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Good Morning,
I made this video to explain how Sun Exposure relates to you and your Gastric Sleeve Surgery.
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/pH6e0xw9LX0
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Dr. Alvarez
on 10/6/21 11:59 am, edited 10/7/21 6:20 am
Day 1 to 3. Decreasing the dosage from 24 mg/ml to 18 mg/ml. This process will not cause much discomfort, as both liquids are strong enough, and the nicotine content is not inferior to regular cigarettes. From day 4 to day 8. Decreasing the concentration from 18mg/ml to 12mg/ml. For chronic smokers, this period can be the most difficult and, in most cases, the breaking point. Next, try switching from an 8mg/ml liquid to a nicotine-free liquid https://www.thevapecig.co.uk/e-liquid.html. Then you will soon notice significant progress, and I assure you, like me, will be pleased with yourself.
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Good Morning!
I made this video for those of you wondering how they can keep muscle after their Gastric Sleeve Surgery.
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/0H7vh292TTI
Regards
Dr. Alvarez
Anyone can starve and exercise and lose a lot of weight. Everyone or about 97% regain it all within five years. After weight loss, 50% regain 50% within five years I accept that I will be dieting and exercising for life.
I am one who completely lost my hunger and it has never come back. But I do remember one day when I went more than ten hours without eating and I did get hungry that evening. I never let that happen again.
I never feel hunger as long as I eat four or five small meals during the day. Usually about 200-300 calories per meal and three to four hours apart.
It is not magic but it is so much easier to diet when I have no hunger and can no longer eat a large quantity of food at one time. I do follow Weigh****chers, so can eat any food I want as long as I track it. That means absolutely no cravings. I am almost 14 years out and today was 15 pounds over my goal weight. It seems like I do gain a pound a year.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
it's a challenge to maintain, yes. But it's do-able.
the problem for me (pre-surgery) was getting to that point. I tried and tried and tried for decades (I'm in my 60s - had surgery in my 50s). On my more successful attempts, I'd lose 50-60 lbs. More often, I'd lose 10-20 lbs. But in any event, within a few months, the weight would pile back on, and I'd be back at square one. I had over 200 lbs to lose. I knew there was no way that was ever going to happen if I couldn't even keep 50 lbs off.
surgery was the only thing that worked for me. It kind of "resets" everything so that you can keep going as long as you stick to the rules. I lost all of my excess weight - 235 lbs (I've gained back 20 since then - although that's not uncommon after you hit your lowest weight)
I do have to monitor myself closely to maintain my weight, but as I said above, so do most of my never-been-obese friends. But the point is, I never would have gotten here without the surgery.
Thanks everyone I realize I have to watch what I eat, was doing more research I just think it'll be easier to maintain a lower weight. But after reading some remarks it's just as hard to maintain a lower weight as it was when I was young. Wondering if I really even need surgery. I can starve myself and exercise like a freak and be thinner. Do I need surgery for the same end result?
if you could do it on your own AND maintain the loss, wouldn't
you have done it already?
You can search the forums past posts "was vsg worth it" and see many great responses. Surgery is not for everyone. In my case regular diet and exercise would only take me so far before I gained it back and then some. I tried so many ways to lose weight, but could never get close to my ideal goal of being under 200. Vsg has all the tools, support, and long term focus I need to make healthy changes. I can't stress the word "commitment" enough! Although I've struggled to keep losing, there's not a point where I give up like I've done in the past.
Thanks everyone I realize I have to watch what I eat, was doing more research I just think it'll be easier to maintain a lower weight. But after reading some remarks it's just as hard to maintain a lower weight as it was when I was young. Wondering if I really even need surgery. I can starve myself and exercise like a freak and be thinner. Do I need surgery for the same end result?
yes - you're right. It occurred to me later that I should have added that. It returns for most - but not everyone. And there are also some people who never lose their hunger at all.
