Star Jones
DS Survey
Jul 31, 2009
1) Age at surgery30
2) Pre- and Post-op Activity level (choose one: active, sedentary, etc.)
Pre-semi active
Post- extremely active. I started the couch to 5K program at 2 months out. By 6 months I ran my first 5 mile race. It was the greatest day EVER. I work out a lot now. I need to balance out my cardio and weightlifting at this point. I need to tone more. I do cardio at least 3xs a week and shoot for 5 days. I joined a runnning club and run with them usually 3xs a week averaging 3-4 miles each time. Other workouts include gym classes: Spinning, Kickboxing, Boot Camp, and Step. I LOVE group exercise. I also go on long bike rides with my husband.
3) CC length/stomach size
I have a 150 CC, and not sure the exact size but large prob 3-5oz (48 bougie). Definitely a conservative DS.
4) Surgery weight/Highest weight/Current weight
262/262/178 (-84 lbs)
5) How far out are you from surgery now?
9 months (well a week shy of 9 months)
6) Typical menu at 3 months out/6 months out/1 year out (be as specific as you can)
I'm a regular poster on the Food & Fitness Thread so I looked in the archives!
1 month
B- bananna scream shake 34.5g
L- Mr Gorton's salmon filet 17g
D-banana scream shake 34.5g
S- 3 buffalo wings 18g
I didn't feel like eating today at all!
25 mins on treadmill
3 months
B- S&S Protien shake
S- trail mix
S2- cheddar cheese stick
L- Mexican bake
S- 6 oz greek yogurt w reduced sugar jam (anybody in this area Giant has the Chiobani? brand 6 oz containers plain yogurt on sale this week for $1....18g of protien)
D- smothered chicken thigh, couple spoonfuls of potatoe salad, couple spoons of collard greens, one bite of cornbread.........the DS is PERFECT for soul food!!!!
92g Protien, 68g carbs
6 mos
B- S&S High Protien Frap
B2- gorgonzola chicken breast
L- 4 mozz sticks
S- Salmon cake
S- carb smart bar
D- 1/2 chicken quesadilla
S- after workout Protien fruit smoothie (Nectar Carribbean cooler, 1/2 c yogurt, c frozen strawberries)
64+ oz water, Boot Camp class
7) Your basic strategy. Did you low carb, or take a less anal path.
The basic strategy has been see food....eat it lol. I hate low carbing it, and can rarely last more than 3 days doing it. It feels too diety like (if that's a word). I don't go extremely crazy but my carbs are rarely ever under 50g and never under 30g. I usually fall between 50-100g. I have been doing just fine with that. I eat cake, cookies, candy, and ice cream on a regular basis. I don't do too much white flour, that was never my vice....it's da sweets I love! But at dinner out, I eat a roll. When I eat pizza I eat the whole thing, not just the toppings. Luckily sugar and flour doesn't bother me too much..maybe a lil gassy if I eat a lot of it but no pains or bloating at all. I don't know if it's my 150 Common channel or just how my system is, who knows.
There have been many that came before me and after me with the same starting weight that have blown me out the water, pounds loss wise, but I have been happy these past 9 months with my loss and know I could have prob lost more if I was more anal. But then......I would have been miserable.
8) If you're in maintenance mode now, how do you eat now as compared to while you were losing?
9) Do you have a plan to avoid regain?
I have already accepted the fact that if I want to eat the way I do I must continue to work out hard. Weight loss surgery or not the body is still working off a calorie in/calorie out ratio. I believe my large stomach and long common channel puts me at a greater risk for regain if I ever become complacent in my journey and slack off.
I also plan on weighing everyday once I get to goal. Once I see a 5lb weight increase at any given time I plan to low carb it *gasp* for a few days and get it off.
10) Tip for newbies you'd like to share
Hmmm...tips? I say trial and error your eating till you get to your sweet spot. I was a lucky one that could eat lots of carbs and still lose weight, but if I saw the scale never moved I would have to readjust my approach to be successful.
Remember that this is your journey and yours alone. Don't compare yourself to everybody else on the board. We all are differnt....differnt common channels, stomach sizes, eating preferences, exercise levels. The weight will come off, it just doesn't have to be at the same speed as your surgery twin!
Last tip, hide the scale. I never made a post about being upset on a stall. Because....I never knew when I was on a stall. The first 5 months I usually weighed once a month. Every month I saw a loss and was happy. You will save yourself a lot of worry and stress by doing it this way.
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About Me
National Harbor, MD
Location
27.4
BMI
Surgery
11/06/2008
Surgery Date
Mar 19, 2008
Member Since
