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tealovingsleever
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It's only 2 weeks? I'd suggest upping your fluids, try and get a few more cals in, I'm sure it'll get moving again for you.
I didn't have stalls but I don't know why I'm afraid!
I didn't have stalls but I don't know why I'm afraid!
Thanks Victoria - I'll try that - I'll keep a bottle with me all day. I did wonder whether to ring the dietician to ask, but thought they might think I'm a numpty! I'm pretty sure I'm eating enough. I'm wondering whether to cut out the snacks (ham/chicken) and just have the three meals a day. I'm going to have a small tin of beans for breakfast - something I've not had before since the op, to see if different foods help! I know I shouldn't feel fed up as it's a big change to the body, but I just do! lol x
If it helps, I find that weighing myself once a month works for me. Sometimes I find that I haven't lost as much as I thought I would and others times I'm amazed. Monthly weigh-ins also help me to stop being preoccupied with weightloss and results. You will also get a more reliable indication of weightloss and, more importantly there will be a loss!
I think this is a good idea - it is what they are there for even if its to put the mind at rest. Asking questions or raising concerns doesn't make you a numpty, instead it helps you to get the information which may help
Hi top kat, I left a message with them this morning and they've just phoned back! I'm doing everything right and eating what they'd like to see me eat. And portions are fine. She thinks because I had a big loss in the first three weeks that my body has just said 'hang on a minute' and is hanging into things at the mo. it's not unusual in post-op period, which she said I'm still in with just five weeks out going into the sixth week. She also stressed everyone is different, so there's no set rules etc how the body will react. Good to know I'm doing things right.
She said see how I am at 10 weeks, so in another 5 weeks, and if no movement to call them.
Glad I rang
You know what I think I will! I currently weigh once a week, and with this stall I know how it's affected me today. Soooo, I will weigh myself on Saturday morning and log it, then do it in a month!
How are you getting on?I'm doing ok at the moment pooh71. I'm hooking up with a few of the guys I met on here for coffee, tomorrow morning.
I find the meetings very helpful.
I used to weigh myself all the time, but I got so heavy that only the hospital's bariatric scales could weigh me so this helped to stop my 'scale watching' behaviour. Now I'm able to get weighed on any scales I'm still guarded about returning to my old ways. Being an emotional eater, I always used food for anything but fuel. If somebody upset me I'd take it out on myself by ordering huge takeaways and the bigger I got the easier I got upset. In the past, I would yo yo diet and get my emotional rewards by seeing weightloss at weekly weigh-ins, which was fantastic .. a little too fantastic as If I gained any weight, I'd become crushed! Getting weighed monthly makes the process a little more clinical and easier as I'm no longer emotional attachment to what ever the scales tell me I weigh.
I find the meetings very helpful.
I used to weigh myself all the time, but I got so heavy that only the hospital's bariatric scales could weigh me so this helped to stop my 'scale watching' behaviour. Now I'm able to get weighed on any scales I'm still guarded about returning to my old ways. Being an emotional eater, I always used food for anything but fuel. If somebody upset me I'd take it out on myself by ordering huge takeaways and the bigger I got the easier I got upset. In the past, I would yo yo diet and get my emotional rewards by seeing weightloss at weekly weigh-ins, which was fantastic .. a little too fantastic as If I gained any weight, I'd become crushed! Getting weighed monthly makes the process a little more clinical and easier as I'm no longer emotional attachment to what ever the scales tell me I weigh.
I did think that Karlos. I have an awful lot to lose, and I'd imagine my body needs more calories than a lot of people to just even operate! I'll give it a go, and I'm already on the increased fluid mission! Thanks for your help x
lamb_reader
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Okay, I'm feeling a bit fed up today. The end of two weeks and no weight shift at all. I think I'm doing everything right, and I lost really well at the beginning. This seems a long time so early on for a big stall as I only had the op on 26 Feb!
I had my op February 5th and I haven't lost in three weeks. I drink a lot of water, eat small portions, focus on protein and no pasta or bread.
Stalls this early on suck but I'm glad I'm not the only one. I was told to stay focused and just keep going. We will start losing again soon. Good luck!
Exactly the same as me, scales wise and food wise! First time I went to the hospital I couldn't get on their standard scales. I can now...just!
lonnnnng way to go yet!It's good you have your meetings. I've found this forum really useful to share experiences. Where do you meet? In Darlington?
I'm really going to try the once a month weigh in. I'll just have to control it on a morning and not get on them, bad habit! I only logged my weight once a week, but am prone to 'just checking'.
I'm going to take the good advice from people here and see if that helps.
Good to hear but not good to hear if you know what I mean?! In that I'm not the only one! it's awful isn't it? I think Karlos could be right about upping the calories a bit to start things moving. I'm going to give it a go without being silly.
Well fingers crossed we get a loss soon. All the best and good luck x
I will do Yve. Thanks. I suppose it's that initial fear you're eating too much so i was worried to up my food. Im definitely going to do it though as thinking about it, what I'm eating is not a lot for my size. I haven't ever eaten to feel restriction yet. What sort of portions were you managing 5-6 weeks out of hospital?
I'll be okay when it starts again! I just need to look at pics like yours to show me that it works!!
xxYes the dietician told me in hospital not to worry about calories. I think I just need to eat more, more often so my body actually something to work on! x
fjsinc
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I find that very reassuring Yve, I'm 6 weeks out now and find I can eat way more than I thought I would at this stage. I have also been able to eat everything I've tried. I was so prepared to have intolerances, but nothing. I'm not counting calories or proteins directly, just keeping a mental note really. In know that most days this week I'm eating almost 1000 kcals. I worry its a symptom of my disordered relationship with food, and I wont stop. Learning that the guilt will never really go away, just have to live with it I guess.
Pooh71, my weight loss is very consistent, with no stalls so far, so logically eating a little more appears to be very effective.
Pooh71, my weight loss is very consistent, with no stalls so far, so logically eating a little more appears to be very effective.
Thanks Fiona, I've not had any sickness or intolerances either. Everything I've tried had been fine which I'm pleased about. I cant wait to go onto crunchy in a week so I can have some crackers.
I'll tell you how I get on with increasing portions and eating often. I always remember when tried weight watchers and slimming world, they always used to say eat more! It's a strange concept to get. I'm not going to weigh myself for a month though well I'll try not to! x
I'll tell you how I get on with increasing portions and eating often. I always remember when tried weight watchers and slimming world, they always used to say eat more! It's a strange concept to get. I'm not going to weigh myself for a month though
well I'll try not to! x
Karlos
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Be wary of advice telling you to eat to restriction, especially when they add it to " I can eat loads" and they are still a long way from achieving goal weight. You need to keep a small eye on the amount of calories you're eating just because if you drop below 900 usable calories a day your body might go into starvation mode making weightloss much harder.
Eating untill restriction early out is bad advice. You need to educate your pouch to get used to small amounts of food forever and eating untill you're full will potentially lead to pouch stretch. Also the pathways that carry the signals from your pouch that should tell your head that you're full might take a while to reconnect, (Mine never did) resulting in you over eating at first causing posseting. I measured the correct volume of food into a small bowl and when it had gone it had gone, I never ate more even if I could have done. I always ate protein first and carbs only when that had all gone in. The losses you make in the honeymoon period of the first six to twelve months post op will determine your overall success for the rest of your life, you're not going to change your eating habits overnight, but you must get away from eating until you're full. That's what got us huge in the first place
I ate six or seven small meals throughout the day to keep my metabolism running fast all day and still do. This worked for me, I had a great deal of success ffollowing this routine, and I kept the weight off for the couple of years post op before I got ill. You must do what works best for you honey, just be wary following lifestyle advice from those yet to experience the achievement of reaching goal.
Eating untill restriction early out is bad advice. You need to educate your pouch to get used to small amounts of food forever and eating untill you're full will potentially lead to pouch stretch. Also the pathways that carry the signals from your pouch that should tell your head that you're full might take a while to reconnect, (Mine never did) resulting in you over eating at first causing posseting. I measured the correct volume of food into a small bowl and when it had gone it had gone, I never ate more even if I could have done. I always ate protein first and carbs only when that had all gone in. The losses you make in the honeymoon period of the first six to twelve months post op will determine your overall success for the rest of your life, you're not going to change your eating habits overnight, but you must get away from eating until you're full. That's what got us huge in the first place
I ate six or seven small meals throughout the day to keep my metabolism running fast all day and still do. This worked for me, I had a great deal of success ffollowing this routine, and I kept the weight off for the couple of years post op before I got ill. You must do what works best for you honey, just be wary following lifestyle advice from those yet to experience the achievement of reaching goal.
Thanks Karlos. I haven't eaten to restriction yet, and won't. But I will increase my portions a bit and regularity of food as suggested. Obviously if I feel full by doing that, I'll know its too much and will cut back again. I use a small bowl also, but whether its too small I have no idea. You say correct volume of food, what was that for you?
I feel well advised by all now, and will start the changes tomorrow
