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I wonder how it would turn out if I stuffed a turkey with crab, scallops, celery, onion, old bay seasoning and breadcrumbs. Crab Cake Stuffed Turkey.

I had grown to like Brooks and I had a pair of Brooks Addiction that fit great. Ordered the same size and same shoe but in a different color and suddenly had shin splints. This was pre-op. Now I like Sauconys. I actually just ordered another pair from Zappos and hope they fit as well as the previous model. I cannot tell you how infuriating it is to find a shoe you like, only to go to replace a worn pair and find out they stopped making that shoe. It has happened to me the last 3 pairs I wore out.

3 months out. I am having a few bites of turkey and I may smoke a salmon. I never really cared for the turkey anyway, much preferred the sides. I am sure I will have a bite or two of stuffing and maybe a bite of mashed potatoes. But I will for sure have some green beans and protein.

80g per day is about right. I like Isopure drinks, some people don't. They are like a gatorade consistency. They have a unique taste to them, but they are 40g Protein in a 20oz bottle. I sip on a bottle throughout the day to get more fluids and protein. You can find them at The Vitamin Shoppe and GNC. http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/nature-best-isopure-isopure-rtd-zero-carb-alpine-punch-12-drinks/np-1149#.VkYIAOk6NUM

I started walking a few miles outside first post-op. I was already down about 40lbs (25 pre-op, 15 post-op) before I started on the elliptical. I first went as long as I could. I hit 10 minutes and that seemed hard. I stuck with that for a week, then I hit 15. By the end of the second week I was at 20. I am at 20 now still, 3 weeks later. It will take some time. Everyone is different so just go at your pace. I have been following this one rule when working out. Take yourself as far and as hard as you are comfortable with. If you start feeling light headed, shortness of breath, like really struggling to breath, slow down to a walk and then get off the machine. You seem to be dropping weight very well based on your signature tracker. Keep it up, you'll be cruising 20 minutes in no time. Stay focused and best of luck.

Sounds like maybe he isn't mentally ready yet. I would normally say that as long as you are ready, its your choice, but I know that our SO's are in this too and they are important also. If I may suggest, ask him more specific questions, rather than a broad general "why is it too soon". Maybe like "Are you nervous that its too soon?" "Are you worried about the surgery itself?" "When do you think it is a good time?" And be sincere about it. It is new to him too and because it isn't directly affecting him, yet, he may feel it is being rushed, while you know what you are in for because of the reading and searching you have done to prepare. I think it ultimately has to be your decision on when, but his input may sway you to hold off a week or so. Hopefully he isn't thinking 6 mos. or something. Best of luck!

It's my favourite time of day! I can watch movies or browse the internet in peace. I would hide food and get it out when everyone had gone to bed. I would be annoyed if my husband decided to stay up (rarely) - I couldn't wait for him to go to bed so I could just get to the eating part! I can relate to feeling annoyed if my Wife decided to stay up a little later. Looking back it was so unhealthy, but during that time, I found my happy place. Glad I am finally over that.

Congratulations! It is amazing to see a different number other than 3. I also hit the 200's for the first time today. 298 this morning. First time in about 9 years! Congrats again!

I have had a struggle with getting enough water since the second or third week post op. I was trying to drink as much water as I could and still not getting 64oz. I have since adjusted my way of taking in fluids. I found bottles or Protein2o, flavored water with protein in it and I also use Isopure. Between those 2 and actual water, 0 cal Vitamin water or 0 cal Powerade, I am able to hit my 64oz and then some. Its just not all water. If I had to guess, about 32oz is from actual water throughout the day. The rest is from other fluids. Maybe that might help?

Thanks! Wow, that is motivational. May have to try the assisted ones. I bet it would help me get to an unassisted faster than just lifting.

My wife and I did something similar a few years ago. First king size bed. She likes them soft so we got a hybrid type that has small coils but then a chunk of memory foam on top. Well, she loves it and I hate it. Too soft for me. I like a firm mattress and she likes soft. We stayed at a radison hotel not long ago and got to use a sleep number bed. We both loved the adjustability. She also has asthma and wants to get the adjustable base so she can raise her head if need be. It would have to be the split adjuster so we can independently raise or lower. Of course, that has to be the most expensive of the options right! Good Luck @@Dub, be sure to let us know how you do.

I got got. I was ready to share my enjoyment of a good Protein drink or shake. I see what you did there. Bait and switch. Well, I don't love Protein drinks either. But I like them in a friend sort of way. Like we can hang out after school at the pizza hut, but we aren't hanging out in the woods behind the school making out.

Like you @@HopeandAgony I was never the type that loved exercise. I still have never done a pull up in my life. But, like @@livvsmum, I also found that I look forward to my workouts now post-op. Two reasons mainly. Number 1 motivator being that I know I have a window of time where I can be the most efficient at losing not just pounds, but mostly fat. I have always been a fairly straightforward thinker who hates to waste time or effort. Thus, why I was so out of shape. Why excerpt more than I have to, right? But I know that for this first 8-10 months, I will lose fat so much easier than anytime after that. The Number 2 motivator is that I feel so much better now when I exercise. I never could get that feeling that people describe of feeling better and more energized after working out. I would get on the treadmill and walk for 15 minutes or lift some little weights a few times and just want to stop and shove cheetos in my face. Now, I can relate to that feeling of more energy and feeling great later in the day after a good workout. Not to say that you will have the same experience, nor do you have to, but I can attest to going from #teamcouchpotato to #teamfatburn. And it happened within a month of surgery. I was already walking as much as I had time for. I couldn't wait to be able to lift and exert more energy. At first, my subconscious would shut off my alarm and I would fall back asleep, but after a couple weeks, I got so used to getting up that one night I forgot to set my alarm. That next morning I woke up and freaked out, only to look at the clock and have it be the exact time the alarm was supposed to go off. I hope for you it changes. Even if it doesn't get to the point where you crave it, at least get to a better place where instead of saying you don't hate it, you can say you enjoy it. Best of luck on the procedure!

Mine was staying up too late. Pre-Op, I made time for myself by staying up until 1am on weeknights. I would get off work at 6 and then spend time with my wife (before we had a daughter) then when she went to bed at 10:30, I would stay up and have "me" time. Video games, TV, mindlessly surfing the internet. Around 11:30 or so, I would get the urge. A bag of chips or a half carton of ice-cream or 2 bags of popcorn or half a bag of sour patch kids (the big bag) later, I would be happy and fat. Never exercised, actively tried to avoid anything that had to do with physical activity. Hell it took me 2 years to remodel a small bathroom in our master bedroom. I did start going to bed earlier once my daughter was born, but still had the night time snack before bed. Now, I don't eat after 8pm, unless its a sugar free popsicle. Oh, and eating in my car. On the way to work I would stop and get a starbucks and mcdonalds Breakfast. Then on the way home from work, stop for a candy bar or candy and a pop or iced tea. add in the red bulls at work and I was an unhealthy pile of a$$.

Mine was also 6 mos. But I'm 3 months and I have been cheating. The reason for so long is due to the possibility of ulcers. I am not having more than 1 cup every 3 days or so. But I am still not supposed to. I should also add that, I actually considered not adding caffeine back into my system after detoxing from 4 shot vent iced lattes daily. I didm;t want to get hooked again. I can already tell that I am headed down a bad path. I can tell now when I don't have caffeine. I crash a few hours after one cup. But when I don't drink it, my body feels fine. Use caution. I may have to give it up again.

Almost 3 months out and this is what a usual day looks like for me Breakfast 1: Protein Bar (pre-workout) Breakfast 2: Scrambled eggs with cheese (sometimes I add smoked salmon) with fruit Breakfast 2 alt: Yogurt with Bear Naked Granola and ground flax seed Snack 1: BabyBel Light Cheese and Turkey Jerky or Turkey Snack Stick Lunch: Grilled Peppers/Onions with chicken Sausage or Turkey Burger lunch Alt: 1/2 Ham and Cheese Sandwich Snack 2: Power Crunch Protein Bar Snack 2 alt: 1/3 cup Mexicali dip with healthier option chips (Chia tortilla chips or veggie chips or some type of wheat thin like cracker) Dinner: Not Much. I am not usually very hungry for dinner. Maybe a small amount of chicken, turkey burger, salmon with veggies. Sometimes I will make a pizza on a tortilla with turkey pepperoni. I will also make fish tacos once in a while. Cod cooked in a skillet on the stove then flaked into a soft tortilla with lettuce, cheese and cilantro lime tarter sauce. Throughout the day I also consume 1 - 20oz bottle of Isopure Protein Drink to supplement more protein. This also counts towards my Fluid intake for the day.

Yeah, I forgot how much I loved scrambled eggs and cheese in the soft food phase. I would like to change my answer from chicken, to eggs.

Cooked Chicken, Fish (not breaded or fried), cooked veggies. worst case, soup if you cannot find anything else that is approved. A grilled chicken breast and some cooked broccoli would probably be best, and enough for lunch and snack tomorrow too. Congrats, Enjoy!

@@skyjones - You are having Dr. Katz also? Have you been to any of the support group meetings at the education center by the hospital in Madison Heights? If not, I would strongly recommend attending. They are the first monday of every month, from 6pm till 7:30pm. Everyone there is so supportive and helpful.

@@glitterpockets I am sorry that it will come to that. Although it seems you are used to her bringing you down, that still does not make it right. I have never had this happen before so I cannot speak from experience, but I have an idea of how I would handle it. First I would probably reply with something like this: "Oh yeah, well your face looked better before!" I'm joking. But seriously maybe you can reply in a way that will bring her down, but not by cutting her down. Perhaps you can say something like: " hmm, thats weird, because I feel so much better." I know it takes a lot to try to handle that situation gracefully. Best of luck, sorry it has to be that way.

At first thought, I am like wtf. But then I realize that our family, our friends, our closest people are going through this change too. And everyone handles it differently. A friend of mine had bypass and her husband started stress eating and gained 25 lbs. he has since calmed down, but he was worried she would leave him. Have a chat with her and find out what is really going on. Take some time to have a day or some fun with her. That's my .02. Best of luck.

When people ask what I'm doing to lose weight, I say that I am eating less, eating better and working out. I make a case by case determination if I should add the next part: "I had surgery to make my stomach smaller. As a tool, that helps me to limit the amount of food I can have, so I don't over eat." By leading with the changes in diet and exercise, with a bit of excitement in my voice, if they were the type to make a bad comment about surgery, they hold off after hearing the excitement in your voice, not wanting to ruin it. A little tip I took from Bill Streetman. It helped me get an idea of the outward facing identity that I wanted to present to people, after my surgery.

This reminded me of a post from a Facebook group I belong to. A gentleman there has been a big advocate for WLS and speaks to groups about how life changing it is. This is an excerpt from one of his speeches, about how to tell, or what to say to people when you tell them you had surgery. His name is Bill Streetman. If you want to see some of his video on youtube, search for him there. He recently rode his bike from Ohio to NC to speak at an Obesity seminar there. https://www.whs-newl...hs-newlife-com/ WLS is not the reason I, or anybody, lose weight or keep it off. Bringing in less calories than I burn up is why I lost weight. And I did that by eating less calories (but eating the correct calories to fuel my body) and exercising to increase what I burn up. In my life I have had difficulty managing my eating. So to help me I underwent gastric bypass. This helps me eat less. It does not however make me make good food choices. And it's never got me out of bed to go work out. That is why we say it's a tool, not the solution. It's no different than a short person using a ladder to paint their ceiling... a tool to assist them with the limitations that they were born with. The ladder doesn't do the painting, doesn't select the color, doesn't roll straight lines, doesn't clean up afterwards. It's a tool just like WLS.

I thought about that. It was on my shortlist, but realized my little daughter might be freaked out by them