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Been away awhile....
Hello VSG lovelies! I have been away a good while-- did a quick scan of the posts- see some new faces, and some old friends-- hello! I am three years post-op. Gained 20 pounds in the last year - mostly because I stopped obsessing about every thing I ate. I exercised in ways that felt good rather than for "maximum burn". I…
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Newly minted vegetarian...now what do I eat???
Hey all! I am 3 years post op. About 6 months ago I totally lost my taste for any kind of animal flesh- beef, pork, chicken, fish, shellfish-- every great once in awhile I can handle sushi, but for the most part, blech to all of it. I thought it was a phase and it might pass, but it looks like it is here to stay. WTH do I…
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2 yr surgiversary...
Today is the 2 yr anniversary of my having a VSG. I am very glad I made the decision to have the surgery. I lost 135 pounds and kept off all but 10 pounds-- I think that is pretty good. A lot has changed for me besides the obvious (weight/size). I eat very differently than I did before surgery. I used to hate veggies. Now…
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Supplements for appetite suppression?
Hey there... do you all know of any supplements that work to kill hunger? There is so much garbage on the 'Net-- not interested in wasting my money on things that are useless (or worse-- dangerous!). I am aware there is no "magic pill" for weight loss. Just wondering if there is anything I can take to keep hunger at bay. I…
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A message to all of you (and to me, too!)
You are whole, complete, and perfect just the way you are- right now. You do not need to do ANYTHING to make yourself "better" than you are in this moment. You are ENOUGH- right now. Lost 100 pounds? You are enough. Have 200 to lose? You are enough. Ate a whole bag of Oreos? You are enough. Snapped at your kids because…
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Now that the dust has settled...
Thanks much to everyone who chimed in on my "weighing my options" post-- I really appreciate the support and ideas shared there. Now that my emotional furor has died down and I have had a few days off of sugar (which for me, ALWAYS results in a clearer head), I wanted to share my thoughts today and my plans moving forward.…
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"Weighing" my options...
Terrible pun. I know. Just awful... had to do it! So what options, you might be wondering? Read on, my friends.... I will be 2 years out from surgery in Jan 2016. The last little while or so I have been not logging or counting or any of that. Just living. Still exercising regularly, still eating within the context of…
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Some thoughts about maintenance...
I had a thought while I was out walking this morning about maintenance...I tend to stick pretty well to my way of eating for a week or two, then I "indulge" (even if it is only for one meal or part of a meal) and feel like I "failed". Totally unnecessary, I think. NO ONE is perfect. EVER. There are going to be times when I…
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I just made these LC muffins and they are AWESOME
I added 2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 c roasted pecans. OMG. SO GOOD. http://www.food.com/recipe/low-carb-almond-meal-muffins-415803
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Keto after gall bladder surgery?
Howdy. I had an unexpected trip to the ER this past weekend which resulted in the removal of my gall bladder. Just got home from the hospital. I plan to stay keto if I can--- I did some reading around diet post gall bladder removal- it seemed mixed. Some said no fat, some said, no gluten, etc. Anyway, I figured as large as…
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Intermittent Fasting (IF) "experiment"
For the last three plus weeks, I have been using IF to see if I could lose a little more weight and also to see if it would be a good tool for maintenance. I will not go into a lot of detail about the pros/cons or methods of IF here-- there is a lot of info on the Internet about it-- feel free to explore if it interests…
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Feeling like I should have known this...
I committed to sharing all aspects of my journey--even the ones I am not so proud of, so here you go.... I spent the last 3 weeks staying within my cals (except for a few big binge days), but my eating was CRAP. I was exercising twice as much as I usually would and was skipping meals to allow myself to eat garbage at night…
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VERY informative video re: CICO (calories in/calories out)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5ewexMZ1-o&feature=player_embedded I watched this today. Wow. This guy spent 3 YEARS studying research about whether or not counting calories really helps weight loss. Bottom line?- for a small percentage of people, it works. For everyone else? Not so much-- especially when it comes to…
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Hi! I'm new to this group (but not to LCHF)...
Howdy! I did not see a place to introduce myself, so I figured I woul just post here. :) After 2 decades of going up and down the scale (gaining/losing about 600-700 pounds total if you add it all up-- you know the drill-- gain 30, lose 10, gain 20, lose 5, gain 50...etc.) I had bariatric surgery in Jan 2014. Since then I…
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Moving the "goal posts"
I was listening to a podcast with a researcher interested in WLS folks. She mentioned one of her studies that I found very interesting because I have seen it play out in my own life. Here is what it was about: Pre-surgery, WLS patients were asked to circle a picture of the body they presently have and the body they wanted…
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It's been awhile so I thought I would offer an update...
Hey all! So.. in prior "chapters" I have addressed getting used to my "new" body, feeling vulnerable, feeling "nuts" about food (restricting sometimes, bingeing other times)... and I thought it might be good to pop in here and share where I am with things these days. I am about 16 months out from surgery. I have lost more…
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Funny running story.....
It was sunny and not too crazy cold out this morning, so I thought I would go for a run. I started out great- 5 min walk as a warm up, then started running. Just less than a mile into my run, the route I took went down hill. I was cruising along-- intentionally pressing the pace at one minute intervals (one min. hard, back…
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Dealing with anxiety...
So, yesterday I had a good day, food-wise. I went to dinner with my daughter and decided I would have whatever I felt like-- had half a cheeseburger, some fries, a little dessert-- no big. Then came home and started looking into what it will take to process my data for my dissertation. As I was reading, my anxiety started…
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Oh. My. Word. "Normal"-- ME?????
HOLY COWWWWWWWW!!! Just checked my BMI. 25=overweight. I am at 24.8!!! I know that is just a smidge into the "normal" range, but I started at 43.3.....and now I am 24.8!!! I never, ever, EVER thought this day would come. Wow. TY everyone for the support and encouragement!! I am SUPER excited!!
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Thinking about freedom...
Myself (and I few others, I think) have posted about wanting freedom-- freedom from counting calories, protein grams, oz. of water, etc. I get tired of tracking and counting but at the same time there is security in it that I am loathe to leave behind. This morning I did a treadmill workout because my yoga class was…
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Update from my "almost one year" post....
So about 3 weeks ago I posted about where I am now that I am a year out.... scared of regain...sometimes calorie obsessed...sometimes bingeing....anyway... I had my one year post surgery check up. Dr. is very pleased with my progress, but both she and the nutritionist suggested I get a therapist--- so I found one and see…
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Almost to one year out...
Promised to share the good and the bad with regard to my weight loss/surgery.... so now, it has almost been a year since I had a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. I have lost 116 pounds. I can wear "normal" sized clothes and get lots of compliments-- especially from people who have not seen me in awhile. But here is the side no…
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Avoiding the gym...
It is that time of year... when all the NY Resolutioners decide to join a gym---parking lot is crowded, can't find any machines that are not occupied-- what a hassle! So I am avoiding the gym until about mid-Feb when most of the "resolutioners" have quit and things get back to normal. My hot yoga classes get crowded, too,…
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Read this if your Food Diary won't post on feed because cals less than 1000
Ok.... so MFP has decided to "nanny" folks and in the interest of discouraging people from going below 1000 cals a day, will not let your food diary post to your feed is you are not at 1000 cals or more. Here is how you get around that...... let's say your total cals = 850 (this is low for some folks, but not for recent…
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The power of permission....
Sunday night I was making PB and chocolate dipped pretzels-- I make them every year to give as gifts. I decided instead of forbidding myself to have any, I would give myself permission to have what I wanted. I ate a few pieces of chocolate, had a few bites of preztel dipped in PB and that was it. I wasn't hungry, and I…
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Binge last night....
I just entered everything I ate on my log. OMG. Here is the story..... I baked 260 sugar cookies and put them in packs of 2 as giveaways for a service fair I am attending tomorrow at a parenting education center. I am going to the "fair" to sign up participants for my study for my dissertation and the cookies are my…
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Willing to share the difficulties too...
Hey all. I have had some awesome "victories" lately, but I would be disingenuous if I did not share the difficulties, too. Last night, I came home emotionally worn out. My eating was out of balance all day. I forgot to eat breakfast, realized I had at 10:30 and figured I would just wait til lunch time. At 11:30am I ate…
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Shameless bragging....
This is me after yoga class with some of my yoga pals. I am the one doing the standing back bend (black sports bra and shorts and glow-in-the-dark-pale skin!). When I first started practicing (about 18 months ago) I could not do more than drop my head back and "lean" a little-- definitely NOT how it looks now!! :)
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Doing things differently
So... I have been at the same weight for about a month-- even with pretty "clean" eats and regular exercise. My MO would be to find another diet or crazy thing to jump on to get to my goal weight that is still 15-20 pounds away. In fact, I had a friend of mine offer to share a plan her low-carbing son used when he got…
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My first run today!!
SO excited!!! I went running for the first time in a loonnggggg time today. I am so happy!! The only negative was I forgot my socks (I realized it when I got changed at work), so I kind of lost some skin on the back of my heels (just a little, though). I did not feel it til I was done. I only ran for a little bit--- 12-15…
