mom2lucky (suznc)

Yes, I got an email a few days ago.

Daniel Boone Inn - ate there for Breakfast once but surely couldn't do it now lol

I didn't know you could add friends. I'm mom2farfel@aol.com. I'm in NC too

I love Showmars! Are you in Charlotte area?

Nuke it for about 10 secs. Makes the apple one tast like apple pie. Sometimes I sprinkle a tad of apple pie spice before heating. Makes it a little softer too.

I have the Zip and my only problem is keeping up with it. I forgot it today & have actually washed it once. I like how it syncs up with My Fitness Pal but did turn off the negative offset setting. I like seeing how many steps I get in a day.

I had my surgery November 27 and as of today, I have lost 100.5 lbs so less than 20 to go. I don't eat simple carbs like pasta, rice, potatoes and my bread is usually limited to a piece of whole wheat toast on weekends & Mission low carb wheat fajita wraps. My lab tests were great - B12 was higher than normal range & I've never supplemented that. Just take Optisource vitamins & vit D. Calcium was good probably because I eat low fat cheese, Greek yogurt & milk daily. I found a great treat that has 12 gms of protein (soy isolate) - Kay's Naturals cinnamon almond protein cookie bites. They're so good & only 125 calories for the bag. I go to the gym at least 6 days a week & love it. I'm so glad I had this surgery even though I have some skin floppiness. Have to wait at least a year or two for any plastics though since they won't do anything so soon after surgery. How is everyone else doing?

An Einstein bagel slathered with cream cheese for me! Miss those but feel too good to even go down that road again.

I ADORE CHIKE!! I couldn't have gotten this far without it. 6 1/2 months out, down 95 lbs, 25 to goal. I'm so grateful that they make a great tasting vanilla.

I hope you had a colorful time! I was at Color My Run in Charlotte this morning as a volunteer. What a blast to splash the runners with color! I will run in The Color Run in the fall but also want to do The Electric Run in July. It's at night & everyone is neon. 6 months ago I wouldn't have even entertained the idea of participating.

Mother's Finest "Dis Go Dis Way, Dis Go That Way" gets me going when I'm sinking during the middle of cardio.The Groove Line by Heatwave is good and A Little Less Conversation or Viva Las Vegas by Elvis actually have good beats, C+C Music Factory Gonna Make You Sweat works for me as does Nine Inch Nails The Hand That Feeds. Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin and the 2 LMFAO songs from last year.If you are a GNR fan, Welcome the Jungle is good. Venus by Bananarama + some Lnkn Park and Red Hot Chili Peppers. I can't just name one because it takes having them all on shuffle to get me through a cardio workout. I have about 180 songs on the playlist so I don't get repeats too often. I'm glad you brought this up; I like to hear what others like to listen to.

I have the FItbit Zip and find it to be a glorified pedometer. The more expensive one will monitor your sleep but I don't know if you have to wear it to bed or not. I won it in a drawing so I didn't spend anything for it. I accidentally washed it but it survived to my surprise. I use My Fitness Pal and it does sync up with that but I never get any kind of adjustment with it because my exercise overrules any of the Zip's measurements. I never meet the goal of 10,000 steps because I sit at a desk most of the day. I wear it to the gym but still don't get to 10,000. I finally figured out I could reset that goal to something more attainable. Keeping up with it and keeping it away from the cat when not wearing it are the biggest challenges in using it. Would I pay for it? I don't think so but others may be bigger fans of it than me.I think there are some iPhone apps that will do pretty much the same thing for a whole lot less.

I love your new picture

To echo what Sky said, it just depends. I turned 50 in Dec, surgery was 11/27 & I've lost 85 lbs. I have 35 lbs to go. I was pretty lazy about exercise for the first few months & have recently amped up my gym time. My biggest issue is flappy skin. Not sure how that's all going to work out at my age.

Best part of my surgery day was the drug they gave me to relax. I was so nervous until then. As soon as you get your IV, you can get the versed or whatever your anesthesiologist or surgeon orders. The Lovenox shot hurt a bit. Went to OR & next thing I knew, I was in recovery getting more drugs & my Cpap machine hooked up. I never needed pain medicine again once I left recovery. Gas was uncomfortable but not intolerable. Went home the next day. Would do it all over again & earlier in life too. Good luck to all with upcoming surgery.

Crab legs. It's the only reason for going to Hooter's with my bf lol. great protein & pouch loves crab better than anything else.

I've seen them at convenience stores & nutrition stores. I tried vanilla preop but wasn't crazy about it but that was before I got adjusted to the new way of eating. Wish there was a hot dog protein shake lol. My pouch hates hot dogs & I loved them soo much.

Yoplait Greek 100 is 10-13 gms depending on the flavor; Dannon Greek light 'n fit is 12 grams; Chobani is good in Protein but the sugar is too high for me. Most are 16-18 gms of sugar except for the plain (blue container). Yoplait and Dannon are less than 9 gms sugar. Almonds and peanuts are good protein for an ounce but the calories are high. The almonds are healthier than the peanuts; the fat is a good fat. I use almonds a few days a week for an afternoon snack. They tide me over until supper.

My azz bones hurt and I'm trying to add more glute exercises to build up the padding again. I can now wiggle on and off the glute muscle - such a weird feeling. lol I also have posture issues and I guess because my center of gravity has changed. I try to remind myself to sit tall and keep my chest forward, shoulders back and chin high when I walk. It's like I'm having to retrain myself.