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normal is 30-60 minutes for peak then 1-2 hours of slow decline it varies greatly from person to person because we all have a different metabolism

all eating produces an insulin spike to handle the increased blood sugar when this blood sugar starts back down it triggers a short period of hunger - the body wants easy energy it does not want to work at breaking down fat if it can avoid it. fat is the energy of survival (last resort) if you graze you start a roller coaster effect in your blood sugar/insulin response and you will always be hungry. as you become fat adaptive you will switch to fat burning with less of the hungry feeling. i just like understand the why of something going on inside of me. not everyone does so just throwing this out there. the only important part is that you noticed the effect on yourself and are now more mindful of it

look on amazon and choose 4 stars or above. then look at weight limit- go with 350 or higher - never choose one that you nearly max out. then look at dimensions get a Large one look at bottom get biggest "feet" that are as far apart as you can see as for features i use a scale and a tape measure- nothing else matters- is my weight going down is my gut shrinking thats it Lastly never compare home weights with other scales. It does not matter if the numbers are different what matters is if the numbers at home show a decrease over time.

will it just go away..... probably not. lots if not most of use have some type of emotional issues that make weight loss more difficult. the surgery makes the weight loss easier but does not address the emotional issues that hang around even if the weight goes away. some of use used food to deal with those issues even if we didn't realize it and when the food is taken away we are at a loss as how to handle those emotions. seek out a counselor that understands or works with WLS if you can. Even just a few visits to help you learn new coping strategies could go a long way to making you enjoy more of your new life. post op is a mental game, if your not winning get some help.

I enjoy nuts -we are what we eat - so when i want a treat my go to is a Kind Bar. not a protein bar but i have no issues hitting my protein target and at 5g sugar i can fit this into my 10g or less sugar per day program as a once in while treat.

the act of chewing food and the taste sensations cause an actual brain chemistry response. It can be disconcerting when we dont get that and that is a big part of "head hunger". It not really about being full. It mostly goes away as soon as you reach soft food stage. The pre and post op liquid phase can cause you some level of discomfort from this. avoiding food imagery and concentrating on some task to keep your mind focused elsewhere is what worked for me. good luck and grats on getting to this point in the journey

Getting sleeved was my very first surgery and being put under was my biggest fear. That being said we cant be ruled by our fears if you let fear of surgery control you the weight will take away your life 1 pound at a time. we adjust and slow down so gradually we do not even notice how we are withdrawing from life as our weight piles up and make everything we do harder. Please face your fears and get your life -all of it - back.

you don't mention your macro's so i will ask are you getting in 60-70 grams of protein everyday? and the gym is for a lot of things - your health and general we being - lots of the issues from being overweight are helped by going to the gym but its just the movement - getting your body moving for a hour or more a day that does most all the magic. All the latest studies say the same thing - working out makes you healthy but does not result in more than modest weight weight loss. So keep up the workouts cause they help heal all the damage we did to ourselves with the weight and stick to your surgeons program for the weight loss. They go hand in hand. grats on your progress you should be proud of where you are and how far you have come.

only you can decide taste. and the cheapest is the one you will use. dont buy much till you know you like it even if the great big one is "cheaper"

wow i'm exhausted and all i did was read it

the jeans do a great job. You really only know what a wreck you are when naked.

yes you will have loose skin. yes i have loose skin. it was mild to moderate above 200 but since i have gone below that it has increased to moderate to oh **** really i will take the loose skin over an early grave we all have our priorities, living was mine. being class 3 obese will kill you. I'll be 52 next week and started out at 326 hw 319 day of surgery i was around 55" at the belly button. my cat used to sit on the shelf my belly made below my chest. He was a little ticked off when his napping spot disappeared

Good luck and i wish you the best. this is my first and only foray into social media so drop by once in a while and let us know how it is going. As i have said before post op is a mental game and i am glad to see you are back in the game.

i also noted a greater loss in belly inches in the months when my weight loss was the lowest, always found that odd.

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also overnight at center, finished up around 4:30 a.m. and was sent home. The sleep Apnea was the primary driver for me to get sleeved.

for the most fat burning dont eat before workout and do your lifting first followed by treadmill for at least 30 minutes, longer if your up to it. the reasoning behind this is to deplete blood glucose levels during lifting and force your body to access stored fat. stored fat is always the energy source of last resort, survival mechanism, so dont give yourself easy energy and let your body break down those fatty acid chains for fuel. you dont mention being a diabetic but i have caught enough **** from others about forcing down blood glucose that if you have diabetic issues just disregard this post

Use caution, as a post yesterday showed not everyone has a good reaction to the sugars in fruit and bananas are real high on that sugar. When the times comes make sure you dont have to be anywhere for the next 4-6 hours in case you end up sitting in the bathroom all morning

Walking, Water and Time Stay hydrated and walk as often as you can. The motion from walking helps to move the trapped air out and promotes healing.

getting dressed to go see a play tonight and i realized i could put both hands, palm flat between me and my pants. i grabbed the tape measure and 37" freaking inches . i had stopped measuring when when i broke 40" cause that's the magic number to be under for health along with bmi. July has been a slow month for me so this was a great boost to my morale this month. weigh-in is Saturday and i will hold out till morning to see the weight number.

i had no problems with it. dont suffer needlessly then try to increase both fiber and water as you can. It is real hard right after surgery so just work on it and take the pills till you get there just realized you said 10 days never mind the fiber for now just work the water

doctors trained along time ago and very few change much when new studies cast doubt on old beliefs skip the coffee at the start till you have a good grip on hydration then do as you want with coffee.

very normal

grats