Weight Loss - Zero Effort

[FaithForward 2]

My surgery date is Nov 29^th and I will start my pre-op diet on Monday. I weighed myself this morning and was surprised to find I had lost 7lbs over the past couple of weeks. It hit me; I see a means to an end and have not been stressing about food or overeating. I have not been over analyzing my food choices, I just eat!

I read many posts on here regarding the low carb diets, etc that so many are following. I don’t want to treat this new journey as a diet although I do understand that my body will require Proteins, etc. Diets have failed me long term. I think by nature, a person will make better food choices as they are losing weight because they make you feel better. If I want a bite of dessert, I’m going to have it or a bite of any other food that I would normally beat myself up over having.

What a great feeling to know that I have lost weight without trying.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Great for you! All the best on your upcoming surgery.

[chilo1 62]

My surgery date is Nov 29^th and I will start my pre-op diet on Monday. I weighed myself this morning and was surprised to find I had lost 7lbs over the past couple of weeks. It hit me; I see a means to an end and have not been stressing about food or overeating. I have not been over analyzing my food choices, I just eat!

I read many posts on here regarding the low carb diets, etc that so many are following. I don’t want to treat this new journey as a diet although I do understand that my body will require Proteins, etc. Diets have failed me long term. I think by nature, a person will make better food choices as they are losing weight because they make you feel better. If I want a bite of dessert, I’m going to have it or a bite of any other food that I would normally beat myself up over having.

What a great feeling to know that I have lost weight without trying.

That's the approach I'm taking now I'm nearly 3 and a half months out. At first I did stick to a "diet" plan, but when I went to my nutritionist she said it was ok once in a while to treat yourself. In the past I always used to cut out everything I liked then binge on it,that's what got me to the situation I was in before surgery. Now that I've lost nearly 70% of my excess weight I treat my self without feeling guilty. Yesterday I went to a friend for lunch, just has carrot and coriander Soup so I had 2 tiny bites of the chocolate cheesecake for dessert, still put every single bite in my calorie count. Good luck to you!

[NtvTxn 1,262]

My surgery date is Nov 29^th and I will start my pre-op diet on Monday. I weighed myself this morning and was surprised to find I had lost 7lbs over the past couple of weeks. It hit me; I see a means to an end and have not been stressing about food or overeating. I have not been over analyzing my food choices, I just eat!

I read many posts on here regarding the low carb diets, etc that so many are following. I don’t want to treat this new journey as a diet although I do understand that my body will require Proteins, etc. Diets have failed me long term. I think by nature, a person will make better food choices as they are losing weight because they make you feel better. If I want a bite of dessert, I’m going to have it or a bite of any other food that I would normally beat myself up over having.

What a great feeling to know that I have lost weight without trying.

You'll do great!! I lost 81.5 lbs in just under 5 months. My surgeon's goal was a loss of 78 lbs! Yes, I am below goal!! Yay!! From the beginning when I attended the seminar a couple of months before surgery, they stressed "this is not a diet, it is a way of life". I loved that, diets had done nothing but failed for the past thirty years. I would lose and regain. For the first time EVER, I am confident I will keep the weight off. I AM in control. I am not hungry, I eat because I need to and because it tastes good. It's wonderful. My doctor does not worry about carbs, although I cut down on them myself before surgery to help with the pre-op diet and have just continued. Protein is the key to success in my opinion, I make sure I get in between 60 and 75 per day....one reason is because I did NOT want to have any hair issues and I have not! Knock on wood!! This has been disgustingly easy.....I love my sleeve! Now I am in maintenence, adding IN some calories, they said "live a little" - I allow myself a few bites of pumpkin bread, and that is plenty. I do NOT want more. I am trying to FIND things, healthy things to snack on to add calories to my diet because I cannot eat more at my meals. I have made up snack bags of almonds, half oz bags! Who'd have thought I'd ever NEED to make myself eat!!??? Good luck....you'll love your sleeve!!!!!

[Tiffykins 672]

It really is pretty effortless to lose weight with the sleeve, and while some may view low carbing it a "diet", I surely did not. I think the only reason I didn't see it that way is because at every meal, I never had room for wasted carbs if I wanted to get my Protein in from food sources. I puked on Protein Drinks so I had no other choice to low carb it if I wanted to get in 3 solid ounces of protein per meal. I also realized that my body runs best on low carbs, my energy is through the roof, give me more than 2-3oz of mashed potatoes or mac-n-cheese, and I need a nap. I saw it as a lifestyle change, and a lifelong commitment to better choices. So, if it ended up low carb then so be it. I never had a stall, not one week passed that I didn't lose weight so obviously something went right for me. And, I think that's the key to individual success, doing what works best for each person, and how they want to lose weight. I could have taken a year to get to goal with over 125lbs to lose, but really I'm not an endurance girl, and I wanted to sprint to the finish line and worry about maintenance later.

[*susan* 1,709]

I felt the same as you, and still do. The last thing I wanted was to be on yet another diet. I don't want to have to count or journal anything, lol, I have been doing that all my life with no success. That is the beauty of the sleeve. For me, I quit eating when I am full, which happens very quickly. I mostly make healthy choices with my eating, but when I don't, I don't sweat it. I know my sleeve will not allow me to over-indulge like I used to. Now, if I want something, I eat it, just everything in moderation.

[Maddie 9]

So nice to hear that you are already off to a great start. It's very liberating isn't it?

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

It really is pretty effortless to lose weight with the sleeve, and while some may view low carbing it a "diet", I surely did not. I think the only reason I didn't see it that way is because at every meal, I never had room for wasted carbs if I wanted to get my Protein in from food sources. I puked on Protein drinks so I had no other choice to low carb it if I wanted to get in 3 solid ounces of protein per meal. I also realized that my body runs best on low carbs, my energy is through the roof, give me more than 2-3oz of mashed potatoes or mac-n-cheese, and I need a nap. I saw it as a lifestyle change, and a lifelong commitment to better choices. So, if it ended up low carb then so be it. I never had a stall, not one week passed that I didn't lose weight so obviously something went right for me. And, I think that's the key to individual success, doing what works best for each person, and how they want to lose weight. I could have taken a year to get to goal with over 125lbs to lose, but really I'm not an endurance girl, and I wanted to sprint to the finish line and worry about maintenance later.

Great post! Very very true.

To be honest, I've never been able to do low carb because no matter what, I always wanted to eat more more more. Now, I simply do NOT have enough room to eat enough anyway. I literally have to eat mostly only meats because 2 oz of meat isn't enough protein. I do have my hi Fiber oatmeal but is usually on a meal all its own.

I have noticed that eating this way that my belly fat is really going away really fast. It's great!

...and it's true, it really REALLY does feel effortless. I'm not working out as much as I used to, and I don't feel like I'm starving all the time. ITS GREAT!!! This is the best thing I've ever done for myself. I'm very happy!

[Billy363627 15]

Wow you all are such a great inspiration to me.. I am being sleeved in late december 2010. Yall have really said alot that has made it hopeful to me to acheiving my goals..I have been a member for about a month now and I have really been doing some research on the sleeve and yall have really helped in answering my question without me asking..Right now I am really scatter brained. Going back and fourth questioning my decesion. I know it is over a month away, but I am as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room of rocking chairs..