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You're not in America on the Internet! You may have rights there but here we follow the rules of the forum! In going to report you for your rascist and offensive comments. But you wanted to offend didn't you! You mock us for our delicate sensibilities. But we mock you back! You are the minority! The ignorant, self-entitled, wasteful and jealous few who will be dead soon, leaving the world a much better place! Get on with it!

Ok I'm pre-sleeve but on long term track to healthy life!!! I hope you don't mind but I've been thru a struggle recently and so have some good advice I'd like to share: *see a nutritionist or dietician or therapist again! Each of these people can help you one on one with LOTS of great advice and motivation tailor made to you! They should also provide a judgement-free environment to talk about emotional issues that may be affecting your eating and exercising habits. *replace food with something else very indulgent! I cannot stress how important this is!!! I bet everyone of you have put yourself last for a long time until you decided you were important enough to take care of (probably leading to your decision to have wls) and it will be hard to regain that sense of self importance! But you have to treat yourself (regularly) with something other than food, massage, music, concerts, movie tickets, sporting events, makeup, new clothes, new bed sheets or other nice things you like but put off. You are saving on the food you used to eat so indulge a little- it will boost your mood and confidence!!! Ignore this step at your peril *try Yoga, Tai Chi, Boxing, Ballet/Hip Hop/Jazz etc, Rowing/Kayaking, Aqua Zumba, MMA, Horse Riding, anything you have ever seen that looks like fun and gets you out of the house! I'm devastated we don't have a decent yoga instructor in the area, but we have one of the best MMA facilities in the country- as soon as I lose some weight I will be back into my training! It's not exercise, it's a lifestyle! *increase "incidental exercise"- remember to take the stairs, park further away and walk, run up the stairs rather than walk, hang laundry out rather than use dryer, take the more active shift at work, anything you can think of... *stop nighttime snacking! I have decided to have dinner between 7-8pm and not eat or drink anything after this time. Pretend you are fasting for a blood test. A new study is getting a lot of hype regarding nighttime fasting. The main concern is that ppl can't stick to it in a modern lifestyle, but if you can go between 12-16 hours then you will definitely be better off!!! http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/18/science/la-sci-fasting-diet-20120518 * if you're bored with your routine than make a planned change. It is unscheduled eating that gets me in trouble. Make a plan that you like and try to stick to it again. If you need to tweak it (add Snacks, change times etc) do so, but use a plan to avoid head hunger snacking. *try to remember what really worked for YOU in the past! If you hate big breakfasts (like me) then YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT!!! Do what works for you! Yes it would be better to have "this" but in order to be the "healthiest I can be" I'll have "that". I swap chocolate for fruit, you might switch it for carob, you might switch to dark chocolate which satisfies the craving better, you might not need it very often at all so eat it whenever the craving is very strong. I eat muesli and lite milk for brekky coz it fills me up and tastes great, and honestly it's better than skipping it and gorging on lunch!!! Yogurt is better for me than ice cream! *you will go up and down! You are not a machine! You have hormones, commitments, temptations all of which can end up hijacking your routine if you let them. Be as the bird on the Water, slowly rising up and down with the waves, but never sinking These are a few things that have helped me get back on the horse recently! But also reading vst really helps! I think it's the community factor that helps me remember I'm not alone and keeps my head in the right space... Don't be afraid to ask for help or give help! Peace and happy travels!

TROLL ALERT!!! To OP Misseducated, I can tell you have learned a lot from your experience although it was horrible, you're ok now and I really hope you grow to think it was worth it, that you achieve everything you want from it. Peace

I've just had a good kick in the bum and have learned a few things: *eating after 7-8pm is a no-no for me. It leads to unwanted snacking late into the night = added calories. * Breakfast is most important meal of the day. No I won't have a big Protein filled cook up, I get too queezy! But a bowl of muesli or Special K with lite milk keeps me satisfied till lunch easily * no more "special" dinners. I'm over it and can't handle the stress! I'm setting up a few basic recipes with portion sizes I can maintain indefinitely * stick to my healthy Snacks * forget about trying to like everyone else! I haven't had the sleeve yet but I wish I could eat like you. I can stick to under 2000 cals if I follow the above rules and that's wayyyyyy under my ideal intake (at this weight). I think when I'm sleeved ill lose the bread rolls at lunch and the carbs (potatoes, noodles, rice) that I need to fill me up right now at dinner time. I think I will fluctuate between 500-1000 cals and that will be fine! You only have to find what works for you, you don't have to be perfect! You may find tweaking helps but overall just listen to your body! If you are struggling then listen to advice but don't take anything as gold! Find a nutritionist or dietician that is happy to provide regular checkups and help YOU with YOUR own personal eating habits I hope this helps a little in motivating and reassuring you! IMO you need to develop a healthy relationship with food, and that is a very personal journey! Good luck and happy travels!!!

I agree with above! Avoid pain pills like the plague! They just mask the issue! You have probably stretched muscles you haven't used in a while or lost some stomach support (it's mostly your tummy muscles that support your spine!) while on bed rest! You can also see a physio for some electro therapy and get a good heat pillow and use regularly!

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They are usually in a fairly big container for a single serve, but remember that there are good and bad carbs. Yoghurt has lots of other goodies in it and works really well as a swap for ice cream and other naughties I think it tastes a LOT better than other dairy yogurts, as I'm eating yoplait right now I wish I were eating chobani instead!