Bypass years ago, GLP-1 now, and the portions still talk

2026-10-10 1457 views 2 posts
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riley_69 OP
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2026-10-10 00:32

Honestly, i had RNY in 2016. The first 18 months did what the pamphlet said, then I spent a few years hovering in the same 12-pound window.

Zepbound came later, after I'd already made peace with slow math. The surprise wasn't appetite—it was how much quieter the mental snack chatter got.

I still weigh my cereal because I know my eyeball lies, and I still stop at five or six bites of steak on a bad-tight day. There was a thread here a couple years back about maintenance being a different job, and that's where I live now.

I can get through a 90-minute meeting on water and coffee, which used to be a snack parade. I'm not chasing a number. I'm mostly curious how other post-op folks handle this chapter when the medication is doing part of the volume knob.

What's been the hardest habit to keep once the hunger noise faded?

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timothy_74
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2026-10-16 14:41

Two kids here, so the 4–6pm witching hour is my snack-chatter test. The med quiet helps, but chaos still wins if I’m standing.

My snack drawer has pre-portioned bags: almonds, string cheese, grapes, skinny popcorn. If it’s a free-for-all bag, I’ll eat past full without noticing.

I also use a smaller cereal bowl and actually measure—my eyeball lies about granola the worst. Curious: did you find the quiet chatter stayed quieter on chaotic days, or

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