Bad dream

[PattyvSG 11]

My doctor put me on two weeks of Clear Liquids which I am wrapping up today. I have lost 17 pounds in those two weeks. I am shocked but happy. Tomorrow, I start full liquids. I have been worrying about that move because while I am excited to eat something different, I don't really want to deviate from my current path because I don't want to go back to old habits - eating just to eat or because I want food - not that I need it or am hungry for it. I have been reading about people not being succesful or gaining weight. I don't understand fully how this happens. If your stomach is smaller, how can someone eat beyond what they are supposed to eat?? So, last night, I had a dream that I was able eat just like I used to. I felt that I was a fool for having the surgery thinking of course I lost 17 pounds in two weeks I am only drinking and barely taking in any calories...when I can eat again I am in trouble and this won't work. Someone please tell me how somenoe gains weight after having the sleeve. I want to make sure that I don't do that.

[KimTriesRNY 1,853]

1 hour ago, PattyvSG said:

Someone please tell me how somenoe gains weight after having the sleeve. I want to make sure that I don't do that.

Anyone can gain weight after a bariatric procedure by eating frequently of high calorie foods.

For example, if I desired, I could drink milkshakes all day long.

This is why surgery is a tool. It is up to the individual to follow a diet and exercise program.

Once you are further out from surgery you will tolerate more foods, and slightly larger portions. All of us are at risk for regain.

[FluffyChix 17,415]

3 hours ago, KimTriesRNY said:

Anyone can gain weight after a bariatric procedure by eating frequently of high calorie foods.

For example, if I desired, I could drink milkshakes all day long.

This is why surgery is a tool. It is up to the individual to follow a diet and exercise program.

Once you are further out from surgery you will tolerate more foods, and slightly larger portions. All of us are at risk for regain.

Yep. What @KimTriesRNY said! We are so smart--we figure out very quickly how to outsmart our surgery if that is our true intention.

So use the dream/nightmare as a warning for yourself every time you think of reverting back to "just one bite won't matter" behavior! Cuz the reality is that bite adds up and before long it will be easy peasy lemon squeezy to gain. It's ridiculously easy for me to put on 5lbs now (at 11 1/2 months). I have to be vigilant and eat/behave like a skinny person does. I've had to completely revamp how I treat food/portions/macros about 90-95% of the time in order to lose any weight at all. I have to strategically mix up my diet and confuse my body to keep my metabolism geared up and keep my mind from being bored to death with "being good."

And it takes a lot of repeated work to learn to love exercise--but it's a critical element in long term success (IMHO).