Hello all this is Patty in Nc...Im just curiouse on what im going
through but in my situation i ended up pregnant after little over 3
months after surgery. Was told after my first kid 18 years ago that
pretty much 90% i would not get pregnant again and then after all
this time i end up pregnant!!Im 42 years old and next month will be a
year since my surgery. I have lost 120 pounds now even being pregnant
but i think is part of the complcations i am having now with the baby
because of age and im not gaining weight. I want to know if this is
what anyone else is going through what i am because i see alot of u
saying worried about gaining weight back n all. I still cant eat alot
at a time and i live off saltine crackers and Romaine noodles. I know
i cant eat part of a sanich because the bread makes me sick so i ahve
stayed away from that. Meat..well i used to love steak big time
before surgery i still cant even eat that. nore pork or chicken only
meat i can eat is hamburger if its made up in sloppy joe and i eat
that on crackers and i eat about 6 of them and thats it im full. i
cant eat eggs or anything like with bigger noodles like in spagetti i
can eat about 4 little bites of that and thats it. I know ice cream
is out of picture because i tryed suger free or low fat and i will
not learn that lesson again after half hour in bathroom dry heaves n
all!! ACKKK!!! I can eat spagetti o"s a can can last me 3 meals.
Sweet stuff verys..I know i was at store and they had 4 huge cup
cakes with white frosting and i took it home for my family and i had
a bite of it and OMG it tasted soooooo good... about 2 hours later i
ate a whole one but nibbles and didnt get sick...My daughter nade a
yellow cake and choc frosting and i had 2 bites and was in bathroom
sick as a dog. Just weird on howsome things u can eat and others u
cant and days u can eat something and next week eat same thing and
get sick on it...Sooo confusing.My goal weight loss was to get down
to 135 to 140 pounds and my BF wishes that i could have my stomache
back and be normal because he says i better not lose any more weight
because my bones r showing in my back and collar bones n all and i
feel like im gross looking now in a way. See i was 275 pounds and now
155 and i dont know how i feel with this weight loss and being
pregnant at same time...I get so weak after doing the daily cleaning
and dishes i feel like everything in me has drained out and have to
lay down for a half hour.I have not exercised at all and i really
need to tone up but will after the baby and hoping i will have more
energy.But the whole thing is what im saying is that i really dont
crave food n all maybe sweet stuff ..Oh and i can eat choc. animal
crackers and choc. chip cookies too lol.But i dont eat alot at any
meal because i know when to stop or i will get sick..well not all
time i know i forget and eat to fast and it sits there half way down
till it starts to come back up.ACKKK! or forget and drink something
with what i eat.I make my family all these good dinners n all and i
sometime feel jeallouse and envy that they can it this and i want it
so badbut i know i cant do it. I know thats normal to feel that way
but i chose this path and i know im happy in ways losing this weight
that i have but then others in comments they say that i took the easy
way out of losing weight...well its not been the easy way as far as i
see it and tryed to lose weight by diets that didnt work. Im afraid
of losing more weight because i feel that some think i will look to
ill looking and bones showing and not much i can do about that now or
the lose skin. Just wanted to get this out and hope that others r
doing good. I wanted to know what ur eating habbits are and what u
can eat or not eat because im confused on if its the surgery or being
pregnant..I dont know what somewhat normal is!! Thanks all have great
day! Patty--- In GastricBypassVanderburghIN@yahoogroups.com, Paul
Adam <jma91155@...> wrote:
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>
> People look at me like I'm nut when I say I've gained 1-5 lbs. But
if I don't keep a watch on it, it will get out of control and my
surgery will be in vain. They just don't understand where we've come
from and how far God has brought us! I'm not deliberately walking,
but when it was all I could do was to get back and forth to the
bathroom without sitting down on the way, I'm doing SOOOO much
better. I had to use an electric cart to shop with before and now I
can shop for hours and walk all over the stores.
> All I am on now is Calcium and a Multi Vitamin. I was still on
Insulin and other diabetes meds till this past Feb. Most diabetics
got off their meds 1 month after surgery, but 27% don't and that was
me. One of our products got my sugars down so I am no longer showing
signs of diabetes.
> I found I was craving peanut butter. I'm usually able to control
my cravings. If there's something I want, I might take 1 bite unless
I'm afraid it has too much sugar or salt. I'm still trying to keep
calories between 600-700 daily or I don't lose. I don't snack. If I
feel like snacking, I just drink more.
> Company suggest eating sensibly and I still follow the same diet
I've been on since after surgery. My husband basically eats whatever
he wants, but just doesn't want as much. For example, He used to
scramble 5 eggs for breakfast and make that into 4 sandwiches. Now,
he scrambles 1-2 and makes 1 sandwich. Instead of 3-4 homemade
hamburgers for lunch or dinner, he's full with 1. We are saving
money! Monday nite we ate at Logan's and got the 2 can dine for
$13.99. I always take food home and make 2 more meals from it. For
the first time in 26 yrs. he brought food home, too. He could only
eat 1/2 of his pork chop! In less than 1 mo., he's dropped a size in
his clothes!
> I LOVE this product! This is 90% more effective than diet &
exercise alone. I wish it had been on the market before I had
surgery.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: D'Ann Christian <hazyseptember@...>
> Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:08
> Subject: RE: [GastricBypassVanderburghIN] (unknown)
> To: GastricBypassVanderburghIN@yahoogroups.com
>
> > It was like at 10 months, I stopped losing. This summer
> > has been terrible
> > for my dieting. I've not be able to walk so that is
> > probably why I feel so
> > "fat". August will be 2 years for me. I would
> > like to lose 20 more pounds
> > and I'm having trouble getting it off. My husband wants to
> > lose some weight
> > now too. He likes protein shakes and stuff. We just want
> > to find one that
> > works for us and is not too expensive.
> >
> > I know, I do not want to gain weight back. I've gained 5 pounds
> > this summer
> > and it bothers me. I hate to even say it. I'm
> > watching kids this summer
> > and you know these guys have to eat every 3-4 hours.
> >
> > What vitamins are you taking? I still have trouble getting
> > all of mine in.
> > I will fill up my weekly pill thing and it takes me 2 weeks to
> > take them
> > all. (I'm telling you all my flaws here, hehehe.)
> >
> > I will have craving of things I've never craved before. like
> > buttered toast.
> > Where does that come from? Then I will want just beef and
> > cheese. But then
> > I will have to have a salad. I'm not so structured and get
> > bored easily so
> > maybe that is why my tastes change.
> >
> > I am sad sometimes that I can't have stir fry any more or
> > barbeque. We are
> > still trying to figure out what ingredient it is that I can't
> > tolerate in
> > those things so I can just take that one thing out.
> >
> > I don't mind you talking about your product here. If it
> > helps someone then
> > it's a good thing. Do you follow a certain diet with the
> > accelerator?
> >
> >
> > D'Ann aka "Petals the Clown"
> > Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Col 3:2
> >
> > my website: <http://www.hazyseptember.com>
> > www.hazyseptember.com
> >
> > join one of my groups
> >
<http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypassVanderburghIN/>
> > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypassVanderburghIN/
> > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EvansvilleParks/>
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EvansvilleParks/
> >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clowningIndiana
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: GastricBypassVanderburghIN@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:GastricBypassVanderburghIN@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> > Paul Adam
> > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 1:10 AM
> > To: GastricBypassVanderburghIN@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [GastricBypassVanderburghIN] (unknown)
> >
> >
> >
> > It's quiet here unlike the cafe. How many months out
> > before you stopped
> > losing? Did you reach goal? It'll be 18 mo. Fri. and I'm
> > fluctuating about
> > 5 lbs. I still have 15-20 lbs. to reach goal. Since
> > I slowed down so much,
> > I decided to try our company's new weight loss
> > accelerator. Thus the fight
> > started on cafe. Anyway, it helped me start losing again
> > and I've lost 5
> > lbs. and 2 in. each in waist and hips since July 1.
> >
> > I've heard about others at the support group meetings who
> > reached goal then
> > packed on 25 lbs. or more! I don't want that to happen to
> > me. That's why I
> > watch the scale so closely so it doesn't get out of hand.
> > Don't want those
> > lost lbs. to find their way back & bring friends! LOL!!
> >
> > Julia
> >
> >
> >
> >
>