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Who said "no restrictions on carbs"? You mean u eat bread and spaghetti and foods with sugar? I'm 6 mos out and haven't touched a complex or simple carb yet. That seems to be the most consistent advice...

I haven't had a chip, cookie, piece of bread, Cereal or any simple carb in 6 months and cannot imagine having one. I have had blueberries and blackberries and consider that cheating. I can't eat more than 1/4 cup of them. I further have a very difficult time thinking that I ever will eat those simple carbs again and worry that I will miss the nutrients from fruits which have huge health benefits. When I eat out, I can eat a lot. I do find myself not feeling "gotta go back for a refil" or like I have to compete with other diners. I don't find it frustrating but I do find myself twisting straws and paper napkins and having a cup of coffee v e r y s l o w l y while the others are still on a main dish. I think we need to come up with something clever to keep us amused and unobtrussive while others dine. Kind of like an etch a sketch but something socially acceptable and not objectionable like a cell phone game. Knitting????

Exactly: I fell three times and badly bruised my knee so cannot use gym at all but have been in water only. Shortly before that I was in pt and ot for both shoulders and the foot of the same leg injured 3 times. I cannot eat any less unless I do only liquids...still I managed to lose...very slowly. I'll see what the fb rules are @ privacy in the group.

I look forward to receiving it! Thanks!

Sigh ...its a passive/aggressive thing with me: a need to be hidden and a desire to be recognized. Can't explain more articulately than that. It was subtle, too, in that the weight crept back on even as I pleaded with myself "don't do that." And it wasn't so much the people at the gym who threw me off but people who got copies of it outside the environment who mentioned it to me or even showed it to me. I threw it out. Didn't want it in the house. I'm working at the same gym now with a personal trnr 3x week. I do not trust myself even with the sleeve and a 90.2# loss in 6 months.

I had a problem with a gym publishing an article @ me when I lost 128# several years ago (waaaay before being sleeved). I thought id be ok with it but the attention brought out the worst in me. I didn't gain it all back, but enuf to bring me to the point of being sleeved 6 mos ago. Think it thru before you agree. Make sure you can take the attention...

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Thank you for taking the time to post a well reasoned, well written, balanced message. It sure sounds like there is something salvagable from this mess I've gotten myself into. Would you mind sharing the fb sites that have helped? I ditched fb for many reasons but would reactivate to find these helpful forums. I shared your msj with my niece, who is looking to become sleeved herself, and she too hopes this becomes something we can look forward to in our lives. Thanks again!

Right! I haven't gained any weight (aside from the daily scale fluctuations that stops me from worshiping the darn thing) in 6mos. My pcp says I'm 87# down...I'll take it. But I do not love (or like) my sleeve. I do like some of the benefits but don't call me to the cheerleading squad. And if there are some honest to goodness other curmudgeons on these boards...let's have a get together (virtual or otherwise) under another heading...like "what's not to like @ this surgery...and how I'm coping with it?" Hmmmm???

Right! I haven't gained any weight (aside from the daily scale fluctuations that stops me from worshiping the darn thing) in 6mos. My pcp says I'm 87# down...I'll take it. But I do not love (or like) my sleeve. I do like some of the benefits but don't call me to the cheerleading squad. And if there are some honest to goodness other curmudgeons on these boards...let's have a get together (virtual or otherwise) under another heading...like "what's not to like @ this surgery...and how I'm coping with it?" Hmmmm???

"I can't read minds. " that's why we ask questions. I was sharing my pt of view...wasn't actively asking for suggestions but if what I wrote struck a chord, then people would respond. Nobody asked u to work at asking "a million questions." Just one or not even one but a disclaimer such as " I don't presume everyone has looked into the psychological/emotional impact of this surgery and its effects on our lives but i'd like to share what I've done, if that's ok with you?" I feel insulted by what you wrote in that message. That likely wasn't in your "job description", either. However, if you are going to offer your advice as you do, you will meet with "attitudes" such as mine.

I truly appreciate your sentiment. I get the spirit in which the advice is offered. But who in their right mind hasn't done some serious investigation into all the aspects of this venture before having the surgery? Why not ask me if I've looked into therapy instead of issuing an outright diagnosis and rx? I find it insulting. I'm not stupid and wouldn't complain as bitterly as I do if I couldn't be honest about my expectations before and the after reality. The psych interview prior to surgery is a joke. Not enuf is made of the fact that we need more than casual support and therapy to help modify a faulty life style. If the docs did that, there'd be far fewer surgeries for wl! Its our fault, too, because we tend to think that if the doc doesn't want to do it for us its for personal reasons. Before i'd venture to rx psychotherapy intervention to another poster, id ask what kinds of therapies they'd already tried. I'd venture to discuss the types of therapy that might help or that have helped me ...but I would stop short of saying "check out blankety blank's addictive food therapy cuz it'd help you." So I ask again...why do people presume to make assumptions? Thanks for the chance to clarify my "attitude" Good luck to you

What?? U mean to say there's a therapy I didn't try yet and might have helped before I had the survgery? Darn. The reason I had surgery is because I have no control. I wish people wouldn't make assumptions...

Like I said, the sleeve limits how much of anything I can eat at one time but it doesn't stop me from wanting the remainder of it...like your 3 choc bars...I could never do even the whiff of one...if I had that sort of control, I wouldn't have elected surgery. I'm truly disappointed that the sleeve doesnt help with that parameter and I think the ghrelin thing is highly overrated. I'm still hungry. Yep, 'diet' is a four letter word, the first three letters highly undesirable. The fact that I have this to look forward to for the rest of my life sucks big time ---IN MY OPINION. IOW this ain't the 'magic' I was looking for. I'm 6 mos out and according to my pcp, 87# down. Will have 6 mos f/up with s(t)urgeon on the 6th.

I'm sorry abt your dog! That's tuff. I had to rehome my rescued dog cuz she bit people without provocation but I miss her even though I got a brand new puppy and she's cuter than words...so I can feel for you there. I admire people who are able to limit what they eat. If I have a small portion of something 'forbidden' there are always leftovers shouting out from the fridge crying to jump down my gullet. I have no control over that and the sleeve doesn't stop me from eventually downing the whole thing...whatever it might be. Nothing to love there.

I don't love my sleeve yet. If I can't eat what I want, its no better than a diet.

Atkins says carrots have high glycemic index. That's all I know. I don't like em. I do like potato, tho...dang if I dare try it after 6 mos without

Cut the fruit and see what happens. I'm not allowed any fruit at all. Just protein and vegs.no potatoes or carrots either. That's theonly thing you andb I are doing differenly

Gotta figure out how to send u closed message via this "thing"

Other than walking the dog, I don't do much since I fell and raised a huge bump on my knee. I limp a lot! Have been working out mostly in the pool. So I wouldn't be much use to your exercise agenda right now. Maybe by july, my vertigo will be gone, too. I sure hope so.

Hi...I'm in west htfd. You're about an hour off. Would love to meet up. Did u get the sleeve from yale?

Ok I'm quoting myself but just to give a reference point. Want to say in f/up 1. I survived. 2. I'm not grabing atavan for survival any more. 3. I'm going for my 6 mo check and am @ 80# down. Its a little easier now because I still have to lose over 100# more and I can stil see the old fat lady. I'm so fat that I really didn't need to worry @ losing the 50. And I'm adding this because someone liked my original post so if you're still reaading, I guess to say it does get a wee bit easier...the 30 more since feb is not that big a deal. Not sure if I'm expressing this right....

Probiotic helps and eat some prunes with your coffee.

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