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Just wondering how tired everyone is with the food restrictions. I know that when I was on Bernstien's, eating mostly Protein, vegetables, a piece of fruit, a slice of bread....all low in carbs & adding up to approx 500 calories, I was dragging. I got B6 & 12 shots as well as a Multivitamin & potassium but I was very tired. Can anyone please tell me how they felt right after they had their sleeve & the weeks that came after, including when you got on the "portions & food types you should try to follow for life"?

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@@More than this

I've been where I plan to stay, meal-wise, for about a year. I made myself very ill several months after surgery and ended up letting people down because I was too ill to be with my siblings when my father passed. I was in a hospital ICU because my body was too depleted and weak to fight off a common cold. I've learned from this. Over-restricting not only sets you up for weigh-loss stalls/fails, it leaves the body vulnerable. Have you reviewed your diet with a NUT?

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I haven't had the surgery yet & will be speaking with her a week before. I am heading out of town, from Calgary all the way to Montreal to get mine done. We are behind the times here, when it comes to wls. Wait times are over a year & the hoops you have to jump thru are ridiculous.... & in the end, you may still not qualify. So I have done lots of research & taken control instead of waiting. Mind you it has zeroed out all my savings, as it is thru a private health clinic, but I am very fortunate I could do that. Thanks for the heads up in regards to trying to speed things up by cutting out more food...it doesn't work...something I know from regular dieting. I just wanted to hear from veterans who actually went thru the process, on how it was for them...so this is the reason for my post. Thanks so much for your honesty & getting back to me. I really appreciate it.

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