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You are probably going to find that a lot of people you are friends with now, you won't be at a normal or close to normal weight. You might not change but how people view you will.

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@dreamingsmall I cannot answer that for you. I fast 16 hours and eat in an 8 hour window. I need at least 8 hours to meet my protein goals. There are lots of different ways to fast. You have to find one that works with your health and lifestyle.

@Angelika There is a whole forum dedicated to Mexico with lots of posts. https://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/486-mexico-self-pay-weight-loss-surgery/

Exercise increases your appetite. That is why I don't do it.

Your Dr sounds like an ass. Take over the counter medicine, double the over the counter amount is usually the script amount. There is no reason to suffer. What a quack. That really makes me angry. He is just letting your body damage itself when it is easily preventable. @jordoe1 I took my meds. It resolved. I have occasional issues that are caused by myself. Right now I am battling with GERD but it is from an iron supplement I was taking, I am hoping it gets better soon. I never had GERD pre-op and most of it post-op with the except of the early months has been brought on by my own actions. So to answer your question, it should resolve by 6 months usually.

There is a lot of reasons for this, what @Berry78 said is correct but also... Being obese for a long period time changes your body. Your body has to compensate for carrying the extra weight, your bones get denser (mine are 3x denser than the average person my age, don't worry they still don't weigh much) and you have more muscle mass. Knowledgeable Drs understand this. You can have a low body fat and be obese on the BMI chart, just because of muscle mass. I'm 5'6 and I weigh in the mid 180s. I look like I weigh about 20 pounds less. This is because of a lot of loose skin and a lot of muscle mass. I want to lose another 20 pounds but honestly I don't really need to, physically I am small enough. Losing more weight would just be for a healthy BMI//insurance purposes. The Dr is giving you a realistic goal. All the goals I got from calculators etc were in 220 range. If I was lazy or ate the way most WLS post-op plans suggest I would have never got past 250. I got to the weight I achieved by eating a way that worked for me and by being super strict with myself to start with. 200 is realistic, 135 is obtainable if you want to. No Dr is going to tell you that though, because WLS won't get you to 135, only you can. WLS will probably get you to 200, maybe 185, the rest you are going to have to grind out yourself.

I never had hunger the first year. However there are just hungry days and not hungry days. It is easy to forget to eat. No 300 calories isn't okay and you should remember to eat. The one thing I liked about tracking my food was my app reminded me to eat.

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Especially when a lot of people have issues with fake protein products and don't lose weight on them. All reputable Drs want you eating real food and not processed foods.

I would switch programs. It sounds like some BS. They know people have issues with food and losing weight. They put you in this program, probably hoping you fail, then they string you along buying their food with surgery as a carrot on the stick at the end. I would never choose one of these programs that are selling you food and tell you that you have to lose X to qualify for surgery. They just milk people for money.

Quest Chips. Salt and Vinegar are delicious. They are protein, and almost no carbs.

Are you only allowed to eat some food they sell you? 10% of your body weight in 6 weeks is nuts.

@tobiganymore Find a different Dr. You shouldn't be guessing on what to do, your DR should be clearly telling you what to do to solve the problem. Get a better one.

@ThickGirl5683 You might be surprised. If you keep eating the same or even up your calories a tiny bit you will probably lose a little bit more. Every time I thought I was done, I kept losing. A stall or a long plateau, even of a month, doesn't mean you are done. Congrats on your success!

Right now I am living my dream of designer and luxury brand clothing. I did VS last year when I was still losing, they are good for panties but the bras are not the best. I love the workout clothes, they are really good and priced fairly. VS also has great sales. I wear a 34G so I have to go high end to find that. I still buy some of their bras that I just use to be sexy not to function. Last year I purchased a lot of fast fashion. This year I am treating myself to the brands that I want and spending the money to rebuild my wardrobe. Cashmere sweaters, designer dresses (the cut is really worth it), and more expensive jeans. Everything I am buying now, even if I lose more, since they are high quality well known brands with good construction, I can either resale, or I can have tailored if I really love it. I am enjoying using personal shoppers. Now I just need the temp to drop so I can enjoy my fall wardrobe.

Most of the people that post now use the App and that information doesn't even show. They aren't updating it or using it, because they don't see it.

The best way for you to have your surgery covered at this point would be a Dr documenting that your band has slipped.

@breprih I don't think you would qualify by reading it unless your Dr carefully words your letter with some sort of band technical failure. You originally lost all your excess weight, down to a 24/25 BMI. That is a weight loss success story That exceeds the 50% of excess weight. Your regain is more than 2 years post-op. After over 2 years you have to qualify using the same criteria as the inital criteria, so you need a 35 to 39 BMI with a co-morbidity.

1200 calories is hard. I am 2 years post op and sometimes I have 1200 calories, but rarely. I can't really function off of it. It is a huge deficit for someone with a normal metabolism. I think you are being too hard on yourself. Losing weight post wls is easy because you have no hunger, your are healing so eating hurts, and you have a major metabolic reset going on in your body. I was a diet failure for decades. WLS boom, lost over 170 pounds in less than 2 years. And it felt pretty easy most of the time. I'm not a serious exerciser and I still lost my weight and kept my msucle up, so all is not lost. Don't give up keep going, and be kind to yourself.

No, I am not saying that. I am just saying the tomatoes are why you can eat more. As long as you are weighing your portions out before you eat it doesn't matter. I was just explaining that adding moisture makes it easier to eat more. One thing with tomatoes is be careful with the acid if you have any acid issues.

I'm really sorry you have no one to help you. Can you schedule the surgery around when your Ex has your child anyway? Do you have any friends that can help? Can you hire a nanny? I mean money is the great equalizer, if people you know won't help you, you can always just pay someone. I had a friend take me to the hospital and pick me up. You don't have anyone? Not even a co-worker? Churhc member? College buddy?

Eggs were hard for me from the very beginning. I avoided them for months. To answer your question, adding the tomatoes added moisture to the egg and the cheese making it less dense and easier to eat. There is no way you could eat 4 ounces of steak, or anything that is a dense protein or dry. You were able to eat 4 ounces of this because it lacks density and has a high moisture level. This is okay early on but something you want to avoid long term. In a year or 2 you would be able to easily eat 12 ounces like this.

Congrats!

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