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@Summer56 Google youtube seated exercise. These work well for Seniors, people recovering from injuries and mobility issues. Get it approved by your Dr. Start seated on a bed and work up to a chair. A whole series of seated workouts! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxEW_OukMMspitJJFyUzvCJk5XcaQmvtL Even chair yoga

Its great you recognized what’s going on. I like @MegPRN advice. There are some great books that can help you address stress emotional eating. My two cents on stretching your sleeve: You will reach a point where less surgery restriction is noticeable. This is normal. Your sleeve has not grown back to full size. (If you think you stretched your surgery It’s rare. have it diagnosed by a surgeon. Logging your food becomes important -Just because you can eat more food, does not mean you have to. There is no reason eat over your weight loss calories and macros. Be aware of Grazing/Eating around your surgery- Consuming many small meals of healthy and unhealthy that total over your weight loss calories and macros – The sensation and result is as if you never had bariatric surgery. You will gain weight. Hunger strategies: Add as much veggies with your dense protein until full. This will help satiate the extra sleeve space. The bulk and fiber will keep your calories low. Once you add extra carbs and sugar you crave them more. They cause hunger. Detox off them Eat five to six small meals and keep within your weight loss calories/macros Keep healthy sweet and salty items on hand for cravings. Allow yourself a veggie tray for night snacking Get temptation out of the house

It’s normal to struggle with your protein and water because surgery restriction is tight. Your restriction will become less with time.

Some of us experience dumping, and some don’t. Odds are less with the sleeve because our intestines are not altered. It’s good and bad that I can tolerate sugar without dumping. I'm a type one diabetic. I have times I need sugar to raise my blood sugars. The bad part is it’s easier to add sugar back into my diet.

That was fast. Congrats!

Oh, congratulations You are close to getting a surgery date, or do you have one?

Check with your local surgeon’s office. Ask about an information seminar. They will go over all the procedures pro’s, cons, risks, and statistics. It’s a great place to start.

Candy and food holidays. Great that you recognized it’s an old habit and started over. Holidays don’t have to be about food. Just enjoy the people in your life.

Your restriction is going to be tight first out from surgery. Drink slowly. Your body will give you signals when to stop. Your food will progress from liquids, puree, soft then real food. It will give you time to feel your new sensation of full. Full is not painfull for me. I also get the hiccups and know it’s time to stop.

Are veggies/fruits sliders if you stay within your calories and macros?

I am grateful to have this second chance in life. The pain was temporary, My results were amazing. (I experienced more pain giving birth to my children) I was well taken care of by my team and my pain was managed with medication. I healed with no complications. I will be five years out in June. I’m maintaining in the 130’s. Having my health and my life back was worth having surgery, all the food stages, logging and weighing my food, mental battles/behavior change, learning to cook/prep and getting myself to the gym.

My wake-up call. My heart to stop beating in the hospital. I shouldn’t be here. I regret that it took that moment to understand that my weight was slowly killing me. Going back and forth and questioning your decision is normal. Pre surgery jitters are normal. You and your family are going to be nervous about treating any disease with surgery. Complications are a risk. Staying obese is a risk. Surgery is not for everyone You can back out. If you change your mind down the road you can start the process again. Learn from all the good and bad experiences But, know your experience will be unique to you.

I'm sorry you are struggling. Some things to try Eating too much? Are you logging your food and seeing that you are going over your calories and macros? With the sleeve, you will feel less restriction. Its finding ways to fill the extra space without going over calories/macros. Cravings and hunger. Keep healthy options for sweet and salty on hand. Cook healthy recipes with flavors that you enjoy. If you have added carbs and sugar back into your diet, you will crave them more. Detox off them.

Here is the vegetarian/vegan group on Bariatric pal https://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/1101-vegetarian-or-vegan-eating/

OP deleted...Did their surgeon diagnose that they stretched their surgery?

You asked, how much did you lose on your nutritionist’s plan? I lost all my weight following my plan. I am maintaining in the 130’s We all lose at different rates. Expect to lose 60% of your weight with the sleeve.

Talk with your surgeons. Go over ALL your options. Ask for his opinion on what would work best for you.

All instructions for weight loss and maintain will look different – Contact your dietician for clarification. Many dieticians don’t worry about calorie and carb ranges until real food stage. Your restriction is tight and it’s hard to consume your 60 to 100 grams of protein. You should be given your calorie and macro goals as you progress. My instructions are almost 5 years old. (Real food stage) My dietician had me stay under 50 to 60 g of carbs. (No bread, crackers white rice or white potatoes) Most of my carbohydrates came from veggies Maintaining instructions Once I lost 75% of my weight, I added in low glycemic carbs to slow/stop my weight loss. Sweet potatoes, brown rice, whole wheat bread and pasta

My insurance company required a six-month supervised weight-loss before surgery

Is it normal to ....... Have your sex drive elevated and turn you into a horny teenager.

You can go back into weight loss mode. Have you checked in with your surgeon’s office? You may want to rule out medical issues as a cause. How many calories and carbs you are eating per day? You may be eating your maintaining calories if you are not gaining or losing weight. (check with your dietician or your plan) Something to try --- Dialing in your diet: (I am not a dietician. feel free to ignore the rest of this post) Log your food. (baritastic or myfitnesspal app) Look at your calories and carbs – Are you in your weight loss calories and macros? Are they too low or too high? If your calories and carbs are too high. Adjust calories lower by 100 carbs to 53 for a month. After that month if it does not move you will adjust them lower again to find the calorie range that puts your body in weigh loss mode. If your calories are too low, you will add 100 for a month.

Can’t wait for spring/summer fashion. Love it when people post photos of their new outfits.

The chain I would close is Burger king. I cringe thinking about the disgusting burger patty. It’s strange, I don’t miss fast food. The mystery meat has no appeal for me anymore.