What's on the menu today, RNYers?
WARNING...... MIRILAX IN PROTEIN SHAKES IS A BAD BAD THING. LOL BUT seriously it makes them clumpy and nasty. I did it once with my syntrax lemon tea and I had to gag it down. I add my mirilax to my first coffee each morning and cant even taste it. :)
RNY 9/12 TT 9/13 HT 5' 4" HW 250 SW 242 CW 125
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OMG that is so cute about your trainer! You will totally work up to a 5K in no time. I love that your trainer offered to walk with you!!!
I will definitely be sure to share my learnings today. I am a little skeptical of my NUT because I was telling my trainer this morning, my NUT belongs to the "get in your protein and calories and carbs will follow" camp, whereas I could snack on a pound of brie cheese all day and get to 60+ g of protein, but I would be at 2,000 calories. I need a little more regimen in my life!
Sorry your shake sucked. Funny enough I just packed up a big bag of protein powders that I just don't like. Sigh...how much money we waste. I like getting sample bags because if I hate one, I don't have others to give away/throw away. Since you like coffee and chai, maybe try one of these sample bags: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs185/1102591137702/archi ve/1116108985767.html
You and Joan and your crunchy chickpeas! You crack me up!
For the record I did microwave six pieces of turkey pepperoni on a paper towel for one minute and they were super crunchy and GOOD. I am sold. I don't like them raw, they're kind of bendy. Which is a word, in my mind.
My officemate who hikes mountains gave me some NUUN tablets. They are flavored and have electrolytes. I think if I increase calories a bit and put this in my water, I may stop being dizzy. Check them out on amazon.
Hi 3BH! After all the pizza talk the other day, and now lasagna, I just may have to go have a spoonful of marinara sauce. Nice to see you posting here!
Surgery: RNY on 12/18/2013 with Jay M. Snow, MD "Don't mistake my kindness for weakness." - Robert Herjavec, quoting Al Capone
Amber, good to have you posting here! That's ok about your current diet, we've all gone through it, and the good news is that it WILL come to an end and you'll be able to eat real food again soon! Hang in there! Maybe it would help you to make a list of all the things you want to try when you can? I did that, and it definitely helped me both to get through the liquids post-op phase and then adding new foods to my diet afterward.
You can do it!
Surgery: RNY on 12/18/2013 with Jay M. Snow, MD "Don't mistake my kindness for weakness." - Robert Herjavec, quoting Al Capone
I don't know about specific research for rny patients regarding weight loss calories and correspending maintenance caloric needs. But there is PLENTY of research showing that extreme dieting and exercising can have signficant affects on metabolism. Our bodies aren't dumb, if they feel they are in a calorie insecure world they will survive, by slowing down metabolism. I get very worried when I see people way far out from surgery eating very small amounts of calories. I shot for 800-`1000 in the early months and then upwards from there. I am 20 months out and get around 2200 a day.
Appreciate your input, Louise. Would you share your stats, if you feel comfortable? What was your surgery weight, goal weight, have you reached goal, how long did it take you, etc.? (While I'm not as concerned about how long it takes to get to goal, I find it interesting to see.)
Surgery: RNY on 12/18/2013 with Jay M. Snow, MD "Don't mistake my kindness for weakness." - Robert Herjavec, quoting Al Capone
I started at 250. I am 5'4". I spent YEARS dieting (I am 39 now). I have lost 100 pounds twice through diet and exercise. I have lost 30-50 pounds countless times. Always gained it back of course. I think my metabolism was shot after all that. After those two big weight loss attempts I was eating about 1200 calories a day and exercising hard (and obsessively) 2+ hours per day to MAINTAIN. It was crazy.
I had surgery in Sept of 2012. I was very active before surgery, long distance swimming, hiking... I was very worried about messing with my metabolism like I had in the past. So I worked to keep my calories in the higher range. 800 initially and then up from there. By 6 months I was definitely closer to 1300. I stayed very active. I lost slowly initially but it was very steady loss and actually picked up in later months (when I was eating more...) I figured if I was losing weight then it was working. I didn't have a ton to lose, to get to a normal bmi I think I have to be under 145 or something. I ended up getting down to 145 after ten months. So 100 pounds in ten months. I have pretty much maintained since then. I tend to bounce between 147 and 149 which is a few pounds heavier than my lowest but I don't sweat it. I am a size six in most stores. I am active, more in summer than winter. I do long distance hiking and biking. I run around, I garden, I chase children, stack firewood... I expect that is why I can eat as much as I do. I am having some sort of food allergy mess so I am off gluten/grain and dairy. I pretty much eat meat, veggies, beans, and fruit with liberal amounts of good fat. I can eat loads more these days so I fill up on veggies and eat a lot at each meal compared to what I ate in the beginning. Because of my horrible dieting history I am very careful to not get too hungry and to try try try to not restrict too much beccause it messes with my head big time.
I didn't have a goal, I knew it would mess with my head and make me feel like a failure so I just decided to eat in a way that I could maintain forever and just let my weight land where it landed. That was really helpful for me. So I stopped losing and didn't try to lose anymore. Now obviously, if I had stopped losing and was still very heavy I might have evaluated what I was doing (or dropped really low, still can't imagine having that problem!). But at 145-150 I am fit and healthy and small (for me). I am very happy being a size six! I suppose I could lose more weight. Sometimes I don't like that there is fat here or there. But I want to maintain this weight forever and I know that, for me, if I get really restrictive and "diet down" to a certain size or number I am screwed. That leads to disaster for me. so I am content here.
Good luck on your journey. I really like seeing your posts!!