Coming out of the weight loss surgery closet here (at least to this board: I had gastric sleeve surgery and have lost 180 pounds in nine months.
I can only eat four ounces of food at a time. The big benefit of the sleeve vs. the lap band is that the sleeve cuts out the part of your stomach where ghelerin, the hunger hormone, is produced. I am not hungry at all, and have to remember to eat in order to stay healthy. My diet is virtually all protein - very low fat and practically no carbs. My daily calorie intake is around 700. I man no longer diabetic, and no longer have high blood pressure, cholesterol and triglicerides. I am no longer taking any medication except multivitamins.
The only way to sabotage the diet is to eat and/or drink very high fat/high carb foods. Yes, if you were psychologically predisposed to self-destruct, you could eat candy and drink milk shakes and Jamba Juice all day. I eat chicken, fish, lean beef or pork on rare occasions, low fat cheese, and egg whites. Four ounces per meal, three meals a day. That's all. Period.
Updated On: 5/8/13 at 12:23 PM
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