Healthy_life2

Glad you are feeling better. One day at a time....Right?

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I guess we best show respect to the nutritionists while talking in a forum. . Dang! No slang or acronyms allowed. It might be considered offensive.

Surgery 3/11/18 33lbs down! It may feel like things are moving slow right now. You are going to look back after your first year and realize how quickly the weight change was for you. Hang on for the ride. 333-229 = 104 pounds. Not impossible! Can be done.

Anyone else? Just got a notification that my e-mail is no longer valid? I click the notification and It sends me to the log on page..Yet I'm still logged in so far. Say's I can't participate in certain things in BariatricPal?

Smile and say "of course you are right" You don't need his approval or permission to live an amazing healthy life. Stop explaining. 60 pounds down. Fantastic work! The meme is a joke. No need to shoot him. *laughing* viagra is men cheating erections. Take a pill, get it up and no work needed.

Nope, First time I have seen a diet like this posted.

Your Dr. Will release you for exercise. Walking first to heal from surgery Sent from my SM-G920T using BariatricPal mobile app

You will be allowed veggies as you progress out from surgery

Disclaimer - Always check with your dietician first. Eight months out. How many calories, protein carbs are you getting in? Shakes never keep me full. If you have food volume I would eat whole foods. If you are eating all day and hitting your food log macros you should be ok. Somethings to try if you can hold more food volume and feel hungry: Raising your protein goal may help. Eat as much veggies as you want to the point of full with your protein. Vegetables/salad have fiber and bulk to make you feel full. They are low in calories to keep you with in your calorie and macros for the day. hope you find what works for you.

You are about 4 months..Right? How many calories are you getting in now and what does a day of food look like?

What type of surgery did you have? Food volume is a personal thing. How long did it take you to eat it? Did it take two separate time periods to get in? or all at the same time? Do you log and track your food for the whole day? Did the grilled cheese sandwich fit into your nutrition instructions/plan? Did you stay with in your total calories? Did you hit your protein goal? Did you go over your carbs? If it fits into your macros and you are still in weight loss mode/ maintaining then congrats!

Welcome to bariatric bony @ss syndrome.

Check with your plan/dietician first. Check the nutrition facts on these and decide if its worth fitting into you macros for the day. Just because it's sugar free. It is not calorie and carb free... Quest has a 21 g protein peanut butter cup. You don't have to eat both cups in one sitting lol sugar free chocolate pudding with protein powder added. Strawberries dipped in hershey's sugar free syrup or melt hershey's sugar free chocolate chips.

Ask if these are allowed on your dieticians plan - quest protein bars , sugar free chocolate pudding (I add protein powder) Strawberries dipped in hershey's sugar free syrup,

In the first stages I went. Meetings are mostly geared for people in weight loss phase. I rarely go to meetings now. I only go when I get calls from local surgery friends. We still support each other. It's also a chance to just talk and go have coffee before the meeting. It helped to get the basics down. Veterans seem to come back when they have a gain or struggling. our groups are put on by the hospital. We have support group once a month ran by a nurse A behavior change class - four classes at night for a month. A Psychiatrist teaches the curriculum. An amazing bariatric cooking class. The dietician has a large kitchen with overhead cameras. Two 70 inch TV to view. Mostly it's just social. Best part is you get to sample the food.

I'm excited about the warm weather. I've worked out all winter and made so much progress. First time jogging consistently on a mountain climb. I am stronger and leaving my obesity in the dust. Thankful and greatful Sent from my SM-G920T using BariatricPal mobile app

Do you think she was giving you the healthy BMI range according to the BMI chart? See attached. I was not given a goal by my medical team. They told me the norm is to lose 60% of your weight with the sleeve. I think we are more than the statistics. Hit for something realistic to you and if you go past it.....it's a bonus! lol For me the goal is healthy..Not a number on the scale.

oh dang..lol looks fine on the computer. I will check the phone app.

Lol It went to @justlee she is quoted. I mentioned you in the post and it linked to you. I said "I took the same route as @jess9395 I workout"

Hi Lee, I'm 49 and almost 4 years out. I love being this age an no more periods to worry about. Just a few options to think about or try. Menopause and women having their period struggle. Hormones, water weight and cravings. Uggg the joy's of being female. I took the same route as @jess9395 I workout. Let the hot flashes work for you by walking or elliptical. Menopause will give you double the sweat. Getting in physical activity pays off mentally and physically as you go through the change. It is a bit harder to lose weight/maintain with the sleeve years out. Just know it can be done. The vet's have been talking about the sleeve holding more food after a year. I miss the tighter restriction. I can easily get in more calories. Honestly, My weight gains have been from me being complacent, eating more calories, carbs and sugar. I have to monitor/log and get back into the discipline and motivation that I had in the beginning to get the weight back off. Revision is an option. Question to the bypass patients. Years out can you regain by eating carbs, sweets and extra calories? What ever you choose,I hope you find what will work long term

Just a side note - I was told we can hold more food after a year. I was surprised to actually feel the difference.

It's pretty normal to hold more food after a year or two from being sleeved. Makes it a challenge to lose weight and maintain. The weight loss is also painfully slow. Cravings are tough. Once I have carbs/sugar I crave them more. I have to get my discipline back to get the scale to move. Many people go back to basics. Logging, protein and keeping calories down. This may be more information than you want - Feel free to ignore it. The calculator below helped me out. It calculates specifically to you. (sex, age, height, weight, activity level) After you enter your information you will see three tabs (maintaining) (cutting) (bulking) Click cutting to get your macros. enter the numbers into myfitnesspal or food log of your choice - Yes, you can have carbs - It will give you carbohydrate levels low moderate high. Start with moderate and see if you go into weight loss mode...If not go to low carb ratio. This works with any type of diet you are into (palo, keto vegetarian etc) https://tdeecalculator.net/