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I was over forty when I got sleeved. I have lost over 136 pounds and weigh 126 pounds. I am in year 2 and have surpassed my 150 pound weight goal.
Good Morning!
The #AskDrA Show is back with episode 174, and we will be talking about Regular and Mini Sleeve, Type II Diabetics & Aftercare.
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/kU1MOmNvq6M
Regards
Dr. Alvarez
Can you share what an average day looks like? Do you track calories too? Thanks again!
I had RNY in 2007. Without Weigh****chers, I would not have kept the weight off. I attend online meetings almost every day. Their virtual meeting format has improved immensely since COVID. I am carrying about 12 pounds over my goal weight, but the support from WW helps me to stay on plan. The amazing thing about WW is that I can eat anything as long as I count the points. I never feel any form of being deprived and that makes all the difference.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
After going from 252 lbs to 134 lbs, I settled in comfortably at 150 lbs for several years. I looked good and felt good. After 3 personal losses and subsequent depression, I slipped up and regained 40 lbs of undesired weight in the last few years. I am coming up on my 9 yr sleeversary and have removed all but 19 lbs and will have that off by the end of the year, I know it. I got lazy and stopped tracking my nutrition but now track it everyday in My Fitness Pal and have two accountability partners and we are sharing our journeys through that app. For me, tracking and accountability are key to my success. The area I still struggle with is even though I am a very active gardener and home improvement junkie that helps me burn a lot of calories when doing those things, I never established and stuck to a good workout routine. That has been a lifelong problem. In August through October, I was walking 4 miles a day. But November rolled in with cold and cloudy weather and that screamed to a halt. I have joined the local Y, but still having trouble getting motivated. I know this last 19 lbs is going to take longer as a result. I am still losing and making good food choices. I still cannot eat as much as I used to. One thing that has kept me in check for sure is that there are still a lot of foods I cannot eat without getting foamies and an upset stomach. That is the one aspect of the surgery that others see as a negative, but I see as a positive. My stomach simply cannot tolerate high carbs like mashed potatoes, or spicy foods and I cannot digest meat unless I chew diligently and slowly. But the funny thing is, I was able to eat buttered popcorn like it was going out of style! It literally was an every night thing for several months. That habit is now in check, as I actually burned myself out on it. I eat a lot of fish which I love. No more shoveling in bites of food without a care. I have to be a mindful eater. I am very impressed that you were able to stay on track.
there are a few people who post on the RNY menu thread who've belonged (or still do...). Hopefully they'll see this - or if not, you can always post this on that thread (there are other sleevers who post there since there's no longer a VSG menu thread). If you do, post during the week since not many people are on on the weekends.
HI ALL
Im 5 years out.. 49 y/o female. I think I'm pre menopause... which doesn't help weight loss. Curious if anyone belongs to WW and is it helping? thanks
Good Morning!
I wrote this blog post about exercise after your Gastric Sleeve Surgery.
Check it out here: https://www.endobariatric.com/weblog/2021/11/03/the-dos-and- donts-of-exercise-after-gastric-sleeve-2/
Regards
Dr. Alvarez
I've been sleeved since 2015 and have not experienced GERD. Best of luck to you...I love my smaller stomach.
Surgery date 9-23-15, SW: 212 CW: 125
Doctors goal reached in 6 months. Personal goal reached in 11 months
