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I hope the stats are correct also. I am not letting it get out of hand which is easy for me to do if I eat all the wrong things that taste so good and are so bad. Too bad spinach, kale etc isn't as yummy as ice cream or donuts. I need to loose 25 + - lbs to be at goal. One day at a time or mouthful in this case. LOL

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I got read the book A Pound of Cure and have started his 2 wk metabolism reset. It's easy to follow and it has moved my scale 1.5 lbs since yesterday. The 7 lb weight gain is my own fault from eating all the wrong things and letting my head hunger get out of control. I'm reversing it now and will get to goal. Also the VSG is constipating for me but with eating Dr Weiner's way I don't need to take stool softeners so far. The only other issue I"ve had from surgery is I have to take Prilosec 1x a day and sometimes every other day.

It is so true that the no desire to eat stops and the appetite does return with all the bad head hunger if I let it.

I would recommend the book for anyone having a struggling with weight gain or even thoughts of it.

I'll keep updating as to how it's going.

Good luck to all w/this weight loss journey.

Sherry

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The best thing about my increased capacity at 9 months post op is that I can eat more of the NOURISHING foods I like. Dr. Weiner made a great point in the video when he said that no one gains weight by eating a large quantity of spinach. I would like to get a list of the foods that the more of them you eat, the thinner you become. I'm assuming that the list includes most green vegetables.

Also, the video helped me realize that I need to change my exercise routine. There was another thread that pointed out that weight loss is 80% of what you eat and 20% exercise. While I totally agree with that statistic, it never occurred to me that it does not apply to those who want to maintain their weight loss. Dr. Weiner pointed out that once in the maintenance phase, exercise is just as important as eating nourishing foods. I started reducing my daily hour walk to 30 minutes since I hit goal. Now I realize that what I'm doing won't be effective during maintenance.

I've learned to love eating green vegetables by spicing them up. Right now, I'm in love with the calorie free, sugar free, and fat free Walden dressings. There is such a huge craze right now with juicing your green vegetables. I would like to know if anyone does this and what effect it has had on your post op diet.

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Marking to watch video later...

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