JordanKylie

So great to see all of you fellow July-ers doing so well! I'm down 32 lbs but been stalling here and there, which is so frustrating. It's been so much fun getting to explore eating foods again though!

I've been told by my program and also have seen that it seems to be pretty common to expect to eat 500-600 calories a day for the first few months. I'm 7 weeks out and have yet to go over 600 calories. I also find that when I go back and forth between eating very few calories one day to my upper limit the next day that I lose quicker. So I agree with the above statement about switching it up too.

I believe that you can 100% get back on track! However, I think it's also important to be gentle with yourself and allow yourself some grace during difficult times. Just try to do the best you can, and be mindful of your food choices and then kind of let the rest go. What you're going through isn't easy! I'm so very sorry that you're dealing with that situation. I do hope things improve for you!

I feel like all I do is drink water and take meds.[emoji23] But, if you split them up between the morning and evening, I think it's much more manageable that way. My tum appreciates the break too!

It seems to me like she might just have a personal preference due to what ingredients she might think are unsavory in the Premier? That's odd. Premier are pretty popular among the bariatric community.

Congratulations!!! Job well done!

I love this! I'm grateful for the fact that I get to spend so much time with my kids this year.(even though the reason why sucks) I'm grateful I finally got to have my sleeve surgery and that I have so many supporting family and friends. And I'm so so thankful for my husband, who's done everything imaginable to make sure we could afford the surgery and that my recovery was comfortable. He's a good guy.

You are so not alone. I'm 4.5 weeks out and that restricted diet was the HARDEST part of this journey by far(and I threw up continuously for the first 18hrs post surgery). But looking back now, it went by quickly. I just tried to focus on some self exploration concerning head hunger and how I used food for comfort, etc etc. Not saying I've got it all figured out, but I tried to use my sadness/depression/longing time in a positive way I guess? It gave me some insight. Also, it just sucks. It's the trenches. But you can do it! Stay positive and focused! It really will be over before you know it.

I'm not sure of the biology of it, but the same thing happens to me too! It seems like my tum gets more tolerant toward foods thought the day? It's weird. And I'm not sure if this is the right way to approach it, but I usually don't snack at all throughout the day and save a few calories back so I can have a little healthy snack with my husband when we're chillin after the kids go to bed. Hahaha

Are the 4 teaspoons the amount your plan has stated to eat, or is that all that you can fit?

I was soooooo sick for the first 18ish hours. I was really glad my husband didn't have to see me like that. There are pros to every bad situation. Lol.

Can't your body only absorb like 30 grams at a time or something? That's just silly.

Sugar free Popsicles got me through the worst of it!

Oh shoot I read that wrong. You already know. Hahaha

Bari_ks said he got banned?