Do you find it hard?

[monkeyol 21]

Hey, I'm getting sleeved at the end of the month and just wanted to hear from a few of you that have been sleeved already.

My diet is awful. It's incredibly carb heavy! I know that I will be changing my diet forever now to Keto style.

Did any of you find this really hard? I'm worried I don't have enough will power. Anytime I have tried keto before I have never been able to stick to it. I'm worried that I'm gonna lose the weight and put it straight back on again as I always have [emoji22]

[Nataliesmom 112]

I’m getting sleeved November 7th. I’ve been low carb/ Keto for 10 weeks now. I’m lost 25 pounds. I didn’t realize how carb heavy my meals were till I started keto. I didn’t find it hard to change the foods. I’ve had a harder time giving up my pop.

[Torriluv87 300]

I had and still have all those same fears. Its scary thinking your life will change just from the way you have to eat. But you learn so much about yourself, your body, and the changes you need to make to get the results you want. You may need to stick to a Keto style diet until you hit goal, you might not. You won't know those things until your eating regular food and are able to test better how your body tolerates it. All i can say is TAKE. YOUR. TIME. With EVERYTHING. Especially introducing new food, also eating takes time. I'm a year out and it still takes me almost an hour to eat 3oz of food. But if i don't take that time and am rushing it i WILL make myself sick. Its not worth it. Weigh your food. It sounds obsessive but its the single best way to track your intake. I slacked early on but its really helpful with tracking macros. Understand that the weight comes off very differently for everyone. Everyone will have stalls, it just comes with the journey. Embrace the stall and look for other measures of loss. I know this is a lot and its barely the tip of the iceberg. We're all so different and every surgeon and nutritionist has a different plan. Follow what plan they have for you and keep a close relationship with them. I wish you well on your journey. Hope i offered a little insight. [emoji4]

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[DropWt4Life 957]

Don't feel bad monkeyol....My diet has been carb heavy for some time...It still is to some extent. I've done the low carb thing several times before, and can't be successful long term eating that way. I prefer a vegetarian-ish diet if you will. I only eat enough meat to get my Protein in, focusing mostly on fish. I still eat veggies, ancient grains and fruit.

Carbs aren't bad for you.....Bad carbs are bad for you, just as bad fats are bad for you. Most of the world lives almost exclusively on carbs for nutrition, and are not fat. They don't eat Frosted Flakes, potato chips, Pasta, french fries, candy and other sugars though, Their food supply is minimally processed.

If you would like to incorporate carbs into your diet, then opt for healthier, minimally processed carbs, and add them back slowly so that you can see how your body reacts to them.

Don't feel that you have to eat that way forever, though. You definitely have choices, and must find which way works best for you for in long term.

Good luck.

[maramirez3614 3]

Hey, I'm getting sleeved at the end of the month and just wanted to hear from a few of you that have been sleeved already.
My diet is awful. It's incredibly carb heavy! I know that I will be changing my diet forever now to Keto style.
Did any of you find this really hard? I'm worried I don't have enough will power. Anytime I have tried keto before I have never been able to stick to it. I'm worried that I'm gonna lose the weight and put it straight back on again as I always have [emoji22]

Hello, first of all congratulations on your decision. I recently had my surgery Sept 15. It is a challenge but your body won’t let you eat as much, support is key, well at least for me, hang out with positive people, everything you eat after surgery will be a hit or miss, you will figure out what your body will tolerate. However remember that just Bc you tried something and it didn’t settle, it might be too soon so it’s ok to try it later on. Good luck [emoji4]

[maramirez3614 3]

Hello, first of all congratulations on your decision. I recently had my surgery Sept 15. It is a challenge but your body won’t let you eat as much, support is key, well at least for me, hang out with positive people, everything you eat after surgery will be a hit or miss, you will figure out what your body will tolerate. However remember that just Bc you tried something and it didn’t settle, it might be too soon so it’s ok to try it later on. Good luck [emoji4]

I forgot, cookbooks is helping me a lot, especially for us in the Bariatric Family

[temkins 71]

my pre-op diet was pretty much simple, but yet efficient. Can't say it wasn't hard, but I managed my hunger.

My only food for 2 weeks was a full Protein Shake every 3 hours (got an alarm reminder on my phone) - at 9am, 12pm, 3pm and 6pm. Plus lots of Water in between. With Premier Protein (30mg) it was nearly 260% of daily Protein value, about 20% of daily fat and less than 10% of carbs.

[elliehunter 2]

I didnt have will power either but my husband helped me all the way as we both went on a no carb diet and had shakes 3 times a day and fish and salad at night . i found slowly decreasing my food intake helped tricking my brain lol , i had my surgery in august the will power is getting better but there are times i would love to eat things but now my stomach wont allow . I tell myself i will get there and get excited when clothes i never fitted get on its the bigger picture i suppose i look at now i have lost 2 dress sizes whoo hoo you will get there

Edited October 11, 2017 by elliehunter