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I saw this on another support group and thought it was pretty awesome, especially when that darn scale doesn't move. Sent from my Nexus 5 using BariatricPal mobile app

You guys, I’m back!!! Took a much needed break from the forums after leaving my abusive ex . I was battling severe depression around April-May & some stemmed from obsessing over my hypochondria . I’m glad to say that almost a year out from VSG(MARCH 13) it’s still the best DECISION I have ever MADE . I eat what I enjoy in smaller portions and I have maintained my weight loss and continue to lose. I have not reached my goal weight of 120 but I’m down nearly 70 pounds. I have had ZERO COMPLICATIONS. god bless you all

I had my 6-week post op check today - all going well, surgeon is about as pleased as I am! I thought some of you might be interested - seems his approach to eating now is more relaxed than for some of you guys in the US. His reckoning - I should work my way from 1/2 or so cup of food per meal, up to 1 cup or a bit under over next 6 weeks, strictly 3 meals a day forever. I need no longer worry about “protein first” in each meal - a good mixed balanced meal is more important now. If anything, eat well-chewed veggies first so I get in enough, then protein as it tends to not pass through as easily (my pouch is a “fobi pouch” with a silastic ring permanently set in the bottom. A “no-stretch” pouch.) My surgeon has longitudinal data on 1700 patients post RNY. Makes for great comparisons and predictions! My weight is maybe 3 pounds ahead of his estimate for me at this point - but he is right on in his predictions of when my 5 pounds a week loss dropped to 4, 3, and now to 2 pounds a week. His estimate is this will be reasonably steady for 6-10 weeks, then a pound a week average until the 9 month post op point. My current lack of interest in food, lack of hunger and food drive, is exactly as per most of his patients. His research - 1 year after RNY the average intake is 750 calories a day - which he says is fine, if the diet is balanced, and with a good vitamin supplement daily. Blood work tells us whether the food we are eating is hitting the right balance. He also isn’t as wedded to “you must have 70g of protein a day” - a reasonable amount, sure, but he said ‘your liver makes protein, and some days with less is really normal’. So, in his relaxed guidelines, we are both pretty happy with my easy progress - AND best of all I am cleared to go scuba diving in 9 weeks! Hooray!

Thanks. Woke up to a new beginning. New day. Staying positive and knowing I will get to my goal weight. Thanks 336Mike from: Jamica[emoji173]

Congratulations.

Ok thanks that’s good to know.

Consider yourself lucky! I to can drink a lot of water & I was told that I’m fortunate. Fluids are not comparable to solid foods. Even on full liquids & puréed your going to be able to handle much more than when you transition to solids. You also are going to be calorie & protein deficient. If you can handle 4 ounces it’s to you benefit. I would not be concerned if I were you. I would be happy to be able to drink freely when SOOOOOO many others cannot.

Sometimes I eat half of the food on my plate, put it down, and pick it back up after a half hour or so, when I'm not feeling quite so full. This is still the case almost five months post-op. I'm not talking about a crazy amount of food--but this doesn't seem like a crazy amount, either--particularly with those calorie counts. Bottom line is, if it's working and you're getting the proper amount of protein and other nutrients, go for it.

Hello! I’m from Brooklyn and I just had my sleeve last week 1/17/18! Let’s be buddies!

I started the process in July 2016, was approved January 2017 and had it February 20, 2017. I'm sure I could have had the surgery sooner, but I had some delay because I wasn't following through with the pre-op stuff consistently.