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I use LoseIt. It made the most sense for long term tracking.

I have seen a post-op plan on every Mexico Surgeons site. People get plans they just ignore them and don't follow them. The person I know from my program was saying she didn't know what to eat, but they gave us a shopping list, and a book about what to do post op, plus several packets. When we had orientation, people were not paying attention, talking to their family or asking how soon they could had a piece of buttered toast. People just don't pay attention. I have seen people that had Dr Now as a surgeon online asking what to eat. Most of the time when people are asking what to eat, they want someone to co-sign them eating something they shouldn't. This is the link to some of the post-op information provided by my plan. Hopefully someone pre-op reads this post, but if your surgeon doesn't have a clear post-op plan and path for you that they provide before surgery. DO NOT let them operate on you. Before I had surgery I had a clear plan of how to eat for 6 months after surgery until I healed.

When your calories get higher you will probably have more energy. I never had a lot of sustained energy until I was over 1100 calories a day.

You will lose faster when you dump the apple juice. It is just sugar. You should have a list of things to eat and when to start eating them from your team.

If you eat fish it is really easy to keep you calories low. 3 ounces of cod is 15 grams of protein and 70 calories. You could eat 6 ounces 4 times a day and that is only 560 calories. 100 grams of chicken breast is 165 calories and 31 rams of protein. A whole bag of baby spinach is like 40 calories. If you eat protein and veggies and nothing processed is almost impossible to even hit 1000 calories a day. I ate every 2 hours 4 to 5 times a day to get my protein in and was able to keep my calories low by just eating protein, and veggies.

Protein bars. They taste okay but not great and you will get sick of them fast. Chocolate protein shake EatMeGuiltFree Brownies Halo Top Ice Cream ( a proper portion not a pint) There are lots of options that can fit your macros. I think it is easier to work with your cravings and find good replacements than to try and deprive yourself. There are plenty of protein based low calorie options if you love chocolate.

I know WLS is routinely done on teens in other countries (UAE, Mexico, India). The US is more complicated.

You won't know what is normal for you until 1 year post-op at least.

I had it from like 6 to 18 months. I literally could not sit still I had so much energy I was moving all the time, even sitting at my desk in my office. It has calmed down some but not really. I have boundless energy, it is pretty awesome. It is like gaining a super power.

Ohh we have the same order. High Five! Yeah I try to only go on double points days or on dash days. I am in no danger of ever losing my Gold Status

@elliekay I really didn't think it was possible either, but it does tighten some, plus the fat adjusts and moves. It is has been a really weird experience but I have learned a lot from it. I probably won't do plastics until fall 2018 at the earliest.

@Rev2be Try eating real food. 4 ounces of dense protein, chicken breast, steak or pork chops 3 to 4 times a day. Drinking calories is pointless. You don't have a pouch so the pouch reset isn't going to help you, plus it is just a dumb fad diet. You can't live like that forever. However eating dense protein first is how sleevers are supposed to eat for life. You can eat around any surgery, so unless your eating habits are together, you are going to just regain over and over. There is someone who posted here that is on their 3rd weight loss surgery, not because of complications like GERD but because of regain. Surgery can't save you from a bad diet.

Not bashing OP but just in general @dreamingsmall People that treat WLS like another diet, keeping falling into the same pitfalls. If WLS is a complete lifestyle change for someone, this doesn't seem to happen as often. People who regain get desperate. There is a lot of pressure to maintain weight loss, and when people regain they feel a lot of pressure. Especially people that decide to be WLS poster children. Science education in America sucks. I do not see as many people in foreign countries with such poor understanding of science and nutrition. Like the 2 guys that tried to debate me on how much a pound of muscle weighs.

Ugh I read how to make them and looked up the equipment and decided I would just let Starbucks do the work. When they discontinue them like they do everything delicious. I will look into making them myself.

Drink w/Meals Do not eat slowly Do Not chew a lot Carbonation Caffeine Coffee Straws Fat, lots of Fat Skipped Purees Phase I rarely ever drink 64 ounces of water. Some days but I drink at least 48 ounces of coffee a day Pretty much stopped following a Bariatric diet at 6 months, I picked my own Some of the things I do above only work because I track and weigh my food. If you don't do that, then you can't really bend/break the rules.

I love them! I can easily eat 2, I could eat 4 if I wanted, they don't trigger restriction. Luckily they are delicious and very satisfying, no reason to over eat with them. They are my go to protein on the go if I can't get nuggets from ChikFilA

Yes it does. Sugar is the 3rd ingredient in the lemonade base. Never trust what they tell you has sugar and doesn't. Make them show you the packaging. If you can't make out the lettering above the ingredients are water, lemon juice, sugar. Another Image Seriously the only thing safe is black coffee/espresso. Bring a scale and add your own cream. That is the only way to control the calories. If you aren't willing to do that, don't have starbucks. Everything has hidden sugar, even trace amounts. I had flat whites most of the time now, but I have the calories and carbs to spare. You don't have that kind wiggle room in the early losing phase. Don't blow your reset time on Starbucks, they will still be around in a year.

Try eating your protein first and alone. That should cut your portions right down. as a 6ft tall male, you are going to have a larger stomach than most sleevers who are women, so you are going to need to weigh your portions out and just eat those. Don't rely on feeling full to know when to stop.

I don't think that is the case. Even if it was, not many people saw that post. The pouches have vitamins together that should be taken apart and that is a bigger issue than any marketing. Like you can't take zinc and iron together, and calcium should be taken alone. It doesn't really seem like a bariatric vitamin solution and a lot of the doses are low, and would need to be supplemented with something else. If they had a better formula, I would buy it without hesitation.

I would stick to cold brew or espresso since most things are starbucks are high acid because of their roasting process. Like @jess9395 said, add your own cream, bring your own sweetner. I go to Starbucks maybe once a week now sometimes more, depending on my schedule. Early on, I avoided fast food and resturants as much as possible for the first 6 months to break habits.

Have you called your Dr Office about it? When my diabetes corrected after surgery, my vision changed, then normalized.

The first few times I made fathead it was a pain in the ass, the last few it was a lot easier and I realized it has to do with the moisture level of the cheese how hard it is to stir or not. With the right cheese it is super easy to make!

I already make low carb pizza, like I stated in my original post. I have made fathead. It is good but it is high in calories and lacks the crispness I like. Ilike using fathead dough for other things, like garlic knots etc, for pizza, it is meh. Cauliflower pizza takes a ton of work and isn't that great. I like making pizza with the Italian Light FlatOut Bread or the ProteinUp version. Or just skillet pizza. Pizza overall is kind of a waste of calories to me. I have it once in a while for variety but Steak and Pork chops provide the most flavor/calorie/restriction/protein payoff for me. @FluffyChix you already do my favorite 2 methods. Even though I am from the land of deep dish pizza, I like most natives like thin crust better. You could do fathead with celiac though. All you would need to do for crispness is make it really thin. I have got it pretty decent like that. Still fat head sits in your stomach like a brick since it is all cheese so I don't think it is for people less than a year out.

The real answer is unless you have a stricture or some other complication. Nothing is off limits long term. I can tolerate everything I try. There are some things that are not worth it to me, but nothing makes me ill. I drink alcohol rarely and when I do, I adjust all my calories to account for it. That makes alcohol just worth it to me. I'm not really willing to short myself a pork chop or some halo top just for some vodka. I also don't want to have to spend an extra hour in the park the next day walking the calories off, so it is a no for the most part from me. Beer is gross to me and with the added knowledge that drinking it is like drinking a loaf of bread, that is something I will never add back. If you are active with a normal metabolism, you might be surprised at how many calories you have to play with at the end, when you are in maintenance. The important thing is to track all along so you know this information and you aren't just guessing. A lifestyle and not a diet accounts for going off plan or having something you do not normally have. Daily I have dense protein 3-4 times a day and coffee. On the weekends or when I am out I eat what I want within reason and that fits my calories/macros. If I went out daily or several times a week that would have to adjusted but it works for me. I think people telling themselves they will never have XYZ again leads to depression, anxiety and feeling deprived. Long term you can eat whatever you want, the difference is what you want will hopefully be very different.

I finally had the chance to get my hands on Real Good Pizza without having to order a case. I had a Supreme. I am a pizza snob so I fully admit my bias, and just is just my opinion which is entirely subjective. My opinion High in Calories - It is a mini pizza, think smaller than personal pan, but 260 calories for 1/2 a pizza, so a whole pizza is 520 calories. 1/2 a pizza is 135 grams, which is 4.7 ounces. It is really saucy and not dense at all. I was able to eat a whole pizza and I am not even full. I am kind of pissed right now because I blew a ton of calories on it and I could have had a pork chop for lunch instead and be full for a couple hours. Taste - It is okay as far as taste. The toppings and cheese are good, the sausage is really delicious. The sauce is almost flavorless and sucks. I had to put some pizza seasoning on it. Taste pay off for the value of the calories is a no from me. The taste/quality for the calorie cost is terrible. Texture- The texture is gross to me. There was little crispness even cooking it on a pizza stone. I imagine it is really terrible out of the microwave (which I was horrified to see a cooking option) Cost- I purchased this for 6.99 at Kroger. That puts this at roughly $11 a pound. Compare that to a pound of grass fed ground beef at $5.99 to 8.99 a pound, Pork chops at 2.99 to 6.69 a pound, etc. It is a fairly high cost item for 2 servings, putting it on par with a better cut of steak, like ribeye. Time - 27-30 minutes in the oven or 4.5 minutes in the microwave. I would never buy this again. It was okay to try one time. I make low carb pizza at home for less than 1/3 the cost and it tastes much better. It is over hyped honestly. I wouldn't even get this as an option to eat in the office or something. A bunless burger from some place like 5 Guys or Hardees is far more satisfying I want to punch everyone over hyping this on Facebook and Instagram.