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Shew!! TY Virginia! There is a Santa Claus!!! I’m done at about that same mark with a 3-4 oz burger! #happydance

See above. AJ who is a hearty jokster talks a lot about his love of lots of vodka! So I’m referring to that...

Dang! That looks moist and tasty! Ok, truth...was that a super tiny burger?

I'm a member of an online face-to-face support group that meets weekly. PM me if you want more information.

Walking always helps! It will help get your gut moving again. Definitely stay on liquids until your gut is moving! Do you notice it's happening with protein drinks or only your broths? Also, get Gas-X Strips at Amazon.

Wow! Congrats girl! What a difference a year makes, right? That's an amazing accomplishment and a super happy post! WTG!

Did you order it?

@MarvelGirl25 Here's your information on the Brussels Sprouts Chips with Truffle Zest & Parmesan! Instructions: Wash 3 large brussels sprouts (about 75-85g). Cut end off stem end. Peel off leaves. Trim a little more end off and peel more leaves. Keep doing that until you've done the entire sprout. Cut remaining remnant in half to be about the same thickness as the rounds. Save the cut off rounds and air fry with the leaves! Repeat with remaining sprouts. Spray sprouts with EVOO spray (I use a mister.). Sprinkle with granulated garlic and freshly ground black pepper. Toss well. Preaheat air fryer for 3 minutes on 400º. Place leaves, remnant sprouts, and stem cross section cuts into the fryer. Cook on 400º for 2 minutes. Open fryer and turn sprouts gently, using a spatula or spoon. Cook again at the same temp for 1 minute. Stir. Repeat in 1 minute increments until sprouts are as done as you prefer. Remove brussels sprouts from basket and sprinkle with Tartufi Truffle Zest with Cheese seasoning or use your favorite truffle salt. Shave a bit of parmesan on top. Eat IMMEDIATELY. There are dynamite when hot from the air fryer. As they cool and sit, the stemier part gets softer and chewy. But I still love them that way. I only use about a gram or 2 of shave parm. Let me know how you like 'em! I love them more than tator chips!

Well you increase it slowly cuz it will give you the poops and it might make you ravenously hungry. LOL.

they are letting us video phone with the office here.

We stocked up on supplies here. And we're practicing good hygiene and trying to limit exposure to large groups. Both of us are immune compromised and are approaching the 60 mark. We have hand sanitizer, Chlorox, Eukenuba (black elderberry extract), etc.

Could you move your dad in with you for the next few weeks until we see where this all goes?

Honestly, ANYONE with a cough and fever NEEDS to call their doctor and ask what they want them to do. Fever and cough is NOT normal. Is NOT a cold. LOL. It is almost always gonna be flu or infection somewhere (sinus/respiratory). But you could already be exposed and exposing others by NOT talking to your doc.

and powdered sugar, right?

Congrats dude!!!! Are you weighing, measuring, and logging EVERYTHING goin' down your piehole? If it's a few months, I think you need to go see your nutritionist and tighten up the plan? You might have to start trickin' your body by changing things up now and then. I still do that to maintain. I almost never eat the same number of cals/carbs/protein, or fat each day. Some days are SUPER DUPER wlm low with IF. Some days are pretty high for me 1400-1500 cals. But over all average is 1100 in maintenance. Congrats on the 248lbs! That's outstanding!!! Also, switch up the intensity of your exercise.

Ok, 2 recipes for Protein Pudding. First One: so. ding. dang. easy. peasy. 1 scoop of your favorite flavor (or 1/2 if you have a delicate tasting palette and things taste over-sweet to you). I LOVE bananas & cream from Isopure. I also love the vanilla ice cream from isopure. 1 cup Greek nonfat plain yogurt or your favorite low sugar low carb plain yogurt. They have fairly good vegan ones-Daiya and So make them I think? Stir together until pudding consistency. That's it. Second One: so. ding. dang. easy. peasy. 1 small box Jell-o Instant Pudding (sugar free) Use Premier Protein (any flavor) to sub for 100% of the milk. Make as directed. I used my hand mixer to blend to pudding consistency. version 2: Use 1/2 Premier Protein (any flavor) + 1/2 nonfat Fairlife Milk. Make as directed. I used my hand mixer to blend to pudding consistency.

Ok, so former smoker...and you know what they say about us...well it's true. And I watched my mom die of lung cancer. She smoked 44 years... But you all DOOOO see the irony here right? You get a life changing surgery that GIVES YOU BACK your life. But AJ in your case, not only are you choosing to drink heavily, you are choosing to smoke too...one just has to ask, WTF did you have this surgery? Why not remain MO? Fat, drunk, and smoking is sure a fun way to go through life, isn't it? Jasus, Mary, and Joseph...SMH.

I'll try to get it for you later today! Super easy. Go buy some brussels sprouts and get out your air fryer. Have spray olive oil on hand, and this magic dust: Tartuffi Truffle Zest with Cheese (affiliate link)

In honor of St. Patrick's Day! I made a Reuben Lettuce Wrap (non-traditional hehe) with Turkey Pastrami and Near Zero Cal Russian Dressing. So. Dang. Delish. And I have a snack for later. There were afters. I didn't eat all the tomatoes - those were for props. LOL. Only 2 ended up staying on the plate. And that bowl in the background held my "chips". I made brussels sprouts chips in the air fryer today with Truffle Zest Cheese spice. So good. (Oh and I found Kim Chi Salsa that is soooooo good! Spicy but not hot spicy! Even better than Kim Chi!) I'd be a panic if I couldn't have my veggies and salads. I heart them so much! So here are the nutritionals on the wrap--of course I suck at spelling but I did fix it. LOL: Here's the nutrition on the Near Zero Russian Dressing I made.

Congrats on ALL. THE. THINGS! Woot! Size small and smaller shoes AND no cancer! Score!

I love the idea of the "I don't have cancer wardrobe"!!! Way to work it, right?

No offense. I'm Irish. I had to break up with potatoes for my health and weight loss. I'm Southern, and live in an area that was formerly rice fields. I had to break up with rice for my health and weight loss. I have a little Italian in me and had to break up with pasta for my health and weight loss. I'm English and had to break up with sticky toffee pudding along with other sweets for my health and weight loss... See where I'm going here? I understand food experience and cooking styles are heavily influence by our heritage. But you CHOSE to have bariatric surgery to change your life and give you a chance to live a long, healthy, new, SKINNY life. And that means, you will have to figure out a different plan for how you eat culturally. I get around this by using the spices from my heritage in new and exciting ways. Sometimes eaten with completely different foods! I love using Italian bread spice on fish! On Chicken! No need for bread! I would look at the proteins of your culture and use the spices and low fat, low sugar, low carb ingredients and condiments and methods of cooking that are healthy, light, and lean. Create new light, lean versions of your Dominican dishes you used to love! For instance, instead of refried beans, I make refried pumpkin (lower carb), refried cauliflower/zucchini mash (low carb, lower fat), Mexican cauli rice, chicken instead of pork shoulder, pork loin instead of pork shoulder, turkey to replace ground beef, etc... Does that help? Above all else, break up with any added sugar and the highest carb foods of your culture and keep the rest.

Oh mah gosh! What a relief and answer to prayers!!!! ((hugs)) I know you are still probably on edge, but this is really brilliant news!!! And now you know about an unknown kidney issue that you can help protect and maybe heal or put into remission through lifestyle choices and weight loss!!! Woot!! Awesome sauce, hon!!!

Ha. Maybe my surgeon wants to scare me? Cuz she says she has personally seen it in a very few of her patients. So she believes in it. Maybe it's the stoma that stretched? Maybe it's the tool? Dunno. She just told me to be careful of portion sizes forevs.

Be very cautious about the peanut butter. It's literally taken me 2 years to handle it. I love it. But it still can make me so nauseated cuz of the fat in it I think? Any nut butter, I have to be careful with. But my work around is that I can do the "slim" peanut butter powders cuz I think it's partially de-fatted. Nuts and nut butters were really the only thing beyond super fatty foods I had to tread very carefully around. I think I figured out that it caused delayed emptying or delayed absorption and an insulin spike and that I got nauseated when my blood sugar dropped too low. And they made that happen?