I agree, you do seem fixated on calories. Do you want to have an eating disorder? There is an interesting documentary on YouTube titled, "Addicted to Food: Sharon's Story". The video is split into two parts. It tells the story of a woman who became the fattest woman in Britain and was constantly ridiculed in the tabloids. She underwent WLS and was so determined to get thin that she restricted her calorie intake to a miniscule amount. She lost a lot of weight, but never really got to enjoy her new thin life. Why? Because SHE DIED of malnutrition.
You have to focus on getting healthy after weight loss surgery, not starving yourself. Nevertheless, you have been told that before on this forum.
I am three weeks post op and this video really helped me realize I was going a little too far in the other direction. I have maybe two small meals a day with maybe a Proteinshake, and I am showing some signs that I recognize from when I was anorexic in high school. I went from anorexia, to bulimia, to overeating...and now I refuse to continue the cycle. Thank you for sharing that video, I am going to try and eat more, do more foods with Protein, and be better about my weight loss. I don't want to trade one addiction for another.
To OP, anorexia is horrible and you shouldn't emulate it. It may seem like the most effective way to lose weight but it isn't. You would lose more weight following the diet plan. Pre-op I lost 20 lbs in two weeks following the diet. Post op I've lost 15 in three, because I can't get my calories in due to nausea and post-op issues. You'd lose more on the low-carb diet I was on than on the nearly-anorexic one I tend to be doing right now. But I'm going to change that!
Anyone became anorexic after gastric sleeve or post surgery eating avoidance disorder?
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I am three weeks post op and this video really helped me realize I was going a little too far in the other direction. I have maybe two small meals a day with maybe a Protein shake, and I am showing some signs that I recognize from when I was anorexic in high school. I went from anorexia, to bulimia, to overeating...and now I refuse to continue the cycle. Thank you for sharing that video, I am going to try and eat more, do more foods with Protein, and be better about my weight loss. I don't want to trade one addiction for another.
To OP, anorexia is horrible and you shouldn't emulate it. It may seem like the most effective way to lose weight but it isn't. You would lose more weight following the diet plan. Pre-op I lost 20 lbs in two weeks following the diet. Post op I've lost 15 in three, because I can't get my calories in due to nausea and post-op issues. You'd lose more on the low-carb diet I was on than on the nearly-anorexic one I tend to be doing right now. But I'm going to change that!