1yr 8 months out. Need help!

I am one year 8 months out of surgery and having a hard time losing my last twenty pounds. I can eat so much more now and seem to be constantly hungry but working out daily. Can anyone give me any advice to get my eating back under control???? Thank you!

I try and use water as a way to curb my appetite.  It fills me up quick and gets my mind off food/hunger.

Eat more veggies or fresh fruit.

One thing Nik wrote on here recently that really rang true for me:  The differnce between obese people and normal weight people is that for normal people hunger is not an emergency.

Gotta love Nik... she comes up with the best stuff!

• These are the rules I followed/follow:
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• *Drink 64 ounces Liquids daily (drink up to a meal, wait 60 minutes after a meal) (I add 2 packets sugar free drink mix and 1 teaspoon Benefiber to 2-32 ounce water containers)
  
• *Must eat at least 60 grams of Protein a day (80 or more grams beginning at 1200 calories a day)
• *Eat dairy products that are no fat/low fat
• *Eat simple (fruit) and complex (vegetables, whole grains) Carbohydrates (I do not count daily grams)
• *No more than 15 grams of Sugar per meal (more grams if able to tolerate-I allow myself up to 30 grams Sugar per meal from Simple and Complex Carbohydrate sources and also from Dairy products that are no fat/low fat because I do not seem to dump on Sugar)
  
• *Eat 3 main meals (B, L, D) no further than 5-6 hours apart
• *Eat 1 protein snack at 1200 calories a day at least 2-3 hours from breakfast
• *Eat 2-3 protein snacks at Maintenance calories a day at least 2-3 hours from B, L, D
  
• *12-24 Months After Surgery: eat 1200 calories a day (I ate 1200 calories a day until 15 months when I reached my goal weight)
• *24 Months after surgery (or when goal weight is reached before 24 months): Maintenance calories (BMR/RMR & Activity Level) (Malabsorption of calories lasts approximately 18-24 months) (I eat 1700-1800 calories a day to maintain my weight loss of 200 pounds at a weight of 131 pounds. My height is 5'4")
• * I do not participate in a formal exercise program due to Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis. I do move around a lot more and do a lot more walking.

What I have found works for me is limit my simple/processed carbs as much as possible>  If I stick to lean meat, beans, yogurt, vegetables and fruit, I don't fight hunger.  If I add bread, pasta, etc. white carbs, my hunger is increased.  I try to follow low glycemic.  I have also learned the longer I go without drinking prior to a main meal the greater my restriction.   Also drink as much water as possible throughout the day.  It is a balancing act.


Use myfitnesspal.com or other online tracking system - if you don't already.  You can enter your goal weight, etc., and the site will tell you how much you should eat in order to lose XXXX amount of pounds.

Dasie
That's a great insight about not drinking directly before a meal.  I'll have to try it out.

Your body may think it is done. Do you track your food? If not, try myfitnesspal or a similar website. Limit carbs to those found in fruits, veggies, and yogurt. What type and how much exercise are you doing? Weight training builds muscle whi*****reases metabolism. 

At just over a year out and about 15 pounds to my goal I too an experiencing this. Some days I am just ravenous. I have this pact with myself that I will drink at least 16 oz of fluids and wait 20 minutes before I eat something if it isn't time for a meal. I also find that a warm beverage, such as a sugar free decaf flavored coffee, helps even more. Like at the end of my day when I am nearly out of calories - I have a vanilla decaf coffee and it tides me over until morning. With summer being here that is a little more difficult because it is a hot beverage.

If I feel like I simply MUST eat something or if my blood sugar tanks, I try some of what is mentioned above. One of my favorites is a half cup of plain Greek yogurt. Not as good as the flavored sweetened stuff but it is filling, has protein and in carb gentle.