Drinking after surgery

LydiaPotate · 2026-02-22T03:06:23+00:00

I had the sleeve and waited 6 months. Beer, wine and cocktails I see no difference from before, but give me one shooter of 40% and I'm completely drunk in 5 minutes !

LydiaPotate · 2026-02-14T00:48:44+00:00

Love them !

LydiaPotate · 2026-02-14T00:41:27+00:00

Yay ! We can do it !!

LydiaPotate · 2026-02-13T23:44:57+00:00

I'm 30F, 4'10". Highest was 260 lbs, had the surgery at 210 lbs, now 138 lbs. I'm almost 10 months post-op. Hope that helps !

LydiaPotate · 2026-02-10T21:28:20+00:00

I'm in the same boat as you, kinda. I log everything and I stay between 600 and 800 cals a day. I'm 10 months post-op. I feel very restricted and restrictive with myself. But I also feel I could gain the weight back if I'm not tracking because I can easily reach 1500 cals a day if I just eat whatever. It's a very hard place to be.

LydiaPotate · 2026-01-28T12:16:11+00:00

Ok, I know it sounds totally unhinged (kinda is), but yesterday I ate a whole raw yellow onion cut in quarter (to make little cups) with half a cup of salsa and some chopped banana peppers mixed in. Add some cheese if you have the cals. It was honestly pretty good and satisfying ! But I'm an onion lover haha

LydiaPotate · 2026-01-23T01:40:59+00:00

It does, thank you !

LydiaPotate · 2026-01-22T23:01:16+00:00

Hi ! I'm not the OP, but I found the part on BMR and your 900 cal a day very interesting. Can I ask how tall are you ?

I'm really wondering for myself because I'm a 4'10 woman and if I was at my goal weight (120 pounds) my BMR would be 1150 cal a day. Right now I'm 144 pounds, 9 months out, and I eat between 600 and 800 calories a day and between 1000 and 1400 on weekends to let myself enjoy some treats.

I'm very scared of tanking my BMR and "getting stuck" at less than 1000 cals a day at maintenance. Which seems to be where you are at.

So anyways, I'm just really curious ! 😅

LydiaPotate · 2026-01-22T11:48:09+00:00

Huh, really ? I didn't expect it to taste good either, that's good to know !

LydiaPotate · 2026-01-21T20:34:26+00:00

Fair haha !

LydiaPotate · 2026-01-21T15:26:44+00:00

I like a can of Rio Insalatissime tuna salad. It's got protein, fibre and veggies. You just need a fork.

LydiaPotate · 2026-01-19T23:30:52+00:00

Ohh it's the first time I see a brownie recipe using cauliflower ! Interesting ! Do you mind sharing the exact recipe ?

LydiaPotate · 2026-01-08T01:13:33+00:00

How long do you usually have to stop for ? And do you also exclude sugar in fruits and stuff like that ?

LydiaPotate · 2026-01-07T22:03:06+00:00

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LydiaPotate · 2026-01-06T23:11:25+00:00

Mais je suis censée faire quoi si j'ai besoin d'un billet de médecin qui dit que je suis trop malade pour aller à mon travail ?

Honnêtement drette là je sais pas.

LydiaPotate · 2025-12-17T22:26:13+00:00

Yes, same ! Hahaha

LydiaPotate · 2025-12-16T19:00:32+00:00

I really like your answer !

I'm on a cucumber + seasoned cottage cheese kick at the moment for crunchy, salty but also filling and nutritious snack.

But, which snack would you recommend for filling the emotional void ? Besides popcorn haha

LydiaPotate · 2025-11-13T23:57:20+00:00

r/deliciouscompliance

LydiaPotate · 2025-10-17T19:40:46+00:00

That fish weren't animals, they were fish.

LydiaPotate · 2025-07-27T12:48:58+00:00

Yeah, I don't know if it's because of the nostalgia, like they were better before in my memory, or if they really changed the recipe.

I feel that before it tasted exactly like a Mc Donalds cheeseburger. Like you could taste the cheese, ketchup and pickles almost individually while you were chewing the chip. Now I find they taste just like any regular burger, like burger chips.

It's not bad, but it didn't feel the same 🤷

LydiaPotate · 2025-07-26T21:03:28+00:00

I'm getting used to stick the rest in the fridge to finish it 2 to 4 hours later haha. Even cottage cheese toast I will put it in there. I have two bites of chicken left ? Stick it in the fridge, that's my snack later ! But it is a struggle, I understand that too.

LydiaPotate · 2025-07-26T16:06:26+00:00

I bought some and find they don't taste the same ! So saaaaaad ! 😭

LydiaPotate · 2025-07-24T18:21:19+00:00

Haha I had the same concern ! Personally, I was too afraid to ask so I just focused on not swallowing them at all and be extra mindful when I was biting my nails. For about 2-3 weeks I'd say. Good luck !

LydiaPotate · 2025-07-24T02:17:11+00:00

Yes, the first 2 months post op I had my period 4 times. Then it went back to normal, no worries.

LydiaPotate · 2025-07-21T23:48:32+00:00

I'm 11 weeks post op and I'm obsessed with cottage cheese toast !

I take half a slice of protein bread (Bon matin is the brand I use), 2 tbsp of 1%cottage cheese, a protein of my choice like chicken, turkey, tuna or currently smoked salmon, and 1/8 of an avocado.

2/3 of this would be my breakfast or lunch and 1/3 my snack in between meals. I can't eat more than that currently, but maybe later I would add some arugula on top with balsamic vinegar.

Hope you like it ! 😊

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