TheJuice202
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TheJuice202 reacted to FluffyChix in Please HELP!!
Here are some tips I wrote down and a few ideas for Full liquids phase. Hope it helps.
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TheJuice202 reacted to catwoman7 in Please HELP!!
check out "The World According to Eggface". She's a long-time bariatric patient who loves cooking. She's got recipes posted on her site for all post-op phases.
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TheJuice202 reacted to Slimmy-mommeee in What I have learned over 1 1/2 years.
Wow that is a great idea. How long after your surgery did you start? Im guessing I can wait until the first year is done and the honeymoon phase is over?
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TheJuice202 reacted to FaithandHope in What I have learned over 1 1/2 years.
I have a health app on my phone. It has every food possible and amount. 1/2 cup, 1 cup etc. I punch in everything that goes into my mouth on this app. It keeps a running daily total. My doctor told me to start keeping track of my calorie intake. So I did he told me to start at 1300 calories so I did 1300 for a week didn't lose. So I went down to 1200 for a week. I kept going each week until 900 calories. 900 seemed to be my sweet spot.
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TheJuice202 reacted to JRT Mom in No goal weight?
Mine also didn't give me one. I picked one that sounded healthy, but I'll take whatever I can get!
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TheJuice202 reacted to SINISTER in No goal weight?
I have a final goal weight and I set a few goals for myself along the way. I'm not going to stress about it but I like to have something to shoot for to help keep me on track. I have a long way to go but I didn't put the weight on overnight and I know it won't come off overnight either.
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TheJuice202 reacted to jlb8080 in No goal weight?
@TheJuice202 that sounds smart. I'm only 10 weeks out so I have a long ways to go. I'm sure a lot of people need a number to keep pushing. The further along I go I feel like I may need to do the same thing to keep motivated! I've just always eaten pretty healthy.. so I know the weight will come off.
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TheJuice202 reacted to JTSC in Go to meal
I struggle with meal prep, food logs, etc. I’m either lazy or not that organized. Sometimes I fall into the trap of just not eating one day if I don’t know what to eat. I drink Protein and get my fluids in. It’s just the extra real food that I struggle with. I can’t really tolerate chicken etc just yet. Do you have a easy go to meal for when all else fails?
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TheJuice202 reacted to ajallen in No goal weight?
I didn't have a goal weight my goal was to lose enough weight to have hip replacements and any more was a bonus.
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TheJuice202 reacted to jlb8080 in No goal weight?
My surgeon didn't give me one either. I'm sure they always give a higher number to make sure they have success with your procedure. I personally don't feel like setting a number for myself is beneficial and if anything it would make the whole process even more agonizing with weighing myself and discouraged if the weight doesn't fall off fast enough. I prefer just taking it day by day and not putting a ton of pressure on myself.
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TheJuice202 got a reaction from CapyCapybara in No goal weight?
Well I did but....my surgeon didn't.
I had to kind of "force" him to give me a number lol.
He FINALLY said he'd be happy if I reached low 180's but that low 170's would be even better.
My personal happy range is 145-165 or a loose fitting size 8 (or Medium) whichever comes first :).
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TheJuice202 got a reaction from CapyCapybara in No goal weight?
Well I did but....my surgeon didn't.
I had to kind of "force" him to give me a number lol.
He FINALLY said he'd be happy if I reached low 180's but that low 170's would be even better.
My personal happy range is 145-165 or a loose fitting size 8 (or Medium) whichever comes first :).
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TheJuice202 reacted to ChubRub in Scale and Non-scale victories yesterday!!
My scale victory is hitting 40lbs!!! I feel HUMAN again!
My non-scale victory is silly, but made me feel great! I went to Wawa yesterday and ordered a spinach salad from the kiosk. For those unfamiliar with Wawa, you order at a kiosk, and they call your number when your order is ready. They have hoagies, meatball sandwiches, chicken fingers, etc. There were about 8-10 people waiting for their food, when the guy behind the counter looked over at me, held up the bag and said "spinach salad?" Of all the people waiting, I looked like the type of person who would order a spinach salad! I felt like I weighed 120lbs, and practically skipped out the door!! LOL!!!
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TheJuice202 reacted to jlb8080 in No goal weight?
Anyone else not have a goal weight? Sometimes I'll be like oh 150 would be nice, but honestly at this point I just want to be less than 180 like I was when I thought I was fat 😂 Little did I know how fat I was gonna get 🙄
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TheJuice202 reacted to CocoaRNYBBCPromsFanInUS in African American RNY Sisters
Don't know if you're on FB or INSTAGRAM, but that's how I learned about them. The brand I currently use is GOTYGOTY (stands for Girl Of The Year).
Their site is:
http://gotygotyplus.com
There's another that one day I'd like to test run called BodyFix (also on IG) & their site is:
www.shopthebodyfix.com
Both companies show pics & videos of men & women (mostly gals) wearing/ using their gear! 😊👍 Btw, if/ when you purchase & wear these garments, wear a tee shirt or tank top under it and their arm bands; thin material leggings under their shorts/capris. Not just to see how much of a sweat you worked up & it keeps you motivated. But also you don't want the garment's underside against your skin. I'm VERY sensitive & break out almost from anything. I found that out. 😥😖
Also, these hotgear items need to be HAND WASHED & DRIP DRY. Machine wash and dry on any light cycle can damage the materials within the fabric's fibers that help you to pull that perspiration from your body. They go into detail on their sites.
Toodles.
Check 'em out if you wish. Yeah, that's my pics below. Cheers & all the best. I tried to post screenshots, but had trouble. Oh well
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TheJuice202 reacted to ummyasmin in African American RNY Sisters
For the same reason there are threads for surgery months, men's section, women's section, types of surgery etc. Because peeps like to bond over what connects them. It's not a hard concept. -
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TheJuice202 reacted to Chayil532 in African American RNY Sisters
When someone of another race goes into a thread named "African American RNY Sisters and pulls an old thread to comment on, their purpose is to cause confusion.
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TheJuice202 reacted to FluffyChix in ***UGH I am so effing hungry!!
Generally, if people are hungry every two hours after some time out, it could be a few things, but Occam's Razor (simplest is best), will show you that most of the breakthrough hunger is caused by:
1. Blood sugar crashes and insulin spikes from the previous meal. ( A meal should be able to last someone 3-6 hours and if you're feeling hungry at <2hours, you can find the culprit by looking at your food log. Anything with added sugar, fake sugar, or fast carbs - talking bout you Mr. Ritz! will cause this type of phenomenon. It can also be caused by habit...habitually eating every 2 hours never allows our blood sugar to go back to normal, and so we perceive that we need to eat cuz we're starving or shaky when the blood sugar hits normal rather than "low" or low normal. Point blank, it also hard wires the habit to receive a hit to the hedonic pleasure center every 2 hours. So the more we eat the more we get used to eating and want to eat. Also, Snacks are usually pretty unregulated. I can EASILY add 500 calories in a snack to my daily total. So not only will I stall...I will gain.)
2. Your restriction prevents you from taking in adequate Protein per meal. Usually 2-4oz of protein per meal will last a "normal" non-athlete between 3-4 hours. Anything less than that, and yeah you could be legit straight up hungry every 2 hours.
3. Your exercise level is causing blood sugar disregulation and causing you to go low (usually anything over 2 hours) which causes hunger.
4. It could be that time of the month...just sayin...
5. It could be that a medicine you're now taking or a Vitamin you're taking has gone too high. (I can tell when I need to lay off my B-Complex and B-12 for a couple days. I get voraciously hungry. And the hunger dissipates the further out from my last dose of Bs. Check your vit levels with your doctor and tell him/her about your voracious appetite.
6. You need Water. Lots of it. You are dehydrated.
7. It's natural. Around 7-9 months my appetite came back like there is no tomorrow. I added in IF at that point since I could easily satisfy daily protein needs with food. By adding IF, I was able to control my insulin and no more blood sugar rollercoasters and lost the rest of my weight.
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TheJuice202 reacted to catwoman7 in ***UGH I am so effing hungry!!
p.s. watch the snacking on crackers. Or any kind of mindless snacking. My surgeon says that the two biggest reasons people gain weight are 1) not separating drinking from eating and 2) grazing. Make sure you're planning your Snacks and not going overboard. Maybe munch on raw vegetables or plain, air-popped popcorn instead of crackers? I know it's not as exciting, but it's a lot fewer calories
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TheJuice202 reacted to catwoman7 in ***UGH I am so effing hungry!!
start tracking again to see where you're at. My dietitian doesn't like the fact I'm obsessed with numbers and wants me to try "intuitive eating", but sorry, that doesn't work for me. I "intuitively ate" up to over 300 lbs. I have to track to make sure I'm staying within my maintenance range.
and yes - hunger comes roaring back after a few months, and our stomach capacities are bigger. Stalls become more frequent and last longer. Weight loss slows to a crawl. Continued weight loss becomes a real challenge. But it can still happen if you're committed. I kept losing until I was 20 months out.
When I'm having a particularly "hungry day", I try to eat more healthy fat and/or Fiber, as both are pretty filling (at least for me). And I really step up my Fluid intake. But I know it's hard. Sometimes I have to get out of the house or put myself to bed early just so I'll quit thinking about my stomach. It's a challenge for sure...
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TheJuice202 reacted to 60mingirl in I messed up
I messed up last night and ate chocolate. Im 5 weeks post op.
It did make me feel sick after and i didnt finish it and threw it in the bin. I guess i just wanted to admit it publically so i dont feel so guilty. I dont want to eat high sugar foods like i used to, and want to nip this behaviour in the bud pronto. Anyone relate?
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TheJuice202 reacted to GreenTealael in No restriction
Hey there @catwoman7 is spot on in advice. I am one of those people who like you could drink loads right out of the gate. Also while eating I had to stop looking fir the full feeling as my signal. I have learned that my full signal tends to happen 15+ mins after I finish eating. No one told me it could be delayed that long. So I ate by portion size early on. Try that and eat & drink S L O W L Y. It really does make a difference.
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TheJuice202 reacted to catwoman7 in No restriction
two things going on: 1) nerves were cut during surgery - it takes them awhile to start regenerating 2) I assume you're still on purees. You'll feel more once you move to solid food
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TheJuice202 reacted to Silvernova in How to survive when your family eats junk food—help!
Update: husband moved GS Cookies out to the garage since I do not spend time out there and he pointed out that he quit buying soda last week (I didn’t notice since soda isn’t my vice) since he felt he didn’t “need” it and was getting concerned that one kid was drinking up to 3 cans a day which he felt was excessive. So, small steps/victory. I appreciate everyone’s support here!