Bruce Peter

Yea, you're probably right.. I spoke out of place

Honestly at 32, you shouldn't need surgery

I like Quest bars

Threw mine out a while ago. I eat Protein Bars instead. They taste a lot better and have more protein!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWzSkujZqCI

Who's your Doctor?

Mine was uncomfortable, but not terribly sinful. At one point I thought it was infected because of local pain. Once it was out I was fine though. Hang tight

Try lowering your calories. As you lose weight, your body requires less to live on, so you need to reduce how much you are taking in per day to make sure your deficit is big enough for weight loss.

That's not necessarily true, and you could be putting your body into starvation mode.

You should be talking with your nutritionist and or your surgeon about what you can do to drop your last bit of weight. Good luck!

Starvation mode doesn't apply to people who have extra fat on their bodies, and certainly not for people who are obese. Its a weight loss myth that has been beat to death. I know giving up our food is hard psychologically, but you need to give up control of it at least a little bit to make this surgery work.

I got to my goal weight because I kept my calories low for the whole first year (around 650 to 800 per day), while those in my cohort (support group) who were of the "starvation mode" mindset and increased calories and exercise are still considered overweight, and not by a narrow margin. You will not die, you will not starve to death. Your fat is there to feed your body in times of famine. If you want it to come off your body, you have to decrease intake and force your body to use its energy stores. Your calories need to come from your body, not from your plate.

Actually science backs up my assertion that when stalled temporarily increasing calories and exercise will trigger a metabolic boost which burns calories. You're cohorts may still be considered overweight, but there may also be other factors. 600-800 calories a day is just not feasible for everyone. I'm taking in ~1200 and losing steadily. I'm happy that you met your goal. That's wonderful, but not everyone is you

FYI todays intake

3 eggs scrambled with a tsp of butter

lunch turkey sausage crumbles about 1.25 cup

dinner roasted chicken thigh

Snacks ( I eat about 6 ties a day)

greek yogurt 1 cup

no sugar added mandarin oranges (mixed with the yogurt)

low fat cottage cheese 1.25 cup

two small slices of swiss cheese

total calories 1270

protien 105 grams: 39%

carbs 55 grams: 17%

fat: 44%

@@Bruce PeterThats a lot of meat! Did you eat it pureed in the beginning? I had surgery in February and I still can't eat a whole scrambled egg.

Never pureed. Just cooked slowly in a slow cooker so it's good and moist/ I chew it well and take my time. I'm able to get maybe 2-3 oz down at a sitting

Ground turkey, ground chicken, ground pork and ground beef. low fat Greek yogurt, low fat cottage cheese, and if I'm still lacking I drink a 19 gram Protein shake

And I eat two eggs every mooring for Breakfast

I track everything on fitness pal.

Seems everyone is doing great!

I agree about being cold. It bothers me more than ever before. Surgery 2/25

SW257,DOS 242, CW 222. I'm eating about ~1200 calories a day. Protein is in the 75 gram range, with very little carbs. Can't tolerate much food at any one time, so I eat 5-6 times a day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWzSkujZqCI

Solids at 4 weeks seems pretty early, but I guess every plan is different. I'm pretty impressed you got veggies in there already. I'm over 6 months out and still can't figure out how to get veggies in without sacrificing Protein.

I didn't get much veggie matter in. Two Beans and about 2 TBSP of green salad. Avacado is a mushy food.

ya i see people who are losing liek 50 or sixty pounds in a few weeks and im like omg why cant that be me. my mom got it done and she is already losing more than me. i just feel like i am working my butt off i wanna see faster results,

Increase you calories and exercise. It will raise your metabolism and spur further weight loss. I know it sounds counter intuitive, but it works

I have been on the mushy stage for about 2 weeks so today I tried some regular food. Here's what I had and how it went:

~1-1.5 oz roasted chicken

2 maybe three green beens

a very small portion of green salad

about 4 small slices of roasted potato

A couple hours earlier I had about a cup of guacamole, no chips

It went quite well, but I was not able to eat much all, which is fine. I mean that's the point, right? I had no issues with anything. I didn't eat till I was full, I ate until I was satisfied. I get a very slight pressure sensation in my esophogus when I've had enough. I pay attention to it and stop.

Just wanted to share this with you all, especially those who are new. There is life on the other side of the liquid/mushy stages. Stick with to and you'll get there

Cheers

Try lowering your calories. As you lose weight, your body requires less to live on, so you need to reduce how much you are taking in per day to make sure your deficit is big enough for weight loss.

That's not necessarily true, and you could be putting your body into starvation mode.

You should be talking with your nutritionist and or your surgeon about what you can do to drop your last bit of weight. Good luck!

Exactly. That why I said to increase both intake and exercise. I know it's counter intuitive, but it triggers the metabolism to speed up which burns calories. But I agree, speak to your nutritionist first.

Beef is a little hard, but everything else seems to be fine

Increase calories and increase exercise. Both will increase your body's metabolism and rester the weight loss

Welcome and congrats. You're gonna love it

Just asking, what else was in your meatloaf (for me, green peppers, which I LOVE in meatloaf, hates me...no really. It HATES me!)? Could it have been something like that? So sorry for you, I love meatloaf.

Milk, eggs, spices and bread crumbs

I know we're taught to reach goals for Protein and Water, and I meet that every day. Is anyone counting calories and carbs? If so what are you limiting them to.

For instance, MY Fitness pal has me on 1600 calories a day in order to loose 2 lbs per week. I have been keeping it below that, around 1000-1200, but never really traced carbs. I'm not eating much in the way of carbs, but yogurt, cottage cheese and most foods have some amount.

Thanks in advance

Yes, I have had no issues with ground turkey, pork or chicken. Or anything else I have eaten for that matter. This was a first.

Lesson learned. Next time I'll make it with some pork mixed in. One serving however contains 41g of protien!

Hi everyone,

I'm in week 4 post op. I've been on the mushy stage about 9 days eating a bit of ground turkey, pork and chicken, cooked in a crock pot with some low carb veggies. I've had no problems with any of it so I decided to try meatloaf. That did not go so well. I found myself hiccuping and feeling some slight discomfort. I chewed it well, but it must be too soon.

Just thought I'd share this in case anyone else decides to try this

All the best

B

awesome. I'm just two weeks out and down from a 40 to a loose 38, tight 36