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Sonja!!! Way to go!!!!

Ya, I am rebelling on this one, too. I do a 5-hour energy drink and a double expresso a day. Both of them are low volume and easy to get down. The biggest argument I've heard is that it dehydrates you. I've read studies that say that is false. At most you break even. I don't drink it to hydrate, I have bottle and bottles of Water for that. Another argument is that gases expand your stomach from the caffiene. Not in my case, I think. coffee has an acid content that can get to you if you drink too much. My double expresso fits in an itsy-bitsy cup. Too much will mess up your sleep, for sure. I do it in the morning. As you can see, I've built up a wall of arguments to support my habit. But I am open to change....

If you have the bucks I recommend the Ninja Kitchen System 1100. It seriously kicks backside. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ninja-Kitchen-System/16513417#Product+Reviews

I don't know why some say 3 meals and that's all and my NUT, along with many others, says 5-6. I am doing 5-6 and steadily losing weight. Many non-surgical weight loss programs say 5-6 as well.

Congrats!! Speedy recovery!! !

Ooops...sorry brandymarie81. You know, I saw your warning to men but curiosity got the best of me and I had to scroll down. Anyway, I hope you get some support on this. :ph34r:

My prayers for you, Sleeve 4 me.

Thanks for the "down the road look." We get hung up on scale feedback and time periods too much I think. There will be a year later, 2 years later, etc.. I look at the amount of food I eat and know that there is no way I will not reach my goal regarless of any stall times I encounter. We have years of being lean and mean ahead!

We have a tussle with our insurance company, Medical Mutual of Ohio, every time we get an operation. They always balk at paying for the anesthesia. When my wife had roux n y they refused, then said ok. When I had my gall bladder out the same, and now they are refusing to pay the anesthesia for my sleeve. They are saying the anesthesia people at the hospital are not submitting the proper paperwork but it makes me nervous to be on the hook for $2,600. I'm a tough guy but I don't think I could have just bit on a stick while Dr. Lalor cut me, blew me up with air, stapled and cut and sewed me up. Even my machismo has it's limits.

Prayers for you.

Da Bouncer. If he don't like it, he throws it out.

Seriously, folks. Try unflavored whey powder, sweeten it to your taste.with Splenda or whatever. I just had 60 grams Protein which includes the 1 cup of skim milk. I put it in a big glass and hit it with a wand blender. Easy cleaning, goes down easily, tastes like melted ice cream. If you drink just a half cup twice a day it is easy to make up the rest with other stuff.

I'm with you, Indymom. The protein powders were way too sweet to me. I got a 5 pound supply of unflavored and am happily sweetening to my taste. I mix mine with a wand mixer, normally 50 grams plus milk. I make it sort of thick and small in volume so I can get it down through the day without much effort. The rest of my protein comes from egg bites, little meatloaf patties my wife makes up, seafood salad, and whatever.

We got it out of a book, a combination of 2 different ideas. Oddly, someone else made the same thing but without the dragon cup-cakes. They won 2nd place, good night for simulated Chinese food. Yes, we do parties, provided you live in Florida and pay airfare for 5 plus Hard Rock hotel at Universal Studios accommodations. I'll throw the cake in free.

I entered the Father/Daughter cake contest and auction at my church against about 100 cakes with my granddaughters and daughter and won first prize with this high calorie chinese food simulation and dragon cup cake creation. I DID NOT EAT A BIT OF IT!!! However,....I also bought a cake from the auction.....and....I...uh....hit it...several times....SMALL BITES THOUGH!

I tried to translate on google, it thought it was Czeck. Still didn't work. Interesting, so it's Arabic as close as you can get with a regular keyboard?

It's Mar. 6, 2012, 1 month and about 20 days since my surgery. I have lost 33 pounds since then, 63 pounds all together. Strength is increasing as I diligently exercise and get the proper Protein in. I am going for my lab test today for a follow-up visit with my surgeon next week. Here are the boxes X'd: CBC w/differential CMP Calcium Magnesium Phosphorous Iron Vitamin D, 25 Hydroxy Vitamin B-12 Folate Lipid Panel Because the Lipid Panel was checked I have to fast 12 hours and man am I hungry! I should have thought of that when I had a snack at 10 PM. I have new clothes and new old clothes that were too small before. I am more in touch with the real me. I have to stuggle to channel my new energy into useful pursuits, I didn't have this struggle before because I had very little energy to deal with. I don't regret this one bit. I can truly say, without my usual begrudging attitude, I am glad I listened to my wife! :wub:

I tell people, my wife doesn't, (she had roux n y). When people see you who haven't seen you for a few months they usually say, "Man, you've lost weight!" Followed by a blank stare that says, "What did you do?" I tell them the truth, wife hedges a bit. But I am ornery enough to use this operation to test people's character and understanding. I like to see their reaction and the struggle they have getting their head around the idea. Some think such a thing is out of character for me, they didn't know me as well as they thought. Some fight through things they have heard about it. But then some are excited and want to know more about it for themselves or someone they know.

Wow, CountrySJR, that is an extremely helpful link!!! It really spells it out. Thanks!

Did the old closet clean out today. Many of my old shirts that got shoved back because my girth rendered them too small moved back to the choicest hanger positions. The large belly compensatory shirts were summarily terminated and are now in Goodwill bins where many of them came from in the first place. It was nice having my old friends back, bringing back memories of things I did and abilities I had before bodily expansion caused our separation and exiled me to the realm of the sedentary.

About the same as my surgeon's advice. Sounds like he/she is pretty careful: a good thing. This new tummy has the rest of your life to adjust. Too fast at the beginning can produce many hurtful consequences. I can dig how chicken broth gets old. I loved egg drop soup BEFORE I ate it constantly.

I don't know if circa will reveal her supplier. I just go to the park after dark. :ph34r: Not as good as canned, though. P.S. Use real vanilla, none of that imitation will do.

Prayers for you, C Arroyo. You are embarking on a great adventure. The hardships I endured and endure are nothing compared to the sense of victory over that stubborn fat that is getting booted off of the gman train. I am scrambling to devise uses for the new energy. It's life in an upswing. All the best to you!

Well, pretty fresh. CocoPuff is getting a little old but he is fattened up nicely. I was thinking Cleocatra, young but a little lean......dang, don't get me started again!

Circa got that tag by posting a lot and helping folks. She helped me psychologically and ethically by talking me out of eating my cats and turned me on instead to the taste of canned vanilla chipmunks. Yum.