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    ChereeS got a reaction from sleevemebabyy in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    Good morning!
    I was sleeved 10/10/17 and down 21lbs do far. No complications or nausea and I'm on soft foods. This surgery has been a blessing. I did have a weak moment when my employer treated us to lunch and I had SOME cheese cake. My former greedy self would've eaten it ALL. Lol. I'm embarrassed to say, but I have not been walking. I probably could've lost more weight. Today is a new day though...
    And, I'm having trouble meeting my fluid goals.
    SW: 280
    CW: 259
    Wishing you all the best
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    ChereeS reacted to kandywolf in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    I have been at a stall for a few weeks now. But my measurements are down. Been having some depression and a lot of pain. Today was my 6 month check up, but I had to cancel because I am sick! (Strep throat is floating around our household!) so i need to reschedule. Weight was 350. Day of Surgery I was 260. 6 months 207. My measurements blew me away!
    1/2016- 4/25/18
    Weight 350 - 207 = 143 lbs
    Bust 53” - 44 1/2” = 8.5”
    Waist 48” - 40” = 8”
    Hips 59” - 48 1/2 “ = 10.5”
    R arm 17” - 14 1/2” = 2.5”
    L arm 17” - 14 1/2” = 2.5”
    R thigh - 29.5” - 25” = 4.5”
    L thigh - 29” - 25” = 4”
    40.5” total lost! I dont like my scale!
    Getting there!

    SW 350 (11/15)
    BSW 260 (10/17/17)
    CW 207 (3/18/18)
    RGW 199
    GW 175
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    ChereeS reacted to sawonmv in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    That is great! Good for you.
    I am at 56 lbs lost and really struggling. I lost 1 pound this month. Very scared that this is where I will be stuck from now on......
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    ChereeS reacted to 336Mike in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    Thank you!! Appreciate that!!

    I do a Premier Protein shake every morning, an egg and bacon or ham or sausage link for mid morning snack (work cafeteria makes this one easy). lunch is a few ounces of tuna, chicken or egg salad with a few pickles or cherry tomatoes. Afternoon snack is Dannon light and fit greek yogurt. dinner is a Protein and little bit of veggie and then some type of snack in the evening (almonds, peanuts, etc). Dinner is pretty much the meal where I have the most variety. Other than that I'm content to be set in my ways and have the same routine just about every day. It's working so far so I figure I'll stick with it. I don't really get a sweet tooth but every once and a while I will have a piece of sugar free candy.

    I do about 110oz of Water everyday and 90-110 grams of protein.

    VSG 10/11/17 HW= 360 SW= 292 CW= 224.4 GW= 220 (6'5")

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    ChereeS reacted to dillydog in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    Your Killing it mike! What does a day of food you like for you? Your weight is similar to mine looking to compare what your current intake is.
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    ChereeS reacted to FluffyChix in 11 months post-op - Stalled since 7 months   
    So I'm going to just address the naked king in his new clothes standing in the middle of the room.
    IMHO, you are both maintaining. You are NOT stalled for 4 months. You are eating the amount of calories along with your surgery that allows you to maintain. But beware. You are both approaching the end of the honeymoon period within the next year or 14 months ish. Then those same calories you're taking in right now, will quite likely cause you to start creeping up on the scale.
    It's impossible to help you. You're not giving us enough information. I could come to you and ask the same question. But because I track every bite of food, good and bad, I can present samples of my day, I can present an excel spreadsheet showing the relationship of macros in a month to average weight loss. I have a LOT of data to look at and tweak. You don't have any of that, even a food log.
    How can you possibly know what it takes to lose weight? You've no earthly idea. This is not magic bean surgery. It's WL surgery. It's SCIENCE!!!!! You HAVE to count sh*t. The End. And any RD who says you don't has a butt-load of peeps keeping her in job security who never forking make goal!!!!
    I read yesterday that this surgery is 40% surgery and 60% you. I don't know if that's the exact ratio, but the reality is, weekly cheat days are just that...weekly events that derail your progress. They can do nothing but create a GHDWL situation (Ground Hog Day Weight Loss=where you gain and lose the same 2lbs over and over and over again until you want to chew your own leg off to see a drop on the scale).
    Go back to basics. For me, and from a lot of vets, the ideal losing phase is a caloric intake average of about 600-900 cals per day. Maintenance is personal--anywhere from 1000+ depending on so many variables.
    Go back to no eating or drinking 30-30 Water >64oz per day Vitamins every damn day Exercise (walk) every damn day--don't go cray with working out right now Weigh and measure everything (60-80g Protein for the day; <30g of carbs daily; around 30g fat for the day; <10g naturally occurring sugars for the day) Log EVERY bite that goes down your piehole If you're drinking alcohol--stop that sh*t right now!!!! Eat 3 meals a day + 1 snack (no grazing, no crap foods, no slider foods) Eat your meals in a window of 15-30 minutes Protein (dense) first 3oz per meal Veggies next Healthy Fats next If any room leftover then low glycemic fruit/berries (but if you have more room, fill up on fibrous veggies) Accept that you are gonna feel like jack sh*t for about 2 weeks. You're eating carby crap and sugar. What do you really expect. Sadly it WILL be fuc*ing hard! You don't have the excitement of the looming surgery, you've got diet boredom, you've lost faith in your tool, and you're being self-indulgent and going back to bad habits. It's gonna hurt and you WILL have to force yourself to get over that hump. Get mad! Do it! Suffer. And do it. In 4 days it will get easier and each day after.
    If you do those things, I can ALMOST guarantee you will both start losing again. And remember, you can NEVER out-exercise a bad diet.
    Oh and get your butts to the counselor (someone who specializes in bariatrics).
    P.S. And I "get" that you want to have a normal relationship with food. I "get" that you want to eat intuitively like all the other skinny girls in the world. But what you don't realize is that many (maybe most) of those skinny girls are secretely limiting calories, fats, sugars, foods or worse, purging, or anna stuff to "effortlessly" look like they are naturally skinny girls.
    If we were capable of having normal relationships with food, we would have never made it to the obesity ball in the first place. If we didn't have seriously, and I mean SERIOUSLY broken metabolisms, we would never have become MO.
    Once you are MO, the "normal" rules of skinnydom no longer apply. You can not take the set of rules for naturally skinny people and apply them to the subset of MO and formerly MO people. You just can't. It's like trying to feed a lion a peanut, or trying to feed an elephant a dead gazelle. It's apples and oranges. DUE to our disease, we will ALWAYS have to be more vigilant, try harder, do more, and live differently if we EVER want to maintain our weight loss.)
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    ChereeS reacted to allwet in 11 months post-op - Stalled since 7 months   
    Just like there is a difference between War and Peace and Cosmo there is a difference between tracking your food and counting calories. Tracking your food provides Info. You cant make good decisions without information.
    1 hydrate (i should learn to cut and paste this ****)
    2. Protein
    3. no added sugar
    4. no simple carbs
    5. complex carbs from veggies
    6. No snacking - if you need Snacks for your mental health you need help with your mental health period.
    Do not use food to self medicate- that is what got all of us here in the first place
    Track your food - lots of free apps that do this
    weigh your servings - package labels allow 20% variability
    No less than 12 hrs between last calorie in for the day and first calorie in the next day. You will be asleep the vast majority of this time it should not be difficult.
    You asked so do with it what you want.
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    ChereeS reacted to Amy1234 in 11 months post-op - Stalled since 7 months   
    Hey Alexandra. I am right there with ya, have stalled for 6 months and I’m only 8 months post op. It’s hard to be enthusiastic cuz how long can u when you see no weight loss? I do sugar free everything , obviously no soda .. my surgeon and dietician were of no help. I’m also hypothyroid & have history of pcos. I’ve started metformin pills again, hoping it would help. My weight moves 2-4 pounds up and down but has always been on this weight since 6 months. Very annoying! Motivation is a finite source and can’t just keep going on like this! There’s got to be something else going on but I don’t know what it is. I exercise 5-6 times a week for an hour & half with cardio HIiT & weights for 45 mins. I’ve no clue what to do and frustrated... I dont have cheat days although yes once in a way I might eat out but even then I pick healthy options! And come on even if we cheat we can only consume like 70ml of whatever! I can’t even have an entire drink !
    Give me some info bout u...
    do you have hypothyroid pcos?
    What was your start weight? How much have you lost so far? I lost only 44 pounds from Pre surgery till 3 months post op and stopped altogether!



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    ChereeS got a reaction from sleevemebabyy in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    Good morning!
    I was sleeved 10/10/17 and down 21lbs do far. No complications or nausea and I'm on soft foods. This surgery has been a blessing. I did have a weak moment when my employer treated us to lunch and I had SOME cheese cake. My former greedy self would've eaten it ALL. Lol. I'm embarrassed to say, but I have not been walking. I probably could've lost more weight. Today is a new day though...
    And, I'm having trouble meeting my fluid goals.
    SW: 280
    CW: 259
    Wishing you all the best
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    ChereeS reacted to MofromMs in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    I had my surgery on 10/6. WT at surgery 195. Only down to 183. Very frustrated.

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    ChereeS reacted to MofromMs in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    I didn't know there was a 3 week stall. I was so upset about it last week. I've been disappointed after the surgery. I was losing more weight before surgery!

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    ChereeS reacted to Ang~10~17~17 in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    I was sleeved on 10/17/17. Down 28lbs since pre-op. Things were fine the first two weeks after surgery while I was off work. Went back to work working a lot of hours and third shift and I was having a hard time figuring out when to eat. Gained 2lbs and I re-evaluated what I was eating and I was only getting maybe 30 grams of Protein a day. So I went back to what I did when I lost 7lbs a week , which was more bean Soups and meat , greek yogurt and cottage cheese .Lost the 2lbs in a few days . So I’m hoping that helps.



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    ChereeS reacted to Itzgirlz in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    I had my gastric sleeve on October 25. Weighed in at 260 just before surgery and currently weighing in at 243. Most of it I lost within the first 11 days, it has been a steady plateau since then. Super frustrating. Ever since I started eating puree, it feels like my weight hasn't moved. Seriously considering going back to just liquids. Surgery went well, I woke with alot of nausea. One incision on my right has and is still horrible for me. Nurse says the surgeon over tightened the stitches and to use ice. Every time I turn or get up or down from a chair I have this horrific burning and tearing sensation on the inside. Follow up is the 14th of Nov. Can't wait. I have many days of frustration, questions to myself "why did I do this?" The only difference I see is 4 tblspoons and I'm stuffed, scale isn't moving.
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    ChereeS reacted to Grammy Lynn in OCTOBER SLEEVERS CHECK IN HERE   
    Sleeved on 10/18/17. Only down 15 since I have been home. Lost 3 inches on waist and hips. Just seems slower than i was expecting.
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    ChereeS reacted to biginjapan in 3 weeks post op VSG, gaining weight   
    @j15big: I was similar to you post-op. I lost about 13 pounds in my first 2 weeks post-op, then stalled for 3 weeks. Over those three weeks my weight would go up and down, usually between 1-2 pounds, almost daily (but never going below the "low" weight). Finally, my stall broke and I lost another 5 pounds. Then stalled. I just recently broke my 3rd stall. Now, I'm exactly 2 months out from surgery and have lost 30 pounds (54 in total including pre-op). Like you, I have almost no restriction. I can eat 2 eggs or 4 ounces of any meat (usually chicken or salmon) at one sitting, and still have room for some veggies. I recently flew to Germany and was given a very nice lean steak for my "diabetic" meal (I thought it would be the most bariatric diet friendly). I was able to eat most of it, I'm guessing around 4 ounces (that was one month post-op). Unlike other people's programs, my nutritionist recommended never going below 800 calories a day (not that counting calories is important) to avoid going into starvation mode. That said, regardless of how much I think I'm eating, the end result is that I usually stay between 8-900 calories a day, with over 100g of Protein (I let fat fall where it may). I have no problems eating Protein Bars, but try to avoid them - just use them for emergency situations.
    I agree with the others though - your "food" in your daily sample seems to be a lot of artificial food - like the diet drinks and protein bars. Even though I drink one (sometimes 2) homemade Protein Shakes a day, my meals are always with real food - eggs for Breakfast, chicken for lunch, salmon for dinner (and veggies on the side for each). All other liquids are Water or herbal tea (I like mint tea because it's good hot or cold). Although I'm getting better at recognising when I feel full, it's not like how others mention here, feeling sick or nauseous or in pain. I try to be conscious that just because I don't feel these symptoms, that it's not necessarily good to keep on eating. Also, I try to finish eating within 20-25 minutes. If I can't, it probably means I have too much food and should save the rest for later. I don't really get hungry (only when I eat things I shouldn't, like protein bars), so I find that I can get by with eating less rather than mindlessly cleaning my plate while watching YouTube videos, which is how I got here in the first place.
    Anyway...just my take from the peanut gallery.
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    ChereeS reacted to VSG4Mag in 3 weeks post op VSG, gaining weight   
    If I'm being honest here, I'm almost 2 weeks out and have NO problem eating 4 oz of cod (allowed by my team) and I just had hummus (also allowed) and had almost 1/2 cup with no pain, no over fullness or ill affects. I just stopped eating it bc I got nervous and don't want to push it. I definilty feel full and don't want any more food, but I pretty much decided to stop eating just out of my personal judgement.
    Granted, I eat VERY slow. Like over 20-30 min period. And chew A LOT. But I definilty don't feel the restriction that others do...even others who are far out.
    I wonder why? I know that everyone is different, but would it vary from person to person?
    I am losing weight, 8 pounds in 12 days (14 if you count the 6pounds I put on during the hospital stay - sooo puffy with the fluids) and I do keep my carbs super low. But I just wonder why I don't feel so constricted like others.
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    ChereeS reacted to nonnilynn in 3 weeks post op VSG, gaining weight   
    I had my sleeve surgery on Feb 28 and have only lost 12 pounds. I had lost 13 but gained a pound. My nutritionist says it's impossible to "gain" at this stage but I beg to differ with her.I am still on Stage 4 and follow the diet closely. I have incredibly small meals and try to make up for the Protein throughout the day. I find that it is virtually impossible to get the recommended amount of fluids in. I simply don't have enough time in my day if I can't eat for 3o minutes after drinking and can't drink for 45 minutes after eating. That means that I have to be consuming most of my fluids after dinner and that is difficult. The idea of drinking all that makes me nauseous. BTW, my weight loss was not influenced by exercising or drinking. On days when I did both faithfully, nothing changed on the scale. The only thing that keeps me sane at this point is the knowledge that at age 69, weight loss is expected to be slower. I only wish I had known this before or I would not have had the surgery and would have given Weight Watchers another try. I only found this out through my own literature search. My team said nothing about it in advance. My hunger never disappeared and I would have had the same problem on WW but could have eaten more and still lost 12 pounds or more in a month.
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    ChereeS reacted to teacupnosaucer in 3 weeks post op VSG, gaining weight   
    thanks for doing this! I definitely think cutting the Protein bars is going to help A LOT. I have a hard time eating Breakfast so pre-op I often did a Protein Bar before my morning swim, but at 200+ calories they are really more appropriate as a meal than as a snack. Looks like you are on the right track trading them for a different snack.

    Can't wait until I can eat cheese portions again yum yum!
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    ChereeS reacted to Mandybb in 3 weeks post op VSG, gaining weight   
    I'm shocked you can eat that much ground beef in one sitting 3 weeks post op. You should be eating about 2-4oz. portions at a time for meals.

    Stick with lean meats (turkey, chicken, fish, tuna, eggs). Do soft foods for now - tuna, eggs, and ground turkey and chicken are great options.

    I think the NUT telling you not to worry about calories at this point is because they assume your portion sizes are way smaller than you are consuming. For example, I'm 3 months out and can't consume 6.5oz. of ground beef, but I haven't tried either. I tried eating 5oz of chicken the other day and was in so much pain. I still eat 4oz for exactly this reason. Even your chicken serving is over 6oz, are those measurements accurate? It seems your restriction is less than others so you might have to really watch the portion sizes until you get used to what 4oz of food looks like.

    Lowering the carbs is best and drinking more water! I recommend cutting out 2 of those Snapples and switch to plain Water or smart water. Try no carb drinks instead like Crystal Light or sugar free Powerade. I'm glad you have replaced the bars because those are loaded with carbs. You can eat carbs!! But choose them wisely, don't waste them. Even veggies have carbs, Beans, most foods except pure Protein so they add up quickly. Most people do NET carbs so you would subtract the Fiber count from the carbs to get the NET carb total. That's what you want to keep low. Also a good rule of thumb, if the carbs are close to or higher than the protein count it's not worth eating! Low carb, high protein is what you are looking for. However, your protein count is sky high for 3 weeks post op! 140 grams is way too high and that can make you gain rather than lose as well. There's no reason to get more than 60-100 grams a day. This really depends on your doctor. Mine likes his patients to be closer to 60-80 grams a day but some doctors go as high as 100, so find out for sure.

    Snacks should not be 2 large scrambled eggs (that's a whole meal). String cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, avocado, and even a Protein Shake (if needed) are good Snacks for 3 weeks post-op. Or mix it up a bit, half a hard boiled egg and 1oz of Colby jack cheese work as a snack. I think maybe more than anything it's your portion sizes that need work.

    Did they give you a meal plan at all? Guidelines to follow with portions, or foods to avoid?

    I'm thankful you caught this early. Just remember, all is not lost and you can absolutely turn this around! Don't get too down on yourself, we have all been confused at times. Just really really watch those portion sizes and you are going to do amazing! Good luck to you.

    Oh and yes, I thought I was starving and having hunger spells the first 2 weeks after surgery. My doctor told me it was acid and to take a Zantac, and boom, no more hunger. I took Prilosec every other day for about a week until that feeling of hunger went away. Might be something to talk with them about. I had ZERO signs of acid or acid reflux so I was shocked when that was my problem, story of my life! Good luck again!



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    ChereeS reacted to Sullie06 in 3 weeks post op VSG, gaining weight   
    When I was 3 weeks out I was on a pureed diet and moved onto soft solids at 4 weeks post op. I did stall for about 10 days and I would fluctuate up and down about a pound. I just kept what I was doing and the stall broke with a 5 pound loss in one day.
    That being said 1300 calories seems like a lot at 3 weeks out. I'm currently 13 weeks out at getting between 800-1100 depending on the activity for the day. I average about 900 calories a day on a normal day. My NUT did not have my up my calories until I was on solid food, regular diet at 8 weeks. I went from 500-600 to 700-800 and now at 12weeks I went up to 800-1000.
    Also Protein bars were a no no until I was on regular food. My NUT preferred me to be getting my protein supplement from shakes early on.
    As for Carbs my program must be generous because they say if you chose to count keep it under 65 grams. I don't pay super close attention to carbs more to calories and protein. I've lost 39 pounds in 3 months, 69 since my consult.
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    ChereeS reacted to Mandybb in 3 weeks post op VSG, gaining weight   
    I'm not sure what your doctor is allowing at this point as far as your diet (since every doctor is different), but at 3 weeks post op I couldn't have eaten the ground beef or the Protein Bar because I wouldn't have been able to get it down. I was eating soft foods during that stage. At 3 months out now, I'm eating 800-1000 calories daily, sometimes more if I'm walking long distances. My suggestion would be to watch your carbs, try to keep them under 20-25, and go for lean meats like chicken and fish. I live off grilled mahi fish tacos now, using smart carb tortillas (only 4 grams a serving). I wouldn't worry about the gain but I would for sure watch your calories at this early on and make sure you are advancing at the rate your doctor advises. Also you shouldn't be hungry that early on, it's possible you are experiencing acid in your stomach so you might consider talking with your doctor about a PPI or Zantac. Good luck to you!



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    ChereeS reacted to j15big in 3 weeks post op VSG, gaining weight   
    Hello,
    I had VSG surgery on March 9th 2017. From the day of surgery to March 24th, I lost 12 lbs. From the 24th up until yesterday, I stayed the same. Then this morning I actually gained 1.5 lbs. I'm worried that I am eating too much and gaining so soon after surgery.
    I started tracking calories yesterday and to my surprise, I was able to eat 1300 calories. From everything I read that sounds like too much. But I stuck to the diet and only ate when I was hungry. Yesterday I had a Protein Bar, Soup, ground beef and scrambled eggs.
    I know weight fluctuates a few pounds for a normal person. I also know that it's possible to stall on your weight lost. But I'm worried that I'm actually gaining weight.
    Is this something I should be worried about? Should I call my doctor?
    Thanks!
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    ChereeS reacted to admrn in Sleeved September 26th 2017   
    Try not to weigh yourself but one a week or monthly. Also take ur measurements and focus on losing inches. I know how frustrating the scale can be. Good luck.

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    ChereeS reacted to reynayr23 in Sleeved September 26th 2017   
    That was my thought exactly! I didn’t go through all this to gain anything back so I was definitely disappointed to see that I’ve gained 5 pounds. Please let me know what your doctor says.....I’m curious! lol


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    ChereeS reacted to dmcclave in Sleeved September 26th 2017   
    Yes, me today. I was sleeved on the 29th and each day have been losing weight but today was like 4lbs up. I cried, LOL. I just feel like I didnt go thru this nightmare to gain a single ounce!!

    I see my doctor Thursday and plan on asking about this.



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