weight gain

January 9, 2001

Touche!

Lou

weiner.janet@... wrote:

> Folks,

> We have followed one golden rule in getting our children to maintain proper

> weight...

> MAKE EATING PLEASURABLE!

>

> I've battled my weight my whole life. When my infant daughter was falling

> off the growth charts, I thought about how it is that people get fat. The

> answer is, they enjoy eating. Eating brings back pleasurable memories of

> childhood. Think of how contented a nursing baby looks. In my childhood,

> mealtimes were all celebrations of the delicious food my Italian mother and

> grandmother had lovingly prepared, a time for talking and sharing

> experiences, etc. If you, the parent, are lording over your child,

> watching everything they eat and criticizing them for not eating enough or

> not eating the right thing, consider how it is being perceived on their

> end... it can't be much fun, can it???

>

> Our two CF kids are 95th percentile for weight. We offer them high

> calorie, high fat, high salt, nutrient dense foods. We don't give them

> much junk food and they don't take any supplements of any kind. What do

> they eat? Here is a list...

>

> Whole milk yogurt

> lots of bananas, my daughter can eat 2 or 3 at a sitting

> 2 to 3 servings of nutrient dense veggies such as sweet potatoes, squash,

> broccoli, carrots or green beans every day, served with seasonings, olive

> oil, butter or cheese sauce

> lots of citrus, especially grapefruit (we do sprinkle sugar on this,

> though)

> ice cream or whole milk puddings for dessert pretty regularly

> 1 gallon of milk per day for just the two of them (we drink 1% ourselves)

> lean meats, they love steak and grilled chicken

> fish at least once a week, usually salmon, tuna, flounder or sole

> lots of nuts, especially peanuts and sunflower seeds, which I sometimes

> sprinkle on top of veggies and casseroles

> Fruit slices with peanut butter " dip "

> slices of American or whole milk fresh mozzarella cheese as a snack

> canned vegetable soup with a grilled cheese sandwich when we are in a hurry

> to eat

> Homemade chicken soup when they have even the slightest hint of a cold

> Occasional pasta meal with meat sauce, but with lots of grated parmesan

> cheese added for them

> They can eat chips as a snack, but they have hummus (made with chickpeas)

> as a " dip " with it

> no junkie sugary cereals, only Cheerios, shredded wheat or other ones where

> sugar isn't the first ingredient on the box

>

> We never force our kids to eat. We offer delicious food, pleasant family

> conversation, and consistent meal and snack times. If they aren't hungry,

> we don't nag them, but we do expect them to stay at the table with the rest

> of the family even if they aren't eating. This was the hardest thing to

> enforce at the beginning but grows easier as they get older. And as they

> get involved in the conversation, they amazingly start eating! I swear it

> really works!

>

> If I know that I will be serving something one of them really doesn't like,

> like turkey eggplant casserole, I permit them to have a simple alternative

> like a cheese sandwich. No sweets for anyone, though, until they have

> eaten some " real " food. One thing is true, though, with kids. Their

> tastes do change, so if you offer something to them once and they don't

> like it, don't assume that they never will like it. My daughter love

> shrimp now, at 3 1/2, but didn't like it when we offered it to her at age

> 2. Keep on offering the good stuff.

>

> I know this sounds deceptively easy. But please be advised that my kids

> genotype is supposedly " severe " for malabsorption. Our kids do have the

> benefit of the " fat gene " in our family, but I have observed the eating

> habits of all of our friends children and I gotta say that what many CF

> parents are facing is the same thing many parents of non-CF kids are facing

> -- a behavioral problem. One of my friend's kids (non CF but as skinny as

> a rail and pale beyond belief) will only eat Mcs french fries! Whose

> fault is that???

>

> Janet

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November 26, 2001

Emery wrote:

I

> not only live in pain and suffer every minute of my life,but my self esteem

> is very low as I have nothing that fits, and the only thing I wear is pj

> bottoms for pants.Is it just me that I can't stand anything to tight? My

> family have never seen me so large, but all they see me wear is pj bottoms,

> they think that I am in a great depression, not that any illness is cause

> for depression.

I hear you . I can't exercise much either. I just will get

extremely exhausted if I try. I've gained a lot of weight too. I keep

needing larger and larger sizes until dh and I finally agreed, I got a

couple of jeans in my present size for when I go out. At home, I wear

either sweat pants or some lighter, pj bottoms that sort of look like

sweat pants. They were much cheaper than buying more jeans so if I go

up in size, I won't be out so much money. I can't stand to wear

anything tight or stuff really pressing against me.

This is my first group on the internet that I have joined.

> My husband bought me this new computer to try and help me find out what I

> can. Just maybe someone out there can help me,I know its up to me to help

> myself, believe me I've heard that one before.

Yes, but we're here for you to ask questions of, whine or vent when you

need to, just whatever, we're here for you. We're not quite the same as

a doctor, we aren't going to throw everything back at you. Stick around

for a while, you'll see people vent, ask questions, help each other,

we're there for each other.

I have thought that just

> maybe the meds can put on weight,but with having a back problem it is very

> hard for me to walk.

It's hard for a lot of us to exercise. My medicines don't help with me

loosing weight either.

> The start of this I had tons of friends, but when

> you need your friends they bail out on you and then you realize who are

> truly your friends.

Unfortunately, you do tend to loose friends sometimes when you have

chronic illness. You also make new ones through the lists. We all have

lost friends over this and realize how much the lists can help with

people who truly understand what you are going through. Hang in there,

we're here for you.

Darcy

November 26, 2001

Emery wrote:

I

> not only live in pain and suffer every minute of my life,but my self esteem

> is very low as I have nothing that fits, and the only thing I wear is pj

> bottoms for pants.Is it just me that I can't stand anything to tight? My

> family have never seen me so large, but all they see me wear is pj bottoms,

> they think that I am in a great depression, not that any illness is cause

> for depression.

I hear you . I can't exercise much either. I just will get

extremely exhausted if I try. I've gained a lot of weight too. I keep

needing larger and larger sizes until dh and I finally agreed, I got a

couple of jeans in my present size for when I go out. At home, I wear

either sweat pants or some lighter, pj bottoms that sort of look like

sweat pants. They were much cheaper than buying more jeans so if I go

up in size, I won't be out so much money. I can't stand to wear

anything tight or stuff really pressing against me.

This is my first group on the internet that I have joined.

> My husband bought me this new computer to try and help me find out what I

> can. Just maybe someone out there can help me,I know its up to me to help

> myself, believe me I've heard that one before.

Yes, but we're here for you to ask questions of, whine or vent when you

need to, just whatever, we're here for you. We're not quite the same as

a doctor, we aren't going to throw everything back at you. Stick around

for a while, you'll see people vent, ask questions, help each other,

we're there for each other.

I have thought that just

> maybe the meds can put on weight,but with having a back problem it is very

> hard for me to walk.

It's hard for a lot of us to exercise. My medicines don't help with me

loosing weight either.

> The start of this I had tons of friends, but when

> you need your friends they bail out on you and then you realize who are

> truly your friends.

Unfortunately, you do tend to loose friends sometimes when you have

chronic illness. You also make new ones through the lists. We all have

lost friends over this and realize how much the lists can help with

people who truly understand what you are going through. Hang in there,

we're here for you.

Darcy

May 14, 2002

OOPS - " NOW " instead of " NOT " - I WISH!! LOL

Shirley

Weight gain

I had an open RNY 8/2/99

I got pregnant this December.

I had already gained 5-7 pounds from quitting smoking, then got

pregnant. I am not 23 pounds higher than my pre-quitting

smoking

weight, which translates to about 15 pounds since baby.

I am 22 weeks last Friday.

Shirley

June 3, 2002

Sylvia,

As with everything it varies greatly, and the closer you are to goal, the more

you will gain like a " normal " person. Those who still have weight to lose may

continue to lose throughout the pregnancy or only gain a small amount. I was 2

lbs from goal when I got preggers and my OB told me 25-35 lbs was normal. I'm

at 30 lbs gained exactly and ready to pop any time now

weight gain

Hello everyone,

i hope u are all doing well thanks to all the responses i

received via email. i would like to get an idea of about how much

weight can a post op rny woman gain during pregnancy? i'll

appreciate your imput. thanks, sylvia

Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

June 3, 2002

According to BTC the average weight gain for a WLS patient is 15-20 pounds

during pregnancy.

Rasley

mailto:drasley@...

BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98

Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining

Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00

> weight gain

>

> Hello everyone,

> i hope u are all doing well thanks to all the responses i

> received via email. i would like to get an idea of about how much

> weight can a post op rny woman gain during pregnancy? i'll

> appreciate your imput. thanks, sylvia

>

> Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

>

June 4, 2002

I was 174 at conception and I continued to lose and got down to 160

now at 28 weeks I am back to 172 almost my conception weight. So

technically I have not gained any weight yet this pregnancy.

Brown

edd 8/31/02

Open RNY 5/01

@294lbs/now 172

It's a girl

> Hello everyone,

> i hope u are all doing well thanks to all the responses i

> received via email. i would like to get an idea of about how much

> weight can a post op rny woman gain during pregnancy? i'll

> appreciate your imput. thanks, sylvia

June 4, 2002

I was 174 at conception and I continued to lose and got down to 160

now at 28 weeks I am back to 172 almost my conception weight. So

technically I have not gained any weight yet this pregnancy.

Brown

edd 8/31/02

Open RNY 5/01

@294lbs/now 172

It's a girl

> Hello everyone,

> i hope u are all doing well thanks to all the responses i

> received via email. i would like to get an idea of about how much

> weight can a post op rny woman gain during pregnancy? i'll

> appreciate your imput. thanks, sylvia

June 4, 2002

I was 174 at conception and I continued to lose and got down to 160

now at 28 weeks I am back to 172 almost my conception weight. So

technically I have not gained any weight yet this pregnancy.

Brown

edd 8/31/02

Open RNY 5/01

@294lbs/now 172

It's a girl

> Hello everyone,

> i hope u are all doing well thanks to all the responses i

> received via email. i would like to get an idea of about how much

> weight can a post op rny woman gain during pregnancy? i'll

> appreciate your imput. thanks, sylvia

June 4, 2002

I conceived 9 months post op and was about 50 lbs. from my goal. I

lost another 12 after getting pregnant and gained back 8 of that by

the time I delivered so really no gain. She is now almost 3 weeks

old and I am down a little over 20 lbs.

> Hello everyone,

> i hope u are all doing well thanks to all the responses i

> received via email. i would like to get an idea of about how much

> weight can a post op rny woman gain during pregnancy? i'll

> appreciate your imput. thanks, sylvia

June 4, 2002

I conceived 9 months post op and was about 50 lbs. from my goal. I

lost another 12 after getting pregnant and gained back 8 of that by

the time I delivered so really no gain. She is now almost 3 weeks

old and I am down a little over 20 lbs.

> Hello everyone,

> i hope u are all doing well thanks to all the responses i

> received via email. i would like to get an idea of about how much

> weight can a post op rny woman gain during pregnancy? i'll

> appreciate your imput. thanks, sylvia

June 4, 2002

I conceived 9 months post op and was about 50 lbs. from my goal. I

lost another 12 after getting pregnant and gained back 8 of that by

the time I delivered so really no gain. She is now almost 3 weeks

old and I am down a little over 20 lbs.

> Hello everyone,

> i hope u are all doing well thanks to all the responses i

> received via email. i would like to get an idea of about how much

> weight can a post op rny woman gain during pregnancy? i'll

> appreciate your imput. thanks, sylvia

June 4, 2002

Perhaps I am the exception to all of you....I was at goal weight when

I conceived 11 months post-op which was about 165, but when I

delivered 9 1/2 months later I was 253! Two weeks after he was born

I was 50 pounds lighter, but had a very difficult time getting the

excess weight off. I had a sugar problem while pregnant and it

continued afterwards which inabled me to lose. I didn't discover

this until our son was nearly 10 months old and that's when I was put

on glucophage. If anyone knows anything about glucophage it really

works to regulate your sugar which also helps you get pregnant fairly

quickly.....guess what? I'm due with baby #2 very soon. :-)

I am very happy with myself this go around....I have only gained 23

pounds!!!! This doesn't include the extra 15 pounds I packed on when

I started taking prenatals along w/ the glucophage. My PCP had me do

that in case I got pregnant....you think she set me up to get

pregnant? Ha!!

I'm pretty confident that I will get back down to size...

Lori~

> > Hello everyone,

> > i hope u are all doing well thanks to all the responses i

> > received via email. i would like to get an idea of about how

much

> > weight can a post op rny woman gain during pregnancy? i'll

> > appreciate your imput. thanks, sylvia

June 4, 2002