GreenTealael

Hey love, You are both of those girls, the tracker and the slacker. Make peace with yourself. Find a balance that is sustainable, because long term success is goal. Don't want to count calories, then maybe predictable safe meals. I've had several stalls and had to hack my way to success. Still on the path, looking towards my 5, 10,15 yr plans and beyond. I indulge and gain. I regiment and lose. But I don't spiral out of control because I know what to do now. Salads are regulars for me when I have hungry days because I can eat as much as I want without caloric penalty. Advice: Set up incremental goals and sustainable methods Oh and drink lots of fluids. Some hunger is just thirst. You can totally do it! We are cheering for you. Safe Journey.

Amazing! Happy anniversary to both of you and Happy Belated Birthday! Sounds like an utterly fantastic time, I bet you lost weight because stress was reduced and happiness was increased! Welcome back!

I need it, my scars are still visible 1 yr later

This may be controversial but I'm wondering if anyone is purposely forcing malabsorption / laxative effect and as a side effect making their sleeve behave like RNY? It occurred to me that from time to time I do this (to maintain bowel regularity) because dense protein stays in my body too long so I purposely use extra stevia to promote swifter bowel movements on the days I eat mostly meat. Any thoughts? Is this even a thing? Is this considered forcing malabsorption or just creating a laxative effect? Sent from my Coolpad 3622A using BariatricPal mobile app

I wish coffee had ANY effect on me, besides warming agent, sigh. I've noticed that I'm taking a lot longer to recover from any illness post surgery. A few others have noted the same.

Losing and gain a few pounds but not being obsessed with it

Yes. You. Can.

Safe Journey!

No catheter ?

What is this Kelo-kote you speak of?

I did a ton of research on Telogen Effluvium and LLysine came up as a treatment options in a study conducted a while back. I took the recommended dosage 1000mg per day. Some days only 500mg (big pills/ must take on empty stomach) Genetics and underlining issues will affect hairloss also, but I think this really made the difference for me (and prayer) As vain as it sounds, the only thing I worried about consistently pre and post op was my hair. I was dead set on not losing it. Google it and see if it makes sense to you to add into your vitamin routine.

Good to know I'm not alone! Sorry Mexico was not kind to you...Hopefully (soon) you will be right as rain

1 yr post op

And I'll start running when I'm being chased... Congrats to all you amazing people!

Tea stabilizes hunger better for me than coffee so maybe a different liquid will help!

As long as you are comfortable, feeling no ill effects and following your plan you should be fine. consult your team if anything changes. Congrats and Safe Journey!

Reviving this thread. As much as I like to believe I can eat meat (poultry) as much as I want, I can't. I have to force it out or it tries to sit inside me like forever. Anyone else?

Ricotta bake. Everyone seems to have a variation of this during this stage. I also had white or pink beans cooked very tender. Enjoy the new food phase!

I had to food cycle for the same reasons. I would go week to week switching main protein sources. It has worked out well and I can revisit old ones with no/low problems now. Go Fish!!! You look beautiful. Find an enchanted mirror that will tell you everything you need to hear. I got one at Walmart. LOL.

Alternate with water to see if coffee then feels more luxurious.

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Only if you wear the bikini 😂

This is exactly what I needed to hear. Lol. The only problem is my cals and fat macros are notoriously high because of nuts. I must strive for balance somehow.

I would probably take everything. My regular multi vitamins are gummies so I would sub them out for my occasional tablet style ones. I also have Rx that I need to take daily, so I would not skip those either. This is where the fasts gets tricky for me, they need to be taken with food, so technically I break fast by using PP in coffee or tea as food. It's what I've been doing since the very start.