Is this a nasty plateau or have I disrupted?

Ok..first off I will admit I have not been the model WLS patient...I have not been exercising, I have not been taking protein supps, I get in an acceptable amount of water and I don't always pay attention to the amount of carbs, fat content, or calorie total of what I'm eating. I guess I've been allowing myself to ride the wave, I'm 9 months post op, open RNY (not transected) and I've lost 118 lbs. I'm extremely pleased with the weight loss and absolutely love how much better my life is! I've been worried for the past few months that I've allowed myself to go in the wrong direction. I think I can eat WAY too much...here's a typical day: breakfast - small raisin bran muffin, 6oz glass of OJ, medium dunkin donuts french vanilla coffee with low fat creamer and equal. mid-morning snack - nutra grain bar or hand full of pretzals. lunch - half a bologna sandwich or cup of soup, usually another hand full of pretzals. mid-afternoon snack - 1/2 cup cottage cheese or fruit cocktail. dinner - approx. 6 oz chicken, fish or meat, 1/2 cup potatoes, rice or pasta and a couple of tablespoons of some veggie. late night snack - lf ice cream sandwich. Pretzals are becoming a problem...I'm always eating them (I bought a 6lb bag from Costco a month ago..it's almost gone!) they're easy and available. At my last check-up I found out I have really low glucose levels and get the "shakes" often and was told I need to eat something when I start feeling that way...this I've used as an excuse to graze. But, back to my question...the reason I'm worried...I have not lost an ounce in 2 months! Thank God no gain! And last week after Thanksgiving, I sat down to a plate of leftovers, potatoes,stuffing, veggie casserole, turkey with gravy - a good 2 cups easy - and I ate the whole thing in about 20 minutes! I also drink while I'm eating, am I "washing" everything thru my pouch? Or am I stretching it out? As I said before, I had a check up with my surgeon last week, I told her I was terrified that I had a disruption. She said I was worrying for nothing, that nothing she saw told her there was anything to worry about, specifically I was not gaining weight. But how can she be sure if she hasn't scoped me or had an upper GI done? Am I being neurotic? Do I have anything to worry about or should I just get off my ass and start behaving myself!? It's been nice to not "diet" but obviously I've been fooling myself to think that my dieting days were over. Thank you for letting me whine and I'm ready for my forty lashes if need be...but to those of you who have been thru a disruption or a nasty plateau, any imput would be greatly appreciated!

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