nateinct

Thank you all. Working to reset in other ways and start not with the new year but tomorrow :)

Hey Nate, sorry you feel like you've failed WLS. I think that's the deep dark dirty fear we all have and it's also a lie we tell ourselves.
The only way to fail is to totally check out and not try any longer. But I don't see that in your intention!
I agree that if you are still depressed, you should run not walk to your psych and or doc and ask to have your meds adjusted to either another dose or to a different combination.
Some other things that help:
Exercise (walking), especially in sunlight and fresh air/green areas. And if you can walk fast until you feel pooped even better, but you may not have the strength for that, so work with your doc.
Practice deep breathing exercises and relaxation techniques. Pray or meditate. Google four square breathing. Really great stuff.
Watch comedies and laugh out loud.
Smile at yourself in the mirror and envision you dressed in a Super Hero outfit.
Find someone you love and hug them tightly, rocking, for a long time. Or hug your pet!
Then clean out your pantry, fridge, and freezer. Clean out the booze closet too.
Begin planning, tracking, weighing, measuring your food.
Here are your rules to start:
3 meals + 2-3 small Snacks (no more than 100cals each and low carb high protein):
Each meal = no more than 1 cup of food by volume = 2-3 oz of lean dense Protein by weight + 1-2 oz of al dente steamed dense veggies + 1 tsp healthy fat equivalent: olive oil, ghee, butter, avocado oil, coconut oil or 1oz avocado.
snack Ideas:
Hard boiled egg
1oz Boar's Head Turkey or Everroast chicken
1oz Leftover Dense protein
1oz reduced fat cheese + 1/4oz almonds
2oz Granny Smith apple + 1/4oz almonds + 1 lite string cheese
4oz Greek Non Fat Yogurt + 1oz blueberries
1 Jello sugar free cup + 1/4c Plain Greek Yogurt + 2-3 drops liquid vanilla stevia
1 sugar free popsicle
1cup raw veggies + 1/4c Plain Greek Yogurt + 1/2tsp Ranch Dressing Mix or Lipton Onion Soup Mix

You should come take my poll here:

I personally wouldn't do a pouch reset (I've read too many negative things about it) or liquids/protein shakes only - that's pretty hard to sustain for more than a couple of days. Just start eating the way we're supposed to - Protein first (60-80 grams a day for most of us), then non-starchy vegetables, and then, if you have any room left, a small serving of fruit or "healthy" carb (like something whole grain). Log everything you eat and be mindful of your overall calories (and calorie range is an individual thing - you may to experiment for awhile to find your "sweet spot").
I agree with the above posters that a support group might be helpful, too...
also, some anti-depressants can cause weight gain. I'm not sure about the one you're on, though. If it's one of those that does cause weight gain, maybe check with your doctor to see if there's a different med that might work for you?

Effexor is a dog shitt drug. get rid of it !

Thanks!

I was sleeved about 4 years ago - I am 6’, was 36 at the time, about about 290. I got down to 240 at my lowest and now hover at 245-250. I feel like a failure in what I did and the outcome. I have battled depression for a while. I take Xffexor 150mg daily and I just sort of lost touch and ignore the guidelines to follow (daily vitamins/good food choices/etc). I need a jumpstart to get good habits formed again. I don’t want to wait till “new year”. Thinking of the pouch reset diet (5 day?). Just wanted to communicate with others and try and feel better physically and mentally. This isn’t as good as it can be. I know I can feel better and do better.

I feel your pain!!! I'm 5'2" was 270 at surgery now 2 yrs PO I'm at 182 my lowest was 165 so I gained roughly 20 lbs. Don't give up!!! I was feeling pretty sad as well. You need to join a support group where you have ppl to talk to. Posting this is the first step in right direction. You want to change your life for the better. I don't know much about puch reset it might be very difficult to do, not sure if it actually works. I just started logging everything I eat and set a caloric goal for myself. I will see how I do and than adjust accordingly. The main thing is not to give up!! We've all made bad decisions in our past, don't let those decisions ruin all that you still have left!!
Whenever I would feel low, I would grab some junk food. Now i good work out can really lift my spirits.
You can do this, I have faith in you!! [emoji2][emoji2][emoji2]

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My dietician suggested taking any pills that might cause nausea right before you go to bed. For other pills, space them throughout the day and take them with food/protein shake. Good luck!

Is the primary reason drinking with straws is discouraged due to the extra air you take in when drinking with one?
I had a novel idea, what about a straw that holds fluids at the top of the straw (some sort of slider) so when you sip, there is literally no air to take in, and the Fluid stays at the top until the drink is gone. Ha, maybe I should KickStarter it! Or are there not enough straw drinkers out there to make a difference ...

Praying for you to have an easy successful surgery and a speedy recovery!

Very nervous, getting excited, lost 9lbs on the pre-op diet, excited with my FitBit and WiFi scale to track, but just a little nervous to be going under (did once for my tonsils). Tough to see some foods you know you can't have for awhile, I won't say never, but I hope I can use this as a tool and form better eating habits that I stick to after 8-10 months and don't just stick smaller bites of Cookies in my mouth - lol ... I eat for emotional reasons at times, and finding a new outlet for that will be key. Just venting with this post and alleviating some of my nervousness. Thanks for listening and I'll try to post later today, wish me luck!

What keeps getting you every day? I just threw out Christmas Cookies and poured soap over them in the trash to be sure I wouldn't go after them. I have had to rid my house of all sweets. They aren't safe around me. And I can't watch tv commercials-they are killing me!

HoneyLove when do you have surgery? Dr. Tischler?