PorkChopExpress

I don't actually know, I haven't weighed since my last doctor's appointment, which was a little over two weeks ago. I will record my weight again at my next doctor's appointment, whenever that is The scale has always been my enemy when it comes to weight loss, it affects me mentally too much. So I'm not in any hurry to weigh!

I understand.

Whole pieces of meat? Raw, no doubt. I sense the approach of a raging lion.

I really like the Perky Turkey Jerky brand. It's much juicier and softer than other kinds of jerky I've tried. 2-3 oz works as a portion for me. It's pretty much all the carbs I'd like to have in a day though so I just keep an eye on that.

I went through a jerky phase...yum! Its out right now with my stomach being such a jerk, but in my head I still love it!

I'm glad it went okay with my stomach! It was just one of those "I'll give it a try" things, now that I'm free to try stuff.

Yeah I've been reading about it online, it appears to be a fairly common thing. I guess there's all kinds of changes happening chemically in my body right now, it stands to reason there's going to be some weirdness.

Pay attention, but don't freak. On the other hand, there are some really cool advantages from a hormone surge if your able to tap into Adolescence part II. It can be fun now that you know what to do with it.

Doesn't feel hormonal, I'm not any more "charged up" in that way than usual. It's just being "awake" - but last night was the first time it's really happened to me. I'm assuming it's related to metabolism.

Hope you get to feeling better soon!

Are you eating mainly protein? If I go into ketosis, I get super sluggish and tired after about 5-7 days of it. I add some carbs in until I start feeling more energetic.

My meals are generally split between protein and carbs pretty well, I probably get 1 1/2 TBSP of carbs (usually some kind of potato) per meal. Haven't really been able to do much in terms of fruit, though. I may need to up the carbs just a tad and see if that helps. I've just been trying to put more emphasis on protein from meats.

Welcome back. ^^ Sleep well tonight when you do. hehe

What did you have? Tell me it wasn't pizza, popcorn, or porkchops!

I had about 1/8th of a cup of Hormel chili, four cut green beans from a can, and a couple tsp of fruit puree I got at Trader Joe's. That was enough! Today at breakfast I had one egg scrambled with some seasoning, and a Tbsp of peaches.

You're doing great!

leaving sun and fun? Colorado is nice too!! buy a warm nice jacket - and ear mufflers too!! LOL - kathy

Yeah, and with less "natural insulation" now, that cold is going to BITE me Living in LA never really connected with me. I like certain things about it, but not enough to stay forever.

good for you!!! "they" say after you do "anything" for 30 days - it becomes an official habit - chewing longer, eating less etc are great new habits to always follow - keep up the good work - kathy

Have you noticed that more thorough chewing releases more flavor? Too bad it also reveals that some things taste not good.

I have a feeling that my eating habits enabled me to eat a bunch of stuff that probably doesn't taste real good if you really sit and chew it for a while. You're right grammy - I'm taking this opportunity to establish some new, positive eating habits By the time the day comes that my portion sizes are a little more "normal" looking, I should be totally re-trained

The taller, thinner canister is Gen 2. I use it religiously in my morning coffee, like @Sai. I was wondering if a man can get his hand into the narrower canister? My first 2 rounds of Genepro came in the short, squat one.

@ShelterDog64 Ahh thank you! I didn't know how to tell between the two. My bottle is still the short, squat one, darn hehe.

@PorkChopExpress Thank you too

@OutsideMatchInside It does, but the sugar per serving is not too high. My dietician specified that I shouldn't exceed 6g of sugar per MY serving size (not box label serving size) and at 1.5oz of this meat, it works out to 3g of sugar. So not bad at all and I suffered no ill effects.

Cool, I might have to look at it next time I am in there

I have found several good meats in Trader Joe's, I also like the frozen turkey meatballs. One of those is roughly 1.3-1.4 grams, it ends up being a perfect amount for a meal.

Yeah they really sit in our stomach for quite some time. They are a great source of protein though . I love pistachios but the calories add up for me hehe.

That must be a great feeling!!

It's funny though, because I have never worn my pants right...they're always way too low, because I didn't really have a "waist" to put it around. So I'm punching these new holes, but I know at a certain point I'm going to have to start bringing my pants up to my ACTUAL waist, and then go back up a bunch of notches. I'm already doing that with my jeans...but the good thing is, at my actual waist, I'm on the same hole I was on when I had them much, much lower at 385lbs. So that's a good NSV too

Yay!

Happy Thanksgiving!

back at ya dude, hope you had a great turkey day - gobble, gobble - kathy

Thank you, Pork Chop, but they're not really so tiny. I wear size 9.

WOOOOHOOOOOO!! Soon you'll be PorkTheLeanWhiteMeat.

Good Luck!! Stay Strong!!

Good Luck!!!

Such a great feeling, congratz that is so awesome!

Already??? This is why we don't like men. GOOD FOR YOU!

Well, combine the pre-op diet with the two weeks post-op and yeah...the weight loss has been pretty quick. But I also have a lot left to lose!

I'm finding this to be true as well. I used to just want/need food, didn't care if it was high quality or not. Now, I'm not even interested in crappy food. If I only get 5-10 bites at a meal, I want them to be GOOOOOOD bites!

I totally agree. Sometimes I find myself trying something, chewing and deciding its not worth it and spitting it into the trash. Gross I know, but I want every bite to be quality and count.

Agree. We have this tiny sleeve that craves the absolute most nutritious food to survive. The body is an amazing thing if we really listen to it.

It is amazing isn't it? those little things are why this is so worth it

All the little things that will add up to a great new life. Congrats! :-)

Little things but so so so awesome things. I slightly remember having serious knee pain. I totally forgot about it, and then someone would ask "How's your knees?" Ohhh yeah.

2 years later and I still grab too much, but I'm getting better all the time at knowing when to stop.

LipstickLady, that'll be a good problem to have But it's mentally kind of a challenge to overcome my predisposition toward large portions. Even though I'm satisfied with a little, somehow my brain still wants MORE. The idea that I could only eat like, one baby back rib is hard to wrap my brain around, right now!

Yup! That takes a long time to defeat.

That's good to know in case of an emergency

Yeah I was running late last night and couldn't pack my food for work. Ran over and just asked while I was ordering pintos, whether they would be able to sell me a little container of steak and he immediately said, "No problem." I guess they actually have it in the register. Must be a bunch of weight loss surgery patients out there who just want the protein

hehe I'm sure there are a LOT of us out there. That is really good to know though!

I can tell you what it used to be for me - double plate entrée with white rice. I'm good with the smallest container now

Mine was triple entree with chow mein, maybe a chicken egg roll, and an extra large Pepsi. Seems so obscene now lol @LipstickLady I think it's awesome that whereas I used to end up spending $12-14 on a meal, it's now like $3. That's awesome. I'm not to where I can eat enough to do the kids' meal, but I suspect after a few more months, that's what I'll be doing, too!

I can't eat an entire kids meal. Fortunately it's already packaged to go!

Enjoy the ride!

Awesome! Isn't it great when you start feeling a bit normal?

Yes, definitely nice to be getting back to feeling like myself...although actually, I feel much better than my old self right now.

Work it! A positive attitude goes a long way towards success!!! Kick butt! Congrats on your one month!!!!

Yes, attitude means SO much and yours seems to be great! We can all do this together, right?

We can and we will