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Hahaha! Here's a great (charming) little TED talk about The Surprisingly Charming Science of Your Gut!!! Well jasus, no wonder so many of us have trouble poopin'! Take a few minutes to appreciate a very hard working little world! (pssst, isn't the doc adorabs?)

Thank you! I am trying really hard! I know, I felt so silly saying "only 55 pounds" ! Thank you! And good luck on your journey!

I use a resident program called Nutribase, which is a slightly lightened version of what they sell to doctors and RDs (lightened mostly in that it can only handle a few "clients" rather than hundreds) as any of the online apps when we started this around fifteen years ago sucked, particularly when trying to handle menus for more than one person. These apps are only as good as the databases they use, typically USDA and the manufacturers, (Nutribase also draws from Canadian gov databases, as well), so one product is unlikely to be any more "accurate" for what you are looking for than another. If you are worried about how net carbs are being calculated, you are way overthinking the problem, as that has virtually no impact on your WLS success. The fiber is important to keep track of to help keep things moving and the overall calories largely govern your loss rate. For the rest of it, learn to eat good quality food and the rest pretty much takes care of itself. With things like carbs ( and fats, when that was the big diet thing) quality is a lot more important than quantity. 60-70 g of high quality complex carbs from fruits, vegetables, whole grains, etc., is a lot better for you than 20-30 g of junk carbs from artificial sweeteners and frankenfoods. Note - I never worried about carb and fat counts and still had to slow down my loss rate as I got to the six month mark.

The catheterization was done yesterday! No stent needed! So now the cardiologist has to give the OK & I’ll get a new date for my VGS. Here we go (again)!

Thank you ProudGranny!! Your weight loss is great as well!! 1300 sounds reasonable. I do have an appointment with my nutritionist next week so we will see what they say as well. I always have the fear of the weight coming back. Thank you for the welcome! Looking forward to everyone's support!

I haven't tried salad yet for fear my stomach isn't ready for it. I had a soft tortilla yesterday and almost got "the foamies" as my stomach still can't handle it.

@codingirl79 hi newbie you are brand new here, but i see you have lost 80 lbs - DOS. 11/6/18 - post sleeve, that's terrific sounds, like you are doing everything right!! being healthy and a cutie, what more could you ask for!!☺️ at 10 months out. you have to "weigh" LOL your options - how about meeting in the middle with you calories, see if you can maintain at 1300. Try it for awhile and see what happens. Continue to up/down your calories until you are maintaining - and feeling good Many variables like @summerset good luck welcome to the boards☺️ kathy congrats

I dont regret having my gastric sleeve one bit! I bet you won't either. Good luck!

I'm 2.5 years out and I can tell you that although I had some restriction after surgery (mostly, I think due to the swelling of the wound and the time it takes to heal), by 6 months out I could eat what others could only do at 2+ years out (full chicken breast, some veggies, etc.). I never felt a restriction the same way that others have mentioned - I could move ahead much faster in trying new foods post-op than what was recommended (I didn't, but could have). Now I'm looking at getting a revision to bypass because clearly the restriction of the sleeve did not work for me. I know it's not just the sleeve, part of it was the mental side of things. For me, I've come to realise that there is no going back to normal eating patterns. The new food/portion control is for LIFE. Fail at that, the sleeve can fail (at least, it did in my case). I remember the day after my surgery crying to one of my doctors that I didn't believe that they did the surgery (despite the scars and tubes and everything else) because I wasn't in any real pain, had no nausea, and was full of energy, the complete opposite to every other patient in the hospital when I was there. She told me I was one of the lucky ones that come out of surgery feeling good and that I should be thankful for it. She then showed me a picture of my stomach that was cut out (to prove it) and said that it was longer than usual. I sometimes wonder if, because of that, I didn't have the same restriction as others. Anyway, long story short, everyone has a different reaction post-op to surgery. You may be someone who feels restriction years out so it will help you keep portions small. You may be someone who feels less restriction as time goes on, which means you have to have the mental strength and determination to stick to what is right, and not be distracted or influenced by others in what you eat. Either way, the best way to keep your sleeve small and unstretched to be vigilant in portion control and drinking protocols. Maybe forever.

Stalls happen. It sounds like you're not in a stall though, you're eating/drinking sugary things that are high in calories. Go back to counting your calories and tracking everything you eat. Focus on protein.