You can lose muscle mass after WLS
Not sure where you heard that you only lose fat and not muscle after WLS, but it was dead wrong. Any time you are on a highly restricted diet, your body will start using your muscle mass for protein if you aren't getting enough protein through food. And your heart is a muscle--that's why all the docs and dieticians are so hot on us getting our protein in. My dietician set my minimum at 56 grams of protein a day...that's why any time you see me talk about food, I always give the protein grams. That, liquid, and calcium are what I focus on throughout the day.
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Lisa M
Lap RNY - 9/26/05
surgery/ lowest/ goal
Weight: 303/ 137/ 150
BMI: 56/ 25.1/ 27.4
Now in maintenance stage, with desired weight range: 150-153 pounds
Current weight: 139 Updated 10/21/08
"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." Harvey Fierstein
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Originally Posted by Gina in NY
Doesn't matter what you can eat, just matters what you do eat.
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