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I’ve loved watching your progress. Can you believe how quick your weight loss has been???Amazing my friend. To put your mind at ease, look at the bmi chart. If you are not in the under weight range you have wiggle room. Your weight loss will slow/stop with your maintenance food plan. It may take a little time for your body to adapt. We are here for you. The transition is not easy.

I’ve noticed weight loss calories are not a one size fits all. What were your weight loss calories before you started using the lose it app? You may need to dial your calories up or down to find where your body loses weight.

4.5 and 95lbs down is fantastic. We are all a work in progress. Your report card idea is a great. Daily Water intake: A. I’m amazed at how much I can drink years out. Daily Protein intake: A. I easily hit my goal with real food. I stopped drinking protein shakes years ago. food choice: B. I’m maintaining, I eat mainly healthy out of habit. I can indulge within reason. Portion Control: IDK - -Years out, my sleeve can hold more food. I don’t deprive that extra space. I can fill it and stay within my maintaining calories. Food Flexibility: A. Weight loss phase: I stayed on plan with a few minor slips. Maintenance phase: I eat mainly healthy and indulge within reason. I have time I take breaks, and nothing is off limits. Mindful eating: C. I eat fast when I’m on the run. I enjoy sit down meals and take my time. I don’t pay attention to chewing things to a pulp anymore. Exercise A – It has become habit Vitamins:–Per my family physician, I take regular vitamins. My labs are fine.(dont do as I do) Maintaining Weight- A : Maintaining five years out. ....So far so good.

Two-hour bike ride with my friend. (She’s a bad ass 62-year-old)

Nike golf pants and out the door.

Maintenance phase Quinoa, roasted pumpkin, pomegranate seeds, pepitas, red onion, hazelnuts and sugar free maple syrup.

Congrats on your surgery date. October 14th, right? The best things about WLS ? Getting my health and life back. Overcoming my old behaviors/reasons for obesity and making peace with the person I was in the past. Finding my true self again and discovering that I’m an adrenaline junkie. Worst or hardest part? Weight loss is work. It took time to learn the basics, get past food stages and stalls. I had a gain my third year and worked it back down. I can’t say it was negative. Just part of the process. I’m fortunate, my pain was well managed. I bounced back from surgery quickly. No complications and maintaining five years out.

Prepare yourself by looking at the positives you will get out of bariatrics. Sipping water and not drinking with meals becomes a new normal. The changes you make are worth your weight loss results.

Is your goal to look a certain way? (modeling, bodybuilding or sports) or just to maintain? My goal is to stay healthy and wear the same size clothing. My closet is an investment. I refuse to buy larger or smaller sizes. Fitness goals. I’m not a professional athlete. I don’t worry about my body fat percentage. Weightlifting - bulking limit is 147lbs (*jeans super tight) Cutting to 130s by summer. I don't feel healthy below 125lbs

Congratulations on 9 months out and 102 pounds lost. You may want to follow your therapist advice if they are concerned about your eating disorder. To track or not to track? Great question. It’s important to know yourself. What works for one person may not work for another. Choose what will make you successful long term. You are the only one who has to be happy with your weight loss. Some can consistently lose weight without logging. They eat healthy and keep their calories low. For others it’s hard to lose weight/maintain guessing calories and macros. Your restriction becomes less over time. Extra calories can slip back in. Tracking can help with the bariatric basics. It’s a great tool to learn portions, stay in your weight loss calorie zone, and protein goals. It helps change old behaviors and gives you some accountability. This does not mean you have to log lifelong. To each their own.

September weight loss challenge support for motivation. https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/427650-💜-sep-2019-challenge-💜/?page=3&tab=comments#comment-4809589

On the run meal at café zupas. Chipotle pulled pork salad.

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You are doing great on figuring out what your stomach can tolerate to support your fitness level. Would you be open to sharing information? We have all types on baraithlets on this site but not an ongoing thread on how to fuel.

You may want to hire a sports medicine dietitian to give you advice on how to fuel for a triathlon. Do you have a training schedule to get ready for this event in a month?

When you deny craving it can make you want them more. Keep healthy options for sweet and salty cravings on hand. Real food stage You can make old favorites in a healthy way. No need to add extra calories and gain weight. Make sure my examples fit your food plan and stay within your weight loss calories/macros for the day. (log your food) Try to satify cravings with real whole foods first. Pizza mushroom cap pizza bites or cauliflower crust pizza – add lots of veggies use the meats allowed on your plan. Limit or omit cheese depending on your plan. turkey meatballs dipped in pizza sauce Hamburgers – Turkey burgers – You can buy butter ball frozen patties for convenience or make your own. I place them on a bed of salad add pickles, tomato and onion. Optional olive oil mayo and mustard. Or a lettuce wrapped burger - Chips – Salty cravings crisp veggies dipped in hummus or any low calorie dip – to cut the calories in hummus I add plain yogurt quest protein chips. They are made from protein powder. The flavor is better if you dip them in salsa. I like the BBQ or nacho. I try not to make these a habit. (processed food) I use them as a snack to kick a craving. beef or chicken Jerkey chicken fajitas no tortilla Sweet – Dannon light n fit Greek yogurt - option freeze to make popsicle Protein bar or shake Small amount of strawberries – option dip in hersheys sugar free cholate syrup

Nothing happens overnight. Give your body time to heal. Hope your blood sugars go down soon.

Maintain at a weight that saves your BOOBS. *smile* We understand your fears. Trust yourself. Look at all you accomplished. You know you are the type of person to keep your weight in check long term.

You have done phenomenal. The only way to slow/stop your weight loss is to eat your maintaining food plan (Higher calories and adding more carbs) Switching to maintenance mode is not easy. Time to reassess what you are doing. Work on your head space to transition into maintenance mode. Your health is dependent on changing your diet to support your fitness level. Don’t burn muscle and undo all the work you put in. Many of us had to graze to get out maintenance plan calories or fuel for our fitness level. Your restriction will become less over time. It gets easier. Finding your balance takes time. You can exercise less as you learn to increase your calories. If you choose to be athletic you may want to hire a sports medicine dietitian. You have wiggle room to work your way into maintaining. 5’3” your healthy BMI zone is 105lbs to 141lbs. Choose a weight that you feel healthy at to maintain. Join us in the maintenance thread - Link below. https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/425802-the-maintenance-thread/

Warrior IF – Main meal Sword fish, homemade mango salsa and sweet potato. Salad baby spinach, sliced strawberries, sliced almonds with balsamic vinaigrette.

7 pounds up after taking a break from your eating plan. It’s good to recognize how easy it is to extra calories. You will lose the weight getting back to basics. Vacation over and back on track. Join the Sept weight loss challenge for motivation/accountability. If you having a hard time getting your head back in the game. Go to the importance of doing the head work thread...Links below https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/427650-💜-sep-2019-challenge-💜/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-4809368 https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/425354-the-importance-of-doing-the-head-work/?tab=comments#comment-4776743

7 pounds up after taking a break from your eating plan. It’s good to recognize how easy it is to extra calories. You will lose the weight getting back to basics. Vacation over and back on track. Join the Sept weight loss challenge for motivation/accountability. If you having a hard time getting your head back in the game. Go to the importance of doing the head work thread...Links below https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/427650-💜-sep-2019-challenge-💜/ https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/425354-the-importance-of-doing-the-head-work/?tab=comments#comment-4776743

You can’t hide rapid weight loss. People will talk and speculate. You don’t own anyone an explanation. It’s a choice on who you disclose your private medical information with.

Wednesday! IF is going well. Today was shoulder and back day. I had extra energy to push things. I’m staying off the scale and going by how my clothing fits for now.

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