DonRodolfo

Yes I am! It will be the third meeting I've attended there. It's far for me too (I'm in Forney) but it's worth the trip. It would be nice to meet you as well. My name is Carlos.

There's already one in Arlington if you're interested, third Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital 800 W Randol Mill – Arlington 76012 Meeting Room A Jackie Minier 817-960-6107 jacalynminier@texashealth.org

Not only do i wear a heart rate monitor on the treadmill at the gym, i wear one when i'm mowing the lawn, string trimming, and edging - it better count! (Seriously, I'm burning around 1000 calories doing yard work. I count it!)

If possible ask for two and see how you feel at the end of the first week.

Absolutely have the sleep test. If you do have sleep apnea you'll need to have been using your machine for awhile before surgery.

I don't believe it happens to everyone. I still love the things that I did before surgery but I prioritize what I consume now so a lot of those things are out.

If I had to do this again and the doctor left it up to me what i could have during my preop diet, I'd do 5 meal-replacement (not supplement) shakes a day supplementing with chicken broth as needed and NO food whatsoever. I'd drink as much Water as I could stand daily and I'd expect the first four days to suck as my body detoxed carbs and such but I'd keep doing the treadmill. And I'd take liquid tylenol for the headaches while i detoxed.

You only have to deal with this for about 4 days then everything will be fine. You'll be surprised at how good you feel considering how little you're taking in after that. After surgery you won't have to deal with what you're feeling on top of recovery so that's good too.

My NUT told us this as well.

Well done! May I ask at what weight you started?

(Is this "food and Nutrition" or "Ladies Gone Wild" )

You mean kinda like a Tyson 100% All Natural - chicken Nugget for Breakfast? Kinda like that? (sorry couldn't resist)

Yes I've been sleeved and the worst part of the surgery was the two-week liquid only preop diet before it. When I woke up from surgery I had discomfort from a gas pain that didn't want to go away. They offered me pain meds, I took them, and by the time they wheeled me to my room I was laughing and joking with people. Within an hour i was doing my first lap around the nurses' station. After a day or so that discomfort turned into soreness that felt like i had done too many situps the day before.

The same thing tomorrow. And the day after. And the day after. You may not learn to love it but appreciate it for the investment in yourself that it is. It'll get easier. Besides, it'll get you into shape a little for those tennis lessons!

Know what helps me? Looking up the nutrition information on stuff like this. I deserve better - so do you.

I missed Popeye's as well! When I finally got to full foods, I got the smallest box of spicy chicken strips. I could only eat one, but it was fantastic!

I started out doing what my NUT told us all to do and that was to "walk 10 minutes every day". I increased that little by little each month and mow 6 months later I've started working towards being able to finish a 5K. That requires me to get at least 2 miles in at this point working towards 3 miles. I'll admit it's fun to see me burning 600-700 calories each time I do this but it's not my primary concern. Bottom line: besides the health benefits and burning calories, what would you like to accomplish by working out? I've never run a 5K in my life so that works for me at the moment. I don't have to be the fastest, i just have to finish it, preferably jogging but I'll accept crawling if necessary. Once I do one, maybe I'll shoot for doing it faster the next time or maybe doing a 10k. I do the treadmill about 4 times per week. On weekends, I seem to burn about 1000 or so calories just doing yardwork - sounds like a workout to me!

Wow, congrats on your success - you look amazing and will be an inspiration for many here!

This is a very generous offer, rmma1000, I very highly suggest you accept it and use it to help yourself. (EDIT: I swear my grammar is getting worse as I get older! )

I want to meet the person who can eat (or chew and spit) one chip!

Is there any way you could make your font smaller. I feel like I've been assaulted by Hello Kitty.

Y'all, let's not beat up on our new friend here. Let's give guidance instead. I'll admit to being surprised the first time I heard about someone eating uncooked ramen noodles until I saw a chef do it on a show - he even poured the spice packet powder on them.

There's a bunch of us here who's doctors told them that with their new sleeve they have to prioritize what they eat. Always Protein first, veggies second, fruit if there's any room, then carbs if there's any room after that. Did your surgeon not tell you this?

I believe according to this board, is someone 1 year out.