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You should be in or past puree stage right?.
So try canned tuna fish, canned salmon, canned chicken breast, all nice soft and squishy.

String cheese also has a good amount or Protein too.

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Fairlife milk has 50% more Protein than normal milk.

Try sugar free Jello pudding, with unflavored Protein mix. It's awesome. Make sure to use a high quality protein mix like GENEPRO.

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Make sure you are getting right amount of Fiber with the amount of food you are eating..

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To make up for Fiber I don't get in food, my favorite way is Gummy fiber tablets. Yeah, some sugar in them, but far better than any other fiber supplement I every tried.

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Start measuring and tracking other measurements that usually get forgotten. Hips, thighs, waist, stomach, chest, arms or whatever suits you.

I had been a stall very recently, and it started to bother me but I realized that my jogging intervals are faster and easier, and I am adding weights at the gym very consistently. Since I am eating right, there is nothing else I can do. I am on a good trajectory so I didn't let it bother me.

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Do the incisions hurt without movement or when you flex your abdomen in any way? If the latter, hold a pillow against yourself.

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... As an aside, as I write this I am in a gym parking lot and on my list of weights this evening are hoist abdominal crunches at 205 lbs for 36 reps total... So don't worry, it'll go away eventually then you can look forward to post workout pains.

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I went straight to scrambled eggs. No problem. I find two eggs are a good normal meal. Try one.

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Be sure to add a bunch extra milk when mixing it up so the eggs are extra fluffy.

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I never took measurements until last week, 4 months post-op, so don't feel bad. Weight is a major metadata point for the insurance companies and other entities that needs metrics.

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I will be 11 weeks post op soon and am on my third stall. First one lates a week, second one lasted 5 days and this current one I am 14 days in! I am not too concerned but it’s a total mind trip lol. Just wanted to post to let current post op folk know that this will happen & all of us experience it. I can’t wait for this to be over. And yes my clothes are still falling off because jeans I purchased 3 weeks ago don’t fit but that’s ok! have I tried switching things up, yes but nothing changed. I just know my body is still adapting

I would start measuring other things than weight. Measure hips, chest, arms, waist, stomach.If you are weight training, or doing other activities (no excuse not to) you could be building muscle that offsets fat loss. Weight might stay the same, but, maybe stomach went in half an inch?Start tracking your measurements. I was on a stall, ( and eating right ) but my jogging intervals are faster and easier, my weights are increasing at the gym.... So screw it, why care about the stall? I know my body is working in the right direction even if my body weight stays the same.

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My experience was good, no bad side effects. On occasion however I can sometimes get some serious as acid ony stomach at night and wakes me up, but after many Tums, sitting and a little bread, it goes away.

You aren't missing anything. I believe most people goes just fine.

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............So just got back from my walk and after talking to my wife about calories burned I found out using a generic input on MyFitnessPal was not a good idea. Apparently with the tiny amount of walking I did there is no way I could burn so many calories. Well maybe not but I still lost 4lbs according to my scale that sometimes very often does not read accurately.

ITS MY STORY AND I"M STICKING TO IT.....as long as you all know it's probably all BS. I did learn something though...............

Most weight loss is done through breathing. So by increasing your metabolism walking you jump starting baome weight loss. I don't know the exact mechanism but I think you lost some Water with it, but your body will collect some water later on as your drink.

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I think rucking is gaining popularity because if using a backpack and true rucking, you can do it every where, walking to work and carrying other stuff, to from car, grocery shopping, whatever. But don't skimp on a backpack, you'll want a comfortable one and preferably one that can hold a hydration bladder with holed for the hose to drink from.

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I like the weights because, backpack is then multi-use! And trains for a heavy backpack hike or camp!

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Follow-up meetings.....
Surgeon doesn't care what I eat, says I am doing g good and to keep at it, just get my Protein in and not worry about my next to zero carb intake (eating lean meats with fat and little carbs)

Nutritionist on other hand nearly gave birth to a cow when she saw my diary of not getting much carbs. Oh well.

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EVERYDAY
Better question is..... who creates weekly 2 month moving average weight loss trendlines in spreadsheets???... Me Me Me!

Weight will fluctuate. I got exceedingly puzzled over a one day 3lb gain, but lost it on two days.

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I have been weight training for a while, so I thought I would have stabilized with the water/muscle building.

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So I’m 5 weeks away from surgery and my advice to all you guys get a wholesale membership. They have big bags of boneless skinless chicken breast that I pretty much use for everything. You can get Protein Drinks there you can get frozen veggies. You can get all the zero drinks which if you hate Water like me are a lifesaver. Don’t be afraid to drop say 10 bucks on like broccoli. If it’s frozen you can find so many uses and this is coming from someone with just my husband to feed. Also moms and dads please don’t feel guilty about changing your kids eating habits my parents let me eat nothing but junk and that’s how I got to where I am it starts at home with you guys

Actually, I'd caution against wholesale unless you have to deal with a family. Once you have the surgery, you are eating less than half of what you did before. I can still find sales in local grocery store that meets or exceeds my local BJ's. Saves gas, and freezer and refrig space. Now, I do go to the BJ's to buy string cheese in bulk (use it for my post-op snack meals). But, I am eating 4 strings at most a day. I am a member there for other reasons than food. Otherwise I'd get string cheese locally.

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I am afraid to evoke envy. I just joined a fencing group, and the instructor was trying to figure out my size in case I wanted to get in on a group order for protective gear. I was the only overweight person there, and the oldest by 20 years at least and I was open about my surgery and that I am still loosing weight and would wait until I stabilized because bigger sizes is just more loose paddings to love around in. Now, a few classes later, other regular members are showing up, that perhaps could use a weight loss program or surgery, and I just don't want to discuss it, because in the sport, just being overweight brings your performance level lower.

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Was telling my wife today as the weight comes off I should add weights to my backpack for my walks. Technically I wouldn't be lifting anything more than what I was already carrying.....

Actually it will be a little different, and for the better. Walking around with weights in a backpack is now commonly called "rucking" (after military jargon) and seems to be gaining popularity. Weights will work on shoulder, upper body and core muscles. There are alot of internet hits about rucking, just do a search.I bought a specialized backpack just for rucking. It has a compartment to put weights in that rides high on the inside of the pack, and keeps them stable (designed for the manufacturer's weights). Keeping weights high in the pack helps posture and keeps them from hitting lower back when walking, especially if the weights do sag your pack, walk fast or jog any distance. A hip belt might help but you don't want that tight.

You will probably want sandbags full of sand in your pack. Less sharp edges and a little shapeable. Weights are expensive, but bricks are cheaper. So people will use sandbags or bricks wrapped up in duct tape. Also, foam pads, pool tubes, whatever, is commonly used to keep the weights at the top of bag as much as possible, and anyway you can keep the weight from moving. I've seen pictures of packs entirely lined with foam pads, front back, bottom and sides.

Rucking is now a "sport" of sorts. Like the Spartan obstacle races I am sure you have heard about their is a rucking group, called GoRuck.com. (where I bought my built tougher than a M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank backpack). But this group is not about racing, it's about team effort. Groups do courses in small groups, no big production like a Spartan race, lots of military style boot camp exercises maybe things like carrying people on stretchers. Its run by veterans and has military and patriotic themes. All events are dedicated to a military branch or as a memorial to a battle (or tragedy). All groups must carry a flag for the team and a 25 lb weight for the team, and each person carries their own Water and supplies, and rucks their own 20lb weight.

I am training for an event now. They have no specific listed physical requirement but videos I see they so pushups, crunches, bear crawls, and other exercises (backpack stays on) and other activities like carrying other people. In emails, I was told if one can jog a 5k, a Light challenge (7-10 miles) will be no problem. So I am training a couch to 5k and off days rucking bricks until a buy a good weight. Goal is to be ready next year for a June 6th event dedicated to D-DAY in Washington D.C.

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I have been tracking my food. Nothing has changed except taking in much more Water, but the water started before this stall. Only ever had two minor post-op stalls, so maybe it's my time.

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I think you will be ok as long as you don't strain your incisions or your upper body while stomach still healing. My program put us on a 25 or 30 lb limit first 2 weeks

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5 hour energy drinks.< br>Many, many articles that caffeine before workouts promote the intensity and even biases the body to burn fat cells instead of glycogen.

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Good for you. Pre op I would have never thought I would be interested in jogging. Post op I feel like I just want to do everything and I can't yet. Had my 1st follow up with my surgeon yesterday and was told to wait until 6 weeks post to anything past eliptical w/ no arms, stationary or walking. Not even swimming until incision scars are fully healed. No scabs, has to me only my skin over spots.

What happen that your doctor does not want you to walk? 4 hours after surgery I was doing a mile in the hospital hallways for the gas relief walks.

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How much does muscle gain impact weight loss?
I am weight training 5-6 days a week on a 3 muscle group cycle. Also training for a 5K and my intervals are getting faster and easier. I have been steadily increasing my weights in all muscle areas. And, I am also on a weight loss stall that I can't explain much, so that makes me wonder.

Edit: On my phone, and I thought I put this in the fitness group.
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How dramatic, or unhealthy can weight loss in feet be?

I am just 4 months post-op and lost 39% excess weight (based on BMI) and I have noticed me feet are slightly more slender, and a "bump" on my right foot (below that artery) is no longer annoying me so much I skip the shoe lace hole for long walks. I am still the same shoe size, just my feet seem slightly less "bulky."

More importantly, I noticed what appears to be some potential loose skin developing on the outside bases on both my "pinky" toes. Does this become a problem down the road? I know about loose skin, but loose skin in feet would seem like more of a problem. I have always had athlete foot problems, so this concerns me if it gets "worse."

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