Is the gastric sleevve just an enforced forever diet?

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I just had my evaluation for surgery. Met with a dietician who said to follow the South Beach Diet. Asked NP if after reach goal will I be able to eat "normally" ie go out for an ice cream, go out to eat etc. She said I could have a teaspoon of ice cream not a small cup or cone. To me this is not normal eating which is what I am looking for. I would like to hear from sleevers who are at least 2 years out. Could you tell me how you eat, and how you feel about what you eat? I know I will not stick to a diet if I feel deprived. Do you get hungry, do you feel deprived. do you feel you can eat the same as most other people do or are you constantly wanting more or other types of food than you can have? Are food and worrying about losing/gaining weight still major issues in your life, or have you put that aside and moved on to other things? I want very much to end the war with food and weight, but from what I am reading it sounds like you still have to battle it everyday so how does the surgery help? I just want some honest answers so I can decide if this is a workable solution for me. Thank you in advance for any insight.

[Iconcinnity 210]

I just had my evaluation for surgery. Met with a dietician who said to follow the South Beach Diet. Asked NP if after reach goal will I be able to eat "normally" ie go out for an ice cream, go out to eat etc. She said I could have a teaspoon of ice cream not a small cup or cone. To me this is not normal eating which is what I am looking for. I would like to hear from sleevers who are at least 2 years out. Could you tell me how you eat, and how you feel about what you eat? I know I will not stick to a diet if I feel deprived. Do you get hungry, do you feel deprived. do you feel you can eat the same as most other people do or are you constantly wanting more or other types of food than you can have? Are food and worrying about losing/gaining weight still major issues in your life, or have you put that aside and moved on to other things? I want very much to end the war with food and weight, but from what I am reading it sounds like you still have to battle it everyday so how does the surgery help? I just want some honest answers so I can decide if this is a workable solution for me. Thank you in advance for any insight.

I'm not two years out but I think what happens is you have to relearn what your body can tolerate. I feel the signs of being full now, I eat what I want, including going out (not including fast foods or high sugars) but after a few bites my body tells me I'm done. If I can't have it, I look for proper substitutions i.e., halo top ice cream instead of regular ice cream. I was afraid of FOMO but it has not been an issue at all since surgery. Good luck!

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[Iconcinnity 210]

Oh, surgery is a tool the solution lies in you making the right decisions, following your plan and staying consistent with your exercise routines.

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[Greensleevie 451]

You will never be able to eat "normally" again if you want to keep the weight off.

Let me use ice cream as an example. Can you have a cup of ice cream once in a while? Absolutely, as long as it's not a trigger for cravings and it's ONLY a once in a while thing. I personally don't eat it because it's a trigger food for me. At 3.5 years out, I won't stop at a cup. I'll eat a half gallon. Sure, it may take me all day, but I'll do it. My solution? Halo Top, a low calorie high Protein ice cream like treat.

We aren't normal. We are people prone to morbid obesity. The surgery helps for a while during the honeymoon period by decreasing our appetite and food volume. As time goes by, the benefits are less effective. Sure, we still can't eat the volume like we could before, but it's easy to eat "around" our stomachs. Use the honeymoon period to cement good eating and exercise habits so when the inevitable does happen, you're that much more ahead.

If I don't eat nutritious, non processed food 90% of the time and move more, I gain weight. Our bodies fight to get back to where we were before, so it's our job to reset our metabolic clock to keep it from happening. The surgery also helps with that.

I've been as high as 15 pounds over my goal weight when I slacked off on my diet and exercise. It also took me months to lose it again, because for some reason our bodies want to hold on to it once we are in maintenance!

That being said, the short answer? Yes, you will need to be vigilant with your diet and exercise for the rest of your life if you want to keep the weight you lose off. Can you splurge once in a while? Absolutely! Just follow a 90/10 or 80/20 plan to where you're doing what you need to do 80 or 90% of the time. It's when it turns into 50/50 consistently is when we get into trouble

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Thank you all for your comments. Really scared I cannot make the change, but this is my last option. All else has failed, do not think I could handle it if this fails too.