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Here's my multi-cooker, a Kamado Joe BigJoe. It runs at whatever temp I adjust it for.......smokes heavily or almost no smoke........grills, smokes, 900 degree steaks or 350 degree cakes. Fresh Protein supply !!!! Can't wait until next year......I'll be a hunting fool and loading it with freshly killed wild game !!!!!!! Turkey season is up first......

I rely on easy stuff.....now more than ever. I find myself pressed for time lately due to work demands. Tuna in the pouch, hard boiled eggs, Premeir Protein shakes, fast food (throw away the bread......nothing better than a grilled chicken sandwich w/o the bread), etc. Not much help for you, sorry.

1) smartphone with an external battery back-up so you don't have to plug into a wall charger 2) loose fitting gym clothes 3) slip on sneakers from New Balance.....best dang shoes you'll ever buy. Makes those hospital laps easier and you'll wear them around the house forever. 4) large pillow to hold against your abdomen on the car ride home. It helps a great deal.....especially when you hit Patches of bumpy road 5) have your prescription pain meds already filled. You may want to dose up for the trip home. My sleeve wasn't a source of pain at all.....but the abdominal hernia repair was tender. I had a total of 8 incision locations. Looks cool now.....like I was in some type of adventure. Best wishes for you. It was a great decision for me. Very grateful for the progress so far and even more grateful for the progress that is sure to come over the next few months........

Oh yeah......buying clothes for future smaller sizes. I've done a good bit of that recently. It's in the 60's here this weekend, but will back to the 80's next week. At some point it is going to get cold. I've got a 2XLT leather coat that I'm looking forward to wearing by February.......

Nope. Never had a doubt about what I'd done. Never a second thought. Never a regret. I'm very glad........and very grateful.

Keep after it and profit mightily. I'm just two months out and I feel like a new man. I can't even begin to imagine how much better I'll feel at the 1 year point.

Non-supportive dudes are idiots. They must be clueless as to the new you that is going to arrive soon. That new you will be supercharged & sexy....in mind and body. What kind of guy is so stupid as to not support THAT ?????

Theraflu is the ticket for me in cases like that. Honey tastes so dang good that I'd fail to use it for medicinal purposes only.....be drinking in tea all the time.

Two months past sleeve surgery. 50+ lbs down since surgery. 100+ lbs down since pre-op diet. Things are going really well in the bedroom. Strong like bull. I can't imagine how insane it's going to be by the 1 year post-op timeframe. Life is good............

Not to be crude........but my weekends are all about resting and recouping from the workweek.......and keeping the bedroom lively. Occasionally, I'll throw something on the grill to gnaw on. Life is good.

Lights off.....pants on the ground........let it ride. Little lies are still lies. You will not likely fool him with any such story, either.

Okay guys.....you had WLS surgery......got to your goal weight........and realized it was time for a new ride. Did your choice of vehicles change as a result of your streamlined weight attack ? I'm going to nurse my trusty '07 Nissan pickup for a couple more years.....and wonder if I'll want something drastically different than another truck. A convertable muscle car has always been something I wanted but the practicality of such a vehicle seemed Limited to a big guy with sore knees. Did it open up any more car choices for you?

That is outstanding !!!!!!!!!

It taught me many lessons that I hope to never forget. My joints and back will be reminders of the heavy times, but I am recovering a lot of mobility already. My stride is lengthening and pace is quickening. Still taking it carefully.....but certainly feeling much better this quickly. I'll always remember how critical good health is and how much we control this ourselves. Overeating and underworking is the pathway to an early grave. This makes it easy to eliminate certain foods from my life and easy to adopt a whole new way of eating. I'll remember how hard it was to recover from various surgeries and illness like the the simple flu bug or sinus infection. Being heavy compounds the impact of these. Being lighter and more agile will certainly make future recoveries much easier. Understanding that I can slide right back into old habits and poor overall health is clear in my mind. I'm so very grateful to not be as heavy as I was......and hoping and working to be lighter next week, next month, next year and maintain forever. Living with a new way of eating is not a short term diet, but something I'll be doing for life.

How absolutely easy this was going to be......I wished I'd done this years ago. Seriously. I have zero complaints about anything related to the sleeve surgery.......liquid diet and all. Everything has been straightforward and within my ability to handle. I don't understand all the complaints from folks who've not had complications. Too much whining. I'm really enjoying the reduction in joint & back pain that I'd been dealing with last year. That persistent pain had limited my mobility a great deal. It had even begun to make me a grumpy bastard for sure. I've lost more than just weight. A lot of pain has gone with it. A lot of medication has, too. The more unpleasant part of the surgery is simply the wait time for the surgery itself. The recovery and the new way of eating is simple and easy. I"m 7 weeks out and am laughing at the clothing situation already. I've dropped a couple "xx"'s from the shirt size and several sizes smaller in the waist on pants. I feel like I really haven't even gotten started good, yet. The best losing and rebuilding is ahead. I have lost some muscle along with the fat. I'm learning how critical it is to take in my Protein like I'm supposed to. I'm guessing that I'll be reliant on Protein shakes for a long time.....one a day. Looking forward to the hernia repair fully healing so I can start a structured weight training program. Was going to book a vacation in March/April........but I think that I"m going to punt it back until May/June. Shirtless at a beach-pool will be a heap more fun if I can get a few months of good gym work in.

I try to take my time....15 mins or more. Occasionally, I'll forget and jump on it too fast. I get a nice reminder when I do that.....and it lasts for a long and uncomfortable time. One would think I'd quit forgetting. I love my sleeve and what it's done for me in this short time. Very easy to live with. Zero complaints from me.

I'd love to have that recipe. Novel idea.

Looking might good. Superhot, in fact. Well done !!!!!!!!!

I've read all the posts on it........some stall.......some don't. All I know is that I have followed the plan and done what I was supposed to.....activity has been low and I'm upping that now as back feels better and hernia repair has healed along nicely. Surgeon saw me Monday and said he's not concerned with first month's scale readings. He started me on soft foods and challenged me to experiment with various Proteins and to stay well hydrated and have fun with it. Scale hasn't moved in over a week which has been weird.......but clothes continue to get more baggy and I feel better each day. I'm sticking to the plan and enjoying the changes and see how easy it is to get overly scale-focused. All is well. All is on course. Just had to laugh and say that I had the same 3-4 week stall that I'd seen posted so often. No worries. All is good. Just a funny occurrence along the way towards losing the weight.

I grew really frustrated with my insurance company. I am generally an easy going and polite sort of person. I was 3 months into the deal and getting bounced around by UHC and lost my patience with them. I felt as if I was being manipulated and delayed on purpose. I wound up cussing out every level of supervisor I kept getting escalated to. It didn't do a thing to help my situation.....but I certainly felt better after letting it ride on every one of them that I could. I opted to self fund and had my surgery a moth later. I would still be waiting for surgery right now had I not done so. One of the best decisions I've ever made in my life.......EVER. UHC can form a single file line........and pucker up and kiss my big shrinking arse. I've got something they can manipulate.

Definitely on your way !!!!!!!!!!! I think most of us are our own best complimentors. We feel the looser clothes and the diminished joint pain....feel the pep in our step........and see the leaner person looking back at us in the mirror. Just wait until beach season gets here and you are strutting around in the bikini in your avi. You'll be growing tired of the compliments.

Damn. Just Damn. Glad things are improving for you. I guess I took a lot of basic stuff for granted up until a year ago....when things began to unravel with my overall health. I take nothing for granted now......not even a good pit stop in the bathroom. I'm grateful for the hernia repair at the time of the sleeve. Now, there are no fears from any internal pressure. The 'roids are calmed down now and my pit stops are brief......and infrequent due to the greatly reduced food intake. Life is good. EDIT: Looking back on the surgery experience......the first two weeks afterward were not fun at all in the #2 department. I was worried I was going to rupture sutures or some other horrid outcome. I'm 6'4", son is 6'7" and my wife is 5'11".............................and we have standard height toilets in the house. The act of sitting/standing hurt like hell. I kept thinking......we are tall people......why in the hell do we have toilets made for freaking Hobbit folk ???????? I vowed to install at least one supertall toilet in the house really soon.

Total agreement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chike Nutrition makes two versions of the their coffee/mocha Protein powder that mixes really well with Water and ice. Great stuff that tastes really, really, good. I sometimes throw in a scoop of vanilla or chocolate powder with it. Highly recommend it.