amyseattle

I think you should be blunt.

I personally think the world is our oyster with food, but you have to accept that every new food you try is an experiment. I’m just taking it day to day. I am not eating sugar or carb dense foods but how can I say I never will again? We are responsible for our choices!

I’ve lost 38 pounds since my surgery on 1/15 and 46 since pre-op. I’m grateful for so many things- I’m actually grateful for the journey. Pre-op was painfully hard for me because I was mourning that overeating was coming to an end. Yes you read that right. Post op was hard because it was immediately a world of unknowns: why did I gain after surgery? why was I hungry after surgery? why did I have a metallic taste in my mouth? why couldn’t I tolerate chicken and eggs? what is this foamies thing that happened twice in one week and only after a few bites? why was my stomach upset all the time? why did I stall after three weeks for 11 days? why was a losing a pound a day in the first three weeks and about 2 a week since? Most of my panicked questions have been answered - mostly by Carrie, but now mostly by myself. The answers for me come when I am calm and collect and redirect my irrational thoughts. I just had major surgery 2.5 months ago. Now I want this to be a marathon and not a sprint because I have so much to learn along the way. And that is a good thing.

I’m 10 weeks out and believe it or not I could eat more before until just recently. Now I’m stuffed after a few bites. Did my pouch decrease in size?

That’s awesome. No stalls for you?

Seems to be averaging 10 a month and I guess that is perfect!

Some days I can handle a 6” tortilla... but some days I can’t!

It was just beans.... so in the world of burritos it was pretty small and less filling than others.

Your weight loss is probably the norm. I need to get the pound a day loss out of my head (that’s what I was told) and be ok that this isn’t a sprint.

You are so wonderfully generous with your insight and words. It means a lot. I’m at 600 calories a day now and I’ve recently recognized that 40 gr of carbs a day is probably too little. I’m dragging a bit even with 70 gr of protein, water and everything else I’m doing. So, I was hungry that night and I was with my mom so that combination is dangerous (serious and kidding). Pausing is the key and man, it only takes a few seconds, so I need to get into this habit. So much to learn and as mentioned to someone else it’s so good I’m seeing a good disorder therapist!

Being patient with myself is my biggest obstacle right now. I’m 8 weeks out and expect to be an expert and expect my old habits to not come up. Good thing I’m seeing a food disorder therapist 😉

I ate because I still like to eat and was pushing boundaries.... so, I think I learned my lesson to stop even if I don’t get the stuffed feeling.

You rebel!!

Oops you told me. I just need to do the math. Lol.

How much did you have to lose?