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rbd74 11/20/2011

So clearly this may be a topic for only those who have reached goal, but i will take any thoughts anyone has.

So my RNY was on 10/7/10. i have lost 121lbs and weigh 137. My dr's goal for me was 140 and mine own was 138 (just so i could say i'd lost an even 120).

I eat fairly normal. sometimes on the weekends i skip meals, but i drink my protein and take my vitamins.

I eat almost anything i want and my portions are pretty normal (about a 1cup of food).

I only watch my sugar intake, not my fat.

So my question is how do i stop losing! i know, i know just eat more. i guess i just need some encouragement on how to get over it in my head. i told my DH that for my whole life i lived under "don't eat, don't eat, don't eat". then i had the surgery and WOW i didn't eat. Now he's always telling me 'go eat" "no more coffee" drink some water". He's so sweet.

But it's hard to get it into my head that i need to eat more when i feel physically satisfied and i have all those years of "don't eat" running through my mind.

I guess while i am afraid of losing more weight, i am even more afraid of messing it all up and gaining.

Just wondering how you might have transitioned from losing to maintaining.

Thanks!
Rochelle

deleted_user 11/20/2011

How many calories are you eating? my Nut say the gola should be 1000-1200 a day.

Lauren7379 11/20/2011

I agree with Coleen. You might need more calories in your diet. That's how you maintain instead of losing.

Lauren7379 11/20/2011

Oh, and congrats on the weight loss! That's incredible!

deleted_user 11/20/2011

I am 2 # from my goal and I have a fear of lossing too much. The doctor has increased my synthoyrid and I am having trouble maintaining and not get any smaller.

olandia64 11/20/2011

I can only pray for this problem down the road. Maybe add some nuts since they are higher in calories?

imjj4short 11/20/2011

First of all, congratulations on hitting your target weight!!

I can totally relate to being afraid of losing too much. My target was 125, and I went from 300 to 123 without hitting a plateau. At 123, I added nuts, popcorn and mashed potatoes (a couple times to my week) to my diet and have been able to maintain between 125-127 for about 8 months.

Be careful not to start letting junk food into your diet to keep your weight upit is easy to do and it will eventually backfire!!

Once again, congratulations and keep up the good work!!

JJ

Judy-Anderson 11/20/2011

I am thinking this is funny since I have never had to worry about it either and I wish... but you never know some day. I say the same as the others here, increase your calorie intake, you might want to keep a little journal of what you eat and how many calories they have just for now to give you an idea of how many calories things have in them.

rbd74 11/21/2011

thanks so much for all of the ideas.

i am a creature of habit and so i eat the same thing just about every day. i get about 1200 calories and 60 to 80 protein.

weird. i will just keep watching and take all of your advice.

thanks again.

deleted_user 11/22/2011

Exersize anf this will give you muscle wt and tone you as well. We might as well get those muscles and sculp and shape back without surgery again.

don't know about you but i will look like a teddy bear when i get my bat wings removed. (seaming)

deleted_user 11/22/2011

I'm going through the same thing. My goal was 180. I hit 173 early last week, which put me in the normal BMI range. I'm now down to 170. I find it hard to get in more calories because I'm just not hungry. I'm exercising or working out daily which seems to be adding muscle, but still dropping weight. I've actually been considering going from 1% to 2% milk to try to help. It's hard after a year of not eating to suddenly want to eat again.

farmgirl392 11/22/2011

I wouldn't worry about it. Trust your body. When it's done with the fat, it will stop automatically. If you are really worried and are becoming too thin, try adding more carbohydrates to your menu. That should do it. But.....again, I have to emphasize--trust your body. It will stop when it's ready.

rbd74 11/22/2011

I have added more carbs - in honestly i don't watch the fat - in fact i use whole milk sometimes. I don't overdo the fat - i just don't watch it like i do the sugar. if i eat something really really fatty like a burger i get sick so those are out.

i have thought many times that my body will know when to stop. but i just worry - what if it don't.

i must also confess no exercising is done by me! shame shame. i should be doing some to at least try to tone up the sagging skin.

ah well, life is better now then it was a year ago.

thanks all for the feedback

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