highfunctioningfatman

You do look great!

Good for you!

Now I'm looking at low carb "cornbread". Dang you Little Bill! A word of warning. Don't be a dumbass like me and rub your nose and eye immediately after chopping the habanero...

Oh and lovely, glorious vampire repellent!

I mentioned to my wife that I needed garbanzo beans and SHE immediately responded with HELL NO! Considering her response and the fact that I cuddle with her to steal her heat, I didn't get any. I do currently have spicy pork sausage (from last year's pig) black beans, kidney beans, my honey habanero onions, some random leftover salsa, cumin, black pepper and brown sugar all hanging out in a pot on the stove right now. Thanks for the inspiration!

237! I think that my 230 goal is looking good! I will probably drop that goal lower to 225 next week.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/post+op+planner.php

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/post+op+planner.php

I will trust your judgment and do the can of gonzo beans... Thanks for the recipe!

Truthfully many people were given straws in the hospital. It seems to be an old wives tale told over and over again. Some people have problems with drawing in excess air with a straw while others get their fluids in much better with a straw. I'm not a doctor but I would give it a shot when I felt comfortable.

NEVER HA HA HA!

Prayers for your family!

It seems ironic to me that this whole post is about being cold but yet on the website here it is listed as "hot".

My dad used to put brown sugar in his chili! I loved his chili.

So after a bit of depressing research it does appear that the low carb diet is certainly the culprit. Low carbing can also cause hypothyroidism. Yea...

Hormones dumping out of your fat as you loose weight can do some crazy stuff. I've had to keep that in mind when dealing with customers, my employees, my son and when I started getting jumpy with my sweetie.

The burning carbs for heat is interesting. I'm going to do a little research.

When you were talking about being warm all of the time I was beginning to not like you. Then you said that you are freezing and that put you back in my good graces. Your farmhouse sounds cool! (In more ways than one)

I should still be upping my calories. I'm getting about 7-800 calories per day and I would prefer to be closer to 1000. I eat chili from Wendy's 3-4 times per week and the fiber keeps me regular. That Wendy's chili is actually quite healthy other than the salt. My nutritionist actually told me to eat more salt. My blood pressure has been running low since surgery. The stuff I made has kidney beans, black beans, garbanzo beans, a little bit of corn, and lots of spice along with onions, tomato sauce and beef. I've never been a fan of garbage - I mean garbanzo beans. I surgeon doesn't recommend corn because it doesn't digest well. Otherwise I'm in! I'm pretty happy with my blood pressure, it has been running 110/80 with a heart rate in the mid to upper 60's. Back to the chili a second, if you like spice grab up a habanero and just a bit of honey. Chop up the habanero and caramelize the onions with just a touch of honey. Add that to your chili and you'll never do it without again.

Omg thank you for sharing!You bet!

I should still be upping my calories. I'm getting about 7-800 calories per day and I would prefer to be closer to 1000. I eat chili from Wendy's 3-4 times per week and the fiber keeps me regular. That Wendy's chili is actually quite healthy other than the salt.

All of our medical debt to magically disappear! It has been a year. Perhaps a lottery ticket!

I forgot the occasional pb2 (peanut butter replacement). Nachos using cheese squares as "chips".

Babybell cheese is 5 pro. .5 cup cottage cheese is 10 pro. .5 of a large Wendy's chili is 11.5 pro. Greek yogurt used as sour cream in chili. Homemade meatballs! Sausage or bacon for breakfast. Eggs with havarti and hot sauce, if you want more protein scramble with Greek yogurt to make them fluffy. Shrimp! They go down easy anytime that I'm having an off day.

14 weeks tomorrow.