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I had food dreams too! What helped me was exercising everyday ....

Mine stopped once I was able to move past the liquid diet phase.

I had the exact same thing happen to me. My doctor told me because of the liquids and low calorie count as well as surgery, my body was in starvation mode. He told me.Once I moved on to eating food and getting more nutrition, my bodybuilding be shut down and I would start seeing results. Three days later, the scale has finally started moving down! Give yourself some time, it will eventually happen. I tell myself this, too!

I went to school and lived out in PGH for a little! But I am Lancaster county and live in Lancaster city. It's about an hour and a half west of Philly.

I hate the humidity! Makes my hair all crazy and I sweat like no one's business. Hard to look presentable!

You should definitely start using the pool. Water fitness is excellent for losing weight and building or toning muscles! You could also get some hand weights and go on YouTube for workouts you can do at home. Once you find something you like, or dislike the least, it gets a bit easier, I.think. it's just a matter of making it a habit, which I am still working on. I might always be working on it lol. I know what I don't like, though- a lot of.jumping around! Everything bounces,including my brain. Nope, not for me.

Come to PA and we can motivate each other and sweat it out! Lol

lol, I will have to get back to you about the exercise as well. I haven't been exercising yet and I am really wanting to join a gym but just haven't done it. I'm going at the end of the month to visit my friend in AZ and we are going on a hike. This will be my first hike so maybe it will jump start my exercise. I'm also supposed to have a personal training session with a trainer if they have time. We shall see! Are you doing anything for exercise?

Well I walk 1.4 miles to work and then home every work day. That really helps! I work at a hospital and they have a free gym for employees, nothing big but it's enough. I do the arc trainer there....kind of like a stepper/walker. About to do my weights, as well as get into a little yoga. I really like the PiYo program from Beachbody, but i have to look for my dvds. It's a mix of yoga and Pilates and is a great, customizable workout.

Hiking is a lot of fun, just take enough Water and don't do anything too strenuous your first time. If you're just getting started, my suggestion is start walking. Do some workouts that are strength based using your own body weight. The only reason I keep going to the gym is.because it's at work so I have no excuses. I was terrible when it came to getting out of house and going to a gym....but that's just me. It's incredible that you lost so much just with changing your food and intake from surgery! You will get down below 300 fast once you take it to the next level. I'm excited for you!

K you watch it and then tell me how it is! Lol

Topic switch for a min....what exercises or.physical activity have you found the best and most enjoyable that has helped you lose weight since surgery? I have never been athletic or gotten a high from exercising, but I am working on physical activity being part of my normal routine. I get bored easily. If my body moved like my mind does, I d be a string bean. But alas, I am trying to embrace sweat and all that.

Oh I love Sense8! It is a crazy show. Last thing I seen was Fantastic 4 and it was everything but Fantastic, worst movie in awhile. Ant - Man was good. I like a lot of SciFi. lol

It seems like it will be good! I love sci-fi, too. I confess I usually avoid movies made from comics, though I know not all have been bad, or what I would consider not good. Did you happen to see the new Mad Max? The effects look amazing but I wonder if it's worth seeing. I give pause to remakes or originals that first played within the span of my lifetime.

Me, too, compared to years ago. But I am content. I just went and saw Southpaw in the theater. Typical boxing comeback movie, but I liked it. And I started watching sense8 on Netflix today. See anything good recently?

I never win money gambling so I rarely do it!

You're welcome! So what kind of things do you do there instead of the superficial crap LV is known for?

Ps, congrats on all the weight you've lost! Keep up the great work!

Sin city! No wonder it is difficult to find someone, I imagine serious relationships aren't wanted as much as.....well....everything else. I've never been to LV, unless you count the airport!

Hi Daveo- as someone who has been single for awhile and comfortable with it, my suggestion mirrors that of others in here: concentrate on falling in love with yourself, first. Learn the joy of being alone and find things to fill that alone time with that you like. Even if one of those things are naps! For instance, I've reading and cooking. Now, while I really love to.cook for another person, I have found enjoyment in cooking for myself, too. I will even go see a movie alone if it's something I really want to see. I don't let my singled prevent me from personally experiencing fulfillment and.happiness. of course, it would be wonderful to find that other half, but in the meantime, I am working on myself and keeping an open mind and heart. Be the person you want to find. You know what I mean? Putting out those good vibrations of energy will bring you to your place in life, or bring that place to you- when you are ready for it, or when you and that other person on in sync. Does that make sense?

On a personal note, may I ask where you live?

A good natural supplement that I have used to help.my metabolism is chromium. You could try adding that to your daily regimen, along with some of the other suggestions posted. I personally find that walking does a great deal of good!

I love PiYo!

I get back pain from standing at work all day. I have found that stretching and beginner's yoga for back pain (on YouTube by Adrienne) helps a great deal!

An easy heat pack you can use again and again is: take a longer sock and fill with uncooked rice and even dried Beans if like. If you are not herbs and aromatherapy, add your own mixtures either as dried for inside or a few oil drops. Mine are just / rice and beans, though. Tie shut after filling full but enough room to contour/bend sock. Heat in microwave 1-2 min max. Will stay hot/warm for quite awhile. Can be used multiple times and applied to wherever- in my case, back and neck/shoulders. Even my 89 year old Grammy loves it!

My ankle area and lower calves tend to tighten up and cause pain, much like sprains. I found that my main problem was that I walked flat footed! Try doing an exercise of standing on your toes near a wall in reps like weight training. It will strengthen that area. Another good exercise and stretch is rolling something like a towel into a tight tube and standing with your feet balancing on the tube, not touching the ground. The stabilization your body goes.through with this is what helps make your ankles stronger. You can also try ace wraps during exercise. I fractured my foot and did that for quite some time for walking to work, and it helped my ankles, too.

Ps. Beginner's yoga in YouTube is something I just started and I'd like.to get back into PiYo, if I can find the devs in my apt somewhere!

So far I walk 2.8 miles 5 days/week, I do the arc trainer elliptical no more than 30 minutes on the weight loss or strength setting about 2-3/week and now that I'm cleared for weights, will be adding strength training. I just need to figure out a good weights routine? Any suggestions?

Confession: I think I am addicted to seitan now. Such a welcome change from cottage cheese.< /p>

I went to a vegan pizzeria in Philadelphia since they were voted #2 best veggie cheese steak. It was made with seitan and it was out of this world! I. Am going to check out your link because I'd love to try making my own! Thanks for this!

I'd like to add that Shakeology, though a little too expensive for me.these days (bout 3$ a serving/shake), has a few vegan Protein Shake powders. I had the chocolate and I really enjoyed it.

Give it more than a few weeks, but I can tell you I felt much healthier and enjoy the flavors of food even more!

I am 3 weeks post open and have been a vegetarian for over two years. I did try being a vegan (no animal products at all) and ethically I identify more with vegans, but I just found that for me, personally, I do better with dairy in my diet. I know post surgery vegans exist, but I imagine it came with some challenges. To get my Protein post surgery, I rely on Beans, soy based products including tofu and faux meats (gardein and Quorn brands being my fave) as well as eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese, and milk. Once I am further long and have a better handle on eating, I will transition back to unsweetened original almond milk for use in cooking and in beverages. I am also going to try a tofu and spinach scramble instead of egg scramble. I had an organic frozen entree of this made by Annie brand and ioved it! Was expensive for my budget, though.

Try using textured vegetable protein TVP or gardein's meatless ground "beef" in beef recipes (chili, texmex) or Quorn faux chicken. I have added that chicken to Soup, .pasta, as the main focus, or under a lemon butter sauce and goat cheese with sundries tomatoes (aka chicken Bryan). I want to explore cooking tofu better, though. Seems to be better when others make it but I haven't given up, yet! (Ps, soft tofu can be used as a base for fruit smoothies or freeze mixture and eat as frozen treat. I really liked both!)

I love the red quinoa! I use it in place of rice.

Right now I only eat poultry and tuna for meat. The only reasons I haven't already gone completely vegetarian are that I haven't quite figured out how to get in all my Protein without meat, and my boyfriend pretty much eats the same things that I eat and I don't want to force him to go vegetarian (also, he is not a fan of veggies. he will eat some, but not happily). Has anyone dealt with these dilemmas? I know there are plenty of choices for plant-based Proteins, but maybe seeing some examples of meals will help ease the anxiety a little. What are some things you make for vegetarian meals? Especially meals that can be made for both of us and I can add meat to his and not mine. The cost of buying double the food (meals for him and meals for me) is also a worry of mine.

I was planning to try it out for this week when we went grocery shopping this weekend, but I totally chickened out. I need help lol.

I highly recommend gardein's meatless ground "beef". Try it on your and I bet he won't notice much, if any difference. I use it to make veggie chili, empanadas, tacos, basically anything that you would traditionally use ground beef in. For chicken, Quorn makes the best, imo. I also am part I to tofu scrambles and tempeh reubans. In addition, I eat Soups a lot because they are easy and healthy if you make them right! I just made a veggie Soup using Bob's Red Mill dried Soup mix (has little.pasta,.lentils, etc) and then added veggie broth, black Beans, corn and Tomato. Would have added onion if I had it. Seasoned it and it is super good. Moroccan Chickpea soup is another fave. Eggplant moussaka is so tasty but it does require a little more effort than I normally expend on a weekly basis. Quiches are easy and you can load them with veggies and get away with it. If you like stir fry, you could use regular chicken for his and Quorn chicken in yours. Allrecipes has some veggie recipes, or just Google. I'm actually not that diverse in my veggies but I find what like and go from there. I served all vegan sides over thanksgiving for my family and they loved it all! I found that mushrooms are a godsend in flavoring just about anything (besides my usual faves of onion, garlic, vinegar, cilantro, or cumin!)

I am wondering.g the same! So far I haven't had any issues. Doc said to rely on dairy and Beans, plus soy products, which was what I did before gastric bypass so no issues. I wish there was more info sites, recipes, etc out on the net, though.