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EarthyGoalie

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  2. Posted

    My biggest regret is the lack of energy. I have orthostatic hypotension (dizzy when I stand up fast) due to low blood pressure. I find that I'm having it way more often. And yes, I drink all my Water and get my food in. As far as eating is concerned it's a bit wasteful to eat out at times. I would LOVE to have leftovers the next day, but some things just don't keep. I find that a "side" of something holds me over. I also kind of miss the length of the meal. Does that make sense? Umm..I'm done eating in 7 minutes and have to wait for everyone else to finish. It's weird, I know, but it kind of changes the experience.

    Yes! We are in the same boat!

    I get dizzy all the time when I stand up too fast. it doesn't last long, but it's still unpleasant.

    Also, i don't like finishing up my food before everyone else and just waiting on them. It's a bit weird.

    Lastly, I used to be a person who liked very hot food and ate very quickly. It is SO annoying to me, eating so slowly. Before I'm done, I have to reheat the food at least twice. Ughhh.

    But needless to say, all of these little details are nothing to me for all the benefit this surgery brought upon my life. So instead of saying "things I regret", I'd rather say "things that are a bit annoying". But no regrets. I love my sleeve and my new life!

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  4. Posted

    2 weeks ago, instead of losing weight, I gained a few pounds. But I know how it happened. I basically ate carbs, unhealthy ones too, junk, and forgot about Protein and Water. I beat myself up about it and tried to get back on track....

    How do you all gain weight, whenever or if ever you do? Is it the same as me? Or is it because you didn't exercise or simply just didn't have enough protein? Or jut water weight?

    Because I mean, I REALLY did bad to gain those few pounds. So I guess I'm trying to find out if I'm the only one who has been SO bad since surgery.

  9. Posted

    I'm in the same boat, I also have about 10 pounds to go. I've been stuck here a while, and the longer I'm here, the more discouraged I become. It's harder and harder to eat 800 calories a day. At 16 months out, I'm closer to 1200 most days, over that some days, and I need to eat less than 1000 to lose. So I go back and forth with myself about accepting where I am, and feeling like I should work a little harder to get to a specific number. Right now I'm just trying to focus on eating well most of the time, and increasing my activity, and enjoying the success. You are only 7 months out, so you might just be at a plateau and weight might start coming off again. Either way, you've done great and you should enjoy your success, too!

    Thank you!!!

    Also, I've been thinking... I hear that the last few pounds are usually the hardest to lose. But, is that because your body is getting to a normal weight, or is it because when we get so close to goal, we start being less strict with ourselves?

  10. Posted

    Thank you all. Your advice and support is greatly appreciated. I mean it. It feels so much better too to be able to talk to people who have gone through this surgery. My family just doesn't get it. All they can say is "you don't eat a lot. You're fine!" Though I keep trying to tell them it's more than that.

    Also, I'm curious too, as Lisa said, what do you eat on a regular week? Do you have mfp?

  11. Posted

    You can do it! My average calorie intake over my vacation week (which included Easter) was 922 calories. (And on some of those days, my carb levels were sky high!) So I am giving myself a week of being back on track, day by day, drinking and sleeping the amount I need, even though my body often misreads those signals as a need for food. I am a food addict too! This week my average shouldn't reach 800, and that will help a lot. I'll weigh in at the beginning of next week to get a sense of where I am.

    Remember, this isn't a race! Those last few pounds will be a struggle, but once you get there, the work becomes staying there. And you can do this!!!!!!! :)

    Thank you. My caloric intake was a little above 900 too.

  12. Posted · Edited by EarthyGoalie

    I am 10 lbs from goal, and have done really good since surgery. But lately, since a few days before Easter, I have gone off course, off the wagon. I've been eating starchy foods, low Protein, not drinking enough Water. And every day I wake up saying "this crazy trip is over, I'm gonna go get a protein shake". And then people come over, bring food, I say I'll just have a bite, but then a bite of that starchy food makes me too full to want to consume anything else like PROTEIN.

    I'm just thinking to myself today that I have come from too far to mess up like this. I've spent too much effort, money, and everything else to just let myself fall off the wagon like this. :-(

    I'm a recovering food addict, and I must say, it is really sad to realize that once you're an addict, you will always be an addict. You just have to be in control and not let the addiction take over. Once again, today, I will go and eat healthy and good, and more protein. I hope I don't deceive myself again. God give me strength.

    I guess my honeymoon period is over huh?

    *sigh*

  15. Posted

    I know how you feel. I struggle with this everyday. I shop for clothes and won't dare look at smalls, when in fact I realize I am a small.

    But from what I see in this picture, you don't even look like a size 10. I'm a size 10. I would have thought you were a size 6. Honest. And overweight? That is simply nonsense! If you exercise, who cares about a BMI?

    I know, I care about a BMI, but only because I'm such a specific person who likes to get the numbers and facts right. Ugh. I exhaust myself sometimes. But even then, I always laugh at myself for caring about it. If you are healthy, then you are good! Because you sure look good! :-)

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  16. Posted

    Looking...

    Okay...while @@gomekast's explanation was right on the money on the first weigh-in information, EarthyGoalie is absolutely correct. I DID miss a week!

    YIKES!

    Corrections have now been made. But April 21 is definitely the baseline measure and when we weigh-in on the 28th next Monday, we'll have our Week 1 measures. Week 2 will be May 5, Week 3 will be May 12, Week 4 will be May 19, and we will end up on Week 5 measurements being entered on Memorial Day (observed), Monday May 26.

    So sorry for the omission, confusion, etc. Some of you may want to adjust your goal weights based on this adjustment. Again, my apologies and THANKS for stepping in and helping me make the corrections!

    No need for apologies! I'm sure you spend a lot of time on this. Thank you! :-)

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  23. Posted

    I'm less than 7 months out, and I'm still losing weight and tracking my food and trying to focus on Protein Protein protein.

    But it just dawned on me... What is life like 5 or 6 years post op? Is it still an obsession of "how many protein did I get today?"

    I guess I'm wondering because I've never eaten like a normal person before, and now I'm pretty obsessed with protein. But is that how it's supposed to be for the rest of my life? I dont know if im explaining clearly enough.... but How does someone eat many years after surgery? (Without getting back into old bad habits of course)

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