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Dont smoke. My experience.I started at 4 months post op.Without food life felt boring.Needed something I could do and started smoking again.At 5 months I had an ulcer.I stop till my stomach felt better then start again,stop and start...Then we found my vit C and vit A is now super low.Dr. says might just be the combination of the surgery with the smoking but my vits are affected by the smoking. OK I got it.I stopped last week and boy is it difficult to not gain weight now. Point is 1.for some of us our stomachs just dont like the smoking anymore. 2.You will just have to stop at some point anyway and stop smoking usually goes with weight gain because smoking does increase metabolic rate and we tend to eat more to satisfy the oral issues when we quit. While you are not smoking,DONT DO THIS TO YOURSELF.Its harder to stop post surgery than before.

Hey Iggychic, If you or any chef for that matter, can manage to feed me a steak with 80g of Protein I'll give you a million bucks,not kill you....as it is,the 3oz steaks that I can eat is just about 24g which is perfect for a meal with no carbs. XXO

Hi,are you also weepy and more emosional?Then it is hormones. If you are just agro and moody it might be high Proteins low carbs that do this to you.If you are on 60g of proteins this shouldnt happen but he moment my total Protein for the day goes up to 80 I am very irritable. Hope it passes soon.

Vit C is used very quickly by the body.I dont know if I would take that much but I do take 2500 in 2 dosages per day but that is because for some reason I am deficient in vit A and C. There's a lot of very interesting articles on vit c that Im going to read now!

Hi Just my 2 cents. My friend had RNY 15 months before I had the sleeve. She got to goal in 6 months and stayed there for 8 before she started regaining. She doestn eat a lot but she struggles with tummy ache and heartburn like mad.Solid Protein isnt something she even considers at this point.So her food is carb oriented.She eats small portions of mostly carbs. Now mentally here is the crazy thing that makes people get sick longer term post op.Because she has regained about 25 pounds she is just not concerned about the Vitamins anymore.Cant be deficient,Im fat.She hardly ever makes 60g's of protein per day,she doesnt do shakes anymore (iM fat remember?) and she doesnt eat protein in any useful quantity. She will get sick.She will have deficiencies,she will have too little total Protein.And because she is ashamed and disgusted with herself,she is defensive and will not talk about it.Calls people who are diligent about these things obsessive. She wasnt like that earlier in this journey.She is an RN.Should know better.But we lose insight when we feel bad about ourselves. And this is why I never considered RNY.My cousin,same age than me is dying of complications of the JIB they did earlier years and it is all due to lack of suficient protein and vitamins.She still refusing to have a take down even though she's had blood clots on her lungs (protein deficiency,kidney failure,Pirexia of unknown origin for over 2 years now and the list goes on and on) Malabsorption,whereas you can gain weight back as the fats arent malabsorped for long and the dumping goes away for a lot,the Vitamin dificiency stays forever. I do believe chances for regain is bigger with the sleeve.But that is the only neg. I can find.So,knowing that,I can work on not regaining and pray that when I do gain the first 5 pounds,I dont stick my head in the sand and refuse to acknowledge that I have to stop it immediately.Shoot,I've said in a nother post in order to prevent that I will nip and tuck until 20 pound regain will cause me to simply explode,so I wont be able to regain...lol Good luck with your choice.I just feel so desperately sad for my friend as she has a lot of health issues to deal with now but she is still regaining her weight.At least I think Should I regain I will be healthier than my RNY counterpart.Who knows?

Why that high?

Hi,To the OP and LilMissDiva, How are you different today from 1 year out?Is it the fact that you can eat more or is it that (well,everything in life gets "old") the surgery is old news and life is happening? And then,did either of you have plastics or if you havent,did you not need it?Im researching some behaviour patterns longer post op ( been there,done that with the band...regained it all) I am mainly interested to know what is causing you to gain Irene?Is it only the eating that has slipped a little? This is my greatest fear and nightmare.The moment I am at goal every piece of skin will be cut off.Every last fat cell I can find will be suctioned to smithereens.If I regain I will EXPLODE this time.Dont know what else to do.

Hi,We all make those mistakes but sooo often it is because we either hear what we want or dont listen to what the Lord wants.It is just an ongoing process and the Lord knows our intentions.However,better not to make those kind of mistakes as we tend to pay a price for them,no matter what our intentions were. I had a lot of reservations about the surgery.Was so sure that I was in God's will in 2005 with the band (looking back the Lord were so loud and clear that it wasnt the right thing but I really wanted something to help me get thin.The price I paid was high but I learnt so much from that experience in my walk with the Lord). Now,I listen.And I just ask for God's will to be done. Thank goodness all this is part of our journey towards eternity.This is how we learn.And the Lord loves us and knows us. Good luck and mayyou get your date soon.

Yes,everyone is different this far out and it depends on how much you still have to lose. Mine is all over the show.From 600 some days to 1300 other days.However,it seems to balance out nicely as I still drop my 7-10 pounds once a month. (Ok,I figured why startve myself if this is the way it will be anyway so when I have hungry days I do eat a little more calories.After a few fo these my appetite disappears and I drop down very low,just to make Protein every day) Average though is 850 per day.Carbs under 50 (mostly under 40) and protein anything from 60 to 90g. Ok,Im not helping am I?lol.Sorry..!

Hi I am always in a plateau,no really I am! I only lose weight about once every month for about 3 or max 4 days when I really drop between 7-10 pounds.The rest of the time my weight is at complete stand still. It started at 5 and a half months when I had a 7 week stall.Since tyen it stair steps. However,my calories are usually around 850 and my carbs under 50. You should lose again.Or drop your cals and carbs for a week to see if it doesnt help.

Hi,at 5 month and 2 weeks I entered my first stall.It lasted 7 weeks but then I started losing again.After the stall I now lose nothing for a few weeks and then 5-8 pounds overnight. When I average it still comes to 7-10 pounds per month even thoug it drops in only a few days and the res of the time the scale stays the same. Be patient.You are not done.Do the right things.Stick to your calories,carbs and Protein limits and exercise and it will come off again.

Today I wish I was normal.Not only thin normal but not ADD or OCD and not I wish that I could take medication to "fix" me! All I wanted to do today was eat,all day long!I couldnt stop thinking about food for a minute.It was one of those me me me me days that I just hate. And I wish I lived in a country where it wasnt such a mission to find a therapist that is going to stay put.But we are all expats,habitual movers! Once I found a pill,for 2 weeks..lol.I went to my gp and said I am sick of myself and need something.He yanked a sample of Cymbalta out of his drawer and said try this and see me in 2 weeks,remember it only works after 10 days.After exactly 24 hours I knew that was what normal felt like.I was calm.My OCD was gone,my mind started focussing for the first time EVER!Didint have a 100 tracts playing in the head all at once!I could drive a car without it being a competition to see who wins,I could deal with life without the impending sense of doom and having to tell myself a million times a day that everything is fine,nothing to worry about.I slept a full night for the first time in my life and most important,my fear of people all but disappeared. Then my kidneys function started being affected but I couldnt care less.After 10 days I could hardly walk but happy as I have ever been.Said they would have to wressle the little suckers out of my stone cold hand after my death.He just didnt give me a perscription and that was the end of that! Lol I have been a born again Christian for 15 years now and the Lord have really changed me since then.But I am still me and non of the things I have considered very important like the above mentioned,have changed.I suppose there were so many other things that needed change that this might not even have made the list.I really love the Lord and I know He loves me but boy I wish He would renew my mind more! But He clearly has a plan for my life.And He clearly smiles patiently upon me when I tell Him to hurry up and change me more NOW! Accepting ourself,warts and all, might be so important in a successful future with the sleeve.I am blessed beyond measure in so many aspects of life that I should be able to say its ok to be me.Its ok to not be perfect,its ok! Well,it is the middle of the night now and close to my bed time.Tomorrow,or just now..hehehe...is a new day.I can put this one behind me,live just for the new one,not worry about the future and breathe. God is good all the time and maybe I dont really need that pill.

Ok,a bit of tough love here.Take it,leave it,do with it what you want..(as they say in the movies) Clearly you broke up for some reason which was not related to your weight.But clearly you want to be a thin,normal,healthy girl,right? Thats why you had surgery. Why take a step back into the past now when you need to move forward,into a new life with a skinny body? You want a fetish free man in your life girl..lol.People with a fetish will 100% be an enabler of bad habits.You dont need the distraction of past issues to derail the course of your life now.You've got a long way to go with the weight loss and this ex issue already made you cry. Go see a therapist.Get closure.Lose weight get fit get healthy and then you will meet the love of your life,the one you will spend the rest of your new life with. For now,focus on yourself for a while at least.

You are not doing anything wrong.Your food looks fine to me.Use myfitnesspal or fitday.com to track your intake of cals,Protein carbs and fat. A stall is you body readjusting.It will take as long as it needs.Dont be impatient just keep doing what you are doing and try to stay off the scale for a while.You will lose weight.I had a 7 week stall at 5.5 months out and I nearly went mad (I'd not had one before that and thought stall was just another word for cheating...lol) Second guessing ourselves and our intake is normal when the scale is not moving but do try to just be patient.It will happen. Good luck!

I wish I'd known how frustrating the stalls would be and that the weight loss,for me at least,would stair step with weeks of no loss and then big losses overnight.I would have liked to expected this as part of the process.And I wish that I had known that constipation would be such an issue.Would have started taking acidophylus from the beginning instead of trying to regulate it with all the other meds. O,and I really really wish that I had started exercising regularly (toning,weight training) from 2 months out as I am as flabby as a jellyfish...lol.

Hi A lot of British women go to Belgium.On wlsinfo.org there is some that had it done there. Good luck.

Hi Wrote you a long post and it didnt save..suppose it wasnt meant to be..lol So,short post. STEP AWAY FROM THE TABLE WHEN THEY EAT!You dont have to be there for now and do make your own food and drink,it is your responsibilty!DONT TORTURE yourself!It is not necessary.Dont make excuses for this at all,you are just one week post op and not even eating yet! And she must be feeling aweful at some level for regaining her weight.Being a little spiteful at this point is called the human condition...lol.Forgive her!Do not expect or rely on that kind of support from her and your life will be much easier.Just do your own thing as far as food is concerned,at least for now.Have a little bit of a thick skin as far as the kitchen thing is concerned and pretend not to notice her being PO'd.But be nice ok?Be a great husband and father in all other aspects and excuse yourself from their food life.And dont cook anything you cannot eat,only see to yourself in the shake,broth and drinks for now. Good luck and when you can eat,if you have to make your own food,do it!

This morning I weighed 184.Looking back at this blog I can see the weight is still coming off.Good! I am having a very challenging time keeping my cals low while upping my protein.My hair is falling out like crazy again and I cannot figure out why. I have also increased my healthy fats.We need them and for years now I've been low fat even when I was eating rubbish it was just saturated fats.Now,Im trying to teach my kids a balance and kids dont learn by telling them stuff.They learn by example.adding a tablespoon of olive oil per day has increased my cals with 133 wich puts me closer to 1000 than to 800.Cant really lower the food intake the I go low on protein again.Wont give up my milk in my coffee for no one...lol.Will keep tweaking this.I am different than others that mostly eat e same stuff every day as that sets me up for a snack attack..lol.I like variety and will keep making different things that is yummy! The exercise is going a little better.Still havent started with a trainer but I am running and playing squash and doing reformer once a week now as it hurts my knees a lot.Will phone the trainer for an appointment today.I dont know why I am so resistant about the toning and weights with the trainer.Im scared I cant do what he wants me to. Anyhoo,this is an ongoing process and last week I fitted at least 20 dresses for a big function we had this weekend.I fit in a 14 but I hate my stomach.This has now inspired me to lose faster and to start exercising more.Will post pics of the weekend on the yacht.It was awesome and I didnt feel self concious for the same reasons than before but because I got so many compliments. O,just one more strange thing.This week about 5 different people asked me what Im doing to lose weight.These are all people that knows that I've had the surgery.So,to everyone that dont want to tell people.They dont care anyway and seem to forget or not really understand what it means...lol.Even though I told all of them again,they still want to know what diet Im following and still all say now they feel ashamed of not losing weight....tooo weird as hallo,I cut off 80% of my stomach,you cant compare yourself with that...lol Time to get moving again.

Hi,I can anyone of you that is out for longer tell me how much more you can eat now should you measure it in Protein? Thanx

I dont understand.Is there a specific reason it has to happen this year?Or is that just how you would know its Gods will to have the surgery,if its this year? We all experience things different but in my life if I have prayed about something,know that it is in His permissive will,then I wait on Him to make the path straight for me in His perfect time! And often,when I was younger,when I confused His time and mine and did things in my time,I suffered consequinces that made me wish that I'd waited on the Lords perfect time. Does this mean if you cant have surgery before year end you will not have it at all as you will then see it as not in His plan for your life? (just so I can understand this..sorry,I'm slow...lol)

Hi, http://www.dietdoctor.com/the-dreamfields-pasta-fraud Looking now for the other testers on the blood sugar effects.Will post them too id you want me to. I was low carbing very successfully until I started with this Pasta.It would mess up my ketosis faster than a potato would. Still love the taste of it though so we eat it but not expecting it to be low carb.

Please read the studies on dreamfields effect on the blood sugar.It is worse than normal pasta.No different than any other pasta.The whole low carb thing is hogwash.

Hi Having said all I have,the first few weeks after the sleeve when we are on liquids and cant eat is a perfect habit breaker as you cannot eat. The change did start there for me.

Hi I was a night eater for years and years.I didnt read the article but here's what I did.Have been sleepless since I was 10.I wouldnt feel hungry or even think about food until dinner time.Then I would have a normal dinner.When my family went to bed I would start eating,snacking late into the night or morning rather.I would Hate myself but felt unable to stop.i would vow to stop doing it the next day,and I was utterly depressed for years about this.Ice cream,potato crisps,chocolates,heck anything unhealthy would do in great quantities. I've been sleeved for 8 months now and have lost 110 pounds.I srill have a strong compulsion to eat at night.But I am an intellegent woman and didnt go through this surgery to fail.Now I have a plan. Sugarfree popcicles are an absolute life saver for me.I have 3 different brands and I eat up to 4 every evening.I do not allow myself anything else after dinner.I also have a huge cup or 2 of tea that takes some time to drink. Other than that I realize and admit to myself that I am not hungry.I am being very honest with myself and do not accept any excuse from myself.I do not have the self pity allowing myself to fail attitude anymore. Now,I also make the effort to be much more tired at night.I have to be.Some times when I have a bad night I will go and run in the evening.The exercise during the day also helps to exhaust me more.The rule is I have to be i. Bed and stay in bed after 12.No getting out of bed other than going to the bathroom. You see,I have come to realize we can take responsibility for ourselves.No one can help me,but me.I am the only one that can choose to be different.AND I HAVE CHOSEN. I keep asking myself this over and over.HOW BADLY TO I WANT TO BE SKINNY AND OVERCOME THIS CRAZY BEHAVIOUR THAT HAS RUINED MY LIFE? The surgery didnt help and the first 2 months I went slightly mad when I was so obsessed to eat at night and just couldnt.THEN I MADE THE CHOICE TO BE DIFFERENT! Good luck on your journey.

Hi dinnh, I take 2 egg whites,a scoop of french vanilla protein powder ( disolved in a little water)Add to that a little half and half (30ml).Now I add Ispagulla husk to it (20g of fiber)I allow the fiber to swell up and then I make sweet,but not too sweet,pancakes with it.The consistency of my mix is different all the time though as I just chuck things together. I eat it with sf maple syrup and it is a meal and pudding for me all in one. The cals is 150 protein is 34 and it is very filling.Some days I eat this in 2 portions as morning and afternoon snack as Im trying to spread the protein out over the day.