johnlatte

Very cool!!

costco sells a chewable Vitamin for adults. I don't take them as I still like the gummies.< /p>

I am a big fan of the Kind bars. I got over the Quest bars pretty quickly. Traders sells Kind as does Amazon. All natural, low sugars.

Anyone else find them not good tasting?? I was wonder if anyone has ever thought about putting crystal light in one just to add flavor.

I am of the opinion that Isopures taste like ass. However if you cut it with some Powerade zero, they are way more tolerable and a good thing to grab after a hot day or run, or yard work.

I don't advocate you doing this at all...however I do tons of research and it was pretty simple to find.

http://www.5daypouchtest.com/

Here's another one that you might consider

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/28139-the-basics-boot-camp/

Again, I am not an advocate of these types of gimmicks, I feel that the best way to lose the weight is stick to a healthy and balanced diet, restrict processed carbs and exercise to the point of raising the resting heart rate, for at least 20-30 minutes a day. That works for me, maybe not for everyone. YMMV.

Boo, if feel ya.

You know, we are all just work in progress. Just like our weight, we didn't get these body/weight issues overnight, and were aren't going to emerge as the rocking, cool, sexy people that we want to be overnight either. The biggest hurdle, and you know this, is between our ears. We have to break those chains that we aren't where we want to be or we don't look like we want to look, just like we have to break the chains that food has on us.

For me, I've just decided to live. Many days I don't think about VSG or losing weight or any of that. I go out and do my activities, eat as healthy as I possibly can and just focus on living. I don't come round here much simply because I just want to be John, not John the VSG guy. I think living in the VSG world can weigh heavily on people that are further out like us. We have to break that chain and just become who we are. We can't put all the pressure on us, because if we do, we haven't learned a thing. We are no different than we were when we were doing weight watchers, or Atkins, or HGB or Phenphen or Efedra or anything else. But we are different, we made the commitment to get healthy and get better. Cut yourself some slack, take a deep breath and just be the best boo you can be. The rest takes care of itself. Hang in there, you got this!

So help me out, someone! I was just seriously railed against in another support forum for people who were sleeved in July of this year. The reason being, I expressed my concern about all of the comments from people who were already eating Hershey kisses, filet o fish (McDonald's), frozen yogurt, and Cookies.

Maybe I am the one missing the boat here, but that seems like very risky behavior to me. Even only if eating half the fried fish filet or only one cookie, this seems like an addict who only snorts one line of coke.

The people were very upset with me for pointing this out and expressing my concern (even though I didn't name anyone in particular). They said that they won't live their lives "counting calories" and "not enjoying their lives".

Am I missing something? I am counting every calorie of everything I eat! I am trying to analyze my behavior so I can compare it to what I was doing before surgery and learn from it.

Am I doing something wrong? Should I be happy that I can only eat 1/2 a large order of fries??? That seems crazy to me, but maybe I am being too strict and setting myself up for failure.

Someone, please help!

You aren't wrong at all, but there is a lesson to be learned. People take so many different approaches to this surgery and the aftermath. I no longer post here as much, simply because of posts like the one you describe. Sure, I don't want to be on a "diet" and I don't profess to be on one. I do live my life just fine without stuffing my face with junk food. If someone has equate eating junk to joy of life, then most likely they will fail at this. These are the usually the same people that post on the "Regrets" thread or come back and what to know why they have stalled for months on end. There's nothing much anyone can do to offer support to these people. They haven't made the real commitment to living a healthy lifestyle. For me, and only for me, I made the commitment to get healthy and live a healthy lifestyle. Junk food, sodas, french fries, fried fish all have no place in that lifestyle. If others want to blow it over some crappy ass food, then it isn't up to us to tell them otherwise. They'll only become butthurt like you've seen and generally it is a waste of time.. I now just sit back and watch as they b***h and moan about stalling or gaining....

Right now I'm thinking of a good domestic violence story to concoct! JK

I just took some more right now.

Hopefully it's just a depletion thing.

Hey Boo, maybe you need to get your potassium checked out. Try eating a banana early in the AM. This isn't normal stuff, so don't mess around k?

Burn out is a very real thing Amy. It is somewhat like going through a stall..everything goes along just fine, then all of the sudden it just isn't fun anymore. I was an avid runner years ago and finally just stopped because it wasn't fun. It became more of a chore. Now that I am on the disabled list for a month, I REALLY want to get back out there and go. I wouldn't worry about the App, just go out for some fun. I used to do wind sprints when I was bored with doing distances. Or I would run backwards for a stretch anything to break the monotony.

I was taking 2000mg of Metformin and 100mg of Actos. I am down to 500mg of metformin only. I plan on being off by November (1 year out). Backing off slowly allows the pancreas to recover some (although it will never be like it was pre-diabetes).

WOW Aparker!!

Dr. Pirello is MY surgeon also. I'll have surg either late June of July. So glad that you liked him. He seemed very UN-compassionate to me!!

WeeWers

He did mine as well. He has a very dry sense of humor that appears very standoffish. However if you listen to why he got into bariatric surgery to begin with, then you'll understand him a whole lot better. I like the fact that he's very straight forward, but that's what I want. If you ask him a question he gives it to you straight. No BS, no maybes. I chose him over the Dr. that did my ex's RNY, who is also supposedly really good, but I didn't like his office staff.

I had the 2nd visit (w/ Dr. Pirello), and after speaking with him, I felt so incredibly comfortable with the idea of the surgery. He has confidence in what he is doing, and as a guy, is able to relate with some of the challenges with food. Also gave me realistic expectations when dealing with the approval of the insurance company (Cigna). You can tell he isn't someone who does the job for the paycheck.

I had Pirello as well. He's an awesome Dr. I never had a problem and yet to have and a complication (10 days short of 8 months). His PA Christie is pretty darn awesome too.

My big fat ass is natural,

So many places I could go with that......

Hey .. Some actually like the taste of diet over regular

Ok..ok..how about a choc shake and a side salad?

I know! It's like my naturopathic dr does the HCG shots... Wonder why that's so natural? just because it's natural doesn't mean it's good or the right way to do things.

I didn't even know that they were still doing that. I thought that fad went away a couple of years ago.

Maybe to her the "natural" way also means getting a diet coke through McDonald's drive through instead of regular??

Prolly...

So today I go to the ortho Dr. for my wonky foot...On the documentation, I put down that I can't take NSAIDS, like a good sleeve boy should. So the nurse handling my case asks me if I was allergic. I replied no, that I had had VSG and can't do the drugs. We go on to talk about about me having the surgery the weight that I have dropped etc. Well..now, this nurse was 300lbs if she was an ounce. She says, she'd rather do it the "natural way"...hmmm...okay good for you..then tells me that she is going to get hCG shots for her birthday...hmmmm...I tried to keep a straight face, and was super supportive of her doing her "natural" thing, but when she left the room, I had to...well...laugh.

Yes I'm still here:p

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^^These

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sorry friend....

I wish I good give you my two good feet! Because lord knows I'm not using them!

And I just got a nice French pedicure

yeah, that's what just what I need...pretty toes...

get yer butt up on that treadmill girl...

Took a couple of weeks off from running to let my wonky foot rest. Repeated W4D3 on the treadmill today as a test. Seemed to be okay, but am going off to the ortho today to get a shot. Plan on running my first 5k in about 8 years this Saturday with my girls, IF the foot behaves. It is a trail race so I won't be pounding the pavement. Hopefully it will happen as this is one of my 3 BIG goals for having this surgery.

UGH..Ortho says bad heel spur and stress fracture in the foot. No running for 1 month, not even on the treadmill. New orthotic, says my good foot might not take much more pounding...bummmed. No nsaids either, just have to keep icing it. I may still try to run on Saturday though....not a all happy....

Took a couple of weeks off from running to let my wonky foot rest. Repeated W4D3 on the treadmill today as a test. Seemed to be okay, but am going off to the ortho today to get a shot. Plan on running my first 5k in about 8 years this Saturday with my girls, IF the foot behaves. It is a trail race so I won't be pounding the pavement. Hopefully it will happen as this is one of my 3 BIG goals for having this surgery.

+1 on the sodium intake. It gets overlooked by a lot of people when tracking. Sodium is a key source of Water retention and causes weightloss to slow way down. Plus it is just too unhealthy. There's a lot of sodium in processed foods such as Soups and deli meats. Both are highly recommended by nutritionists and WLS Drs. So it pays to watch and track the sodium intake. I also agree that tracking sugars are unnecessary if you are tracking carbs. I would also caution you against going all on with sugar free everything. There's WAY to many nasty chemicals in sugar free products and studies have show that sugar free replacements are actually more harmful and more addictive than sugar itself. If you must have a sweet try to use natural sugars such as raw unprocessed cane sugar, agave or stevia.

Ally,

You will only go nuts if you dwell on it. Take this time to really get a good understanding on why you eat and your relationship with food and eating. Think of it as your "break up" with food. Get busy, start your exercise program. Focus on the long term, not the couple of weeks of liquids. I think that the biggest mistake that people on the pre-op make is that they focus on their misery and not on the benefits of breaking the chain that overeating and eating badly has placed on you. A large portion of WLS success is mental. If you can hang mentally, then your success will be greater. Don't fall prey to cravings and wants. Just focus on the long term and becoming that fabulous person that you know you want to be.

I feel ya!

I got about 35 give or take to go, but at times it feels like it might as well be 200. I want this to be done, I want to be a normal size and a normal person. But we have to cut ourselves a break. We didn't get this way last week and we won't be slim and trim and fabulous next week either. You've done awesome so far, just look at what you have accomplished. Feel good about that and stay the course. You'll get there I know that for a fact. I'm not a patient person by nature, but I realize that my body is going to do what it wants to do and I am just along for the ride. You are getting healthier and I would bet happier with every lb lost. Hang tight, you got this!

Net carbs should be trade marked by Atkins. It is a fallacy. A carbohydrate is not invalidated by Fiber as most fiber is Water soluble and is not absorbed like a carb is.