GradyCat

Don't forget that sugar-free popsicles count as a liquid and they come in many fun flavors. Also hot liquids fill you up more, so coffee, hot tea, chicken broth are good and filling.

Okay, this is going to sound obvious, but . . . just because you CAN eat more doesn't mean you SHOULD. The surgery is just a tool. The rest is up to you. Don't push it. Stick with small portions.

You are ROCKING it! Way to go! Happy New Year to a happy new healthier you.

That's interesting. I didn't know that. Still, 35 pounds in 2 months sounds really good. Way to go!

2 pounds a week is very sustainable and a good way to ensure the weight will stay off. Your calories sound right in line. I'd be happy with 2 pounds a week. Way to go!

Thanks for sharing your story. Good luck on your WLS journey.

Not to worry. But try to pace yourself and not gulp or guzzle and just sip and maybe take the 11 oz over a 30 minute period.

Oh that IS weird and funny and a wonderful non-scale victory. I think one of mine might be not wearing WIDE shoes anymore. Now I'm just a regular medium width foot.

I do lots of bicep curls with soup cans and overhead reaches to try to keep my arms toned.

Me too! I'm just assuming it's because I'm more "fit." I also noticed that when I started back at the gym after not being there since COVID, I didn't have to wean myself in and could immediately do a 30-45 minute workout instead of having to start at 10 minutes and work my way up. It was reassuring that I hadn't totally lost all of my fitness abilities. I was worried that I wasn't working out hard enough because I wasn't sweating profusely like before, but my heart rate monitor shows I'm doing good, so I'm happy not to be drenched.

I prefer a light-industrial to gym-grade quality piece of fitness equipment. I'd say around $2,000 should get you something really good and durable for home use.

One thing you can do is track your measurements instead of your weight. You may be adding muscle and that's okay. Also, keep tracking your food intake, including grazing the snacks, for the rest of your life. It keeps your accountable and aware of what you're putting in your body.

I can honestly say that I've been to the gym every day this year!!!! ? (It's only Jan 1) But seriously, I started back to the gym on Nov. 22 and have been 35 out of the last 40 days (I had a stomach virus for a few days that kept me out) and I feel so much better emotionally and mentally and I'm sure it's going to benefit my overall physical health and weight-loss efforts as well. We can do this!!

Hmmm, I've always thought that those women with larger breasts didn't feel as much pain with mammograms because they had plenty of tissue to "smush" in the machine whereas women with small breasts had less to deal with so the machine pressed them together more. Just a thought.

Now I'm using WW proprietary food tracking app that includes activity and weight, but before that I was using FitnessPal, which has both free and premium paid options. It works really well.

Sipping consistently throughout the day is better than gulping or guzzling. Try adding a sugar-free flavored water enhancer to it to encourage you to drink more. They're inexpensive, available in lots of flavor options.

I'm curious how this turned out. Did you end up having the surgery? Did he change his mind? My husband was incredibly supportive of my decision to have surgery and is still supportive of my post-bariatric needs. I can't imagine going through this process without that support. Thinking of you.

Just like any annoying ex, food will try to get back in your life at some point, so keep some boundaries in that relationship.?

Your body has reset its hunger signals. That's a WONDERFUL thing! Embrace it.

Sharing photos and your journey on social media will be inspiring for so many. Good luck with your WLS!

Everybody and I mean EVERYBODY hits the infamous Week 3 (sometimes Week 4) Stall and yes it can last several weeks but it's perfectly normal. While frustrating, it's to be expected. Just keep doing what you're supposed to be doing, getting in the protein and the water, and the weight loss will come. I promise.

You are perfectly on track. Don't rush the process. The surgery is a tool but not an instant fix. And there will be a stall in Week 3 or 4, everybody gets it, so don't think you're getting too many calories or have done something wrong. Trust the process and take it slowly.

Is anybody here familiar with the Carnivore Diet? It's basically a more restrictive form of Keto where you ONLY eat meat, cheese, fat, and butter. The more meat the better. The fattier the meat the better. It sounds counterintuitive to eat this type of diet, but there are several doctors out there who recommend it to help reverse diabetes and fight inflammation. While it's impossible to have zero carbs, the goal is to have as few as possible, less than 10 per day, and consume no bread, fruit, vegetables or anything other than "meat." Now, I must say that I had/have my doubts about the healthiness of this diet. That being said, my husband has been on it for 4 months and lost 35 pounds and his A1C and morning fasting glucose levels are now within normal range. He is going to continue on the diet, or as he calls it, "way of life." I did it with him for 3 months and I lost 20 pounds, but toward the end I was having a lot of diarrhea and my body couldn't handle/process all of the protein and fat without some carbs, so I switched to a new diet in mid-December. Dr. Ken Berry is the person my husband follows on YouTube who explains the science behind it and how to do it. He also said that 1/3 of people can't do it because of their particular body's need for carbs for proper digestion. Anyway, I was curious if anybody here was familiar with the Carnivore Diet or had tried it or was doing it?

A couple of weeks ago I got sick, probably a stomach virus, but I had been having gastrointestinal issues (diarrhea) on a different diet, that I'm going to post about later, so I decided to give Weight Watchers a try. I didn't realize that they have just revamped their program and released a new iteration of it in November 2021, so my timing was pretty good to start the new program. It's taken a couple of weeks for my body to adjust after reintroducing carbs again, but I'm starting to lose weight now. I did WW way back in 2006 or so and was successful, so I thought I'd try it again. PROS: well-balanced meals without restricting certain foods, easy-to-follow, easy tracking system for daily points, allows flexibility On this new version, Personal Points, you take an assessment online and it asks you if you're diabetic, what types of foods you typically like to eat, what your rate of activity, is and it calculates both your daily allotment of food "points" as well as generates your own personal list of "zero point" foods. So my list of zero points may not be the same as yours. On my list, I can count eggs, grilled chicken, corn, and of course non-starchy green vegetables as zero points. I like the bar code scanner that scans grocery store packages and converts it into points for you and also they've got just about every restaurant imaginable in their database with associated point values. Is anybody else here doing Weight Watchers? I'll keep you posted on my progress.

I'm 3 years post-op and average around 1,000 calories a day.