Healthy_life

Why does this song "spring" to mind?

Motivation

a daily check in/weigh in thread to get past all the food holidays? Can be weight loss or maintaining mode.

this one is not on this board, Its on the myfitnesspal food log.
Just give me 10 days challenge round 55
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10699300/just-give-me-10-days-round-55
Post your daily weight and add little comments along the way of how your day went. Post everyday to let us know how you're doing! Copy and paste the days in your response--tell us how much you lost and other non scale victories (NSV) you'd like to share.

Laughing. I keep seeing the scene in the thomas crown affair. She pours a chunky green smoothie into a cup. He asks what's in that drink? She says "you don't want to know"

Laughing. I keep seeing the scene in the thomas crown affair. She pours a chunky green smoothie into a cup. He asks what's in that drink? She says "you don't want to know"

So, honestly, they weren't ALL bad choices! Plus, these look delish!
I'm not posting any more pics of my high crimes and misdemeanors in Tampa. The wine & grapes pic provided the basics. 😎 It only went downhill from there.

Issa liquid salad lol
Green juice time!!!
Water, Spinach, Matcha, pineapple slice, stevia

this one is not on this board, Its on the myfitnesspal food log.
Just give me 10 days challenge round 55
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10699300/just-give-me-10-days-round-55
Post your daily weight and add little comments along the way of how your day went. Post everyday to let us know how you're doing! Copy and paste the days in your response--tell us how much you lost and other non scale victories (NSV) you'd like to share.

this one is not on this board, Its on the myfitnesspal food log.
Just give me 10 days challenge round 55
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10699300/just-give-me-10-days-round-55
Post your daily weight and add little comments along the way of how your day went. Post everyday to let us know how you're doing! Copy and paste the days in your response--tell us how much you lost and other non scale victories (NSV) you'd like to share.

You are rocking that outfit. It's all about the after party ........Love that you are letting go of the past.

this one is not on this board, Its on the myfitnesspal food log.
Just give me 10 days challenge round 55
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10699300/just-give-me-10-days-round-55
Post your daily weight and add little comments along the way of how your day went. Post everyday to let us know how you're doing! Copy and paste the days in your response--tell us how much you lost and other non scale victories (NSV) you'd like to share.

Ok, so don't know that I will take pics every day cuz I'm compelled to go in and color correct etc. And I don't have time or energy for that. LOL. Here was today's food. I'd post afters but they were clean plates. The thing about being AR is that I know how much I can eat by now. So I only serve what I can eat. I probably won't end up eating the BS cuz I finished dinner at 8pm and it makes no sense to try to eat again in 1 hour. But I did actually have 3.25oz of pork loin. Cals were well under 500 for the day and Protein was 67g which is fine. Carbs were under my limits as well and fat was fine too. OMG. I'm such a nerd.
Breakfast - Egg White Puff


lunch - Chopped Shrimp salad


Dinner - Roasted Pork Loin with Broccoli


Tomorrow is "Toosday" and is an UD. I will attempt 1000 cals that do not include a bunch of crap.

All fantastic rewards!

You are rocking that outfit. It's all about the after party ........Love that you are letting go of the past.

I don’t know if this counts but I plan to burn my maternity jeans once they are too big and buy a some nice new ones for non-pregnant women. Really looking forward to doing that.

11 months post on 10/07
159-160 lbs (don't weight often so can't tell for certain)
About 1000-1200 cals daily
Lots of Fluids, LOTS lol
Intermittent fasting, (follow our thread!)
No more before photos, there is only the after party

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/

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.

Hi Philip,
Congratulations on your surgery and 19 pounds down!
I'm excited for all the positive things coming your way. I bet you can't wait for your next food progression. take care of yourself. I hope you bounce back from surgery quickly.
Jenn

Most primary Dr's are supportive. You can always shop for a primary Dr that is pro bariatrics. A pre surgery supervised diet may be required by your insurance company or surgeons office. Call them to find out.
My experience:
My Dr was supportive. There is a process and hoops to jump through. It was all worth it. I had a six month weight loss requirement from my insurance company and a psych evaluation. The psych eval was straight forward not difficult to get through.
Seems like an eternity waiting. But honestly, I look back and all of this has been in a timely manner.

Life's stresses. What ya gonna do.* Laughing* Congratulations on the new baby and finding what works to get the scale moving.

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.

The majority of us still feel hunger at times.
Real food stage : 4 oz of Protein and veggies at each meal. I eat as much veggies as I want. I eat four to six small meals a day. I keep them within my calorie and macro goals.
hope you find what works for you.

Life's stresses. What ya gonna do.* Laughing* Congratulations on the new baby and finding what works to get the scale moving.