Ginger6367

Thanks for that article.
I was told by a friend that has had bypass, that I would always see myself as "fat"... I blew it off, thinking I would not think that way, but I was wrong. I am down 70+lbs and even though others can see it as a significant change, I am still stuck at" fat"... wondering if this feeling will ever go away.

The plain Fage with sugar free pudding (cheesecake) added is wonderful, just a few teaspoons. I bet the Torani sugar free Syrup would work too.
I also like cottage cheese with sugar free raspberry jam too!

@@mommyjamie
you are finally official in sleeveland - woo hoo
I ONLY buy FAGE plain yogurt
i think it has the most amount of Protein in a yogurt
20 gr
mix in fresh blueberries
then i put a bit of granola on top
yum, yum
good luck
kathy

Looking at it closer it does look like bruising! Knowing myself I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight not knowing for sure

Thanks for that article.
I was told by a friend that has had bypass, that I would always see myself as "fat"... I blew it off, thinking I would not think that way, but I was wrong. I am down 70+lbs and even though others can see it as a significant change, I am still stuck at" fat"... wondering if this feeling will ever go away.

Great article.
People at work compliment me all the time about how good I look, ( I am down 95pds) but in mind I'm saying: "What are these people talking about, look at me, I'm still huge." My brain hasn't caught up to my body yet. I don't know if it ever will, they say we are our own worst critic.
-gmanbat,
I am going bowling tomorrow for the first time in forever. I can't wait!!!

At over 2 years out I still have to check and see if my ribs are still accessible. Somewhere in my brain is an image that needs to be erased. I have xxl shirts that I put on occasionally and I check and see if they are still too big. My scale is stable and I am still slim but I still have a lingering fear of the fat sick guy taking over again.
Bowling was funny. I realized when I was big that I could no longer bowl. The weight of my belly did in my balance. Now that I've lost the weight it is still hard, I am still compensating for the belly that is now gone. I need to go all night bowling like I did when I was a teenager and get over it.

I wouldn't panic yet. I ate around 800 calories for the second half of the first year. My loss did slow a little at around 6 months, and again around 10 months. Now loss is at a crawl. I've gradually upped my calories to 1200 because it's just getting too hard to eat less. Honestly, if you can tolerate eating 700, then I'd continue to do it. Stalls are a normal part of losing, and the closer you get to goal, the more of them you are going to see, most likely. I know how hard it is to tolerate them - I wanted to lose 10 pounds a month until I lost all my weight, but that didn't happen. There is a reason I was so fat - my body prefers it that way, and it is going to hang on to every last pound as long as it can. Just keep doing what you are doing and what makes sense for you, and the longer times goes on, you will find your way. I really have not found a magic bullet yet when it comes to weight loss, and sometimes there is NO explanation for how or why I lose or stall.
I love your pic, and I suggest doing exactly that - Keep Calm You got this.

4 months and 10 days out...54 LBS GONE! Feeling SUPER!

4 months and 10 days out...54 LBS GONE! Feeling SUPER!

One month tomorrow. 20 pounds down.

I don't know my calories in the liquid phase but in the soft food/mushy phase I averaged 600-900 calories a day. I'm on all solids now (almost 6 months out) and it's become easy to eat too many calories if it's not the right food. I try to stay in the 1000-1200 range, 70-90 g of carbs a day although I could bump it to 120, and 80-100 g of Protein.
I lost weight faster with more calorie intake. The low carb isn't hard for me because I don't feel good with bread, etc. I stalled once for 2 weeks when I started heavy exercise. When I went back down to moderate exercise the weight came off again. I figure it was a calorie deficit and I couldn't keep up at the time.
The weight will come off, it has to. Your body has to recalculate and figure out what is going on. Hang in there!

I am coming up on 3 years post surgery... I am now only ONE pound away from goal. Talk about stalls. If you lose 10 pounds a month, that is heaven. There will be stalls and maybe lots of them for some of us. I understand we all want the fat off NOW! But if you had 85% of your stomach cut out, and are eating 700 cals a day... it will come off. Maybe sooner, maybe later... this is a good time to work on your mindset... this process is not over after you get the weight off, its just starting! You need to keep vigilant during maintenance as well. The three week stall is a bi**h, why would the body do that to us? It is swollen, it is hurt, it is losing its income drastically, it does not want you to die! Give it a break, it wont last forever.... and by the way, 3.9 pounds a week would NEVER be counted as a slow loser. You peeps will get there, in fact the time will fly. Some will lose faster than others, but it feels just as good to reach goal, at 6 months or 3 years. Relax a little.

I had a 6 ( July 29) week post-op today. I feel better than I have in the past and have even started my daily walking a couple weeks ago. I am currently able to eat chicken, fish, hard cheeses, cottage cheese, applesauce, SF puddings/jello and yogurt. My favorite so far is, Oscar Meyer Deli Turkey and that's pretty much where I get most of my Protein, along with a nectar Fuzzy Navel mixed with CL Sunrise Orange or an Unjury chocolate shake mixed with a little peppermint extract.. My weight loss has been slow and I was concerned, so I asked about it. My caloric intake is not enough is what I was told and then when I add exercise on top of that, I am deinitely not getting enough calories to boost my matabolism. I am curently comsuming anywhere from 600-850 calories/day and then burning around 200-250 calories with walking. My current Fluid intake is around 50-70oz/day and protein is around 55-65 g/day. So my point here is, for those of you that think your weight loss has been slow, try incresing calores.

I had a 6 ( July 29) week post-op today. I feel better than I have in the past and have even started my daily walking a couple weeks ago. I am currently able to eat chicken, fish, hard cheeses, cottage cheese, applesauce, SF puddings/jello and yogurt. My favorite so far is, Oscar Meyer Deli Turkey and that's pretty much where I get most of my Protein, along with a nectar Fuzzy Navel mixed with CL Sunrise Orange or an Unjury chocolate shake mixed with a little peppermint extract.. My weight loss has been slow and I was concerned, so I asked about it. My caloric intake is not enough is what I was told and then when I add exercise on top of that, I am deinitely not getting enough calories to boost my matabolism. I am curently comsuming anywhere from 600-850 calories/day and then burning around 200-250 calories with walking. My current Fluid intake is around 50-70oz/day and protein is around 55-65 g/day. So my point here is, for those of you that think your weight loss has been slow, try incresing calores.

I just found out something today! I've been frustrated with this "stall" and called the doctors office. While my mom said, since seeing pics of me today, that I look like I'm turning into a different version of me, and to relax it will all catch up. to which I replied...RELAX...ME!!!! HA!!! Well, the nutritionist said I am not eating enough calories! HMMMM, no one has EVER told me I'm NOT eating ENOUGH!!! I backed up, sat down and said, you have the list in front of you of what I am trying to eat and I can never eat the whole portion...she stated I needed some good calories, like a spoon of nut butter, or banana in my protein...and up the calories a bit to boost the metabolism. Who knew that I would NOT be eating enough!!! I'm just stunned! My mom said she can see that I am losing inches, and the RELAX comment is really sticking in my head! Plus the nutritionist said ONLY weigh myself ONCE a WEEK, NOT every day or it will consume your mind! I said too late for that piece of genious!!! Too late lady!!! lol...well I feel better now! Have a blessed night!

Fooducate is also a great app. I happen to like it better than myfitnesspal. Just sayin'.

Fooducate is also a great app. I happen to like it better than myfitnesspal. Just sayin'.

Ugh... At my first family outing since sleeved. It's so difficult with all the delicious smells of food in the air. Everyone thinks something is wrong because the girl that was always eating isn't eating. Really hard especially when some people don't know the surgery I had ... Stop asking me if I want this or that.... Of course I do but I am not able to right now.... Really tough... I am happy I have my husband here for support. Good luck to anyone who has to experience this. Be strong... And it's okay to cry but you know what... We did this for a better future... You should be proud of yourselves. I know I am (doesn't make it any less hard). :-)

I also had surgery on the 29th and asking myself WTH did I do? I'm down 11lbs, no appetite, barely getting in Protein, and the bathroom is my new best friend. The only meds I am taking are my liquid hydocodone and promethazine. Like everyone else said, the sf popsicles are great as you need hydration. The protien will come. You don't want to be in the hospital. I take small 1-2 hr naps and its ok. Don't worry about the weight. Are you in a rush? It will come off in due time. Afterwhile, we will both look back at this and laugh. Take care!

Sydey is right. Listen, this emotional stuff is COMMON after the surgery. A bunch or hormones are not being produced and a bunch more are in overdrive. This is why (for those on psyc med, like me and an antidepressent) you DO NOT stop right before or after surgery!
Get in the liquids (and 25 oz ain't bad) (as a start). Shoot eat the danged popsicles -- better than dehydration. Work on the Protein, it's important but NOT critical for the first few weeks.
For goodness sakes NAP, I napped every day... boy I love naps, hmmm think I'll take a nap soon.....
Weight??? I gained significant weight in surgery week, and my doc said to expect it. Took 3 weeks to "break even". Relax, the stomach is not going to grow back, so you have the rest of your life to lose weight.
Take care of yourself and your family. Recover from surgery, Relax and smell the flowers, and keep talking to us, sweetie...

Unjury has my vote. I have tried both chocolates, vanilla, chicken and unflavored. I have tried many nectar flavors and I still go back to Unjury. I have even added a drop of peppermint extract to the chocolate and different sugar free pudding mixes to the vanilla, just to give a different shake flavor.

I think Unjury chocolate splendor is one of the best tasting Protein Shakes out there.

I've been using either unjury vanilla or nectar vanilla. I them add about a TBS or two of SF pudding mix for a variety of flavors. Tonight, I had a vanilla mixed with SF cheesecake pudding in and sprinkled in some SF cherry Jello mix for Cherry Cheesecake... AWESOME! banana is great as well.