Merryx

That sounds delicious, I'm going to try that one!!!! Plus, with it being thick I would imagine it would really fill you up.

If you like coffee and have chocolate protein powder, you can easily make a cafe mocha with barely any calories! I make a pot of coffee and stick it in the fridge until its cold. I pour 12oz. of it in a glass, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, 2 packs Splenda and splash of milk. Then shake it up really well and then add ice. Delicious!

Omfg is right!!!lol that is amazing, keep up the great work!

I think it could burst if you ate a lot right after surgery when your stomach hasn't heeled yet. But certainly once it is heeled you aren't going to burst it. I'm shocked to hear that you can't stretch it though. I had mine done in 2010 and I know mine has stretched. I can eat a sausage mcmuffin and a hash brown now, but when I had my surgery I could only eat half a sausage mcmuffin and no hash brown. Btw, that is just an example...I don't eat that every day!lol

I'm glad that you posted this thread. I too have fallen off the wagon and need to get back to basics, but it's been a long time since I followed the basics (I was pregnant with twins so I ate a lot!) and I can't even remember what the basics are!!! How many ounces of food at a time, how often do you eat (every 3 hours?), how many calories, how many Proteins, how much Water? What kind of proteins are you eating? Would anyone want to share a normal days meals?

My babies are a year old now, but while pregnant with twins I only gained 25lbs. I was hungry nonstop! I seriously are every 2 hours, bit I think because I was carrying twins they were eating up everything which is why I barely gained. They say with every pregnancy you will gain 15 pound just from the baby an the Fluid. So I wouldn't worry about gaining weight during pregnancy. And btw, I lost all of my weight with in 3 weeks and actually lost an extra 10...though I gained that back in no time!!! During pregnancy I started eating foods that I used to: chips, French fries, etc. basically carbs and anything bad. I guess from the lack of sleep with two babies I used food to help me deal with the stress. And my stomach totally got used to eating way more food and it never shrunk back down. I can't eat as much as I used to,but I can eat a 6 inch sub with no problem which is t good! I'm having a hard time liking the carbs being that I'm so hungry still all the time. So my suggestion is even if you are eating a lot, don't let the bad foods creep back in. Because now that I'm hungry all the time and I can eat a lot, it's harder to make good choices. Before when my stomach was small, I could make good food decisions be side I wasn't really that hungry. That is not the case now and it is horrible! I thought having the VSG I wouldn't have to really about food again, but now I feel like I'm on the same stupid diet roller coaster again!!!!

I actually had VSG surgery nearly 3 years ago and my main reason was to pregnant. I had tried using fertility meds for quite awhile and was never able to get pregnant. I knew in my heart it was because I was nearly 300lbs. About 10 months after surgery I was down 85lbs and figured that we should try again with our fertility Doc. and I had a week or so of fertility shots, then iui and in 10 days found out I was pregnant (and actually in a few weeks found out I was having twins!). VSG was the best decision I ever made! It gave me the two most beautiful Children and its completely worth it. You'll be healthier for your pregnancy and have less chance of miscarriage! I will say that since getting pregnant and having them, I have completely fallen off the wagon with my food. I used to eat really well before getting pregnant but whole pregnant my craving for carbs was crazy and being that I was carrying twins, I could eat anything...so I did. I completely regret that! I am still the same weight as I was before getting pregnant, but haven't lost any and can't seem to get back to the mostly protein diet. I'm hungry all the time, I want carbs constantly and crave sweets. So definitely have the surgery to get pregnant, but try to stay on the diet while pregnant because its crazy once you go back to your old habits. It was easy to kick all the junk foods after surgery because I wasn't hungry, but now I want to eat all the time so ya hard to stay away from the chips and junk! If I could I would do the surgery again just cuz I feel like I've stretched out my stomach from all the bad eating.

you are exactly correct! I had my surgery nearly 3 years ago and I can eat whatever I want. it's all about choices now which is a HUGE struggle (oh how i miss my tiny stomach!lol). so tell those people that say it's the easy way out to go somewhere!

juicing is great, but the issue is that for it to taste good you have to add a bunch of fruits which are high in sugar and calories. I was juicing for a bit because I felt like it was so healthy and then I started adding up the calories from the oranges, grapefruit, pineapple and apples (i didn't use all of them all the time) and the calories ended up being higher then if I would have eaten a damn cheeseburger!lol So juice away, just keep track of the fruits you are adding.

I started drinking about 15 months post surgery and wish I never started again. The diet soda will make you CRAVE sweets something horrible and after awhile you will start to give in to the cravings! Per Dr. Oz he said that when you drink soda your body doesn't realize that you aren't taking in real sugar, so it puts out insulin in to your body to try and deal with the "sugar" but then your brain isnt fooled and realizes it isn't real sugar, so to combat the insulin that has been put in to your body, your brain tells you to eat sugar, which is where the crazy cravings come from! Just thought that it was kind of interesting!

I used Maderma too and really didnt see any results. Though I will say, that the scars are barely noticeable now after nearly 3 years.

okay, so if you do 1200-1300 to maintain, to lose, I should probably do a bit less. I'm going to definitely start to log my food again because I do think that helps a bunch. Even though I hate weighing out the food whatever will help me start losing again, I'm willing to try! What site do you like for a food tracker?

Definitely try grilling it!!! For one-it's outside, so the smell really isn't an issue and for two-the grill gives it a nice crisp on the outside. There are tons of recipes online that you can find that are super easy. There is also another recipe that isn't the best for you, but it's not as bad as frying!!!lol It's any white fish (I like Halibut) dip it in fat free italian dressing and then in a sandwhich bag put in crushed potato chips (baked or lite) and then add a bit of cheddar cheese (you can use low fat) and then bake it. I know it sounds weird, but it's amazing!!!! The salt and crunch from the chips are delicious!