Hello, I was sleeved 12-11-12 it's sad to say but I'm back at my old eating habits. My start weight was 296 , my current weight is 248. I started by trying a little bit of this and that I still eat small portions but eating wrong foods. I'm 5 months post op is it to late for me to start over again? Do you think my sleeve was a waste of time? Help me ;-(

Pretty much every store in the country has them. Just go to the chocolate/hard candy section. You will find some really great flavors. Try to have one and savor it. They have a lot of sugar alcohol in them.

I am starting my 2 week liquid fast on 6/5 and I'm planning on making Atkins Mocha smoothies (Atkins shake and ice). :ph34r:

You can do this but you need to get rid of your trigger foods. I stayed on a very low calorie, low carb diet until I hit goal. I generally stayed at 700 or under on my calories per day, mostly around 550. Also, I work out daily at the gym and joined my gym's Biggest Loser program. Mostly I got rid of anything that triggers my grazing. Yes, I have a "sweet tooth" too but have learned to substitute . Every night I have a protein hot chocolate from Bariwise - 80 calories, 4 carbs and 15 grams of protein. That is my "treat". Once in a while I would have a piece of dark chocolate but boy, did that start the carving cycle again. In fact, I was at the grocery, purchase a bag of dark chocolate dove pieces. First day I had 1 piece, 2nd day I had 1 piece, 3rd day I had 3 pieces and realized that I was starting down a bad path so I took that bag and threw it away. I just can't do it, after all I didn't lose 137lbs to go back to my old lifestyle. Its a work in progress but you have to be vigilant. Most of us who opt for this surgery really understand what you are going through because we are there too, the difference is that we have found the strategies to get us through those cravings. How much do you want this? If so you want this then realize that you need to take care of yourself first and get focused on your goal!!

Well...Chickie....time to put those voices of negativitly on the back burner.....Time to utilize the tool that you worked hard to get.....now that you can eat "real" food again....you have to get back to the basics...Remember to eat your lean Proteins 1st and you might want to get back to if you are not already and start journally what you eat...make sure you are getting your Water in and some Protein shakes to help with your cravings...Hopefully this helps a bit...We all know it is hard but in the long run you will be so much happier...dont surrender be a survivor!

Thanks girl for your tips they are very helpful I was forgetting that my sleeve is just a tool and wasn't going to do everything for me. I pray to god I can do this;-) I have to drink more water and I have to start drinking my Protein Shakes

I am in the same boat as you. I had surgery Nov 28, 2013. I have lost 66 lbs and have not lost anything for 5 weeks. Am getting very depressed. My story is similar to yours. I started sampling a piece of a roll at a restaurant and maybe a couple of my husbands fries and a handful of chips late at night. I an a CARBOHOLIC . My nut told me last visit to increase to 1200 cal. I was doing just fine on 800-1000. That was a mistake. Now I am having a lot of trouble getting down to even 1000.

Please keep in touch with me, we can lick this together. I need someone to be accountable to and it sounds like you do too.

Best of luck.

You can do this but you need to get rid of your trigger foods. I stayed on a very low calorie' date=' low carb diet until I hit goal. I generally stayed at 700 or under on my calories per day, mostly around 550. Also, I work out daily at the gym and joined my gym's Biggest Loser program. Mostly I got rid of anything that triggers my grazing. Yes, I have a "sweet tooth" too but have learned to substitute . Every night I have a Protein hot chocolate from Bariwise - 80 calories, 4 carbs and 15 grams of protein. That is my "treat". Once in a while I would have a piece of dark chocolate but boy, did that start the carving cycle again. In fact, I was at the grocery, purchase a bag of dark chocolate dove pieces. First day I had 1 piece, 2nd day I had 1 piece, 3rd day I had 3 pieces and realized that I was starting down a bad path so I took that bag and threw it away. I just can't do it, after all I didn't lose 137lbs to go back to my old lifestyle. Its a work in progress but you have to be vigilant. Most of us who opt for this surgery really understand what you are going through because we are there too, the difference is that we have found the strategies to get us through those cravings. How much do you want this? If so you want this then realize that you need to take care of yourself first and get focused on your goal!![/quote']

Mmm that hot chocolate protein sounds good. That is exactly what happen to me start having sweets and now I made it back into my old eating habits again. I really want to lose this weight I have about 85 pounds more to lose I hope I can do this

I am in the same boat as you. I had surgery Nov 28' date=' 2013. I have lost 66 lbs and have not lost anything for 5 weeks. Am getting very depressed. My story is similar to yours. I started sampling a piece of a roll at a restaurant and maybe a couple of my husbands fries and a handful of chips late at night. I an a CARBOHOLIC . My nut told me last visit to increase to 1200 cal. I was doing just fine on 800-1000. That was a mistake. Now I am having a lot of trouble getting down to even 1000.

Please keep in touch with me, we can lick this together. I need someone to be accountable to and it sounds like you do too.

Best of luck.[/quote']

Hey I just sent you a private message lets do this together; -)

Pretty much every store in the country has them. Just go to the chocolate/hard candy section. You will find some really great flavors. Try to have one and savor it. They have a lot of sugar alcohol in them.

I am starting my 2 week liquid fast on 6/5 and I'm planning on making Atkins Mocha smoothies (Atkins shake and ice). :ph34r:

Ahh okay never really thought of that thanks for your tips and help hugs

Also wish you good luck on your surgery hope everything comes out great for you. I know you will be a success; -)

I wasn't working out either which I was told to start 2 post op ;-( but for the past two weeks I've been walking 2 miles up and down a hill maybe thats a start for me but I just have this sweet tooth I'm going to have to find something sweet with no calories and thats hard ;'( I feel like if I was addicted to sweets I wish they had some type of medication for that lol

I'm sorry that you don't have positive support at home, but this is for you, for your health. Don't fall into to the I told you so trap, prove them wrong!

I cut a Pure Protein bar into 3 pieces, so if I want a sweet snack I eat a piece and it takes away that sugar craving and adds about 7 grams of protein to my day.

Good Luck!

I'm sorry that you don't have positive support at home' date=' but this is for you, for your health. Don't fall into to the I told you so trap, prove them wrong!

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I cut a Pure Protein bar into 3 pieces, so if I want a sweet snack I eat a piece and it takes away that sugar craving and adds about 7 grams of protein to my day.

Good Luck![/quote']

Thanks thats a good idea of cutting a Protein Bar into Pieces and that is soo true I'm doing this for me not for them;-)

Thanks for the advice its so hard just don't know how I got back here again and then I have my mom and my friends telling by surgery was a waste of time :-/ I did start going to a nutritionist but she really doesn't give me like any good tips basically all she does is weight me on this scale that says how much have I gained or lost on water weight and fat weight and then asks me what did I eat, she doesn't really help so I guess I'll be looking for a new nutritionist soon thanks for ur help

A NUT can help by discussing food choices but they can't help with the choices that you chose to eat. This would be a good time to seek a therapist that specializes in bariatric weight loss. This is your thought processes and the inability to control the impulse to eat poor choices in food. Go back to basics and eat protein, protein, and protein and some veggies. Detox from the carbs. Look up LilMissDiva's Basic Bootcamp, it is posted here under food and diet I believe. You can do this and the weight will start to come off........

Remember that eating carbs and sugar will make you crave more carbs and sugar. Get that cycle of eating sweets (at least not sugar free stuff) broken and the cravings will get better. I am a carbaholic and a chocaholic too but I have to choose DAILY, sometimes by the minute, not to let myself fall down those paths again. You can do it!

I'm 6 months out and know how easy it is to go back to old ways. What's helped is eating 5-6 times a day. Roughly every 3 hours. Buy healthy snacks- nuts, avacado, string cheese, yogurt, hummus with raw zucchini slices,etc. For sweets, fiber one has chocolate protein bars now and they are delicious! Also I have snack packs if I need them. Good luck it's never too late!

I find sugar free Jello particularly satisfying when I want something sweet.

A NUT can help by discussing food choices but they can't help with the choices that you chose to eat. This would be a good time to seek a therapist that specializes in bariatric weight loss. This is your thought processes and the inability to control the impulse to eat poor choices in food. Go back to basics and eat protein' date=' Protein, and protein and some veggies. Detox from the carbs. Look up LilMissDiva's Basic Bootcamp, it is posted here under food and diet I believe. You can do this and the weight will start to come off........ [/quote']

Thanks for ur tips and help

I'm 6 months out and know how easy it is to go back to old ways. What's helped is eating 5-6 times a day. Roughly every 3 hours. Buy healthy snacks- nuts' date=' avacado, string cheese, yogurt, hummus with raw zucchini slices,etc. For sweets, Fiber one has chocolate Protein bars now and they are delicious! Also I have snack packs if I need them. Good luck it's never too late![/quote']

Thanks for your help I will have to go food shopping and buy all these healthy tips ideas you are giving me