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Almost 2 years. Never had popcorn. When your kids eat popcorn, eat Quest protein chips. You will be able to eat endless amount of popcorn once you are healed and if you do, you will never hit goal. Just being honest. @Sosewsue61 OP said they could eat Popcorn all day. With a Sleeve you can eat pop corn all day. You could eat one of those huge Christmas bags. You could eat one of those huge tubs from Garretts (shout out to my peeps in Chicago). A sleeve won't stop you, further more, eating popcorn is going to be a lot easier than eating dense protein. The reason a lot of people eat sliders is because they are easy. Encouraging OP to eat Popcorn in moderation when OP basically admitted in the first sentence they have no moderation is reckless. Eating something with 5 times the amount of carbs to protein is a terrible food choice for anyone, let alone a sleever. Your brain and other body functions need fat to function. Humans have no need for carbs. Historically carbs were pushed as a cheap way to feed peasants, they are just peasant foods. Don't be a pleb, eat protein.

On what planet is 100 pounds in 9 months slow? I watched 2 episodes of 600 pound life the other day and those people both had surgery when they were over 500 pounds and they lost 30 pounds the first month. I'm not sure why people that start in the 200s or 300s think they are going to hit goal in 4 months.

broth with unflavored protein

1. Count net carbs, subtract the fiber 2 If you eat meat and green veggies it is almost impossible to even hit 25 grams of carbs a day. Less than 25 net is really good if you want to drop fast, but 60 isn't bad. What do you eat in a day, if you are eating stuff like yogurt, just give it up

^^^^^^^ This is so important. I don't think people realize this, especially pre-ops and newbs. Post 6 months, you are all healed, probably not dumping at all if you ever dumped (this applies to RNY too), and you can eat endless amounts of crap. It will slide right through, no restriction. Not only will it be easy to eat, but if you are a food addict, the ability to finally be able to consume large amounts of food again will be addictive and thrilling. It is so incredibly easy to regain, which is why when you have the most support from your sleeve in months 1-6 you need to be die hard in forming your habits. Being super strict early on means later on you have so many good habits that they are just natural to you and you don't have to think about them. It makes choosing correctly later on easy. Tracking your food doesn't seem like a chore, it is just a normal thing you do. People are not regaining on dense protein. They are regaining on all the easy trash foods. I could probably eat 8 ounces of meat if it was in a sauce or I grazed. I can eat 6, but when I do I am uncomfortable for hours. 4 ounces is still the most comfortable amount of dense protein. I am satisfied but not overly full.

the one I had was like stretchy cotton, you can stuff them in and get a compression effect. I squeeze my G into DD sports bras all the time

There is nothing wrong with using protein shakes still to supplement so you meet goals. Under 25 grams is fine, that not too low or too high.

Nope and nope

Boobs way to big to go bra free, ever in life. Not wearing a bra is probably the most uncomfortable thing in the world for me. #teambigtitties

Get a bra like this http://www.justmysize.com/shop/justmysize/plus-size-intimates/bras/just-my-size-bras/just-my-size-wirefree-bra-jm1274 Wear a loose dress if you can, I wore a maxi dress. I also kept and extra bandage on the incision that was right along my bra line, to pad it. You want clothes that are as easy to get on and off as possible.

@paintmysleep Well if you don't weigh your food and track it, really easy long term. A lot of people assume the restriction they have when their stomach is swollen and they are healing (like you right now), is the restriction they will always have. Except that isn't real restriction that is just healing. I don't know why you think your 10 day old new stomach should be able to eat all those things. I still struggle with grilled chicken, it is too dry and basically one of the worst things to eat. You want moist meats, dry meats are pure hell. Even with your restriction OP, if you want to you could get a 900 calorie large shake from Steak N Shake and down it. It is easy to eat around your sleeve long term. And lots people think they can eat how they did before surgery just in smaller quantities and still lose. The only problem with that is, if your pre-op diet was carb heavy and and you are carb sensitive (everyone isn't bust most people are since the carbs we eat now are so fake), you will pack the pounds on. There are people are had surgery around the same time as me or shortly after me that are dealing with regain and I am like... It seems completely impossible to me and illogical that someone not even 2 years from surgery is already dealing with regain, but then you find out they aren't tracking and are eating crap. It is easy to regain, it is even easier to never get to goal. Getting to goal or close too it as soon as possible is the best motivation to fight to keep your weight. It seems like the people that never get to goal or close to it just give up and fall all the way off the wagon.

@mxpxchik11 Your day looks perfect to me. You are killing it. 60 grams of protein is the bare minimum you need so you don't get sick. That isn't the amount for optimal health. I have been over 100 most days for over 20 months, Kidneys are fine. I try to have a gram of protein for each pound of lean mass.

@Oregondaisy Wow how are you doing now?

BBQ arent even an issue. Grill shrimp, Salmon You can eat burgers and hot dogs Get a broccoli salad from the deli instead of potato salad. Just don't drink. Drink water I really isn't hard you just have to take a hard line on it. If people try and push stuff on you just ask them if they love you enough to let you be great and lose the weight you want.

The pre-op diet is all the bowel prep you need.

Just wear your CPAP. I wish people that need them could hear themselves. My friend has one, doesn't use it. We went on vacation and I had to sit in a hotel room hearing her die over and over in sleep all night. It was horrible. Wear your CPAP, you are only hurting yourself.

@PatientEleventyBillion 500 grams of carbs a day! What could go wrong?!?!!? This calculator is a perfect example of what is wrong with the food pyramid and why most nutritionists are completely useless.

I took all my pills normally. No difference post-op from pre-op.

I wasn't prepare for life after weight loss at all, and I thought I was. Most of what they warn you about pre-op is addiction transfer, not creating good habits/regain and infidelity. Well since I didn't drink before surgery, dropping sizes rapidly basically killed my previous shopping habit, and I'm not married, I thought I didn't have much to worry about. No one really prepares you for body image or self-esteem issues. They feel like when you lose weight all that should be resolved. If you didn't hate yourself/body before, adjusting to a new body can be hard. Finding all new stores to shop at can be hard. Find clothes you like, and then having them be too big in 2 weeks can drive you nuts. I've lost 2 shoes sizes. All the shoes I bought last year I need give away because they are too large. Not having clothes, after having 3 closets full of clothes and shoes, freaks me out. I can't replace stuff as fast as I am dropping sizes, and I hate shopping now because I have to try every single thing on.

I mean at 3 weeks, its really not even worth it going out. That isn't a representation of real post-op life though. I eat out all the time, and it is pretty easy to make choices on plan once you are like more than 3 months out. I was out of the house all day yesterday and ate out all day and still ended up under on calories I go to starbucks once a week and get egg bites and a flat white. You could eat the egg white bites on mushies, get a bottle of water for after you are done. I don't eat at Chipotle, because they are criminals but, even on mushies though, you could have got a side of guac or slices of avocado. Pizza place is tough, but you could have just got some cheese to much on. Restaurants are really accommodating if you ask. The trick is to know what to ask for. Like I go to the sub place by my job, for lunch I get Italian beef, but they put it in a bowl for me. It isn't on the menu, I asked them to do it and they do it all the time.

It is pretty easy to make good choices at a Chinese restaurant. I do it all the time. First ask them what entrees they have with no sugar in the sauce. They will tell you right away if they have a few or none. You can replace rice with steamed veggies. Egg drop soup is a good choice (I think its gross but people like it) I get sushi and don't eat the rice. All it takes is some out of the box thinking and a little will power. Also even though I know my stomach is fully healed, I'm still terrified to eat rice. Luckily I don't like it anyway.

Do not get meds. They will not help you. Several Dr's told me no meds. They will make things worse instead of better. Your body is going through so much upheaval that adding more chemicals to the mix is a disaster. I identified with a lot of what you wrote. I'm not married, I am single and I live alone but I went through a big identity crisis a few months ago. Around the time I went from plus to normal sizes. I felt like I was in an alien body. And the way people treated me differently really hurt me a lot. Mainly because when I was huge I was a confident and happy person. I thought I mattered then when I lost weight and I realized how people really thought about fat people and me before I lost weight, I lost it. It crushed me. I realized I had spent most of my adult life oblivious to how under valued I was. Then that just spiraled into body image and self esteem issues that I have never had before. I felt like my body was the body of a monster with all the loose skin. I have mirrors all over my home because in general I'm vain but I started to hate even seeing myself in the mirror all I saw was flaws. I went from walking around 1/2 dressed to being covered up all the time so I wouldn't have to see myself. I looked for a counselor that specialized in post weight loss. I never found one. I went to a regular counselor and she was okay. She still didn't understand what I was going through and none of my friends did either. People thinking you lost weight. You should be happy now. Then it finally clicked for me. This is a solitary experience. No one is ever going to understand. Most people never hit almost 400 pounds and most never lose this low. It just doesn't happen. Even most people in the WLS community are useless, losing 100 pounds is nothing like losing 200. So instead of trying to talk to other people and get other people to understand my experience and relate to it, I did a lot of internal searching. I meditated, went to church, did yoga and focused on myself and loving myself. Instead of focusing on my failures I focus on my successes. It is still hard it is a daily struggle but I am a lot better now than I was 6 months ago.

If you want to eat chips at night buy the quest protein chips. If you are more real food during the day, like dense protein you wouldn't be so hungry at night. I eat 4 to 6 times a day.

You had surgery a few days after me. I know that now we can eat more, and the further out for surgery the less motivated we can become. I had more to lose than you so I am still losing, even though it is slow. So I understand where you are physically with your sleeve. Do you weigh your food? Do you track your food? What do you eat? What are your daily macros? Protein? Carbs? Fat? You didn't provide anything in your post that would help people help you.

When I am tested at the University mine is similar I lay on the table with a tent over my face. The most boring 30 minutes of life. I wish my RMR was 2400, how I could feast.