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Hopeful VSG success (lightweight introduction)(lazy eater)



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I am booked in for the 6th of Jan and its all starting to feel real.
I am due for surgery in 2019 after which I cannot gain weight, so I am having the VSG to help lose weight and maintain long term.
I am 26 with a BMI of 31.
non-smoker, non-drinker.
I used to have very bad eating habits, I dont remember my highest weight, maybe 14-15 stone but it was quite the bit larger than I am now, I would eat in secret and binge, I changed my eating habits to a whole food diet and lost quite a bit of weight, to about 10 stone but gained 2.6 stone back to the weight I am now and have maintained for a few years.
Truth is after years of maintaining a healthy diet and then decreasing portion sizes and exercising and not really seeing it pay off I lost interest in food and got lazy, so my healthy diet went out of the window and was replaced by bland quick meals, a lot of rice and bread. Recently I had nothing but crackers and cheese all day to ward off hunger rather than preparing actual food.
Im not much of a foody, I dont eat fast food other than the occasional take-out / takeaway, Just whatever is easy to prepare. Im hoping VSG will get me back to mindful eating and seeing better results will keep me motivated, that and the fact that my future surgery requires me to maintain.
I know I probably could shift the weight if I put my mind to it, but statistically, for me to lose the weight and keep it off long term is unlikely.
So I am hopeful this will work out well, I think I am in a good position and I did enjoy what I ate on my wholes food diet when I could be bothered to cook!
If you have a similar issue with lazy eating habits please let me know im not alone!

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Your not alone! The best part now is it doesn't take much to fill me up and complete a meal. I'm also rather lazy but it's a lot easier post op. Protein Shake for Breakfast and it's filling! It doesn't get any easier than that lol Couple of ounces of meat for lunch, or a yogurt with fruit, couple of ounces of meat for dinner. Squeeze in a couple of pieces of veggies and fruit along the way and I'm good to go.

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