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Thank you so much????

Hi everyone

This post is for all the veteran gastric sleeves, I had my WLS 4 years a go and need to get back on track. Can anyone help me, I greatly appreciate all advice.

Are you exercising? Do you know about how many calories you are consuming a day?

Hi Sleeve family,

I am 2 1/2 years out and I am not losing anymore. Can someone please give me some food ideals. This what my food schedule look like :

Breakfast - oatmeal or boil egg or Greek yogurt

Lunch- boneless chicken breast or can tuna and fresh fruit salad or vegetables and hummus or cup of Soup

Dinner- bake fish, or chicken, or turkey with

Steam vegetables

Please help!!

Hi my sleeve family, I am 2 1/2 years out and 162lbs down. Well I was reading Woman's World. They had a shake that could melt 63 lbs from your middle. The shake has these chia seeds in them along with whey power, fruit, and almond milk. I just wanted to know have anyone tried these chia seeds. I did read about them and my biggest concern the is will stretch my new stomach. because I still eat small portion after all this time.

Hey so I'm new to this , I'm thinking of getting the sleeve done and I'm scared

How much Protein and how many calories and carbs?

Hi everyone,

I am 2 years out and I just wanted to know what everyone think of Lean Hot Pockets?

Weird thing is that I finally met someone who embraces the bigger me now that I'm loosing on BBPeople.com He is adorable' date=' and likes me for who I am, but now as I loose weight, will he still want me????? What a deal, huh?[/quote'] what is BBPeople.com? I have never heard of this site.

Hi everyone, I am 2 years out and I never heard of Fitbit. I am downloading it on my iPhone now. I still need to lose 25lbs before I hit goal.

I would like to see and know the same thing. But also is your insurance paying for this?

Congratulations! Awesome job.

I am scared and excited all at the same time lol

That's normal but you will be fine. I had my sleeve 2 years ago and it's the best Decision I have ever made.

Had surgery in July with Dr. Wynn at St. Francis' date=' Wilmington

Kathe[/quote']

Good luck Kathe, I had my surgery two years ago with Dr. Wynn.

New picture taken today when I was in a 1/2 sleep state recovering and relaxing. What do you think?

Here is a bigger one:

Cutie pie! Great job:)

A big Congrats too u girl for your loss! Hope your success continues! God Bless!

Thank you:)

Hi Sleeve family,

I am 2 years out and I can eat anything but still small amounts. I am 50 lbs from goal. I have lost 150lbs but am Struggling to get the rest off. Can someone give me so food ideals. In advance I greatly Appreciate everyone's help.

You look great, keep up the great job.

Ugh dating.... Lol I'm only two weeks out from the surgery... But dating hasn't ever been easy or hard... Easy to get dates' date=' problem is (and I don't mean all men are like this) men seem to like dating more than one person at a time. I just refuse to deal with it and I walk.... I've never been one to deal with lying or cheating because I'm better than that. I'd rather be alone.

We shall see how this stuff goes after the losing process.... Who knows.[/quote']

Welcome, I agree most man want to date more than one woman. And I wouldn't stand for that either. And you are not alone you have your sleeve family to support you:) Good Luck!

The full overhaul. Arms' date=' breasts, tummy and thighs. Insurance will cover most as part of reconstructive surgery. I don't want anything super crazy that will interfere with my workouts though. Once I maintain at 174-ish, I know I will go down into the 160's after plastics. We shall see.[/quote']

My nut said that plastics was not Covered under my blue cross blue shield insurance.

Eating a low carb diet does help reduce belly fat as does cutting down on general inflammation in the body. High levels of inflammation is linked to high levels of cortisol. Cortisol tends to cause storage of fat around around the organs known as visceral fat. Visceral fat around the belly was one of my major issues pre surgery. No longer though.

There are a few simple dietary changes you can try.

First' date=' make sure you are eating healthy dietary fat every day. You know, the omegas from fish or perhaps from olives, avocados and nuts. These sources of good fat will help you feel full faster by triggering the satiety hormone. Omega 3 is also easy to source from supplementation. The molecularly distilled variety is the best. Look for high sources of the active ingredients. Around 1000 mg is a good target to start out with. I take about 1 tbsp daily now to combat inflammation from exercise. Eating foods high in Omega 3 also makes you smarter as a majority of the membrane connective tissue in the brain is Omega. Omegas are an essential nutrient for a healthy body, yet the body cannot manufacture it. You must source it from food or supplementation.

Next, look into good complex carbs that are low on the glycemic index. Foods high on the glycemic index tend to trigger a spike in the insulin response. When the glucose levels fall again, the body releases cortisol which leads to storage of fat around the organs. Such good complex carbs that are low on the glycemic index are steel cut oats. Apples are ok, but tend to be mid point on the index at around 55. Bananas are high on the index so be careful about those as with other sugary fruit. And always stay away from the obvious carbs like bread, ice cream, etc.

Third, consider green tea because it is a super antioxidant for fighting the inflammatory response. Both hot green tea and cold green tea you can buy in the bottle will help.green tea is also an excellent source of theanine, a nootropic which helps you to relax and is said to improve focus and memory (there is a whole field on nootropics, for another discussion). Relaxation is key to keeping the cortisol levels lower. Theanine can also be purchased in supplementation form from most health food stores like Vitamin shoppe, GNC or even regular grocery stores.

You can do core fitness work, but there is no way to target fat with exercise. Once you do eliminate the visceral fat around the belly, then core work is essential for strengthening and toning that region. There are so many interesting body exercises you can do to strengthen the core. Do not feel you need to do crunches.[/quote']

Than you, this is very helpful.

Anyone want to chat... Single life sucks

Hi Dan2013, I will chat with you.

Hi everyone!

I've been single for a very long time (we're talking over 10 years)' date=' and not by choice. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I would recommend to you, isajck, just to be cautious with online dating. I know some friends that have had great success, but I have also experienced a lot of guys who just seem to expect sex even when you make it clear in your profile that you are looking for a long-term relationship. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

I am going to get sleeved on August 19th, and I KNOW that I have a bunch of issues around men & dating (working on this in therapy!) but when I do plan on starting to date again, I'm hoping to do it through meeting new people in person at new activities & social events that I've been too self-conscious to attend!

Good luck to you (and all of us!) <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Hi I am 2 years out and a 148lbs down. My goal was to lose 200lbs but I have been on a stall for a while. I have be single for a while, decided to go on a interracial date site and met a guy but after 7 months Apparently he found something better. He just stop seeing me. But I do have a couple of co-workers that have met their spouses online, good luck to everyone.

I've been reading the threads looking for information about meeting people. It looks like aside from internet sites or meetup groups' date=' that's about the only options? How do people meet each other?

In the past, I met relationships through my jobs. But I've worked in HR for a company with 200 people for five years now so that isn't an option for me. I've been raising my 14 year old twins as a single parent for years and all their activities expose us to families. Plus between work and their activities, time is constraining. I'm not comfortable using internet sites. A few of my friends have met their SO's that way and are happy. My friends are all married and don't have single friends to meet.

How do single parents do it?[/quote']

I understand, I did go on a interracial date site and I met a nice man but he lost interest after 6 months. And we are still friends. But my girlfriend met someone and now getting married. So it depends, you have to be careful. There is a lot of single parents like us. Good luck:)