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I've officially lost 50 pounds after my DS surgery!
Surgery Date: 12/14/16
Pre-op weight: 270
Surgery weight: 260
Current weight: 218

I've officially lost 50 pounds after my DS surgery!
Surgery Date: 12/14/16
Pre-op weight: 270
Surgery weight: 260
Current weight: 218

I've officially lost 50 pounds after my DS surgery!
Surgery Date: 12/14/16
Pre-op weight: 270
Surgery weight: 260
Current weight: 218

I get terrible diarrhea if I eat anything super high in fat. Carbs don't bother me on that front, but still make me nauseous if I eat too much. That being said, it's almost never immediate. Your tummy will give you warnings about when it feels bad, and you'll know to avoid that food in the future. Granted, if I had eaten on plan, I wouldn't have that issue haha.

The poo and gas smell comes from the amount of Protein in your diet. It goes away as you start incorporating carbs (veggies etc) into your diet.

I've officially lost 50 pounds after my DS surgery!
Surgery Date: 12/14/16
Pre-op weight: 270
Surgery weight: 260
Current weight: 218

I've officially lost 50 pounds after my DS surgery!
Surgery Date: 12/14/16
Pre-op weight: 270
Surgery weight: 260
Current weight: 218

I've officially lost 50 pounds after my DS surgery!
Surgery Date: 12/14/16
Pre-op weight: 270
Surgery weight: 260
Current weight: 218

I would love to take a trip, or get a new tattoo haha

I would love to take a trip, or get a new tattoo haha

@ChaosUnlimited just do it. You'll thank yourself later when you don't regain every pound like many many sleeve patients do. The malabsorption helps make up for our "human" moments when we just don't make the best decisions.

I use the Dannon Oikos triple zero and I love it. 15g of Protein and 6g of sugar I believe

I'm really open with people about my surgery. I don't think it's fair for people to think I'm dropping weight this fast because I'm eating right and exercising. I know that when I was bigger, and people told me that, I always wondered why it never worked for me and got discouraged. I try to use my surgery as a way to build people up, ya know?
I definitely understand keeping it private though. I don't post about it on Facebook, or at least I haven't yet, but when people ask I tell them.

I did it subconsciously, but tried to keep it in check. Once the pre-op diet starts, you'll kick it pretty fast. I had a last meal, and then did well with the liver shrinking diet before surgery.

Just remind yourself that you'll be able to eat again. Binging isn't the way to go, but a lot of us do it. Just keep yourself in check, and try to do small portions of your favorites.

I did it cold turkey. 5 Protein Shakes a day. It's really not as bad as you think once you get past the first few days.

I did it subconsciously, but tried to keep it in check. Once the pre-op diet starts, you'll kick it pretty fast. I had a last meal, and then did well with the liver shrinking diet before surgery.

Just remind yourself that you'll be able to eat again. Binging isn't the way to go, but a lot of us do it. Just keep yourself in check, and try to do small portions of your favorites.

I did it cold turkey. 5 Protein Shakes a day. It's really not as bad as you think once you get past the first few days.

Hi everyone! I'm struggling a ton with head hunger. I'm almost four weeks post op, and still staying within my prescribed food list, but I find myself constantly thinking about food. Is it normal for DSers to be hungry this early post op, or is it head hunger? If it's head hunger, what do you guys do to combat it?

I love Oikos! I get the peach flavored triple zero. Super good

I started at 8 weeks when I started my regular diet. I could hardly wait! I focused on the Protein, but would have a few bites of the rest of the salad along with it.

Hi everyone! I'm about a month and a half out from surgery. I had a DS on 12/14/16 with a SW of 260. I'm currently sitting at 228.
So, generally I feel like I've been successful thus far with my weight loss. However, sometimes I feel like it's very slow. I stalled for about 10 days, and am slowly climbing out of the hole.
I find that I'm having a very hard time controlling cravings (particularly for sugar...) also find that I'm hungry really often some days, and not hungry at all on others.
Does anyone have tips for craving control? Why am I so hungry sometimes, and not others? I expected to never be hungry, but I definitely am.

Thanks everyone! I tried it once I got to soft foods, and I was very happy haha. tuna sashimi is my favorite, and I was able to eat it with no problems!

@@jessgnc small world! I love Rex hahaha

I didn't have a "mechanical" phase. What types of food are you eating? I was just told to stay away from coarse fibrous foods, crunchy foods and dry foods during my soft phase. Aka no salad, chicken breast (without gravy or mayo or anything) and no nuts of any kind etc.

Start and end the day with a shake. That should get you to 40-60 grams. chicken salad was my life saver in puréed stage, and was full of protein! Eat the puréed foods in the middle of the day, while still trying to get your Water in. You'll probably feel like you're constantly eating, but that's okay!

I don't count calories, but i have a general idea of how many calories I get from counting the Protein.