BelgianGuy

I am young as well, just one year older than you. I know it just straight up sucks at first: pain, liquid food that tastes like sh!t, etc.
I had regrets as well, but now I am already half through my weight goal in only 7 weeks.
Also you should follow the golden rule of the Internet: don't believe everything that is written on the internet. I got myself all worked up one week before surgery due to some stupid articles, but a rapid look at their sources (if they had any) quickly proved it was all based on ... nothing.
Just keep in mind that being obese is not healthy at all, and might as well have ruined your youth. I mean, I am 23 years old and was already having sleep apneas and backpain, things that should not happen at such a young age... Plus ablation of the stomach has been used in various situations to treat cancer for example. If you are afraid of growing older faster, drink more green tea and have a tiny piece of 70% black chocolate from time to time But I don't think it will happen since your article is nothing but a pile of dung.

Let yourself the time to heal and feel better, go to a support group and embrace the change. Enjoy your loss weight because it sure made me a lot happier Cheers!

My whole family is "in shape" except for... my mom (well she is now) and one of my two sisters. My mom had a lapband which went wrong and was revised to a gastric sleeve.
She was thus quite supportive and was even the first one to talk to me about the gastric sleeve when she saw I was getting dangerously desesperate with myself and my health troubles.
Everyone in my family was supportive of this decision, one of my grandpa wasn't too glad about it, but now he cheers when he sees how much I've lost.
So all good!

My whole family is "in shape" except for... my mom (well she is now) and one of my two sisters. My mom had a lapband which went wrong and was revised to a gastric sleeve.
She was thus quite supportive and was even the first one to talk to me about the gastric sleeve when she saw I was getting dangerously desesperate with myself and my health troubles.
Everyone in my family was supportive of this decision, one of my grandpa wasn't too glad about it, but now he cheers when he sees how much I've lost.
So all good!

Almost three months out, and as soon as I feel like burping, I know I am done, if I trespass this point, it'll feel like someone decided to drop concrete in my stomach, I've crossed it only two times and I felt like sh*t afterwards.

My whole family is "in shape" except for... my mom (well she is now) and one of my two sisters. My mom had a lapband which went wrong and was revised to a gastric sleeve.
She was thus quite supportive and was even the first one to talk to me about the gastric sleeve when she saw I was getting dangerously desesperate with myself and my health troubles.
Everyone in my family was supportive of this decision, one of my grandpa wasn't too glad about it, but now he cheers when he sees how much I've lost.
So all good!

For those interested: almost three months and a half post-op, I sometimes enjoy a bit of weed with some friends, happens like twice a month. I tried one month post-op and it went well (sometimes vaporizer, sometimes from a joint). It feels nice, I just keep some cool Water on the side, but weed has never caused me munchies, just thirst.
I had a glass of wine two weeks ago as well, I took my time and sipped it slowly, also had Water on the side in case of unwanted dehydratation.
Nothing else to add, you guys be the judge of yourselves.

Sharing my experience @@Babbs in this online support community. Feel free to take your sarcasm and judgmental attitude and shove it somewhere the sun don't shine =)

Almost three months out, and as soon as I feel like burping, I know I am done, if I trespass this point, it'll feel like someone decided to drop concrete in my stomach, I've crossed it only two times and I felt like sh*t afterwards.

Almost three months out, and as soon as I feel like burping, I know I am done, if I trespass this point, it'll feel like someone decided to drop concrete in my stomach, I've crossed it only two times and I felt like sh*t afterwards.

Almost three months out, and as soon as I feel like burping, I know I am done, if I trespass this point, it'll feel like someone decided to drop concrete in my stomach, I've crossed it only two times and I felt like sh*t afterwards.

My whole family is "in shape" except for... my mom (well she is now) and one of my two sisters. My mom had a lapband which went wrong and was revised to a gastric sleeve.
She was thus quite supportive and was even the first one to talk to me about the gastric sleeve when she saw I was getting dangerously desesperate with myself and my health troubles.
Everyone in my family was supportive of this decision, one of my grandpa wasn't too glad about it, but now he cheers when he sees how much I've lost.
So all good!

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Impressive weight loss! Congrats and good luck for the following months!

I am young as well, just one year older than you. I know it just straight up sucks at first: pain, liquid food that tastes like sh!t, etc.
I had regrets as well, but now I am already half through my weight goal in only 7 weeks.
Also you should follow the golden rule of the Internet: don't believe everything that is written on the internet. I got myself all worked up one week before surgery due to some stupid articles, but a rapid look at their sources (if they had any) quickly proved it was all based on ... nothing.
Just keep in mind that being obese is not healthy at all, and might as well have ruined your youth. I mean, I am 23 years old and was already having sleep apneas and backpain, things that should not happen at such a young age... Plus ablation of the stomach has been used in various situations to treat cancer for example. If you are afraid of growing older faster, drink more green tea and have a tiny piece of 70% black chocolate from time to time But I don't think it will happen since your article is nothing but a pile of dung.

Let yourself the time to heal and feel better, go to a support group and embrace the change. Enjoy your loss weight because it sure made me a lot happier Cheers!

I don't even know what Twinkies are and I have never had milkshake in my whole life. I just said my surgeon and my dietitian never told me anything wrong about brown pastas/rice and whole grain bread, I sure hope they know what they are doing since they studied around 9years to be there.
My mother also had a sleeve and still eat these things while maintaining 22 BMI, which is far from being bad.
And yes indeed I am a "newbie", I didn't come here for people to laugh at me or being condenscending. Have a nice day.

Impressive changes, congrats !

I don't even know what Twinkies are and I have never had milkshake in my whole life. I just said my surgeon and my dietitian never told me anything wrong about brown pastas/rice and whole grain bread, I sure hope they know what they are doing since they studied around 9years to be there.
My mother also had a sleeve and still eat these things while maintaining 22 BMI, which is far from being bad.
And yes indeed I am a "newbie", I didn't come here for people to laugh at me or being condenscending. Have a nice day.

I am three two months and a half out, I have lost 50 pounds and was never warned against rice, bread or Pasta... Well I was told to reduce it and eat brown rice and Pasta, and whole grain bread (I hate white bread anyway).
Twice a month I have pasta with salmon, or some rice with vegetables, even sushis (not a lot though). I have the occasional grilled slice of whole grain bread with hummus or cheese (French, Dutch and Belgian cheeses are quite good).
It's weird all the differences I see between my country and the USA. I was never asked to drink Protein shakes, or to stop coffee and tea, and still my weight loss is rather good, around 3 to 4 pounds a week for a month and a half, and I have not yet experienced a stall.

Everyone needs carbs. The key is where you get the carbs. When nutritionists tell me not to eat fruit because of carbs, I know it's a fad just like egg beaters.
I know it will get compared to a Twinkie diet, but my family is Italian and have been eating Pasta for generations. My Grandparents, who were born and raised in Italy, lived into their 90's and were very healthy and ate Pasta until the day they died. They didn't even know what a carb was.
4 oz of egg noodles with a fresh whole Tomato as sauce, has 17 grams of Protein. To put that in perspective, two jumbo eggs have 16 grams of Protein, a 3 oz chicken breast has 18 grams, a 5 oz cup of Greek yogurt has 15 grams, and one of my Qwest Protein Bars has 20 grams. The pasta is right there with all the other popular high protein meal choices and it also offers a lot of Calcium, Vitamin C, Fiber, Iron, and a host of other minerals. You could even be radical and add a little grilled chicken breast to the pasta to give it a little more protein. I continue to plan on eating pasta weekly after surgery.

Congratulations on your impressive weight loss thus far.
My nutritionist has bemoaned that a carb is treated as a dirty four-letter word, when in actuality it can have nutritional and even psychological benefits. It all depends on the quality of the carb, the quantity of it, and how each of us reacts to it. Having pasta or rice a couple of times a month as an accompaniment to healthy Proteins, or a slice of bread on an open faced sandwich on occasion is sound to me. It's not on par with consuming a plate of linguine alfredo as a common meal, or eating a loaf of white bread a week, but is instead balanced. She also only advocates having Protein Shakes immediately after surgery, or as a supplement if needed (I add some to coffee) rather than as a routine meal. I started having smoothies with high-protein Greek or Bulgarian yogurt (24 grams a cup), kale, and just enough berries or acai to mask the taste of the kale, about a month in, and have continued to have them regularly. There's around 22 carbs in the smoothie on average, but they're nutritious.
I think there are some basic fundamentals to losing weight after WLS that everyone should try to adhere to (don't gorge on junk food, as an obvious example), but that we also need to tailor our eating habits so that they fit us personally. For me, eating in a sensible way that is sustainable is crucial. In the past I've gone on restrictive low-carb diets that have ultimately been counterproductive for me because I'd end up feeling so deprived and craving carbs with such ferocity I'd cave in and overindulge in them, then berate myself. I'd lose weight, then gain it right back and then some. I also didn't feel as energetic or as sharp on low-carb diets. It's why it's mentally liberating to me to allow myself to have pasta, rice, bread, and fruit, and even chocolate, but in reasonable amounts. I've only had pasta and rice a few times in the past eight months - mainly at dinner parties - but feeling free to have it or another carb-heavy food in a small portion on occasion actually makes me want it less. I don't feel deprived. I've had other carbs that have a lower impact but satisfy my craving for them, like Brazilian Bites cheesebread that has 4.6 carbs per little piece, low carb almond flour muffins, or pancake bites by "Eggface" a few times a week. I've lost weight slowly, but have still met all of my goals and have been in the "normal" BMI range for my height for a while now. More importantly, I feel that I can maintain my eating and exercise habits and keep the weight off. Keep doing what works best for your body and your life.

That was a little rude. He was just making a comparison between the differences in the suggestions from different countries. I thought the point of BariatricPAL was to be supportive, not critical. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using the BariatricPal App

Belgium Guy, twinkles are gross, so you'r not missing anything, my nutritionist also said I could eat whole grain bread and Pasta, I just need to keep under 140 grams in carbs a day. I've lost 100 pounds and kept it off successfully for a year. Ignore the rudeness.
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I don't even know what Twinkies are and I have never had milkshake in my whole life. I just said my surgeon and my dietitian never told me anything wrong about brown pastas/rice and whole grain bread, I sure hope they know what they are doing since they studied around 9years to be there.
My mother also had a sleeve and still eat these things while maintaining 22 BMI, which is far from being bad.
And yes indeed I am a "newbie", I didn't come here for people to laugh at me or being condenscending. Have a nice day.

I think this forum is rather nice, I haven't seen too many agressive or judgy posts on here.

I don't even know what Twinkies are and I have never had milkshake in my whole life. I just said my surgeon and my dietitian never told me anything wrong about brown pastas/rice and whole grain bread, I sure hope they know what they are doing since they studied around 9years to be there.
My mother also had a sleeve and still eat these things while maintaining 22 BMI, which is far from being bad.
And yes indeed I am a "newbie", I didn't come here for people to laugh at me or being condenscending. Have a nice day.