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I think the Nectar product line is good for taste. The sweets are really good with cookies and cream, vanilla bean and many more. So good!

Sorry, my fault, (again ). Must stay on topic, damn, where are my focus drugs...

I am someone gets my wacky sense of humor.

You know, in all honesty, one day of blasting your system with carbs actually might help your resting metabolic rate. Not encouraging people to do this, but why not make lemonade from lemons? Just don't do it for more then 2 days or you really will start to store the excess calories. Carb cycling or something like it.

My bra size keeps increasing as I lift more weights. Lol.

Out of curiosity, what percentage of your excess weight did you lose with sleeve so far? If you are 40% or higher, I would not call it a failure. Even if it is lower, you have not "failed." It just means you need to figure out some changes to make. Do you exercise daily and eat as clean as possible? Even walking is a good exercise. How is your Protein and Water intake? Lets just talk as a group to see if we can help you out.

Is it bad? Dunno. No personal experience with bread post op. I have heard bread can get stuck in your stomach if you are not careful. It can swell and be very uncomfortable. That and the carbs / starches are not good for you nutritionally. It would better to eat Protein or vegetables. If you are going o eat carbs ( which you should later on), you want to have low GI carbs. In other words, you want carbs that break down slowly and do not cause an insulin spike. Raw honey is l good in moderation for sweetening.

Yes,I think you should. I have went to WW a few times in the past and it worked well. I never used their point system and was really successful at just finding some foods I liked and sticking with them. For example, for dinner I loved the Thai noodle with fiber one mixed in, green peas and a Sunday desert. I swear I had a Sundae every single day and lost 90 lbs. I did not know how it was possible I was losing 5 lbs a week on this diet for dinner. Never counted a single point. i do not what it is about me; i just do not enjoy tracking at all even though i am a numbers person by career, go figure. My wife and all the other women were so jealous. It was fun. I loved coming to the weigh ins on Saturday morning and recording the losses and getting the rewards. It was so much fun. It helped me be accountable. Unfortunately I had a tendency to fall off the WW band wagon after about 6 months. If your find WW will help you be accountable, then by all means do it.

I thought kohls is a regular store. Shows how much I know. Lol.

Why are you choosing mashed potatoes for eating ( so high in carbs)? You might try scrambles eggs instead during e soft foods stage or something like oatmeal.

Very good post Mike. Yes, our BSR does get shot with eating so few calories. I have lost 100% excess weight at 6 months (180 lb) and do not believe I have done anything special. NOw more than ever, I have always looked for ways to up my game, never getting comfortable. There is an ever increasing goal to achieve in fitness. Everyone, do push yourself. It is not going to happen without a lot of hard work on your part. Try increasing protein, water, exercise time and supplements. There are many tricks to keep improving your weight loss, but you need to have an overwhelming desire to succeed and not complain. Where there is a will, there is a way as the old saying goes. Treat your journey as one where you will be the hero with your hard work. It does not come easy by any means.

You are hot!

That is really a fascinating suggestion regarding the brain mapping. Now I must go consult Wikipedia to see what entails brain mapping. This curiosity is going to get the best of me.

Impossible to be an addict at something and not take it to an extreme. Just my opinion. Whatever I am doing, I will give it my 100% or I feel like a failure at it. Thank you for getting that out of me Dr Laura. Edit : by extreme, I really mean where it is harmful to self and/ or others. I should be careful about throwing around the extreme category because what I am addicted to now is not harming me or others.

I and others will always be addicts. It is our personality and cannot be undone (well, lobotomy, but....). We must choose an addiction that is the less of all evils if you wish to call addiction evil.