HaddocksEyes

Wow, how time flies!  It's been over 3 years since I had gastric sleeve surgery.  I'm still glad I had the procedure.  Some interesting changes after a couple of years - you find that you can eat more than you thought you would be able to.  Your "banana" gets bigger than you think it might.  I can put down two slices of pizza with little to no effort or discomfort.  Which reminds you why this is just a tool; if you are not careful, you will gain back the weight.  But I do have a 5 pound rule.  If I consistently weigh 5 pounds more than my lowest weight after the surgery for longer than a week, I take steps to scale back and exercise more.  This is why I have not gained back any weight from my initial loss.  Before I pat myself on the back too much, I have to admit (sheepishly) I never got below 200 pounds like I was supposed to.  I'm on a real push now to lose the rest of the weight - like I should have done in the beginning - because my other knee is now showing signs of wear.  I am finding that following a ketogenic diet seems to agree with me.  One thing that has really helped is to portion out my meals every day using a Jaxx lunchbox.  Second, not having stuff in the house that has sugar in it that I like to eat.  Third, instead of seeing this as a diet, seeing this as a positive life change.