bearman99

Fantastic!

It can really suck. Getting through it is the best thing I can say about it. This is a price to pay to get healthy and less fat. Sorry, it can just plain suck - no way to sugar coat that.

If you are committed to not eating carbohydrates T1 diabetes can be greatly helped with this surgery. Alternately, you may want to consider Gastric Bypass - Roux En Y since it has an element to it that will sometimes violently tell you to not eat carbohydrates - it is your nuclear option. If you are serious about arresting the issues of T1 in its tracks you may want to investigate this. Also, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution is a book that I highly recommend. He is a T1 diabetic and this is the book to read and follow in my estimation for a T1 (or T2 like me too) http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bernsteins-Diabetes-Solution-Achieving/dp/0316182699

HW 334 SW 310 CW 277

I believe what you are seeing is a changing of the philosophy from high carbs are good for you to carbs are non-essential. Yes, this means Atkins was right all along and the entire medical establishment was wrong. So you see old information mixed with new information out there. Also, the one size fits all on calories and Protein is just plain wrong. If one person has 200lb lean body mass and another female has 120lb lean body mass why is the protein intake the same recommendation in order to preserve lean body mass? This is highly flawed. If you eat 3(-4oz @2+ months) protein first there will likely not be much room for anything else. Carbohydrates are not necessary for the human body. Water, protein, micronutrients and fat are daily requirements. The latest and greatest best studies pretty much backup for best fat loss (not just weight loss) low carb is the optimal way to lose the fat. It is funny to me to watch the transition in the minds of the medical community - people sure do resist change even in the face of very compelling evidence. All of us has to find what works best for all of us individually. Ideally you get your body fat measured and use that as your guide to weight loss. Losing lean body mass, organs, bones is NOT healthy. Nutritionists are just parrots. They seldom are able to do research and really think for themselves. Whatever the latest medical dogma is will be what they tell you. Therefore, do your own research and do your own experiment on yourself carefully. It is your life, your health. I started a new thread to see what other members doc's are recommending just b/c there are soooooo many variances from doctor to doctor. I had to dig out my pre op nutrition class materials but I posted what my surgeon post op recommendations are and they are sooooo drastically different than yours. It's like... how can that be? I mean.. shouldn't this be kind of standard. I am so confused! I am becoming a bit disenchanted with my WLS clinic. I'm losing at a decent rate (down 35 pounds since surgery 7 weeks ago). What I am not happy about is my clinic's mandate that I follow a diet that has me eating no more than 15g of carbs a day, less than 500 calories a day. Plus, this diet should be in place until I lose 75% of my excess weight loss (which, for me, is 100 pounds - or 65 now) I met with the dietician yesterday and came out of the meeting very frustrated. She didn't like the fact that I ate a yogurt that has 80 calories, 0g fat, and 12g of protein - why? It has 8 carbs. "You shouldn't be eating more than 5 carbs per meal" was her reply. Mind you, when I eat that yogurt I'm not going over 15 for the day - but no, it's not good because it's more than 5 carbs for the meal. And it's because I'm going over 5 carbs a meal that my weight loss isn't as fast as other people's. I also mentioned that I'm a little tired of depending on Miralax on a weekly/biweekly basis and that I was concerned my constipation is being caused by a lack of fiber. She said no, it's not a lack of fiber and that I just need to up my water intake. Um, I'm already getting between 64-80 a day! And to say fiber isn't an issue is utter BS in my opinion. It's not just the NUT who says this - it's in the clinic's aftercare manual. I am really tempted to find some other doctor/clinic's aftercare suggestions and follow those for a bit and see what happens.

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There is no average for you to compare yourself to. Plan on only a small amount to be lost and you will be happier. Focus on doing the daily things right and then you can sleep well knowing you did everything possible to lose the fat. Right now I am averaging 3lbs a week loss. 15-20 lbs in the first month is fairly "normal" but it is not abnormal for some to only lose 10lbs. Mentally prepare yourself to be a slow loser. If you lose faster than a "slow" loser - Celebrate and enjoy it.

Yes. One of the fantastic about the online community is that you can meet and discuss things with people without actually seeing them. The benefit is I have from post #1 thought you were a quirky, intelligent and sexy woman. This was prior to any photos. So did I "see" the "real" you or ? Metaphysically speaking WHO are you anyways? Are you the body? Are you the mind? WHO are you? What makes you think you were not already beautiful just as you were? Was that you or You? I have no answers for you other than I still think you are quirky, intelligent, and sexy.....regardless of your weight. I will grant you the lizard part of my mind is more on alert with your after photos, but this is just the body saying you are a hottie. Anyways, sorry if I inserted too much reality here.

I understand completely. I now know how much food is a gathering place of people and emotions coming together. It is obvious to me the sleeve is giving me a chance to break from the cycle so I can eat to live rather than living to eat. Now to try and face my hot hollow spot acknowledge it and to try to relax into the feeling - yikes! Much work to do between my ears.

No movement for the first time since surgery. 280 still

Umm, if this (quote listed below) is the case.....keep on doing what you are doing! Sometimes trying harder will just cause you more stress and for some too much exercise too fast can do funny things to the body. Whatever you do, easy does it. Exercise is fantastic for a great many things. Jumping in and going from zero to 100 is not a healthy move for most of us.

Well, there is liquid in it. It is mostly water. Therefore, the NUT is an idiot. But this is only my opinion. While I do not love ISOPURE it is a liquid and it is protein. For some it is a lifesaver to get the protein and the liquid in one. Seems to me the NUT has some odd agenda, like a lot of NUT's do.

64oz recommended I average 80-85 per day

Follow the rules. Sip liquid like it is your job (because it is). Walk, walk, and walk some more. Allow yourself to take it easy.

The thing is if you eat 2-4 oz protein first and then some veggies the carb count is likely to take care of itself. Are you asking to find out how many you can "get away with?" Follow the rules, drink the liquids, it only hurts you if you scheme to push the bounds of the rules. That said, under 70g carbs per day will put most people into ketosis which will help reduce hunger. As a diabetic I need to stay under 30g if at all possible to keep things tight and my hunger under control.

Maybe this will not be what you want to hear........not many people really care. We are far more worried about what others think than what they actually really do think. Jus sayin......

If your goal was to look fantastic it is already achieved. Impressive results.

No. Follow the rules for 2 years exactly and then you tell us. Maybe we can report this together 1 year and 10 months from now. Stay the course. Follow the rules. Don't overthink it.

You are down 88 lbs. Remember this. That is no small thing. You are human and on YOUR journey. As far as comparing yourself to others......everyone lies. Also, everyone is different. Those two things mean your journey is YOUR journey. In lieu of cal/carb/prot/fat/liquid daily tracking and analysis are you following the golden rules? Live your life. Follow the rules, let things be.

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Add a Protein shake with fruits in it. The added carbs and protein should help. Also, lift weights and do less aerobic exercise. I'd suggest one variable per month and seeing the change over those 3-4 weeks, adjust every month on variable until you are where you want to be. What a wonderful WL tool you have to be able to have this "problem"

Isopure RTD's are protein water. I drink them almost daily.

Not a bad non-scientific why calories in/calories out might be flawed but a decent read on the topic. http://authoritynutrition.com/debunking-the-calorie-myth/ Freeky takeaways... Exercise may stimulate appetite and cause us to eat more. Fat people are super good at storing fat (duh, right). What if a hormone imbalance is the real culprit? Why is it that malnourished kids still grow? Want more in great detail so you can judge for yourself? Good Calories, Bad Calories by Taubes http://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Gary-Taubes-ebook/dp/B000UZNSC2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391192868&sr=1-1&keywords=good+calories%2Fbad+calories

The only reason I track everything is to diagnose if I run into issues. Up to you though. If you can allow yourself an 8 week stall without going batshit crazy I wouldn't bother tracking. me however, well, umm, me batshit crazy when I stop losing for an extended length of time.

No worries. Have faith. Keep calm and carry on!