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Today is day #8, I'm down 8 pounds, haha. It hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be. I do liquids only, throughout the day, and a lean Protein with non starchy veggies in the evening. How many years out are you from WLS?

Today makes 1 month since I started my diet reset, and I'm down 12 pounds. I was the same weight for almost 2 weeks, and it was torture, but I'm so proud of myself. Total 52 pounds down from this time last year.
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CONGRATULATIONS !

Today makes 1 month since I started my diet reset, and I'm down 12 pounds. I was the same weight for almost 2 weeks, and it was torture, but I'm so proud of myself. Total 52 pounds down from this time last year.
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Today makes 1 month since I started my diet reset, and I'm down 12 pounds. I was the same weight for almost 2 weeks, and it was torture, but I'm so proud of myself. Total 52 pounds down from this time last year.
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Changing it up really helps - I did the same thing
congradulations

Woke up down 5 lbs, and although I know it's Water weight, it still makes me happy...the cravings hit me hard last night. Let me mention that I'm going to caffeine, carb AND sugar withdrawal. I killed the cravings with 2 dill spears and a tablespoon of PB...but I sure wanted another tablespoon. I drank a bottle of water and MADE myself go to bed. Night time snacking is my worst enemy. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

I posted a while ago about my weight loss, and regain and taking control again.
Started at 320 or there abouts 5'2" and 54 years old 10 years ago. VSG. Lost weight and got to 180 pounds. Over 8 years I regained to 220. Started slow weight loss / getting back into control in mid July this past year. I have now lost 30 pounds. Back to 190. I started my weight loss with a BMI over 54 in the 300's. I am still considered obese at 190 and a BMI just under 34; but darn it, I am so flipping proud of myself.
Yes, I am 64 years old. No, I can't really exercise ... but I do some short walks and I garden and vegetable garden, take care of my chickens. I had to get a local teen to help me lift 40 pound bags of feed this year; but I can still haul the 25 lb bags.... and I continue to work full time in my career. Life is good.
In my weight loss journey this time out, I stopped at 20 pounds lost and took a break. I experimented with adding in more foods, and balancing out what I needed to do to maintain that 20 pound loss, and did that for a month, then decided to lose some more. I think that i never really paid all that much attention to how much, what kinds of foods how I Prepare them.... and exactly how my body reacts to it. I use very little salt at home. When I eat out, I gain weight from the added salt. Yes, it is Water weight from the salt; but being on lock down at home and working from home, with no lunches out for meetings.... going to have to find places to lunch that cut the sodium out !!! Going to continue what I am doing. Taking breaks, slow weight loss and maybe make it down to overweight, or not.... but will be pleased to keep that 30 # off !!!
Still using my VSG. 10 years later.

Yes! Kick it into high gear. I should have started as soon as I was done breastfeeding. I was at goal (165), then gained up to 205 with the first one. I never made it back down to goal, then got pregnant again, and got up to 260 with that one. [emoji15][emoji15][emoji15]
It took me all the way until last August, weighing 272 (almost to my presurgery weight of 288) to finally get a little serious about weight loss...not that serious, though. I've "only" lost 50 pounds over the last year (8 of those pounds was with a diet reset that I started last week). I could kick myself for not trying to get any off after the first baby...the hill wouldn't have been as high. Oh well, you live and you learn. You'll jump right on it, as soon as you're healthy enough! [emoji847][emoji847][emoji847]

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I had surgery in May of 2017. My highest weight was 327lbs I made it down to 211 and then was pregnant with my first 10 months post op. I'm around 230 but I'm also pregnant again. I'm hoping to really kick it in gear after this baby

Yep - I weighed daily, but only officially recorded it weekly, so a week without loss (or a bit of gain) I chalked up to being a "stall". I only had one week without loss until I started ramping up my calories to slow down the loss leading into goal (and my "three/third week stall was maybe a day - it's a big YMMV thing.) There are too many Water weight effects to worry about daily fluctuations.

I consider it a stall if I haven't lost weight in a week. I've had multiple stalls with the longest one lasting three weeks. You'll get passed this! It's completely normal!

Yep, if you don’t lose any weight in a week it’s likely a stall. (Think of them as your body playing catch-up with the changes you’re making.) Like NovaLuna, my longest stall persisted 3 weeks too & I experienced about 3 during my journey. Some people advocate shaking your body up by increasing or decreasing your exercise or food intake. I just continued with my routine & gave my body the time it needed & I eventually started losing again.
Good luck.

Today is day #8, I'm down 8 pounds, haha. It hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be. I do liquids only, throughout the day, and a lean Protein with non starchy veggies in the evening. How many years out are you from WLS?

Today I started a reset also. Did fine with just liquids today. Hope tomorrow goes as well.

Hello all,
I am 4 years post op and I totally feel your pain. Post sleeve i was 256 lbs. My lowest weight was 146lbs. I am currently 205 lbs. I have made the decision to get back on track with it all. I will start with the basics of Protein Shakes for 3 days, then slowly introduce other allowable foods. I do know that my sleeve is still intact because i cant eat alot at one time, but once that food digests, I am ready for more, but only out of habit, not hunger. For me it is mental because when I am bored I eat. Since having my last child I have began to fall back into old habits, but I know I can make the changes because my sleeve still works and I am ready to do this once again!!

I start my fasting at 7:30pm until 11:30am. I’m in bed by 9 - 9:30. I have Pork rinds (zero calories) as a snack and Coke Zero . For lunch I will have a chicken salad or regular salad and a sensible dinner. I have been loosing 2 to 3 pounds a week. Going thru that stall I was sure the VSG didn’t work but once i read intermittent fasting helps I decided to try it and it worked!

I just love this picture!

All of this low-carb/keto/whatever stuff might be marketed as "healthy" and/or "good for weight loss" but all of these Snacks and treats still contain calories (and usually a truckload of various chemicals), a lot of the time not even significantly less calories than the original stuff while having to pay triple the price.
I personally think these kinds of foods (the ones trying to mimic something else while claiming to be healthier) are usually a rip-off. Of course there are exceptions and depending on the reason it can make sense to buy the mimicking thing, e. g. buying soy or almond milk or lactose free milk when one is lactose intolerant even though the substitutes are more expensive.

I am afraid to try any of those "safe" Snacks for fear they might trigger sugar cravings. I bought a bunch of bulk dates a few months ago and have them stored in the freezer. If I need a "sweet," I grab a couple of those frozen dates and suck/chew on them. They are amazingly satisfying, completely natural and unprocessed, and have just enough "sweet" to do the trick.

I'm on maintenance and eat low-carb, low-fat Snacks to satisfy my sweet tooth. They are harder to find, since Keto is all the rage now, but I get most of mine from the Bariatric Pal Store. I still have to watch how much of them I eat. There's a temptation to overdo it because they are "safe" foods.

Are you still in weight loss phase? Keto Snacks, while low in carbs, are high in fat, and still pack alot of calories.

Woke up down 5 lbs, and although I know it's Water weight, it still makes me happy...the cravings hit me hard last night. Let me mention that I'm going to caffeine, carb AND sugar withdrawal. I killed the cravings with 2 dill spears and a tablespoon of PB...but I sure wanted another tablespoon. I drank a bottle of water and MADE myself go to bed. Night time snacking is my worst enemy. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

We're in the same boat, so we can encourage each other. I had vsg in 2012, followed by a baby, along with weight gain in 2014...followed by another baby, and even MORE weight gain in 2016. Just started a diet reset 2 days ago, and I'm feeling pretty good about it. I'm 80 pounds away from my goal weight with vsg...so this won't happen overnight. How are things going for you?

You're right! Today my rings were looser on my fingers, and I know I haven't lost that fast! I wish! Thanks.