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This is why I don't try to routinely eat back my calories. When I do I only eat back half . Otherwise disaster ensues

Here is a previous post of mine I have copied. I tried to edit it to fit the situation. When it comes to obesity it is not about what you are eating....it is about why you are eating. As obese people if we are bored, sad, happy, mad,broke, hired, fired, grieving, celebrating, etc.....we eat. It is our default activity. We…

Just once? I used to do this weekly! Now when I confess that to people they ask how I did it. I said it takes an hour, half a bottle of Russian dressing and a liter of diet Pepsi. I picked up the dipping the pizza in Russian dressing from a college roommate. As if a 350 cal slice needs another 100 calories added to it!…

Weigh and measure and log everything. You have to burn 2800 cals to lose a lb. my base burn is 1350. If i eat 900 cals a day it takes 1 week to lose 1 lb. you should still be at 600 cals a day. Stick with it. Weight loss is never linear. Your body fights hard to keep every lb. NEVER grab a bite or two of food between meals…

I use 1/3 the packet of seasoning, dash of onion powder, garlic powder, chives, cinnamon and few drops of chili oil. I also boil mine up with 1/3 cup of frozen mixed veg. If I need extra protein I float an egg in in the last seconds. Perfectly healthy! I use the same treatment for instant pho. Save the extra seasoning. At…

You should have a dietary packet from your surgeon or your nutritionist by now. I only had cream soups that had real cream, I made them myself Not the Campbell's fake stuff full of potato starch which can make you really nauseous. I whizzed up healthy choice soups and passed them thru a seive, using extra chick or beef…

Congrats!! Mine is just around the corner

I went camping and I did fine with scrambled eggs cheese and bacon, oatmeal. Sandwich meat and cheese and pickle roll ups for lunch- no need for bread or tortillas. Another day was mango chicken salad-I just ate mine off the plate declining empty bread/wrap calories. We usually have marinated roasted veggies as the side…

Puréed moo goo Gai pan. I just drained off the high calorie gravy and added back low fat chick broth if needed. No rice , of course. I found all chineses stir fry that was not batter dipped, noodle based or sweet was good. Just drain off gravy( it is cornstarch and loaded with calories) and leave the rice at the restaurant.

Did you have to do all your psych eval, support meetings and nutrition training before you met your surgeon?

It is always easier for men to diet and lose weight as compared to women. It is a survival mechanism. The female is more important to the survival of a community, naturally speaking. She is programmed to last longer in times of famine. We have a definite advantage in the desert island scenario. Imagine how quickly a…

Protein and water, forget calories, you only have about ???? 38,000 on your butt. That is one thing we morbidly obese people don't have to worry about. We are covered in calories. Calories that your body is harvesting every minute. Protein, water, vitamins are your focus. You were gonna feel incredibly weak anyway whether…

My daughter wants to do this and i think i will have to try it now!

When it comes to obesity it is not about what you are eating....it is about why you are eating. As obese people if we are bored, sad, happy, mad,broke, hired, fired, grieving, celebrating, etc.....we eat. It is our default activity. We medicate with food just like any addict. Did you receive any counseling about this prior…

You should have a post op diet packet from your surgeon by now. That said you will need hardly anything. Maybe the first 2 weeks, 14 premade 30g protein shakes, 1 box of jello, 1-2 box of chick broth, box of sugar free Popsicles, quart of Gatorade. They didn't have the 30g premade Shake when I had my VSG and that would…

I found I had to be really creative with my liquids. Coconut curry broth ( beef and chicken so you get two different flavors). Vietnamese beef pho broth. Egg drop soup, hot and sour soup ( just whiz the solids into the broth so it passes thru a sieve) . Chocolate almond milk, decaf sugar free lattes if allowed by your MD.…

Do you live near a kroger? The kroger Carbmaster milk has 11 g of protein per cup and counts as water. Ricotta cheese mixed with tuna is a favorite of mine, kidney beans blended with fat free sour cream, egg salad, tofu, greek yogurt. Lox These are all way easier to get down compared to a protein bar. Of course they have…

I count my protein milk and decaf coffee but not my regular coffee as it is a natural diuretic.

Food scale, no guesstimating. Tape measure your body. You can lose a size while not losing a lb.

Putting on the foil, Coach. Slapshot.

So true, don't buy anything. You are so different after surgery. Except I do love my $20 digital food scale from Walmart. I use it multiple times a day.

Month 1 -600 cals, month 2 -700 cals, month 3 - 800-850 cals til maintenance. I wasn't perfect, when I went over I stalled. Now I eat 1350-1450 per day depending on exercise. I am 5'5" 45 yr old female 150 lbs women's size 4 slacks

personal history of vit d def and fe def anemia. RNY would have likely been a disaster for me. you can achieve normal wt for ht with either surgery.

1350-1450 depending on exercise. 5'5' 150lbs female 45yrs old. blew over cals yesterday so had to double my jog this am. weigh, measure, log. if simple carbs come in i gain immediately. if i go back to lots of flesh based protein i lose quickly and feel full longer. i only indulge in simple carbs i can control. Quinoa…

Soooo awesome!!! When I look back at my scan when I was in the Vandy obesity study I look like a sumo wrestler.

You are correct when you say addict. you are medicating with food. This is what morbidly obese people do. You need to get with the therapist in your bariatric program about dealing with stressors in your life. You will have to learn to stand in the rain and realize that you will not drown. You will have to learn to be…

Join the VSG'ers and sleevers group on MFP. you will get helpful info. Success, like all wt loss, is entirely up to you. VSG has a 50% long term success rate. 50% of pts change their relationship with food, 50% do not. The surgery will only give you 20-30lbs of automatic wt loss, after that you will work for every lb and…

Food diary open, VSG Nov 2013, maintenance now, anyone can friend me.

I know, people keep telling me about their great smoothies but they are around 500 cals and loaded about 50+ grams of sugar!

Pretty sure the sugar would cause dumping syndrome, just like the time I ate a Frikkin Larabar.