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I agree with this thread. I have just started eating soft proteins but I am starting to think if I will ever be able to have a balanced diet again. I too am hating the protein powders but there is not much that tastes good to me right now. I need the weight to keep dropping and I think it will be worth it but I had such a focus on balanced nutrition before this I feel like my mind is having trouble being ok with the minimal variety I can tolerate.

Thank you for this post. I am still in the approval process for a sleeve but my biggest fear is not losing or losing and gaining back again. I too lost 70 pounds on weight watchers about 15 years ago and swore I would never be fat again yet here I am. 3 miscarriages and years of unbalanced thyroid hormones and probably depression from the situation led to this but what doesn't kill us makes us stronger and more determined right?

I hate to ask this question but I am month 4/6 in pre-approval process. My whole life I have tried anything you can think of and I have been so very sure each one was the answer. I usually lose between 8-12 pounds each attempt and then stall. It's been the same thing pre-op. I did intermittent fasting with being gluten free since 7/31/19, no problem fasting 20-22 hours but when I would try to do alternate day fasting or 24 hour fasting I would gain with the lower calories. I have researched starvation mode and most experts agree it does not exist. I ended up averaging 19 hours and plateaued at 12 pounds after 3 months and then started gaining again even with the fasting. When I did my pre-op I was at one of my lower weights (my weight plot looks like shark teeth) and was told I was not allowed to gain at all during the process or my surgery would be denied. As part of my pre-op I have continued intermittent fasting for an average of 16 hours but I also gave up all grains, dairy, sugar, and soy. I have lost another 12 pounds for a total of 24 but cannot get any lower. I've played with calories, food types, anything I can think of. I track all my calories and activities and range 1200-1500 being mostly on the lower end of the range and get at least 30 mins of walking 5 days a week. I have no emotional issues with food and am very disciplined. I do have Hashimoto's thyroiditis but my hormone ranges are good according to my bloodwork. My thyroid is almost not existent except for a large nodule so my endocrinologist wants me to have me thyroid removed in addition to the sleeve. My big fear is that there is something weird with my metabolism and that I'll have the surgery and not be successful. It sounds crazy to even say that but this is a support group and that is my truth.

Hi! I am just starting the decision process. Like many of you I have tried everything and I do mean everything to try and lose weight. I have had Hashimoto's hypothyroid for over 20 years. I have required frequent medication adjustments even with diet restrictions. I have consulted with 2 surgeons, one recommended bypass since my loss has been so stubborn but the other thought I could reach my goals with the sleeve (as I prefer) but may need to consider a thyroidectomy due to the difficulty I have had stabilizing my thyroid function. I am just looking for any success stories of patients that have had either procedure who have also had trouble with hypothyroid.

Sweetsmith - Thanks for replying, let me know how the surgery works for you. I am in the approval process but due to insurance the earliest I can have the procedure is November 2020. I think I have ruled out the thyroidectomy based on my research that Hashimoto's is an immune response and your body will just move on to another auto-immune condition. Of course with my last ultrasound I didn't have much of a thyroid left and I have developed 2 additional auto-immune conditions so it may already be a mute point.

I hate the shower scenes, there is no good reason other than drama to show those poor people in that compromising position. Even when I watch it I always fast forward through the nakedness.