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I like dannon light n fit Greek yogurt. Many flavors. toasted coconut or vanilla may be less sweet for you. I love the Carmel apple pie, pumpkin pie, and fruit on the bottom flavors but, they may be too sweet. 80 caories, 12g protien, 9 carbs, 0 fat

Is it on your dieticains plan?

Absolutely amazing~! Glad you are enjoying this.

Look up bariatric surgeons in your area.

Day 5 Sleeve 2014 maintaining – Challenge start weight 136 todays weight 138 – Goal weight 130 #no junk food - Check # 5 Name three words your friends may use to describe you. Integrity, inner strength and scatter brained

For whatever it's worth, My two cents I agree with @KimTriesRNY Check with your surgeons office on bariatric information seminars. They will discuss all types of surgery’s, statistics and take questions. You will get a chance to sit down with your surgeon. He/She will give you suggestions on which surgery type to have (based on your medical background, tests and psych eval)

@FluffyChix Good point. Not sure how accurate this ideal weight chart is.

I'm a sleeve. four1/2 year’s out. I maintain in the 130's. I give myself a ten-pound bounce range. when the scale moves up, I go back eating my bariatric food plan to stay in range. I'm in maintenance phase. I eat mainly clean, I do indulge occasionally. My third year, my weight got up to 147. (still a BMI 24.5 normal range) had to dial in my diet to lose the weight. I'm back in the 130's My two cents on regains. Weight gain can happen with any type of bariatric surgery. Some factors in regain: Complications from surgery Medical issues and medications pregnancy/menopause Not weighing yourself regularly Getting complaisant as the years pass You will reach a point that you noticeably can feel less restriction with the sleeve (it has not stretched) Just because you can consume more food, does not mean you should. Its important not to go over your calories and macros for the day. Stretching is rare. Get it diagnosed by your surgeon for a revision Eating around your surgery. Grazing is consistently eating sever small meals of healthy and unhealthy foods. The total will be over your calories and macros. It’s as if you never had surgery. You can eat 3000+calories. YOU WILL GAIN WEIGHT Ask for help if you have a gain (surgeons office, dietician and counselling) - Easier to lose a 20 pound gain than a 40, 60, 80, 100+

My dieticians instructions. Three meals and two small snacks or eat every three hours to keep blood sugars level. keep all meals/snacks within your calorie and macros for each day.

Your healing from surgery. If you are concerned call your surgeons team.

Is it realistic to not want to make it public? I also did not disclose my medical procedure. Only told my family and support people. It's hard to keep a secret or hide rapid weight loss. Once people see your body changing.. They may speculate cancer or bariatrics....Let them speculate. It's none of their business. You don't owe anyone an explanation. _______________________ Some things you may experience: Weight loss phase: Your weight loss seems to be that topic of conversation. It's annoying and uncomfortable at times.... You will get questions on how you did it, people ask for weight loss advice, comments on the way you look, comments on what you are eating and the amount you eat. Maintaining: Once you get to your goal/maintaining. Weight loss stops being the topic of conversation.....Life is normal.

It's a good Idea to sample the products before you buy. What tastes good to me may not taste good to you. Many shake recipes online. Vanilla flavored protein powder to make your own combinations. coffee Mocha - Add decaf instant coffee and sugar free chocolate syrup. fruit creamsicle - add crystal light fruit flavors. Even a bit of the coconut flavor for summer. Peanut butter cup - PB3 powdered peanut butter and sugar free chocolate syrup Pumpkin spice - pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice.

Social worker? is that a pre surgery thing? Is this a part of your medical team?

Only my opinion.. I had a few sessions with an eating disorder therapist.... Your situation with the therapist may be a few things Sometimes therapist see a fine line between eating disorders and bariatrics...She may be trying to see if you are afraid of foods, have extreme views of good and bad foods and following rigid rules. Yes, We have healed from surgery, Thats a non issue. Protein, and adding healthy carbs is a standard bariatric maintaining instructions by our dieticians. Ask yourself . how rigid are you about following low carb high protein....Do you indulge once in a while? Are you still in the process of finding what works for you personally and your body to maintain weight? What does healthy eating mean to you? The mental side of bariatrics sometimes is fighting with the former fat person that fears regain. Wishing you the best Jenn

People can be crappy and judgmental. You did the right thing by making this person a former friend...lol Let them be a miserable negative person. Enjoy the conversations with positive people. Keep them around you.... ignore the haters. An option to think about if you get outed. Be proud and blunt! post: I make no apologies for living an amazing healthy life. :-)

Wow !!!! that would limit many foods. I think a dietician consult would help. Make an appointment with your team.

Not trying to hijack or take away from your poll. Visit and check out gyms in your area before you join. It's finding your comfort zone. Some are more family friendly. Ask the staff what hours are less crowded.

I had a treadmill at home for exercise. My third month I had a major stall. I had to reevaluate what I was doing. My treadmill was being used more to hang clothing on than exercise. (story of my life) I sold the treadmill on craigslist and bought a gym membership in my third month. @Apple203 You are fit enough! All of us have a starting point. The gym will help build your fitness level.

Here is success stories off the site https://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/1297-tell-your-weight-loss-surgery-story/

11 months out you have done amazing. Thanks for inspiring.

You are inspirational. Fantastic loss!

In my past diet attempts...I'd hang on to larger clothing fearing the rebound weight gain. I also invested in some great pieces..Ugg killed me to let them go. Once I got to maintenance mode. I started investing in clothing again. Shopping became an addiction lol I needed space in my closet. Cleaned out the last of the larger clothing (with the exception of one pair starting weight jeans) Donate or give your friends the last of your larger stuff. It's going to give the excuse *smile* to go buy new things for yourself.

Gains are frustrating! Some options to think about. Make an appointment with your surgeons team. Great time for a check up. (blood labs and all) ask it there is a medical reason for not having weight loss. Your dietician. They should help you dial in your diet where your body starts losing weight again.(its different for each of us years out) My personal experience with weight gain years out: My restriction is not the same. it's a normal experience for my type of surgery. My weight starting going up and it was harder and slow to lose I had to weigh and log food again. I found what calories and protein goal puts me back into weight loss mode. Painfully slow.... at best 2 pounds a month..But I will take it. I'm back up again..uggg mine was indulgence of food..Takes nothing for me to gain now...I know I can get it back to where I'm comfortable. it's just at a snail's pace.