Soon to get Gastric Sleeve Surgery
ChulaMarlia
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Hello! I am soon to have the Gastric Sleeve surgery and I'm looking for mfp friends who've had the surgery or about to have the surgery. I have to lose 10 lbs before my next doctor visit. Any advice?
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Check out the groups. There are some for people who've done that.
Please do your research first.
In general, most people here will counsel against such a permanent, drastic change to your body.
Realize you're never going to eat normally again, and your digestion (nutrient absorption) will always be impaired.
Also, unless you learn portion control, you can gain the weight back, even without much of a stomach.
If you do learn portion control, you can lose weight with a whole, healthy body.
As for how to lose 10 lb: eat less, move more. That's what I've done, and my body is still whole.
Figure out what you're currently eating to support your weight, then cut 500-1000 cal per day from that.
500/day should have you losing 1 lb/week.
Eat what you like, just have smaller/normal/reasonable portions.
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Here are the first 5 groups I found that might fit your situation.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1052-vsgers
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/637-gastric-bypass-vsg-lapband
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/4013-sleeveers
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/207-weight-loss-surgery
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/13580-pre-post-gastric-sleeve0 -
Hi there. Just wanted to see how you did after the surgery. I am in the process of starting the process of getting it myself. I just did the informational session with the doctors. I just have to make the consultation appointment with the doctor now. Nervous.....seems a lot of stuff to get done before surgery.0
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