SandyM

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Yes it is

Sometimes I feel I could use a small fill as I get hungry too soon. I then evaluate and realize, there are times I'm not doing my part as much as I believe I am. For instance last night at the mall we stopped off at food court and I ordered lo mien noodles and teriyaki chicken. I was only going to eat a bite of noodles, but chicken wasn't that good so I ate all the noodles and hardly any chicken. Last night, I over indulged in carbs due to that. Do I need a fill? No, I need to follow the rules. I can eat almost anything and like that for me, but if I don't take in enough protein, I'm toast.

For Fiber, I either throw a handful of fruit into my smoothie or I eat something like Quest Protein bars....full of fiber. For energy, I find that exercise does that for me.

Sure am glad I bought some biker shorts with cushion. I'm sore today, don't know how I would even ride today if I had not had them yesterday.

Lol. Yesterday I felt like a little kid. Today, not so much. Getting ready to go saddleup again now.

I'm getting this shake thing down. I feel like I'm eating ice cream everyday. By the way, I have a gallon of ice cream in my freezer I bought for gks when they came over for Mother's Day... I took a bite if it and discovered I didn't like anything about it. That alone is a non scaled victory for me. I was the person you see on tv with the spoon ang gallon of ice cream in front of the tv eating mindlessly.

This is not big for most but huge for me. I rode 6 miles on my bicycle yesterday. I haven't been on a bike in over 30 years????

I bought myself a new schwinn this week. I haven't ridden in 30+ years. I have a friend who has bee bugging me to do this and she hasn't ridden this year yet. We went out yesterday and did a bike trail that was 6 miles. My right knee is feeling it but we were so proud of ourselves for finish the trail. I still need to get my adjustments down on the seat and bars and get my needed accessories for comfort convenience and safety. I also downloaded this app "map my ride"

Lol, an occasional treat for me is after shopping at SAMs club, I stop at their little deli and get a slice of 3 meat pizza. I lick my chops and dig in. Very slowly lol. I get a third of it down and I'm done. Sometimes I even eat half half of it. I'm glad I can still enjoy food but not be ruled by it.

I just got the ninja for Mother's Day. By far one of the best appliances I own

I bought a schwinn 21 speed. Lol, haven't ridden in 30 years. Fun may not describe my first experiences

I bought my bike tonight cuz I don't want to be cooped up in the gym. Any suggestions to a newby cyclist I.e. Attire, equipment, shoes, accessories?

Be careful. If you are truly in the green, a "tweak" May put you over and in turn reverse your progress. I'm in the same position as you and have toyed with the idea of a small fill myself...but I figured if it ain't broke...jus sayin

What ever motivates you. Good luck. You have the right idea. Set goals and work through them.

I hear ya. Cheat without really cheating

Catfish, tried it and it worked. Guess I was putting too much liquid in it. Now just to play with some flavors☺️

Thanks princess heather and catfis. Will try both of these. Catfish how long do you blend?

Lol. This cracked me up. Maybe this will be it. Fingers crossed.

I was riding my motorcycle the other day and got off to go into the store and a woman walking by was smiling real big and asked "how does such a tiny lady handle such a big bike". I haven't been referred to as tiny since...well never. I was on cloud 9 for the rest of the day.

Don't necessarily expect that you won't be able to eat these things in the green zone, many can. I haven't found anything I can't eat if I'm careful. Give yourself time sometimes it takes a while to realize a fill.

I tried using them once and if anything made things worse. I can't get anything down while I'm sliming, not even papaya enzymes.

I saw guar gum at the health food store, but don't remember seeing xanthan gum. Guess I'll have to look.

I think the band was a good choice for me but definitely would have considered the sleeve if I had done more research. But I see the same kind of posts from sleevers, wanting to know why they are at plateaus and not losing. You can eat around either. I think the problem might actually be in your caloric intake. I agree that your surgeon should have an idea about your calorie needs. That's insane. Beware of surgeons who want to "jump" to another surgery. Also beware of unnecessary surgeries.

I'm doing that and thought maybe the ice cubes melting might be what's thinning them down. T tried flax seed powder (got that idea from the net) but don't like the flavor it adds, plus don't notice much thickness