Susan Quincy

I am one year post surgery and wondering if my sleeve is stretched. I have seen reference to a 2:5 program or a pouch check plan and wondered what that was all about. I have been able to eat more in the last few months and some days it seems I am snacking a lot- usually if I am home for the day. This has also shown in weight loss rate. It is slower and I go down 3 and up 2 then down again. It is bouncing back and forth a bit. Has anyone had that experience and is it normal since I am exercising more? Lots going on in the head and mostly wonder if I have damaged the sleeve? Sue

So often I get down on my self since weight loss is slower now. So I am going to list the things I can do now that before I could not do. Ride a horse without ASPCA getting involved Go up and down the stairs for stuff I forgot when I was up there. Kneel in church and get up. Sit anywhere, even on the ground Walk faster than my dog. Borrow (take) other people's clothes Having leftovers for days There is more but what have you found to Celebrate?

Low carbs is the future. I really that is what the tool of weight loss shoed me. Like others I use lettuce for wraps and cucumbers for crackers. Sometimes I do eat rice cakes but try not to because that just leaves me wanting more. My carbs come in fruit form and Quinoa- which I use as a replacement for rice. I found out that I have a wheat sensitivity when I cut out bread and so now have less itchy skin and allergic breakouts on my skin and lots of skin. Ditch the carbs.

In reading about snacking challenges it looks like we all have this as a continued challenge. I talk to myself a lot on these things in the day and sometimes I lose the discussion and eat the bad thing. But what I have noticed and must keep in mind is it is all about portion control. For that work is a great help. When I am at work I can eat what I brought and that is in small portions and all good choices. Later at home the snacking has to be controlled when I am at home. So I have focused exercise time after work and do chores when I get home. These take the focus off food and on to activities. When I feel like I might be feeling snaky and want too much of a good thing or a bad thing I call it a night and go to bed.

Thanks for the feedback. I am pretty sure it is a head thing and I know I do not feel hungry when I snack. I have to engage in focused activity and get out when I see this starting. I have tended to spread my eating of meals out longer and so the Protein is first and then veggies come an hour later. So far this and almonds with cranberries have been the go to Snacks. Very careful to limit carbs that is my "crack" and will stat the problems out again. Here's to the continued journey. Lifting a glass of Water with Crystal Light flavoring to everyone.

If you are having pain you should cut back. After surgery I had no pain problems and because I was off work felt like I was on vacation. I attend a gym that is associated with the hospital where my surgery took place and so nurses and exercise therapists are on staff. They told me to cut back, that I was doing too much- and I quote them- "You had major surgery and need to recover from that. Cut back on your outings and movement that makes a lot of up and down bends." I suggest you call your doctor and ask them directly. But remember you did have surgery so take it easy.