HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Anyone in the UK tried Slimming World to manage their weight?

Support Forums
>
Ostomies
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 1/11/2012 4:20 AM (GMT 0)
Hi! I am due to have my ileostomy reversal in April, however I'm really struggling with an increase in my weight at the moment and am considering joining a Slimming World group. (hope I'm allowed to mention the company name...)

I've probably put on around 2 stones since recovering from surgery. Not only does this make me feel uncomfortable with how I look in my clothes, I'm worried that I'm not particularly healthy.

I feel like my body takes all the rubbish out of my food and hangs onto it, stores it and turns it into blubber!! I'm definitely not eating as much fruit and vegetables as I did prior to my ileostomy though. That is mainly due to the odour and gas the vegetables produce.

I'd ideally like to retain a little weight to give my body some extra energy to recover from my reversal but I've got plenty to go at!!
Posted 1/11/2012 4:24 AM (GMT 0)
Was just thinking that it doesn't really matter if you're in the UK or not - you could still offer some pearls of wisdom!
;-))
Posted 1/11/2012 12:25 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not in the UK, so can't help w/that part, but are you using anything in your bag to help w/odors? I use about a capful of the 3% hydrogen peroxide, and it helps a lot. I eat a lot of vegetables now, and some fruits.

I put on weight since my surgery and am trying to eat healthier now to take some of it off (not all of it, as I was underweight).

However, for my second surgery, which was for a complication, the surgeon said it was much easier to do because I had the extra weight and more tissue.

You might want to wait, just a thought.... if you have an complications in the reversal, you could end up losing a lot of weight then, and it might be good to start w/extra.... I don't think you want to be dieting when you're recovering from surgery, as you need the calories to heal.
Posted 1/11/2012 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, Zozo...I am in the US and not familiar with Slimming World. I did want to mention that I've had good results with Weight Watchers. I've lost about 90 pounds since having my second baby in August of 2010, all while having the first two of three steps for my j-pouch surgeries. It can be done, you just have to make sure you are eating healthy foods and getting adequate calories and protein for the healing process your body needs to go through. For me, I've ditched the "diet" after each surgery for probably about a month each time and just eaten what I was able to tolerate and what I felt I needed without worrying about how much I was eating. I would go along like this until my weight stabilized and then started going up consistently for a couple of weeks, then I would go back onto my WW plan and it worked well each time.

Good luck to you!
Posted 1/11/2012 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
I have a couple of colleagues who are using the Weight watchers diet scheme. It has this points system and you can use your phone if it can download the app and check everything you are going to eat as to how many points it is. Think from memory you are allowed 20 points per day and you can eat anything but obviously junk food has a high number of points so this realltt eats into your daily allowance but also means that you can still have the odd biscuit or piece of chocolate so you aren't depriving yourself. They seem to have had good results on it with one losing 4 stone and counting and the other losing 2 stone.
Posted 1/11/2012 10:56 PM (GMT 0)
You are going to lose weight with the reversal. I lost weight after my 2nd of 3 operations (reversal in 2-3 months) and was really glad that I had the extra weight to lose, otherwise there could have been complications.
I could still lose another 10 kilos easily, but I'm not going to worry about it until I'm finished with all surguries.
Other than that, I would also recommend weight watchers. It is the most sensible, and the most flexible, you can go into restaurants and make it work for you, and it encourages a very balanced and healthy way of eating.
Btw, the number of points you get is set by how much you weigh when you start weight watchers. So while Stripey got 20 points, I only got 18.
Posted 1/12/2012 12:33 AM (GMT 0)
I didn't get any points it was my colleagues at work. Me, I eat 4000 calories a day to just maintain body weight and even then I am just on border on underweight/normal so I get to eat all the Xmas chocs and biscuits that are still lurking in the office! lol
Posted 1/12/2012 12:01 PM (GMT 0)
Well Stripey under any other circumstances I would say you really know how to make me envious but I know you're having rough times like us all and that eating the 4000 calories a day is really a matter of your health and survival. I can keep my weight right now with tiny meals but I'm not moving very much at the moment. I just wanted to suggest that you take your 4000 from nutritious foods and let the holiday yummies be extra. I missed out on the office stuff because of surgery, so I am not tempted by the marzipan cakes etc where I work.
But come to think of it, I once lived in Brighton for a year, and the holiday yummies were amazing, the mince tarts and choco-shortbread and Xmas cake with the hard sauce, OK I better shut up. But I don't care what anyone says about English cuisine, I ate brilliantly there. You will not find Indian and Pakistani restaurants of that caliber anywhere in Germany. Would that work with your digestion?
Posted 1/12/2012 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
Oh hell yes, I eat Indian, Chinese, Italian, Greek. You name it I eat it!
Posted 1/12/2012 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
Now I am encouraged. i keep reading that after takedown it will be difficult to eat spicy because it causes butt burn. So maybe I should get my last Thai and Indian now, although like I said, it's not very authentic around where I am.
Posted 1/12/2012 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
We have some pretty good Indian restaurants where I am, but have to agree w/you B'Dereh -- I was in London for a few days once, and just any random Indian restaurant we tried was better than all the ones by me...

Eating spicy food has been one of the joys of having surgery for me.... hope you can keep doing it....
Posted 1/12/2012 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
I live in a small town and we have 5 chinese, 3 indian, 2 italian, 2 thai, 3 fish & chip takeaway/restaurant of varying standards but we are lucky that have such a selection and at least 1 of each type is excellent, not to mention the numerous pubs/restaurants that have fantastic food.

As I have to have a low fibre, high sugar, high fat, high salt diet it means that I can have all the stuff that is normally bad for you and eat it without any regrets. Life ain't all bad. :) Right just off for another packet of crisps and packet of sweets.
Posted 1/12/2012 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
Stripey, you know, with all those people who get their stomachs' stapled and such, I'm surprised there aren't people asking for short bowel syndrome... not saying they should be or that you want it, but if one is going to surgically alter the digestive system to not gain as much weight, I think many people would prefer this diet...

Suppose there's not enough knowledge of anatomy out there.....
Posted 1/12/2012 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
I live in a part of town that has Thai, Indian, Viet Namese, Japanese and all sorts of trendy things on every corner and in the middle. None of them are particularly great. Pity is I really love Indian and would do anything to go to this little hold in the wall place I know on Brick Lane in London. Bluegrass you proababy mean that one.
Today I am feeling very exhausted but shopped anyway because a friend came over and I also cooked for the first time in ages: I made fish soup with lots of tarragon and a bit of chili pepper, potatoes, carrots and yellow pepper. It came out exquisite and I can't wait for lunch tomorrow .....
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply