Angel12043

This is a hard one because on the one hand, it's fairly easy to advise how to change your diet and lifestyle.
Here are some basic things to try:
drink at least 64oz Water per day remove all processed foods and sweets from your house and diet and replace with fresh fruit and nuts/seeds (this includes artificial sweetener and Protein Shakes if you're past 3-6 months post-op) make sure you hit your Protein goal (probably 80g) with high-quality lean protein every meal, every day (meat, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese, beans) decrease or eliminate your grains/starches and always opt for whole grain when you do have it eat only at mealtimes increase your vegetable consumption increase physical activity (for example, get 10k steps per day) keep a journal that includes both a food journal and an emotions journal, and use this to see if you can find patterns or triggers in your behavior The motivation is a whole other issue. None of these changes are likely to stick if you don't have the motivation and mindset you need to do it.
Personally, I found a lot of information and motivation from reading Dr. Matthew Weiner's books, A Pound of Cure, and also the one that explains how weight loss surgery really works. I also get a lot of inspiration from watching YouTube vloggers and podcasts. Here are a few of my favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/@LouisesJourneyxo
https://www.youtube.com/@apoundofcure
https://www.youtube.com/@nicoleislosingit
https://www.youtube.com/@kakisrnyjourney5376
https://www.youtube.com/@thistothatlife
Finally, if you can, get friends and family involved in supporting you by checking in on your progress, going for walks with you, maybe cooking meals together. And post here for support!

Robert Lustig says it’s not what you eat it’s what’s been done to what you eat. Look at his book metabolical and Chris van tulkes ultra processed people. Sugar is as harmful to me as cocaine only difference being coke is hard to get, expensive and illegal. If they sold it in sweet shops …
the psychological part is huge - dr Nicole perrera on insta shares lots of free stuff and has a great workbook which is cheaper than therapy. You can nip this in it’s fatty little bud (or butt!) right now!!!

To borrow a phrase from an eighties cartoon “I [you] have the power!”

Any advice helps I’ve regained 40 pounds and I want to get to my goal weight which is 66 pounds away I’ve went back to basics but struggle mindset wise and can’t afford the therapy part 😭 any advice?

Hi everyone I will be Starting the process of my weight loss surgery on the 26th of this month I have first choice health insurance through the state of South Carolina I am going with the prisma bariatric institute in Greenville South Carolina and I would like to know if anybody else has went with them and use the same insurance I am using thank you in advance