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Seems the litmus test is to reduce by about a liter and see how you feel/perform. You might just have a super dooper effective filtering system there Fiddle

I'm not giving you a hard time or being snarky. I'm curious as to why he's not asking us these questions? I ate very little variety in the beginning. Energy is low. My staples were premier RTD chocolate shakes, Greek yogurt, refried beans, puréed lentils, cottage cheese with blended salsa. I puréed soup. You can make anything mushy with enough chicken broth I had an aversion to sweet. Preferred savory. I craved protein.

Just really amazing! Wow!!!

See. That's not "exercise" that's just fun!

Eerrrr....wait to see what your surgeon says. That's a strange recommendation....the eval says you're a good candidate. The type of surgery is up to you and your surgeon. Don't stress.

Totally normal to second guess surgery. It's scary stepping into the unknown. Don't dwell on what you won't have. Think about what you will have Hunger is often confused with acid for up to 6 months post op. I totally agree with previous poster^^^. You won't be starving. You'll be learning. Hope you find some peace and calm before your surgery

If you get cramps when you're not working out or heart palpitations, you probably need to have labs. Esp given how burned out you were feeling last week. You also can get cramps from dehydration. On days with a lot of cardio, I drink vitamin water zero full strength. I usually dilute it with regular water. You're so good at researching info. You'll figure it out.

There's a lot that goes into that question post op 1 year. Are you hungry? Do you exercise? Are you losing? Are you making daily protein requirement? Are you close to goal?

Kinda like a spinal. When I had my rotator cuff repaired they gave me a nerve block in my neck. I felt nothing for 24 hours. It was awesome and freaky. Made everything after that super manageable. I don't have any ibuprofen restrictions and that's what really works best for me. I'll ask at the preop. I'm just curious what they'll do since I'm staying over night....

The plastic surgeon really talked this point you're making through with me. She said my metabolism would TRIPLE in recovery! She also said if I didn't stop losing now, I'd lose too much during recovery even though I'm not working out because I can not eat enough to keep up with that metabolism. So...I've been meal planning and making lists for DH so he can grab stuff from New Seasons (like Whole Foods) deli and meat counters to keep me fed. I do feel fortunate to have had some experience with surgery since I've had 2since VSG and I kinda know I really have to make it mental. I've got lots of crafts I can do while recovering but still.... I don't think I have a carb monster anymore either. Case in point, my kids ate cinnamon sugar pretzels today, which I used to love, and I got nothing. I did not want any. Mostly, I'm eating by the clock. I do get hungry but not enough to eat 1800-2000+ calories every day. I really want to eat for wellness.

Did you guys have a pain block?

Im wondering if Dr Harris even does lower body lifts? This was a limitation of surgeons in my area. So if they don't do them, they don't offer them as an option. I'm not speaking against Dr Harris. It's just worth knowing as you get consults and consider options.

So I just marinated some pork because this thread got me going on Thai: Sliced pork Sweet soy sauce While grain mustard Chili garlic sauce Ginger Cilantro Basil Mint Green onion Red cabbage Red chili flakes Marinate min 30mins. Stir fry high heat. Will be spicy. (You can add a tablespoon of peanut butter and some coconut milk while cooking if you really want that flavor)

Water Vitamin water/sobe Soy milk Peanut butter on anything. Lol. (Celery, apples) Nuts Cottage cheese and salsa (not chunky) Cheese and multigrain pita chips Pre packaged veggie snacks Hard boiled egg with balsamic Left overs

Hi everyone! What a great thread. So many good things coming up here. I'm grateful to see people talking about shame and whatnot. So refreshing, actually. You all are right to be cautious of trainers who don't listen to you. You know when something isn't right. The stress on joints from obesity is part of the problem but most of us could have benched 160# with each leg from carry so much weight! The issue is the muscle and tendon and ligament damage that happens when fat packs around it and then gets soaked in estrogen. Fat and estrogen are attracted and estrogen breaks down muscle Fiber. That why abdominal fat is so dangerous (heart is a muscle) and we need tummy tucks. The fat gets in and around everything. The insulator that it is. It grows around the intestines, attacks estrogen and the abdominal muscles start to fail and separate. So yeah, go slow and strong. Respect the inner warrior! And I forgot the reminder: ligaments and tendon do not get blood supply. That is why they (knees) take so so so long to heal!

My BMR has always been high. It's not a result of WLS. He checks it to make sure it's not changing. I have always been muscular, as well. Now have portion control and I'm not hungry which results in mindful eating most if the time. So as I eat healthy, I eat less. I used to over eat and I ate whatever I wanted whenever I wanted it. Food would call out to me from the cupboards. At times I really did have problem binge eating. I do not have that now. Gone. All gone. There's all kinds of stuff around here that I would've binged on preop. Now. Meh. VSG is hands down the tool I needed to help bring it all in line. My body prefers to eat muscle over fat and that's been a challenge in my journey because I tend to like high intensity stuff. That's fun for me. (My endo would like it if I didn't sweat but he doesn't want me to stop doing what I love. He's not asked me to...yet. We've talked about it. ) Now my energy levels are high and match my BMR. Its insane. The people I dance with who've witnessed this transformation comment on it frequently. He has talked about metabolic syndrome. That does not seem to apply to me. I definitely had more issues with estrogen. My endo is covered by insurance, btw. He's part of the bariatric practice. I'm happy to take questions to him. He's all about education.

I just entered maintenance. I had a plastics consult and she told me to stop losing weight. I'm glad she did; still, I too have a high BMR closer to 3k. Measured regularly by the endocrinologist. I'm about 3 months overdue to meet with him :-/ About 7 pounds ago I thought I probably could stop losing. I just thought my body would figure it out. I keep losing. I think my sagging skin confuses my judgement. About food: if I want it, I eat it. I don't like the taste of fatty foods anymore. I too eat avocado and nuts and high calorie healthy foods. I do eat potatoes and rice. I just don't prefer them anymore. Give me quinoa. Anyway, I need to eat a lot more and it's a lot of effort. I'm not hungry. I don't really know what food will trigger me or if I even get triggered anymore. I do have some anxiety about it so on some level I'm avoiding it. Your post is bringing it home for me. I actually came on today hoping to find someone who is trying to stop losing. It's a head trip. You are much farther into this than I am. I am just glad you're here!

I'm glad the site support is working for you. Keep coming back! The Hero ALWAYS has a trusty sidekick to help with the villain. Eventually they get the elixir It's perspective. What have you decided to work on?

It sounds like you can address this from several angles. The supervised diet really exposes the areas that will challenge us postop. That being said, you're getting in touch with how you feel about you. That will go through a massive transformation on the losers bench; still, I suggest you get with a therapist now. I suspect you will experience some significant depression in the month postop if you don't have the opportunity to work through this now. There's a lot of grieving for some people. Maybe you're going to do that now as you break up with....your demons. I completely agree with tracking. These things help us self-correct when we get off our path: tracking, WL community, exercise. Ppl who are successful at 3-5 years do these three things. Start now. Also increase your water. Congratulations on taking control. You are doing this. You're on the Hero's Journey!

When were you cleared?

Yea, I keep thinking about that overdoing part. I'm hoping I'll do less that week if they have a pool to play in, etc. maybe I need to bring a teenager along....unclear if DH will be able to go since he's taking time off for me to recover.

Appropriate and clear food measurements and options: Tablespoons, 1/8 & 1/4 cup versus grams, and liquid measure and ounces. This is really tough for veg and fruit. One clearly stalk. Three baby carrots. How do you measure an avocado when you've had 2 slices of a large avo? That's like 1/16 the or 1/8 cup? Drives me batty if I let it. Four pita chips. Not 28 grams!!!! Or whatever four pita chips weigh. Lol. I love the database but man, for how sleevers eat, I waste a lot of time adjusting the measure to get the right Protein count. Now that I'm trying to maintain by increasing calories to stop losing, I do have to pay attention to calories. Not all calories are processed the same, though. I think making that adjustment is just on me. I think this may just be a limitation of these programs? What else....oh! The exercise database on MFP needs so much work. So many types of movement missing. Like all the different types of yoga. Different forms of dance. Martial arts. Rock climbing. Playing in the pool with your kids. Also, when you're 5'2" "walking at 4 mph" is really a slow jog. So I burn way more than my 6'2" husband who is just walking. (I take 1.5 steps for his 1) MFP has it pretty well controlled for weight and calories burned but not by height so well, IMHO. Now get to work! Teehee!!!

Lower body lift, breast lift and aug. Three drains.

I have my plastics date! Aye!!! So here's my question, 5 weeks post op is spring break. Do you think a three hour car ride to a family resort sounds doable?

There are lots of variations to planks. If you're bored or feeling limited, you have options: low plank, high plank, high plank knee to nose, knee to elbow, knee to opposite elbow, side-open plank, side-open plank with deltoid lift, side-open plank lifting top leg....it goes on.