lark60

I haven’t been online in years and had my sleeve procedure in 2013. My weight has become a concern again. I am up to 181 and have been looking at the GOLO release supplement. Has anyone tried this post sleeve?

Update: I hit 160 this morning!

I have used sugar free mix in to flavor water and have worked up to adding one mix in 32 oz of water. That way the water is flavored but not over sweet. I also drink power aide zero diluted 50/50 with water. I don’t drink carbonated beverages because the bubbles take up space and I end up burping a lot. When drinking fluids, I can take in 5-7 swallows at a time and limit fluids with meals since I can only hold 1/2 cup at a meal (so I usually sip once or twice with a meal) As for amount every day, I get around 64 oz a day. I am coming on my 6th year post sleeve and I have never been able to get 100 oz a day.

I have been keeping up with several groups on Keto diet and there is information on intermittent fasting to promote weight loss. I have tried this ( fasting 16 hours a day and consuming all meals within 8 hours) but with the limited quantity I can eat at one meal, I have found that I can’t get all the calories in an 8 hour period. I don’t get hungry (a good thing) and will eat till “full” but I would have to eat every hour to get 1200 calories in 8 hours. This frustrates me because I know from past experiences that I go into starvation mode when my calories drop under 1000. Has anyone else tried intermittent fasting post sleeve?

So I am 5 years post sleeve. I managed to get within 5 lbs of my goal and slowly slipped back into bad habits. When I went for my annual PCP appointment and saw the scales were reading 175, I almost cried. I hadn't been weighing myself over this past year due to my house flooding and all my stuff was in storage for 6 months. I realized that I had been wearing stretchy leggings and hadn't tried on a pair of jeans in a year (again everything was in storage and I bought a few comfy outfits to tide me over till the home repairs were complete) I went through my kitchen and pulled all processed foods, bread, flour, sugars, root veggies, fruits, cereals, pasta and rice. I gave these things away to my neighbors. I researched diets and weight gain after sleeve procedure. I have started following a modified Keto diet. I say modified because I try to keep my protein at 80 grams a day. So basically I have replaced carbs with healthy fats. My next step back on track was to come back to this site and read the different topics. It has been 2 weeks on my version of Keto and have lost 8 lbs! I still have problems eating enough calories and know my metabolism is slow so I eat what I can and spread a meal to be a 1/2 cup meal and 1/2 cup snack 2-3 hours later. I have found some great recipes online and have bought a few books about Keto diet. I have read up on resistant starches because I have not taken beans out of my diet. They are my source of Fiber and some protein. Since I only eat a couple tablespoon full of beans, I am testing the theory about resistant starches by eating the beans cold. Apparently when certain foods are cooked and then cooled, the carbs crystalize and become resistant to digestion (but are great food for gut flora). I bought a new scale (my old one was lost in the flood) and have started keeping track of what I eat. Coming back to this site and writing my story will help me keep on track to getting back to my goal weight.

I didn't add jerky back into my diet until I was 6 months post-op and then it was turkey jerky. Beef didn't sit well with me until about 9 months post-op. Also remember to CHEW it till it is mush before swallowing. Now that I am over 2 years out I can enjoy all sorts of Jerky for a snack.

I eat eggs several times a week to keep my total serum protein level up so I can continue to donate plasma.

I have found that if I take the bulk foods out of the original packaging (such as the nuts you refer to in the article) and repackage them into real single servings (snack bags work great) then I am less apt to over eat when I desire these foods. In the past I would start on the bag, box or jar and "forget" to stop eating. Even with the new sleeved stomach, I have found times when I am bored and fall back on old habits. Then I am miserable when that "thanksgiving dinner" feeling takes over. With the foods in single serving packaging handy, I do not over eat. I have never "gone back" for a second portion of what I chose for a snack.

Ok I finally found a pre picture so I will try to upload them. The teal dress is a size 10!

Most likely your Vitamin levels are starting to drop. Low magnesium, zinc and potassium will affect how you feel. Thats why the 3 month labs check all the vitamin levels to see if you are taking enough supplements.

I too have enjoyed being able to cross my legs! I can even wrap my foot around to hook behind my calf now! When I was putting lotion on the other day I realized how thin my legs are finally getting and never thought about how much fat was actually on my legs. I just figured "it was muscle". Boy was I fooling myself back then.

I thought the information was presented well and I like your humor! The shaker sound did garble your presentation a few times but otherwise kudos to you!