Janae

Check out this link for the"best complete ab exercise!"
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/training-day/201105/single-best-ab-exercise-and-its-not-crunch

Congratulations on your surgery!! I'm 55 and 7 months out. I am glad I waited for the sleeve as opposed to having the RNY years ago. Good things come to those who wait!!! I love my sleeve and wouldn't trade it for anything. I'll bet you will feel the same!

i'll add: Having to use the regular blood pressure cuff at the doctor's office rather than the supersized one

i'll add: Having to use the regular blood pressure cuff at the doctor's office rather than the supersized one

i'll add: Having to use the regular blood pressure cuff at the doctor's office rather than the supersized one

i'll add: Having to use the regular blood pressure cuff at the doctor's office rather than the supersized one

i'll add: Having to use the regular blood pressure cuff at the doctor's office rather than the supersized one

i'll add: Having to use the regular blood pressure cuff at the doctor's office rather than the supersized one

i'll add: Having to use the regular blood pressure cuff at the doctor's office rather than the supersized one

I'm with Swizzly. I have never stopped drinking before, after or during meals. Our pyloric sphinctor (between the stomach and intestine) is stil intact, which means our stomach will empty in the same manner as a non-surgical person. I agree that there is a lot of information being given out, even by surgeons, that is based on Roux-en-Y surgery that is not applicable to sleevers. The bottom line is I decide what is best for me. If my doctor's advice makes sense, I follow it. If not, I put it aside. BTW, my doctor has no restrictions on drinking whatsoever!
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The video is great for patients with a gastric bypass. They do not have a sphinctor muscle between their pouch and the intestinal connection so fluids will wash food through much more quickly.
Sleeve patients retain the pyloric sphinctor in all of its previous glory. There is no medical evidence that my doctor can finds that indicates that it suddenly quits working after a sleeve. That is, the muscle remains contracted until digestion is completed in the stomach and then opens for slow drainage into the intestine.
I honestly believe that sleevers can drink some liquids with impunity. I drink about a half a cup of liquid with meals and can tell no difference in the length of timebefore I get hungry again when compared to not drinking. I personally do not see any reason to give up drinking with meals. Neither does my doctor.
Each of us should listen carefully to our doctors instructions but doctors are not gods and (heaven forbid!) have been known to be falliable.
Just my 2 cents.

I was so excited I started yesterday! I have a wedding to attend in 1 month so I'm extra motivated. Here are my stats for yesterday:
Water - 72 ozs
Exercise - 30 min
Protein - 66.6 g
Breakfast - 1 1/2 eggs
snack - Turkey sausage link
lunch - 1/3 Cobb salad
Snack - Chili
dinner - 1/3 Cobb salad
Weighed this morning - lost 1 lb after a 2 week stall!!! Thanks LMD for coming up with this challenge!