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Keep your expectations realistic. You're doing great.

At almost 3 months, you should be at around 700-800 calories. Are you tracking calories, carbs and Protein? I think because of your kidneys, keep your protien at 60 like your doctor wants, and keep total carbs under 50.

Also, don't be afraid of fat. I have never tracked fat content. I eat full fat cheese, butter, dressings, oils etc. A little fat is good for us and helps keep us satisfied.

Are you trying to move more than before? You don't have to be a gym rat, but make sure you're trying to get some walking in or something that gets your heart pumping for a few minutes.

Try that to see if you can speed things up a little and good luck! You're still doing fine weight wise. I have a chart I post. I'll see if I can find it so you can see how well you're doing.

Also, look for Nut Crackers. They're good, and made with nuts as opposed to wheat and flour.

I can't have crackers in the house for the same reason.

You should make yourself some cheese crisps! You just melt some shredded cheese in a pan until it turns into little "crackers". Some stores actually sell them, too.

We know it's not actually fat you're gaining, so no need to freak out.

After a few weeks we go into a stall that can also cause a little bit of gain. Keep doing what you're doing and try your stay off the scale. You'll be pleasantly surprised if you can stay off for a couple weeks by what you'll see.

The first month shouldn't really be weight loss time. It's more healing time. Try to remember that.

Thank you for being so honest. I'm concerned about the weight gain years down the road...it's a true reality....

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Studies show after year 4 there is an expected regain as your body normalize to the drastic loss.

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Only 5-10%. My hubby gained 20, but still felt good under 200 so and he's kept the rest off for 10 years.

You gain it all back?

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We have TOTAL AND COMPLETE control of that. Don't think we don't.

@@putt0129

And by all means, I don't want anyone to discourage you from a revision if you feel that's what you need. But try going back to what worked before first, and see how it goes? Also, look into 5:2 Intermittent fasting (Google). That worked for a little bit of regain I had. I feel it boosted my metabolism again, along with a new exercise routine. Remember the rules of WLS?

Protein first

At least 64 oz of no calorie/low calorie fluids

Green, non starchy veggies and low sugar fruit like berris

Low sugar or white carb consumption (bread, rice, Pasta, etc)

No drinking with meals and wait at least 15-20 minutes after you eat to drink again

And I feel these rules help:

Low processed food consumption. Stay away from anything with 'ingredients' the best you can and stick to fresh stuff.

A little fat is good for you! Eat the butter, oil, bacon, Mayonnaise, full fat dressings and avocado's along with your fresh food diet. In moderation, of course. It also keeps you satisfied longer.

Get at least 10,000 steps a day any way you can. Playing with your dogs or kids, pacing your house in bad weather, a you tube exercise video, join a gym and walk on a treadmill. You don't have to kill yourself with exercise, just move more! Also, find ways to work your muscles.

Hello I am just wondering what happen different that you gained it all back. I am researching the sleeve because I want to do it. So I am very interested of all the good and bad things about the surgery

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The easy answer is this:

When you stop doing what worked before, it doesn't work anymore.

When you stop:

Eating Protein first

Drinking at least 64 oz of no calorie, low calorie fluids

Limiting sugar, white carbohydrates, and calorie laden drinks

Moving more than sitting

Not drinking with meals

Eating mostly fresh, non processed food

Eating tons of colored veggies

Weighing yourself to hold yourself accountable

you will gain.

Pretty much it in a nutshell.

If you can handle and understand the normal fluctuations that happen without it ruining your whole day, then by all means weigh daily. If not, weigh weekly or even monthly.

I am a big advocate for weighing daily, especially in maintenance. I feel ignoring the scale contributed to me getting to 235 pounds. I feel it holds me accountable, and when I'm up a bit not due to the normal fluctuations, I know I need to adjust accordingly.

You can't measure what you can't see.

"Regrets are a waste of time. They're the past crippling you in the present"

--Frederico Fellini

I haven't found a restaurant yet where I couldn't find something appropriate for me to eat. Don't over think things.

Sandwich place? There's usually always salads and Soup. Or eat the insides out of the sandwich.

Burger place? Eat the burger and all the fixins, no bun.

Italian place? There's always a chicken or fish option.

Diner? A nice omelette has lots of Protein. And they usually serve Breakfast all day.

Also, don't ever be afraid to ask for things prepared a certain way, or ordering a la cart stuff. You're the customer, they should and usually will oblige.

I eat out ALL the time and have since practically day one of surgery.

Well if you know how I can get back on track please tell me clc9

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I think what @@clc9 means is as long as you are following the 'rules' of WLS like you were in the beginning, you should be able to jump start weight loss again. Although in all fairness, it is so much harder to get regain off once it's there, whether it be 5 pounds or 50 pounds. This is something I honestly think newer post ops don't understand, and can't possibly if they haven't been there. If your insurance is willing to pay for a revision, go for it! Just remember, no amount of revisions will help keep the weight off if you aren't following the basic rules of WLS, no matter what the surgery. This unfortunately is a life time commitment, and if we get lax in any area of the commitment, regain (as you know) will easily happen. You kind of had the double whammy of pregnancy and meds, unfortunately.

Good luck to you!

Sounds to me like you're doing just fine as long as you're getting enough protien, and it seems you are. Try to style clear of potatoes, though. I know they are on some surgeons plan on the puréed stage, but why? We are discouraged from eating them further out post op, so why even go there? Many better alternatives.

Pre and post-op, I drank coffee. Every patient is different, every program is different. Thank goodness my tummy and my program welcomed it.

Yup. Me too.

I gave up smoking, alcohol (pretty much) to have this surgery, so you'll take my coffee from my cold, dead hands.

@@curlyinthecity

Keep us posted! Both on your surgery and how the relationship is going after

My mom (RIP) used to always say "Don't borrow trouble".

Stop worrying about something that may or may not happen. With surgery coming up, your main focus should be YOU. You're going to have enough stuff to worry about without worrying about a hypothetical situation.

Like, immediately?

They encourage you to walk. Walking is good. It helps with the gas pain, keeps clots from forming, and helps with healing.

2.5 years out. I made home made chili and cornbread last night. That is about a 1/2 cup portion in the little bowl, and just a sliver of cornbread. The second picture was what I could eat. If it's dense Protein, 1/2 cup is about all I can do with a couple bites of veggies or a starch (which I don't do very often). I've been maintaining my weight for over a year now. I would say I hit my max capacity at around a year post op, and it hasn't changed.

The absolute best part of the surgery, especially at first. Instead of gaining on vacations, I always end up losing now or staying the same.

Probably not. I have a marketing degree but I wouldn't waste my skills on Red Lobster. Maybe Bonefish Grill...

If i was going to eat something after not eating for a long time it wouldn't be trash peasant food like Red Lobster. Lol if you are going to eat seafood, eat real seafood.

I thought their slogan was "Come see what's fresh today". Their new slogan of "Trash peasant food" doesn't sound very good for their business.

We have a local place called Lucky Fins that's amazing. I can't get enough of their Ahi.

So, looking at this poster's history, she's consumed greasy chicken 10 days out, eaten Chinese food, pizza, had lots of drinks and the meal posted in the OP. She chose to skip the puréed stage and has vomited/felt sick due to her eating habits on several occasions.

I'm sincerely flummoxed here.

More perplexing is if she's eaten all of that, how is this considered her "first meal"?

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Good observation!

I was thinking to myself while reading this: "If I wanted to get a good chuckle, and role up all my pals at BP, how could I do that?"

I can't help but feel that if anyone really did eat pizza, fried chicken, a shrimp and Pasta extravaganza chased with some cocktails 3 weeks after a stomachs surgery, they probably wouldn't be bragging about it on a surgery forum to people who actually take it seriously. Someone's yanking our chains here.

Yeah, the trolls have been out in full force for some reason as of late. They seem to get their jollies riling up the masses.

Can I just say this is fascinating and I really had no idea that excess skin or even the surgery itself could cause this? I flew to Hawaii 8 months post op, but didn't have an issue. My husband on the other hand, who had a bypass almost 11 years ago, gets pulled aside CONSTANTLY when he flies. I never really put two and two together?

What a great subject!

Newsflash!

Some people shouldn't have WLS because they aren't ready to change their relationship with food and think just because they can eat less it will work.

Film at 11.

Patience, grasshopper.

Also, don't forget you're going to be very emotional these first few weeks because the quick weight loss causes hormone dumps. That should subside soon, and you'll start to feel much better and much more optimistic when it does.

Take your measurements! I gaurantee there's a difference. Even a week from now there will be. Also, I'll bet a selfie from before surgery and a selfie now would most definitely show a difference.

Not the beach but headed to vegas on friday. Haven't been on a vacation in more than two years and need one badly.

I will take the dessert over the beach, this time.....

I will take dessert over pretty much anything. I guess that's why I needed WLS.

@@WitchySar

Won't hurt to try?

I'm an anomaly. Pot seems to INTENSIFY pain for me. Does that happen to anyone else?