"When the honeymoon is over, the real work begins:" Gastric bypass patients' weight loss trajectories and dietary change experiences

Social Science & Medicine
Amanda Lynch

Abstract

To understand gastric bypass patients' experiences with managing food and eating for long-term weight management, this study examined patients' self-reported dietary changes and weight loss patterns. Thirteen women and three men between 15 months and 10 years post-gastric bypass surgery were recruited in Upstate New York. They completed two qualitative, in-depth interviews about their weight loss and dietary experiences. Using verbatim transcripts, researchers created timelines for each participant that summarized weight changes and the associated dietary behaviors. Constant comparative analysis of the timelines and transcripts identified a common, initial rapid weight loss period followed by weight stabilization, after which participants' weight loss patterns diverged into three possible long-term trajectories (Maintaining, Regained/Losing, and Regained) and one short-term trajectory (Losing). Dietary management over the periods of weight loss involved six components: physical needs, hunger and fullness, relationship with food, strategy use, habit formation, and awareness of eating. In the "honeymoon period" weight loss was "easy" because "surgery does the work" in limiting appetite, portion sizes, and interest in foods. As we...Continue Reading

References

Feb 6, 2003·Obesity Surgery·Lindsey E BocchieriBarry L Fisher
Oct 14, 2004·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Henry BuchwaldKaren Schoelles
Dec 24, 2004·The New England Journal of Medicine·Lars SjöströmUNKNOWN Swedish Obese Subjects Study Scientific Group
Apr 5, 2005·Journal of the American College of Surgeons·Henry Buchwald, UNKNOWN Consensus Conference Panel
May 21, 2005·Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior·Elaine Wethington
Jun 7, 2006·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·E M H Mathus-Vliegen
Aug 12, 2006·Obesity Surgery·Paul E O'BrienJohn B Dixon
Jul 1, 2008·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery·David B SarwerNoel N Williams
Jan 6, 2009·Food Quality and Preference·Christine E Blake
Sep 30, 2009·Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine·Jeffery Sobal, Carole A Bisogni
Feb 18, 2010·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·M LivhitsM M Gibbons
Jul 14, 2010·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·C N OchnerA Geliebter
Jan 1, 2006·Psychology & Health·Jane OgdenSimon Aylwin
Mar 26, 2013·Obesity Surgery·Antonio Carlos ValeziJorge Mali
Nov 6, 2013·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Anita P CourcoulasUNKNOWN Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Consortium
Apr 25, 2014·Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care·Sue Benson-DaviesKendra Kattelmann
Jan 18, 2015·Obesity Surgery·Timothy C CooperRobert F Kushner
May 21, 2015·The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society·Preeshila Behary, Alexander D Miras

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 11, 2019·Genome Biology and Evolution·Claudius F KratochwilAxel Meyer
Aug 15, 2019·Current Psychiatry Reports·Valentina IvezajStephanie Sogg
Sep 10, 2020·Frontiers in Endocrinology·Jayanthi RamanTrine Tetlie Eik-Nes
Jan 7, 2021·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·Cassandre A JulienSimon L Bacon
Aug 5, 2020·Appetite·Thomas A LutzNori Geary
May 25, 2021·Frontiers in Endocrinology·Emanuela BianciardiPaolo Gentileschi
Sep 24, 2021·Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD·Karynne Grutter LopesLuiz Guilherme Kraemer-Aguiar

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.