LoveMatilda

Do you still do low carb only? Is this surgery's success contingent upon a life long diet?

I would love to hear about your experience. I have been researching this extensively and have so many questions!

I am in the considering VSG stage. I have Kaiser and am in West LA. Anyone post op? I would love to chat!
Jennifer

Hiii. I just finished my Options class in LA>

I've done all tests, nutrition classes, support groups, etc. with Kaiser in Northern California. I did my blood work and EKG this morning, now meeting with the nurse next week to discuss surgery date! All other pre-op requirements have been finally met! So excited to get this done...sooner rather than later.

Hi, The Orientation is like an hour and a half I think, its not the class yet, they will tell you what choices you have, if you are going to do the surgery, then you have to enroll to options class, (after the orientation) its a 12 week course and an hour and a half per class. Goodluck and keep us posted

I prefer eating smaller snack type meals more often than eating 3 larger meals a day. I find that it keeps the metabolism going and is in my opinion the better way to eat. Plus if you have 3 meals and divide the portions in half now you have 6 meals to eat a day, and you can add in a small snack. I dont like the REALLY FULL feeling I get when I eat a full portion of my set meal, I feel better eating half then the other half 2 to 3 hours later. I feel less of a chance of stretching out your stomach to eat larger portions this way.

Here's a good video on the subject:

Just remember to eat your Protein first, I have shakes on hand and six star unflavored Protein Powder always on hand even Liquid Protein I can add to sf Jello, I'm two months
SW 238
PREOP 209
CW 180
Doctor says I should be loosing more and I strayed for awhile when I was able to eat more foods but started getting back to protein and shakes and my weight is going back down slowly. We didn't gain it overnight so I don't expect to lose it overnight, I'm active about 3 or 4 days a week, exercising at the gym or alot of yard work at least 3 hours or more

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I know this is something I want to do, but I'm nervous about the long term weight gain I have heard about. Is there information to read up on? I eat pretty intuitively/healthy now after a lifetime of yoyo dieting, but I don't want to undergo major surgery just to keep yoyo'ing. How is weight set point factored in with this surgery? Are their consequences to bariatric restriction like there are with dieting?

I had my surgery at Kaiser West LA on June 22. Took my Options classes at Panorama City. Let me know if you have any questions!

I am surprised reading the many comments in direct conflict with this post. It is my experience it is what we should all be working towards. Eating "what your want, when you want" does not mean binge without consequence, rather it means listening to your body and trust it to tell you what you need or want when and how much. Our bodies have amazing and complex feedback loops, but all of us spent years ignoring them and eating for emotional reasons, not physical ones. Relearning to listen and to trust your feedback loops is the ideal state of being. A constant diet mentality with or without surgery is not healthy or ideal, and statistically speaking won't work. I also realize learning to listen to your feedback loops and not your emotions is a difficult transition that should not be attempted when in the weight loss phase, but to maintain that phase I think it is essential.

Intuitive eating IS mindful eating. Geneen Roth is a proponent of this style and she has workshops for disordered eating. She conquered disordered eating herself.
The OP is trying to eat normal. Normal people don't endlessly think about food. They eat when hungry, stop when full, and go on about their day forgetting about food. It's when you give up the anxiety about food because you no longer USE food the same way that you did, when you used it to fulfill an unmet need, quell anxiety/grief rejection, worthiness love hate fear etc. It just becomes food, you learn to trust yourself.
I am working on this prior to surgery.

Hey!
So I've left dieting behind. I no longer weigh myself. I don't count my calories or macros or Protein grams. I have no idea what I eat in a day, it's always different and I actually forget.
I exercise for fun and enjoyment but not for weight regulation. If I don't feel like working out, I don't.
Bariatric surgery helped me lose 100 lbs but it also caused a great deal of pain in my life. I struggle to this day with food getting stuck, vomiting, and dumping.
I have rejected dieting because after my weight loss I realized I was just as miserable and unhappy as prior to my weight loss. Living a life centered around food, dieting, weight and body imagine was taking all the joy out of my world. I didn't feel at ease- I felt the same amount of stress and anxiety around food as before weight loss- maybe more So now that I was thin and felt I had more to lose if I regained. Basically I was still stuck in an eating disorder and diet mindset and it was ruining my life.
I now eat by INTUITIVE EATING. It is a book I read and a way of eating that was presented to me when I went through eating disorder therapy. I eat by my hunger.. if I'm hungry I eat and if I'm not, I don't. Well.. sometimes I still do. Basically these days I just don't think about it that much. I just eat.
I can eat normal to large portion sizes now. I eat a wide variety of foods including sweets and fried food. I don't love processed Snacks but sometimes I still eat those too. I'd say I eat a fairly healthy diet nutrition wise- I eat my fair share of veggies and fruit but I definitely don't ponder about it- I just eat what appeals to me. I like salads as much as I like cake and protein.
I initially gained about 10lbs, but I was underweight at a BMI of 17. My weight has remained stable for about a year now, as far as I know.
If anyone wants to know more feel free to get in touch. I'm happy to talk about my experiences.