Help Me With My Homework
I am soliciting direct E-mail. A public post is okay, but considering
the nature of what I’m asking, I believe that requesting private
E-mail will provide me with a much higher and more reliable response rate.
For starters, I do NOT want to hear from anyone who is less than 2
months out from surgery. You have way too many other things going on
to make your response of much interest to me. Hey, enjoy the thrills
of your new life. (Really, I think most of us are just jealous of you;
–
If you are significantly past the initial post-op phase, then I
request that you send me private E-mail answering these questions…
-1- Type of operation
-2- How far out
-3- General Demographics (i.e., M/F, Marital History, Age, Race, Kids,
Whatever you think matters)
Then the two essay questions…
-4- Describe a typical meal before surgery
-5- Describe the same meal today
“Jim” jim_n_tx@…
November 30th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
-1- Type of operation
Open RNY - proximal 150cm bypassed
-2- How far out
October 98….so that’s just over 5 years
-3- General Demographics (i.e., M/F, Marital History, Age, Race, Kids,
Female, married 25 years now, 42 at the time of my surgery, starting weight of
500 pounds, no children (no doubt due to the weight)
Then the two essay questions…
-4- Describe a typical meal before surgery
In a way my meals never really started or ended, because I always ate or grazed
every waking moment.
But for supper let’s say….
I’d have 2-3 center cut pork chops (breaded and fried of course)
About 1.5 Cups of mashed potatoes swimming in butter
Stewed tomatoes
lot’s of mixed veggies…still love em. If I had to guess an amount, well DH
and I would split a frozen bag so that’s what…8 ounces? Also swimming in
butter.
Oh and probably a side salad too.
Maybe 30 minutes after dinner a big bowl of ice cream (about 4 big scoops!)
And a couple of glasses of iced tea, Dr Pepper or milk to wash supper down with.
-5- Describe the same meal today
Supper these days is maybe one small center cut boneless pork chop. A few
tablespoons of mashed potatoes (still use the butter!) and some string beans or
veggies. I’ll eat the beans for sure, may have troubles with the meat but if I
eat it with the potatoes it will be wet enough to get down. Nothing to drink,
no ice cream later.
Sue
Open RNY 10/26/98
From 500 lbs to 149
Dr Barry Fisher
Pease visit my site www.mygastricbypass.com
I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet
when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
December 1st, 2006 at 7:39 am
Open RNY (don’t know if it was proximal or distal, I’m assuming
proximal as I don’t have to mega-supplement like some and my
bloodwork is great) in March 2003, so I’m 10 mos out.
Female, married 1st time for 16 ys, divorced, remarried & still
hanging in there 2 1/2 ys; age 41, White, 1 natural child 1
stepchild, 9 & 11 respectively.
Meal(s) before surgery… DH and I could polish off a bucket of fried
chicken with all the fixins and biscuits and come back later and have
dessert (had to watch that, I was diabetic, which I’m not now); we
could split a 16″ meat lovers pan pizza and finish it and also throw
in hot wings and cheesy breadsticks; I could go to Outback and have
cheese fries, salad with that great bread, and the 16 oz ribeye (I
also ate all the fat on it) with potato (loaded!!), and still
sometimes order dessert.
Meal(s) now… I still get fried chicken but don’t eat the skin
usually, and I can get down a thigh or 2 legs most of the time. I
may have room after that for a tbsp of potatoes and a bite or two of
biscuit (still have butter on those)… if I do eat pizza, I have to
order the thin crust and can usually get down 1 to 1 1/2 pieces if I
go slowly…. We still go to Outback but I usually get a side of
something like potato or soup, and share DH’s steak, or get an add-on
like a lobster tail (with butter of course) to his meal and have that
with potato or salad, and have 1 small piece of the bread. I try not
to each much of the side item because protein is king for post-
ops,and I just don’t have the room if I overdo it on the salad or
potato. On the occasions when I have room for some dessert, I have 2-
3 bites of whatever I want. I don’t feel “left out” that way. I can
and do usually eat whatever I want, just very small portions and
chew, chew, chew!!
Hope this helps!!
Kay
Open RNY March 2003
41, 5′4″
225/135
December 1st, 2006 at 8:59 pm
Open RNY 12/11/02
150 cm bypassed
stomach transected
30 cc pouch
44 yo at time of surgery
Married 26 years, white, female, 2 adult children
Meal before surgery: this can be very decpetive because my meals were not
HUGE more like a bit larger than average. I would eat 2 or 3 slices of
pizza or meat, potatoes and veggie. Could not eat larger amounts like some.
But my downfall was eating Haagen Daz for a meal or 3 or 4 donuts . . .
MAJOR calories. Or chocolates for a meal. I was a dense calorie eater and
ate smaller volues of highly caloric foods.
Now, a typical meal might be 3 chicken wings or one thigh . . . or a small
bit of steak and a few bites of salad . . . perhaps 2 scrambled eggs
although I do not have room to finish them . . . 1/2 to 3/4 cup chilie . . .
a few ounces of fish with a couple bites of veggie. As far a pizza, I can
only do thin crust and usually just eat the toppings with only a bite or two
of crust, and usually cannot finish the toppings off a whole slice.
Rev. Pam
Open RNY 12/11/02
318.5/182
December 1st, 2006 at 11:19 pm
I know you didn’t want to hear from pre-ops but I’m reading everyone’s answers
and am really amazed by the amount of food many ate as pre-ops. It has me
worried. Maybe someone can relate to me. I am 5′6 1/2 and 330. Here is a normal
day of eating. I am not dieting right now although I am thinking about trying
the South Beach diet. Anyway, for breakfast today I had a bowl of life cereal
and 1 cup of coffee with cream and sugar. For lunch I had a tuna sandwich and a
small serving of vinegar potato chips. I had a cup of tea with cream and sugar
at around 3:00 as I was freezing here in PA (it was about 15 degrees out) and
for dinner we got Outback carry out. When we get Outback, we alwasy get the same
thing. My husband and I split the outback special. Which is a 9 ounce center cut
piece of steak. Mike gets the big half. We order an extra baked potato and we
each get one. Loaded of course. Then I also order the shrimp on the barbie which
is 5 pc of grilled shrimp on a slice of bread. I eat like 3 shrimp and half the
bread and do dip it in the sauce. I also eat the entire caesar salad and we
alway get an onion as well and I eat 1/5 of that (we split that with all the
kids too). So this meal totally stuffs me to the brim. I really feel like I ate
way too much today. But, it is not nearly as much as some pre-ops eat. And I am
so fat! I am just wondering. Is this an indication that surgery wouldnt be as
successful for me? I am not active at all. I am sure that would make a
difference but I am kind of worried. I mean if I am already eating a lot less
than others did and they weighed around the same as I do, how will I be able to
lose? Will I have to eat that much less? Anyone know?
December 2nd, 2006 at 12:05 pm
You didn’t sign your post so I’m sorry to not address you personally.
Your eating sounds ALOT like mine pre-op. I never thought I ate very much
and DEFINITELY not enough to weigh over 300 pounds!
NOW, after surgery when I see what others (thin ones too) eat I realize what
I considered average portions were really LARGE portions. In society today
the portion sizes have greatly increased. We used to be happy with a small
order of fries and now we get mediums, larges or even supersized.
I was not a large meal eater and lots of days I ate far less than my trim
hubby but if I were to keep a food diary over a longer period of time I
would know that my weight gain was from making awful food choices. I would
rather have a nice bowl of ice cream for lunch or a few brownies and tea for
breakfast. I ate calorie rich roods that were smaller in volume.
Also, it didn’t help that I did little exercise and am hypothyroid. Add
that to 30+ years of yo-yo dieting, my metabolism was shot!
I am so thankful for this surgery and what it has done for my quality of
life. I am sooooooo much more relaxed about food and am grateful to know
what full feels like.
Look at the outback meal again . . . 4 oz steak, a fully loaded baked
potato, 3 shrimp, half a slice of bread, 1/5 of a bloomin onion and a caeser
salad. That’s a lot of food. I know for myself BEFORE surgery I could have
downed that same meal if I stuffed myself. I know it was ingrained in me to
FINISH my plate. Now, I can easily leave a bite or two or whatever is left
on my plate when I get that message at I’m full.
Food is now just fuel for my body and is no longer my comfort after a hard
day or a way to relax and unwind.
I am amazed that a physical surgical procedure could have such an immense
imact on my mental thinking. It also helped to see the advice and support
of a counselor before surgery to examine my relationship with food and make
changes pre-op.
Good luck to you!
Rev. Pam
Open RNY 12/11/02
318.5/182
December 2nd, 2006 at 4:13 pm
Since there was no signature, I am replying to all. I felt the same as you.
Breakfast, pre-op was usually two hard boiled eggs and some coffee. Lunch
was usually a chef salad with bleu cheese dressing and some french bread.
Snack was usually pretzels and Nutella. Supper was the biggest, 1/4lb of
pasta w/sauce, or two pork chops, a potato w/butter, salad and a veggie and
sometimes dessert later and felt that was so much less than others, yet I
weighed nearly 300lbs! Well, sweetie, you will be floored by the changes
post-op. I am down 54lbs as of today. I actually felt my elbows this morning
for the first time in years. I thought something was wrong with my neck and
shoulder the other day and it turned out to be my collar bone. Clothes fit
great, two sizes smaller. You eat so much less, no carbs low fat and no
sugar and the weight DOES come off. You eventually will eat only 2-3 oz of
meat, a quarter cup of veggies and you’re full for hours. Wait and see. You
ll be fine.
Nona
LAP RNY 12/5/3
299/245/?
December 3rd, 2006 at 4:58 pm
And it’s not just the food you eat. Until I started keeping a food diary, I
never realized that a majority of my calories are consumed as liquids - juice,
milk, etc. It was a real eye-opener for me…
Heather
December 5th, 2006 at 2:49 am
In a message dated 1/25/2004 12:06:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
brownha@… writes:
And it’s not just the food you eat. Until I started keeping a food diary, I
never realized that a majority of my calories are consumed as liquids - juice,
milk, etc. It was a real eye-opener for me…
Heather
Yea that is true. I am a water drinker. But when I do drink soda or anything
else, it is pepsi one or crystal lite iced tea. But I do like a beer now and
then or glass of wine. I know that in the summer I drink more often as well.
That is something I really do need to watch more closely.
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