Catherine Wible

I started my weight loss journey, this time, March 2018. I had my sleeve surgery on February 19th 2019. So much happier these days.
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Thank you, HipHopDiva, you are on your way. Good luck!

I started my weight loss journey, this time, March 2018. I had my sleeve surgery on February 19th 2019. So much happier these days.
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Eat Protein first no more than 4 oz, veggies second you should be full and no drinking with meals or 30 min. before or after. Get a Fitbit and track everything you eat on MyFitnessPal. That includes what you cook them in. If you like chicken a Rotessori chicken packed in 4 oz packets make an easy dinner, then you just have to do the veggie. If you follow the plan you should lose.

I take an antidepressant but am off all my diabetes medications now. Also off high blood pressure meds :)
I just had all my blood worked done. all Vitamin levels are good only thing still a little high is colesteral. A1C was 5.5

Thank you for the response. i am going over everything again and seeing what i could do better. I appreciate all the help on this!!!!

I don't think it's an age thing. There are plenty of us "seniors" on here that are losing weight. Make sure you are fowling the guidelines your bariatric team gave you and track everything you eat or drink. I use My Fitness Pal but there are others out there to use. Good luck!

2 NSV's at my checkup today:
1) my body fat percentage is 31% which puts me in the "acceptable"/"average" range for women. yay!
2) i have a thigh gap (of sorts)! had to take off my clothes and stand with my feet 6-8" apart, and lo and behold light could be seen shining between my legs (ok, that sounded weird).

I think I convinced my lab tech to go to a WLS seminar ...

Yay!!!!!!!!

I prefer room temperature to slightly cool but not cold and I sip, sip, sip all day long, no chugging.

Look, if you KNOW what's going on = bad habits are creeping back, then you KNOW what to do. Hon, this happens at ANY age, not cuz you're an older VSG girl. Quit cheatin. Work your honeymoon and you will get back to bidness. Stay the course!

Chillax! I had a 6 month plateau & was feeling freaked but have since lost 23 pounds in a little over a month. Stay on track & focus on exercise & what you eat. Calories in vs calories out still matters. You got this!

I started my weight loss journey, this time, March 2018. I had my sleeve surgery on February 19th 2019. So much happier these days.
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I bought everything (except underwear and swimsuits) from Goodwill and other thrift stores until I hit maintenance. I was blowing through sizes so fast that it just wasn't worth buying new things.

I had a total wardrobe overhaul around 4 months post op (went on vacation/change of seasons) altering/tailoring things along the way until I could not anymore. Then purchased a piece at a time (minimalist/capsule wardrobe)

I still haven't except for some small inexpensive stuff, I'm waiting til I get closer to my goal weight to buy anything that cost alittle more like pants, shorts, shirts and stuff like that... Hope this helps....

Curiously enough, for the last two days, both head and physical hunger has decreased dramatically! So it definitely gets better. I'm not sure what to make of the difference [emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]. I hope it stays this way for a while because it feels great! I have to make myself get to 500 Cals per day.
I'm also exactly 7 days post OP.

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oh it does but nothing suppress's the human mind. Head hunger is just as real to you as anything else in your life and it can drive you nuts if you let it.
you really have to work to occupy your mind with things that take a lot of concentration. take up a new hobby, get lost in a book or do crossword puzzles or my favor Sudoku's.
just try to distract yourself
avoid the idiot box (tv) for awhile. way to much hard sell.
good luck

It's head hunger and it's a pain in the butt.

Dreaming of food sounds more like head hunger than physical hunger.

Hunger pains are very likely to be stomach acid

That's head hunger, not physical hunger. You have to deal with it because it can be as bad as or worse than physical hunger and cause you to eat bad things.

It gets better I promise. Stay strong resist the mental cravings and eventually they stop

Amazing! You are an inspiration.

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Looking great!

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