I regained all the weight I lost from my surgery. This past August I started an eating program which puts you in fat burn (keto) while on the 5+1 plan. I lost 50 pounds in 5 months and love the...

I gained all the weight i lost from the sleeve about 4-5 years post op. A lot of stress with my job and I had stopped exercising. I’ve recently started a new eating program that puts you in fat burn...

The guilt you feel now will only magnify if you keep gaining. This is coming from someone that gained the 100 pounds they lost about 4-5 yrs out from surgery. But I’m back on track and losing again,...

After regaining my weight lost from wls, I started the Optavia eating plan. Following it puts you in ketosis but your calorie goals are 40% carb, 40% protein and 20% fat which is much different than...

I had my surgery in July 2011. Lost 100 pounds but was still
About 45 pounds from my goal weight. I was going to the gym 4 to 5 times a week. I trained and ran 2 half marathons in one year (and i...

I'm 3 yrs post op. One of the things I realized during my journey was that if I wasn't full, I thought I was hungry. In the beginning u get full after only a few bites so u r able to do that all day...

I understand your initial fears because we feel abnormal at first. But you can eat more as time goes by. I still feel restriction but it is when I'm close to a normal serving size rather than our...

I'm 3 years out and one of my struggles was "thinking" if I'm not full then I'm hungry. I craved the full feeling. Early on u get full from eating just a few bites. So an hr or so later u can eat a...

I'm almost 3 years post op. Most weight lost in first year. As bad as I hate to admit it, I even gained some weight since November and have been working past couple of months and it has been hard. I...

It is hard to believe but in June I will be 3 years post op. I haven't made it to my "goal" weight but I haven't given up either. But I know my sleeve has do e its job and the rest is up to me. In...

I will be 3 yrs out in June. I hit my low about 2 yrs out when training for my first half marathon. I am much healthier and happier than before but have not made it to goal. I did my second half...

I was 2 years this past June. You look like you have done an awesome job on exceeding your goal weight. I haven't reached goal yet. The last year I've stayed about the same. I've run 2 half marathons...

I like to cook ramen noodles and just drink the broth from them. They r so cheap I don't mind throwing the noodles away. Good luck!

I did 3 days of liquids recently to get myself back on track. I ran my first half marathon in April (this coming from a person that was never a runner nor athletic In school because of my weight,...

I'm just a little over 2 yrs out. The loss over the past year has been pretty minimal. Still not at my goal weight. I have noticed I can eat more than probably a year ago. My surgeon said that at 6...

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Great job working on getting in shape before surgery! Less than a year I started training for my first 5k using an app similar to that (never was athletic in school due to weight was an issue then...

I am almost 2 yrs post op. this morning I ran my first half marathon in OKC in memoryof the vIctims and survivors of the OKC bombing. This year we also ran for Boston! I've always struggled with my...

I think there r pillows people buy for gall bladder surgery and they would work good for this surgery. I wish I had known a out them before my surgery but I survived just fine. That was really my...

My advice is to remember this is a tool not a magic fix. It takes work on your part but it is a tool that helps keep me from getting too far off track. I have goods months with losses and months with...

One dr says quit shakes when start eating mine said to keep drinking them who knows. I guess it is whatever works for u. I still drink 2 a day for snacks. But mainly cuz I like them. Only ones I like...

At one point I tried to get my protein in without shakes but my doctor recommended I drink shakes to help get in enough protein. I'm almost 2 yrs out and I have 2 protein shakes each day for my...

Thanks for sharing. I just downloaded it!

I've had high sed rate for years and when my dr started testing my crp rate it was high too. My cholesterol was slightly elevated and so he put me on statins but I think they actually raised my crp...

I find my visits useful fortunately I live in the same city as my surgeon. He provides little tips on what I'm eating that I may think is a good choice but in reality isn't for sleeve patients. For...