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jelos98

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    jelos98 got a reaction from GreenTealael in Help!!!!   
    Maybe a dumb question, but have you tried eating Breakfast for dinner, to help figure out if it's a time-of-day/habit issue or a type-of-food issue?
    One thing that jumped out to me is that the meal you list for breakfast is actually available in the "Soft Foods" stage of the meal plan they gave me (which I'm mainly noticing because I just advanced to said phase and am looking forward to making breakfast) - that is, it's something that's supposed to be relatively easy to digest
    Makes me wonder if it's something where you're able to break down said breakfast fast enough that the fluids flushing it through you isn't as big of a deal, vs. something heavier/more solid, which you may well be flushing through without giving it time to digest.
    But that's just wild speculation, and something I'd be talking to my doc about.

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    jelos98 got a reaction from BlueAngelEyes in I need more food ideas for soft food stage   
    I'm not a doctor and not a nutritionist, but I like math. What you're saying doesn't sound mathematically unreasonable, if I'm interpreting correctly (weight drops a pound every ~4 days or so). So, let's consider the basics and the math:
    First off: Are you tracking your food with a calorie tracker (I use myfitnesspal)? When I don't for a while, and then I start again, I often find I'm eating more than I mean to. If you are tracking, then you should have a good idea of what you're putting in to your body, which is half of the equation.
    Based on an arbitrarily chosen TDEE calculator (https://tdeecalculator.net/result.php?s=imperial&age=32&g=female&lbs=210&in=64&act=1.2&bf=&f=1), you'd be expected to burn about 2000 calories a day[1]. If you're eating around 1000 calories a day[2] for instance, you will only have a net deficit of 1000 calories / day, which equates to about a pound every 3.5 days, which is about spot on to what you described (at least as I interpreted it)
    Exercising helps, too, but only so much. If you, for instance, are walking a mile and a half each day at a brisk pace, you'd burn about 150 extra calories each day (according to https://www.verywellfit.com/walking-calories-burned-by-miles-3887154 at least) This helps, but would only be about 0.3 lbs / week.
    In short, 1-2 lbs a week sounds about right, mathematically. Think positively - if you can keep up loss that rate, you'll hit your goal weight in about a year!
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    [1] Assuming you don't have a super-active job.
    [2] The program I got calls for 700-900 for the soft foods stage, but I'm rounding up for ease of math.
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    jelos98 got a reaction from BlueAngelEyes in I need more food ideas for soft food stage   
    I'm not a doctor and not a nutritionist, but I like math. What you're saying doesn't sound mathematically unreasonable, if I'm interpreting correctly (weight drops a pound every ~4 days or so). So, let's consider the basics and the math:
    First off: Are you tracking your food with a calorie tracker (I use myfitnesspal)? When I don't for a while, and then I start again, I often find I'm eating more than I mean to. If you are tracking, then you should have a good idea of what you're putting in to your body, which is half of the equation.
    Based on an arbitrarily chosen TDEE calculator (https://tdeecalculator.net/result.php?s=imperial&age=32&g=female&lbs=210&in=64&act=1.2&bf=&f=1), you'd be expected to burn about 2000 calories a day[1]. If you're eating around 1000 calories a day[2] for instance, you will only have a net deficit of 1000 calories / day, which equates to about a pound every 3.5 days, which is about spot on to what you described (at least as I interpreted it)
    Exercising helps, too, but only so much. If you, for instance, are walking a mile and a half each day at a brisk pace, you'd burn about 150 extra calories each day (according to https://www.verywellfit.com/walking-calories-burned-by-miles-3887154 at least) This helps, but would only be about 0.3 lbs / week.
    In short, 1-2 lbs a week sounds about right, mathematically. Think positively - if you can keep up loss that rate, you'll hit your goal weight in about a year!
    --
    [1] Assuming you don't have a super-active job.
    [2] The program I got calls for 700-900 for the soft foods stage, but I'm rounding up for ease of math.
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    jelos98 got a reaction from Orchids&Dragons in Irritability   
    I had some extreme irritability during the pureed foods stage, but it died down, and I'm crossing my fingers and hoping it's gone. Talked to the doc and it's apparently a really common thing.
    Your body is going through some huge adjustments, it thinks you're starving, and you may be dehydrated on top of it. Of course you're irritable!

    For me: snack+drink+children's tylenol (liquid) +a nap seemed to mostly do the trick. Plus a ton of apologies after the fact
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    jelos98 got a reaction from GreenTealael in Help!!!!   
    Maybe a dumb question, but have you tried eating Breakfast for dinner, to help figure out if it's a time-of-day/habit issue or a type-of-food issue?
    One thing that jumped out to me is that the meal you list for breakfast is actually available in the "Soft Foods" stage of the meal plan they gave me (which I'm mainly noticing because I just advanced to said phase and am looking forward to making breakfast) - that is, it's something that's supposed to be relatively easy to digest
    Makes me wonder if it's something where you're able to break down said breakfast fast enough that the fluids flushing it through you isn't as big of a deal, vs. something heavier/more solid, which you may well be flushing through without giving it time to digest.
    But that's just wild speculation, and something I'd be talking to my doc about.

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    jelos98 got a reaction from Batty2000 in June 2019 sleevers   
    June 27th for myself, too! Coming up mighty quick. I'm finally starting to get nervous about the surgery, itself.
    Some of the last of my prep has been gathering and preparing some "just in case" paperwork (will, list of accounts, advanced health care directive, etc.) and it kind of shakes the nerves a bit.
    Months of preparation - losing 15% of my body weight, changing my diet to what they want me to aim for long term, starting to exercise regularly, etc. - means I'm feeling as mentally and physically prepared as I think I ever will be.
    So I guess you could say, I want to get the surgery itself over with... while I still have the guts *rimshot*.



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