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The struggle is real....😔

Hey all, I am 22 months about and was getting my work up for a tummy tuck only to find out I’m pregnant! Besides being freaked out by the fact that I’m having a baby at 42 after a gastric sleeve.... I’m surprised and getting used to the idea. My major concern is how will this progress? At 22 months out I am still eating 4 ounces three times a day averaging about 750-900 calories has anyone gotten pregnant? Any issues?

Congratulations on your weight loss.....you sure lost a lot of weight in a very short period of time....

I posted in the other F2F thread oops... ~4 yrs ago vs today

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your response. My surgery is this Wednesday, October 9th! Ready for a healthier ME! Congrats on your success....we can do this!

Thank you both for the information. One last question, are you all still sticking with the meals at breakfast, lunch, and dinner plus mid-morning & mid-day snacks. Are just the main meals?

It looks betta jus smaller of course lol Sent from my LG-M150 using BariatricPal mobile app

Maybe the key works here are "went," "walked," and "ran." They are past tense. Exercise has got to be part of your daily lifestyle now. By this time you should have incorporated an hour of exercise each day into your life. Then you have to look at your carb intake. I'll bet it has slipped upward. Are you still logging all your food? If not, it would be good to go back to logging and measuring. Honestly, the research says that the most weight loss is achieved by those who follow the eating plan AND exercise. The exercise won't move the scale on its own, but it does build lean muscle tissue which has a higher metabolic rate than fat. Another tool is to explore is intermittent fasting or limiting your daily caloric intake to only 6-8 hours per day. This can be a very powerful tool, as it puts your system into a different metabolic pathway that helps burn fat. There are extensive conversations in the intermittent fasting thread about what others are doing. You also need to make sure you are getting your fluids in, and getting quality sleep. They are essential for weight loss. It's about going back to the basics and tightening things up, as well as adding some new tools. 5'9" at 200 pounds gives you a BMI of 30, which is still in the moderately obese category. The thicker fat on your abdomen will go with more weight loss. To reach the upper end of "normal" BMI you need to get down to around 162-164. You've done an amazing job so far. Restart the engine and take it through the final stretch!

I agree with other posters about talking to someone about your feelings on this, even starting this thread is helpful. I'm sure there is others out there experiencing the same things. Since you have to eat and it has to be on your plan you could try to influence others around you to try your foods as a segway into social situations so you don't feel ostracized because of the food differences. I literally would make everyone take a bite of something I was eating just to try. No one focused heavily on what I wasn't eating that way and a lot of my people began to swap things for slightly better choices. With creativity and tenacity you will get through the early confusing stages. Good Luck💜

Super realistic and amazing advice...