avatarkorraa

I am just at the beginning of this journey but have had issues with eating disorders most of my life. Add in depression and anxiety and there was some dark times. I can't offer advice on the surgery part but i can say you took the steps to make yourself healthy and happy. Maybe think back to those days. The days before the surgery and the reasons you wanted to do it. You will always need a relationship with food and right now you're making it an abusive one. Admit you need it. Because you do. You need food. But you're in control of the relationship now. You choose how much and what.
Don't be scared it will be like it was before because it's no where close! Be proud girl! Hokd your head high and say I win! You've lost so much and obviously know how to make the right choices.
I don't know if any of that made sense but if you need a friend to vent to at any time feel free to message me

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Hey everyone,
I need some advice and just general tips & tricks for how to cut out a bad habit such as grazing. I am 6 months out and I've been very good with eating well post-op, I track everything I eat and keep my calories and carbs minimal, but grazing has been the one bad habit I can't seem to kick. I don't go crazy though, I always eat clean and when I graze it'll be on 2-3 almonds, a small sliver of chicken, or some spoonfuls of salad, definitely not cakes or Cookies or chocolates. But I know the calories eventually add up so it's a habit I want to get rid of. I track and weigh absolutely everything else I eat for my regular meals and Snacks on myfitnesspal. Lately what I've been doing is trying to log those calories from grazing on myfitnesspal to at least be accountable and adjust my macros for the rest of the day accordingly , but it's difficult to account for everything sometimes since it's such small amounts. Rather than doing that though I'd much prefer to just stop the habit altogether. Any advice would be really appreciated! Thanks

Hey everyone,
I'm at the 6 month post-op mark and I'm going through the longest stall I've experienced in my journey thus far! I'm not new to stalls, as my body will usually stall for 2 weeks at a time then all of a sudden I'll lose 5 pounds over the course of 2 days, but my weight hasn't changed in over a moth now and I'm feeling incredibly discouraged. My starting weight was 285 before my 3 week liquid only pre-op diet, and I was 265 on the day of surgery. I've been sitting at 205 for the past few weeks, so I've only lost about 60 pounds since my actual surgery date My goal weight is 150 which seems like a mile away right now! I've been logging everything I eat on my fitnesspal and I eat around 800 - 900 cals a day, with a goal of no more than 25g of net carbs (I do go over sometimes though, but I don't usually surpass 35g of net carbs). I've been getting all my Protein and Vitamins in most days and I drink about 1.5 - 2L of Water a day. I eat 3 meals and 1-2 Snacks a day. I can definitely eat much more than I could a few weeks ago, and I eat 5-6oz per meal in one sitting (Which feels like a lot to me...I thought I would only be eating 4oz per meal until at least a year post op, but 4oz doesn't fill me up like it used to. Maybe my stomach just healed really fast? Or I have a larger sleeve?). I haven't started exercising yet although I really do want to! I'm just starting to get my strength back since I was prone to some fainting spells and had some really bad weakness/fatigue compounded with anemia and low blood sugar for a while post-op, but it’s slowly getting better. Hoping to start slow doing exercise with some daily walking and running at least once exams are over (I’m a university student) and when the weather gets a little better.
In the meantime though, anything I can do to help break the stall or just ride it out? It’s hard not to feel discouraged because I still feel like I've made no progress when I look in the mirror and when the scale doesn’t move it just makes the bodily dysmorphia that much worse Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
Btw, add me as a friend on myfitnesspal! J http://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/avatarkorraa

Hey everyone!
I'm wondering how many calories one should be eating about 5 months post-op. Up until now I've been eating around 600-850 calories a day but these past few days I've been eating closer to 900 which is scaring me a bit because I don't know if this is too much. At my 3 month follow up appointment my NUT told me I should be eating 1000-1200 calories which seems way too high for someone only 3 months post op. I'm not doing any exercise routine at all either. I had my surgery on September 19th so I'm almost 5 months post op now, but I don't know when I should start increasing my calories and what would be a good range. I know it'd probably better to not worry too much about the calories and just focus on getting enough Protein but I feel like I need to set a daily number to help keep me in check day to day. Thanks!

Hey everyone! I'm 4 weeks post op and looking for some advice about eating out at this stage.
So in about a week I have a work-related event that involves eating out at a restaurant. At this point I've been cleared for soft foods and am no longer on purees. I haven't told anyone about what type of surgery it is and I'm trying to keep it a secret. I've been avoiding eating out with my friends for the past few weeks but this event is one that I'm hosting so I'm expected to be there.
So I've looked up the restaurant in advance and looked at the menu thoroughly and I assume could probably safely order the grilled salmon. I haven't tried introducing salmon into my diet yet so before I go I'll be cooking some salmon at home and seeing if I am able to tolerate it well. At this point I can comfortably eat about 3oz of tuna so i don't expect to be eating any more than that of the salmon, so obviously I won't even touch the side of vegetables and ask for a to go container right off the bat.
For more experienced vsgers, how did you handle eating out early post op? I don't want to do anything that would jeaporidize my health or my weight loss, so if eating out is just a bad idea at this point then I probably won't go. but just looking for some advice and wanted to hear what you all think. Thanks!