Donny

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Just went to CVS and loaded up on all of my post-op meds, bought them on B1G1 FREE sale! Vitamins, B-12, and Calcium!

After reading all of these forms and seeing every always joke about not trusting a fart I remembered a bit from Rob & Big. This made me laugh and I figure it's good Friday material!
The man-pon!

Tomorrow get to start full liquids in the morning! Yes!
I had a dream about eating grilled fish, too.
Who dreams about fish? LOL

They just said it's policy. Oh well im bringing my laptop and I plan on logging a few hours with my slingbox haha! I'm just glad I have a job that I dont need to use vacation for to get the day off! Cheers to salary!

People spoke up in my last meeting that it was crazy they had to buy special shakes and the nutritionist got antsy and she gave us the option. My thought is, I am already dropping a ton on this process and his special powder is proven to have good results in the pre-op phase so why not just do it. I like my brand of powder way better then his, but I can easily justify spending another $160ish to pretty much guarantee my liver will shrink and my surgery should be routine. Maybe I drank the kool-aid and am funneling more $$$ to Dr. Kim, but Dr. Kim has amazing stats for successful operations and this is my life were playing with. As far as I am concerned my life is worth a whole lot more then $200 extra dollars to me!

People spoke up in my last meeting that it was crazy they had to buy special shakes and the nutritionist got antsy and she gave us the option. My thought is, I am already dropping a ton on this process and his special powder is proven to have good results in the pre-op phase so why not just do it. I like my brand of powder way better then his, but I can easily justify spending another $160ish to pretty much guarantee my liver will shrink and my surgery should be routine. Maybe I drank the kool-aid and am funneling more $$$ to Dr. Kim, but Dr. Kim has amazing stats for successful operations and this is my life were playing with. As far as I am concerned my life is worth a whole lot more then $200 extra dollars to me!

I am on day 3 and things are deffinitly getting easier, but obviously is still a challenge! I am only allowed crystal light, 5 shakes and 1 cup of broth per day. I never thought id be so excited to get home from work and make a cup of broth lol. What has helped me is adding Mrs. Dash seasoning to the broth to give it different zings

Whew! Had to read that twice. Something about a guy "mooning" and walking through the halls threw me off at first. Hahahaha. Best wishes to ya. Ill high five ya if we pass eachother

Thats awesome! Congrats on completing the tri! I have been dreaming of being able to compete in Tri's for awhile! And now that I am about to be sleeved, it is going to come true! I will be sleeved in two weeks, and for Christmas I am going to buy myself a nice road bike! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! My biggest concern is nutrition and hydration. I have been addicted to beginnertriathlete.com the last 3 months

Ladies, before y'all start telling the OP that he needs new friends, you have to remember that men and women communicate differently. This is the means by which a lot of men tell each other they care. The more cr@p they give, the more they actually care. What you are witnessing in the above dialog is actually a very healthy, albeit sophamoric conversation between caring friends.
Llyod nailed the response.

I'm officially two weeks away! Started pre-op diet today and its a struggle! I have been doing great the last 3 months of having Protein shakes for Breakfast and lunch. The kind they made me buy is a different story! Constant feeling I'm gonna puke and its clumpy and weird. I prefer my whey Protein isolate wayyyy better! Where there's a will there's a way and I refuse to cheat!
Congrats to everyone in October!!!!

I'm officially two weeks away! Started pre-op diet today and its a struggle! I have been doing great the last 3 months of having Protein shakes for Breakfast and lunch. The kind they made me buy is a different story! Constant feeling I'm gonna puke and its clumpy and weird. I prefer my whey Protein isolate wayyyy better! Where there's a will there's a way and I refuse to cheat!
Congrats to everyone in October!!!!

To all the people hating on having a little fun, a wise man (Van Wilder) once said....
You shouldn't take life to seriously... You'll never get out alive!
I live by this every day! Lighten up a bit and have some fun!

I'm kind of odd when it comes to fears with this surgery. I'm not afraid of the surgery itself, I'm afraid of the life after. I have had 5 surgeries, 4 of them were on my knees (ex highschool & college football player). I'm afraid of the life after, I mean let's be real..... Im a 26 year old guy that loves to go out and have fun = bubye alcohol.... I have always been very athletic but never small enough to do a few things I have always dreamed of = still won't be able to do an Ironman because nutrition and hydration. I love to golf, the idea of being on a TX golf course in the middle of summer without a beer is insane lol! And the biggest one of all, social pressures. I have not told anyone I'm doing this because when I mentioned the idea a few months ago I got really bad feedback from my friends, at which point they stepped up and really supported my weight loss (better known as 3 mo. Pre-op lol) I have changed my eating habits and limited my drinks to 2-3 vs 12-13 and I have lost 30 lbs in the 3 months. But now they miss the old me and the pressure is on hard core to drink again (I do miss the crazy bar nights). With that being said I am HORRIFIED I will lose my friends I am now looking on the brightside of things, maybe of I lose my old friends I will meet some awesome new healthy ones and hopefully a nice girl to motivate me to keep dragging my butt to the gym! I guess sometimes you just need to be willing to sacrifice, even if that means friends, for the greater good of life!

I'm kind of odd when it comes to fears with this surgery. I'm not afraid of the surgery itself, I'm afraid of the life after. I have had 5 surgeries, 4 of them were on my knees (ex highschool & college football player). I'm afraid of the life after, I mean let's be real..... Im a 26 year old guy that loves to go out and have fun = bubye alcohol.... I have always been very athletic but never small enough to do a few things I have always dreamed of = still won't be able to do an Ironman because nutrition and hydration. I love to golf, the idea of being on a TX golf course in the middle of summer without a beer is insane lol! And the biggest one of all, social pressures. I have not told anyone I'm doing this because when I mentioned the idea a few months ago I got really bad feedback from my friends, at which point they stepped up and really supported my weight loss (better known as 3 mo. Pre-op lol) I have changed my eating habits and limited my drinks to 2-3 vs 12-13 and I have lost 30 lbs in the 3 months. But now they miss the old me and the pressure is on hard core to drink again (I do miss the crazy bar nights). With that being said I am HORRIFIED I will lose my friends I am now looking on the brightside of things, maybe of I lose my old friends I will meet some awesome new healthy ones and hopefully a nice girl to motivate me to keep dragging my butt to the gym! I guess sometimes you just need to be willing to sacrifice, even if that means friends, for the greater good of life!

I'm kind of odd when it comes to fears with this surgery. I'm not afraid of the surgery itself, I'm afraid of the life after. I have had 5 surgeries, 4 of them were on my knees (ex highschool & college football player). I'm afraid of the life after, I mean let's be real..... Im a 26 year old guy that loves to go out and have fun = bubye alcohol.... I have always been very athletic but never small enough to do a few things I have always dreamed of = still won't be able to do an Ironman because nutrition and hydration. I love to golf, the idea of being on a TX golf course in the middle of summer without a beer is insane lol! And the biggest one of all, social pressures. I have not told anyone I'm doing this because when I mentioned the idea a few months ago I got really bad feedback from my friends, at which point they stepped up and really supported my weight loss (better known as 3 mo. Pre-op lol) I have changed my eating habits and limited my drinks to 2-3 vs 12-13 and I have lost 30 lbs in the 3 months. But now they miss the old me and the pressure is on hard core to drink again (I do miss the crazy bar nights). With that being said I am HORRIFIED I will lose my friends I am now looking on the brightside of things, maybe of I lose my old friends I will meet some awesome new healthy ones and hopefully a nice girl to motivate me to keep dragging my butt to the gym! I guess sometimes you just need to be willing to sacrifice, even if that means friends, for the greater good of life!

To all the people hating on having a little fun, a wise man (Van Wilder) once said....
You shouldn't take life to seriously... You'll never get out alive!
I live by this every day! Lighten up a bit and have some fun!

To all the people hating on having a little fun, a wise man (Van Wilder) once said....
You shouldn't take life to seriously... You'll never get out alive!
I live by this every day! Lighten up a bit and have some fun!

To all the people hating on having a little fun, a wise man (Van Wilder) once said....
You shouldn't take life to seriously... You'll never get out alive!
I live by this every day! Lighten up a bit and have some fun!

Thanks for the support!
I cut to 1500-1800 calories a day and eliminated all bad foods. I try to follow high Protein low carbs and pay close attention sodium. I only drink Water and mio and try to drink 2 gallons a day. I go to the gym 3 times per week and do 60 min of cardio making sure I keep my heart rate in the fat burning zone.
Basically I eat foods/recipes that we can have post op so I can get used to eating that way but will be ok if I need to cheat. I'm also kind of weird that I LOVE Protein shakes lol. I also have been making a lot eggfaces recipes so I can get used to cooking that way.

First and foremost, Happy Friday!
When I started this journey at 6'4" 380 lbs I never thought I'd get approved and just kind of went through the paces. When I learned about the 3 mo waiting period I figured it would be a good time to just endulge on everything I would potentially be giving up in the future. Month one I gained almost 10 lbs. I realized how stupid this was and that I'm doing it for all the wrong reasons!
So, 4th of July I lit a fire under my a** and said that I WILL lose 20 lbs by my Pre-op shake diet (hoping to lose another 10 on the 14 day plan). Well I don't start the Pre-op for another 30 days and today I weighed 349! Now I have readjusted my goals to lose 50lbs by my surgery date. I can't believe how easy it was to lose 30lbs in two months when you have the right motivation! So here I go on part two of this, 10 lbs in the next month then 5-10 lbs on 14 day Pre-Op!!!!

I weigh everyday and see no need to feel guilty for it. I weight the same time every day and chart the weight. It helps me to understand all sorts of things about how I lose weight, my cycle, and things that cause me to retain fluids etc.
I get that it can demotivate some but it doesn't have that effect on me.

My surgery is late October and my current pre-op is 1500-1800 cals and:
4-5 days per week --> elliptical (45 min)
3 days per week --> couch to 5K
5 days weight lifting
* chest&tri's (mon&thurs)
* back&bi's (tues&fri)
* legs (wed)
Golf on Saturdays
If I skip any day above I do 30DS that day instead.
Following this plan I have lost 25lbs and went from the biggest belt notch to the smallest since the 4th of July!

Im planning on October for surgery and I just told my boss this week. It went way better then I thought it would! He just said I hope everything is ok with you and if I ever need anything just to ask, and he told me not to use any of my PTO and just classify it as sick time and tack short term disability on afterwards. I was so relieved I did not need to use any vacation time and my boss was super understanding!

I know exactly how you feel! I always go to the gym and do the elliptical and lately I haven't been going because it gets boring! So, I started thinking about what I want to complete after I have my sleeve. (I'm in my last week of 3 mo program) I decided on a sprint triathlon (750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run). I did a ton of research about them and I am super pumped! I joined a triathlon website and report all my workouts and the people on the boards hold me accountable and really support me it's great! So I caught the bug :-) I'm doing the couch to 5k program and I run along the river (3 days a week) then I swim and bike (machine at gym) 3 days per week. I feel it keeps me from getting bored and I don't use a scale. I try to focus on training for the event vs. working out for weight loss because I know I'm losing weight! The darn scale has haunted me my whole life so I just tucked it away and am focusing on eating right and improving my workouts! I have been doing this for a month now and am excited to get home from work and see if I can jog further ect.