I hope you heal fast... Its never easy and if you can get the eating in order thats the hardest part! Good luck... Look into the whole 30 if you havent it does work :) Im on day 3 Merry Christmas!

Congratulations on being so successful so quickly.

Remember that weight loss surgery has phases. You are in the beautiful honeymoon stage of your surgery. It is fun, weight comes off easily, and you feel wonderful.

The honeymoon lasts for approximately 18 to 36 months. After that your body gets smart enough to start getting back the weight that it feels it has been cheated out of.

So most people gain back about 20 pounds by month 36. What my surgeon advises us to do is to lose an additional 10, 20, or even 30 pounds under his goal while we are still in the wonderful honeymoon stages.

That gives you a cushion for regain when you body heals from the effects of the surgery and learns how to put weight back on.

Every person that I know who is successful long term with weight loss surgery has also had therapy to help deal with binge eating and emotional issues. My center requires us to read this book and to attend a workshop on it. When someone I know has weight loss surgery, I bring them this book instead of flowers. Reading it can make a big difference in your long term success.

So far my VSG journey has been extremely beautiful but also a lesson. I am 7 months post op and glad to say I am officially 6 pounds away from being in the healthy weight range for my height! This is the healthiest I've ever been and my fitness has increased so much I can even do push-ups now lol I'm at my lowest weight ever and looking forward to continuing this health journey for life!
New VSG'ers the journey will not be easy but stick to it you made this decision to get healthy and improve your quality of life. So when the old you wants to pop back up and sabotage your efforts remember why you did this and the future healthy you that will feel so much happier and healthier. Happiness tastes better than any amount of junk food could ever taste and I've definitely learned this as an ex binge eater.

You have done fantastic.

I'm five years out and maintaining. Stalls are frustrating. As you get closer to goal you have less fat to burn. Expect weight loss to be slow *smile* If you are logging your food, following your food plan and exercising the weight will come off.

At a year+ out, What are your dietician's calories, carbs and protein ratios set at? Are you eating real whole foods to hit your calories/macros? Have you noticed any changes to your surgery restriction?

How many calories do you eat in a day? Most WLS people find they have to stick to about 800 calories per day in order to lose weight at a good pace. Here are a few other suggestions to help:

When you feel hungry and it's not mealtime or snacktime, drink a glass of water (or other low calorie beverage). This will help you naturally eat less. Also, after surgery you will need to drink a lot of fluids, so this is good practice. Currently, your stomach holds some fluid in reserve which your body can draw on when needed. Surgery removes that portion of the stomach, so you will need to drink fluids more often to stay hydrated.

Don't drink with meals. Drinking with meals causes the stomach to empty more quickly, so you will feel hungry sooner. This is true even for people who haven't had surgery, but you will need to stop this after surgery.

Record everything you eat. Popular apps for this include myfitnesspal.com and cronometer.com. Personally, I recommend cronometer. Analysing what you eat will help you identify small changes that you can make that will help you lose weight without feeling deprived. If you bring detailed records of what you eat to your dietitian, he or she will probably have great suggestions for you.

If you make a mistake, start fresh with the next meal. Don't wait for the next day.

If you're not a breakfast person, you don't need to eat it. Personally, I'm not hungry early in the morning, and if I do eat breakfast, it seems to "wake up" my stomach and then I find it more difficult to watch what I eat. Instead, I skip breakfast and try to get in 1.5 litres of fluid before I eat anything. This gives me a good head start on my fluids for the day, and allows me to save some calories for later in the day, when I do get hungry.