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Healthy_life

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  1. 35 minutes ago, scarlett63 said:

    A while back I did but they were saying the same thing. “Just go back to eating like you did when you were losing “. Right🙄

    Going back to basics, Keto and weight watchers did not work for you. It may be time to seek counseling.


  2. @scarlett63

    I'm sure you are frustrated. Reality , Any one of us can gain.

    Have you contacted your surgeons office/dieticain? They may have some good advice on getting back on track and ruling out medical issues. Counseloing/therapy is an option to fight the mental side of weight loss.

    You already know your baraitric plan. Time to put it into acction before 210 becomes 240, 260 or 300

    • Get rid of temptation food and go shoping for healthy whole foods. Get healthy options for sweet and salty cravings.
    • Being off plan your body is used to the extra calories carbs and sugars. You will feel crappy as you detox off them and get your body back in to weight loss mode. Embrace the suck! it will get better once you are consistant and back in your weight loss zone
    • Log and weigh your food,
    • hydrate and exercise.

    We also have a group weight loss challenge. Its a good way to support each other as we lose weight

    https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/422620-❤-february-2019-challenge-❤/?page=10&tab=comments#comment-4743640


  3. 22 minutes ago, Grg1971 said:

    Good Afternoon,

    TIA: What has worked for you, after surgery, to help lose excess belly fat?

    Thank You Kindly

    Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

    Lose excesses belly fat. I had no contrl of where I lost weight on my body.Started with my face, then my arms/legs and my belly was last. I followrd my plan and exercised. I do cardio and lifting.


  4. 31 minutes ago, TomC said:

    How many calories are you eating these days? I think I am usually around 1000-1200. I will try to get off it. I know it is no good for me. I have been trying to track food as well. That also fell off, so tracking should help identify some issues. Thanks.

    Are you using baritastic or myfitnesspal as a log?


  5. It's hard. But you let them go.

    Oh yes, I wore black as my everyday uniform. 🙂 Soon you will be filling your closet with new clothing and new colors for spring/summer. Your sizes will be dropping quickly. Buy at discount stores and thrift stores until your weight settles.


  6. Could be a stall. if you work your plan it will break.

    53 minutes ago, TomC said:

    I do not think I am eating too much.

    Do you log your food? You need to know if you are hitting your calorie and macro goals.


  7. February 4th

    sleeve 2014 - Maintaining, Start of challenge 136 todays weight 138 Ugh! up two pounds - Goal weight 130

    • #Self love #4 What I feel guilt for and forgive yourself - keeping this to myself
    • # photo of me laughing Skip
    • # No junk food fail - Super Bowl party now back on track


  8. 49 minutes ago, NH1 said:

    why there is SO much variation from bariatric consultant to consultant when it comes to a pre-op diet. Practices vary massively from very strict, restrictive plans to no requirements whatsoever.

    Be prepared, SO much variation on post-op diets as well. They vary massively from 500 calories until you get to goal to no restrictions at all.

    I want to know what the long term success rates are.


  9. 22 hours ago, MissTimeIsUp said:

    Need to do some introspection and figure out the root cause of not being satisfied. Was it an emotional void that you were unable to satisfy? Is it because you aren't getting enough nutrition from your diet? Remember, calories are not all created equal. 200 calories from a bagel will not make you near as full as 200 calories from fresh fish and fruit. Look up Dr. Vuong on youtube. Tons of information to help you.

    FYI Dr Vuong. Note Alex Breacher (founder of this site) knows him personally

    https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/420312-dr-vuong-seminars-who-has-been-what-are-they-about/?tab=comments#comment-4707590

    I know Dr. Vuong for over a decade. He is a very nice and entertaining guy who IMHO gives out so-so medical and surgical advice. He bounced around from practice to practice and has never been able to make it as a bariatric surgeon.

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  10. 49 minutes ago, Lost&Found said:

    My doctor told me not to worry, and that men typically lose weight faster and that my body is responding the appropriate way

    Your Weight loss is Dr Supervised. You can call him with any concerns. He can diagnose if anything is wrong. . Your sleeve restriction will become less over time. you will be able to consume more calories and the weight loss is slower.


  11. 41 minutes ago, Bluebird_ said:

    For those of you who have lost a lot of weight...... After surgery while losing weight, did you ever eat food you shouldn’t? Like crackers, chips, sweets, carbs, etc...? Or were you very strict with following your doctors diet plan?

    To be strict or to be lax in this process is a personal choice. We are all adults and make are own food choices. The only one that has to be happy with your weight loss is you.

    Maintaining : I indulge once in a while. If it causes weight gain, I go back to bariatric food plan to get the weight off. Weight loss mode: I was consistent not perfect. I had slips and got right back on plan.

    We do have a cheats thread that shows you Yes, people eat foods that are off plan. I'm a bit conflicted about the thread.

    https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/417492-confessional-lets-post-our-cheatsconfessionsetc-so-others-can-see-that-we-are-all-human/?tab=comments#comment-4667931

    Things to think about in going off plan or indulging once in a while:

    • Adding carbohydrates and sugar makes you crave them more. It takes time to detox and get back on plan
    • your first few months is your best weight loss. You also have your golden year. Weight loss is harder after your first year( still can be done)
    • Monitor if indulging is slowing your weight loss down. Will it make getting to your goal take more time?
    • WIll indulging become habit? Every weekend? Every month?
    • How solid are you in behavior change? Going off plan can be a slippery slope for some.
    • With the sleeve, you will get to a point that you noticeably can consume more food as your restriction becomes less.
    • What has made people successful 2 years + out


  12. 1 hour ago, fightinengineer said:

    Agreed plateau is the wrong word completely, I’m in maintenance which terrifies me because I really do not want to regain. My NUT keeps telling me I eat too little but honestly I doubt that is true. I think I’m missing some calories somewhere and my micros are skewed. Back to basics I guess. I also need to add some more exercise.

    Thanks all.

    You got this!

    Maintaining calories /weight loss calories are not as simple as a one size fits all. I had to dial in what works for my body physiology.


  13. @Alex Brecher

    You have Dr, David N Dyer and other surgeons at Centennial Medical Center. TN advertised on your site.

    Have you ever seen instructions of 500 calories until you lost 75% of your weight??? I thought this was a mistake. But here is the surgeons instructions that patients are following.

    12 hours ago, bratcad said:

    This is from the VSG manual; it isn't just Dr. Dyer, fyi. There are three surgeons in this practice, and they go by the same manual.

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  14. Good that you have insite after looking at your own macros. Dialing in your diet gets frustrating, right?

    After you change up your diet. Let us know if things change

    If there is no change - 1221+ seems to be your maintaining calories. An option to try. Dial your daily calories to 1100 for two months consistently to see if this puts your body in weight loss mode.

    Ugh ! I hope you see the scale moving soon:-)

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