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syntrax nectars for me fuzzy navel and cappuccino, especially but the twisted cherry, lemonade iced tea, and grapefruit are great as well. I do have to say that carbs are not the only way to fuel your brain. Ill hold my tongue on the rest of the carb debate. Needless to say carbs are the enemy along with sugar. They raise your triglycerides and cause higher blood sugar and insulin levels resulting in altering the metabolism to store fat instead of burning it. Scientific medical fact there. The brain runs on glucose BUT not only glucose it also runs on Ketones, the brain itself has small ketone factories to supply the neurons with fuel. Now since we get glucose not just from carbs but also from stored fats, the obese person needs no extra carbs to cover the 30 grams or less of glucose needed over the ketone production , and by the way you can get it more effectively and without any blood sugar spike in two tablespoons of coconut oil daily. So carbs are not needed. for the person losing weight. Now if your already thin and trying to put on weight like muscle mass and bulk, carbs are perfect!

i use centrum adult chewables with Iron, orange flavored they taste like st josephs baby aspirins lol twice a day and two calcium chewables ( they are like caramels) 500 mg tid, with Vitamin d. My B12 levels are fine so i dont take a special supplement of it.

i did the easiest diet i ever tried pre op, and lost 30 pounds in 1.5 months. its the simplest diet ever, Breakfast is a Protein shake, lunch is a Protein Shake ( not slim fast or special k or atkins those are loaded with sugar, sugar free Protein shakes only please.) then for dinner a big salad with oil and vinegar based dressing ( i like the mix it yourself packets) with protein in it like a chicken breast chopped up and a hard boiled egg sliced in it. do that for a week without fail you will lose. No matter what you choose, you can do it!

ill dissent premier tastes like butt to me. no ready made shake tastes good to me they al taste like medical waste. I personally like the Syntrax flavors the best and the abouttime fill shake and go products, but again to each his or her own. If you like I do video taste tests of many flavors and products on my blog at http://cuttingthefatwithaknife.blogspot.com I am in the process of moving them to Youtube but until then they are on the blog, just go back to the begining you see them spread into each entry, no reading necessary

Personally I would think that any doc who would perform a gastric sleeve for a 50 pound loss on a guy as tall as you would be medically irresponsible if not downright negligent.

I'll be open, i used to be very much into fighting for the rights of obese people, whether the topic was airline seats ( having to buy 2 etc) or public transportation, or discrimination etc. But I became aware that the reason I was so indignant was due to my own size, not due to a profound need for equality. Trust me that is a big self-realization. To the point I actually have rebounded to the other side of the pendulum. Now im stll obese but I'm working at it with the help of my sleeve and you al here and friends, family, coworkers etc. But, I bounced back so far to the point that on facebook they had an article on this plus sized model getting a modeling contract, Tess something. ( i had never heard of her until that article) but i noticed a lot of obese people saying, way to go! or how wonderful etc. I chimed in ( as you all know I would;-) and said how unhealthy the lifestyle is. After I posted it I had to realize just how different of a mindset I have had to turn to, in order to get myself squared away, and how that mindset isnt just changing my eating lifestyle, it affects your entire being. I understand now how some people who have gone through this journey I am on, have become, for lack of a better word, a-holes. Nagging people about weight loss, or telling someone else how to lose, or how healthy they aren't etc. As a result watching these shows like my 600 pound life, really upsets me because it seems like for every person on the shows who cry about their weight, there is always a group of family etc that is just as big and in denial. ( i happened to turn to this show when they were doing a sleeve and at that exact moment when they were removing a woman stomach, and thought, "I wish i Hadn't seen that, lol) Let me ask, do any of you think or behave, post surgery, the way I have described myself. Do you think the physical changes coupled with the mental lifestyle changes truly change us not just in the ways of food, but in our overall perceptions and our personalities, in general? As to what kind of TV show I would watch regarding weight. I would like to see a show where each week they profile people going through the pre-op and operation, and post op struggles of what WLS really is. not just the here's how much i eat before and here's how pretty I am after. I'd love to show the world what we give up on a daily basis, show them how much we get to eat, show them the liquid diet, the puree stage, the honeymoon weight loss, and the difficulties of the stalls. Show them regular people working out at the regular gym, no special trainers, no celebrity interventions, no chefs. Just average guy and gal fighting to live and be healthy. That would get all my support and then some. What i don't want more than anything is another Dr Oz. telling everyone how 1001 different herbs supplements and newfound berry extract will solve what ails you. I know somewhere on the net was a guy who figured that if you took even half the supplements dr oz suggested you use on a daily basis, it would take you over three hours just to take them. lol.

im a couple days out more than you but the first thing I will say is, Dont eat the english muffin, its all carbs. so whether you can fit it or not, substitute it for something that isnt a waste of calories. Yes its tough, a lot tougher than I thought it would be, but it is doable. The people on here prove it day in and day out. ive lost 44 pounds in 39 days so far since surgery and if you count pre op diet ive lost 74 pounds in 2.5 months. You can do this. but you have to really want it AND work at it. Every day is a part of the struggle that makes up the journey towards the goal. You have to fight for this, because no one else can fight it for you. Draw your inspiration from where you can, friends loved ones, even people here. Heck set up a blog and start writing, even if no one reads it, it is extremely cathartic to let it all out. Im so sorry about your husband, I hope he is doing well. You can do this! We all can!

damn straight. absolutely awesome job. thanks for psting.

for me it went away rather quickly maybe 5 or 6 days post op. I am 5 weeks out now and ive been hitting the gym 4 times a week since week three. But again everyone is different make sure your vitamins are being taken and you have enough b12 as well. Plus iron its very important for your sustained energy level.

There is an even worse after effect sometimes. People become so caught up in the healthy lifestyle they forget they ever had a weight struggle to begin with and criticize the health and eating habits and weight of others. They become what they themselves decried prior to their weight loss.

there are many theres a whole set by abouttime, yes its one word, that use stevia,

I just got a misfit shine its not just a tracker it does sleep tracking and pedometer, but I do it as a positive reminder to myself to go to the gym , and heck its a cool looking watch or pendant if you want, as well. so why not? I don't believe in calories in out or any other just in weight loss. I simplfy things don't eatthe bad stuff measure the food I do take in and exercise and you increase or decrease as needed to achieve the goal you want. Simple right? lol simple yes,...easy? No lol. But I do love this thing. And anything that helps you lose or helps you get to the gym ( I wear it on my sneaker laces when I use the stationary bike. Is excellent.

heck ive used that stuff you squirt a few drop sin the toilet before going, I use to use it at work because the bathroom is shared etc , but since the sleeve , my poop os so much les in amount etc than ever lol that and I bring in a strong pine spray so it smells like someone pooped in the woods. he he

Keep it up CYR, youll get there and We can compare how good we are both doing when I reach my 3 month appointment!

get the soup, its very hard to tell how much of soup you ate and soup almost never comes with side dishes. and no one has to ask if you want fries mashed or baked with it!

I think you mean Pre op diet, post op is after surgery. And if you cheat like that after surgery you will regret it for sure. that being said no one is perfect if you fall off the bike get back on and keep riding. remember you have to make the changes yourself the surgery is just a tool if you want to have it fail, then fail it will. Its like smokey the bear says, Only You. except its not preventing fires its changing your life. Good luck with the surgery, and you most certainly can do this.

i tried this one i took a josephs lo carb pita ( the small ones) cut t in half so its one layer thick, smeared it with garlic hummus, and then topped with shredded fiesta cheeese and put it in the oven it made a fantastic hummus pizza, i cant wait to try it with some smoked turkey or srtichoke hearts and broccoli. mmm

Id be curious about this too, I know activia yogurt got sued and had to stop saying it was good for your gut because there was no evidence of it being true. But im curious about other stuff.

i loved gabapentin, worked for my leg neuropathy , i don't take it now because the strain on my body is so lessened i don't need it right now. I love that it didn't affect my other health issues and let me be awake while fighting the pain.

I hate hate hate IV's , I had no problem starting lines on other people , but not on me. My sister was or is an ER nurse and one time when i ws in the er they tried to start a line and this nurse just kept jabbing at me like i was a wayward pork chop. finally she stuck me hard, i yelped and over the course of the next 1/2 hour my hand turned into a football. She had jabbed me in a nerve bundle and when i got to my floor the IV was sticking straight up out of my hand. causing the nurses on the floor to gasp, and rip it out replacing it, and after 11 tries they got another line in. But my hands were black and blue for two weeks. It turns out the nurse who first screwed up, hated my sister and exacted revenge through me. I got a written letter of apology for that from the director of nursing. But the second was i went in for my shoulder surgery and the anesthesiologist was brand new and shadowing a really establish anesthesiologist, so she tried 18 times to get a line, the one she got in was on the side of my hand and i screamed like a baby. Wow did that hurt. so as a result i hate IV's so when i went for the endo, i mentioned how much i hated them and my blood pressure shot up so the nurse said, "well we don't have to sedate you , you can do it without the sedation". So i agreed the rest is history. lol

it all depends how you deal with the sedatives. Some people are literally ok less than an hour later or almost fine coming out of the procedure. others take much longer. I did mine withno Sedatives at all...DONT DO THAT, unless you like gagging retching and burping on end while having a tube stuffed down your throat and saliva pour out of your mouth like a waterfall. its quite , fun. NOT. lol Good luck.

at 27% body fat and someone says you lack the fat to hold estrogen? if that was true then every thin woman would be in menopause. I don't give medical advice but maybe seek another opinion. also why wouldn't they just supplement your estrogen? Menopause at 38 is quite young. and I've never known an MD to prescribe homeopathic remedies either it's extremely frowned upon by the AMA and legally could cost that doctor a lot of money for malpractice. I did a lot of paperwork for those type of cases when I was working as a paralegal a few years ago. Seeking another doctor especially where you have such a history of Gynecological issues, would not be a bad idea. But again.

only for the spammers. notice the accounts who post are brand new and have no names or profiles.

im just south of boston and we are expected t hit the 2 to 3 foot mark. it is going to cost me a days pay to have my driveway plowed and a single path shoveled to my door. butthats after the storm on wednesday. SO all i hope is that we dont lose power, otherwise its going to be real cold and i just stocked my freezer with lots of Protein and really dont want to see everything spoil. sigh.

I cannot wait to start hearing that question lol. I guess its easy when you dont hear it , to like it. I guess the polite answer would be, " When my body finds the weight it wants to be at." The snarky answer would be "When you stop asking," and the rude answer would be " When you mind your own business." , But you done great so far from what I see, so maybe its a Water on a ducks back type of thing? Keep up the great work!