Re: food question please help

[Guest guest]

Hi

I hit my first plateau at about 2-3 months post op. Its your body

going into hybernation mode...it thinks you are starving it. It does

pass but is very scary when it happens so early post op. I just made

sure I was eating only protein, increased my walking and drank my

water. After about a month it started melting off again.

As per Lean Cuisines: I am 9 months out and cant eat a whole one yet.

I try to stay away from packaged meals because since I cant eat a

whole one I feel its a waste.

Make sure you are only eating about 2 ounces at a time, remembering

your protein, getting your excersise in and drinking your water and

you should be fine.

[Guest guest]

R you drinking your water and working out??? Also, those pre

mixed meals are high in sodium that can make you retain water.

[Guest guest]

R you drinking your water and working out??? Also, those pre

mixed meals are high in sodium that can make you retain water.

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeni,

My weight loss stalled a bit when I was about 4 weeks out from surgery

and I've talked to several other post-ops who experienced similar

stalled wieght loss at about 4-6 weeks out. I'm not familiar with the

nutritional info on Weight Watchers or Lean Cuisine food . . . so I

can't really comment on that. One thing that I do find helpful in

keeping me on track nutritionally is to use FitDay to keep a food log.

I can keep track of my protein intake and much more.

Before using FitDay, I was never able to keep a food diary for more than

a few days. I've been using FitDay now for months and it is really easy

and gives you lots of info. You can use Fitday.com for free or download

it for $20, if memory serves me right. I use the downloaded version.

It has a few more features and I don't have to be on-line to use it.

I don't mean for this to sound like a commercial . There are probably

other similar programs out there - FitDay is just the one with which I'm

familiar. I am convinced that, at least for me, recording what I eat

and seeing all the nutritional info helps my peace of mind. I recently

had my weight loss stall again for a couple of weeks - but knowing that

I was doing OK on my protein intake and so on helped me stay on track

and feel assured that the weight loss would resume. (It has - I've

dropped about 6 lb. so far this month.)

So, to answer your question . . . yes, it is normal to have your weight

loss stall. Also, as you get further out from surgery, you may not lose

as fast as you did at first. 2 pounds a day was fantastic . . . if only

it could stay that fast - wouldn't we be happy campers?!

Take care,

Kay

open RNY 12/1/03

lindachaparrita9 wrote:

> I had surgery 6 weeks ago and im now starting to eat food, (ie Weight

> watchers, or lean cuisine) with very little fat and suger. I was

> loosing weight up until a week ago. Why cant i lose weight? up until

> now i was losing about 2 pounds a day. Is this normal? Please help

> Jeni

> Jenipooh85@...