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Thank Janet for answering, last year when you lost you 10 to 15 pounds, did you incorporate exercise, or it was strictly what you are. Plus do you remember how long it took you to lose the weight?
Again thank you.
I'm working on this now and I think the protein does help in giving me energy.
SW / CW / GW 292 / 188 / 174 - Height 5'7, Size 10
I get all my protein from food. I haven't touched a protein supplement (drink) in years. If I have a day where my protein isn't as high as I like, I sometimes feel a little sluggish the next day, so I generally up my protein that day.
Hard to say about appetite - I'm always hungry :) I tend to graze all day - I just try to focus on protein.
So hard to say since I've been eating like this since I reached my goal weight almost 14 years ago.
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175
What helps me with odor is Diet, and a strong Probiotic. Plus whe. Your stool is loose, it causes a smell. I need Iron so they also contribute to a not so loose stool...
I eat stratight soda, or candy...all that sugar contributes to the odor
SW / CW / GW 292 / 188 / 174 - Height 5'7, Size 10
I have loose stools and go 3-5 times a day, over 2 years out. It's not the OGM! I have to go NOW, but I don't have a lot of warning time. I eat low carb and low sugar and still have the problem... I've tried cutting down on my fat, then my body went the other way and I could hardly go... To be it's the better option.
Liz
HW: 398.8 SW:356 GW: 175 CW:147
Ok, so most of your protein comes from food.
Well I still drink protein drinks, I,am going to try for 120 a day, do you think this causes you to kee your weight down? Does it reduce your appetite taking in 120 grams a protein? Have you noticed any change if you dont consume 120 grams of protein?
SW / CW / GW 292 / 188 / 174 - Height 5'7, Size 10
Why does it make you sad you cannot eat as much...oh because you are absorbing more, therefore easier to gain.
Does the protein reduce your appetite? Why even 80 since you been out for awhile?
SW / CW / GW 292 / 188 / 174 - Height 5'7, Size 10
Jodybob for me protein is easy - I eat a minimum of 30 grams of protein for each of my three meals and then with snacks I probably get another 25-30 grams (80%+ of my snacks are high in protein).
PS I don't use any protein supplements.
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175
Looking at your posting history, you are over 5 years out so this isn't because you recently had your DS. Are you sure your diet has not changed? Perhaps you need to get checked by your doctor to see if you need flagyl. I know many people take probiotics to help regulate things. Good luck!!
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
There are two very different things here: diarrhea and loose stools.
Loose stools are very common with us because of the amount of fat we malabsorb. Going 4-5 times a day is common for someone in their first months, but most of us go only once or twice daily as our DS matures. Consistency can be very liquidy and loose or the consistency of pudding or paste depending on what we've eaten the day before. The unlucky minority still suffer constipation and hard stools and I pity that plight.
Diarrhea, on the other hand, is an urgent need to go NOW! Most of us do not experience that regularly, and if we do, it's a result of something we probably shouldn't eat anymore. Common contributors are some simple carbs like sugar or flour, artificial sweetners, milk, onions, even whey protein. Other common symptoms along with diarrhea and usually precede the event are bloating and very noxious gas.
If your experience is mislabeled loose stools, fear not. If you are truly experiencing urgent, uncontrollable diarrhea, then you need to start taking note of what you are eating and find the connection that is causing it.
Valerie
DS 2005
There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes
How are you getting to 120 grams of protein. I'm 10 years out gain 20lbs I'm trying to loose it but can't seem to get above 40 g of protein and that's with drinking protein. I need a different protein I think.
Thanks
