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Hi ladies! Sorry I've been MIA. Crazy week! Palm Springs was great! Got back Thursday night. Was off Friday. Went to the gym for an assessment with my trainer - took 30 minutes. No real workout yet. For sure this weekend though. Then had to go to chiropractor for deep tissue work on a back injury - painful! The weekend was relaxing - just trying to catch up on sleep and spend time with my 17 month old daughter. I really missed her! I head out to Disneyland for another conference Tues through Thursday this week again! Can't wait for the travel to die down because I am really not able to eat that much. My calories are still well below 600 because I'm scared to experiment on the road. I also feel like I need to drink even more water!!! I hit the goal of 50 oz most days last week but I read my paper work again and I should be at like 64. That just seems impossible but it will be my goal this week! I hope everyone is doing well!!!!!

Update! Tuesday - great day! Hit Protein and Water goals. Hit 8000+ steps on my Fitbit so that's cool! I usually don't do that many... Wednesday - didn't do that many steps; 4000 I think. Hit water and protein goals again! Headed home tomorrow night.

Thanks lady!

Update: I hit all my goals today! 63g of carbs 50 oz of Fluid It was perfect! Hopefully I can maintain this. I had 487 calories - highest so far I think. Excited to see how I do the rest of the week. Flying out to Palm Springs tomorrow morning so I hope I can maintain. Taking some Protein shakes with me just to make things easier.

I was addicted to Canada Dry when I was pregnant lol.

I'm the same. I was telling my husband it's like if I have 2oz in one meal the next meal I can only get 1oz. It takes over an hour to drink my 10 Oz Protein shake. I know! Which is annoying because they're really good only when they're cold so when I grab one on the way to work it sucks because i only get to drink 1/3 of it cold lol.

Thank you! I feel like it's slowed down but at least I'm not at a stall! :-) Goals are definitely key! And I think yours is an awesome one. I set that as my goal in December because I knew it would hurt me after surgery if I even dared to do it. According to my husband it would "make my new stomach explode" lol which was enough for me to give it up cold turkey. It was hard! I was so used to always ordering my food with a diet coke and we had cases of coke zero always at home. But I did it and I'm sure you will do great with your goal! :-)

Update: Weight today - 259 even. So happy for that! Dr. said 21 pounds in 21 days and I'm at 24.4 from surgery date which was 21 days ago! Glad I'm ahead of his schedule! Goals this week: lose maybe 2 - 4 lbs, hit Water goals for 5 days in a row and eat at least 400 calories each time.

Thank you!! He's always helping me - no way I could've made it through this process without him - he's my support system. These foods have shown me that I cannot eat as much as I can drink lol. There is definitely restriction there! I really, really have to pay attention to full signals otherwise it comes right up.

Thank you!!! Yeah, I think he's been a godsend throughout this process! On a good day, I'm at 455. But I average out about 360 to 400. I track everything that goes in my mouth and I can't seem to get beyond 455. I'm supposed to be at 600 and I wonder if the low calories are affecting my weight loss. I try and try and try but I can't get in any more than that.

I was wondering about hiccups - I'm scared to get them but good to know they don't cause damage lol. Sometimes I feel like im getting them but I don't. My weekend was great! Glad yours was too! I feel totally healed from the surgery, I just need to continue getting used to my sleeve. I'm very sensitive to quantities right now and I have noticed that 1.5 - 2 ounces is my max capacity for food. I can probably do 4 oz for liquids if I drink carefully. Anyways, have a great week everyone!

SW 259 GW 229

Update: I have a cold no bueno. I haven't really wanted to eat anything the past couple of days but I know I need to force it down. So far I've added chowder, eggs, chili, lunch meat and Greek yogurt to my allowed foods. Next week - the 29th - I go to all foods. Slowly. I do think I might stay here for a while with these foods because I haven't been able to consistently get in my Protein and Water. When I can do that for at least 5 days straight, I think I'll be good. Hopefully I can do that this week. I'll weigh in tomorrow. Hoping for at least under 260 this time. Haven't started working out really, just light weights. But i will start cardio this Friday when I return from Palm Springs. Hubby is going with me to make sure I'm good. Lol! He's so overprotective these days...

What's everyone planning on doing for staying active? I know we have to walk, walk, walk. But anything else in addition to that? I have always been a "thick" girl but my horrible weight gain started after I dislocated my knee cap at the gym in 2012. No bueno. It was on a Saturday so I was rushed to the ER but the military didn't understand how serious it was so they delayed my MRI until that Wednesday. When my doctor got the results he called me and told me he didn't realize it was that bad and had me off my knee for several weeks. It was too late for surgery and I had to do conservative rehab. Since then I have gained 70lbs. Granted, I had a baby 16 months ago but still...that's a lot of weight. So I am very eager to get back to working out. I plan on starting out walking only for the first two weeks. Doctors orders. And then adding light weights for the next two weeks after that. I bought a 4lb bar - very light, I know, but I am going to kill my arms with reps each time I use it. Then I don't know what I'm going to do. I love Zumba but the class I go to is really hard core. I am a licensed instructor myself (not practicing) so I know hundreds of routines. I might just start doing that at home for a month to get back into it. I also have a membership at Orangetheory fitness. Anyone heard of it? I put my membership on hold until March...that's also pretty hardcore - HIIT on the treadmill for 30 minutes plus 30 minutes of weight training. If I stuck with that I would probably go 3 times a week at first. I've recently seen ads on tv for Shaun T's new dvd set - Cize - which is another dance program (I love dancing, can you tell? I was a cheerleader in high school and on the dance team in undergrad). I don't know anyone who's tried it. One appealing thing about it is that it uses actual hit songs that are popular right now which I find very motivating! But anyways, what are some of y'alls plans for working out post-op?

Whoa! Did you feel ok? I couldn't imagine how that would feel!!!! Glad you caught yourself!I felt okay afterwards but I understand why they say no alcohol for 6 to 8 weeks.Mine made me sign a contract saying I understood no alcohol for 3 months and that even then it would only take a few sips to get me tipsy.Well now I have blood in my stool and have to double up on these meds that they prescribe to heal our tummy. How a tiny little .... oops... can bite us in the butt. I bet I don't forget that again. Oh wow! Hope you get healed quickly!

Yeah every day has been different for me too. One day 1.5 oz of something is ok. The next it's not. One day I can drink 4oz of broth. The next, only like 2. Can't wait for some real consistency.

Whoa! Did you feel ok? I couldn't imagine how that would feel!!!! Glad you caught yourself!I felt okay afterwards but I understand why they say no alcohol for 6 to 8 weeks. Mine made me sign a contract saying I understood no alcohol for 3 months and that even then it would only take a few sips to get me tipsy.

Good luck!

Compared to me it is but it isn't really you know what I mean? I had a 8oz protein drink for breakfast, 2oz of salmon for lunch, and will have 3 oz of soup for dinner. Your quantities are almost the same as mine, a little more, but your content is different so it might feel like a lot of food. It's not really. How many calories are you getting? Are you tracking? I'm using my fitness pal and I'm glad if I get 400 in. My dietician said I need to he hitting 600. Today so far I'm at 183. No Bueno.

Whoa! Did you feel ok? I couldn't imagine how that would feel!!!! Glad you caught yourself!

Like food food? Or like our restricted food? A lot? Like a lot lot? Or just like 4oz. Because 4oz is a lot! I actually feel like I'm going to puke every time I hit like 1.5 oz. it's annoying as heck.

Lol! Our doctors are so different lol. I was cleared as of Monday for the gym - same as you low impact cardio but 5 - 20lb weights. BUT my sweet overprotective husband said I can wait on going to the gym until I'm fully recovered. He's so worried I'll mess something up but I really want to go. I do have the tendency to go hard and I think that's what he's worried about but I won't overdo it! Anyways, maybe he'll go with me this weekend and see that I'll be fine. I love him for caring but I'm ready to get to work!

Today was another day. Still not where I need to be with Fluid. At 30 so far. I'm gonna try for 15 more before bed. Soup for dinner. Went down well. 1.5 ounces only. My sleeve must be really small lol! Anyways, haven't weighed. Won't weigh again till next Monday. I haven't been going in to pick my daughter up from daycare since I wasn't allowed to lift her so hubby has been doing it the whole time. Today I went in and the girls immediately said "wow you've lost weight! You look great!" Loving the compliments! I hope everyone is doing well!!!

Mini update: 40 ounces 58g of protein!!!! Need to get Water to at least 64 before I feel comfortable working out. Long day. Super tired. Tomorrow is a new day. Thank God!

Aw!!! I'm glad you like my updates!!!! Hoping I can motivate, inspire, entertain...all that! thanks so much for the love and support!