I was told 70grams of protein or more! I have lost 180 pounds in 11 months. Down to a size 6. Started at 5X !! Still losing, but I think I have been doing number one chasing restrictions. I did love the fact that if I ate too much I got sick or felt horrible. It was how I knew to stop eating. I have noticed that I can't eat more before I get that feeling and it scares me. For exactly the reason you're addressing us today... I could gain my weight back. My biggest mistake so far, is not educating myself on nutrition and learning how to cook healthy food. I'm not a cook I've always eaten fast food or at restaurants. I've cut out the fast food but I'm still eating at restaurants trying to make healthier selections. I know I'm lying to myself. But at home I don't make any better choices because I haven't educated myself. So far I've lost weight because I'm eating smaller portions not because I'm eating smarter. It's taken me 11 months to get my head in a place where I want to do something about that now, before my honeymoon period Is over and before I gained any weight back. I'm googling nutrition courses and healthy cooking courses right now!
OMFG!!! I’m pretending I had WLS to lose weight.. tons of research.. but I wish I could have you as a doctor. I literally roared and screamed with laughter SO many times during this video. Thank you so much for making this. I love this and you. I’ll definitely be watching more and buying your books.
Raquel Rusu But most weight loss patients are food addicts and so we cannot be trusted to choose the best food choices! That’s why the psychiatrist is so important in the process. We can’t be trusted in the supermarket a lot of times, lol. When the food is in front of you all the time, you will pick it up and eat it. This is a mind game that we have to work control the whys we eat.
My program told me to get 60-80 grams of protein so today the snack stops. I knew I wasn't on the right track because I felt it was stalling me. I am so greatful for dr V.
DOC, how do i need handle the gym, since i don’t go to the gym for weight loss but, more for the MUSCLE BUILDING! What do i ned to do. I want to get lean and perhaps ripped! So how i need to execute that!! ????
My program said I needed 70-100 grams of protein, so I’ve been trying to meet those expectations, and have only lost 18 pounds in 35 days. I’m in tears because I’ve tried so hard and all this time I’ve wondered what I was doing wrong. 40 grams of protein is so much easier to reach, and it causes no additional stress for me. Thank you....
I feel like I rocked my honeymoon period. 29 months out and weighed in at 118 last week. Stopped drinking alcohol early December and it was the best decision I made. It was the missing key. I was stuck between 121 - 128 pounds for a year. Why didn't I give up alcohol before this? So empowering. When I drank it was the only time I ever relaxed with my eating. No more. My eating/salad eating is on point as a mother f'er!!!! I'm hot af! I also work the 12 steps and it helps immensely. My sponsor is helping me with my alcohol and BED.
I love how after that initial f-bomb, the rest snowballed 😂. It’s actually an excellent example of how making snacking exceptions will snowball into stretching out your sleeve!
Man I needed this. I always see weight loss but no one ever talks about the work they put in. I hope to get a new way of thinking, a mental break through, I don’t EVER want to be on medication again. I want to get out, walk, choose again, NO processed food EVER AGAIN! I wanna have full mental control and not just when I feel like it but on purpose.
He is so right about the snacking , after the death of my first baby , I used food to comfort and soothe myself , not sure why just became an emotional eater and it took me a while to realise that trigger and that every time I had trauma I would eat , I was small to start with until I lost my baby and went to have more children , all with difficulties in pregnancy and birth . 13 years later and twice my size , I finally had the sleeve done, I lost 20 kg prior to having the sleeve done and I had it done this June 2020 and I lost 15 kg post op 5 weeks out. I’m so glad I had it done. I’m still over weight but I feel so much better losing the weight I have so far .
Thank you Dr. V I'm 10 years out from after RNY with a 10day out revision 2nd surgery. I had 14 feet of intestine dead. My surgeon had to remove the 14 feet and left me with 10feet. So I had malabsorption issues x10. So I was 389 lbs, in 2 years I dropped to 188lbs / 6feet tall. Then I was eating like a super freak, drinking sodas like breathing air. And I was like, i will never gain weight becasue i have no intestines. I'm a walking duck. Wrong, the body is amazing. I started regain weight in 2018 after 8 years. I got back up to 270. And I have been struggling yo-yo dieting. After watching this video, you got my head right, your a blessing to the community. I started at 273 this Monday and Im droping. Today I'm 266lbs. I now live to be hungry.. Awesomeness
@@nicolewilliams6116 I'm ok just, I'm up to 280. the surgery doesn't fix your brain. even tho I did the weightloss surgery so long ago, the body bounce back. So I'm gaining even tho I don't have any intestines once you do the surgery, keep your mouth closed. don't drink soda, dont eat until your full. Lose as much as you can, don't worry if you get too skinny.
thank you for asking. Well I got down to 232, and I started a new business and I allowed stress to dictate my day. I'm Back to 274. Work can't be an excuse, thank you for your throughts.the struggle is real. But we do have the power....
SO appreciate Dr. V's comments re: snacking after WLS. I'm trying to avoid WLS surgery later this year by finally changing my lifestyle. At the information session at the hospital last week, the nurse explained that following WLS, we'd need to eat 3 meals a day & snack 2-3 daily, too. As a struggling emotional binge eater, that info was the one thing about WLS that had me panicking. How on earth can food addicts or food lovers put food in front of themselves to eat 5-6 times a day while adhering to small portions & continually resist the temptation to eat more??? God bless Dr. V for clarifying the issue for me.
You just helped me with the last key to understanding my weight. I’m 5’5” and 150 which is technically healthy but I’m uncomfortable Bc most of the women in my family are smaller but they work out like crazy and I don’t want to run 10 miles a day. They guilt me for not finishing my plate. After EVERY MEAL I feel guilty if I don’t shove everything In my mouth. I’m so full and uncomfortable. I am 31 and had no idea that it was even okay to stop eating before I’m full. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯. THANK YOU. I’m excited to implement this.
I'm 8 weeks out and I have been hungry since 2nd week! also I am constantly chasing PROTEIN!....told my surgeon I was worried about the amount of calories i was taking each day just to get the 75gms of protein , but that is just what they tell you to do... thank you for this.. I am starting anew...40grams and watch my calories and no more snacking! ps I have lost very slowly!
I’m so glad I found your videos before my surgery. There’s so much confusing information out there but your advice is the most logical I’ve seen. “It is natural to be hungry. It’s unnatural to be full”
Finding you was the best thing that ever happened to me. Watching your videos helped me have the epiphany that led to the start of my health journey. I was considering surgery before stumbling onto your channel, and you made me realize that I had all the power and that I COULD do it on my own as long as my mind was right. Thank you for saving my life Dr. V!
I’m very grateful for these videos! I’m 15 years out and started gaining weight.I had the bypass with a band revision after pregnancy 4 years later. Weirdly enough I still have restriction but he hit it on the head that I take it to the full feeling. I so needed this no bs approach.
2 1/2 years out....I’m there! I don’t feel the restriction as much and I’ve noticed I snack a lot out of boredom (sit behind a computer ALL DAMN DAY! ) I need to see and hear this.
I am so glad that I found this channel I feel like I have gone to church and you have preached an entire sermon as well as taking a class and learned so much
I think you are simply incredible. We are blessed to have you and that you've discovered your purpose to truly, genuinely, HELP people. Thank you for stripping away the bullshit and delivering the truth. It's SO very needed!!!! .
Yay now i don’t feel bad about not exercising . My bariatric team beats me up about it. Makes me feel like poop I’m 3 months out where do they expect me to find the ENERGY
I watch your videos over and again because every time I watch I learn more. How I wish knew what I am learning from you before WLS, during my 'honeymoon' period and before I regained so much weight. But I am learning from you so maybe there's still hope. Everything you say is applicable to me. Thank you for caring so much about us who struggle with weight. You are a gift to the world.
I love that you're letting out all the frustrations your patients have created within you...."you people..." Let it out doc. Lovin' the F-bomb use...keeping it REAL!
I love how straightforward you are...and that's how I am with my doctors. I always tell my Drs about the things that I learn on RU-vid and they always say, don't listen to the Drs on RU-vid. But they want me to listen to them🙄
The mind games have been the hardest part. So many ups and downs, along with more personal emotional bs, so hard. Dealing with the snacking issues, too. 80 grams of protein-sleeved 9/28/18. I was also told I wouldn't get hungry again.
I love you Dr V you keep me with my mind weight four years out together. Your the Best, i. Am 61 april 6,2019, i weigh 117. I love your awesome teachings.
Dr. Duc Vuong I genuinely love you as a person. I just had a VSG 2 weeks ago and your content is so helpful. And you are so authentic and unapologetically honest.
You Are REAL!!! Helping people ,and getting them straight !! I hope to be at one your seminars one day I appreciate all your videos your an amazingly awesome person. Thanks
Love this challenge. I'm in Overeaters Anonymous prior to my weight loss surgery. I'm staying in OA because I know I can't be trusted! It's a mind game.
@@markgoins5561 yeah I understand you should watch my videos I found a program and now I don't have to get the WLS anymore... if not that's ok too but I'm excited cause nothing was working 🙃 🙂
Im 13 years post op Rny, wls 2007 Lost 100 lbs of the 140 was my goal.my BMI was 40. Still ok with my results. I started walking 5 miles per day post op on day 7 after wls.. BIG mistake.. I spent more time in the E. R. because of dehydration...kept it off for 10 years.. year 11 to now regained 20 lbs. let myself go back to bad eating habits, fast food mostly.. I woke up one day after started watching youtube videos on Vegan lifestyle.. The recipes looked amazing , all were fat free on Chef AJ's videos on RU-vid.. love eating fruits and vegs..I started making the recipes started June 1st. 2020. I have lost 10 lbs. and don't exercise other than riding horses once a week. I have to say though i somewhat agree with Dr. V about snacking does keep the weight on. I have found that snacking is necessary if you are diabetic like me. When im riding horse or mowing the lawn my blood sugar goes very low so i have to drink and eat just before and just after mowing the lawn or i get to dizzy and weak. I believe if your snacking the right way you wont stall or regain..eat fruits and vegs when you snack, everything fat free for snacking..I do mean EVERYTHING Fat Free..If I'd known about the Vegan lifestyle before 2007 I would of never of had Wls.. I do regret having Wls since Day 1..I mean really who really wants to rearrange your internal organs just to lose weight...(kicks self in the butt)Whats Done is Done. even did a 2 yr research before wls. If i had all the knowledge i have now about Wls and Vegan lifestyle, I would have made my life 100% Vegan. I love eating this way..and Im sure i would have lost losts of weight. My life now is 90% Vegan..Still love Dr. V... where was he in 2007? Im not a true 100% Vegan but i incooperate it 90% of my time.
I am 2 months post op and so far I’m 50 lbs down (100 lbs more to go). I was told to eat 100 grams of protein daily which I never did😤 It’s relatively impossible for me. I mostly follow a keto diet where I have a few ounces of meat (chicken, turkey, beef, salmon, etc) per meal. I drink lots of water throughout the day which is very filling. Of course my surgeon pushed all these protein shakes (his own products) my way which I declined to purchase. I hate shakes, smoothies and milk. I’m not a fan of any kind of fruit either😔 That’s the only part of the Dr. V diet that I can’t do which is a green smoothie every morning 🤢 I rather just eat a salad. Also, I do exercise (walk during my lunch break at work or do elliptical at home) for about an hour 5 to 6 days a week because I actually enjoy exercising. It gets me motivated for the adult novels that I write which is what I replaced snacking with. I found my passion again 🤗 I don’t eat bread or snack because Dr. V is right! We can’t be trusted with a healthy snack lol. I will sit there and eat (if I can) an entire bag of whatever 😅
I haven't had weight loss surgery but trying to lose weight to improve my health and get some control of my life. Thank you for this advice!! "It's natural to be hungry"
They told me 90 grams of protein!! You are saying 40!! I’m 3 months out, lost 20 lbs, and I’m stopping losing for the last month. I’m following everything my program says. I’m frustrated, and confused as to why I’m not losing .. HELP ❤️
I had WLS 3 months ago. I have a green smoothie in the mornings. I actually purchased KACHVA the meal replacement I saw online. It's a little pricey but pretty much gets me through most of the day. I may have a salmon patty or a bariatric bowel of homemade vegetable soup full of anything I can find to chop up! I stop the red wine months before my surgery per my doctor's advice. The weight is dropping consistently.
I'm 4 months into a gastric bypass (in another state). From the start, I've gotten conflicting messages from doctors, NPs and dietitians. One person would tell me to do one thing, another the opposite, and when I pointed it out, nobody acknowledged the contradiction, only continued pushing their particular point. Certain things they told me do made NO sense, yet they insisted this is the way, like all the darn snacking. I knew that was wrong, I just knew it. Finally, someone is speaking frankly to me/us about what's really going on. THANK YOU Dr. V for making this video, and others. I've watched quite a few and just ordered one of your books. Although things are still going well for me, armed with your information I have a much better chance of continuing success in the long run.
Love your videos! My surgeon also says no snacking. I’m only 6 weeks out but feel so hungry every two hours it seems! I try really hard to just eat my 3 meals and drink lots of water, but the hunger game is hard lol!
I cannot believe my good fortune to come across Dr. V’s videos! I’m just starting to research VGS and have my first consultation next week. And thank you for calling out nutritionists. I was seeing one last year for about 2 months. She had me eating so much that I gained 8 pounds.
I’m in Canada 🇨🇦 RNY is tomorrow 03-11-2021; I was told 78-83gm of Protein a day, 5-6 meals per day & don’t count calories, only count protein.... I’m going to follow your program because when I was thin I only ate 3 meals per day & I agree with you
bitch 🤣🤣love this.. I'm so glad I seen this video.. haven't had my surgery yet and this info makes so much sense. This puts me in the right mind set for my 1st visit to the Bariatric Clinic to discuss surgery.. I greatly appreciate your honesty, it's refreshing.. you've got another follower here 👍
It’s been one week since I had the sleeve. I was told 70 grams of protein which I thought was fucking nuts. Protein shakes are disgusting. I’ve always cooked and don’t like fast food. I became overweight due to my military injuries to my feet and knees coupled with depression. Before that I was a long distance runner. I realized I have to lose the weight to be able to run again. I got horrible eating habits when I was bed bound with endless surgeries. I’m hoping this surgery helps me lose the weight to help me be able to run again and reset my diet failures. Thank you for this video. I know have a model of what to do and what not to do from this point on.
Thank you so much! I’m 5 weeks post op and found your info very helpful. I felt I had to have protein snacks to meet my 80 grams the nutritionist suggested. Thank god I found you in time to correct it!💜
You are so badass man! I’m in tuned with what you are saying, and I’m not having issues recalling anything you are saying!!! I just had GB, and right now even trying to eat anything seems hella depressing. Thank you so much! I’m going to watch your videos as time goes on.
Omg I love Dr. V. He is so honest and blunt. I love his videos. Thanks for all the knowledge. You are a true blessing. All the info you told me was never told to me by my WLS dr.
Thank you for this video! I’m having surgery next week and I know it will be a challenge. Thankfully I’ve overcome my snacking habit when I was doing intermittent fasting.
My program said about 60g of Protein a day. I'm a week post OP, and I'm on soft foods. The biggest thing I struggle with is my brain. My stomach is plenty full while my brain freaks out and thinks I'm starving. It's a holiday weekend so I have to wait until Tuesday to schedule an appointment with my therapist. I have been going through it this past week.
