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Wow! What do you think it is? Does eating olive, or pickles help with your cravings? I just went and made a protein frappacino. LOL, I underestimated the power of psyllium though. The thing grew until it's now 3 drinks rather than 1. So I have to drink like 6 cups of this stuff to finish it. LOL. I'm full after the first 2 cups (1/3 of the recipe) - it's like flubber. Wanted to eat light today cuz I have a biopsy this afternoon. And all I want to do is TEAR into a big huge bowl of cottage cheese. LOL. The hell?

K serrynotserry, but can you spare a couple of inches of height from your legs please? BEAUTIFUL and willowy! I wanna be willowy!

Looking very tall!!! And very smart. You should carry a library around with you always so you can pose for photo ops!

Yesterday, Thursday, Dec. 5 Maintenance : 5'4" / 21Mo PO RNY / 131.0 lbs B1 Protein latte x 4 (4oz PP) B2 2 Egg white bites (HSF ham, turkey saus, spin, seasoning blend, cauliflower, mushies, salsa, egg white, ps mozz) L Asian salad with grilled chicken and WF Asian Dressing AS1 Other 1/2 of my salad AS2 Roast beef, lean no fat + turkey cutlet D Pan seared turkey cutlet in ghee and herbs + steamed broccoli + avo/tom salad BS 1 sq Lindt 90% chocolate + almonds Daily Totals: 1095 cals; 107g protein; 59g fat; 34g carbs; 11g fiber; 23g net carbs I don't know what's gong on with me. I'm having a very hungry week. And I'm craving protein. Again with the craving protein. So I listened to my body and ate--exceeding 100g of protein which is so unusual for me. I'm wondering if it's my holiday SF Torani syrup and PP I'm having in my coffee. Normally during the week, I will mostly have black coffee sprinkled with cinnamon. But I've been having 2-4 oz of PP with SF Torani Pumpkin Spice and also Peppermint Syrup. I am still down at my low end of the window. This morning 131lbs even and suspect when I'm PP, I will be down at 130-ish. LOL. TMI sorry.

Me2!! And when I did my pre-op they asked me about 3 times how long it had been since I last took my NSAIDS!

Weird duplication.

Haha. NO I just typed that. But I will confess I just copy/pasted it into a Word Doc and expanded on it. Hit me up by PM if you want the expanded version. LOL.

Average weight loss is between 2-4lbs per week. Congrats! You are super successful. Keep doing what you're doing!!!

Holy hell! I swear my doc won't let any of her patients have NSAIDS!

Do not take Aleve!!!! Unless your doc says SPECIFICALLY you can have it! Aleve is an NSAID and most of us (RNY OR VSG) are told no NSAIDS forever. (I do know of some exceptions but they've been rare.)

There is transient depression as we heal. For no reason, you might wake up depressed, or have it descend upon you. It's important to know it's temporary and has a physical derivation caused by fluctuating hormones released from your fat as you lose weight, or as a result of anesthesia and having someone inside you messing with your guts. (Your guts produce neurohormones that regulate mood.) Hang in there. Deep breathe, drink LOTS of water, do comedy therapy on Netflix, walk a LOT, get outside into sunshine and nature, hug someone hard for a long time! Smile to your reflection in the mirror, get enough sleep, eat your protein and veg and all will be well in your world soon.

Also, please make your surgeon and RD clarify what they mean by "ounces." This was one of the MOST confusing things to me and it aggravated me no end! I don't honestly even know if THEY understand the confusion they cause! VOLUME is king in our world. Most often, when docs and RDs refer to "ounces" in the very early days post surgery, they are talking BY VOLUME and FLUID measurement. That means roughly we should aim for these volumes. People will swing either 1 step up or down on the time scale for volume. In early days when real estate is totally at a premium, we concentrate and fill that volume with protein first. As we mature, we can handle other things in addition to meeting our protein goals. When dealing with dense, solid PROTEIN in the progressing phases, it's important to go by weight, but it still needs to fit within the VOLUME limit for the meal. And this is where it gets tricky cuz 1oz BY VOLUME does NOT equal 1 oz by weight. That's why I still weigh my protein into a measuring cup first so that I know I get my protein needs met and don't exceed my 1 cup per meal volume prescription for my forever diet: BY VOLUME: 1-2 weeks post op: 1 oz by volume = 2 tbsp of food = 1/8 cup by volume = 1 medicine cup of volume 2 oz by volume = 4 tbsp of food = 1/4 cup by volume 3-4 weeks post op: 3 oz by volume = 6 tbsp of food = approx 1/3 cup by volume 4 oz by volume = 8 tbsp of food = 1/2 cup by volume 5-8 weeks post op: 5 oz by volume = 10 tbsp of food = approx 2/3 cup by volume 9-12 weeks post op: 6 oz by volume = 12 tbsp of food = 3/4 cup by volume 13 weeks to forever post op: 7 oz by volume = 14 tbsp of food = approx 7/8 cup by volume 8 oz by volume = 16 tbsp of food = 1 cup by volume BY WEIGHT: 1 oz by WEIGHT = 28.35g by WEIGHT METRIC = 1/4 cup by volume (approx) = approx 7g of protein by macro/cooked 2 oz by WEIGHT = 57g by WEIGHT METRIC = 1/2 cup by volume (approx) = approx 14g of protein by macro/cooked 3 oz by WEIGHT = 85g by WEIGHT METRIC = 3/4 cup by volume (approx) = approx 21g of protein by macro/cooked 4 oz by WEIGHT = 113g by WEIGHT METRIC = 1 cup by volume (approx) = approx 28g of protein by macro/cooked 1 oz by WEIGHT = 28.35g by WEIGHT METRIC = 1/8 cup by volume (approx) for veggies cooked al dente 2 oz by WEIGHT = 57g by WEIGHT METRIC = 1/4 cup by volume (approx) for veggies cooked al dente

Gorgeous! Why sorry? It looks a perfect meal size?

hahaha me = geographic illiterate. #blush

Wow, holy goo. That looks melty and delish!

Ok, so wonders never cease. I actually had afters. Alert the press. LOL. Asian Chicken Salad with WF Asian Dressing. So dang good. I have at least one more meal from it. This makes 2 servings. This is the total for the full salad.

Well we are talking bout "buns".

Wow! Fabulous!!! So jelly. Have a blast. Eat something bad and drink a shot of tequila for me!

That is massive and amazing!!! Congrats!!!

LOVE! You just look built. Like BUILT HOT! (IN a non-pervy way. )

Are you on a high school field trip? Are you a senior? WTG girlie!

Perfect!!! Do you tan in it or burn? Is it hot?

LURVE and jelly!

Enough of this buns of steel stuff! LOL, tell us what BOO thinks of your new junk in the trunk? Inquiring minds and all! LOVE the outfit, you look gorgeous and the boots and booty are just killer cray awesome!

Dump the sweets hon. Every time you crave one, make yourself eat 1oz of protein lean, dry, dull, boring, or a hardboiled egg. It will help you get back to the point that you aren't loading on sweets. You can also drop 4-6lbs in about 4 days by going to 20g carbs per day.