JohnsWife4Life

It's over now Vanessa, and welcome to the other side, hope all is well. Sip sip sip, hugs, walk, walk, walk, hugs.

Traci

Groovey kinda Love

traci, thanks for the wealth of information.... you are like a walking medical book so they make you roll to your side and cough? is that so you don't get phnuemonia*(spelling) ? sorry about the spelling, anyway was just curious. I had heard from lots of people that walking increases the time of healing. That is good to know.

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Lap RNY April~21~2005
09~30~2003...Dr. Phil Rossi's Referal to Insurance
04~21~2005...260lbs BMI49.9
08~01~2005... One~Der~Land
09~27~2005 Century Club...160
04~21~2006...135 BMI 25.5
04~21~2007...110 BMI 20.1
130 personal Goal ~below goal
140 Dr. Phil Rossi's Goal
06~19~07...first plastics apointment

TT Gym Rat Member #47

Groovey Bear

momof2

The reason that protein would slow down your weight loss is because during rapid weight loss as we have all experienced, the body will always go after the easiest thing to burn off, in which case is your muscle. Muscle is easier to loose than fat. What the protein does is prevents your body from being able to burn the muscle off and it also helps to build and rebuild muscles as you become more active. Also taking into consideration that fat is not as heavy as muscle and is also MUCH harder to burn off. Therefore, you will lose "weight" slower. However, if you look at your body fat % and your size, you will notice that it will continue to fall at a decent rate because you have forced your body to burn fat first while your LEAN mass will stay the same or increase.

So you are actually doing a very good thing. Just don't get discouraged because there are other forms of weight loss, not just "pounds".

Esouza

Mom.. You are so close.

Your body will use the protien if it needs it and can maintain the current muscle mass. The issue is that as you lose weight (pounds) it will take less energy and muscle to move that mass (body). In that case you still may loose muscle mass unless you stress those muscle enough to keep their size or over stress them and increase their size. There is a point of diminishing returns when it comes to protein. It just becomes caloric intake if it isn't used. From some docs I read, WLS paitents may only get 30% of protein consumed so a quality protein is recommended.

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LauraLee

What would you consider a "quality" protein besides meat? I am 2 weeks out and trying to get in protein via protein powders. Do you have a recomendation over different shakes and or powders? Just curious.

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Laura
Dr. Callery
Lap 4-12-05
5'8"
341 / 180 / 160 (My Goal)

Kristen

Hi Laura,

I found a great protein source. Liquid Egg Whites, from a company called Egg Whites International. They are nothing but the Egg Whites which have been pasturized. I had my gastric bypass surgery about 3 years ago and still have a problem with dairy, a trainer in the gym told me to try the Egg Whites International Brand. WOW is all I can say. You can blend them in a drink with protein powder and for 8 oz you get about 40 grams of protein with an average shake.

Nice thing is they aren't slimy (since they are pasturized and you can't taste them) I didn't know what I was drinking until the trainer told me.

You can also cook with them and they have no additives

Good Wishes,

Kristen

JohnsWife4Life

Suez, sorry I never saw this post. I must have been working. I know you are doing well girlie, and you are walking and sipping. I know you had your surgery now already, but in case anyone would be browsing, I would like to answer that. TCDB, turn, cough, deep breathe. This is so important for post ops, that the nurses actually have a spot for charting this.

Being anesthetized will cause gas to accumulate in the lungs. When you have an incision, your muscles are sore and we tend not to use our diaphragm to its capacity because we are afraid it will hurt. Turn, we turn those that cannot walk, or we put them on a special bed that will repostion them every so many minutes. Turning helps to move the gas and secretions and loosen them up, coughing of course not only exercises your lungs, but you blow off the carbon dioxide. Deep breathing makes you expand your lungs, again moving the gas and blowing it off. It doesn't always prevent pneumonia, but it seriously reduces the risk of potential respiratory complications. Walking increases the venous blood return back to the heart and lungs, reducing the risk of blood clots or pulmonary embolism. Wallking also exercise the lungs, and moves the gas. Moves the gas not only from the lungs, but also the abdomen, because the gas in the abdominal cavity is worse pain than the actual incision.

TOO MUCH PROTEIN IS FATTENING!

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Traci

Open RNY March 16, 2004
At goal