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I am shocked at people getting attacked for going against the grain here. If you are 600lbs, then obviously you have a serious problem and need tons of rules and guidelines to break your very serious issue. No carbs, no falling off the wagon, plenty of exercerise, listening to Nutritionists..all that good stuff, by the book you must follow to get to a normal weight. It's like telling an alcoholic that they shouldn't drink again, sound advice. Then there are people like me, and possibly bugle girl. I wasn't 600lbs. I was sick of dieting, really really sick of trying my whole life to lose 50-60 lbs. up and down roller coaster. I went into it not following any of the rules, and I got exactly what I wanted out of it. I could still socially eat, enjoy food, but have a little less of everything. I ate everything I did before, but way way way less. Only issues I've had were gallbladder and feeling weak. My weight loss was achieved. I never once felt deprived, and I feel I can carry about a normal life. Co-worker brings in cupcakes?- yes thankyou I will have one. I get a pizza and eat for a week, instead of a day. So can we at least agree that it is not a one-size fits all solution to this? And for hecks sake, stop attacking everyone on here that doesn't have the same approach and diet plan you would give to someone morbidly obese. I am not an alcoholic, never was, I can drink a beer and not fall apart, same thing with food.

May I ask how you gained it back? Was it eating junk food, too much food, too many times a day? I am so sorry this happened, But I would love to learn from you if you are willing to share.

@@Greensleevie thank you for that, It puts it into perspective to have someone further out, I knew this honeymoon period is too good to last. I too have felt my stomach getting bigger, I can eat more with ease. I am terrified of gaining it back, but I am also terrified of changing anything because I am already at goal... @@jenn1 awe I didn't know . How many people were there?

Sorry guys, I retract. It wasn't my intended tone, or really my intended meaning of what it blew up as, I forget just how popular these 'types of controversial threads can get, I take blame in precipitating that. The best we can do is support each other in a positive way, and not a negative and perhaps harm causing casual attitude I have portrayed here. Weight loss and weight related issues and habits are serious as they effect every aspect of our lives. I have personally still hav a lot of growing up to do in this area. I am reading through some of the long term studies of weight loss success, and yeah everyone- I am an uninformed a$$ clown. Do your own research, listen to your doctors, and don't listen to the 'trolls' though I didn't mean to be trolling, I am simply misguided. Good luck everyone and god bless

guys i dont want to discourage anyone, long term studies have shown a healthy diet and lifestyle changes are the key to successful longterm weight-loss. thats a better mindset and goals that i need to work on, maybe i need to start following people that are doing it right, I am not

@@Jazzzyjay great, please listen to your doctor! Please I am not a doctor, I am not giving medical advice, we are all adults here, take my story with a grain of salt

@@LipstickLady my agenda? Not make people feel bad for getting WLS and wanting to keep the same diet, I keep trying to talk my parents into it as I see them lose ton of weight with strict diets, only to gain it all back 6mo later. It's sad I had it so easy, everyone should have this opportunity to lose excess weight. Th

@@jenn1 also did you ever think that people are gaining weight because they crash dieted and wrecked their metabolism from the start? Have you ever heard about yo-yo dieting? Have you ever heard about smaller portion sizes? Putting WLS aside, and the fact I wasn't morbidly obese to begin with, I don't think moderation is that crazy of an idea

@@jenn1 yes Jen I eat cheesecake all day everyday, every meal....(sarcasm) I had a wonderful snacks of cheesecake and coffee on a cruise vacation , and I didn't need to come to the forum and freak out about how I lived like a normal person on vacation would. Sheesh. Called life and a little splurge. Though I do have some in the fridge from neighbors, Christmas is a sabotage in itself.

@@mrsNilla my starting weight was 200. I did not have much to lose. I do not wish to do damage to people that are following the plan, that's great. But some are discouraged from wls because they do not want to change their eating. I do think one can achieve good results with or without surgery if they focus on portion seizes. Post op, I am still surprised with how much food people are served in restaurants, even kids meals are shocking. The French don't get fat, and they eat bread, cheese, and pastries. The secret? Portion size. I guess you could say I am living the French way of life in a very fat America.

@Sait if you have not seen people getting attacked, you have not been here long enough!

yes I am maintaining the weight, the best thing about never being 'on the wagon' is that I never had the moment of 'oh crap I started eating carbs and gaining!' I was too weak and sick the first year to get a regular exercise routine, I couldn't handle the decreased food AND exercise, I didn't want to throw off my metabolism either. I didn't want to put my body in starvation mode. I wasn't a couch potato either, I had a full time job and a dog to walk. I have to say it worked for me, I dropped 60 lbs in under a year, I only had 60 to lose to begin with, 132 was my lowest weight, but I am good and steady at 135-138.

@@504chic Hi, yes I got the sleeve, had it done in Mexico. I went home with a general food list, which I followed for a few weeks, and when I didn't follow it- yes I did get a little sick and learned from it. I was trying to eat chicken nuggets 3 weeks post op- barf. Hamburgers- barf. Too much sweets- barf. You learn your lesson fairly quickly on. Some things I can never really eat now are salads...too bad. About the emotional eating, I think a lot of us suffer from that, I still emotionally eat, but I try not to have the stuff that triggers me in the house. I don't buy a family size bag of Cheetos, but I will occasionally get some from the vending machine.

@LipstickLady. I didn't say it was ok to eat anything 3-5 days post. I would find it hard to believe anyone a couple weeks after surgery could eat a lot of things and not get sick and puke, I tried many foods and learned as I went of what I could and could not get away with, again, I did not get the surgery to go on a diet.I sucked on a chip and miraculously did not die, I am doing very well thank you. The day after surgery, I ate a gummy Vitamin though, would not suggest at all. Surgery is long past, and I went about it my way. I feel the need we should be kind to everyone, and if they method is not a strict diet of high protein/no carb...then how about another approach. Does it bother you that someone could choose to get the surgery based on the idea that portion control, not food, is what makes you fat?

I went through a phase where I had to eat a peanut butter Twix every single day at work, I knew I had a problem when I had 2 in a day and I got sick of them and quit ( and rather the vending machine stopped stocking it). Pace yourself, stop beating yourself up about it and move on. Don't try eating all that in a day though, sheesh.

I eat everything I did before surgery, but in small portions. If I feel I am overdoing it, I decrease my frequency. I went on a cruise and my fat butt was eating 6-8 times a day at the floating buffet, we ar talking really naughty things like cheesecake, I started gaining till I put it back down to 4x a day. I preach from the book of moderation.

Omeprazole is the only thing that has worked for me, a steady daily dose. I missed a weeks worth a month ago and my esophagus is still messed up from it

@@Little LuLu it is not certain that you will get it, but you probably will and there really isn't anything to prevent it. Your stomach is making acid for the original size, which is way too much. I didn't have any heartburn whatsoever when I started this process, you will know it when it starts becoming an issue, when you are awakened by choking on acid, it's time to get regular medications. I highly suggest that you get prescription for omeprazole if you develop the problem, don't fall for the expensive otc stuff at the store. With a daily dose, I don't have negative effects. Although you should know that taking those types of meds is not good long term (Alzheimer's) but for me, I would still do it again. Good luck

People hold water and fat in different ways, sounds like your sis is a competitive type, maybe you can one up her in something else? Or tell her to shove it

What are you gonna do for a routine?

Yes, but the site makes a ton of money off their push for product, take it with a grain of salt

I can't do protein bars or shakes either.. I usually go for beef jerky, jr hamburgers, peanut butter stuff, and Chic fil a has a really good chk salad sandwich that's good for 2 meals that has tons of protein in it....it's hard getting that in

I LOVE BEER. Oh beer and pizza and everything in between. I used to order pizza and drink 4 beers back to back. Post surgery, it hurt bad when I tried even a Soda. I am not a quitter,I was mixing soda with water and drinking it cause of he cravings. Didn't like it. I weaned off Soda pretty quickly. Next came beer. The post op process did a good job on killing the beer cravings, you just can't drink enough without being uncomfortable to make it worth it. So a cocktail? Even those. You can't really drink. If it's between a nice meal or a drink, I usually go for the food. I would rather eat a piece of pizza and maybe a sip of alcohol. The surgery process took care of tha problem for me

Almost 2 years out, and I still keep it a secret except for family. Telling my dad was a big mistake though, all he ever wants to talk about is my surgery or some aspect of it. I took him to a game I got tickets for with a group of coworkers and he started talking about how much I could eat since surgery in front of everyone! But it turns out, no one really cares, or they become spiteful . I am pretty sure most my work friends think I am a drug addict due to being gaunt and thin.

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