Here is some info that I got from WLS Deb's Profile and really found interesting: Weight Loss Surgery is the Easy Way Out! � WLS is easier than being short of breath constantly � WLS is easier than not being able to stand for more than 5 minutes at a time � WLS is easier than not being able to do my own shopping � WLS is easier than living with (or dying from) sleep apnea, diabetes, or hypertension � WLS is easier than having back surgeries every couple of years as my spine degenerates under my weight � WLS is easier than the unbearable pain in my hips, knees, and ankles � WLS is easier than facing the spectre of additional, life-threatening comorbities � WLS is easier than seeing my children�s faces when I cannot participate in their activities � WLS is easier than worrying about how clean I am � WLS is easier than placing my faith in diets that the medical world acknowledges are 95% unsuccessful � I am certain anyone reading this can add eloquently to this list. So, next time someone suggests that this is the "easy way", just agree by saying: "Sure is, just like living is easier than dying" -author unknown
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"Hibernation syndrome" - two or three weeks after Gastric Bypass, the patient's body "figures out" that it is not going to be receiving its accustomed calories for a long time. Weigh stalls out and many feel tired. In some patients this results in what is call the hibernation syndrome, where one's body falls back on its built-in evolutionary response to a low food supply - the person wants to rest and be as still as possible until the food returns. In the "cave man days" starvation was a constant threat, and our bodies were evolved to store any extra calories in preparation for the lean times. During lean times, the body is programmed to do everything possible to hold onto the calorie stores. So the first response of the body when faced with starvation (during a drought for our ancestors, or after gastric bypass surgery for us) is to conserve all possible energy by turning down the "metabolic thermostat." This means that fewer calories are burned and the person feels like sleeping and being away from activity - they are easily fatigued. Energy level drops through the floor, and the individual can become emotionally tearful or irritable. There can also be a component of depression caused by the loss of the previous relationship with food. This syndrome can be unnerving for patients because it comes at a time when they are just beginning to get over the pain and other effects of surgery - they believe they should be feeling better but they just want to curl up and go to sleep. The role of exercise in this situation can be thought of as "fooling" the body into a different mode called "hunting mode." If the body is treated to regular vigorous physical activity during starvation, its interpretation may be that the person is foraging or hunting. The body (from an evolutionary standpoint) would be in favor of hunting because it could lead to more calorie intake, so it provides more energy to facilitate the acquisition of food - it turns up the "metabolic thermostat". This upregulation means that more calories are burned throughout the 24 hour period (besides the extra calories burned during the exercise) and the person has a significantly increased feeling of energy. Give yourself a few weeks to start feeling better and don't be discouraged.
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High Protein Foods almonds (1 cup) 26.0 red snapper (3 oz.) 39.0 barley, uncooked (1 cup) 16.5 salami (1 oz.) 6.9 baked beans (� cup) 8.1 scallops (5-6 med) 39.5 kidney beans (� cup) 7.2 shrimp (5 lg) 15.5 lima beans (� cup) 5.4 shrimp, canned (3 oz.) 20.8 bean soup (1 cup) 7.6 baked ham (3 oz.) 26.3 corned beef (3 oz.) 22.9 boiled ham (2 oz.) 14.5 hamburger (3 oz.) 21.8 lamb chop, broiled (4 oz.) 20.2 roast beef (3 oz.) 23.3 lentil soup (1 cup) 5.0 beef pot pie 23.0 beef liver, fried (3 oz.) 13.2 cottage cheese (� cup) 13.6 calf liver, fried (3 oz.) 15.1 fried chicken (� breast) 24.7 lobster (1 cup) 19.5 chicken drumstick 12.5 mac & cheese (� cup) 8.4 chicken, dark (3.5 oz.) 29.3 malted milk (8 oz.) 11.1 chicken, white (3.5 oz.) 32.3 whole milk (1 cup) 8.0 chicken pot pie 23.0 minestrone (1 cup) 5.0 chicken salad (� cup) 17.4 onion soup (1 cup) 8.1 cocoa from mix (1 cup) 7.0 oyster stew (1 cup) 15.8 corn bread (1 square) 5.0 peanut butter (2 Tbsp) 8.5 cream soups (1 cup) 7.0 pea soup (1 cup) 13.3 custard (� cup) 7.2 perch (3 oz.) 22.5 egg, boiled 6.3 cheese pizza (1/8 of 14") 9.4 egg, fried 6.7 pork chop (3.5 oz.) 21.4 egg, scrambled 7.1 baked sole (3.5 0z.) 30.0 eggnog (� cup) 7.0 spareribs (6 average) 14.9 baked flounder (3 oz.) 30.2 broiled trout (3 oz.) 20.3 frankfurter 7.2 water packed tuna (� cup) 36.4 french toast (1 slice) 5.4 turkey, dark (3.5 oz.) 30.0 haddock (1 fillet) 16.6 turkey, white (3.5 oz.) 32.9 choc. pudding (1 cup 8.1 yogurt (� cup) 4.4
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This is a quote that I found online and really liked:
More was prepared than was served. More was served than was eaten. More was eaten than was necessary! - ANONYMOUS |
