Lema

Heck, I even throw stuff in the trash and make sure it's mixed well with the garbage if I have to. [emoji23]

Don't feel bad about giving it away. And was probably thinking the way he always has when it comes to getting a Valentine's Day gift for a loved one. It's an innocent mistake that I wouldn't hold against anyone. Why are you feeling guilty about giving it away?? You are making a healthy choice by not eating it or keeping it. Some day when you are having a shitty day, you will get up and open it if you keep it around the house. If not, looking at it twice a week will just remind you of how you can't have it and then make you feel guilty the way you feel right now. I bought 10 piece chicken wings the other day because I hadn't eaten the entire day and I was starving. I could have had something else but the smell of it was way too overwhelming. As soon as I finished the second piece, I regretted that decision. I was driving and saw one of those homeless guys that walk between the lanes, asking for change. I gave him the entire bag of chicken wings. It felt so good to get rid of that stuff from my car. I have noticed this about myself these days. Whenever I buy unhealthy stuff or end up with pasties/sweets, I hand it over to the next person beside me. I want that stuff out of my reach.

I won't be having a baby in the next two years but it is a fear in the back of my mind. I would like to know how much those of you who had a baby after the surgery gained and wether it was too difficult to watch out for your cravings during pregnancy. How much did you gain?? At this point, I will starve myself to prevent myself from getting to the point where I was before. I know that is not the wisest thing to say but I will not let it happen again. My fear is that during pregnancy, preventing myself from keeping a healthy diet in fear of gaining massively, might hurt my baby. Which clearly no body wants... I am ranting..[emoji20]

Do you all think hiring a dietitian for the while one is pregnant might help??

I had a comparatively lower bmi and was required to go on liquids only two days before the surgery. It depends on how much they want your liver to shrink before the surgery.

When I was at that point, I was told to walk. I did but not as much as I should have. Now that I look back, with very little effort, I could have lost a lot more than what I lost. As time passes by, the weight loss process slows down and you have to work harder to lose. If I was smart enough, I would have walked whole lot more.

The more you walk, the better it gets. And remember, the next three days will be tough and nothing compared to days after that so when it gets tough, don't panic.

I am not ashamed of what I have done but I don't wear it on my sleeve either. You eating healthy should be enough of an answer to them in the beginning and later on, when you have known them enough, you can tell them. If you treat this procedure as awkward and something to be judged for, people will judge you but if you take it as just another fact of life, they will do the same. I wouldn't hide it from anyone unless I had good reason to but I wouldn't tell them in the beginning and scare them off with it. In the beginning, tell them you are on a diet. When you know that they are going to be a part of your life for longer than a couple of months, share your experience. Tell them all they need to know.

They say you can't stretch it if you over eat once or twice but if you are making a habit of it. Also, how far along are you?? There is always the risk of dumping syndrome and or forcing your stitches open. Also, if you really really like something, put it aside and eat it later. Remind yourself that it will still be there later. Eating it in an hour or two is far better than depriving yourself or eating it all at once.

It's only 15 pounds. I gained 6 pounds 7 months later. Find your information package from before when you had the surgery and read it all over again. It reminds us of what small thins we shouldn't be doing which we forget over time. I knew what i had done wrong and how to get back on track. You can do it too. Just refresh your mind with that information and treat your body as if it were going through the entire procedure again. I am sure you will lose the weight.

Watch a couple of my 600lb life episodes. I am obsessed with that show. I went to the store to buy a healthy snack the other day and roamed around the store for 45 minutes. I walked out with a pack of green tea instead. In my previous life, I would have chugged down three bottles of soda with out a single care in the world, on my walk in the store. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

You look great. Don't be so grumpy! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Do take your protein! Not only does it delay your weight loss process, it also messes up with your skin and hair. Your hair will fall off way too much if you are not taking enough protein. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hey everybody, So I have a little situation that I would like some ideas on.. I am 9 months out and 13 pounds away from my goal weight. I am getting married next month and thought having two months to lose that would be enough time, however, I haven't lost any weight in over a month. I am still doing 90grams of Protein and 1200 calories of food per day and walking 10 000 steps a day. I don't have time for gym right now. I have two jobs and i am going to school. If you were in my place, would you increase your calories or try to decrease it?? I was thinking of changing it to 800 or 1000 but research suggests that my body will go in starvation mode. I don't want to take that risk right now. What do I do?? I went to Mexico for my surgery so I can't just call my doctor or seek advice from a nutritionist. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

^ thank you! I checked and it says a person of my size and height should be consuming 1492 calories per day. I guess I have confused my body so I will try that and if that doesn't work then I will go back on the liquid diet. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Dry dates(four to five), red raisins (handful)or milk of magnesia. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

What you eat and have in your system or how often you have been to the bathroom matters. I gain before my period and shed it off shortly after. I gained 6 pounds when I stopped taking protein shakes for a month but I got back on track as soon as I saw that happen. Never again. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I used to get crazy hungry on that stage. I would take no sugar added apple sauce and mix it with diluted apple juice and that helped sometimes. I am 9 months out and I snack on 100 calories very very low sugar added soft tofu. It's filling and not at harmful as other Desserts. I wish I had discovered this when I was in my purée phase. It's 150 grams so you can make three desserts from it. I don't eat it all at once. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Period is your uterus's way of saying " we are not getting pregnant this month". When your body goes through the trauma of surgery, regardless of which phase it's on, it shakes its head and says "na, it's not happening". Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Imagine sticking both your fingers up in the air to them and move on with your life. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Diced cilantro, onion and tomatoes wrapped in a whole wheat wrap and cut in half. No sauce or mayonnaise added. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

In your group, I am sure at least one person knows about your surgery if not all. I share my meal with that person or make sure to get something super small. Also, every outing doesn't have to end up with a meal anymore. AND, it's not a sin to leave food in your plate if you are full. If it's a special occasion and I feel like I don't have that person that I can share my meal with or too many people are around, I eat very very slow. Others will be having their Desserts while I am still munching on my meal. But, I am almost one year post op and I only have 15 more pounds to lose so I don't suggest this last part to others. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

When I am not happy about a service somewhere, I simply don't go there anymore. If you chose to speak to someone about it and figured that instead of the situation getting better, it was getting worse, you should have saved yourself your sanity and just left and never went back again. I don't get mad in public and when I do, it is not a wise idea to open my mouth unless doing so fixes the problem. What is more important?? Sanity or three dollars?? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Cheers to new beginnings. **Lifts Protein shake in the air** Focus on your own health and the well being of your children. If he comes to his senses, good for him. If he doesn't, the loss was never yours. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I am not of that age(29) but I realized how much of my socializing involved eating out at restaurants after I got the surgery. Almost every time I went out, it was to eat. No other activity. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App