Fiddleman

Since zumba involves a lot of twisting and bending, it might be good to wait until you are cleared for regular exercise. In the meanwhile, walk, walk, walk.

What is the preferred clothing to wear when running long distances? This question does not apply to shoes or socks, but only to shirt and shorts. I have been noticing that my loose T-shirt and even my loose shorts are starting to get really distracting when running for an hour. They flap around and shorts are nylon and like to drop a couple inches when running. It is distracting. My running is currently inside so air temperature is around 68-72. Besides the need to go down a size, would it be better to run without a shirt? I think it would be OK with the in door air temperature. Would it be better to wear spandex or should shorts be loose fitting (not overly loose)? Please share your thoughts. With some answers, I am going to the running store to seek out more ideal running clothes.

Yes, it is a normal calorie amount for a sleeve person. If you are really active, I can understand the need for more calories.

Been 8-9 months since I have eaten any popcorn. Planning on waiting a few more months until weight loss stabilizes. The reason is that popcorn was a problem food for me and it would be hard (I think) for me to eat in moderation. I like all sorts of popcorn, but movie popcorn, caramel popcorn, white cheddar popcorn and kettle corn have a special place in my acquired tastes. I used to eat it until ill because it was so good.

I am always sliming or getting the uncomfortable feeling after eating 3-4 ounces of dense Protein (a little dry) at lunch and dinner meals. I am eating seaweed salad at lunch. It feels like the Vargus nerve feeling because I get numb/cold hands, dizzy, light headed and ringing in the ears, even 10 min later. I am trying to eat slow, but that is my biggest weakness. Takes me about 5 minutes to chew the protein. Any suggestions so I can eat my veggies to get the nutrients? I like the taste of seaweed salad!! As you know, I am 7 months post op. Edit: move this post to POST OP forum.

Even though I did not throw up, I felt pretty miserable with the flu two weeks ago (7 month post sleeve). Body aches, sore throat and dehydration were the worse. I had trouble drinking for the first couple of days with the flu so I was almost passing out. It took a few days to get hydrated properly again. Fortunately, I was able to do this on my own but was close to making an ER visit.

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't it the bubbles in carbonated water that helps with settling the stomach flu? At least that is what I have read in the past. It would seem, according to my understanding, that a flat drink would be not be productive.

If you must have something carbonated (generally not recommended), try some club soda to avoid the other additives that are in diet sodas. Do discuss this with your surgeon as carbonation is not a good idea while healing from Sleeve surgery.

Let's see. Each bag costs 12.55 plus 4.99 shipping. If rounding to nearest. 50 cent increment, that is 17.50. There are 60 chews in a bag, so that means a bag will last 10 days. If there is an average of 30 days in a month, you will be spending an average of 52.50 a month on chews. For me, I think this is a good amount of calcium (recommended by NUT) because it placed my calcium blood work right in middle of standard range when I did my 6 month labs 2 weeks ago. My seller has been really reliable in delivering quickly each time I place the order on Amazon.

I like the Bariatric Advantage caramel chews and take 6 a day @ 250 mg of calcium per chew. I consume 2 per major meal (6am, 12pm and 6pm). They taste pretty good. I order mine from a seller on Amazon.

I am going to to try banana creme with my vanilla bean Protein powder and butterscotch with my chocolate truffle powder and PB2. Getting wild and crazy flavor ideas here with my Protein shake flavor aspirations! OK, not that wild and crazy, but it is time to take a short break from Cookies and creme ( my favorite!) as i have been on that for 7 months now, 2 shakes a day.

Thanks! Yup, discipline is my middle name. For some reason, I really thrive on rigid methodologies and am a fairly analytical person.

That is awesome!

Ouch! Painful just thinking about it.

Glad you took care of it. Did they hook you up to the IV at all? If you are having trouble with plain water, then definitely consider flavoring it. That is the only way I could drink water for about 5 months. Also consider replenishing electrolytes with pedialyte, Gatorade or something else if you need to.

I have found a combination of squats ( with and without weights), lunges and running zaps the fat around the core, the gluts, and under the thighs. I would almost say most of the zapping is attributed to running at a med to high exertion for at least 30 minutes.

"Raining in seattle" is a misnomer. Statistically, the least amount of rain occurs on August 1st. My favorite weather academic Cliff Mass summarizes it quite nicely: http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2012/12/does-it-really-rain-all-time-in-seattle.html