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i am almost 2 years post op and wondering if anyone is experiencing similar challenges than i am with getting my full signals and feeling like i’m overeating. help?!

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I will be 2 years 4/29. I lost the full feeling signal at about 6 months. I've been a slow loser and have gained 15 pounds since my low of 161 2/28/17. I stayed in the 160's until about November 2017 and have now bounced between 170-176. I definitely have my hunger back and have incorporated all the naughty foods back into my diet. Some days I get full quickly and other days not so much. Trying to get back on track. I'm having a hard time with finding a diet that works for me. I've tried low carb, Keto, Paleo and Whole 30. I just want to be normal and eat like a regular person. I'm sick of Protein, sick of Protein Drinks and would love to not feel guilty every time a carb passes my lips.

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I will be celebrating my 2 years on 8/1/18. My surgeon had me going to see him every 3 months. Since my surgery. My last visit was in Feb. he wants to see me in August.

I told him on my last visit that I can eat a whole sandwitch without a problem. He suggest that I take little bits and take my time. He said it is gonna her harder now to lose weight. I do have urges for all the bad food ,

I joined weight watchers. So that is helping me. I lost 88 pounds so far. I really want to reach my 100 pound goal by August.

Maybe join weights watchers. Give them a try. I like the group support. And getting weight In helps They don’t know I had the sleeve and it is nobody ‘s business

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thank you. this is helpful. i’ve considered doing the WW app to help keep track, i just can’t afford to go to weight watchers as i spend a good amount of money on the gyms that i go to. i exercise a lot so i think that helps. but i need to keep my awful sweet tooth in check.


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17 hours ago, jordsss said:

i am almost 2 years post op and wondering if anyone is experiencing similar challenges than i am with getting my full signals and feeling like i’m overeating. help?!

It's pretty normal to hold more food after a year or two from being sleeved. Makes it a challenge to lose weight and maintain. The weight loss is also painfully slow.

Cravings are tough. Once I have carbs/sugar I crave them more. I have to get my discipline back to get the scale to move.

Many people go back to basics. Logging, Protein and keeping calories down.

This may be more information than you want - Feel free to ignore it.

The calculator below helped me out. It calculates specifically to you. (sex, age, height, weight, activity level) After you enter your information you will see three tabs (maintaining) (cutting) (bulking)

Click cutting to get your macros. enter the numbers into myfitnesspal or food log of your choice -

Yes, you can have carbs - It will give you carbohydrate levels low moderate high. Start with moderate and see if you go into weight loss mode...If not go to low carb ratio.

This works with any type of diet you are into (palo, Keto vegetarian etc)

https://tdeecalculator.net/

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Just a side note - I was told we can hold more food after a year. I was surprised to actually feel the difference.

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I will be 2 years 4/29. I lost the full feeling signal at about 6 months. I've been a slow loser and have gained 15 pounds since my low of 161 2/28/17. I stayed in the 160's until about November 2017 and have now bounced between 170-176. I definitely have my hunger back and have incorporated all the naughty foods back into my diet. Some days I get full quickly and other days not so much. Trying to get back on track. I'm having a hard time with finding a diet that works for me. I've tried low carb, Keto, Paleo and Whole 30. I just want to be normal and eat like a regular person. I'm sick of Protein, sick of protein drinks and would love to not feel guilty every time a carb passes my lips.

i haven’t tried any specific diets yet, i’m just still trying to eat high protein and just small portions. but i’m the same way, i’ve had challenges limiting my sweets :/


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Thank you for the link Jenn1.

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I'll be 2 years in Oct. It's been hard these last several months. All i want is junk food. So I'm making my way back to basics so i can lose my last 20 to 30lbs. Which I'd like to do before my 2 year post op visit.

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