After 1,5 year
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, 07-09-2018 at 05:01 AM (7843 Views)
Last week was my 1,5 year surgiversary.
Time flies when you are having fun!
My sleeve does his job and so do I.
We are really a good team.
For the last couple of months I have maintained this weight, sometimes I weigh a bit more, sometimes a bit less.
And to be honest, I don't feel I have to do much to keep it like that.
My sleeve works itself, more or less.
I eat approximately between 1200 and 1300 calories per day, according to MFP.
That seems to work out fine for me.
So I'll just keep it that way.
So, what do I do?
- I still weigh myself every morning, I write it down once a week.
As long as I do that, I will not gain a couple of pounds "suddenly".
I stay vigilant.
- I weigh and measure my portions.
My sleeve can hold 3/4 cup or 6 oz of food.
One bite too many and I feel very unhappy.
I still take small bites, I even have a bariatric cutlery set.
I still want to take 30 minutes for my meal, that one is still difficult, I eat way too fast sometimes....
- I eat my proteins first, then my veggies, then my complex carbs, if there is still room.
Most of the times there is no room left voor my carbs, my proteins and veggies fill me up quite nicely.
I don't eat white flour(products), no sugar, pasta, white potatoes.
So only complex carbs and I stay away from highly processed foods as good as I can.
- I take my vitamins and supplements daily.
I don't miss a day.
Besides my multi I take extra calcium (I am old), B complex, iron and once a month vit. D.
- I don't drink with and after my meals.
When I am finished eating I wait at least 30 minutes (I actually time that), sometimes more, depending of the type of food I ate.
Dense proteins fill me up much longer than anything else.
- Although I don't work out vigorously, I make sure I walk a couple of miles every day.
Every once in a while I think I have to do more and then I do some weight training, but those urges never last long.
I do a lot of hiking as well.
- I drink at least 2 liters of water every day, more when we have warm weather.
But those 2 liters are the bare minimum.
I do nothing special to maintain this weight.
I don't eat cake or candy or cookies.
I still haven't touched alcohol.
Sometimes I steal some french fries from the people that I am dining with, but these don't taste like they used to.
Sometimes I make an unhealthy choice, but most of the times I don't even like it anymore.
White bread rolls or the original french baguettes don't taste like they used to, they have no taste anymore...
I don't eat potato chips, I do not trust myself with those things.
Ice cream are great, I don't eat much of those, maybe two or three times per year, I never ate much icecream.
But they still taste delicious!
I don't like junkfood anymore, I only taste the fat.
I still haven't eaten pizza...
That will happen some day.
Going out to lunch or dinner works great for me, I always have enough to choose from and I take the leftovers home.
Because I cannot eat very fast, my little portion last me the same amount of time, that my dinner partners do with their full grown meals.
I do request a small breakfast plate sometimes and portion my dinner out on the little plate.
My eyes are still bigger than my stomach and the daily weighing of my food helps me with my portion control.
I can guestimate pretty exact, how much my portion weighs.
But when I leave it all on my big plate, it is very easy to eat too much and afterwards I will be in pain...
And what else?
Not much, actually.
I eat what I want, within my boundaries.
I still have my 3 meals and 3 healthy snacks, but should I miss one, that is no problem.
I still do not feel hungry, like I used to feel.
I can feel, when it is time to eat something, but if I don't pay attention to that, the feeling will quickly pass.
It is absolutely not the same feeling of hunger as before the operation anymore.
So, I just keep doing what I am doing now, that suits me fine!
I wouldn't mind at all, to keep doing this for the rest of my life.
I am curious to see, what the future will bring!
p.s. can I call myself a veteran yet? LOL