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As far as 'shakes' go..there are a million on the market, you don't have to drink a 'milky' type Protein shake. Go to Amazon, or any health site and type in non-whey/dairy Liquid Protein. its quite over whelming actually. I am Lactose intolerant. I don't have a specific type or brand, I try them all..lol..they each have different benefits, I like 'LivingFuel' supergreens, just to mention one. Much luck on your surgery decision.

Funny this post should be up, thanx..starting my 84 day bodybuilding challenge tomarrow..would have been today..but I worked O.T., to late to hit the gym..got my program, my trainer, my schedule,my diet and believe it or not, I think Im ready!!!! So tomarrow (March 4th) is Day 1!!!!

PS--> when your all healed, balance the two, the results are exquisite!

I'd say take this opportunity to strength train..building muscle burns fat faster that cardio. Cardio gives you a long lean look, like a runner or a bicyclist. Building muscle gives you sexy rounded shoulders..and a small waist, shapely legs..not to mention a flatter tummy..along with a great diet you will be SMOKIN' HOT in no time..lol..Im down to only 30 minutes tops of cardio now.

Hi Everyone..sorry been away from the puter for a while BECAUSE!!!!... I have decided that since I have been going to the gym, eating clean, living the best life I can, for the past 4 years, that now it's time for me to move up one more rung in my ladder of "Being a better Me". I've become to complacent, to comfortable, and to adjusted to my thinner life.(never thought I'd say that???) Time to BASH out of my comfort zone!!! I have taken on a 84 day challenge from the website "Bodybuilding.com" Jamie Eason's bodybuilding program, along with a group of friends. We've picked the best trainer/program that suits us individually. I cant even begin to tell you how OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE this is. I don't do challenges. I don't even jog!! I strength train a lot, but not to this degree..YIKERS!! So, my program has NO cardio, the object here, is to build muscle. not burn calories. which goes against everything I've learned so far with WLS. I now have to do the OPPOSITE of everything I've been doing with WLS..talk about SCARY!!!.. BUT I have been doubly reassured (through the weight trainer at my gym) that the food I will be consuming are conducive to gaining muscle. So thats the reason I been absent from this site.. I have been learning about Bodybuilding foods..I must tell you all THIS: it is exactly what I've been eating for the past 4 years...lololol...I must drink Protein shakes, I do...I must take Vitamins, I do...I must eat boat loads of chicken, I do..I must consume large quantities of leafy greens, veggies and fruits..I already do...lollol...dodged that bullet..lol I also had to learn what a 'Raw Foods' diet consists of, because I will have to do that for a week or 2 at some point, no prob there, just cut out the chicken..ok breezing threw the food part..lol So, I've also been learning how to navigate the weight room, and what all the moves are called, some I've been doing for 4 years, just didn't know the names of the moves..lol..like--> Lat Pulldowns..lol.,been doing that for years, just had no name to go with it..lol..so been learning all the names of the equipment, and how to use what look like torture contraptions. Today would have been Day1..but damnit I had to work O.T. So tomarrow (Marcch 4th) will be Day 1..got a whole lot of reps in my future..but Im gonna give it all I got..This is just another thing I don't want to fail at. I can do this, I can this, I can do this...Right????? :/

Hmmm..I gave this a lot of thought. All my hearts desires have been met. Wow, I couldn't think of one thing I wanted or need from life anymore. Just to live it in peace and happiness. I guess when your young life seems so much more desperate and dramatic. Now I'm simply content. I've become comfortable in my own skin. I like who I've become, I adore husband & family. I love where I live. I love my job, and I travel. That's a good life to me. I quietly dismissed all the negative things I use to surround my self with, and that wasn't as difficult as I thought. Easy really. I guess my heart desires the things I now have around me, SIMPLY LIVING a clean, healthy good life.

Oh goodness, Im about to be the worst advicer ever :/ Because you are asking about exercising right after surgery. Don't shoot me or paintball me!!! Because I knew that this surgery was going to make me lose weight for the next 8-12 months after I had it. I took the opportunity / advantage of the fact that while I was in this 'honeymoon stage, and I knew I didn't have to work at losing weigh YET..I took the (opportunistic) losing phase to learn everything I could about how I was going to be eating and exercising before the euphoria of losing wore off. I experimented with all kinds of foods my NUT & dietitian gave me. I was SO determined to get my eating habits under control and get them to become a habit I forgone exercise for the first 8-12 months. SHAME I know, but it worked for me. I knew so much about the foods I'd be making and living with for the rest of my life, that by the time the 'Honeymoon" was over, I was ready for the exercise portion to begin. I let the surgery do its job. I paid very close attention to what I ate before the Honeymoon was over. NOT an ideal plan, but its what I decided was best for me. I'm a treadmill junkie and strength train a lot also.

Orama--> wow, you jumped 17lbs and your Doc called thats 'normal'???.. sorry orama..don't mean to be a downer, but, Im 4 years out and NEVA went anywhere near that number, my lowest weight was 113lbs and Im stable at 115lbs..yikes..thats a bit scary. Look back at your food logs..what are you doing different? anything? wow, seems you gotta be your own detective, and quickly!!!

Veggies packed with protein: These are staples in our house, among a lot more 1 avocado - 10 grams • 1 cup broccoli - 5 grams • 1 cup spinach - 5 grams • 2 cups cooked kale - 5 grams • 1 cup boiled peas - 9 grams • 1 cup cooked sweet potato - 5 grams • 1 cup lentils - 18 grams • 1 cup refried Beans - 15.5 grams • 1 cup garbanzo beans (and hummus) - 14.5 grams • 1 cup pinto, kidney, black beans - 13-15 grams • Quinoa is versatile and delicious. 1 cup - 9 grams. • Amaranth, bulgur, brown rice, wheat germ, oat bran are other grains with a high Protein content. • oatmeal - 1 cup = 6 grams. • Sprouted grain bread products like Ezekeil - buns, tortillas, bread. Pack a sandwich or a wrap and you'll get 7-10 grams from the bread alone. this is just a fraction of Protein packed foods I eat on a day to day basis..so see when you start eating NEW FOODS, here are some to get started..just a tiny example

yes...lol..I just said that Pookybear..she's cute.. Because you asked this question Kimr..Im going to give you this web site, put it in your fav's until you can eat..I have learn invaluable information, and them have a food Protein calculator, type a food and it will tell you the protein percent in that food..wonder all over the site, I have learn so much about what were talking about from this one site, Here it is: healthaliciousness.com... the info is 'dumbed down' for the common person to understand..ok for me to understand...lol

Here's the thing about that Kristina..besides the powder..I get my protein from foods, I don't want my powder to be my daily allowance of protein. Im a eater/foodie..so I don't get high doses of powder. I get my other protein from my home made humus which consists of approximately 14 g's of protein per serving, I eat boiled eggs a lot which are like 6 g's each, I eat about 4 a day, I also eat all the nut butters on celery or what ever and Nut butters are 7g's a serving..so durning the day I kickin' some protein a$$. I also eat TONS of baked chicken breasts...I know this doesn't help Kimr much, but humus is soft , you can make soft boiled eggs, I have ton of other protein I eat also, but your not their yet.

I use Plant-based Protein powders from thevitaminshoppe.com ...( WLS made me Lactose)..if you go there, click on the "sports nutrition & workout" tab..then click on the "sports protein" tab.. I just bought the Vegetable protein soy-free..no artificial sweetners, low fat, & 4 g carg per scoop..I like it so far..but then again, I put all kinds of frozen fruit and ground flax, cinnamon in my bullet and mix the hell out it,,,lol delish..I heard on this site, that Amazon.com has a lot of other kinds of protein powders also.

Ick!!!..I'll just eat my fruits & veggies..organic preferably

B is my powerhouse hero..I just started the elip..hate it!!..I do it but walking & my strengh traing r good enough for my maintenance style..l'll keep doing it

Good for you..sensible thinking..I've never heard of 5:2..I wouldn't do that even if I knew what it was. I have learned and adapted a healthy way of eating and I stick to it. I eat pretty much the same things everyday. I get into trouble when I introduce unfamiliar foods into my staples. for meat its just chicken, turkey bacon, venison (I live in Minnesota..lol) turkey burger, ham, & deli ..quaker oatmeal, Quaker caramel corn flavored rice cakes, Smuckers natural peanut butter, applesause, lots of fruits and every vegetable I can get my hands on..lol..oh and green olives..lots and lots of spices.. I've been maintaining for 4 years. oh yeah, no bread, pasta, rice, dairy (surgery made me lactose) and absolutely no sugar. But its maintainable for me. I had to find it. it didn't find me, Im still looking for great foods..

How far out are you...I didn't TAKE A SIP for 6 months this far out and I've been demoted to 2 glasses, after that, its lights out.. SECURITY!!!!!...so sad for me..ex-wine-o

If weight loss is your primary goal in an exercise program, then you should create a program that necessitates 3 days of cardiovascular exercise. Make sure your cardiovascular exercises last 30 minutes or more. For quicker weight loss, work out on those 3 days for 1 hour or more. Then, incorporate strength training into your regimen 2 days a week. If you've never lifted weights, try an all-over body workout like circuit training. Alternate your cardio and strength-training days. If you incorporate this regimen with a sensible, low-calorie diet, then you will burn more calories than you take in as well as raise your metabolic rate. Then you'll definitely lose weight. Grabbed these info pieces from Ehow.com

Shorter and More Frequent Workouts Shorter workouts allow you to exercise more often on the elliptical machine. It is easier to schedule a 10-minute workout, than a whole half hour. According to Mayoclinic.com "Longer, less frequent sessions of aerobic exercise have no clear advantage over shorter, more frequent sessions of activity." Sporadic exercise offers cardiovascular benefits so it is more important to stick to a routine that is realistic for your lifestyle. Bottom LineIt is best to exercise on the elliptical when you have time. Any form of physical activity is better than nothing when it comes to fitness and health. Of course, the more exercise that you engage in on the elliptical, the better results you will have when it comes to weight loss and health benefits hope that helps..Im a gym rat..lol

Sorry I forgot to mention, My PhD's / team consist of: My physiatrist, Physiologist, Nutritionist , Dietitian, and last, but never the lesst, love you Tim, My Life Coach!!!

I truly hope that the future of WLS makes this subject a 'Mandatory' no Exception rule, that EVERYONE have access to this kind of help. I was fortunate to receive this kind of help before surgery. Because I promise you, without it, I'd of been doom to failure. My PhD's taught me to come face to face with all the "Why's"..Why am I overweight, Why do I use food for anything other than nourishment, Why do I feel I'm addicted, they also taught me the signs to look for or avoid ..etc. I never knew the importance of PhD's. They really are incredible at their jobs if you find one that is right for you, I did. They taught me food logging, how to eat, what to eat, how to shop, where to shop, what foods to avoid, what my portions should look like,.how to weigh food, how to read labels, how to fix foods I never heard of..just incredible amounts of information to make me a success at being a Bariatric person. So Thank You for giving me the knowledge to go forward with intellect and confidence. There are no other works I can think of to state my admiration and appreciation for what they've done for me PRE-OP. Because of them I am a successful POST OP.

OH, I've lost the ability to throw up..one thing I DO NOT miss..I'm ok with that piece of body work..believe ME!

ME TOO!!!!...See Mr. Coggin..I like being with and talking to people further out. They are so much more insightful..lol..Glad to meet you L A... I can NOT eat before a awesome movie I want to watch...lol...Im out before the opening credits are over!!!lolol..I cant drink while I eat, but soon after I can. yes to get the food in my pouch..hmmm? quite a bother actually..lol

here comes an after thought..I have them a lot..lol.. There was a moment in time when my PCP told me to back off my cardio and just strength train..Im a treadmill (walker) junkie..it relaxes me, but apparently TO MUCH..my body chem is in high gear and reacts quickly to cardio stimulation..so to much was causing to rapid a weight loss..again, not a prob many people have on this site, so I don't mention it much.

While this is soooo not funny..I had to smile a bit..I'm thinking, not many people have this problem..But I will say this..4 years out and I haven't gained more than a pound or 2 on the up side, but on the down side, I have (accidently) dropped down to 110 lbs, it happens when I have to much going on, I'm running myself ragged, and forget to eat, I remember to exercise, but I forget to eat..I think a lot of people on here cant relate to that yet. I don't get hungry often, so I have to remind myself to eat. Breakfast is NON NEGOTABLE, I eat breakfast no matter what I'm doing or where I'm at. But the rest of the day is a fight to remember meals. I do want to slow down though, that seems to help, but since I lost the weight, I cant sit still, 'mI constantly doing something..my poor husband, he says we need a intercom in every room so he can just stand in the kitchen and call me on a wall unit..he taken to texting me of my where abouts in the house lol..So I don't know if its the same thing..but I do have to be vigilant about feeding times, or the scale starts to slide downward..I don't want to be a bag of bones!

my gym is FULL of hot guys..ok..Im really done now!