Hi,

Are you eating healthy since you have had weight loss surgery? I went out for Breakfast this morning with my husband and friends. I almost became ill while sitting there and watching these two men consume LARGE amounts of food and then added more food from a lady who could not eat all hers.

I shared a small amount of my husbands breakfast. My point is that I have learned in the last 3 ½ years that NO ONE needs large amounts of food to survive. It is amazing how small amounts of food will nourish us and we will become much healthier.

Make a point to pay attention to the quality and amount of foods you are eating. Tonight for dinner my husband and I had a small amount of Halibut, we split a Sweet Potato, and we each had a fresh fruit salad with fresh pineapple, and some grapes with vanilla Yogurt drizzled over it. It was simple and I had small amounts. It was also very healthy. I never feel deprived, and I eat well.

You deserve to eat well and healthy. Take time and plan your meals. You family can eat all the same things you eat, but they may make the choice to eat larger amounts of food. Don't try to control them, the only person you can control is YOU. None of this would be possible if I would not have had weight loss surgery with Dr. Aceves. This surgery has changed my entire life.....

I wish you great success with what you are doing.

Hugs,

Suzanne

Sleeved 10/21/2008

Lost 105 pounds

Thank you !!! Your message is very clear . Thanks for the inspiration !!! It's great to read this from someone who had the surgery a while ago and continue being

successful

I love how since surgery I eat so well! Never before would I have reached for fruit salad over tortilla chips! We're on one amazing journey! Thank you for sharing this with us. YAY you for being so strong still!

Love your post! Thanks for the reminder!!

Thanks for the update!

Well said. My hubby can eat a ton of food. However, I noticed the other night at a restaurant, he ate some salad, Soup, and a little prime rib, ate his veggies and a bit of baked potato. That to me is a ton of food, but a lot less than he has eaten before. I'm so proud of him.

Thank you for sharing with us.

Thank you for the post. Long term success is not going to be about whether or not your stomah stretches a bit, I think. It is going to be about whether or not you learned your lessons along the way.

Awwww sweet post! Congrats on all your success

Thank you !!! Your message is very clear . Thanks for the inspiration !!! It's great to read this from someone who had the surgery a while ago and continue being

successful

Hi,

Your welcome and I just want people to know that it is possible to maintain your weight loss. It is just a lifestyle change that you will do for the rest of your life. And yes I have cake or a cookie or something I like. But, only a small amount of it and it always meets my needs.

Hugs,

Suzanne

Thank you for the post. Long term success is not going to be about whether or not your stomah stretches a bit, I think. It is going to be about whether or not you learned your lessons along the way.

Hi,

I like your point of view and you are so correct. It is a learning lesson. You will always feel the restriction, and I don't feel like my stomach has stretched at all. I have learned that I feel full and very compfortable with the amount of food I have eaten.

Thanks for responding. I love hearing other people's thoughts too.

Hugs,

Suzanne

I love how since surgery I eat so well! Never before would I have reached for fruit salad over tortilla chips! We're on one amazing journey! Thank you for sharing this with us. YAY you for being so strong still!

Hi,

It is amazing how we make the choice to eat the healthy vs what we used to eat. I only wished I could explain how your brain starts to work with you stomach. And you wonder "WHY" couldn't I have done this on my own.

I wouldn't trade one day of my new life for anything. Yay and your success too.

Hugs,

Suzanne

Awwww sweet post! Congrats on all your success

Hi,

Thanks so much, and you are looking pretty darn good yourself. I wish you great success.

Hugs,

Suzanne

I think I'm like the average guy here. I ate anything with fat, calories, cholesterol, and oil or butter. Thats how I got sick and how I got fat. Well know one could tell me anything different before all that. LOL I am a guy's guy. Let's have a beer and a big fat T-bone steak.LOL

I developed diabeties that made my leg go numb, heart started to beat differently, on insulin and metformin with a A1C of 9.4, High blood pressure, cholesterol of 250, Yup a man's man. Cardiologist said that the diabeties would kill me soon, so the surgery risk was a moot point.

fast forward one year,

Diabeties gone, cholesterol below 150, Blood pressure 120/80 all with zero meds! I eat only healthy foods now, zero fried, no bacon, lean pork or beef, skinless chicken etc. I found out that there is a whole world of food thats healthy and tastes great! I've learned that anything in moderation is ok, but I'm careful as to what I put in my mouth. I have learned that I knew nothing about a healthy lifestyle until I almost lost my life.

Congrats on your success as you do inspire others here!!! Including myself. Thank you for sharing.

Love your post! Thanks for the reminder!!

Hi,

I just want everyone to know that it is possible to maintain the weight loss, eat yummy food and be happy. The key is the small amounts of food and to find things that you love to eat. I also think I am a much better cook now that I have lost this weight. My huband eat just what I eat only a little more than I eat, and he has lost weight too. So it was a great thing for both of us.

Hugs,

Suzanne

Thanks for the update!

Hi,

You are welcome. It is good for people to know that you can maintain your weight loss and eat great foods along the way. My tastes have changed a lot, and all for the better.

Hugs,

Suzanne

I think I'm like the average guy here. I ate anything with fat, calories, cholesterol, and oil or butter. Thats how I got sick and how I got fat. Well know one could tell me anything different before all that. LOL I am a guy's guy. Let's have a beer and a big fat T-bone steak.LOL

I developed diabeties that made my leg go numb, heart started to beat differently, on insulin and metformin with a A1C of 9.4, High blood pressure, cholesterol of 250, Yup a man's man. Cardiologist said that the diabeties would kill me soon, so the surgery risk was a moot point.

fast forward one year,

Diabeties gone, cholesterol below 150, Blood pressure 120/80 all with zero meds! I eat only healthy foods now, zero fried, no bacon, lean pork or beef, skinless chicken etc. I found out that there is a whole world of food thats healthy and tastes great! I've learned that anything in moderation is ok, but I'm careful as to what I put in my mouth. I have learned that I knew nothing about a healthy lifestyle until I almost lost my life.

Congrats on your success as you do inspire others here!!! Including myself. Thank you for sharing.

I think I'm like the average guy here. I ate anything with fat, calories, cholesterol, and oil or butter. Thats how I got sick and how I got fat. Well know one could tell me anything different before all that. LOL I am a guy's guy. Let's have a beer and a big fat T-bone steak.LOL

I developed diabeties that made my leg go numb, heart started to beat differently, on insulin and metformin with a A1C of 9.4, High blood pressure, cholesterol of 250, Yup a man's man. Cardiologist said that the diabeties would kill me soon, so the surgery risk was a moot point.

fast forward one year,

Diabeties gone, cholesterol below 150, Blood pressure 120/80 all with zero meds! I eat only healthy foods now, zero fried, no bacon, lean pork or beef, skinless chicken etc. I found out that there is a whole world of food thats healthy and tastes great! I've learned that anything in moderation is ok, but I'm careful as to what I put in my mouth. I have learned that I knew nothing about a healthy lifestyle until I almost lost my life.

Congrats on your success as you do inspire others here!!! Including myself. Thank you for sharing.

Hi,

Oh, you are my kind of guy! One that has learned something and has NO problem speaking about it. First of all CONGRATULATIONS to you for taking the life saving adventure that you took. It take a lot of courage to do what you did. The key words is "moderation" and you are so right about that.

Itsn't it amazing how good healthy food does taste, and how the lifestyle is a simple thing to do once you start doing it. The restriction helps a lot.

NO meds, that is amazing. You must feel like someone set you free and you have a whole new life. Live it to the fullest and never look back. pat youself on the back, because you do an excellent job. You are your OWN hero.

Thanks for the kind words, I like posting and hearing from others just like you.

Hugs,

Suzanne