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I have taken 4 x 25,000 dry IUs of that vitamin for over a decade. It’s Dry A (Palmitate). The other versions of Dry A online are either beta carotene or Beta/Palmitate combos. My understanding is that we do not absorb beta carotene as well.
Does anyone know what is going on with Biotech? (Vitalady is out of their version as well).
Any suggestions?
(I’ve had near perfect labs since 2006....I would like to keep that going)
on 12/22/19 1:05 am
I agree completely. I never count carbs but I'm sure it's over 400 grams a day. Getting in a lot of protein, fiber, and a fair amount of fat is my daily priority. The food you mentioned above (Wendy's salad + Talapia) should be things you can eat all day long after a DS.
The carb monitoring is better suited by distinguishing between simple and complex carbs. The goal should more likely be to restrict simple carbs like high sugar content foods and drinks.
luckily mine was all covered - except for co-pays ($25 per visit) and co-insurance (10% of the bill), that is. Once I hit my out-of-pocket limit, everything was covered 100%.
Edited to add that I had RNY, not DS. My insurance covers VSG and RNY. I don't think they cover DS.
I had to pay for the nutritionist to prepare for surgery. After surgery it was covered.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
During the process of getting weight loss surgery what did your insurance not cover? Nutritionist, Psychologist, or any of the testing that you needed?
After 2/3 frustrating months I've noticed an annoying pattern. I lose about 7lbs in 4-5 days and then stall for 10-17 days. This has happened about 4 times already and it's quite discouraging. Also when I enter the 'stall period' i go up about 2.5lbs. I know I should be happy that I'm losing weight, but I'm not sure that this is normal at only 5 months out. I will confess my eating habits aren't the greatest. I go some days barely eating anything and feeling nauseous when I do. then some days I can literally eat anything (in smaller amounts than before surgery, but still not healthy foods.) any advice on how to control the nausea and weight stalling?
You admit that your eating habits aren't the greatest and that when you do eat, you're still not eating healthy foods. That's what you need to get under control because this is for the rest of your life and you need to learn to eat for your new normal.
Someone already suggested nausea goes hand and hand with dehydration. How much water do you drink every day? You should be drinking a minimum of 64 ounces. I know it's hard to get in that much water and eat enough food, but it's finding the balance. Are you trying to eat three meals a day or do you graze throughout the day?
Eating with the DS takes commitment. Stalls can be normal but controllable. Do you track your food? That might help understand the stalls. You should be eating a high protein, low carb, high fat diet. I actually hate using the word "diet" because what you're doing is simply eating for your new normal. You're not on a diet anymore.
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175
Eve - as a DSer your needs are different than RNY or VSG.
I'm 16+ years post-op and the only three things I look at are protein, fat and carbs. I eat a minimum of 120 grams of protein a day. I eat full-fat everything. I don't really "count" carbs. I probably consume somewhere between 200-300 grams of carbs per day to maintain my current weight. If I notice my weight creeping up a bit, I simply cut back on the carbs. I know my DS tool still works.
It's finding the balance of maintaining my weight, keeping gas and bloating under control and getting in enough protein and water.
If you want to lose 20 pounds then you have to go back to basics - high protein, low carbs, and lots of water.
You have to find what works for you because we're all different.
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175
After 2/3 frustrating months I've noticed an annoying pattern. I lose about 7lbs in 4-5 days and then stall for 10-17 days. This has happened about 4 times already and it's quite discouraging. Also when I enter the 'stall period' i go up about 2.5lbs. I know I should be happy that I'm losing weight, but I'm not sure that this is normal at only 5 months out. I will confess my eating habits aren't the greatest. I go some days barely eating anything and feeling nauseous when I do. then some days I can literally eat anything (in smaller amounts than before surgery, but still not healthy foods.) any advice on how to control the nausea and weight stalling?
dehydration can cause nausea, so I would really work on that.
I didn't have any stalls because I ate an extremely low carb diet while in the losing phase. I mean low like 20 gms or less a day.
when carbs are eaten, the body must sthold several Gallo s of watervto process the carbs. ThAt process takes about a week. If you are eating carbs often you will keep that wTer weight I definitely.
If that was truly all you were eating, you would weigh about 100 pounds. In order to maintain 164 pounds, you must be eating another 640 calories a day. Track everything you are eating every day.
It takes 10 calories to maintain one pound of weight. Your fish and salad are 1000 calories combined. To stay at 164 you need about 640 more calories a day.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
on 12/19/19 8:29 pm
Try to remember you signed up for a long term change with fantastic benefits that require patience, perseverance and a little discipline. The weight loss will come over time and you'll have many small failures along the way. Just stick to the plan as much as possible and pick yourself back up after the inevitable failures.
I was really slow losing weight the first few months but after a year it was about 150lbs. More important are the many lifestyle changes I've adopted after the weight loss.
