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1a. Re: Please help with a quick survey
From: brightangelhope
1b. Re: Please help with a quick survey
From: AlLee Watkins
2. dumping after surgery
From: anbtrplvtoby
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1a. Re: Please help with a quick survey
Posted by: "brightangelhope" brightangelhope@yahoo.com brightangelhope
Date: Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:56 am ((PDT))
1. What type of surgery did you have? RNY open surgery
2. How long ago was your surgery? 17 years ago
3. What has been your biggest challenge since the surgery? Maintaining
my weight-loss.
4. How much weight have you lost?
111 lbs in the year after surgery, from 271 to 160 lbs (I'm an older
female, height 5'0") Maintained near that weight for a few years, then
weight began creeping back. 5 years ago, at a weight of 190 lbs, I
again began seriously dieting again, restricting calories, inputting
all of my daily food-intake into a computer food journal, which I still
do every day.
It took me 16 months averaging about 1250 calories per day to lose from
190 to my 115 lb goal, which was a weight-loss of about 1 lb per week.
Since that time, January 2006 I have been working successfully to
maintain my weight within a 10 lb range, (up to lbs above 115, down to
5 lbs under 115).
5. Did you have any obesity related diseases before your surgery? If so
and you feel comfortable telling me, please list them. None
6. How did the surgery affect these diseases or help to control them?
Not Applicable
7. Did you have any side effects from the surgery? Yes. Became lactose
intolerant, suffer from "Dumping Syndrome". This is still true even
after 17 years, although my body has built up more tolerance and can
handle larger amounts of sugar etc.. i.e. it now takes 2 to 3 cookies or
2 candybars, eaten within a short time period, to make me ill, instead
of 1 bite of cookie or candy. 6 months after surgery, in the process
of an office move, I developed a Hernia, which required surgery to
repair.
8. What might you list as short and long term effect from the surgery?
My body will tolerate less food volume. It is impossible for me to
eat large amounts of food in short periods of time. Binging was always
my problem. I was unable to avoid it no matter what kind of "normal"
food plan I tried. I could eat small to normal amounts of food for a
couple of weeks, but could not avoid bingeing. Immediately after
surgery, I chose to eat very small amounts (bites) of food several times
a day...This grazing pattern is my preferred way to eat, but the method
is problematic as since about after a year or so after surgery,
"grazing" allows me to eat more calories than I burn, and causes
weight-gain over time. The most important value to me was that ---even
up to the present day ---I lost the ability to "binge big-time", i.e.
take in 5,000 to 10,000 calories in just a few hours. My maximum
"binge" capacity now is anywhere from 2,000 to 3,500 calories...for an
entire day's period..because I feel ill quicker. The calorie
difference is based on just one day, what foods I overeat, and how long
the overeating process takes. I still occasionally binge...despite 20+
years of Therapy--most of it prior to my bypass...but now I don't hate
myself for it. I learned to basicaly accept and love my body BEFORE my
gastric-bypass, which was very helpful in losing and maintaining weight
AFTER my bypass.
9. What are some steps you use for management of your procedure? I work
hard to avoid eating large amounts of all food. I am conscious of and
manage the density, fat, and sugar in all my food intake. I am extra
careful not to overeat or eat certain foods at times and places where I
do not have the ability to lie down immediately after eating. I weigh
and measure my food. I weigh and measure myself. I record all of my
food intake daily in a software food journal. I treat dieting as a
Hobby, and involve myself with a variety of "diets" in a positive way.
Prior to my surgery I had lost 100 lbs and regained it on three seperate
occasions. My surgery gave me the ability to be successful at
weight-loss AND maintenance.
10. How has your life changed since your surgery? Most of my life has
changed very little. I exercise a bit more than I did. I have many,
many size 6 clothes that I like very much. I've always liked looking in
the mirror, but now I enjoy looking in the mirror more. Prior to my
surgery, I had a successful career, a successful marriage, a lovely
home and good life. I still have these things. I enjoyed my life
before, and did not let my size greatly interfere with the things I
wanted to do. There were many activities I didn't care for BEFORE
surgery, and I didn't start liking them any better AFTER surgery. My
life-style preferences didn't change. I still love food, and sometimes
I still choose to eat too much of it. The only thing that I have after
surgery that I didn't have before is a consistently petite and trim
body. This is due to the fact that I am now able to successfully work
at maintaining my weight-loss. However, it is still hard work, every
day. If I choose to stop working at controlling my food intake, I am
very certain that my weight would climb back up to 250+ lbs. This would
not happen as quickly as it would WITHOUT my bypass, but it would still
happen.
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1b. Re: Please help with a quick survey
Posted by: "AlLee Watkins" edallee32086@yahoo.com edallee32086
Date: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:35 am ((PDT))
Thank you for participating. Your story is very inspiring to me.
AlLee
--- On Fri, 10/16/09, brightangelhope <brightangelhope@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: brightangelhope <brightangelhope@yahoo.com>
Subject: [After Weight Loss Surgery] Re: Please help with a quick survey
To: afterweightlosssurgery@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 2:44 PM
1. What type of surgery did you have? RNY open surgery
2. How long ago was your surgery? 17 years ago
3. What has been your biggest challenge since the surgery? Maintaining
my weight-loss.
4. How much weight have you lost?
111 lbs in the year after surgery, from 271 to 160 lbs (I'm an older
female, height 5'0") Maintained near that weight for a few years, then
weight began creeping back. 5 years ago, at a weight of 190 lbs, I
again began seriously dieting again, restricting calories, inputting
all of my daily food-intake into a computer food journal, which I still
do every day.
It took me 16 months averaging about 1250 calories per day to lose from
190 to my 115 lb goal, which was a weight-loss of about 1 lb per week.
Since that time, January 2006 I have been working successfully to
maintain my weight within a 10 lb range, (up to lbs above 115, down to
5 lbs under 115).
5. Did you have any obesity related diseases before your surgery? If so
and you feel comfortable telling me, please list them. None
6. How did the surgery affect these diseases or help to control them?
Not Applicable
7. Did you have any side effects from the surgery? Yes. Became lactose
intolerant, suffer from "Dumping Syndrome". This is still true even
after 17 years, although my body has built up more tolerance and can
handle larger amounts of sugar etc.. i.e. it now takes 2 to 3 cookies or
2 candybars, eaten within a short time period, to make me ill, instead
of 1 bite of cookie or candy. 6 months after surgery, in the process
of an office move, I developed a Hernia, which required surgery to
repair.
8. What might you list as short and long term effect from the surgery?
My body will tolerate less food volume. It is impossible for me to
eat large amounts of food in short periods of time. Binging was always
my problem. I was unable to avoid it no matter what kind of "normal"
food plan I tried. I could eat small to normal amounts of food for a
couple of weeks, but could not avoid bingeing. Immediately after
surgery, I chose to eat very small amounts (bites) of food several times
a day...This grazing pattern is my preferred way to eat, but the method
is problematic as since about after a year or so after surgery,
"grazing" allows me to eat more calories than I burn, and causes
weight-gain over time. The most important value to me was that ---even
up to the present day ---I lost the ability to "binge big-time", i.e.
take in 5,000 to 10,000 calories in just a few hours. My maximum
"binge" capacity now is anywhere from 2,000 to 3,500 calories...for an
entire day's period..because I feel ill quicker. The calorie
difference is based on just one day, what foods I overeat, and how long
the overeating process takes. I still occasionally binge...despite 20+
years of Therapy--most of it prior to my bypass...but now I don't hate
myself for it. I learned to basicaly accept and love my body BEFORE my
gastric-bypass, which was very helpful in losing and maintaining weight
AFTER my bypass.
9. What are some steps you use for management of your procedure? I work
hard to avoid eating large amounts of all food. I am conscious of and
manage the density, fat, and sugar in all my food intake. I am extra
careful not to overeat or eat certain foods at times and places where I
do not have the ability to lie down immediately after eating. I weigh
and measure my food. I weigh and measure myself. I record all of my
food intake daily in a software food journal. I treat dieting as a
Hobby, and involve myself with a variety of "diets" in a positive way.
Prior to my surgery I had lost 100 lbs and regained it on three seperate
occasions. My surgery gave me the ability to be successful at
weight-loss AND maintenance.
10. How has your life changed since your surgery? Most of my life has
changed very little. I exercise a bit more than I did. I have many,
many size 6 clothes that I like very much. I've always liked looking in
the mirror, but now I enjoy looking in the mirror more. Prior to my
surgery, I had a successful career, a successful marriage, a lovely
home and good life. I still have these things. I enjoyed my life
before, and did not let my size greatly interfere with the things I
wanted to do. There were many activities I didn't care for BEFORE
surgery, and I didn't start liking them any better AFTER surgery. My
life-style preferences didn't change. I still love food, and sometimes
I still choose to eat too much of it. The only thing that I have after
surgery that I didn't have before is a consistently petite and trim
body. This is due to the fact that I am now able to successfully work
at maintaining my weight-loss. However, it is still hard work, every
day. If I choose to stop working at controlling my food intake, I am
very certain that my weight would climb back up to 250+ lbs. This would
not happen as quickly as it would WITHOUT my bypass, but it would still
happen.
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2. dumping after surgery
Posted by: "anbtrplvtoby" anbtrplvtoby@yahoo.com anbtrplvtoby
Date: Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:17 pm ((PDT))
why do some dump after they eat certin foods and others have no reactions?
for the first 3months after my surgery I would dump after greasy or higher sugar foods and now I can eat anything.
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