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You are kicking butt and taking names !!!!! Great job. It's funny how many of us are "taking the easy way out" yet we have embraced frequent exercise into our lifestyles. Keep on kicking butt.

Do you Brown the beef before putting in the crock pot? Sent from my VS986 using the BariatricPal App I did.....but if you buy really lean ground chuck you can simply dump it in there raw. RAW GROUND BEEF IN THE CROCK POT???? I just threw up a little. Raw. It ain't purty, but it's how I roll. 93% lean. Cooked for 8 hours on low.

Do you Brown the beef before putting in the crock pot? Sent from my VS986 using the BariatricPal App I did.....but if you buy really lean ground chuck you can simply dump it in there raw.

Howdy folks. A year has passed and I'm grateful as can be for this surgery. So grateful !!!!!! Went to the doctor today for followup blood work and checkup. All is well....my prior high blood pressure was normal.....and I'm no meds for it. Good stuff.

4 lbs lean ground beef onions jalapeńos Beans tomatoes dark beer Several hours on low heat

Take a typical meal......serve everyone the full spectrum......but leave off the sides and Desserts for yourself......and cut the size of the entree in half. Start from there and see how it goes for a month.

I have been cleared to have any med, any time for any condition. One of the nice things about the sleeve.

It is odd. Truly a case of each of us having to refine things to our individual preferences. I've never really noticed any problems with losing weight when I was pre-op and drinking Diet Dews and the other diet colas. It's just something now that I"m glad to set aside. I was drinking way more of them than I should. I feel better....more hydrated....with Water and coffee. I still rely on Splenda for coffee.....and likely always will.

Had a Diet Pepsi at 11 months out. Was during a working lunch. Two minutes after finishing it off.......was my turn to address the group. Carbonation was not fun. Thought I was gonna hurl the entire time....Every time I opened my mouth to speak it felt like bubbles were gonna fly outa my mouth. Surgeon gave me the okay to have Diet Dews if I wanted them (6th month appointment). He said, "Sure...give 'em a try if you can tolerate them". I think it was a setup. Tha brotha knew I'd not be able to. I'm perfectly okay with Water & coffee.

Tiny bites.....I don't do 'em. Smaller bites......yes. Chew the heck outa each......yes. Eat a bit faster than was preached by NUT......yes. You'll find what works for you.

7 months......tremendous achievements. Could you ever see yourself in a 5K race.......or a 15K race when you were contemplating the future pre-op ? It is my opinion that you've already won the race. The health and emotional benefits you've tapped into through the training and ramp up to this event have to be leaving you feeling 10 feet tall and bulletproof.

Wow......unreal. First episode opened up bigtime. The aftermath of those developments is going to be impossible to recover from for the group.....and yet...they always do...somehow. I was grateful that I didn't know who it was going to be. I had my guesses. Further demonstration that the real horrors they face are other people and not the zombies.

Your NUT allows caffeine? I've been off the stuff since March. My NUT doesn't allow much in life but a breath of fresh air. My surgeon was cool with my coffee.

Iced Water is my mainstay. I love it. I drink it all day long. I feel great from being hydrated and staying that way. I also LOVE my coffee. Favorite is a venti hot dark roast from Starbucks....5 Splenda and cream. I can't freaking wait until my next morning off work when I can go to Starbucks after leaving the gym.....getting my cup of java and calling my best friend and catching up on what I've been missing.

Hang in there.........I'll get better after every walk.....every brief nap.......better each time. So happy for you. You are going to make the most of this opportunity.

A rabbit woulld need a lot of lube to get into that hole. Maybe more like a gerbil hole -at least that is what Richard Gere says,

Powerful weight loss !!! You have really made a major change. Much respect !!!!

That's how it should be. Nice to know that there are couples who get it right.

Best damn post I've read in a long while. Go forth and rock your sleeve. Own it.....command it. Reap the rewards.

My sleeve surgery was a freaking cakewalk. Not thing to it. I'd do it again tomorrow without a second thought.

If you want to have harmless fun do what I would do while camping. Grab a random food container and have fun with the questions and comments phone number on the back. In the spirit of this thread and the above comment I will share 2 of my favorites. I called Gatorade and said that I'd been camping for 2 weeks and hadn't bought enough Water so I'd been drinking fruit punch Gatorade for the last week and I had a concern. I was due home to my wife the next day and I knew that she would be worried about the fact that I'd been pooping red for the last couple of days. When the guy from Gatorade reassured me that it was most likely from the dyes in the Gatorade I said "boy am I glad to hear that it isn't from all of the butt sex that I've been having " I then asked if the dye is why I was having a hard time sitting comfortably. He kept stammering on the other end of the phone and finally hung up. The other was calling Skippy Peanut Butter and telling them that I have a nut allergy and I was concerned because I got some peanut butter on me and I was quite swollen. They went through an entire checklist before asking me where I was swollen and I told them that I used it as lube for butt sex and that my buddy hadn't gone down for 7 hours. Silence then muffled laughing on the other end with the lady saying that she couldn't help me. I then tried to pick up on her claiming that I had obvious abilities to keep going all night. She laughed and hung up. Guys.......you have me laughing my large arse off at the moment. Good stuff. Thank you.

All the answers ? Only this guy ^^^^^^^^^^^ has all the answers. He and he alone holds the secret recipe........

Cool......I'd wondered how you came by that screen name. It had potential for disaster.....yet it stayed on the up and up. A transference of knowledge, advice and real world rompus room fun.

My last meal was a Protein shake. Fear not.....your are getting sleeved. There is nothing that you can't truly enjoy later on. Be safe and engage in things that will help you prepare for surgery and then heal up and enjoy the losing. food will always be there later on....enjoy the losing....reach your goals.....then you will be able to enjoy food with zero guilt. It is a great feeling.