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UPDATE:
I was down to lowest weight of 117, kept around 123 for couple years, but recently due to covid gained back. got back up to 146, been trying to bounce back some and right now am at 140. Goal 117-120 ish.
Experimenting with Macros:
Keto- 900 calories
Fat 75%, Net carbs 5%, Protein 20%.
7/17/21: Day one: lightheaded, tired, randown, headache, not really that hungery, but thinking of food consistently, also but out alcohol and sugar, blah.
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6/26 - I had a bad day. My bf and I broke up. He stated that he preferred me bigger and that had he known things would change that he would have never supported the decision. When I asked how things changed, he stated the following:
1) You put on makeup more
2) You get your nails done more
3) You do your hair more
4) You dress differently. You do not cover up as much
5) Guys look at you more (Ding! Ding! Ding!)
6) They hit on you more (Jackpot!!)
I was stunned as he continued on his rant. At that point he told me he needed space and that he felt he needed time to get used to the new situation.
Before this journey I would ate my feelings away. I would have cried, watch romantic movies, Jack and Rose would have been my idols, my heart would have not gone on and I would have gained 5 lbs in one day. However, I felt no desire to stuff my face. Actually I felt nothing. After thinking about what he said and talking to my mom, I decided to end the relationship. I do not want that toxic attitude in my positive environment. I made a hard choice, however I am sure I made the right choice.
6/27 - Still followed my Keto diet. I did have a sugar free Popsicle. Went to the gym. Noticed something disturbing, my boobies are starting to have loose skin
. I knew it would happened but I was hoping it would not. I boobs do not fit in my bra's anymore. They are sliding under the wire like peek-a-boo. SMH.
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@Thejeweledsleeve I am so sorry for the breakup. Always remember life is short and I am proud of your journey and I am wishing you continued greatness. You will always be our main squeeze.
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It's okay. Thanks for all the support. I just did not think that he would be that way. He is fit, muscular and works out religiously. I thought he would be proud of me. I do not look like the females he typically date. Part of me thinks that's why he is insecure. His exes either treated him badly or cheated. Maybe his fear was that I would do the same once I lost all the weight. Whatever the reason, it's unacceptable. Really thought he was it.
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6/8 - KETO KETO KETO. I am trying everything I can with KETO. Nothing out of the ordinary.
6/9 - Breakfast: Had two egg whites, and 1 slice turkey bacon. Lunch: Turkey lettuce wrap (delicious). Dinner: Protein shake. Got my Hidrate bottle and immediately fell in love. I went as far as purchasing another one in Teal. I plan on having all the colors. Yayyy. Having difficulty with this 64 oz water intake I see. All this time, I thought I was drinking way more water than I was. SMH.
6/10 - Meal prepped for the week. Mozzarella stuffed chicken with Mushrooms. It is soo delicious. Low carb and high in protein. The remaining prep for breakfast was turkey bacon (BLT) with lettuce as the bread.
6/11 - Nothing out of the ordinary happened.
6/12 - Could not get out of bed. I felt burnt out and just exhausted. I went to work but could not function enough to hit the gym. I slept so long.
6/13 - Still felt exhausted. No gym and had a massive headache. It could possibly be this NYC heat. My fan is not cutting it anymore.
6/14 - I actually had enough energy to workout (with the help of C4). I have been slacking in my vitamins for the evening so I am wondering if this could be the reason why I was out of it. It does not help that I am overworked as well. However, that C4 gave me a kick that I needed. I still have a buzz going. I hope I do not crash. I only took 1/2 scoop which is below the recommended. My mom went and brought some organic Turkey Burgers lol. She was sooo excited and happy. She goes, "Look Mocha. It is for you. I know you cannot have the other food at the cookout but I got you some Turkey burgers and I will make some chicken and shish kabobs for just for you
." She had the biggest smile. It was too cute.
Well this is it for now. I am sorry that I do not post regularly like I used to. I am taking on a new business project and it is taking a lot of my time.
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Could have been. I never experienced headaches or loss of energy though. Going into ketosis means that you're body is turning on it's stored fat for energy because you stopped giving it carbohydrates. Starches, sugars, carbs are all used and stored by the body for energy. Energy like running, exercising, simple body movements. If you deprive the body of carbs it will begin to consume stored fat in our body. Atkins no-carb diet was a huge success for me in the 70s and 80s. I still have keto sticks in the bathroom to check my ketosis levels when I go no carb. tmf
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Pre Op Liquid Diet starts tomorrow
Guest replied to liveaboard15's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I am a Keto diet veteran (for my sins lol) and have an electronic blood sugar meter at home. And I eat carbs pre and post op and I'm still in ketosis. Reality is, on a VLC diet you're likely to be in liver shrinking ketosis no matter how much of your diet is composed of carbs. A bottle of that Kellogg's stuff is 41g carbs of which 15g sugars. I mean the second ingredient is glucose Syrup so I wouldn't make it a lifestyle choice but even so, you'll still shrink your liver with 2 of those a day. -
Hey everyone, new to the forum, and to even really understanding what the sleeve is all about! I am a 385 lb male, 6'1... Been big my entire life (since about the age of 18) Weight has fluctuated my entire life but not massively , always been around the 350 - 390 lb range. Until 2018 when I did Keto for 6 months and lost about 70 lbs. Gained it all back and then some during covid with parenting and work stress and probably a bunch of other excuses. Ive always stayed away from the surgery but met someone who had it and then I started looking into options. Pretty nervous. But excited at the same time.
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Is anyone familiar with the Keto diet? Is it good or bad for bariatric sleeve surgery?
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Searching for other tall, pear-shaped muscular women
design_creature posted a topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I’m looking for other women like me that will share their weight loss experience! I’m nervous I won’t lose as much as I want to. I’m a lifelong vegetarian and already work out three times a week. I’ve been athletic my whole life but have an extremely hard time losing weight. I did strict keto for a year between my pregnancies and lost 48 lbs but plateaued and was never able to get below 248 no matter what I did. Im 5’10” and I’ve never been thin or even average. At 12 years old I was 5’9” and 205 lbs. I wore a size 16 pants. I hadn’t even gone through puberty yet. I can’t identify with women who were thin when they were young and then gained a lot of weight. I did gain weight gradually but at 205 I was a size 16 and at 296 I’m a size 20. I honestly feel like I’m exactly the same size as I was back then; my body just feels older, but I still / always felt like a big person. Being tall contributes to that. I’m approved for surgery but need to hear that there are other women out there like me, who have been big their whole life but are also strong and athletic. My goal weight is 200 lbs. I’d love to be a solid size 14 and feel like clothes today are better for pear-shaped women like me. -
Atkins Diet and Smelling
Alora VSG Begonia replied to DroppinLikeItsHot's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Making sure you get enough water and magnesium helps with keto stink. Epsom salt baths or foot soaks are a relaxing way to get extra magnesium in. -
Can I add sugar to my hot tea when I'm on clear liquids?
serenityjames81 replied to serenityjames81's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
What exactly is the keto diet? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App -
nutrition requirements for g-sleeve pts
RickM replied to vjs's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Initially, it is the typical bariatric diet that's protein first and then whatever else fits and fits with whatever specific diet a patient may be on or prefer. Many do one of the popular commercial type diets like Atkins, paleo or keto, but that's a preference for them rather than a physiological necessity. I'm 7-8 years out and just eat a fairly basic balanced diet - some meat and dairy, whole grains, lots of fruits and veggies and the occasional junky no-no; in short, a little bit of everything, not too much of anything. My wife is fairly similar being 13-14 years out on a DS, though she also puts in a daily smoothie that incorporates a lot of her supplementary potassium and calcium. -
Hello all, I am only a few months into my preop 6 month required diet. I don't have much of a diet to follow. I have cut out sodas and sweets. I have been eating more veggies and less carbs. My question is, I've only lost 2lbs. I wanted to lose some on my own before wls to just help myself get further ahead I guess. I've seen some people doing a Keto type diet after they have wls. Has anyone done it before surgery and seen any benefits? Also, I have a work trip in March, a few months before my surgery, and I have to fly! I've never flown and would like to lose a few before I have to squeeze into a seat on a plane.
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Low carb/keto diets can really help shed the pounds. They can be difficult to do if you're a carb lover (like me). Many of us had to do 2 weeks of a liquid diet before surgery and it's essentially a low carb diet too. The upside is that you can drop a decent amount of weight in a short period of time. Downsides can be decreased energy, bad taste in your mouth and/or bad breath, and being hangry at times...lol.
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Stall + Hair Loss = Depression
LAJ23 replied to LAJ23's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thank you. I can't help but be depressed. There are other things going on in my life (work & family) that are contributing factors, so this mess with my stall & my hair doesn't help. I feel like if I had a full head of hair (which was thin & fine, to begin with!) and was continuing to lose weight, it might help and feel like progress. I'm trying to stick to things as best as I can, but when the surgical staff says "stop snacking, only eat meals", it's hard! I just can't do it. I get stomachaches easily and do better with frequent snacks. I'm pretty much on a keto diet as it is. I just hope this stall breaks quickly... I have 50lb to go to get to my goal. Even if I don't fully reach it, I want to get close. -
So I'm pretty much at my goal weight and, as most of us are… I'm saggy. So now I want to build some muscle and lift weights more intensely but my trainer says I have to eat carbs. Carbs build muscle. My problem is I've taken three weeks off from working out basically just to let my body settle after 85 pounds and my mind and now I have very little motivation so if I eat carbs in the morning and then I don't work out do the carbs turn to fat? I think carbs will turn into one of two things fat or muscle. Is there a way to eat carbs right before I work out so I know they're going to the right place? I don't know. I'm afraid to eat carbs after 10 months almost of no sugar no carbs I'm very adept at the keto thing and it's easy for me. Any help is appreciated
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Hello everyone! So just to give details, I had surgery 5/29/18 and lost 95lbs originally post surgery. However since, I gained back 35lbs and have been depressed about it. I’ve lost the 35lbs then gained it back (and the cycle repeats). I’ve tried Keto, Vegetarian, Whole30, the works! And it seemed as if my stomach stretched out and I was back to eating almost all the way normal. This time around though, I figured I would go back to what I learned pre-op and make the lifestyle changes I made 2 years ago to lose the weight. I restarted about two weeks ago, eating my food slowly, listening to when I was actually hungry, taking my supplements, drinking my water, eating protein first, getting active each day and eating 3 meals without snacks. Two weeks later, I’m already down 6 pounds and now it seems like I’m eating the portions I was eating 2-3 months post-op! Even the dumping sensations I felt when I eat too much came back (something I TRULY didn’t miss lol) I realized that I was seriously overeating and not utilizing the tool I’ve been given. All of this to say, if you are someone like me, going through regain loss and have been a ways out from surgery, don’t overcomplicate it. Go back to basics and use your tool. It hasn’t stopped working. It hasn’t stretched out. It’s just not being utilized. And you can pick it back up again. We got this! Don’t give up.
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I always feel like the best way to get back on track is to follow a structured plan. Whether it is Weight Watchers, South Beach, Keto, Whole 30.... having the limits established help me stick to the particular plan. Set up a small goal with a planned reward for yourself. Not food! A new book, a trip to the movies, a manicure or a new nail polish. Failing to plan is planning to fail. Good luck! You can do it!
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I honestly can’t be of help for future since I’m only one week post op but I can tell you this if you are reading this. The food restrictions how we overthink them aren’t really all that I know we think we will never eat certain foods but there are so many options for those of those that love food. Health is number one but if you google, Pinterest or even just ask there are so many good recipes and substitutes for meals that you can still enjoy the same. Yes we are eating less and not binge eating but it shouldn’t be like that regardless first week has been hard for me but I have spent the time I have no work planning out and researching basically a lifetime of changes. I follow people on social media that have been 1,2,3,4 even 10 years post op and they have their journeys up and what they eat and how they feel and it made me feel great. Even BariatricPal has items that resemble the real thing but are tailored to us. I know it’s not the post you all want to see it is more tailored to the part in your post were you might think you will suffer over food. Honestly I love penne vodka and pasta and I know I can’t eat a whole plate how I used to but I found ways to replicate good recipes with low carb keto or no sugar items. Hope you make the decision that feels good for you and that helps you. Just remember don’t rush it.
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Pre-op Diet and Headache
Creekimp13 replied to Jnfinney's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm surprised you're drinking fruit juice on your liquid diet. Unless it's the sugarfree kind. For my group, the whole point was to eliminate carbs to shrink our livers... and whole sugar fruit juice would sabotage that. That said, I realize all plans and doctors are different! I genuinely hated my liquid diet and felt horrible all 14 miserable days. Headache, felt light headed, bad keto breath, irritable. I used to time the one food item a day we were allowed to eat an hour before I had to drive, cause I felt really foggy and had a hard time concentrating....wanted every advantage to drive safe. MOST people do not have this experience, but some do. I hope you don't. -
I had surgery 6 days ago. Still on liquids but wanted info about Keto. Thank you for the link!! Bee ❤
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I’m trying to drop weight prior to probable surgery, I’ve started basic,y a keto diet, per my doctor, I’m wondering what anyone’s thoughts on MCT oil is? Does it actually help, should I take it?
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Happy 1 month + day surgiversary! It feels like months since I've got my surgery. How is everyone doing? Some notable things from this past month: I'm down 25lbs from my surgery weight of 281. Wow. I checked MFP and the last time I was this weight was early 2015. I put on about 20lbs a year and now, in one month, I've lost that much. My highest was 295 and that was 3 weeks before surgery. I have PCOS and struggled so badly to lose the weight so it would come off then come back with more packed on. The only thing that helped was extreme Keto or just completely eliminating carbs and I knew that wasn't sustainable for me for the rest of my life. I buckled down for that 3 weeks. Food is now boring to me. I thought my biggest issue would be going out to eat with family and sipping on a water while my family ate something delicious but it really doesn't phase me in the least. I eat so frequently that my appetite is always satisfied. I'm down a size and a half. I started at a very tight size 22 and wore a 24 in some cases (I was in denial and kept squeezing myself into the 22's). My size 22 work pants are falling off of me and my 3x Ava and Viv sweater sleeves won't stay up. I'm doing some serious clothes shopping on pay day! I don't want to do too much because I'm losing about 5lbs a week. My edema is GONE. My legs and feet, especially my right foot, would swell like a balloon and I could never find shoes to fit. I had to wear Crocs (Kadee Flats) to work which I think exacerbated the issue. It was so bad that a woman at my last job would call me Macy, as in Macy's Day Balloon Foot (I wasn't particularly thrilled with the name but she had a lot of issues so I ignored it). My water intake is less now that I'm eating semi-solid foods. I feel so full all of the time that I have to remind myself to eat. Water completely fills me up after a few sips and I think I may be taking in 25-30oz a day. I have to get better with that. I had horrible acid reflux and heartburn starting about 2 1/2 weeks pre-op. I finally started taking those nasty Prilosec beads and stopped consuming tomato-based foods and it's been pretty manageable. My nutritionist said I could start having Wendy's Chili on puree and I was *so* excited that I ate a few oz every day for the first week and I think it upset my stomach. Haven't had a bite since then and honestly I'm okay with that. I've been able to keep my cravings in check, so far. My first day of puree I woke up with a taste for Taco Bell pintos and cheese on my mind. I became obsessed with it all day at work and my mouth would salivate when I would think about it. On lunch I went out and bought one, sat in my car and prepared myself for the taste of delicious, blended gold...it was horrible. I took two bites and knew I could make something better than this. That was the last craving I've had and anything else that pops up in my mind I can dismiss with ease because I know my head has on rose-colored classes and it's really not as delicious as it sounds. And last, but not least - I enjoy cooking again. I like finding creative recipes that gets in all of my protein and keeping it as low carb as possible. I don't really crave carbs anymore and I hope it stays this way for a while. My nutritionist is pretty lenient in the puree phase and allows us to make good, high-protein low-carb choices as long as it can be blended. I've eaten a lot of ricotta bake "loaves" that taste like little pizzas, homemade turkey meatballs...my partner loves it too. TL;DR - Everything is great. Hope you all are doing well.
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So i go for the seminar next week and i cant wait to get things started. Something that is so frustrating to me right now is the amount of food i eat to get full. I was so envious of other people eating and get full so quick i have never ever ever been like that. I wish i was I feel like a bottomless pit and it is beyond frustrating. even when eating clean or keto or whatever Portion Control is what destroys everything i work so hard for would go down the drain. I need this tool to help me so bad. I have medicaid and im hoping the pre stuff will go smooth for approval i work in healthcare and insurance companies can be butts! I just cant wait to start my journey.
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I feel like I'm cheating
Travelher replied to Victoria Bontempi's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I was doing keto(high fat, high protein, low carb) until my dietician said it was too low carb...now I do 30-35% complex carb, 25-30% fat and 40% protein. Rate of loss did not change. -
The true keto diet is very high fat. I want to try it to blow off the last 20 lbs but was wondering if the high fat would be a problem with the sleeve. Tried a few days and was GREAT!
