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"Poutine"... Not really but it filled the want. Poutine gravy, 1.5oz brisket, 2oz cheese curds and 2oz green/wax Beans.

That is the one thing I actually miss still from before I had my surgery. On a hot day I would fill a large glass of Water and chug the whole thing down and then fill it again and chug it again. I had my surgery ~4.5 years ago and I still cannot drink all that much water at a time. I can drink maybe 6-8oz of water at once but it makes me feel very full and uncomfortable so I do not do that. I think it's probably better to not wait so long in between drinks and then drink tons of water all at once anyway.

I still go pretty slowly at 21 months post surgery. Can do one or two mouthfuls now but swallow with a breaks between. It’s painful if I swallow too quickly or have more than the one or two mouthfuls at a time.

I've never been one to really "chug" Water, but within the first month, I wasn't limited to slow sipping anymore, and within 2-3 months, I could drink relatively normally. It's still slightly uncomfortable if I try to drink really fast, but I'm 6.5 months out now and have very little trouble drinking enough water. I have noticed that when I drink warm drinks, I sometimes either drink too fast or perhaps the way I sip makes me swallow some air and I get a little discomfort in my stomach, but it's not too bad and it goes away quickly.

I had my Gastric Bypass surgery in August 2019, surgery was a breeze but have suffered with sickness and nausea for the last year but due to Covid haven’t been able to see my surgeon. Was prescribed Odensetron which helps somewhat. But regardless of the sickness and not being able to keep foods down I do not regret having it done at all. Have lost over 140lbs . Before and after pics attached

I just posted this in another similar thread but this one seems more current. First picture is a few months pre-op when I was 296lbs and the second picture was a few months ago (about 4 years post op) at 165. The third one is from just a couple days ago. I am at 160lbs now, 5’8” and 28 years old.

I used this one... bit calorific as it’s per chaffle. I’m going to try just the cheese and egg one later

My favorite lunch wraps since surgery. Got them at costco in Canada

For scale this is a 4oz ramekin. Cottage cheese, slivered ham and pizza sauce all mixed and topped with buratta. Baked until melted and toasty. Very filling. Ate 3/4 of it

Cold snowy weather calls for warm dishes so last nights dinner was estofado de res aka beef stew. Used my fiancé’s plate for the pic since mines was in a little bowl. Don’t mind the lighting, I tried to get fancy lol

Yum!! I love chaffles but with only a Belgium waffle maker, they don't look as pretty. Which recipe did you use?

For scale this is a 4oz ramekin. Cottage cheese, slivered ham and pizza sauce all mixed and topped with buratta. Baked until melted and toasty. Very filling. Ate 3/4 of it

For scale this is a 4oz ramekin. Cottage cheese, slivered ham and pizza sauce all mixed and topped with buratta. Baked until melted and toasty. Very filling. Ate 3/4 of it

Omg I made my first chaffle!! It’s incredible!

Weird side effect of my arm lift that I’ve noticed over the last couple days. I had enormous bat wings, which provided great padding to my arms. The last couple of nights, while laying in bed, I’ve noticed discomfort when my inner elbows and laying against the bed for too long. Much like my bony knees that now need a pillow between them I now need a pillow under my now bony elbows for comfort!

@SanDiego Girl :
Ok, first the disclaimers:
Disclaimer 1: I am not a medical professional/nutritionist...just an avid reader/googler.
Disclaimer 2: The values below are very generalized and assumes that you have more or less an average metabolism, average functioning insulin regulation, average body fat percentage for your stats, etc. etc.
TL;DR: If you want to skip my very long-winded dissertation below, the gist of my message is this: you may want re-evaluate your calorie consumption-activity level combo, cut the sugar, and manage your expectations.
Now, your weight today is pretty much what it was when you had your metabolism study, so let's assume you still have a BMR of 1486.
This means that if you all you did all day was sit like a statue and breathe, then you would burn 1486 cals for just existing.
Your reported exercise can be classified as "Moderately Active" (30-60 mins of sustained elevated heart rate sessions 4-6 times a week). Add this to the regular activity of every day living (i.e., just moving), and your daily caloric needs would be approximately 2150 cals a day to MAINTAIN YOUR WEIGHT. To lose weight, you will need to consume under this amount (or up your activity levels)
CALORIES
Without knowing exactly what's in your lunch salad, nor what consists of your meat/veggies dinner, nor what amount of each, I calculated the you are probably consuming about 1750 calories (I arbitrarily assigned 300 & 400 for each of lunch and dinner).
This means, using the oft-used statistic that a deficit (or gain) of 3500 cal results in a 1lb loss (or gain) of body weight, you theoretically should be losing on average 0.8 lbs a week. This assumes that you NEVER go over 1750 cals a day, and you sustain your current activity level. Based on your original post, it sounds like you aren't. **Note that this is not an exact science, and I personally think 3500=1lb is an overly simplistic assumption, but for the purposes of this post, lets just keep it simple. I digress...**
Soooo....if you would like to lose a bit more, a bit faster, try cutting your current cals by a couple hundred (your teams suggestion to aiming for 1200 is sound in this case). Your reported typical daily menu above includes 880 cals of JUST SNACKS. Perhaps try cutting out the Starbucks and 1/2 the nightly Dove chocolates. Doing this alone will save you 245 calories a day.
SUGAR
Another more controversial suggestion would be to cut all (or drastically reduce) sugar/sweeteners. Not only is sugar poor nutritionally, excess amounts causes spikes in glucose levels, which may to lead insulin resistance: which means the cells in your body aren't as efficient at removing glucose in the blood, so it will store it as fat. Which is weight gain.
Further, it is theorized that sugar begets sugar. When you are eating it, you want more. So if you can white knuckle it for a few days and get it out of your system, it is suggested that you will find that your sugar cravings will subside.
EXPECTATIONS
Lets say you keep your cal level at 1750 & moderate activity levels (and do not deviate from it). This still means you would theoretically still be losing 0.8 lbs a week. This also means you would reach your 180 goal in 50 weeks. Are you ok with this timeline? Can you sustain at most 1750 cals a day for 50 weeks? If you go above this level you will extend that timeline accordingly. Edited to add: remember that this 1750 max cal level will reduce as YOU reduce!
You are quite a ways out of surgery and unfortunately don't have the extra tailwind that recently sleeved people have. Its very easy to get frustrated and give up when your hard effort results in what is perceived as slow weight loss. The typical manifestation of this frustration is to eat (and usually its like pizza or Cookies and NOT carrots and yogourt). If you can figure out how to deal with the frustration for just longer periods of time (I mean no one actually expects this to be completely solved immediately by sheer will), you will already be a couple steps up in the game.
Good Luck! ❤️
P.S. Am really sorry that this was so long.
P.P.S I think its worth noting here again in the postscript the Disclaimers noted above:
Disclaimer 1: I am not a medical professional/nutritionist...just an avid reader/googler.
Disclaimer 2: The values below (sic) are very generalized and assumes that you have more or less an average metabolism, average functioning insulin regulation, average body fat percentage for your stats, etc. etc.

Love it! It looks like my side of the bed! 😂 My husband says I’m from The Princess and The Pea with all my layers of bedding. 🤣

For a change of pace (and because I have no new clothes to sport), I give you:
OOTD, Bed Edition!
Been in the market for a bed wedge pillow for months. Finally decided on one, put it in my Amazon cart, then the next day is was Unavailable. Arg.
So I McGyered myself one using a feather bed wrapped around a couple firm pillows.
Ta-da!
The Kid said my side of the bed looks so Extra. Ha! Wait till she tries out this setup,..she’ll be a believer soon enough.
P.S. I run colder than Mr. so I fold that blue blanket in half for extra warmth on my side. Its a weighted blanket we got as an Xmas present and I love it, but sometimes when I have to pee in the middle of night, im too weak from grogginess to get out from under it or put it back over me when im done (it’s effing heavy!) 😜
In any case, can’t wait to sleep tonight!

I hear you! I found a bowl with a couple of spoons of rolled oats I couldn’t eat in my fridge this morning. I put it on a lower shelf in the fridge two days ago & forgot. It was all crusty - not appetising at all.

My fridge is becoming a graveyard of partially eaten bowls of food and mini containers holding what Mr. calls "crumbs" of leftovers that I save for later.
Its messing with my MFP food tracking cuz I log it for one day but then eat it over 2-3 days. Arg.

"Poutine"... Not really but it filled the want. Poutine gravy, 1.5oz brisket, 2oz cheese curds and 2oz green/wax Beans.

The costco locations in Kitchener and Waterloo just got a few new diet friendly options that I hadn't seen before. Fingers crossed for you. I always look for the US suggested stuff and am bummed when it isn't here, so I was excited

My favorite lunch wraps since surgery. Got them at costco in Canada

I googled with what info I could see. Looks like Fiber One, Cinnamon coffee Cake Soft Bars.

My favorite lunch wraps since surgery. Got them at costco in Canada