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@@catwoman7 that's interesting!

@@Inner Surfer Girl thanks for trying !

@@Inner Surfer Girl I had bypass.

So this is a rather random and specific question - do I have to wait half an hour after drinking Water before I can have yogurt? I've been getting up pretty early to walk every morning because it gets hot so quickly. I take my mountain of Vitamins with 16 ounces of water, wait half an hour and then go walk. I've realized though that I need to eat something with Protein and carbs before walking. However, if I do anything remotely resembling exercise less than an hour after eating, I get terrible cramps in my side. So, ideally, I would like to be able to eat some yogurt with my 16 ounces of water and vitamins. Is that ok? I'm very good about observing the waiting period between eating and drinking, but because yogurt is considered a "full" liquid, do the same rules apply?

@@Jolene-journey congrats!

@ I have increased my exercise in the past month which may play a big part. I'm definitely going to get my thyroid checked too!

@@Hockeyfan well recently I've been walking for an hour. I'm not very fast, so I only do about 3 miles but it's definitely more than I'm used to. So it's not high impact, but I'm moving the whole time. I may try upping that somewhat but there's such a fear about eating too much, you know? Logically I know all the scientific stats about how more calories are often better, but I still get in my head about it.

@@James Marusek I'll definitely give it a try.

@@James Marusek that's interesting! I was told I only needed to take it once a week. If I was deficient wouldn't it show up in my blood work? The doc said my level was really good.

@@FocusOnMeNow thanks for the advice! HMB is is a metabolite of leucine (one of the BCAAs) that is supposed to prevent Protein breakdown. The stuff I've read says that HMB can lead to increased gain in lean mass and decreased muscle breakdown. It's supposed to help especially if you're on a restricted caloric diet - apparently it's often prescribed for wasting syndrome. I'll have to google that site you suggested.

Thanks @@ShrinkingPeach, I will! @@Sajijoma I live in CA and spend a fair amount of time outside. I also take a Vitamin D supplement because it was low before surgery. I was wondering if maybe I'm not getting enough calories. My NUT had said to get between 800 - 1000 and on average I get about 900 a day. But I also work out at least half an hour every day, and recently it's been about an hour a day. I'm not really sure how to add calories though - I eat every two to three hours as it is. @ that doesn't sound fun at all! I'm really glad I had a sleep study done and I'm definitely a lot more rested then I used to be. Plus with the weight loss, my CPAP pressure has dropped by half and I'm hoping that I will someday soon not need it at all. @@James Marusek I'm actually not on any medication. Despite being morbidly obese with sleep apnea, I was actually quite healthy. The only prescription I take now is for allergies. @@bazoooms my doctor said my B12 levels were great. I do the sublingual once a week. And I take a B6 every morning. It has definitely been a major life change though!

@@ShrinkingPeach yep! I get at least 64 fluid ounces of water a day, and usually more than that.

@@samelton68 and @@ShrinkingPeach yep! The doc said my B12 was great. My iron was a little low but not enough to be causing such extreme fatigue.

I'm six months out from RNY and about 93lbs down and I'm SO BLOODY TIRED! It feels like it's getting worse. I just got my 6 month lab work back and the doctor said it all looked really good so she's not sure why I'm so tired. I usually get about 7.5 - 8 hours of sleep a night and I use my CPAP religiously for my sleep apnea. The doctor suggested I make an appointment with my primary care doctor to see if my thyroid is ok, but with the bureaucratic hassles it could take weeks to get those results. Does anyone have any advice on what to do in the meantime?

This may be way too technical but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on which was the better supplement? I'm six months out from surgery, 93lbs down and I've started doing fasted cardio every morning and my muscles are rather sore. I've been reading about how BCAAs help with muscle recovery but I've also read that HMB supplements can help when you're on a calorie restricted diet and are doing fasted cardio. Reading about all of the science leaves me a bit cross-eyed so I was wondering if anyone has had an actual experience with either?

@ thanks! I'll have to check them out!

I've found this amazing cookbook called Recipes for Life After Weight Loss Surgery and have made several of the recipes with great success. However in the "Lunch" section it keeps mentioning "diet whole wheat bread" but isn't any more specific than that. It must be low carb bread, too, because for the whole recipe (including 2 slices of bread) it's only 27 total carbs. I googled "diet whole wheat bread" but came up empty. Any suggestions about low carb whole wheat? Let me edit that to say whole GRAIN bread, not whole wheat.

Hi Tiana, I'm 31 and I had surgery in February. Are you still looking for a buddy?

@@laurenjane that site looks great! Exactly what I was looking for!

@@bellabill Yasso looks great but I think it's a little too high in sugar - my doctor said to stay under 9g per meal to avoid dumping.

@@maureenm do you use something else that's similar?

@@laurenjane thanks for the link! I've actually seen those recipes and while they look great, they use the sugar free Torani syrup and I'm trying really hard to avoid artificial sugar. I'll have to try that Arctic ice cream though!

I recently got an ice cream maker and I'm dying to try it out but I'm having trouble finding recipes that are bariatric friendly but aren't filled with diet crap. I found some really interesting paleo-type recipes but I'd like to add some unflavoured protein powder for an added bonus. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to do that?

@OreganTeacher and that makes 4 ounces?

@@aelovelady that's interesting. My doc encourages them but because I get enough Protein without them I don't actually have to do them. I just sort of miss them. @@OregonTeacher that's a good idea. Though I actually just did the math - I try to only do 4 ounces a meal and 4 ounces of Protein shake isn't actually all that much protein!