Hey everyone!! I'm 5 months post op and 109.8lbs down but I still love carbs, and my stomach seems to love them to, does anyone else feel this and how can't I step away from them?!

BTW here's a pic a month after op and now!

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@@Lara.x

You're going to be surprised when you just eat Protein and a few veggies you won't have much physical hunger at all. Also, protein helps keep you satisfied longer and burns more calories to digest, too

I'm a big fan of myfitnesspal, I use it religiously to track my food and Protein. You may need help setting it up to meet your needs and adjust it to a weight loss surgery patient.

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How are you doing on getting your Protein in? At 5 months your restriction should still be tight enough that by putting protein first and getting in 100 grams a day, you just don't have the room for carbs.

Not great I can only drink half a glass really and makes me feel sick.. that's with milk but I don't know if to just try Water with the powder :/

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I don't mean just Protein shakes. I mean overall protein intake from real food as well. How many grams of protein are you getting a day?

I'm not totally sure.. I'm bad at this lol I need to start watching my protein intake really

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I HIGHLY recommend you track your food. There is no way I would know whether or not I was getting enough protein if I didn't track.

I too use my fitness pal. I find it the best for tracking all nutrients that I want to watch. As for the carb issue, it is not easy but as others have said the less you eat them, the less you will want them.

Try Noom Coach. It puts your intake in a pie chart. I find myself want to see more green than red. (Which is good for you food vs bad for you food) and congrats on your weight loss!!

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I'm a big fan of myfitnesspal, I use it religiously to track my food and Protein. You may need help setting it up to meet your needs and adjust it to a weight loss surgery patient.

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I started my fitness plan today and it's actually really good! Thanks for recommending

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@@Lara.x

You're going to be surprised when you just eat protein and a few veggies you won't have much physical hunger at all. Also, protein helps keep you satisfied longer and burns more calories to digest, too

Yep I've ordered a lot of fish and veggies.. but meat is a hard one for me as my stomach doesn't seem to like it much lool

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I too use my fitness pal. I find it the best for tracking all nutrients that I want to watch. As for the carb issue, it is not easy but as others have said the less you eat them, the less you will want them.

Yeah I'm cutting out bad carbs from today! So hopefully it will stop my addiction lool

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Try Noom Coach. It puts your intake in a pie chart. I find myself want to see more green than red. (Which is good for you food vs bad for you food) and congrats on your weight loss!!

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Thankyou hun! That sounds like something I need in my life lool

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My surgeon says that obese people are carb addicts. And the only way to kick an addiction is to abstain. When you eat carbs your blood sugar spikes up and then falls quickly sending a message to your body that it's time to eat again. Carbs just make you more hungry. Cut them out and you won't crave them. You'll still have to battle your head hunger though.

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@@Lara.x

109 lbs down, WOW congratulations, that is awesome. And another Wow that you were able to loose like you did with no tracking. Good advice has been given here, myfitnesspal is one of my best tools.

All good wishes to you,

Lisa

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109 lbs down, WOW congratulations, that is awesome. And another Wow that you were able to loose like you did with no tracking. Good advice has been given here, myfitnesspal is one of my best tools.

All good wishes to you,

Lisa

Thankyou hun.. I went through a bit thou, my stomach stopped working 3 weeks after surgery and everything I was taking down was coming straight back up including Water.. ending up with malnutrition and a NJ to be fed through.. lost 5 stone in 2 months a I got gallstones.. but I'm mended and I am taken in everyone advice x

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