Advise Please!

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

Eating every 3 hours is a good thing. Weight, measure all of your food. Track what amount of calories you are consuming. I eat 6 very small "meals" a day and drink Water in between, yes you are always putting something in your mouth! I find the more Protein the better. I don't eat anything that doesn't have protein in it; no mashed potatoes, no Jello, no pudding. One poster mentioned fruit for carbs. Fruit is very high in sugars, veggies have lots of Fiber and carbs and are better for you.

When you talk about the full feeling, listen to your body, do you burp, hiccup, feel full in your tummy area; these can be signs that you have had enough. Then eat again in 3 hours, this is the way to do it!

[Cookeeeeez 269]

There's lots of fibre in fruit too of course veggies would be great but people tend to snack on fruit more easily than veggies and it satisfies those sweet cravings that carb addicts usually get coming down

Also people can mistake veggies for potatoes and corn definitely not the best carb replacements!! Lol

But, I must admit I'm a HUGE fan of raw broccoli!!!! Sometimes I boil a pot of Water and drop it in for 15 seconds to take the edge off in winter! It's a negative calorie food, in that your body uses more energy to digest it than it actually contains in kilo joules!

[amw157 42]

Rockafam you said you were 39 days post surgery. That's ... a little over five weeks, same as me.

As for the energy levels, EVERYONE I talk to keeps telling me, "Dude, it's only been five weeks, give yourself more time to adjust".

And every time someone says "It's only been five weeks", my brain responds "Only? It's ALREADY been five weeks, I'm long overdue for the energy to come back".

Turns out I'm alone in that thought, at least among professionals I talk to and other people who have had surgery.

Patience. I'd share mine with you but I don't have enough as it is! LOL.

[LawDiva312 33]

Thanks for all this info and insight guys. I'm 4.5 weeks out and have been at a stall for 2.5 weeks. So frustrating! I am so glad I have the sleeve because if I didn't, at this point I'd say forget it and go to Burger King

I think maybe I'm having too many carbs and not enough Protein or liquids so I'm going to switch it up and see if that helps.

I'm down 27 from pre-op diet, but as I said no movement in 2.5 weeks. I started getting worried this morning that this was going to be another failure for me. I know I need to hang in there, and I appreciate all the encouragment from all of you other sleevers

[Luckystar12 51]

Hi there!

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Basically' date=' there is no "normal"! Everybody is different!

A few points to consider though:

*starvation mode! At certain times of stress and/or rapid weight loss your body will stop burning fat and cling to it! It will take in everything you give it! This is a physiological response to famine. There are certain ways to break this, but usually you have to be patient and understanding of your body in this difficult time. It will pass on its own. This is usually why most people break their"diets", they are starving but stop seeing the scales move and get demotivated! Don't fall into this old habit! You're a new you!!!

*everybody has different metabolism response. Some people respond ok to carbs, they have no affect on their weightloss but they find they get very fatigued if they don't incorporate enough. Some people seem to gain a pound if they nibble half a slice of bread!!! This can be corrected with the help of a nutritionist, but usually people just figure it out on their own. If you are diabetic you WILL find most carbs ruin any chance of weightloss and you should stick to only small amounts of fresh fruit as your carb source.

*exercise. Now some people who are obese do A LOT of daily movement, known as incidental exercise. They work as laborers or nurses, running around all day. Their bodies are accustomed to this and they will need to add high cardio (usually in little jolts: ie running up a flight of stairs as fast as they can five times a day, doing twenty star jumps five times a day) to get their heart rate up high enough to burn fat. Some people are very sedentary and will find just walking around the block will get the sweat going. Just remember, unless your sweating you're not typically burning fat. So do a large amount of good easy exercise to build muscle (house work, work, walking, swimming etc) and then add a few sweat-inducing activities when you are comfortable.

Good luck, trust in your sleeve, and remember that cheating is cheating on yourself only- be accountable to yourself and you will do fine![/quote']

You are right on! Starvation mode and sweating the fat off. Some people do not understand that you need to eat to lose the weight! I am pre op and want to be well prepared for a stall post op so that i am not discouraged. This seems very normal to stall, and it really seema to be bc of lack of calories. The key is to eat often i suppose. Good luck to everyone!

[slimmom24angels 47]

@Ready4success, no I'm not exercising. I

plan to start walking on my treadmill this week. I work at night and sleep almost up until it's time to go to work. I am hoping to get a day shift position, or find one soon. This night work is driving ne crazy. I miss out on midweek church services, and being home with my fam. In addition I am not able to workout like I want to.

[Ready4success 380]

@Ready4success' date=' no I'm not exercising. I

plan to start walking on my treadmill this week. I work at night and sleep almost up until it's time to go to work. I am hoping to get a day shift position, or find one soon. This night work is driving ne crazy. I miss out on midweek church services, and being home with my fam. In addition I am not able to workout like I want to.[/quote']

I know how you feel, my second job is on weekend nights and it throws everything off. I work out Mon-Thurs, because I work a day job at the beginning of the week, then switch to nights at the end of the week. I'm so afraid of not losing a lot during the first 6 months, then having to struggle after the honeymoon phase is up. Everyone says that we'll lose even if we don't exercise, but I want to guarantee my weight loss.