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Fitbit measures steps, elevation (equivalent flights of stairs), and sleep quality. It also has a silent alarm facility where it vibrates instead of making a sound. I love it. The steps are also really accurate. The only time it gets confused is if you are driving on REALLY bumpy roads. Like roads in India, where I am now. We took a 5 hour drive and it told me I had walked 30000 steps. LOL

Whey allergy or vitamin deficiency. Contact your doctor ASAP or go to emergency. An allergy can turn worse quickly.

Hi all! I just spent the last two days rafting, swimming, rock climbing, rappelling, doing obstacle courses, and walking! I am worn out but had so much fun. It is monsoon so it poured rain on us the whole time. I did have some trouble eating early on so I ended up eating quite a small amount. I'm back to the hotel now where I can control and track my food better. I'm exhausted and have caught a gastro bug so I am taking it easy today. I forgot to say that I had plenty of room in every plane ride on the way here and could lower every seat tray fully with some extra room between it and my belly! Also, I can not only feel, but SEE my collar bones. I haven't been able to weigh for almost two weeks so I have no idea what the scale says.

I'm glad you are getting the hang of things. Can you please keep this thread on topic though, because its good to talk about who we are apart from the surgery. There are plenty of threads about the diet stages or you can feel free to start your own. This is a long-running thread and I wouldn't like to see it derailed.

I am not finding it easy to eat socially. Today at lunch I wasn't paying attention, got too full, and had to leave the restaurant and ended up vomiting on the sidewalk. How embarrassing! I'm struggling with getting in enough Protein and calories. Tonight I'm going to give myself a break and have some ice cream. I have the calories and I'm really craving something that will go down easily nail so I am really craving a peaceful meal by myself with no socializing to distract me. Tomorrow we are going rafting and doing other Water sports, then camping overnight. I'm looking forward to the activities but I hope the food is manageable. I made some requests so hopefully it will work out. Other than the eating, I'm having a great time.

Also I feel hunger already if I go too long without eating, but it is more of an empty feeling than true hunger. I have had it since week 2 but it is very manageable. I can even satisfy it with a few quick swallows of water. I am sure your pumpkin soup is perfectly fine for you especially watered down. Don't bite and chew the ice pole but make sure it is melted before swallowing. Your stomach is still tender.

I got running shoes (in India of all things -- i am here for two weeks on business) so I am all set to get started! I may even get started while I'm here. I was surprised to find so e really comfortable Reeboks for around 40 USD. The same shoes would cost 100+ in Australia, where everything is at least 75% more expensive than the US price. I am sure they are last year's model but I couldn't care less.

Hi all! I'm having a great time. Yesterday afternoon I went to work for a couple hours just to say hello, then I met some friends for shopping and dinner. We went to a charcoal grille type place and I had some really nice prawns and a little creamed crab with thin roti. This morning I am having an omelet with green chilli, about 1/4 of a chicken sausage, and one slice of buttered toast. I will probably only get through half the toast and omelet. I am feeling a lot of restriction so far on this trip and not able to eat much quantity at all. Last time I stayed at this hotel pre-sleeve, I would have had the omelet, two pieces of buttered toast, a bit of sausage, a little mashed potato (Breakfast food here) and a big pastry! Yesterday for lunch I ordered some spiced prawns appetizer and "espresso chicken" main. I asked them to pack them in takeaway containers and they did such a good job. The chicken, prawns, sauté veg, mashed potato, cilantro chutney, and onion relish each in a separate container. I have a microwave and dishes in my room so this will work so well. So far I have had about half of it during lunch and afternoon snack yesterday. So the moral of the story is that you can ask for special treatment and you will probably get what you need. I'm much less worried than I was before about the food on the trip. I'm supposed to weigh today but obviously I don't have a scale. I may actually be able to borrow one from a colleague though so I may weigh a little later.

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Hi all! Just checking in from Singapore airport where I am having a (fraction of a) lovely bowl of noodles. I have quite some time until I board for Delhi. My flights gate is not even assigned yet. I will tell you it's hard to log meals across time zones!

So, a 4 piece nuggets from red rooster was my lunch at the airport. 200 calories and almost 12 grams of protein. Could be a lot worse and filled me right up. Before the surgery I could have had 12+. And chips.

I wonder if he means the plane crash in SFO.

Can we sticky this thread?

Congratulations on your loss and welcome back, Sarah! I think it is great to work with a dietitian. Also are you able to exercise much? That always helps me. I'm all packed and ready to go. I leave for the airport in about an hour and a half. I'm looking forward to this trip, and ice even budgeted myself half a bowl of laksa at Singapore airport on the way! I'm sure I will probably still be on VST daily and I will be logging all my food on MFP too. I'd love to come back 2-3 kg lighter.

That hasn't happened to me. What did you eat that caused it? I had my first bathroom episode since Tuesday. 5 days is acceptable. Don't ge me wrong, I have had several normal ones in that time. I fly to India this afternoon and I'm a little nervous how the flight will go. I hope I don't have to destroy the bathroom! LOL

Things have gotten so much better for me since I started on a course of a strong probiotic. I saw relied after the second dose. I will continue for a month, go off it and see how I do. This was recommended by my new dietitian. She said I may need to go back on for a month a couple times a year.

I am doing so much better! Haven't had another incident since the last one on the 4th. I've been having normal BMs and not very often. I think it's time to start adding a little fiber back to my diet. I totally credit the probiotic.

Things shift around just like if you have a hysterectomy, appendectomy, etc. or when you are pregnant. If you can accommodate an 8 pound fetus it's clear there is a lot of flexibility in there.

Laura, are you a reader? I'm reading all I can get my hands on about the emotional side of WLS while it still in the honeymoon period. I have a long history of disordered eating and there is nothing to indicate that my problems will be over after the sleeve unless I do the work. So I'm hitting it hard now. Here are some books that I've gotten a lot out of: http://www.amazon.com/Skinny-Thinking-Revolutionary-Permanently-Relationship/dp/1600377491 http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Spirit-Guide-Weight-Surgery/dp/0982385072/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372978376&sr=1-1&keywords=Eat+it+up http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Refrigerator-Navigating-Weight-Loss-Surgery/dp/1457508362/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372978408&sr=1-1&keywords=beyond+the+refrigerator http://www.amazon.com/Emotional-First-Aid-Kit-Practical/dp/0976852659/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372978440&sr=1-2&keywords=emotional+first+aid And a book that is helping me with some of MY underlying issues: http://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Parents-Overcoming-Hurtful-Reclaiming/dp/0553381407/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372978495&sr=1-1&keywords=Toxic+parents I promise you, it's not really about food. I can't speak for what it's about for you, but I think finding out is the key. We can do this.