Question:
Anyone ever had to have kicked start their eating program after surgery

I am 4 months status post open RNY and find myself falling back into old habits,i.e., graze eating in particular. I would like to know if anyone else has had this problem and if there is a way to kick start your eating plan again, such as maybe go back to immediate postop eating plan with all liquids or just protein shakes again or something like that. I have lost 79 lb so far, but I DO NOT want to go back to how I used to be. HELP PLEASE!!!    — MedTrans (posted on April 29, 2003)

April 29, 2003
Hi Teresa, I'm 6.5 months out. I was extremely strick for the first few months. Only ate 100% most of the time. I have been very sucessful with my loss. Once I started introducing the carbs back in my diet the grazing started. I think for the rest of my life I'm just going to have to be very careful in picking the carbs that I eat so that I don't start back with my old habits. Try staying away from the carbs and see how you do. Best of luck!
   — Stacy L.

April 29, 2003
You might want to pop over to the Graduate list. That's often an issue with long termers. Several people just went on a shorty protein fast, all supporting one another & it appears to have been very successful in breaking the Carb Monster's hold & getting them back on track. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG
   — vitalady