protein drinks & 10 percent

[Guest guest]

Hey Matt,

How are you..I sent the note about 10 % weight loss. It only has to

be recorded by your primary Doc. In your chart it has your weight,

all he (or she) will do is verify the weight loss. So don't worry

about it, as long as you TRY to loose it ( hope you do ) your Doc

will chart it. As far as protein, I went to several weight loss WLS

sites and you can order samples of various protein drinks and bars to

try instead of buying a big jar of one you might not like. There are

several sites to use, I use www.BariatricEating.com as one the

other is another good site is www.wlssuccess.com My routine is a

protein shake for breakfast, protein bar for lunch, sensible dinner.

I have cut most all carbs & sugars..eat mainly fish, chx, turky, and

once a week meat, meat is hardest protein to digest. As far as

excersise, WALKING is best, next to swimming, I do both and alternate

days so it does not get boring. At UCLA the goal is 10 percent and

starts when your PCP submitts the documents, so as long as by the

time you see your surgeon you have acheived at least 80 percent of

your 10 percent you will be OK, for me my goal was (365) 30 - 35 lbs

and 80 percent of that was 24 lbs, so when I hit (341) 24 lbs I was

within range. Of course the object is to loose as much as possible

prior to surgery so since I still have another month til surgery I

hope to loose more than the 10 percent...

Anyways, Happy weight loss to you, for the last time !!

Jeff

[Guest guest]

No, No, NO!!! At Richmond at least, ANY WEIGHT LOST BEFORE EITHER ORIENTATION OR

INITIAL CONSULT WITH THE SURGEON (whichever is sooner) DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE

10%! Anything the PCP charts is irrelevant! Check with the bariatrics program

where your surgery will be performed to verify.

I know, this is an incredible DISincentive to lose weight, but that's the way

they do it!

For protein drinks (which Richmond does not recommend but I (and many others)

do), try www.vitalady.com. You can get samples of most of the almost 90 flavors

she sells, and she also has all the supplements, etc. She is also a great

resource of information and advice!

Hope that helps!

Jeff wrote:

> Hey Matt,

> How are you..I sent the note about 10 % weight loss. It only has to

> be recorded by your primary Doc. In your chart it has your weight,

> all he (or she) will do is verify the weight loss. So don't worry

> about it, as long as you TRY to loose it ( hope you do ) your Doc

> will chart it. As far as protein, I went to several weight loss WLS

> sites and you can order samples of various protein drinks and bars to

> try instead of buying a big jar of one you might not like. There are

> several sites to use, I use www.BariatricEating.com as one the

> other is another good site is www.wlssuccess.com My routine is a

> protein shake for breakfast, protein bar for lunch, sensible dinner.

> I have cut most all carbs & sugars..eat mainly fish, chx, turky, and

> once a week meat, meat is hardest protein to digest. As far as

> excersise, WALKING is best, next to swimming, I do both and alternate

> days so it does not get boring. At UCLA the goal is 10 percent and

> starts when your PCP submitts the documents, so as long as by the

> time you see your surgeon you have acheived at least 80 percent of

> your 10 percent you will be OK, for me my goal was (365) 30 - 35 lbs

> and 80 percent of that was 24 lbs, so when I hit (341) 24 lbs I was

> within range. Of course the object is to loose as much as possible

> prior to surgery so since I still have another month til surgery I

> hope to loose more than the 10 percent...

> Anyways, Happy weight loss to you, for the last time !!

> Jeff

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Eleanor Oster

eleanor@... (personal address)

www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

Berkeley, CA

Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

Kaiser Richmond (CA)

P. Fisher, M.D.

05/09/2003 319 Orientation

07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

11/28/2003 225 Current

Goal 150