OutsideMatchInside

I use a visualization technique, and visualize myself how I want to look and think about how that will benefit me and that allows me to better choices. If that fails, I put what I want to eat in my food tracking app and see if I can make it work with my requirements and visually seeing that it doesn't work makes it easier to say no.

Is that the first time you eat anything after you get up? I was told it's really important to eat within an hour of getting up to get your metabolism going. Drinking fluids gets your body going. There is a science to fasting daily extended periods of time. By not eating food until later in the day she is extending her nightly fast, which can be very beneficial to some people.

My cup size isn't changing but my band size it. I'm not sure how much longer I have with this band size but I am wearing all my special occasion bras because I know their days are numbered. Bras are the one thing that will have to be replaced often and with high quality replacements. I bought one pair of jeans, luckily I work from home and don't have to dress for work. I thought I could get by with wearing my top longer but a lot of them are just huge on me now. I am going to have to invest in some tops pretty soon too. All the winter stuff is toast basically. It was until the weather changed and I had to put on my fall clothes that I realized how much I have lost. My summer clothes are more form fitting so the differences weren't that drastic. A lot of my fall/winter clothing it looser and bulkier and none of it works. Good problems to have.

The clothes aren't that big of a deal, well they are but I think I got over it this week. What just really hit me is all the bras, shapewear and lingerie I have to replace That is going to be a fortune.

When I just started out and couldn't eat much I weight before I ate and after I ate with a scale. I have a digital scale that I can put a container on, set to zero so the weight of the container does not count and then weigh the food. I would we before and then after I finished. It is important to get your Protein right, not guess it. If you are doing protein first and hitting your protein goals, it is almost impossible to over eat on calories unless you are grazing

@@bellabloom did you have the sleeve or the bypass? You always post in the sleeve forums but your profile says bypass.

Agreeing with the other posters. You don't eat to be full, you really want to avoid being full, if you ever get full you will learn why. Weigh and measure your food and eat the recommend weight/volume for your stage. You will be satisfied. You have to learn this technique early and continue to practice it or you are going to get into trouble later on.

Baked Swai fillet. I am really lazy with my food since I log it all, I just eat the same things over and over again. It is also easy to make one portion for a single person.

In this thread we talk about collagen supplements. I like it better than Biotin and you don't have to worry about breakouts as a side effect. http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/353355-my-shower-drain-is-finally-hair-free/

Eating whole fruit is better than drinking juice. Drinking juice you are basically just straight drinking sugar, even it is natural. You need the fiber in the whole fruit.

My doctor said it takes 6 weeks. Your body is using all of your energy to repair and heal. In my experience, I felt pretty good at 4 weeks and 100% at 6 weeks. I had a lot of energy from the very beginning, but I got tired fast and had to take a nap every afternoon. I was able to stay awake 18 hours at about 4 weeks. I never felt tired and lethargic even at my heaviest.

@@glitter eyes I take http://www.amazon.com/Neocell-Super-Powder-Collagen-Packaging/dp/B0011DJ71I/ It definitely helps with skin. It is subtle at first but one day you will be shocked at the improvement

Collagen is great. If you have any large pores they will close too. I love it.

Most people don't know because they don't care. Almost no one ever talks about this except the people that go out of the country. The size is irrelevant. What matters is the knowledge of the Dr. Everyone has a different size stomach to start with. When they get in there and look around they are supposed to choose how much to cut on a case by case basis for the best outcome. And no matter what size they make it, it is going to stretch anyway. Also long term a lot of restriction is not beneficial. If people are so restricted they can't get all their Protein in, they end up look like the crypt keeper. You need to be able to eat, and hopefully avoid GERD. You are never going to know what size they really use, and restriction isn't what is going to make you lose weight, making good choices will. Even with a ton of restriction you can sit and eat all day and drink Water to push it through.

Keep healthy treats around so when you have a treat it isn't a big deal.

What did your doctor say about it?

@@Bufflehead Every time I read one of your posts, my TJ's shopping list gets longer.

At 7 weeks you still can't eat a lot, I am a little further than you at 13 weeks and I can have more balanced meals. When you have room for more than just Protein the world opens up a lot. I still don't have a lot of extra room for veggies but being able to have them really makes a difference. Give it a little more time. I feel like a normal eater now, just really small portions because my diet is more balanced.

I understand your feelings about this feeling like one endless diet. The thought of that would depress me so I did a few things to make sure I don't feel that way. My kitchen only has clean foods, paleo, keto foods. Even if I decide I want to make a mug cake for a treat or something, all the ingredients here are things I can eat. Cleaning out your kitchen makes it a lifestyle not a diet. Then you have to change how you think about food. If I am out and I haven't eaten recently, I know just about every place in a 30 mile radius where I can get a Quest bar. Almost all the gas stations have Protein shakes, they are not the highest quality but they meet my protein to calorie goals. I can eat anything, but I only have so many calories to spend each day and they need to be on protein. I want to keep my hair and my youthful good looks! You kind of have to get cheating out of your mind. You can't cheat on a lifestyle. If you think about things as cheating then it is always going to be a diet. Like @@Babbs I track and weigh my food. Which just keeps me on track. It doesn't feel like a diet to me, I think mainly because on diets I feel constantly deprived. I have no appetite or hunger right now, so I don't feel deprived. You just have to get your feelings about food worked out, and you won't feel so bad.

38lbs in 2 months is a lot of weight. If you look on the band to sleeve forums, revisions seem to lose slower but they still lose.

@@lsubabe33 Great

I never got any special instructions about taking pills or the time in between. Call the doctors office and ask.

Only that I didn't do it sooner, but really I wasn't ready before now. I think the sleeve is probably the least regret provoking surgery just because you end up not that different from most people. You can still eat things just in very small amounts. It is normal to be nervous or worried. This is major surgery no matter how easy the recovery might be and no one should take it lightly.

If you have completed all your pre-op, then call the scheduler. If you are aggressive you can make them fit you in when you want. I had a friend flying in from out of state and I needed my surgery to happen within a certain small window and I pushed the scheduler and got the date I wanted. I have read other people doing the same thing.

Are you worried about the pills being stuck? If they tell you to take meds, you take them how you took them before surgery unless they tell you different. Blood pressure pills are usually small so you should be fine taking one and drinking or eating.