Cjdave

1/2 thai chili tuna pouch
1 oz oscar myer Turkey deli meat
1/2 American cheese single
Protein Water
<2 oz grilled salmon (steakhouse)
2 tbls mashed potatoes
Iconic protein coffee
418 cal
58 protein
15 carbs

1/2 thai chili tuna pouch
1 oz oscar myer Turkey deli meat
1/2 American cheese single
Protein Water
<2 oz grilled salmon (steakhouse)
2 tbls mashed potatoes
Iconic protein coffee
418 cal
58 protein
15 carbs

I'll be glad to participate because this helps a newbie like me a lot, but I'm still trying to figure out this eating thing....18 days out and having problems eating much of anything...been going back to Protein Shakes to meet goals.

Protein Powder in coffee.
chicken creations pouch
Chicken pouch with marinara sauce and mozz cheese
323 cal
48 Protein
6 carbs
Gonna choke down Premier Protein later and get protein up...outside all day today and its nasty hot and humid here in Arkansas...so used up most of my capacity trying to stay hydrated...over 100 oz's!

I'll be glad to participate because this helps a newbie like me a lot, but I'm still trying to figure out this eating thing....18 days out and having problems eating much of anything...been going back to Protein Shakes to meet goals.

Strange how pain is different for people..I had open heart surgery in January and the 1st 16 hours post sleeve was worse than recovery from open heart..I was up and walking 6 hours after surgery but the gas pain....dang!

Protein Powder in coffee.
chicken creations pouch
Chicken pouch with marinara sauce and mozz cheese
323 cal
48 Protein
6 carbs
Gonna choke down Premier Protein later and get protein up...outside all day today and its nasty hot and humid here in Arkansas...so used up most of my capacity trying to stay hydrated...over 100 oz's!

I'll be glad to participate because this helps a newbie like me a lot, but I'm still trying to figure out this eating thing....18 days out and having problems eating much of anything...been going back to Protein Shakes to meet goals.

Protein Powder in coffee.
chicken creations pouch
Chicken pouch with marinara sauce and mozz cheese
323 cal
48 Protein
6 carbs
Gonna choke down Premier Protein later and get protein up...outside all day today and its nasty hot and humid here in Arkansas...so used up most of my capacity trying to stay hydrated...over 100 oz's!

Protein Powder in coffee.
chicken creations pouch
Chicken pouch with marinara sauce and mozz cheese
323 cal
48 Protein
6 carbs
Gonna choke down Premier Protein later and get protein up...outside all day today and its nasty hot and humid here in Arkansas...so used up most of my capacity trying to stay hydrated...over 100 oz's!

I'll be glad to participate because this helps a newbie like me a lot, but I'm still trying to figure out this eating thing....18 days out and having problems eating much of anything...been going back to Protein Shakes to meet goals.

I think these are really valid and helpful observations and questions. I know they help me really think and own my spit. You know? I never want to rationalize my own "poor" behavior or stinking thinking by convincing myself that my viewpoint is the only right one.
I also am hopeful that this might benefit someone else who might not want to post their stuff here--be able to work through some things and gain insight into their eating behaviors that both keep them thin/losing or are contributing to gain. Right?
So there is no doubt that I am goal driven. I've never in my life reached my target weight goal--even as a young kid dieting (dieting since 9). 😕 And it became very important to me as I went "all in" with this surgery, that I achieve my goal weight--even if it's only for a day--or an hour. It's just a milestone that psychologically I feel like I need. And knowing what my sis (who is 2 inches taller than me) looked like with a similar build to me -- at 120lbs, she did not look anorexic. Knowing that at 23BMI today on the scale and that in real life, I still have very jiggly fat filled aspirin bottle and thighs, makes me feel like I do still have extra fat available that I can at least achieve that burning drive to 130lbs. At the very least. *I'd have to review the BDG once I get to 130lbs. Cuz it really may not be realistic for me to even hit it.
There is NOOOOOO doubt I have body dysmorphia. No doubt. I work on it daily. And the struggle is real. I def don't see myself as super thin. Just normal for a 56 year old woman. Flabby flat as* and all. TY for telling me how awesome I look! Sometimes I can actually feel it - nowadays. Yesterday (no pic) I felt great in my outfit until I looked in the mirror in my white shorts. And felt I look huge in my thighs and ass--so didn't bother snapping the pic. I still wore the outfit and got so many complements including a, "You are so skinny" comment that I was a little "proud" of. I've never been a member of the you-are-so-skinny-"normal"-girl-barbie-tribe. You know? And I'm not gonna lie. It's a seductive group. Great T & A and tiny waists among all of those bi*ches! hehe.
I do think I will be thin enough. That's why I think 130lbs will be end of the line for me. Cuz when I was sick just before surgery, I was 131lbs and I felt "right". Even though I was craptastically ill at the time. But yeah, that BD funhouse mirror plays wicked mind games. So the only way to tell is once I get there. I know I have no interest in going deep dive to the low 120s and maybe not even anything under the 130lbs.
I keep cals that low and deeply nutrient rich cuz I flat out maintain or even gain weight in the >850 range. And that terrifies me! I'm not like @ms.sss who is having issues deterring weight loss at these levels. I WISH! Right? Cuz if you look at my graph, I'm maintaining. And I'm super terrified I've forked my metabolism. I also know I take a hormone blocker for cancer remission that puts me in supre menopause. So I am trying to restore my body fat hormones while having one hand tied behind my back via the blocking of all female hormone production. Which really sucks cuz the regulation of those hormones really drive a lot of the insulin and hunger hormones response to fat loss. Also being hypothyroid also contributes to the lowered metabolic rate.
Sorry for the book. I didn't want to just blow off your question, but rather offer some glimmer of where my thought process and logic is taking me.
My hope is that once I hit my 130 Goal #3 weight, then I can officially say, "I'm goal baybeeee!" And then I will be able to maintain at 1000-1400 cals with a day or 2 of fasting thrown in per week like Dr. Fung discusses. Cuz that would be sweet! But my body is resisting going lower right now. And it does not reward me with a scale drop when I up cals and give a treat day--rather it rewards me with the predicted weight gain.
Also, I'm not going quietly into that good night. I will fight that fuc*ing bounce like a demon. I am not gonna accept that it has to happen. And if I start looking like I'm eating crap I really want you guys to call me on it and hold my toes to the fire! Cuz I will need y'all more than ever if/when backsliding enters the equation. Right?
Ok, so yeah. There you have it. My full 10lbs of crazy shoved into the 5lb can! Certifiable? Yes or no?
Here's my weight graph of the past year. The last big jump is from surgery and IVs. But you can see, I'm having trouble maintaining right now post surgery and struggling with huge hunger. I attribute it to IV antibiotics and disruption of gut biome/gut hormone disruption and insulin surges as a result. There is a study just out about this. I think @catwoman7 may have posted this on another board? Can't remember...

Thanks for replying and not hating me @FluffyChix 😁
"I never want to rationalize my own "poor" behavior or stinking thinking by convincing myself that my viewpoint is the only right one."
I'm the same way. One of the reasons I stay on this board is to reinforce that I have been extremely fortunate, and not to count on that to always be the case.
"I've never in my life reached my target weight goal--even as a young kid dieting (dieting since 9). 😕 And it became very important to me as I went "all in" with this surgery, that I achieve my goal weight--even if it's only for a day--or an hour. It's just a milestone that psychologically I feel like I need."
I get this. It's nice to know what the motivation is behind this incredible drive you have!
" at 120lbs, she did not look anorexic"
I agree, I don't think you are anywhere near anorexic looking, you just look hin, in a good way
" I still have very jiggly fat filled aspirin bottle and thighs, makes me feel like I do still have extra fat available"
No doubt you have extra fat available, you're supposed to A fit level of body fat for women is 21%-24%. That's not zero, that fat has to sit somewhere (of course we'd all like it to be exclusively in the T&A areas, but, you know!)
" Yesterday (no pic) I felt great in my outfit until I looked in the mirror in my white shorts. And felt I look huge in my thighs and ass--so didn't bother snapping the pic."
This is probably a combo of dysmorpia and not wearing fitted enough clothes. I think it is a vicious circle that you don't feel thin, so you buy too big clothes, and then you don't look as thin as you truly are, so then you buy too big clothes, and so on. Get some high waisted compression leggings, and a fitted V neck top, and hopefully you will see what we all see, "T & A and tiny waists"
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0798PXHB9/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_X5CtDbZJQKHDE
https://www.target.com/p/women-s-fitted-short-sleeve-v-neck-t-shirt---a-new-day--153--black-m/-/A-52425607
""You are so skinny" comment that I was a little "proud" of. I've never been a member of the you-are-so-skinny-"normal"-girl-barbie-tribe."
Same here, even when I was a skinny girl in my 20's, I never felt like one. Two nights ago someone said to me "how does a 120 lbs girl drink 8 beers!?" Yeah, it felt pretty awesome being viewed as a thin women, so I get it! The difference is I think, I have internalized it, and I now feel like that thin women most of the time, while you still need to get there.
" keep cals that low and deeply nutrient rich cuz I flat out maintain or even gain weight in the >850 range. And that terrifies me!"
I know, that terrifies me for you! I think you do have a *special* metabolism, with all the medical stuff you have been through. But that is at the heart of my questions for you. You have to be much lower than average to lose, and yet you are so much more determined than most to get there.
" I will fight that fuc*ing bounce like a demon. "
I think this illustrates a big difference between you and I. That fight sounds exhausting (well so does your goal 2 & 3 fight honestly 😂) It would seriously be detrimental to my quality of life. After I have plastics, I am fine with a bounce. I preferred every part of my body, with the exception of my stomach, when I was + 30 lbs.
I soo appreciate that you do own your sh*t! I think that is one of the things we have in common, we are both outliers, and we recognize it! 😆

The Shirataki noodles always cramped up my stomach, that was before sleeve..but they had a nice texture...I'm no where near trying them post sleeve (16 days out)

The Shirataki noodles always cramped up my stomach, that was before sleeve..but they had a nice texture...I'm no where near trying them post sleeve (16 days out)

Thanks for this thread...I check it often..I go to my 2 week check up in the morning and I'm hoping he puts me on pureed foods. Really tired of Protein Shakes. It's been really nice to see what the seasoned sleevers are eating throughout the day..although y'all do make me hungry....head hungry I guess, because I'm not sure I'll be able to tolerate much.

Thanks for this thread...I check it often..I go to my 2 week check up in the morning and I'm hoping he puts me on pureed foods. Really tired of Protein Shakes. It's been really nice to see what the seasoned sleevers are eating throughout the day..although y'all do make me hungry....head hungry I guess, because I'm not sure I'll be able to tolerate much.

Gotta admit there was regret the 1st 36 hours, but none since..Feel better everyday..no issues with any pills but tried popsicles yesterday and regretted it, not sure if I didnt let melt enough before swallowing or what...may try again in couple days. Can see weight loss already but stomach still a little swollen. Trying to stay off the scale...I think I'll weigh in the morning.