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@diana52817 Ask your Dr.

Congrats on all your hard work! Keep rocking it!

Net Carbs, subtract the fiber.

Sleeves are the shape of a banana not the size of a banana. Most bananas are larger than a sleeve, much larger. The size is going to vary for everyone because even though they use the boogie as a guide, they can only get so close to it and then end size is going to depend on the beginning size of the stomach which is different for every single person. I will never understand the obsession over the size of the sleeve, when the function of it is more important.

It isn't the protein though, it is consuming too many calories at once and flooding your system. When you are diabetic you have an impaired metabolism, over eating stresses it makes it worse. You can't flood yourself with too many calories on something like green veggies because for example 4 cups of spinach is 40 calories. So protein is not the issue, calories are. I eat 125 grams of protein a day 20 to 30 grams at a time. My blood sugar is on the low end of the normal range.

Well 8 ounces of steak is more than double what a portion should be. Any diabetic over eating is going to have spikes, that is also a lot of calories to consume at once. I learned a long time ago being diabetic that I had to eat small portions and basically no carbs to avoid diabetes meds. Luckily post-op, I am no longer diabetic.

Well I agree with your husband, cut them out your life. If people aren't a positive influence and bring something positive to your life you don't need them. Just because they are family doesn't matter. It isn't like you picked your brother. Most of us go through a lot of emotions post op because burning fat releases hormones. Everything is magnified. What you are feeling is normal and it will get better. But seriously, get rid of these people, they aren't helping you.

That would work if she didn't say... But she did. She doesn't have any real material concerns she is being superficial and looking for validation from other people. Anyone can gain weight, even a WLS patient. Anyone can have a grabber and die. These aren't really valid reasons not to date someone unless a person is a coward and if they are that kind of coward, welcome to a really lonely life.

Dude, you are not ready to date. You want to date someone that has never been overweight like they are some kind of prize. They aren't. People are more than just their weight or outward appearance. What if they have never been overweight, but they struggled with depression? What is they used to be a Wrestler and struggled with bulimia? What if they have social anxiety? People are made up of all kinds of different flaws. Hopefully this dudes runs from you as fast as possible. He deserves someone that values him as a person, just like you want someone to value you. You are already looking at him as tainted just because he used to be overweight. I can't believe I just read this dumb #$#@.

Excess protein does not go to sugar and to get to protein excess you would have to be consuming like 250 grams a day for months. You should choose a way of eating that keeps you the most satisfied and that you can maintain for life. I eat keto but my protein grams are still higher than my fat grams because fat is higher in calories than protein. So yeah my calories from fat are higher than my calories from protein but I still eat more protein than fat.

I'm glad you are finally being helped.

I have almost passed out several times, I don't drink so I can't blame it on alcohol. The main thing that triggers it for me is standing still for long periods and becoming over heated. I don't really sweat anymore, I go from normal to hot very fast. Standing makes the blood pool in your feet and you get dizzy. Low calories. I used to try and save my calories for dates, and not eat much during the day, but mistake which probably leads to the other cause... Low blood sugar If the alcohol did anything it wasn't because of the liquor, it is because it spiked your sugar and then made it drop. If I go some place and I am just standing for long periods, I get dizzy every single time.

Over eat once be in pain for hours, and you will not want to do it again. You are not healed enough to feel the real pain of over eating, wait till about 6 months when all your nerves are reconnected. Going out to eat and depending on your restriction to tell you when to stop is a terrible habit to start. If you can eat 1/3 a portion at 2 months, you will be eating it all by 6 or 9 months. Your sleeve won't stop you. I volume eat green veggies only. Baby spinach, salad greens, cucumbers. Huge amounts of those are low calorie. I avoided restaurants for a long time outside of social situations because I did not want to be tempted to get my monies worth.

With so little stomach space, and not meeting a minimum 60 grams of protein for basic healthy. You should probably cut the carbs back. Your carbs are almost equal to your protein and you are not getting enough protein in. Carbs are for when you have met your protein goals for the day, sleeve space in the beginning shouldn't be wasted on things that aren't protein especially if you are not meeting your protein goals.

I have a hard time trusting Youtubers. Honestly looking though her videos she seems like hypochondriac and a little whacky. I don't get why people have WLS and still are into every food fad and junk science that comes along.

Never heard of it.

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That isn't odd at all. That is exactly how a sleeve works. Dense protein small amounts. Just about everything else is infinite. Your sleeve is working exactly how it is supposed to work.

I dumped in the first 6 months with the sleeve. I did it twice making dumb choices. I haven't dumped since. Also most RNY people only dump in the beginning also. Dumping isn't an always thing for most people. There is no reason to choose a surgery on dumping. A lot of people that are sweets lovers and choose RNY are disappointed to learn long term they have eat all the sweets they want. Nothing will stop you from eating cake but you. What surgery you want is a personal choice. I picked the sleeve because it just seemed more logical to me. I'm single, live alone, not near family and I needed something with fast recovery, the least amount of long term maintenance and the lower complications rates. @MarinaGirl seems to really hate the sleeve for reasons that don't even make sense. She had an experimental surgery that has little data to back up that isn't even widely performed. No one rags on her about that, but she makes a point to show up in every thread she can and bash the sleeve. If you really listen to Dr Weiner he says every WLS should be considered a one time shot, and the reason is because you only get the metabolic reset once. Revisions don't give people the same metabolic reset as the first time. Plus with the exception of the band, because the band is just a terrible product, the reason people need revisions has nothing to do with the surgery and every thing to do with their food addiction, which he also explains. If someone is a food addict, surgery is not going to save them, no matter how many times they have it done. GERD is at a 20% in the general population and 10% in sleevers. If you already have GERD prior to surgery then getting the sleeve (unless the cause of your GERD is a hiatal hernia) is not a smart option. @Terri70 You just have to pick. The weight loss in the end will be about the same no matter what surgery you choose, because how much weight you lose and if you maintain depends solely on you and your choices. Weight loss surgery after about 6 months won't do the work for you, you have to. So the surgery you choose just depends on what you are most comfortable with.

The best thing to fade your scar is just time. I used Vitamin E and Bio Oil. You can still see them but its more like I see them because I know where they are, they are not really that noticeable. Last year before I lost enough for the skin on my stomach to get loose I had some 2 piece top and skirt combos that showed a little skin I used Dermablend on my scars and stretch marks. It lasts and doesn't rub off if you set it with a powder. http://www.dermablend.com/leg_and_body_makeup.html?dwvar_leg__and__body__makeup_color=FAIR NUDE 0N&cgid=makeup#prefn1=category&prefv1=Cover&start=1&cgid=makeup i found someone on ebay selling sample sizes and I purchsed 2 to get the right color and the samples were more than enough to wear that outfit like 2 times before it go too big Increasing your protein period will make your hair and everything else better. Long before surgery when my goals were not even about weight loss but growing my hair as fast as possible, I would supplement an extra 30 grams of protein each day. It made my hair grow like wild fire and a lot of my other friends were doing the same. So the best thing to do is to exceed your protein goals, either with regular protein or adding something like collagen. Also @Berry78 is right, if you really want them to fade, don't expose them to the sun.

I mentioned something aboutbthe fact I used to be fat to a guy, because we are taking about food, planning dinner or something and I was like nope that's how I got fat in the first place. He said "well you look good now, who cares about the past." Men care about what is in front of them, they don't think the way women do. Think like a man, live in the moment ????

I really don't think you should date until you are at least 6 months post-op, a year would be better. Not just you but any weight loss patient including myself. If you waited all the things you feel you need to confess on this date would be a non issue. You would be at goal, no need to talk about your weight. You would know your sleeve and be able to eat almost normal portions. You would know your sleeve works and wouldn't feel the need to confess that you might be fat again. You would just in general have more confidence in dating. Don't tell this guy anything about your surgery or really anything super personal until you know he is going to stick around. I don't know what part of the country you live in but no dude in the Midwest or the south is going to care you are 25 pounds overweight. That damn near slim in these parts. Edited to add.. In the online dating world, a coffee date is not a real date. It is just a tool to determine if you are the person in the picture and if you are worth dating. So don't read too much into it.

I thought a lot about what you wrote and if I did not live near a major city my dating experiences and expectations would be completely different. Where I live now there are more college educated professional men in my age range that are single than women. Also where I live these women just aren't that attractive and usually are divorced with kids. I'm attractive, educated, no kids, business owner, and a good time. I have a huge competitive advantage where I live. I have friends all over the country and I know it's not the same everywhere. I can be ultra selective because I have a lot of choices.

@nomorefattypatty WLS is not going to help you with binge eating disorder. If you are binge eating now, you can binge eat after surgery. It is really easy to binge eat after surgery. You can eat sliders almost immediately, like mashed potatoes and gravy. And if you have really serious issues, you could binge eat while healing and tear your stomach/damage your healing. You have to get counseling and therapy for binge eating prior to surgery. Some people take vyvanse for binge eating disorder. Get help with the binge eating and get in a good mental space, then have surgery. Good luck.

Stalls are normal. You don't lose weight every day or ever week. Your body needs to adjust. I had one month I lost zero pounds but 2 dress sizes. If you are eating right you have nothing to worry about the weight will come off.