Flowerlove

Thanks for all the advice. I've been very mindful of the amount of protein I'm eating over the past few days, and was surprised to see that I'm not eating enough protein. I'm getting perhaps 30 - 40 grams of protein a day. What an eye opener! It is no wonder that I've been so hungry all the time. I think I will just have to eliminate many things and focus on increasing the protein for now. I'm tempted to start the mornings with a protein shake while I sort out the situation and get my diet on track.

Hi everyone, I got a vsg in late May 2019, so it's been 6 months or so now, and I feel I did not make the most of the first 6 months. I healed remarkably well, and was able to tolerate all foods , and I had no discomfort or complications. My problems started when shortly before surgery, I started to worry that I would not get enough nutrients, and would become ill. I have young children and my main reason for wanting to lose weight is to be around for a long time for them. So for this reason I put more of the focus on eating healthier things. I did all my protein shakes, but I also spent a lot of time making green juices with no fruit and blending up greens. I took extra supplements such as turmeric and fish oil and a few other things. The first month or so I felt great, and looked better than ever, I felt like I was glowing with health, but I was chronically hungry from the start. I thought the best thing might be to add a lot of fat from natural sources like from avocados and meats and nut Butters and found that no matter what I did I was chronically hungry unless I ate that good amount of fat, I would wake up in the middle of the night looking for food to eat. Eventually I started adding in carbohydrates like breads, and found that I can eat a fair amount of them even though I know I should not be. I know that this is not the recommended diet, but I had a 1 meeting lesson on how to eat. Kaiser met with with a group of us patients pre-surgery and sent us home with a one-page quiz that we were asked to fill out and email a copy of to the nutritionist in order to schedule a surgery. There were no nutrition classes. I am an adult and I can research these things for myself, and I know I should have been eating things like protein and vegetables all along, but due to my fear if not getting enough nutrients, I fear I may have sabotaged my weight loss. I feel great and extremely healthy otherwise. No hair loss and no vitamin deficiencies. All 6 month bloodwork was excellent. My weight loss has been very slow. I went into surgery weighing 258lb, and today I weigh 225 . My question is about maximizing the first 6 months which I hear is so very important. Well, those six months are gone now, and I want to really make the most of this weight loss surgery. What would you all recommend as far as getting back on track in the healthiest way possible, and have I blown it I not maximizing that six months? Now that it's been about 6 months will I start to get even hungrier? Thanks so much for reading,and I look forward to your responses.

Yes, I can think of a few things. This is important to think about, because if they are unnecessary, then I should eliminate those things first.

Thank you. I wonder about that because even in the very beginning, when I was on liquids, the weightloss was slow. I hit my first stall after 2 weeks, and it lasted for 3 weeks. I think I may be a slow loser in general. Im fine with that as long as I'm headed in the right direction and my health is great. I would be pretty unhappy if my weightloss stopped and I hovered around the 200 pound mark though.

Thank you so much! This sounds like great advice and quite manageable. I'll definitely give it a try. I do believe my blood sugar need more stabilization although I'm not diabetic.

My concern was a deficiency of the thousands of micronutrients found in fruits and vegetables that I can no longer fit in my reduced portion size, and that's why the juicing and blending of green vegetables came into the picture. It just didn't seem right to replace all those nutrients with protein alone. I know vitamins are wonderful, but supplements are only a few vitamins and in isolation from various other cofactors found in nature. This is my understanding of it anyway Thanks again.❤

Thank you so much this is simple yet good advice.

I'm very happy that I've lost the amount of weight I've lost since I feel so much better. I continue to lose about two lb per month. I would be happy if it continued on this way for a couple of years, but I'm worried that it's going to stop all together.