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To be honest, I didn't like old Dr V either. I felt he was condensending to obese people. He often said things like, "You think chicken is good for weight loss, but you don't know what is good for weightoss or you wouldn't be obese in the first place. I've never been obese, I don't have a weight problem, and so I am telling you..."
I have heard him say at least every other video, "well, I don't have a weight problem so listen to me!"
Great! I have a skinny friends who lives on small bags of Cheetos, fun sized Snickers, and full sugar energy drinks. Since "not having a weight problem" is an important credential should I eat like her???
My best friend who is around my goal weight lives on Dr Pepper. Should I eat like her?

Monkfruit is soooo good! I can’t stand aspartame, and steivia, yuck! 😖
splenda is okay but I understand it is kinda bad for you...
but Monkfruit is great! The kind I get is slightly less sweet then sugar, very mild aftertaste but not unpleasant (reminds me of gum), when mixed with other flavors is almost unnoticeable (especially compared to anything with nasty aspartame)

I had gastric bypass. I was hoping I'd be one of the lucky one's to go a long time without feeling hunger but I wasn't that lucky. My hunger came back after about 4 weeks. It's different now though. I feel hunger, can eat a couple of bites of something and it's gone. It usually happens at work where I tend to go longer periods of time between meals and drinks. I now take a little bag of nuts in my pocket for those times. Sometimes I need them, sometimes I don't.

My dietitian said to start sampling Protein Shakes and find one I like. I don’t like aspartame or steivia, but I like Splenda and monk fruit

I like chocolate and vanilla and hate anything with banana

Suggestions?

I did not like his attitude towards fat people. At one point he says “you think the healthiest thing is chicken breast, and you think you know that, but but you’re wrong. Look at your body. Now look at my body. I am not getting bariatric surgery. I have never had a weight problem. So listen to me not what you think you know, because which one of us looks like me know how to eat”

This made me soooo mad! And it’s not true that if you are skinny you wat right and if you are fat you don’t. (I don’t care about the chicken part)

I know a girl at work. She is soooo skinny I could almost put my hands around her waist. All I ever see her eat are donuts and Cookies and energy drinks and soda. I mean she is so skinny she makes you look fat, Dr. Vonung, so I suppose you think I should copy her and eat what she eats?

I did not like his attitude towards fat people. At one point he says “you think the healthiest thing is chicken breast, and you think you know that, but but you’re wrong. Look at your body. Now look at my body. I am not getting bariatric surgery. I have never had a weight problem. So listen to me not what you think you know, because which one of us looks like me know how to eat”

This made me soooo mad! And it’s not true that if you are skinny you wat right and if you are fat you don’t. (I don’t care about the chicken part)

I know a girl at work. She is soooo skinny I could almost put my hands around her waist. All I ever see her eat are donuts and Cookies and energy drinks and soda. I mean she is so skinny she makes you look fat, Dr. Vonung, so I suppose you think I should copy her and eat what she eats?

This happens to me ALL the time!
I have one little thing and get instantly re-addicted to sugar!
I go, "well, it's Thanksgiving, it's a holiday... Mashed potatoes, stuffing, pie... Tomorrow I'll get on track".
Then they send me a lovely to-go box... Including more pie... A smart person would have politely thrown the pie into the dumpster on the way home but....
And then, well heck, my diet is blown any way so I might as well have some hot cocoa, it's Christmas-time after all and it's been so cold lately...
And I start craving sugar like MAD!
Two weeks later and I am finally back on track...
It's so easy to fall into trouble and so hard to climb back out. *Sigh*

Thank you so much for sharing! You are NOT a looser, you are a HUMAN. Any of us can have, have had, or will have days like that... And sugury doesn't make you a different person, impervious to mistakes, bad choices, and bad days...
But you did something few of us do:
You confessed your humanity. And it is confessions like yours that make this a safe space for us all to admit to our own mistakes, instead of hiding them in shame under a facade of flawless compliance.

This happens to me ALL the time!
I have one little thing and get instantly re-addicted to sugar!
I go, "well, it's Thanksgiving, it's a holiday... Mashed potatoes, stuffing, pie... Tomorrow I'll get on track".
Then they send me a lovely to-go box... Including more pie... A smart person would have politely thrown the pie into the dumpster on the way home but....
And then, well heck, my diet is blown any way so I might as well have some hot cocoa, it's Christmas-time after all and it's been so cold lately...
And I start craving sugar like MAD!
Two weeks later and I am finally back on track...
It's so easy to fall into trouble and so hard to climb back out. *Sigh*

I don't like that guy. He comes across as harsh and mean. I am the kind of person who handles "tough love" by curling into a ball in my bed and hiding, feeling a painful mix of hopless, guilty, angry, incompetent, and resentful. I then seek something to take the edge off my emotional pain and down out my feelings. It makes me wanna curl up and hide, and lash out and scream at the same time.
If you wanna help me lose weight you don't say, "look at you, you fat failure! You're gonna die if you don't get your eating under control!"
Instead, you say, 'Hey, I'm going hiking on Saturday, you wanna come?"
Or you say, "I know how busy you are, so I made you a skinless boneless chicken and veggie stir fry so you don't have to cook."
Or you say, "I'm doing a whole 30 and am looking for someone to do it with me"
Or, "I am starting a walking group"
Or, "You know what I do when I feel aweful? Yoga. Wanna come with me to my next class?"
Or even, "How can I help?"
If you aren't willing to help me, that's fine, I am not your responsibility, but then stay out of it!
I have been attacked for my weight my whole life, sometimes physically. I had to change schools 4 times for bullying in elementary.
I can't stand it when doctors take a "tough love" stance with their patience.
Education is one thing. But I see him go beyond education to blame.
I want a doctor like Reeger from weightloss sugury podcast. She knows how to give it to you strait without accusing you.

I don't like that guy. He comes across as harsh and mean. I am the kind of person who handles "tough love" by curling into a ball in my bed and hiding, feeling a painful mix of hopless, guilty, angry, incompetent, and resentful. I then seek something to take the edge off my emotional pain and down out my feelings. It makes me wanna curl up and hide, and lash out and scream at the same time.
If you wanna help me lose weight you don't say, "look at you, you fat failure! You're gonna die if you don't get your eating under control!"
Instead, you say, 'Hey, I'm going hiking on Saturday, you wanna come?"
Or you say, "I know how busy you are, so I made you a skinless boneless chicken and veggie stir fry so you don't have to cook."
Or you say, "I'm doing a whole 30 and am looking for someone to do it with me"
Or, "I am starting a walking group"
Or, "You know what I do when I feel aweful? Yoga. Wanna come with me to my next class?"
Or even, "How can I help?"
If you aren't willing to help me, that's fine, I am not your responsibility, but then stay out of it!
I have been attacked for my weight my whole life, sometimes physically. I had to change schools 4 times for bullying in elementary.
I can't stand it when doctors take a "tough love" stance with their patience.
Education is one thing. But I see him go beyond education to blame.
I want a doctor like Reeger from weightloss sugury podcast. She knows how to give it to you strait without accusing you.

This happens to me ALL the time!
I have one little thing and get instantly re-addicted to sugar!
I go, "well, it's Thanksgiving, it's a holiday... Mashed potatoes, stuffing, pie... Tomorrow I'll get on track".
Then they send me a lovely to-go box... Including more pie... A smart person would have politely thrown the pie into the dumpster on the way home but....
And then, well heck, my diet is blown any way so I might as well have some hot cocoa, it's Christmas-time after all and it's been so cold lately...
And I start craving sugar like MAD!
Two weeks later and I am finally back on track...
It's so easy to fall into trouble and so hard to climb back out. *Sigh*

This happens to me ALL the time!
I have one little thing and get instantly re-addicted to sugar!
I go, "well, it's Thanksgiving, it's a holiday... Mashed potatoes, stuffing, pie... Tomorrow I'll get on track".
Then they send me a lovely to-go box... Including more pie... A smart person would have politely thrown the pie into the dumpster on the way home but....
And then, well heck, my diet is blown any way so I might as well have some hot cocoa, it's Christmas-time after all and it's been so cold lately...
And I start craving sugar like MAD!
Two weeks later and I am finally back on track...
It's so easy to fall into trouble and so hard to climb back out. *Sigh*

Another weightloss show I like I "fat doctor" from BBC

It's just there. I notice the rippling across the skin, but that's really it. Propulsion is easier since we are moving less mass through the Water, but you will need to tread more to keep afloat. I used to be able to float with ease, on my back my toes would exit the water without any effort, now, my feet drop.

Has losing 100lbs effected your swimming in any way?
I ADORE swimming and have since I was about 5 years old! Not just swimming but "playing in the water", hand stands and flips and kicking off the wall to fly like Superman, and floating, and diving after a giant beach ball, and doing Water yoga.... Pretty much if it involves being in the water (hot or cold) I love it!
So here is my question: did losing weight effect your swimming in anyway?
Were you cold? Were you embarrassed by your loose skin? Did the difference in bouancy cause you to need to change technique? Anything about swimming (other then no swimming for a few weeks right after (major BOO!!!!)?

In my experience, the "hunger" we're talking about isn't "constant, gnawing" by any means. While I do get a bit of "head hunger" where I want to eat but I don't really NEED to eat, it's very manageable and it seems directly related to whether or not I've gotten a little carried away with carbs/sugar. I also get what I would consider normal hunger. I eat. I feel satisfied. After a few hours, I'm hungry again because I haven't eaten. And the cycle starts again.
I have no constant hunger that I cannot satisfy. Heck, I eat with my family and when I'm full, I'm full. I'm not sitting there suffering because I can't eat the food in front of me. I have no desire to eat it. #1-I know that if I do, I will not feel well for long after that bite passed my lips and #2-I'm full, satisfied, and no longer hungry. I do not graze all day. I eat Breakfast around 7 or 8. I have a protein-based snack around 10 or 1030. I eat lunch around 1. I eat dinner around 6. If I really feel hungry between lunch and dinner, I might have a little snack like nuts or fruit, but not always. And I try to never eat after 7.
I'm not quite sure where you're going with the "if your body insists it needs 2000+ calories" comment. Our bodies get used to a certain caloric intake and when you change that, the body reacts. But, I don't think it has much to do with true hunger, maybe head hunger. Maybe you envision it feeling like you're starving? I can honestly say that I have never had that "starving" feeling since being sleeved (even when I've gone hours and hours, having forgotten to eat). And yes, you CAN be satisfied on a small meal. Early on, your meals probably are about 5 bites, but those 5 bites filled me up. I eat more than 5 bites now. I'm up to about a 3/4 of a cup and I'm absolutely satisfied with that and not just for 15 minutes. I feel full for at least an hour on that 3/4 cup and satisfied for hours, satisfied meaning that I'm not hungry and I'm not obsessing on my next meal/finding snacks/etc.
I think that the implication that you will not be hungry after this surgery is an exaggeration and is highly individual. I can honestly say that I had no hunger for the first 3 months. During this healing time, I ate because I knew I had to introduce nutrition and/or hydration into my body. Then, I noticed that I was starting to get hungry late afternoon, hours after lunch, but before my dinner. But let me repeat, it is NOT the same hunger that I had prior to surgery where it was very easy to go on a binge and get out of control.

Yeah, she could have just said, "call on line one"

My friend has had no surgery but is a "super taster" and HATES the matalic/chemical taste of tap and most bottled waters.
She found a few she likes. One is "purified filtered water" tasteless, another is "smart water" which has a "water" taste which she likes and doesn't find offensive.
Here is what I would do:
Go buy ONE bottle of EVERY kind of Water in the local store. I know, that means like 20 dollars up front and 19 of them wasted... But for your health it is worth it. ONE will be at least tolerable to some degree. Get a bunch of bottles of the one you can stand and then drink or flavor with fruit/tea/herbs/extracts whatever you like.

I want to have a good relationship with my coworkers and not come accross as an angry trouble maker

I have been heavy since early childhood. I had to change elementary schools 4 times due to bullying.
It's a touchy subject in general... You know
I don't mind telling friends one on one one at a time but this particular issue is private and tied to a lot of old pain and trama...

Also there is a stigma of WLS that goes something like this: you obviously lack will power and can't stick to a diet so you carve up your body cuz you just can't say no to the Twinkies.

One on one I can set them strait or explain the truth before I tell them... Ideally they'll see me eating salad and hiking and lifting weights so they KNOW I am not trying to cheat or have no will power BEFORE I tell them.

My friend has had no surgery but is a "super taster" and HATES the matalic/chemical taste of tap and most bottled waters.
She found a few she likes. One is "purified filtered water" tasteless, another is "smart water" which has a "water" taste which she likes and doesn't find offensive.
Here is what I would do:
Go buy ONE bottle of EVERY kind of Water in the local store. I know, that means like 20 dollars up front and 19 of them wasted... But for your health it is worth it. ONE will be at least tolerable to some degree. Get a bunch of bottles of the one you can stand and then drink or flavor with fruit/tea/herbs/extracts whatever you like.

My HR person called me across the room and said (in an almost confused voice?) that Oregon Bariatric was on the phone for me on line 1!!!!
I was totally embarrassed and now I feel aweful. I don't know who heard.... And I feel all suspicious and paranoid and upset. I can't concentrate on work.
((I asked them to call my cell, they said they did but couldn't get through, come to find out my phone was out of batteries.))

Yep blubber,and fat, it is a pain. You,look at your naked body and think "This cannot,be ME! I have lost,over 50 pounds since The End of July, started out good, extremely,optomistic and then a couple of weeks in, I started saying I think I might,her a strictute, because I could not m9ve into the next diet sequence. And,the bariatric staff,kept,telling me, Early Days, you are just swollen, you'll be,just fine! Look,how nicely your weight is going,down! Yeah,People,but I have not had joy in THIS process!!
So on the 12th of October an repeat EGJ was done, and my,guess was correct, I do have a strictute of my stoma and,I have developed 5 additional ulcers, I had 1 already, Hector, asleep in the walled-off section of my stomach, two of the new ones are in my stomach -pouch, the,other 3 on the back wall of the jejunem, the area,of the small intestine now attached to,my stomach pouch. And PRECIOUS,POUCH is a cranky soul, she,only keeps down liquids, no purees, no soft solids. Since,i am doing,my best to get,there? Vitamins, minerals, Zofran for nausea, Carafate and omeprazole to calm down myself ulcers and company, sufficent,fluids and Protein Shakes, my surgeon and. his partner think I can go on with this liquid limited diet, but it will be 8 weeks Wednesday since,my surgery. And last Friday, the 26th, Dr Noria, my surgeon's partner, went down again and opened me another mm? but,told,me to continue my diet as it is, and we will be trying,once again, November 9th?. read a study from Cleveland Clinic and some people need to be reopened 3 or more times. Trying to remain upbeat and positive in such a position, wonder if i will require a stent or something there? But Happy Holloween, maybe,my TREAT will be a little late this year!😟🎃-😝🍀

I want to have a good relationship with my coworkers and not come accross as an angry trouble maker