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First time poster, long time lurker :D

A bit about myself, I was sleeved in 2014 at 136kg and manged to get down to 96kg before finally falling pregnant [yay!]. Now I am 1 year postpartum and my weight is rapidly spiraling out of control again :57_cry: The head hunger and being home all day with bubs is my biggest problem, I graze ALL day on sugary quick grab foods.
Having a little one I find myself tired and am seriously lacking motivation with jumping on the weight loss band wagon as my son is my first priority.
I've always had a larger sleeve than most and was able to eat half a sandwich, now after being pregnant I can eat a whole sandwich no worries. Being pregnant was my downfall when it came to the weight gain as I was hypoglycemic and had to eat every hour, plus bubs was draining me of everything which is why I was constantly hungry and I simply cannot break that habit now.

I don't believe I have stretched my stomach but I like to hear from other sleevers that have a similar story to myself and that can reassure me that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Edited by wouldntmindasandwich
Hadn't finished my story before bubs hit enter :D

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2 minutes ago, wouldntmindasandwich said:

First time poster, long time lurker

A bit about myself I was sleeved in 2014 at 136kg and manged to get down to 96kg before finally falling pregnant. Now I am 1 year postpartum and my weight is rapidly spiraling out of control again :57_cry: The head hunger and being home all day with bubs is my biggest problem, I graze ALL day on sugary quick grab foods.

You may have you to go back to the basics. Congrats on your bundle of joy. Makes me nervous for when I get preggers.

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11 minutes ago, Deactivatedfatgal said:

You may have you to go back to the basics. Congrats on your bundle of joy. Makes me nervous for when I get preggers.

Thank you for the reply :)

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11 minutes ago, Deactivatedfatgal said:

You may have you to go back to the basics. Congrats on your bundle of joy. Makes me nervous for when I get preggers.

Thank you for the reply :)

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Apologies for the double posts.

Thanks for the reply and the congratulations. I hadn't finished my weightloss journey when I fell pregnant but we were so desperate for a baby that I was willing to do anything so waiting was not an option.
I have no support around me and honestly the thought of going on a liquid only diet for 2 weeks to potentially shrink my sleeve makes me want to cry! I love my food but hate being fat *sigh*

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1 hour ago, wouldntmindasandwich said:

Apologies for the double posts.

Thanks for the reply and the congratulations. I hadn't finished my weightloss journey when I fell pregnant but we were so desperate for a baby that I was willing to do anything so waiting was not an option.
I have no support around me and honestly the thought of going on a liquid only diet for 2 weeks to potentially shrink my sleeve makes me want to cry! I love my food but hate being fat *sigh*

Do you still have the sugar issues?

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I read something yesterday that really stood out to me... If you can't eat it responsibly, then don't have it in your home. I think this is great advice.

You should have a veggie tray and some already cooked chicken breast in the fridge for quick Snacks.

My MIL cooked a whole turkey and brought it over when I had my first, I thought it was the weirdest thing 😕 But all I ate for the first three days home was that 🦃. I was glad to have it handy.

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