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I am meeting protein and water goals. I am able to eat 2-3 oz of meat at a meal and usually do 1/4 cup of vegetables with it. if I do something like chili it is 3/4 cup.

I use my fitnesspal and not try to follow a balanced macro plan after being told by my dietician that my carbs were way too low. It isn't as high as she likes...but I feel good in this range. 35% carb, 25% fat and 40% Protein. There is a good Facebook group with recipes etc that helps explain and support this... https://www.facebook.com/groups/SleekandSassyNutrition/ I'm usually between 750-950 calories these days.

Nope don't plan to do that. Wls resets your metabolism and given I ruined my metabolism the first time around with crash diets etc. I don't plan to repeat those mistake s again.

I also had it easy. I think it was because I was up and moving a lot right after surgery. Actually I think liking to cook makes it easier. A lot of people get bored because they are eating the same prepared Soups or foods during the early challenging days. I was all over Pinterest and trying bariatric recipes making boring things taste better etc. The hardest part is the preop diet, followed by the first couple of weeks of post op. Once you are cleared for soft/purees you will be so excited to eat cottage chees you could never have imagined...

Yep you are doing great and right around where I am. Weight loss in the the first year has more to do with genetics,,,if you are eating healthy and moving your body just stick it out. I walk 10,000 steps a day. I did 8-9 lbs. this past month..just had my dietician appointment and she was thrilled. Here is a chart for reference...

. Pretty sure she is talking about the thread on being treated terribly by a restaurant...that one surprised me too with the way it went...

A lot of people use timers to remind them to eat.

I define a stall as not losing or even gaining for a week or more...losing more slowly is not a stall, like some people think. I'm only 3 months post op, but am a former professional dieter so I have lots of experience with them. This time around first stall was at 3 weeks post op and was a week. Last one was two weeks. I know from experience that I will stall at least once a month, I just wait them out as I know I'm on track and sticking to plan.

I'm 3 months out and walking 10,000 + steps a day. Walking very early on makes recovery easier. I spent hours walking on my first night after surgery (roommate was a snored so I needed to get out of the room). I swear it made recovery easier. By day 5 I was doing more than 5k steps a day and then it went up from there,.

It will get better. I struggled and could only get it in if it was warm or hot (room temp didn't cut it) now I drink 2.5 litres a day and temp is a non issue.

I couldn't stand the optifast but my dietician told me I could find another shake. I found one I could tolerate and sent her the stats and she approved and just had me add vegetables because the shake I chose didn't quite have enough carbs.

that your friends with bypass have bigger scars is bizarre, unless you are confusing them with the banders. I've had a band and rny...the rny ones are tiny. the Band causes bigger scars because they need to place the port. regardless, a few years after surgery it is hard to even see the scars.

best to ask your doctor about Cymbalta, but there are lots of bypass patients on various medications. hair loss will happen or it won't. Im using rogaine preventatively so hopefully avoid it. Don't listen to naysayers...they have no clue what they are talking about...especially if they think it is easy in any way and extra especially if they are skinny... I love my bypass. a certain percentages of bypass patients do have dumping (it is designed that way so you can't pig out on sugar and stuff you shouldn't). I have experienced dumping and it was caused by drinking my shake too quickly. I just sip now and no dumping. I can have small quantities of sugar...eg a spoonful of my husband's dessert, with no consequences and I'm good with that. I haven't tested my limits because I don't feel the need to. I don't need or want to eat an ice cream sundae because I don't want to be fat anymore. all the best on your journey.

i started burpy and now it has tapered off (im 3 months post op) i don't notice it any more

You can use myfitnesspal for tracking.

Someone posted this in another forum. loss is extremely variable and has mostly to do with genetics in the first year.

I would kill to lose some boobs, someone needs to tell my boobs I've had wls. The rest of me is shrinking but they are not. I look like I'm 1/3 boob now and it is not a good look.

I still avoid tuna because it can have those tough tendony pieces

amazing...this is sooooooo much better than the band!

check with your doctor, but I added it back as soon as I was on soft. Salmon sashimi with avocado is amazeballs! i like it with a little lemon juice, sundried tomatoes, capers and chives now. You can make your own rolls later with hollowed out Cucumber, which was the first raw vegetable i added.

I had my 3 Month follow up with my dietician today. She was thrilled with everything except my carbs. She said they were way too low and is concerned when they are below 100grams....My primary current source of carbs is blueberries and strawberries, since I've added those I'm getting 40-60 grams of carbs a day. Have to admit to being nervous about doubling that and stalls. I'm going to follow instructions and gradually increase over the week...but eeek...is how I'm feeling.

wow they way they handled the situation was incredibly rude and unprofessional. sounds like they need social media classes. I've eaten at fine dining establishments my whole life and since being banded 11 years ago have often just eaten off my husband's plate (usually steak because they are always ridiculously sized), or ordered an appetizer as an entree etc... never once been charged a "split fee" never heard of it prior to today.

wow 5 weeks is pretty early. I'm just at 3 months and only now starting to skip the shake. I went down to 1/2 shake per day from one per day and now I use my shake as I would milk (like a condiment). so if i do overnight oats, i use a vanilla premier instead of milk to add Protein content.

I also had acid reflux with my band so rny was a no-brainer...

Awesome! I revised to rny on oct 4!!!! I love my rny too!