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Within Reach of Goal Weight - How DO I STOP?!

Leah

Leah

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I am within 10 lbs of my goal weight and am very satisified of my current weight/size. Question is: How do I stop loosing and start maintaining? I am still loosing 1-2 lbs per week. I am eating high protein well balanced meals, drinking my water and avoiding sugars and most carbs (a still have an occasional cracker or small piece of bread). I have decreased my exercise regimen to 3x/wk instead of 5. Any suggestions?
 
Hi Leah, I haven't gotten that far yet, still working on it. I would talk with my WLS team and/or discuss it in a support group. I suppose that to stop losing, you'll need to increase the calories you are taking in. Check with the experts for a better, more complete answer.

That said....CONGRATULATION YOU BIG LOSER YOU!

Frank

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Thanks Frank!

I guess I could start there but how do you go about eating more calories without stretching out my pouch or slipping back into the same eating BAD HABITS that put me on this adventure to begin with? oh so many questions! I guess i have to make that call to my dietician and/or physician. Thanks again and wish you much success with your weight loss goals!
 
I would increase the amount of vegetables you are eating, also between meal snacks. I guess. I can't wait until I have to ask my team how to maintain my 195 target weight.

Frank

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Leah,

You may want to actually continue past your target weight some twenty pounds or so. It is my understanding that there is a twenty pound rebound after you stop your program. I have heard this from my live support group several times. As far as actual stopping I'd be interested to hear some tips myself even though I'm not there quite yet.

My thought exercise on this topic would be to use a "calorie burn calculator" i.e. http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc to calculate your calorie burn rate and count your calorie intake then compare the two and balance them out until you are consuming as many calories as you burn. If today your calorie intake is 800 calories and your calorie burn rate is 3000 calories then you would need to consume 2200 more calories to balance out to a zero sum. This may take some practice but my own thoughts are this would take a lot of the guess work out of the process.

Good luck and congratulation on your eminent success.

Dennis
 
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I'm on the same page as those who have already posted. My surgeon and dietician have been telling me about how many calories I'll be taking in at different stages on this journey, so I'm assuming when the time comes, they'll let me know where I should be to stay where I want to be.
 
Congratulations Leah. The only way I know to stop losing weight is to increase calories. This can be done by simply adding 1 or 2 small meals / snacks to what you are already eating. Doing it this way will not cause your pouch to stretch out. As for the tye of food, just continue to eat what you have been eating. Speaking to your nutritionist will help to determine how many calories to add to your daily diet.
 
Thanks ALL! I was NOT aware of the 20# rebound and I have visited the website provided (and used it already), so thanks Dcepello! Pat99 I have tried to increase my intake but unfortunately I am DEATHLY AFRAID of increasing my pouch and gaining weight back. I know its a mind thing but its something i guess i will have to work on. Hopefully things will get worked out when i return to my Dietician in two weeks. I'll keep all posted. Thanks again all!
 
Armed with enough information you are in control and are master of your fate don't be afraid jut use your knowledge wisely.
 
Leah-Another thing to consider is to attend live support meetings. I'm sure there will be others there who have faced the same situation you are in and can offer ideas on how they dealt with it. If your surgeon does not provide access to a live support group in your area another good resource is TOPS. You can find a meeting location closest to you on the following link:

http://www.tops.org/FindAMeeting.aspx
 
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