Tony B - NJ

I am surprised you could eat a "riccotta bake" . I imagine that is pretty high in fat and calories. From my calorie intake I would not be able to eat anything else all day. I find that I have to plan my whole day out so I can have food spread out evenly with my 800 calories.

Nice job. Looks like you are on track for the 190. Good luck.

I am not sure about your Doctor but fruit is definately not on my list of foods to eat. Most fruits have a very large amount of sugar in them and will become carbs. I stay clear of fruit.

Congrats! Now, can we do something about that Steelers shirt?

Congrats! Now, can we do something about that Steelers shirt?

Congrats! Now, can we do something about that Steelers shirt?

Stick with it. I agree it is hard to get out there in the heat but even if you do 10 minutes 3 times a day it will help

I am sure this is alarming. I am glad I read this in case I experience the same

I think this is a question we all ask ourselves as well as the guilt in letting it get this far. Fact is, you are where you are and you cannot go backward. I would caution you to ensure you are taking care and getting help from a mental health professional as well. If you do not remove the root cause of your unhealthy behavior it will come right back.

Definitely not just you!!! It does get frustrating and demotivating but I guess you just have to deal with the reality of it. I think it is an insurance company scam to charge more in health insurance for "overweight" and "obese" people. Just my cynicism but whatever. I will just get to where I am comfortable and happy with my health/appearance and move on.

I agree 100%.

Funny how you call the scale fat shaming....it really is as well as the BMI system itself. I remember when I was a teenager weighing 180 pounds or so. I was by no means overweight, played sports addictively, could run 10 miles no problem, biked 30 miles. But...given today's BMI I would be overweight. The BMI doesn't really work for some people in my view. I have muscular calves and thighs, even with my heavier weight I stay pretty normal in the legs because I walk and bike so much. I do not see me ever getting into the "normal" BMI area given the charts and my body type.

almost 5'10

My fear is that I am going to go through all the insanity I went through to get approved, through the pre op diet that I am going through right now (incidently after 16 pounds or so I am stalled for the last 4 days), go through the surgery and recovery and more restrictions only to find out that I am not going to lose any weight for some physical reason unique to me. I guess it is irrational, but that is my sick mind at work. I am meticulous with following direction (20 years military does that to you) and know it will all be fine, but I worry it will all be for nothing.

If you think that is assembly line, from what I hear in some of these hospitals it is one Sleeve after the next like well....an assembly line. I guess that is ok since repetition is good. I just hope I am in the morning when they have energy and stamina instead of late afternoon when they are fatigued and ready to go the heck home.

Shopgirl...I had the same experience with the powdered cafe latte. It has a sickeningly sweet after taste that made me unable to drink it. I have found that most of the protein drinks with a little bit of powdered peanut butter taste much better if you like peanut butter.

Pick up some powdered peanut butter. They remove all the oil and leave the powder. Sprinkle in a little of this which adds protein and a few calories (30) but it improves the taste of any of the vanilla or chocolate flavors. YOu don't need much so maybe less than 30 calories will help. I really find it made some of the flavors with a strange after taste much better.

I am a week into the pre op diet and I find it similar to what you are saying. It is not anywhere near as bad as I thought it was. For whatever reason I am not as hungry as I thought I would be. I have to watch myself because I tend to want o skip a little and eat too little calories which I hear is just as bad as too many calories.

I think you have to set intermediate goals that are relatively difficult but reasonable to reach. I am currently 276 from a high of 293. I am still in pre op diet stage for 2 more weeks. My intermediate goal would be to be at 260-265 for surgery date then get down to 210 within a year. As I progress and get closer to that goal, I can change my goal to a more challenging number like 185. I set my goal at 210 because that was my weight at age 40 (I am 57 now).

You may want to check in with your Doctor. It sounds IMPOSSIBLE to meet your nutritional requirements for protein and stay less than the 300 calories. There must be some type of misunderstanding here.

Pretty darn good. Just stick to what you are doing.

very encouraging

stick with it. The positives clearly outweigh the negatives.

good luck

Good suggestion.