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I wrote this blog post in case anyone has doubts or wants more information on what your portion sizes would look like after your Gastric Sleeve Surgery.
Regards
Dr. Alvarez
First, I'd like to commend you for losing 100 pounds and keeping it off for 5 years! That's really good work. Obesity is a powerful foe, and you are doing well!
I have a similar story. I am 7 years post op. I lost 225 pounds, maintained for about 3 years, then I broke my arm, and started sympathy eating, and I've had a hard time regaining control. About 6 weeks ago, I finally got back on plan, and I'm doing much better.
I'm not quite sure why I'm succeeding this time, but part of it is:
- I decided my health was worth fighting for. I wasn't going to give in to the disease of obesity. It is worth fighting for our health.
- I got back on my low carb diet. I'm very sensitive to carbs and if I eat them, my food cravings are overwhelming.
- I gave up all alcohol. I was drinking a glass or two of wine every day, and that was just too many calories.
- I got back to cooking healthy low-carb, low-cal meals for myself. I find I have to have good tasting alternatives to help me resist the forbidden foods. I can tell myself, "I won't eat that pizza, but I can have that chicken in spicy peanut sauce over spiralized cucumbers that I love."
If you can get back on plan for a week or so, it gets easier. The momentum helps and it feels more hopeful.
good luck. You can do this!
Carol
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
Wow! That's great! I know I'm menopausal and can feel fluctuations! It's so hard to loose at this stage of life. Maybe I should ask my doctor about this. What type doctor did you go to for the meds?
hi...I'm almost 48/female, sleeved 4 yrs ago. Sadly I never lost all of the weight I wanted. I'm stuck at 228 and really need good advice from anyone who's broken through something like this. I'm basically sedentary .. although I've been walking a lot more since covid. I joined ww.. but mentally have to fight eating all day. I don't drink alcohol .. I don't use cream, or have issues with treats/ indulging. I've had an issue being heavy all my life .. and have always been a "slow loser". The thing is.. I must get to "onderland" I didn't come this far ... to only come this far. Any advice from anyone who's experienced this is appreciated ??
what does a days menu look like for you ? Do you weigh and measure?
dense protein, meat chicken, fish eggs will keep you full longer than anything else.
I have to get myself into the "losing" mode. When I am doing that, I really don't enjoy the food. Adding zero points food is still adding calories and it slows down the weight loss. I know that is not what you want to hear. When I eat a lot of zero point foods, I maintain and do not gain any more. But to really lose, I have to cut out the calories from all foods.
My goal weight is 136. I maintain that at about 1400 calories a day. To really know how many calories I am taking in, I weigh and measure everything and record it in My Fitness Pal. To lose a pound a week, I need to eliminate 500 calories a day. That is 3500 in a week or one pound. So when I stay between 800 and 900 calories a day, I do see that drop on the scale.
For me, 800 calories a day is not sustainable, but I can do it for a few months to drop ten or fifteen pounds. It is not fun or enjoyable.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Wow.. do you eat "zero" points too? Do you feel satisfied on 800 calls? I still have restriction thank god but.. I do have hunger a lot.. very annoying .. just trying to find a reasonable solution
thank you for your feedback
To actually lose weight I have to commit to about 800 calories a day and I lose one pound a week. On Weigh****chers that is around 16 points a day.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
hi...I'm almost 48/female, sleeved 4 yrs ago. Sadly I never lost all of the weight I wanted. I'm stuck at 228 and really need good advice from anyone who's broken through something like this. I'm basically sedentary .. although I've been walking a lot more since covid. I joined ww.. but mentally have to fight eating all day. I don't drink alcohol .. I don't use cream, or have issues with treats/ indulging. I've had an issue being heavy all my life .. and have always been a "slow loser". The thing is.. I must get to "onderland" I didn't come this far ... to only come this far. Any advice from anyone who's experienced this is appreciated ??
Most of us look back longingly to those days after weight loss surgery when our appetite was completely gone and a few bites felt like overeating. Enjoy the feeling. It is the reason that the weight comes off so quickly and easily. It probably will not last.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I'm not sure if you're still having medical issues related to the surgery and that's why you're finding eating stressful, or if it's just the somewhat normal reaction to food a lot of us have the first few months after surgery. I could have cared less about food the first four or five months and really didn't enjoy eating anymore. In fact, I had to remind myself to eat so I wouldn't get sick. To be honest, I wi**** was still like that for me - it was so easy to lose weight when I didn't really want to eat. My hunger came roaring back (as it does for most of us) at about five months out, and things got a lot harder after that (as in - harder to make myself stick to my plan because I wanted to eat again!!)
