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Love it!!

Also - have you tried out my chi running suggestions from a few weeks ago? Did they help? Also I can send you my Chi Running book if that will help. Just send me a PM where i can mail it to. I do not need it mine any longer. I have written a lot on Chi Running, so just search through my past posts for ample information bout relaxation and pain free running with regards to Chi Running technique.

I would be happy to help you out Amy with part of the cost of fitted running shoes. Just send me a PM of where I can send Paypal funds to. I am sure some others are willing to help out a fellow VST runner. I want anyone who wants to run not to see their motivation shot down because of lack of proper running shoes.

Silk light vanilla soy is really tasty with your protein shake mix. Lowin calori No need to drink nonfat milk again if you choose to take that path. Low calorie too at 70 calories with plenty of protein. I drank silk light vanilla soy until about month 7 where I stopped drinking all "milk" and instead get calcium exclusively from supplements. I do this as part of my Paleo diet.

I just placed an order for the Opt-men as a new vita pak to try. Previously, I have been on GNC Extreme Athlete vita pak for many months and do enjoy it. However, I want to try something new and many reviews say the Optimen are better then the GNC sport/athlete line of vita paks. I also have a short stint with Animal Pak, but stopped taking them after 2 days because of some negative side effects. I may come back to them again later as I have almost a full container left, but not now. Have any of you experience with Opti-men, especially if you are fairly active. I want to know how these will help me with Cross fit and general lifting or running. Thanks for your feedback.

You just wait until a "young hottie" (think Angelina Jolie in my case) puts a catheter in you while you are awake, not once, but twice. True story. This experience of echo test may be quickly forgotten once you get the pleasure of waiting for time to pass while the catheter is navigated...

I wonder what they make the guys do? *gasp* pant less.... Seriously, this stress test was not on our plan. I feel like we are missing out on the fun.

Next I am going to try the coconut creamer with flavored water. At least that will mix better then the powdered vanilla creamer.

Totally! My mind is on weekend mode and a happy hour is calling...

Ok, feeling kind of corny I decided to take my usual favored water (in this case, pink lemonade Dasani ) and mix in 2 tbsp of vanilla bean coffee mate creamer and 2 tsp of Splenda. It is pretty tasty flavor and sort of like an Italian soda I suppose. You don't have to agree!! Thought I would share my adventures in mixology this afternoon as Friday slides into the weekend...

Time to get moving Laura!! Before you know it, the hour will be over. One strategy the helps me be consistent about it every day is to put it on my calendar and only miss if I am physically sick. Otherwise, I am at my appointment every day. It is worth it and will be a habit soon for you. Takes about 3 weeks to form a new habit. Do it even when you don't feel like it. By the time you are warmed up, you will have little reason to not do it and it will be enjoyable. So go do it!!

That is quite a nice Cross fit session. I hope others follow your lead and we can create a thread that helps everyone out with ideas or helps solve individual blocking issues.

It must have been fixed already since I started this thread because file upload worked without error just now.

You could hold your nose and miss any taste, but why not switch brands, product lines or flavors until you find one you like instead of putting up with a bad experience? Everyone likes their own version of their whey protein shake, but if you are on VST for long enough time, you will see more people gravitate towards certain brands and flavors. Might I suggest you send away for some unjury and nectar sample packs. There might be other brand sample packs out there. This will give you an experience to try out different flavors and brands until you find one that you enjoy. I happen to enjoy taking my nectar cookies and creme and also muscle milk light cake batter. I love drinking shakes, but there are certain flavors I do not like (fruit) and certain brands I do not care for (Costco brand).

When uploading a picture from my iPad 3 camera tonight I got a file permission error every time. I tried 10 x with same error message said to notify the site's admin about it).

Yeah it took me until month 6 until I could comfortably eat red meat. Threw up on the 3 x I tried between month 3 and month 6. Now, no issues and can comfortably eat a patty, 5 oz steak or 4-5 oz beef Jerky without issues like sliming or throwing up.

Usually salads work around month 5 or 6, but some get luckier and can do it sooner. Forgot to mention, I could only eat the chicken on top plus about 3 bites of salad (nabbed a strawberry in the bite). Gave the rest to my wife and it was still "loaded" except for the chicken. Not sure exactly how many calories I took in but I would say chicken was 4-5 ounces and salad was 1 oz. Only got a tiny amount of cheese and 2 berry 1/2s with the salad bite, yet still in between satisfied and stuffed. Burps and slight slimes.

Before VSG, I enjoyed the Mandaran chicken salad. I have not been back to Wendy's in a very long time (over a year), except to have a cup of chili from time to time. Today, I decided to try their berry salad. Sorry, no picture. I got an error when trying to upload about file permissions. The good part of this salad is that the dressing only has 50 calories, but is yummy raspberry balsamic vinegar. You might like this as a post op if you can manage salads ok.

I agree Laura, but we still want to fix this problem in a manner that would really help VST ( big picture thinking).