2000DuodenalSwitch
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I had my DS almost 15 years ago, October 11 2000, just a few months from age 50. Dr Dennis Smith performed my DS in Marietta GA.
Things were much different 15 years ago. We were just told "protein first" but I obviously needed more info than that. I never quite got to my goal postop. My postop loss stopped when I hit 218 lbs which was a size 16/18 for me. Over the years, I gained 20 pounds back which put me at 238.
Several years ago, I eliminated gluten so as to address my gas/diarrhea and noticed as a surprise side effect that my scales were slowly moving downward. I lost my 20 lb regain plus 18 more over the next few years.
In November 2014, I discovered Facebook DS groups. I learned so much about desired food macros and supplementation. I met Elizabeth T Ramsey in the groups who was instrumental in my success.
In January 2015, I downloaded MyFitnessPal and started tracking my macros with my targets at 100g protein, 50 carbs, 100 fat. And started walking. I adjusted my supplementation to improve my labs (bodies lose better when labs are great). I've lost nearly 40 lbs more since January and finally hit normal BMI. (Holy moly, I just did the math, that's a total of close to 80 more lbs lost since I cut the gluten...many years after my loss stopped postop). I'm nearly 65.
(Liz note: The middle one was taken just this last month)
Things were much different 15 years ago. We were just told "protein first" but I obviously needed more info than that. I never quite got to my goal postop. My postop loss stopped when I hit 218 lbs which was a size 16/18 for me. Over the years, I gained 20 pounds back which put me at 238.
Several years ago, I eliminated gluten so as to address my gas/diarrhea and noticed as a surprise side effect that my scales were slowly moving downward. I lost my 20 lb regain plus 18 more over the next few years.
In November 2014, I discovered Facebook DS groups. I learned so much about desired food macros and supplementation. I met Elizabeth T Ramsey in the groups who was instrumental in my success.
In January 2015, I downloaded MyFitnessPal and started tracking my macros with my targets at 100g protein, 50 carbs, 100 fat. And started walking. I adjusted my supplementation to improve my labs (bodies lose better when labs are great). I've lost nearly 40 lbs more since January and finally hit normal BMI. (Holy moly, I just did the math, that's a total of close to 80 more lbs lost since I cut the gluten...many years after my loss stopped postop). I'm nearly 65.
(Liz note: The middle one was taken just this last month)
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