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Sorry to hear that you are experiencing this. You are only 2 weeks out. Give yourself time to heal. Things are going to change over time. Welcome to the surgery losers bench.

Hope you are recovering well. Congratulations on your surgery. I had it for three days. Annoying yes but I have experience worse things in life. It will be removed and a thing of the past for you. Great things coming your way.

How far out from surgery are you? How much food can you eat in one meal?

I want to hear tips from people that maintain effortlessly. I thought maintaining would be easier. The transition from weight loss into maintenance was interesting. It was hard to let go of weight loss phase after living that way for so long. Just took time to adjust. How have you ordered your life to make the entire process easier - for loss and maintenance phases? Four years out. Living healthy comes naturally. Grocery shopping and cooking is a breeze. Gym is my stress relief. Instead of weight loss goals I have fitness goals. I live life and indulge once in a while. When I gain, I go back to basics. I have chased the same ten pounds up and down the scale. (with the exception of my third year) Are you still struggling to find balance? I am settling into the fact my weight bounces around. I know how easy it is for me to gain. I experienced being stuck at a sixteen pound gain in my third year. Basics stopped working ( I have no idea why) Fourth year basics are now working well. I dropped back into my maintaining zone. Prefer complexity to simplicity? I prefer to do both I take breaks. I don't log and I workout less. Right now my goals are distance running driven. To stay healthy I log food and train.

Your right...we all are different in this process. I never wanted to be normal or a statistic. We all have the same goal..Healthy.

Everyone looks great! Are you guy's used to the change or does it still take time for your mind to wrap itself around?

Energy and exercise: You will feel more energy as your calories increase. A full hour of a workout can be broken up into 30 mins twice a day. I know one woman who walked 30 mins twice a day. I'm not sure if I want to add to the advice on complex carbs but here is my two cents. It would depend on how intense your workouts are and if you are carb sensitive. The hair loss phase is no fun. I used toppik to fill in the thin spots.

You are around a month out. 500/600 calories is about right. You are still healing and finding how to feel your new sensation of full. In the first months it's a struggle to get your protein and water goal in. Your best weight loss is in the first three months. Take advantage of it. As you progress your surgery restriction will be less and your food intake/calories will increase. your weight loss will slow down. Stalls happen. Keep working your program the scale will move. I want you to be prepared - For the majority of sleevers, A year or more out surgery restriction will be noticeably less. This is normal for sleeve surgery. Your sleeve has not stretched. This is why it's so important to change behaviors and eat healthy long term. The work does not end after goal. You said "I am trying to establish lifelong eating habits without having foods that are completely removed from my diet" not sure what that means. All your food choices are yours to make. The only one that has to be happy with your results is you. Wishing you the best, Jenn

The salad sounds lovely. Going grocery shopping today!

I don't peel the apple. I do peel the pumpkin. I like the added whole cranberries. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roast until very soft, and a bit golden brown about 35 to 45 minutes.

Congratulations on your upcoming surgery! You have all of our support. Even from people that don't have the same surgery time frame.

The majority of us still feel hunger at times. Real food stage : 4 oz of protein and veggies at each meal. I eat as much veggies as I want. I eat four to six small meals a day. I keep them within my calorie and macro goals. hope you find what works for you.

Most primary Dr's are supportive. You can always shop for a primary Dr that is pro bariatrics. A pre surgery supervised diet may be required by your insurance company or surgeons office. Call them to find out. My experience: My Dr was supportive. There is a process and hoops to jump through. It was all worth it. I had a six month weight loss requirement from my insurance company and a psych evaluation. The psych eval was straight forward not difficult to get through. Seems like an eternity waiting. But honestly, I look back and all of this has been in a timely manner.

Love this time of year. Pumpkin pie protein shake: vanilla protein powder canned pumpkin puree Pumpkin pie spice Fall side dish I make for thanksgiving. Cube a small sugar pumpkin and an apple drizzle with a bit of olive oil and sugar free maple syrup. sprinkle of cinnamon Roast in the oven on a cookie sheet place in a bowl. Add whole cranberries if you like Tip: Stay active over the fall and winter. Don't let the colder weather set you back. Summer bodies are built in the winter. If you don't have a gym membership. Walk a mall and window shop. Find workout videos to do at home. Buy a used bike or treadmill off craigslist or a new one if you can afford it.

Holy hell. 49. I will be 50 in November. Sleeved four years ago at age 45 still maintaining my weight. I've had the time of my life in my 40's. Still having adventures. Life is short.

Amen! None of us are Dr's. Any medical concerns please call your surgeon's office.

Woohoo! happy dance. Congrats on your date. All the positives out of surgery will outweigh the sucy parts. Be strong be brave..... you got this!

You can google bariatric friendly recipes. I still get in foods ruts at four years out. This is a long term sustainable way of eating and still is flavorful. I think the fear and questioning if you are doing this right is normal. It gets easier as food becomes habit. Beef, chicken, seafood, dairy and eggs. Hundreds of options to cook them. I do fajitas no tortilla, Smoked salmon salad, bariatric pizza (my goto) eggplant as lasagna layer instead of noodles. Experiment to find what you like. Below is my dieticians recipe page for food ideas. Make sure they fit your plan. http://insidekarenskitchen.com/bariatric-friendly-recipes/ Are you logging your food in a food app? I use myfitness pal. My food diary is open https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android&hl=en_US My username is fit_chickx https://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/fit_chickx

153 pounds. Amazing work. I will take slow with that kind of weight loss. First month 28, second month 15 pounds third month 15 pounds 4th month 11 pounds 5th month 9 pounds. Actually sounds fantastic to me. Weight loss is best in the first months of restriction. As you progress out from surgery it slows down. As you get close to goal you have less body fat to burn......It's seriously slow. I think the reaction of panic/anxiety is normal for many of us. It is our past experience with weight loss attempts. Yes, I also freaked out over a stall. Even if the weight loss is slow its ok. It's the fact you are losing weight not the speed. Stalls break. Takes time. I understand the panic and frustration. The thread below may help. https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/351046-embrace-the-stall/

Love seeing all the healthy meal options. Great posts!

Same here! lol

I hate judgment of food choices or how people choose to work their program. We are all absolutely human. We stumble then get back with our plans. We get to choose how strict or lax we work this. At the end of the day, The only one who has to be happy with your results is you.

Major mile stone! congrats on all the work you put into this.

Diet or no diet. Interesting question. If you rely on surgery food restriction for weight loss you will be disappointed in your results. Eating whatever you want in portion control will not make your weightloss successful long term. First stages focus on hitting your protein goals not calories because your food intake is low The first months of sleeve surgery is your best stomach restriction. Understand This will change as you progress out from surgery. In the months and years ahead sleevers can eat more food and tolerate most foods. This is why it's important to change behaviors and eat on your dieticians plan.

Most of us have had weight gain after goal. Getting back on track can be done. Believe in yourself. Time to clean out the house of crap food choices. Go grocery shopping for your weight loss phase food plan. For some, a reset gets them back into the weight loss mindset. For others it's too restrictive to go back to liquid soft food stage. You will get the same results going back to bariatric basic food stage. Whole foods that are more satisfying. Log and weigh your food. Hydrate Activity You have done this before you can do it again. It's finding the old discipline you had at the beginning of your surgery. The food holidays are here. Make a goal to get past them and ring in the new year at a lower weight. It's not easy to detox and get back to healthy habits. Its work. You will feel crappy for a few weeks. If you are consistent you will see results.