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About Me:

Pre Weight: 200lbs

Height: 5”3

Post Weight: 120 (4 yrs later). Lost all my weight in the 1st year. Lowest 117, looked very sick, couldnt barely eat. Slowly got up to 128 my highest oct 2019. Then lost 8-10 lbs when started working.

So my question is, what is your diet like? Calorie Intake, foods you tolerate, can”t tolerate, meal plan, how much can you eat.

Me: Main things I eat

2 Toast, Egg, cheese sandwhich, but yet I get full from just having 1/2 porkchop; Im talking the size if my palm in half by itself Weird!

I used to be able to eat lots of popcorn when I could have it. Now I can barely finish a typucsl medium popcorn.

I can drink pop no problem

2-3 Slices Pizza: (Depends on size)

I can eat a pack of oatmeal with Peanut Butter. Only that.

Can do coffees

Can’t do Ice caps! Major sugar dump.

and i cant tolerate ice cream any more

can do yogurts

umm typical meal: 1/4 - 1/2c Carbs, and for meats 3sm meatballs, 1 Thigh, 5 pieces of chicken fries by itself).

can do half chicken breast with 1/4-1/2c rice

I still dont or know how to get the carb/protein and vegetables. I just have room for the carbs/meat. Which is fine because i hate alot of veggies. And fruits; I have in smoothies; I can do around 8-16oz, depends on what I make.

so in short, I still cant eat alot at once but i get hungry every 2 hours, i can do 3 if i am not working, and just being home or out and about

since i cant fit in the veggies, if i didnt would be like 1/4-1/2 meat, 1/4-1/2c Pasta, potatoe, rice, and then like 2 broccoli. Whats the point if the broccolli then, especially if i favor favor the carbs and Protein before tge veggies. Waste if time to cook 2-3 broccollis..

I try and get veggies in by juicing, but its a battle. So far i only like green veggies to juice. I would never eat celery, cucumber, spinach, but it took me a while to build up to be able to drink it

soooo what about you?

I am 3 years out. I feel like I can barely eat still. And if I push a bit I still throw up. Im curious, what is you diet like today calorie wise?

I can only still handle such small amounts. I probably get 1 regular potion size plate worth of food in one day. Plus I sub in fruit and green juices. prob still not eating over 600 cal. And I workout as well.

My hair is really thinning out. It comes out in the shower, brushing my hair or just seeing the odd strand on me. It was already thin to begin with. Now I see my scalp very well, and it feels like I have no hair left.

Besides the usual remedies of Protein, Vitamins, and all that, and thing else I can do?

Shampoos, or anything that helps hair to grow and thicken?

My hair is medium in length.

Im in a bit of a dilemma,

I want to start juicing tomorrow. But the last couple days I been having a smoothie for Breakfast.

Typical: 1 c almond Milk, choc, 1/4 of a banana, 1/2c raspberries,, and 1/2c of pineapple. With 30 grams of Protein supplement. I know the sugar is high, but you got the fibre and the Protein to slow it down.

But after I have this I experience low blood sugar, which is weird after just finishing smoothie. I get cold sweats and I feel faintish. Then after a half hour or so Im fine.

During ym 1st 2 months I had a lot of fruit juices, because I wasn't eating much only on the liquids I needed the sugar because I experienced low blodo sugar. So how is it I experience low blood sugar not having sugar, and having low blood sugar after having sugar?

Do anyone in the morning after waking up experience low blood sugar?

I wake up fine, then try to have something to eat, then a few minutes later I feel warm, sweating, feel like passing out. I read something about reactive hypoglycaemia, and before I had the sleeve I had low blood sugar moments.

Now I been sleeved for almost 3 months now and its happened 3 times to me since.

What do you do, anyone experience it?

http://www.juicingscience.com

Great website for explaining the science of Juicing :

Try a week just juice to your hearts content. A few tips

juice mainly veggies and add a sweet fruit or 2. When you juice just fruit add Protein powders or add greens. And add fibre as well it slows down the sugar absorption. Also if you Water down the juice the sugar content is lower.

Apples is the most highest so far in sugar content along with high carb which is mostly the sugar. Its awesome in green juices. And lemon helps get rid of the green taste.

My fav green juice so far is

Celery cucumber apple, lemon ginger and a cup of greens. The lemon nutralizes the greens so it taste like a lemonade to me. And you can use any greens. Spring mix and spinach is my fav, can use kale. If you are starting off use spinach, but make sure you rotate after a while.

If anyone needs any advice or help, ill try my best

And ill post more of my fav recipes as well...

Carrot beet orange lemon ir ginger is my fav juice with carrots and beets. Its miore sweeter becuase of the root veggies, and higher in carb.

I also like carrot apple ginger. And sweet potato blueberry mint.

I like pineapple and mango, orange. All citrus can be interchangabally mixed. Same with the greens. You can use just celery or just cucumber. My hint also use a veggie thats high Water content with ones that make less juice. More bang for your buck. I dont like celery by its self mixes well with cucumber, since its neutral tasting and it tones down the celery.

Yes, if you really dive into research you will find there is plenty of Protein. Plus you can always add powders to the juices.

I say look at elephants, gorillas... Anything that eats plants and fruits and veggies. They are extremly strong and healthy, with out animal Protein.< br />
Check out juicerecipes.com. Put in different ingredients and it will tell you the protein content.

Cookarue, well said

Everyones situation is unique. I am 60 lbs overweight, I never struggled with over eating, I never went to a doctor and spoke about my weight. I just went and did it. I knew my health was bad I been suffering from it for many years, and I been on so much meds it contributed me getting bigger, plus I had hypothyroid. Ever since I got this done and its only been almost 3 months, this is the best time I felt in years. Getting fruits and veggies by juicing is the only way for me to have it. I tried many times eating stuff I don't like and I can't do it.

I don't need a NUT or doc telling me what to do, I do what is right for me. They didn't have the surgery. I did. And once my weight is normal, I will be getting tests to see how my nutrition is.

And yes I seen Fat Sick... Both of them. In fact each one over 5 times. Plus I watched many health documentries.

I never went to dietitions, nutritionists or did anything before I had the sleeve. I just decided to and went for it.

I never was a fruit or veggie eater. And I am still going to have food. Im just juicing the fruits and veggies, and adding Protein to it. Plus getting Protein from Snacks and an evening meal.

I been doing this for the past 3 years, and I believe its the best thing for me. Doesnt hurt to give it a try if it dont work then you just stop.

I am definitly not advocating you need to juice. I totally believe in a proper diet. Im not just juicing, just supplimenting for fruits and veggies.

And yes I have tried stuff but its not working for me. And since I still can"t eat as much Im not getting proper nutrition.

I know there are a few chats about it. I like to do an updated one

I been juicing and doing smoothies for the past 3 years. I do not like a whole lot of fruit and veggies so I do liquids to supplement. It has helped me a great deal, especially helping my intolerances because the body was being more healthy and not as toxic.

The sleeve has helped me shed 33 lbs so far in 2.5 months. And now I want to super boost my weight loss and super boost my nutrition because I am not getting enough; i can't eat enough and i need some serious healing.

So now I am going to try juicing fruits and veggies for Breakfast and lunch supper time I will have the typical sleeve meal plan. Along with having Snacks through out the day.

I'll post the recipes I do and if anyone is visual, I can always post pics or you can post recipes or pics as well

And when you ask about what about the Protein, fibre; I am adding that to my juices And the sugar intake; thats what fibre is for, it slows down sugar absorption, (the fibre can be added as well by blending some of the fruit in with the juice) and I believe protein helps as well. Also you can Water down your fruit juices.

If anyone is interested, please feel free to chat on this post. And if you heard of juice fasts and juice feasting; i done a week long one before and it was awesome

I was sleeved Jan 5th. I lost over 30 lbs so far. I am also eating the same food over and over again. I still can't even get all my Protein in and Water. I find eating now a chore as well. I like to eat when ever Im hungry, not because its Breakfast lunch or supper time. Sometimes I can go the whole day but i know thats not good, so I force myself to eat every 2-3 hours. And eating the same over and over. I have a very picky diet, I don't like fruits and veggies, Im trying to make stuff to hide the taste of certain veggies that i can have so far, but so far it has been a fail. and I still haven't had a complete meal yet. I get full from just a chunk of chicken.

Loving the weight loss, but it takes time to adjust to eating.

Thanks everyone

no i dont mean eating extra. I definitly dont want to eat more.

What Im asking is what if you work out in the morning, and you havent eatened all night,

Then when i go ahead and exercise, blood sugars tend to go low. Thats why i feel there is a need to have my first meal before working out.

I heard a few ppl dont eat before, but how are you able to sustain after a full 8 jours or plus sleep.

Blood sugars tend to get liw for me when I exercise without eating first.

Do you find it sustains you?

On regular days and strength training days?

Alrighty thanks

Should I weight train yet? or wait until goal weight?

And do just cardio for now?

So you dont have to worry about all the pre work out post workout stuff? Just follow your normal diet with a bit more Protein?

So confused,

What is the guidelines you follow on a weight training day nutrition wise?

Thanks everyone

I can have broths, pudding, cottage cheese, cream wheat. Stuff like that.

So having 1c of broth at a time is okay?

I am on week 2.

I can have full liquids.

My question is that I been reading lots and from what I read full liquids you should consume 1/2c per "meal". I can go up to a full cup with no issues, even more, but I purposely stop at 1 cup,

Should I stop at 1/c no matter what?