Ldyvenus

This is how I keep weight in check years out from VSG... 2 weeks is how long it takes the results to show up. I still track food and weight. If I get to the high end of my 3lb. range I will lower my calories to 1400ish for 2 weeks. It works every single time.

I went to Dr. Joya in Puerto Vallarta. Down to 177 from 261, 3ish years post OP.
I took aftercare in to my own hands. Scheduled a few therapist sessions and I get my bloodwork done annually. Also from Canada, so I wasn't worried about any issues with my sleeve afterwards.

This is how I keep weight in check years out from VSG... 2 weeks is how long it takes the results to show up. I still track food and weight. If I get to the high end of my 3lb. range I will lower my calories to 1400ish for 2 weeks. It works every single time.

@Losebig
I weigh every morning after my shower
maintenance/GOAL/fluctuations
7.5 years - healthy, happy as a clam, and cute as a button🤣
kathy

A lot easier to correct a minor fluctuation than a Major" WTF did I Just Do? "15- 20 pound Weight Gain , isn't it?

I weight every day, first thing after going to the bathroom. I write it down. I'm almost six years post-VSG.
Alas, in the past 2 years, I HAVE gained 25 pounds back and I am NOT happy about it. I never wanted to see 200 pounds again, but I am ~ 205. I am also having a very hard time getting back on track. So, advice: stay on track. I'm actually contemplating a revision because I do not want to get too far gone. Ghrelin is back and it is winning, at present. I had 5.5 great, happy years. The VSG was the BEST thing I ever did for myself.

I weigh daily out of habit. I see weight fluctuations of two/three pounds but basically stay the same weight. (130's)
food logging – I use it mostly for training. I have two half marathons coming up. I can adjust my diet to gain muscle, fuel a distance run, manage my diabetes, lose/maintain weight using one app.
There are times I break from logging and dieting. life and indulgences should be enjoyed. It’s not much work for me to maintain a ten-pound bounce range up and down the scale. I’m used to this after five years.
When I hit the high end of my weight, I go back to logging and work it back off.

I still weigh daily. And I also still track food. I can't even tell you how many times pre-surgery that I lost weight, stopped doing those two things, and then gained it all back. Not happening this time. I worked WAY too hard on this. So I will do these two things for the rest of my life.
and yes to your third question, too. 150 lbs is my "oh crap" level. If I hit that, I spring into action to get my weight back down.

I weigh daily.
It doesn’t suit everyone, but there is pretty compelling research showing that one single factor correlates most strongly with maintaining weight loss - and that is daily weighing and writing it down. Or, in my case, logging it in myfitnesspal.
I have promised myself - never again will I have to ‘diet’ more than a day or two. So I have a weight. I am relaxes 1lb either side of that. But above that? I have a careful day and fall back into my happy range.
Heaven knows, I have too many clothes I love to have to start again, again!!

Give him a break man. He's excited!

Protein first
No drinking and eating at the same time
Am I really hungry?

Protein first
No drinking and eating at the same time
Am I really hungry?

I would go with bypass. Your weightloss will be more significant and reflux will hopefully go away.

Protein first
No drinking and eating at the same time
Am I really hungry?

I'm wondering if anybody else has any phrases or tips they use for the big food gatherings? I find that I get questioned at work occasionally.
I sat down at the Christmas lunch with my little bit of food and somebody said "is that all you're going to eat?"
I said "yep, saving room for dessert." My plate usually has 1/4 of the food everybody else's has. 😳
My other go to phrase is "I'm trying to be skinny." Or I tell them that I try eat about 200 cal. every 2-3 hours.

Oh, that is a good one!

Oh, and potato is not a vegetable.

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Protein first
No drinking and eating at the same time
Am I really hungry?

Oh, that is a good one!

I'm wondering if anybody else has any phrases or tips they use for the big food gatherings? I find that I get questioned at work occasionally.
I sat down at the Christmas lunch with my little bit of food and somebody said "is that all you're going to eat?"
I said "yep, saving room for dessert." My plate usually has 1/4 of the food everybody else's has. 😳
My other go to phrase is "I'm trying to be skinny." Or I tell them that I try eat about 200 cal. every 2-3 hours.

I would go with bypass. Your weightloss will be more significant and reflux will hopefully go away.

Give him a break man. He's excited!

Give him a break man. He's excited!

Hello fellow sleevers. I have been on this site very little in the past couple of years but have logged in today to respond to a question. Since I'm here, I feel obligated to tell you all the things I've learned after 5 years.
1. The people that told me my approach to living life with the sleeve was all wrong and that I would fail, gain weight in a few years, stretch my sleeve, and regret my actions are mostly gone now. I have seen a couple of them around but the most are long gone. Do not pay much attention to the know-it-alls. They know no more than anyone else and are just as likely to fail.
2. Obviously you want to follow your Dr's instructions but don't get too hung up on strict rules and diets. If you make reasonable decisions and balance your good and bad food choices, your sleeve will do most of the work for you. I have eaten anything I wanted since day one. I try to pay attention to Protein etc., but I do not deny myself anything. You have the sleeve for a reason. Let it do it's job. Don't force it to hold more than it can and do not deny yourself the things that make you happy. Balance - just do it.
3. WLS is much more than losing weight. It is getting to the bottom of the issues that cause us to compensate with food in the first place. Pay more attention to your mental well being than the numbers on the scale. Your long term success depends on it.
4. Know that even after you reach your goal weight you will still be the same person with the same insecurities. Being thin changes nothing. If you did it for health reasons then hopefully those will no longer be an issue, but the person you are and how you feel inside doesn't change from losing weight. That has to change on the inside. No way around it.
5. Know that once you have made the necessary changes inside and out there will be some people that don't relate to you the same or just plain don't like you anymore. Also know that what they think is completely irrelevant . Physical and mental changes for the better intimidate those with small minds. Don't give them a second thought.
Thanks for reading.

They have Jello, no sugar added pudding, in the refrigerated section of the grocery store, they are only 50 cal each. I suck at making pudding anyway, and for being sugar free, it's delicious!