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I was told not to take gummies *at all*. As in ever...

Dear Pamcalma, hv a good talk with your Dietitian.

Its the perseverance tat matters, your body will ultimately submit and start burning as long as you dont give up. focus on your goal...

The rest of the forum folks are not judging you
But pointing out areas you might miss out...

Stay positive ya! ultimately, the "battle" is between you and your body (head hunger/refused to burn fat etc)

this is the truth I eat very little, because I am on meds. I would assume that is why I keep a good journal. You do not know me, therefore do not make the assumption I'm lying. This group is supposed to help, so pardon me for unsubscribing you were very helpful. Go look in the mirror before you judge, that is not your call tyo do!

Thanks! Greatly appreciate your explaination, very enlightening indeed

If your weight hasn't budged in 5 months, then it sounds like you have reached your new set point. Going forward, weight loss will be similar to preop. Try not to fret, since you still have your sleeve to help you [emoji4]
From the numbers, your ideal weight is 100lbs less than your surgery weight. (Important question.. did you lose weight right before surgery? If you did, that impacts what I say next).
To be considered a medical success, you need to have lost 50% of excess weight within 18 months postop. So that would be 50lbs. Having only lost 37 this far.. if you don't lose more, then surgery DID fail you.
So let's try to get over this hump, and make it a success story. (The good news is that 208 IS a lot better than 245, so at least there's that.)
Step 1. Go back to basics. Try to prepare as much of your food at home from single-ingredient items as you can. Fast foods and processed foods are how many of us gained weight to begin with. I believe there are hunger-inducing additives in many of the products.
Step 2. Make sure you stay up on your medical stuff. If you have low thyroid levels it can cause problems with weight loss, etc.
Step 3. Count and measure everything. Try to stay around 1000-1100 calories a day, 60g Protein, lots of Water. Exercise will help at this point. No added sugar and no white flour (getting rid of those two things will basically knock most processed foods off the "ok" list).
Example meal plan:
Breakfast: 4oz cottage cheese and 4oz blueberries
Lunch: 1 egg (cooked how you like) and 3oz pinto Beans and 2T salsa
Snack: 1oz Peanut Butter on celery
Dinner: 3-4oz hamburger patty with 1/2 cup green beans or canned spinach.
Calorie free beverages only.

Resetting your pouch is a fad diet and is not something that is recommended. Instead, you need to focus on the basics:
1. Eat dense Protein first followed by non-starchy vegetables
2. Limit snacking
3. Don't drink your calories
4. Don't drink during meals (stop 30 mins before and 30-60 after)
5. Use an app like MyFitnessPal (or journal) to track everything you eat in a day to monitor total calories consumed
6. Make sure you're drinking at least 64 oz of Water a day
7. Don't eat slider foods and if you're eating sweets, stop, go cold turkey so you can end the cravings; it may be difficult but stay the course and it'll get better

Good luck!