery by just reducing our stomachs.

Thanks for putting this out here GusMan!!!

You could have not said it better....REAL FOOD it is!  In these past 3 years, I have educated myself to deal with it and learn to eat good foods.  In addition, choosing the right foods that are healthy for me is very important (tuna, egg whites, etc.).

Yes, I do go to Claim Jumper, Marie Calendars, Hooter's,      Mc Donalds. etc...The key is that I make SMART choices....The protein drinks and bars don't do NADA.  I just use them for pre & post workout recovery especially on days that I lift heavy weights......Thanks again for your input.

Bodybuilding.com is great!!!!!!!!

Ms. Perky Boobies J:

I have had the same thoughts about the protein bars, etc.  I am glad you spoke up because it reinforces our beliefs.  This is kind of off topic and it sure to open a can of flame ass from the DSers, but I also wonder about their food regimen.  They often talk of HAVING to eat that fried chicken and other things not healthy.  99.9% of us say we had WLS to become healthier, hardly anyone fesses up to having WLS to become a MILF or whatever.  Soooooo, why all the bragging about the amount of unhealthy food a person can eat after having the DS.  It just doesn't ring right somehow.  Maybe I am not thinking it through enough, or maybe I am simply missing something.  I never claim to be the sharpest tool in the shed. LOL!  It almost seems to good to be true.  It makes me think of the adage, "If it sounds too good to be true, it is."  Again, I must be in a rambling mood today.

I hope you are feeling better and better as the hours go by.  I am so very jealous of your boobies and also Jeff's teeth.  Happy Anniversary to you!