FluffyChix

Yay! It's official! I can now post in this forum! 18 months yesterday!!

Wow! Amazing and inspiring B/A's girlie! What a complete change!!! Huge proppahs for your hard work and determination!

Yep. The myth of restriction and/or malabsorption strikes again. Sorry you are struggling. As the tool matures, you WILL be able to eat more volume, so you have to really have a good plan on how to fill it up without consuming too many macros or calories to stop your weight loss. You have to go back to your plan's basics and to what worked for you when you were losing. You should look at weighing and measuring and logging everything to see how much you are getting and to know where and how to adjust. Congrats on losing 147lbs!!! That's awesome! Also you're close to your goal so weight loss gets hard and very slow at that point!!

Man! I had crazy thoughts too! This is kinda the time frame that it happens. ((hugs)) I would get flash hangry for no reason. I'd be laughing then poof! Depression city! It's exactly how @mousecat88 explained it. I swear it passes. Hold on. Drink lots of fluids, walk, watch comedies, explain to your kids what's happening. Make sure you drink your fluids (protein drinks) on a regular basis. And yeah, see if you can get hold of a bariatric counselor to talk through this stuff and help you with some emotional toolkits!! Hang in there.

Girlfriend. Did your doctor tell you it was ok to spin at 2 days out from surgery? That's hellah different (even pedalling slow) from walking. Also, don't do yoga yet either! That takes engaging your core muscles and it's way too soon for that. You could very easily get a leak from popping your staple line. You really need to just walk...

Glad to hear it. Just when you referenced my specific range, I wanted to be sure to represent--hard not to think you were discussing my comment. (And fyi, as someone 18months out who has a capacity of a very mature tool (10-12oz by VOLUME), I also have to address choices in how I fill the tool. Cuz I can do a lot of damage with 10-12oz of volume at each meal. I also have a pretty large stoma, so food goes down quicker and I could conceivably eat much sooner than someone who retains their food in the tool after a meal.)

Welcome back! Glad you were able to cut loose and have fun! Sounds like a fabulous trip and loads of fun and activity!

Here was yesterday's food for example.

That's why I said this... Everyone's mileage may vary. But I think everyone would agree, I pack a crap ton of very dense nutrition and food volume into that 650-850 cals! No one would go hungry and few would feel "restricted" when eating my food. It tastes pretty satisfying even though I intentionally keep it low reward (no calorie dense casseroles or ethnic cuisine).

Why not today? Even 5 minutes is something and we can all walk! Even if it's a step. And if you can't walk, then do some THING for 5 minutes. Wave your arms in your chair. Do deep breathing exercises for a minutes. Raise your eyebrows for a minute. Just do something to move some part of you!

Follow his plan!! It will be over soon. Really REALLY focus on visualizing yourself thin and that food is meaningless. Then drink as much water as makes you full per your plan. Every time you are hungry, hit the water. The hydration will help you heal hon. It really does fly by. Today is 18 months for me and it feels like yesterday.

OK, no more dic*in' around with BDG goal! I'm doing this thang!!! I've been dinking around with the same 5 lbs for what seems like forever!!! I was supposed to have reached Goal 3 (130lbs) already and instead? I'm still mired in the moment--in the "feel good", "just be gentle with yourself" dic*ass mode! I've lost sight of my big picture and I'm not gonna tolerate it any longer! Yesterday was my 18month surgiversary and I weighed in at 135.4lbs. This morning I'm at 135.2lbs even though I know I've got at least a pound of poopy cued for exit thanks to MOM. (Edited to report, I weigh 134.8lbs PP ) Tomorrow is my surgeon visit to follow up on the hernia repair and also for my 18 month check up and I wanted to be at Goal #3. Instead I'm a whiny bi*ch ass 5lbs up from there. So I raised the visual stakes and I'm gonna try to move some dollah dollah bills baby! This is ten ones and each pound I lose will go in the LOST jar! I will succeed in this. I just have to change up the tactics. Today I'm going for an 18:6 and will do a DD (500 cals and 60g protein).

I've had 3 breast and recon surgeries + 2 tummy surgeries + hysterectomy. I'm unlucky or my hospital has a different protocal, cuz I had that special soap I used the night before and morning of..so weird. Great info on the central line! Thanks. I was stuck a total of 14 times to get an iv placed for my RNY. I know that from the bruise/puncture sites cuz for the last 8 I was out like a light.

I honestly don't think that's a life-long thing--it's only in the early days of healing.

So wild! I'm still thinking it's the sugar alcohols though? Maybe the cottage cheese and yogurts use different sweeteners? That's just terrible though. Gah, I hate that feeling!

Ok, I'll start it out! Monday - 2.2mi Tuesday - 3.7mi Total from previous days = 5.9mi Current Day = 2.7mi current + 5.9mi = 8.6mi this week

Your doctor doesn't allow thinned down lump free yogurt? It's the same texture as frozen protein ice cream...call and ask.

Nope. I have terrible veins from chemo and radiation, too. And I've never had a central line. Now, maybe they are talking about just getting your iv catheter placed? If so, do what he wants. But it's still weird and more chance of infection cuz they'll want you to shower the night before and morning of with a special soap. I wouldn't want anything in my vein when I'm doing that...

Dang! Such talented peeps here! I don't want to copy/paste them all again, but outrageous talent!!!! Thanks for sharing y'all! **waves hi to all my fellow losers in the craft-challenged corner...**

I'm another person who gets less hungry the more I practice IF.

Gosh we're all so different. LOL! I can do 1 cup of cottage cheese and I'm miserably full. But I could have sucked down your P3 and then the pork. But I too feel like I'm cramming too much food into a 4 hour window unless I do a protein drink. You know my cure for protein drinks are mocha frappacinos or iced coffee lattes.

Eating for 2 is a myth. Concentrate on losing your weight first then have a baby. All you have to do is "eat correctly to nourish you." The baby will get its nutrition with or without your help. It will take from your body. And most of us have enough nutrient stores in our bodies to nourish a child.

Are you lactose intolerant? It honestly sounds like dumping to me. I had it just last night cuz I chose to have a crappy dinner instead of my planned dinner. Sucked. It sounds exactly like reactive hypoglycemia and some of the sugar alcohols cause this same reaction in bari-patients.

@Sheribear68 bari-booty. Hilarious!