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Holy hell. 49. I will be 50 in November. Sleeved four years ago at age 45 still maintaining my weight. I've had the time of my life in my 40's. Still having adventures. Life is short.

Amen! None of us are Dr's. Any medical concerns please call your surgeon's office.

Woohoo! happy dance. Congrats on your date. All the positives out of surgery will outweigh the sucy parts. Be strong be brave..... you got this!

You can google bariatric friendly recipes. I still get in foods ruts at four years out. This is a long term sustainable way of eating and still is flavorful. I think the fear and questioning if you are doing this right is normal. It gets easier as food becomes habit. Beef, chicken, seafood, dairy and eggs. Hundreds of options to cook them. I do fajitas no tortilla, Smoked salmon salad, bariatric pizza (my goto) eggplant as lasagna layer instead of noodles. Experiment to find what you like. Below is my dieticians recipe page for food ideas. Make sure they fit your plan. http://insidekarenskitchen.com/bariatric-friendly-recipes/ Are you logging your food in a food app? I use myfitness pal. My food diary is open https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android&hl=en_US My username is fit_chickx https://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/fit_chickx

153 pounds. Amazing work. I will take slow with that kind of weight loss. First month 28, second month 15 pounds third month 15 pounds 4th month 11 pounds 5th month 9 pounds. Actually sounds fantastic to me. Weight loss is best in the first months of restriction. As you progress out from surgery it slows down. As you get close to goal you have less body fat to burn......It's seriously slow. I think the reaction of panic/anxiety is normal for many of us. It is our past experience with weight loss attempts. Yes, I also freaked out over a stall. Even if the weight loss is slow its ok. It's the fact you are losing weight not the speed. Stalls break. Takes time. I understand the panic and frustration. The thread below may help. https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/351046-embrace-the-stall/

Love seeing all the healthy meal options. Great posts!

Same here! lol

Major mile stone! congrats on all the work you put into this.

Diet or no diet. Interesting question. If you rely on surgery food restriction for weight loss you will be disappointed in your results. Eating whatever you want in portion control will not make your weightloss successful long term. First stages focus on hitting your protein goals not calories because your food intake is low The first months of sleeve surgery is your best stomach restriction. Understand This will change as you progress out from surgery. In the months and years ahead sleevers can eat more food and tolerate most foods. This is why it's important to change behaviors and eat on your dieticians plan.

Most of us have had weight gain after goal. Getting back on track can be done. Believe in yourself. Time to clean out the house of crap food choices. Go grocery shopping for your weight loss phase food plan. For some, a reset gets them back into the weight loss mindset. For others it's too restrictive to go back to liquid soft food stage. You will get the same results going back to bariatric basic food stage. Whole foods that are more satisfying. Log and weigh your food. Hydrate Activity You have done this before you can do it again. It's finding the old discipline you had at the beginning of your surgery. The food holidays are here. Make a goal to get past them and ring in the new year at a lower weight. It's not easy to detox and get back to healthy habits. Its work. You will feel crappy for a few weeks. If you are consistent you will see results.

Some family doctors are not supportive of bariatrics. If that is the case you can always find another one who is. Congrats on getting the process started!

If you are concerned for your health and safety - Ask your bariatric surgeon and your cardiologist.

Let fear take over or get treatment to get your health back. Fear of the unknown is natural. Your experience will be unique to you. No one can tell you what your experience is going to be. Just be prepared for pain. Know that your team is going to take good care of you and manage it with medication. Is reading people's horror stories helping you? I understand getting both perspectives. My experience with pain was normal and temporary. I'm over 100 pounds down. To me the pain is worth it.

You may want to contact your insurance company.

I agree, Judgmental people need to shut it.

Those old behavior made you feel better in the moment. May be why you feel a bit sad to let them go. All of us have behaviors to overcome to be successful long term. The good thing is you recognized you are stress /emotional eating. The next step is finding another way to cope without food. I'm sure there are many here that can give you ideas on what they do to cope. An option is to speak with a counselor/therapist. Ways I cope: Keep busy. I know the feelings will pass. It helps keep my mind off food. Listing to music and going for a walk. I process mystress/ emotions while I exercise. Confronting life's issues has worked better for me than soothing them with food. Hope you find what works for you. Some things you may already know Healthy snacking or more frequent meals that keep your calories and macros in weight loss range is fine. Be mindful if you see yourself grazing. It's a common reason why people gain after surgery. "Grazing" is a maladaptive repetitive eating pattern. Eating more frequent/ repetitive meals that put you over your calorie and macro goals. This can be a combination of healthy and unhealthy food choices. It is easy to eat substantial calories and gain weight. It's as if you never had surgery. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748772/

2 pounds a week = 8 in a month. Sounds great. We all lose a different speeds. It's not a race it's the fact you are losing. Your sleeve restriction will be less as you progress out from surgery. This is normal. As long as you are working your plan you will lose weight.

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Yep, I'm not a medical professional. Five months out and 30 pounds is great. Glad you are refocusing. it's not about losing quickly. Its being consistent and the scale will move. If you are still in thailand can you contact you surgeon's office? Do they have a dietician? Any paperwork on your instructions? You can always contact another bariatric program to get true medical advice on how to work your sleeve. Some foods you already know will put you in weight gain.Keep them out of the house so you are not tempted. Also stalls happen. You can search this site to find ideas on how to handle stalls. Are you weighing and logging your food in a food App like myfitnesspal? This will total your calories protein carbs and fats. It's a great tool. You need to know how you are fueling your body. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android&hl=en_US Food and calories. You are going to receive hundreds of different diet suggestions from forum members. Again no one is a medical professional on Bariatricpal. Sounds like your instructions were about the same as mine.( High protein low carb from veggies, exercise, no sugar and water) As you progress out with sleeve surgery you can hold more food. A few things that may help with hunger. Make sure you are hitting your protein goal. 60 to 100 grams. You can raise this number. Add more veggies to fill the extra space. Eat frequent small meals a day. Make sure your food increase is healthy foods that fit your macro goals for the day. Activity level will affect the number of calories you intake. Some times raising calories can jump start your weight loss again. If you notice a gain you can adjust your calories up or down to find where your body starts back into weight loss mode. Carbs are energy. I got my carbs in with vegetables for weight loss mode. This is not a part of my plan - Many people here have different instructions and approaches to carbs. Whole wheat sweet potato brown rice..nothing processed or white. To each their own on instructions and plans. Find what works for you.

Same age bracket. It has been nothing but positive change in my life. I can't go back in time. I keep looking forward.

Congrats on your surgery date. Just for fun, This is another way to look at your weight loss possibilities. virtual weight loss simulator. https://modelmydiet.com/

1. What made you choose the Sleeve over the Lap Band? My surgeons office no longer does this type of surgery. Google band revisions. I had the sleeve because it was less invasive. My intestines are not altered. 2. Have you had Hair loss with the Sleeve? Yes, its typical and temporary. It will grow back. 3. What can you absolutely NOT eat now with the Sleeve? I can tolerate anything. Sweet, salty, Spicy. To be successful it's healthy eating and behaviors. I choose and enjoy eatting healthy. 4. At what point did you know you made the right decision with the Sleeve surgery? The moment I chose it was the right decision. It's been successful long term. 5. What as been the best tool you've used in keeping your weight loss progressing?. Keeping my weight loss progressing/maintaining has been staying on my Dr's food and exercise plan. Best thing that has assisted me was a food tracking app. It was eye opening to see how you fuel your body.

I have never used WW. Your surgery was 2016. It's great that the point system is working for you. My calories are low. I'm trying to shed about 6 pounds. My calories are 1000 to 1200. My protein is 100 grams + carbs are 62 . This is currently working for me. It does not guarantee that these numbers will work for anyone else. After a year out, it takes some trial and error on calories/macros to see where your body starts losing weight again.

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