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I'm working my way through Good Calories Bad Calories and it just makes me so mad that so much of the public health advice is based on such flawed science! I really want it to be wrong. I want the book to be debunked, discredited by scientists. But it hasn't been. I feel so lied to. I felt the same way the first time I tried to read it. GG, do you get me?

I can't find anyone who really looks like me either. So much regret when I see those smooth rounded tummies and then look at my hanging lumpy monstrosity. Why couldn't i realize I didn't look so bad on the way up? I bought some size 12 tops today. Two of them fit now and two are still a bit snug. I also had to buy new bras. Let me see if I can convert the sizes to the American ones. 14D is 36D down from 20DD is 42DD. But don't look inside the cup for gods sake because it looks like a big dehydrated peach in each cup. But I guess what I mean is I have definitely changed size and shape but it is so hard to see it. I still feel the same shape.

I've found myself here a few times lately. I think I'm freaking out that a problem I struggled with for 20 years (and I'm only 35) is almost solved (physically) after not even 7 months. It is whiplash. And though I get a charge out of the benefits, it's like "that's it?" And I have been eating over the discomfort. I don't want to fucked this up so I'm pulling my head out and doing more of the emotional work. My eating is some kind of self-blame mechanism or something. But I'm worth this. So are you, Nicole.

You have come a long way! Thank you so much for sharing. I am in awe of your strength of character.

Yep. Did this too. I still don't understand the compulsion. I think it had something to do with feeling like I had no say in what I ate or how much, growing up. I would allow myself choices, but nobody else could find out. Weird, right? Butter, have you since fessed up to your wife? What did she say? My husband still doesn't know the full extent. I just can't bring myself to go there, though I have dropped hints like "oh you have no idea how much I was eating and how weird my eating was" but I just can't go there.

I am right there with you.

Sounds great but be careful as dehydrated fruit still has as many calories as fresh but you can fit a lot more. Same thing with raisins, prunes, etc.

Awesome! This is the kind of outcome I hope to have. Do you still eat protein first etc? Is it easy to find healthy food in Amsterdam?

That is so good that they found out what was wrong!

Bec you look just lovely! And I know you must feel even better. Way to go! I still can't believe I am just "overweight" and in size 14s that are starting to feel a tiny bit loose! It has all happened so fast (less than 7 months) that at times it takes my breath away. My life is so different. I just finished running a quick 5k during my lunch time.

Even URLs in posts in the app now seem to work properly. Let's test: http://BariatricPal.com

See?

Your post looks really strange in the app, GG!

Another one (this time from Gary Taubes himself): http://garytaubes.com/2011/03/dose-of-intervention-land-of-dr-oz/

GG, have you seen this article? http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2011/05/16/thin-body-of-evidence-why-i-have-doubts-about-gary-taubess-why-we-get-fat/ I'm just reading it now. I bought Good Calories Bad Calories as an audiobook to listen to when I'm traveling. Maybe I can finish it that way! But I want to make sure Taubes' opinion is still worthy. Hence googling him.

This was not meant as a lap band bashing post it a pro sleeve post per se. We all have the reasons for the choices we have made. I just want to make that clear.

Don't worry about it. Speed will come with time.

Thank you so much! It feels quick right now but it is probably that I have been posting more about it. I have lost pretty steadily at least 1 kg per week, pretty much the whole journey so far. I'm so grateful for my sleeve. I'm about to be on the road for 3 weeks and I find that I lose really quickly when I travel, so we will see how that goes. I will be in India (Pune and Bangalore) and while I love the food, I find it hard to eat much and socialize, and I don't know all of my go-to foods in Indian cuisine, so I tend to accidentally fill up too quick. Especially if I attempt the naan, chapati, roti, or pulao. Or dry curries.

That's awesome! You must feel great! My big news for today is that I am overweight! Today is my last weigh-in until Dec 20 as I will be on the road, so I'm so grateful I hit this milestone today!

Trying again to attach the photo.

Alex, your own post on this thread is an example. LOL Here is how it looks in the app.

I haven't made shakes part of my routine actually. Maybe I should try them again. The on,y ones I can get here that are decent are Optifast and chocolate are the only ones I find palatable. During my post-op I made the mistake of the cheaper optislim, which were quite thin and chalky. We certainly don't have the variety you have in the US, especially with the premix. I'd love to try the Syntrax Nectar but can't find it here.

Thanks all for taking this in the spirit it was given, as information from a particular surgeon (who has done over 100 sleeves a year for the past 3 years and fewer before that) but not as a researcher. It is anecdotal but still interesting. He was quite candid with me about the balancing act between the concerns he has about the band and the desire to give his current band patients excellent care, in particular. I can really respect that.

I did it too! Overweight!

First run since gallbladder surgery today. I only did a quick 3k in 20 minutes. Could have gone longer but I was pressed for time. Finally that incision is healing up and it felt good!