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I have been craving some crunch lately, but working hard to stay low carb. (really, really, hard!) Yesterday I found San Franola. While not totally low carb, and you have to watch the calories, it is an option if you really want granola. It taste pretty good too. I went with cinnamon almond. http://www.sanfranolagranola.com/.

I wanted to take a moment to give you all an update on this challenge.
28 people reached goal, 14 people came within 3 lbs of goal, 1 person this week reached goal and Onederland, 1 person this week reached Onederland! @@Kspot42 had the highest % of weight loss with 12.49%!!!! During this challenge we lost a total of 1,139.3 lbs!
Great job to everyone! You all did great!
I know some of us were stuck in a stall but we will get this back and hit our goal at our next challenge! The Easter challenge starts on 2/22 -3/28 please look up a few posts to find the link! Hope to see your name on the next spreadsheet!

I am glad you are going to go. I went to Mexico City on a business trip at just under 4 weeks out. It went fine, no one even knew I had the surgery. hahah. However, I will say I had no nausea almost from day one which made it easier I think. That is a hard one to judge before you actually have the surgery. The hotel had plenty of options (as should anywhere you go in Hawaii) for soft foods. I made sure I ate Breakfast (scrambled eggs, yogurt) and put a greek extra Protein yogurt in my room for later. There is always Soup options everywhere.
One thing to remember, on long flights you NEED to stay hydrated! Take extra Water with you and set a reminder to drink it. Hydrate all you can while you are there too.
Have a great trip.

My NSV is that I just saw a posting on my Facebook reminding everyone that this is the last weekend for GirlScout cookie sales. That means I have made it ALL the way through GS cookie season without buying or even having one! Wow!

My NSV is that I just saw a posting on my Facebook reminding everyone that this is the last weekend for GirlScout cookie sales. That means I have made it ALL the way through GS cookie season without buying or even having one! Wow!

Back in 2011 I was on my biggest health advances as an adult up to that point. I'd dieted and lost 120 lbs and was killing it in the gym. Ankle surgery & hernia surgery halted the gym....and I didn't return. I did, however, return to poor eating habits and piled on a heap of weight.....as in all the weight I lost plus a heap more.
Well.....sleeve surgery has been a true lifesaver.
I resumed my gym work recently and it feels really good.
I recently went through all my clothes and sorted them out....keeping only those that fit. Interesting to find quite a bit of gym wear. Among them were a pair of black 2X UA pants and a 3X snug fitting Nike t-shirt. They were a bit too small to wear back then in 2011.....but I was hoping to reach the point where they would be okay.
Wore them both yesterday to the gym. Feels pretty good to be getting into smaller clothes. Looking forward to the day when these become too big.

My NSV is that I just saw a posting on my Facebook reminding everyone that this is the last weekend for GirlScout cookie sales. That means I have made it ALL the way through GS cookie season without buying or even having one! Wow!

My NSV is that I just saw a posting on my Facebook reminding everyone that this is the last weekend for GirlScout cookie sales. That means I have made it ALL the way through GS cookie season without buying or even having one! Wow!

Haven't seen one started yet, so I thought I'd start one for this week.
I have a couple of NSVs this week:
Finally got my wedding band and engagement ring resized. They were literally falling off. Now that I've been maintaining for 6 months, I figured I'd go ahead and get them sized to their FINAL size. Ran 7 miles for my half marathon training last weekend. Bought a new FitBit Blaze. It arrives today! What were your NSVs this week?

Can you tell I'm VERY type A and have like zero patience???
Does it show??? Lol
I know the 3 week stall is a huge thing but it still sucks !

This may seem like a small thing, but I just bought a full length mirror! I didn't realize how much I avoided them in the past. Now I am buying new clothes but had no idea how I looked finally dressed each morning so a full length mirror was needed. Now I just have to get used to seeing myself in it. Sometimes I think "wow, so thin!" other times "wow, I am still so fat". It's kinda weird actually. I didn't think I would have body dis-morphia but maybe I do after all...

Houston tx here.....

Laredo, Tx... Sleeved 12/2012.
What a ride!

Wonton wrappers with a little sauce, cheese and ground turkey pepperoni will give you the feeling of pizza without all the carbs. just a suggestion....

I am in Chicago on a biz trip all by myself so I ordered room service. I really wanted Chicago pizza (Mind you I am at goal and ran 9 miles so I could have it) I thought it was just going to be a mini pizza. I mean it was room service not delivery. Imagine my surprise when an entire pizza and a Water came. So I enjoyed my one slice (didn't even eat all of it) and put the cart out in the hall. I got a call an hour later from the Manager of room service who was concerned that I didn't like the food. What a great Customer Service focused hotel. I am sure glad my company paid $31 for me to enjoy 3/4 of a slice. I told her it was wonderful I just wasn't super hungry Usually I take home left overs and no one notices what I eat. Ohh the struggles of WLS. JK, loving it still after 16 months.
Have a fabulous day-
~LA

Starting weight: 163. GW: 155

Wonton wrappers with a little sauce, cheese and ground turkey pepperoni will give you the feeling of pizza without all the carbs. just a suggestion....

Wonton wrappers with a little sauce, cheese and ground turkey pepperoni will give you the feeling of pizza without all the carbs. just a suggestion....

Wonton wrappers with a little sauce, cheese and ground turkey pepperoni will give you the feeling of pizza without all the carbs. just a suggestion....

I'm sure some of you may have already seen this before for those who haven't you may find this interesting ...... it's an explanation on why our body has weight loss stalls:
The Inevitable Stall
By Diana C.
A "stall" a few weeks after surgery is not uncommon, and here's why.
Our bodies use glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, but it is stored in our muscles for quick energy -- one pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs. of Water to keep it soluble, and the average glycogen storage capacity is about 2 lbs. So, when a patient is not getting in enough food, the body turns first to stored glycogen, which is easy to break down for energy. Then when 2 lbs. of glycogen is used a patient will also lose 8 lbs. of water that was used to store it -- voila -- the "easy" 10 lbs. that most people lose in the first week of a diet.
However, when the body stays in a caloric deficit state the body starts to realize that this is not a short-term problem. Then the body starts mobilizing fat from adipose tissue and burning fat for energy. But the body also realizes that fat can't be used for short bursts of energy. So, it starts converting some of the fat into glycogen, and rebuilding the glycogen stores. As it puts back the 2 lbs. of glycogen into the muscle, 8 lbs. of water has to be stored with it to keep it soluble. So, even though the patient might still be losing energy content to their body, the weight will not go down or it might even gain for a while as the retention of water dissolves the glycogen that is being reformed and stored.

Tried on a pair of American Eagle jeans today. 38 waist 36 lenght cause I'm tall. They fit. Have not worn a 38 anything in over 20+ years.

Sorry for flooding this thread as of late, but it feels good to look at myself and actually see all the hard ass focused work paying off. I'm in my new birthday sweat suit for the gym. And its fitting very nicely too. Its a 1/2XL. And its loose fitting. A very very long way from the 5/6XL I was wearing 24 months ago.

Oh yes, just be careful it isn't too tight at first. I highly recommend it. That was the only way I could make it through the day at work for several weeks after surgery. Also really helped getting up and down out of bed.

Wonton wrappers with a little sauce, cheese and ground turkey pepperoni will give you the feeling of pizza without all the carbs. just a suggestion....