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Here is an abstract of a study from 2014. In short, ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL (including total number of calories consumed) the study showed that there is no difference in calories burned over 24 hours between breakfast eaters and skippers. So if u’r hungry, eat, if you’re not, don’t. Just keep total calories the same, either way.

You have such pretty (well-made, and expensive-looking!) dresses! Love this one.

Not a breakfast person either, never was, even pre-op. I get the thing about being hungrier if I eat it though...but mostly I find that eating soon after I wake up makes me “sluggish”...if that makes sense. edited to add: when I started running, I was told by “many” that I should eat breakfast beforehand...but honestly i think it made me tire faster. So I prefer to do my morning runs on an empty stomach (well, except for coffee..i do drink that first)

First thing I do in the mornings is make a pot of coffee. So within 15 mins of getting up in the mornings, I'm already drinking it (black) out of my 500 ml thermos. Usually takes me about an hour to finish it (hence the reason I keep it in a thermos, lol)

But what is a french onion soup without the cheese????? lol

Beef Pot Pie (beef, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, celery, onions, leeks, garlic, in a gravy) with homemade biscuit top (because I have not yet mastered pastry crusts, arg!) My serving: 390 calories...one of my human disposals ate the rest. I actually ate this really late (around 9-10pm, as I wasn't in the mood to eat at regular dinnertime) and as a result forced myself to stay awake longer than normal for fear of bringing it back up in the middle of the night. Despite going to bed around 4am, I still woke up at 7 (my old person's inner alarm clock works way too well). P.S. It was delicious.

The naming of this is CLASSIC. LOL

First my stats: female, 5'2”, weight at beginning of 2 wk pre-op diet: 235 lbs, currently 2.5+ yrs post-op Second to answer your question: Apparently there are many different ways to calculate “ideal weight”! So using the “Peterson Method” of calculation, my ideal weight is 119 lbs, which would mean excess weight lost as of today is 107.7% If we go by “normal” BMI 25 as baseline, my ideal weight is 136 lbs, which calculates excess weight lost as 126.2% Lastly, I like the little “Pearl” tidbit in @Hop_Scotch’s image posts. This is what I may be already striving for without realizing. Further, I also understand that this “best weight” is fluid and will change as I change.

Sounds like reflux to me. I had issues with this as well...i figured out that if I went to bed on an empty stomach and/or slept with my upper body elevated it would go away (used to prop up with lotsa pillows, but eventually bought one of those bed wedges, it stays put much better than pillows)

You are obviously much more mentally stable than I am. I would gladly jump ship from the shorty boat for 4 inches. H*ll, I'd do it for 2.

Ah... I just realized you are not even a month out. In my first 3 months i didn't eat out of hunger like 90% of the time. I ate because my timer went off. Usually, (from what I've read around here), how you are eating in the first few weeks (or months for some) is not indicative of how you will always eat. ...but going to a therapist is always a good idea. Good Luck! ❤️

From what I have read in the couple years I've been a member of this forum, for a majority of people (mostly women) no, 1000 cals a day is not usually a maintenance calorie level. However, as indicated by @Jaelzion and @Arabesque above, they do exist...but they are already at a low-ish BMI (and on the short side - sorry ladies) so they wouldn't need alot of calories to exist anyway. As a 5'9" male, 1000 cals a day with moderate exercise for an extended period of time will likely put you in the "underweight" category eventually if you were to continue (barring any medical issues). I've read of many people (myself included) who had a meh attitude about food for months (But there are also others who did not). As people near goal, there are alot who worry about losing too much weight. But I have yet to read of anyone who have been in maintenance beyond a year who continued to lose weight to below a "normal" BMI range, AND struggling to put it back on. Of course they may be some out there who just aren't posting. Though I'm going to assume its on the rare-ish side. It is a bit of trial and error to figure out your sweet spot AFTER weight loss. I've read alot of folks post about their struggles/efforts to figure it out. It took me 3-4 months and losing a further 10+ lbs to figure it out. Even now, 2.5+ years post-op, I still go through periods of needing to re-figure stuff out, as changes in my activity level has an effect on my established sweet spot. But at three months out, with another 90lbs to lose, you still have a few months to find out how you will fare, and by then, the extreme restriction and aversion to food will likely wane. P.S. I went from eating 300-400 cals in the first 3 months to 700-800 cals by month 7 to 2000+ cals 6-9 months into maintenance. I was at 1200-1500 earlier this year (due to injury), but now that I am recently back to be able to exercise again, I am around 1800 a day. I've been within the normal BMI range the whole time. I'm female, 5'2", 110lbs. P.P.S. I realize BMI is not always the best indicator of health, but its the best we can refer to in an anonymous internet forum. P.P.P.S Good Luck! ❤️, and congrats on your weight loss so far!

Nice! You guys should be on a magazine cover. 😍

I was going to restaurants/bars starting at 3 weeks post op. At first I just had water, then I started to just share (or steal) food from my meal companions. After a while, I didn't want to be restricted to what my companions were eating so would just order an appetizer myself (or entree if nothing interested me on the appetizer menu). If no one at the table wanted to eat what I couldn't finish, then I'd just ask to get it packed up to bring home (or leave it there if it wasn't worth eating further). Yes, servers would often be concerned if there was plenty of food untouched, which got annoying, but nothing that a "Yes, it was fine" wouldn't put an end to. I didn't feel the need to explain further. Edited to add: I just remembered I used to bring protein powders everywhere I went during the first couple months. I'd add it to my water.

Speaking of Brussel Spouts... I served myself about 1/3 of the pans contents (about 2-ish cups)...finished it all (forgot to take a pic) over a few hours. 2-ish cups of Pan fried Brussel Sprouts with Bacon: 200 calories.

Speaking of Falafel...tonight's dinner (but made in the oven, not the air fryer, boo) Fam had it with pita bread, I had it sans pita: 1 falafel ball, a couple tbsp each of the hummus, tzatziki and tabbouleh, 3 slices of the fried potatoes; plus some red wine before hand: 503 calories for the food and the wine. I had just eaten my giant leftover bowl of brussel sprouts from lunch a hour or so before dinner, so this stuff was more of a snack. P.S. The actual falafel was super quick and easy, but all the "fixin's" took a good part of the afternoon.

High waist-ed anything really helps to keep stuff in place an IN...particularly high waist-ed jeans because of the stiffer fabric.

I’m a grazer, and I am 2.5+ years post op. I’m eating something or other every couple hours from my first meal around noon (i’ve never been a morning eater) to about 7-8pm (I stop here to avoid nighttime reflux). Been eating like this since Day 1, it works just fine for me. If I stuck to only 2-3 “meals” a day, I wouldn’t be able to get enough calories in.... I figure if its not working, then change it up (if u can), otherwise why fix what ain’t broke?

Ugh. This is one of my pet peeves too: Bad Parkers. And Slow Drivers. And Slow Drivers Who Stay in the Left Lane. And Drivers Who Don't Know How To Use a Roundabout. Or a 4-way stop. And people who ride their brake pedal. Unsafe lane-changers. I have alot of road-related peeves, lol. Ha! forget 2/3 naked...i'm 100% naked. I take the whole thing off and hang it on the hook. Plus I don't normally wear bras when I'm wearing my jumpsuits so...yeah. I do have a "casual" jumpsuit that is like a ribbed t-shirt material and more fitted on the legs (i.e, not flowy) and this one I can just pull down like regular pants cuz it doesn't drop to the floor. But yes, I'm basically naked. And cold. Small price to pay to look taller! 😂 P.S. Also, in public bathrooms, I never "sit". I hover. Lololololzzzz

Great. 😐 Now I have to buy one of these!

Touché

Same as @GreenTealael. But when i feel ALL those things its too late. The first thing I feel is my heart rate increasing. If I stop as soon as I feel that, I can avoid all the other symptoms. Most times I stop. Sometimes I don’t 🙄

No, but am intrigued. Googled to see how much it costs here...and its 5 TIMES the cost of real ground beef by weight. Man, saving the planet is expensive. Edited to add: ok...now I found that Burger King Canada sells it as a cooked burger, for roughly the same price as a regular Whopper. Something doesn't add up here...

I love these kinds of threads, lol... My last thing is usually dinner (whatever it is that night), very last bite is probably no later than 8-8:30 pm. Sometimes I'll have a snack beyond that, but very rarely. And if we are talking liquids, that's another story....

K, I know I already added my “why” pages ago on this thread, but thought i’d add another obvious, but not often stated “why”: Cuz I wanted to put on a bikini and feel smokin’ HOT. Health benefits and extended life are definitely great, but so is waking on a beach feeling all that AND a bag of chips.