johnlatte

post is no good without pictures....just sayin'

Hey pass me that Donut will ya....who's making the beer run later?

Well...In a lot cases, people come here seeking absolution under the guise of support. I've never been one to back down and if I feel that someone is doing something that could possibly be adverse to their recovery and to their ongoing weight loss, then I say so. Yes, at times it causes some controversy, but hey stick to your beliefs.

Know how many carbs and what type of sweeteners are being used. (Some hide a lot of chemicals and other nastiness in them) Other wise, if you can work that into your eating plan, then go for it.

I consider that a great compliment! Thank you!

No sir not hardly, I fight the fight every day, and some days are better than others. However, I will always be a fat man, no matter what the scale says. Just like I will always be an addict even though it has been over 20 years since I've dabbled. My years on this planet are winding down, I want the remaining 20-30 to be just as luscious and just as amazing as they possibly can. I got a ton of living left to do, and I can't do that dragging around 100lbs or so of blubbery goo.

Does paint an interesting picture...

For me, (and strictly for me), I jettisoned soda. Don't need it, there's nothing redeeming about soda (diet or regular). There's way better and more beneficial ways to get refreshed and re-hydrated. Beyond just soda, I think people miss a pretty important yet simple point.....We are all fat There is no normal in our world. We call it addictions or disorders or what ever. But if we climbed up spread eagle on an cold operating table and let a group of strangers cut out our perfectly functional stomach, in order to chase the holy grail of slimness, shouldn't we do our part to make the commitment to become as healthy as possible? My philosophy is simple...get healthy. If I had been a smoker, I would have stopped, If I was a heavy drinker, I would have stopped. I WAS a habitual drug user and I stopped. I am FAT, so I stopped doing the things that made me FAT. Will one soda hurt, probably not, would one donut hurt? probably not, would a pint of cherry garcia hurt?....who knows. It all starts to pile up after a while. If that soda is the only way that you will be happy in life, by all means have that soda. But ask yourself....."self, is this soda the real key to my happiness?" Probably not.........It's really corny, but in the end it really is true...nothing tastes as good as healthy feels....

Week 7 Day 1 completed...best news, NO PAIN, okay a little. Ortho-babe gave me some inserts for the running shoes and with some extra stretches and icing of the foot, I can get a run in without the hobble. A few days now, and I will give the pavement a try. My plan is to start week 4 on the pavement and continue week 7+ on the treadmill. When I can converge the two on the pavement, I think I will be ready for the real deal.

Typically, studies have shown that WLS doesn't permanently "cure" diabetes. Once the pancreas has become damaged and no longer can produce the proper amounts of insulin, it will never regenerate back the the pre-diabetic levels. This does not mean that diabetes cannot be controlled through diet and exercise and with significant weight loss. I don't think that WLS, even RNY, is the cure that people seek however. I was on 2000mg of Metformin, and 100mg Actos and at 6 months I am down to 500mg of Metformin alone. My plan is to hit my goal weight and get off the drugs, but I know at some point, I will always need to have something that will help me control the sugar. At surgery my A1C was 7, now it is 5.6 and at 5.3 you are no longer classified as a diabetic.

Actually. I went through a pretty long stall a while back. Before the stall I lost one frustrating pound a week. It was consistent, but it wasn't anymore than 1 pound. The stall broke, and I started losing 2 lbs a week. I stalled again just recently but have broken out again with a 2lb loss. I can't figure this old body out at all.

Short answer...no you should be fine, if this is your only cheat. Longer answer, use this time pre-op to get a full understanding of your relationship with food and eating. Post op - eating improperly can be uncomfortable, can easily stall your weight loss and could be dangerous to your health.

I guess it would depend on the size of the meal, but if you are full you should stop. Overeating is why a lot of us got on this island to start with.

I had a problem with eggs as soon as I got to soft foods, at about 6 weeks. It was the only food that I have ever had a problem with. Fast forward to 6 months and I have no problem with them at all. I asked my stalker-nutritionist about it, and all she could come up with was that possibly the amount of iron in the eggs may not have agreed with the smaller stomach. It was a guess on her part, but she did say that she had heard about eggs from several of her gastric patients. All you can really do it try them and see. Some folks it may not be an issue. I had 1 whole and 1 egg white this am for breakfast after my workout. I'm fine.

Pre-op -1) have a serious introspective session with yourself about why you are having the surgery and how that will impact the rest of your days. Fully understand your relationship with food and eating. Be ready to make a serious attempt at changing how you go about life and how eating impacts your daily living. Don't have the surgery if you aren't willing and fully commited to make significant life altering changes. 2) Develop a good working team, including your surgeon, your nutritionist and your PCP. These are the people that can get you through the first six months without tons of anguish. If you don't have access, to a nutritionist, find one. It is worth every dime you invest. 3) It will be painful, it will be, at times, unpleasant -- deal. Understand that you might have to drink a nasty tasting Protein drink or eat mushy peas for a few weeks. You are adults, whining won't make it one bit better. 4) Get your butts in gear, if you sit on the couch watching Ellen and the View, and never elevate your heart rate except when you go to the fridge, then you are going to have a much tougher time post op. Be able to at least walk one half mile without getting severely winded. The more you do, the better you will do post op. 5) The pre-op diet is given to you for a reason. It isn't "guideline". Yes it is tough, but by following it, you end up doing much better on the back end. Post - op 1) It hurts.....probably not the worst pain that you will have, but it still is pretty uncomfortable at least for the first couple of days. 2) Recovery time depends on you. The better the physical shape you are in, the better your recovery will be. If it takes weeks and weeks to recover from this surgery, then you really need to work on some serious physical conditioning. 3) Follow the plan. It sucks to be on liquids, or purees or mushies, but you have to let the stomach area heal up. Once it does, then you won't even realize that you are missing 85% of your stomach...well mostly. 4) Everybody is different. You may lose 50lbs in the first month, you may lose 10. You aren't doing anything wrong, every BODY is different and the weight certainly didn't climb up on your ass last Tuesday, it isn't going to fall off a week after surgery. 5) Don't get dehydrated...your life will absolutely SUCK, if you do. Don't complain about Water tasting like dreck, drink it anyway. It tastes like water. Oh you only wanted a couple right....sorry.

Water weight most likely. Happens often after eating higher sodium foods or drinking a lot of water

I'm making this for a client that is having a wedding shower BBQ. Good stuff, healthy etc. Apple Mango salad (modified slightly, my original recipe feeds 25) 2 mangos peeled cored and sliced. 2 Granny Smith apples peel on, cored and sliced zest of 1 lime juice of one lime Stevia Slice the fruit, pour the lime juice over it set aside (or cover and put in the cooler to get cold) Put the lime zest and as much Stevia (or sugar if you want to) in a food processor and pulse until the zest is fully incorporated into the sugar. Toss into the fruit, chill or serve. Really good! It was on my tasting menu and the client loved it.

YEAH! High-five!

Wow...you bagged pretty hard on Laura, who posted legitimate facts about an extremely dangerous thing. Not a mistake, but doing something pretty stupid. Yes, absolutely mistakes happen, but doing something dumb and dangerous is something entirely different. It's pity you can't see the difference. I never get into threads like this, but honestly, you were out of line. You can defend who you like, and that's admirable to a point, but to bag on someone who posts legitimate concerns and back them up with facts simply wasn't called for.

A lot of Drs say never. Most say 6 months to a year. Most people, pay little attention and drink as soon as possible.

I take the gummies, no issues also take the chewable calciums. My vitamin levels are just fine. most of the absorption takes place in the intestines not in the stomach.

Its a dumb idea, and nasty. If that's something that you can sign on to, fine, but it isn't appropriate to bag on others that aren't high fiving the idea.

^^^^ This!

My fitness pal. They have apps for most phone platforms, tablets and computers. You can track all your food intake and exercise and there are many of us that are "friends" there than offer support and chat etc. I like it because I can link apps like Runtastic Pro or a fitbit or numerous other things into it and you aren't constantly logging stuff.

This comes around on this board often and is a big controversial issue. There are a couple of schools of thought that pop up immediately on posts like this. First there are some here that say "Hey YOLO! and I won't be denied something that I want." then there are some here that say "There's nothing carbonated that is healthy and will support the commitment that I have made to be a more healthy person" I just happen to fall in the latter, but only for me. What ever you choose to do, is totally up to you. Now, from a physical standpoint, you stomach is smaller, like 85% or so. The gas in the carbonation takes up a lot of space. Typically, drinking something carbonated, will make you feel pretty uncomfortable. There's is a school of thought that says it will stretch your sleeve. Personally, I feel this is part myth and part misinformation. Myth because the stretchy part of your stomach as been mostly removed and you have valves on both ends of your stomach that would open up and release gas before it would build up and do any damage (burping). Misinformation, because this was a bigger deal for RNY patients where a pouch is created at the top of the stomach, and stretching was a real possibility. Most Drs. ask that you wait anywhere from 6 months to a year before consuming carbonation. I think this is mostly sound advice as it gives the stomach time to heal. With healing the stomach starts to relax and there is additional capacity, so the issue of being full and uncomfortable is reduced somewhat. I have not tried soda since my surgery and have no plans to do so. I have also not tried beer. I have tired some sparkling wines and some Belgian ales to see what the bubbles will actually do. I did not like the feeling at all. You get full quick and it just makes me feel bloated. So from that standpoint, I have given up the carbonated beverages. For me, it was a good decision both from a health and physical standpoint. Tread carefully though if you do decided to have a fizzy beverage.