Fiddleman

Thanks, I am really looking forward to it!!

Thai restaurants have a lot of good healthy choices. You just need to avoid the dishes that are noodle based. I have been ordering swimming Rama (a chicken, spinach and peanut sauce entree). If all else fails, chicken satay is delish!.

I know. You probably do not want to read about dessert nostalgia, but it is a little bit of a rant. A small burning candle that is slowly winking back into existence. I thought the flame blew out a long time ago on that part of me. The cravings are not really there, not magnetic. That is the odd part. it is more like the loss of the good times with having a dessert. It is like the memories are right on the other side of an opaque veil. I cannot see them, but I sense they are there. It is a little sad thinking about it and then knowing it is not the time to have them being far out on the post op journey. I am sure I am a little late in mourning deserts; others took care of this issue closer to surgery. Dessert is on the mind: cold stone ice cream, a brownie, an apple fritter, some Oreos or some old fashion donut holes. Does that mean I am losing resolve to eat healthy and live the post op lifestyle? No, probably not. I have not deviated so far and that has helped with success. Just a little down about it tonight. Why can't this part of me just go away? Who can relate to this rant?

I try and eat up to 1600 calories of protein, veggies and now some fruit!! It is hard to meet those goals on some days, but try and eat every 2 or 3 hours.

Yes, that is my wife and she is the gourmet chef! The curry casserole is really tasty. She said she will post it tomorrow in the recipe forum.

Oops -didn't know I walked into the ladies room. Lol. There needs to be a bigger sign on the door. Seriously, I am just responding to posts in the current list and had no idea....but sometimes it is fun to sneak in here and see what is going on. I am sure y'all are checking out the fun times we are having over in the man cave.

Can we request that the new offline notifications mode be backwards compatible? That is, the default behavior is the old notifications behavior where updates are available immediately. Members then have an option to use the new offline behavior if they set preferences to do so. This is a good way to introduce functionality in software. It is not good to shock and awe user with new functionality that they did not ask for especially if it breaks existing workflows that they depend on.

A lot of people lose their weight between 6-9 months. Some are done sooner and some will keep losing up to 18 months or longer. It all depends on the type of diet and exercise plan you adopt. My weight loss finished at month 7. I had a pretty good loss rate andi attribute it to eating low carb and participating in a mild exercise plan. My exercise plan became much more involved after I reached goal. I think a lot of post op find themselves getting more and more active as the weight comes off.

On occasion I will have 5 hour energy, maybe once a month. I have coffee almost daily. There are also natural energy enhancer pills you can get from a natural foods store like GNC or Vitamin Shoppe. These are usually stimulant free.

Yay, no more crashes!

I will certainly spend my share of time living the good life next to the pool, but fitness is something I do every day now. To miss it would make my day feel incomplete. Also it just makes me feel better after a good workout. Mr 6 pack is starting to come out of hiding.

10 months actually. I know, that is a long time. I think part of it was my fear of messing up a good thing, but then I realized eating like thin people is what we are after long term. In fact today I had my first 1/2 apple with lunch, with the skin!! No issues. I think my sleeve has relaxed enough to allow most foods. I do want to stay with healthy food that is clean, organic and good for you. It feels good to be able to eat normal again, especially to support daily fitness activities. You almost forget about the sleeve except when you do eat a bite or two more then the sleeve wants.

Thanks for the suggestions!

I wish a banana took me a long time to eat!! It goes down in about 10 seconds as it mushes up from chewing. I feel like the only food I get real restriction on anymore is dense protein like chicken or dense raw vegetables. So I try and stick with those in order for my sleeve to do it's job.

Well, I did it. However, instead of attempting this run in direct sunlight of 85 I did it on my treadmill inside. I did not want to commit to the possibility of being dehydrated a long ways out from the started point. It may have been 85 f or higher in my little room where I work out though. I decided to try the Galloway method that BTB has been teaching us and walked 2 minutes for every 30 minutes run. I hydrated during these walks. My time was about a 10 minute mile because of the heat. Afterwards I refueled with an amrap bar and lots of water. I drank about 70 oz water up to an hour before the run. The first 10 miles felt like hot yoga where the sweat was dripping. Then it stopped almost completely. The last 5 miles was interesting because my body "got it." Each stride felt connected with my upper body and my arms nicely counter balanced the shifting weight. It felt really smooth and like I could keep going. All in all, I think Galloway method really helped in order to feel good throughout the whole run and at the end. I am also practicing in this heat for when I run in Hawaii next week. Average temperature will be 75 there.

Louise-good point about needing to work off the calories on the drinks. I noticed today after my margaritas last night that the scale is up a few pounds. Must be water retention from the dehydrating effects of alcohol. Go figure because I drank like 1.5 gallons yesterday. At least I did not get any hangover affects this morning (never do). Today is my run day so it be extra weight should drop by tomorrow. However, I would not recommend drinking the day of or before wanting to run because it makes the body more lethargic.

My wife will post the recipe to 'Creamy Verde Chicken' today ( just asked her a few minutes ago).

Sure - you can turn things around as quickly as the next meal. We all make mistakes. You have taken the hardest step which is the acknowledge the problem. Now you just need to take a few steps at a time to correct this situation. Maybe focus on eating your dense proteins first or eat your vegetables. Some talk about doing a system reset by following a boot camp program for 5 days. 5 days is not too long. You will start with shakes and then advance into purees and the solids. This may not be exactly right, but the general plan applies to start over eating as a new post op. In addition to changing your eating patterns, try to exercise daily even if this means just getting out for a walk. Make sure you are drinking, drinking and drinking water. It will go a long ways to flush your system. You can do it! Just make a decision to take the first step and the remaining steps will follow. Good luck!

Super great job!! You are setting a good example for others. Keep up the great work!

Chicken is a really good dense protein that will fill you up in 3-5 oz long term. Are you eating dense proteins for your meals?

Oops- I messed up the Margarita recipe. It was supposed to be 3 tbsp lime, 6 tequila, 3 tbsp triple sec, but I did 6 tbsp lime, 3 tbsp tequila and 6 tbsp triple sec. Lol. This is for 2 drinks. It was good though. I added splenda to sweeten it a little since it had more lime. I will leave it to the bartender (wife) next time.

Anyone like margaritas? Tonight my wife is going to make a yummy low cal, high protein mexican dish (creamy verde chicken) with margaritas drinks in honor of Cinco de Mayo!