Fiddleman

You could try alternatives like protein soups. There are different varieties such as tomato and chicken flavor. Each have between 12-15 G protein. Not the most you could have in a serving, but better then nothing. You could even get creative and add lobster bouillon to tomato soup to make a lobster bisque. That being said, I need to ask you: have you tried the Nectar sweet shakes? These are pretty good and are almost like a treat. Many flavors like cookies and cream, chocolate truffle, vanilla bean and so on. Unjury also makes some good protein shakes.

Good suggestion and good job at waiting according to your surgeon. Oh my, 1 year is a long time if you enjoy having the occasional drink. I hope you stay strong and make it to 1 year!

My wife loves LOVES lemon drops. You and her would be in good company.

Interesting article. I still do not experience the high of weight lifting that I get from running. Looking for an opportunity to feel the rush. Maybe it only comes from heavy lifting. My lifting is not so heavy yet (155 lb bench press for example).

So I was doing my WOD yesterday with the PT and she had me swing 45 lb kettle ball for 25 minutes, with 25 meter kettle ball carry every 10 swings (rest it on biceps while fast walking length of gym). I got 300 swings and my arms were on fire afterwards. On fire!!!! Should we be wearing hard hats before this type of workout? Lol! I always am concerned it is going to drop on my head and split my skull or it is going to keep going into the window or wall. What do some of you kettle ball swingers do to eliminate these worries? I don't want to be a first statistic of death by kettle swing. I get the same concerns when lifting anything heavy ( bench, squat, etc) that it is going to fall on me and that is it. It is holding me back because the weight and I do not have a trust relationship. I am often lifting to fatigue and I hate the feeling of not being able to control the weight so now I have this distrust of it from the start, before I even start lifting. It causes me to fail way to early. The PT is always there to spot me, but I still fear being crushed. Thoughts?

There is just something a little naughty that comes out the phrase "grinding nuts" when it comes from a woman. Lol. Maybe I am a little too silly. you get in a certain frame of mind and everything is funny!

Apple martini - awesome. I use apple schnapps , but I think apple juice would be a little better for a person, no?

I also want to say that eating clean and consuming veggie drinks goes a long way in eradicating fat from the hard to eliminate areas ( stomach for me). There are two green drinksi a drinking now on alternating days. The first is called Tonic Alchemy (bought from Amazon) and the second is called green essence (bought from vitamin shoppe). The green drinks are super high in Antioxidants which really do help to eliminate toxicity in the body that holds onto stubborn fat. Some others make their own green drinks from natural ingredients. I just do not have the time or patience to gather the 80 different types of fruits and veggies in my green drinks. Eliminating stored toxins will change your body composition and is required before you can expect cardio or weight lifting to change your body composition. Working out is useless if your body is constantly fighting inflammation caused by excess toxicity in the body from unclean eating.

For those that are blessed by your surgeons or you renegades out there: what is the best post op drink you have experienced. Best is to be defined in your own terms. Maybe best means best taste or best intoxication effect. The answer lies in the eye of the beholder. This thread will not be about the merits of drinking ( eg whether it is "good" or "bad" for you). Also tell me about how often you drink or with whom you drink. The crazier the story the better, but this thread is open to any response as long as the simple conditions are met. Ok, it is not that controversial, but you read this far haven't you. I will start first. My favorite post op drink is a dangerous Dave from Dave's BBQ or a long island ice tea from somewhere else. Why? It tastes good to me and feels like a real drink. I can usually just have 1 before walking is a little challenge. i try to order two, but cannot make it one or two sips until it is too much (sleeve says so) and it is a waste, so i stick with one. I usually have a drink about every 2 weeks and sometimes it is just an apple martini or it might be some white wine if I am out with my wife at a nice dinner. I do not drink beer. not sure why. i have just never really liked it, ever. I like to grab the occasional spirit with my brother as we shoot the breeze on a weekend. Sorry it is not a crazy story, but now it is your turn.

Laura, I think your response is perfectly fine as it is a valid opinion. All opinions should be unshackled on this forum without fear of negative consequence for the poster. If everyone took an open minded view of the discussions, there would less of a need for holy wars. Instead, the forum would be fertile grounds for the growth of every member through the sharing of opposing ideology. Iron sharpens iron so opposing views are always needed for maturing of self through this WLS journey. There is little to gain from attacking others or from taking perceived attacks personally, but everything to gain by taking the high road and turning the cheek.

Chuckled a little bit when I read your use of "butthurt", sounds like a beavisism.

Yes, I could start eating steamed or cooked veggies at around 6-7 weeks. It still wasn't easy with some sliming, but not impossible. As I recall, I ate a lot of steamed brocolli with light cheese on top back then with my dinner serving of Protein.

I have been using yogurt based dressings lately. They have way less calories and fat then the regular dressings, yet taste so much better then the low fat dressings. Honey mustard is my favorite dressing, but asian sesame sounds good also.

Yes, it took that long for me. I could not west raw veggies until about month 5 unfortunately. Raw veggies like brocolli, cucumber, red pepper, etc. I can eat any veggie now but do have to be careful on my seaweed salad as the long strands sometimes cause discomfort if eaten after the satiety point.