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You'll never have to worry about me stealing your green smoothies! The lamb leftovers would be in serious danger though!

Have you met me?? .... nope, all the delicious lamb, none of the purred green stuff!

You can keep your liquid salad ... I'll take this please!

Hello! Awfully quiet in here .. Well, I have fantastic news! Despite eating like crap for an entire work week .... the scale was down. It was down both Saturday morning and this morning! So, I'm excited to think maybe, just maybe, maintenance won't be so terribly difficult, when I get there?

Thanks for replying Alex.

I travel for work nearly weekly. Same, all of the US, and stay at Marriotts. I started back to work travel at 3 weeks post op. I personally don't worry about it too much. Nearly everywhere has good, lean, protein choices. Sometimes I make good choices, sometime I don't. I have an iron stomach, nothing bothers me, so I really eat everything. Why no red meat?

Alex .... Honest question here. If you have such concerns about Premier Protein, why do you still sell Genepro. The Genepro issues are much more serious, and the company that makes Genepro has behaved seriously unethically, IMO. I also don't think the Premier Protein issues are so terrible. 26-29 g of protein vs. 30 g. That is a 3-13% discrepancy. Although not ideal, not the worst either (i.e. Genepro). And casein & milk protein concentrate vs. whey protein isolate. Are there any studies saying whey protein is superior? Not all of us have bypasses. Even with bypasses, just because casein is absorbed more slowly, does it mean it is absorbed less completely?

My advice is not to buy too much. I bought way more liquid, pureed and soft foods than I even came close to eating. So much I gave or threw away.

Continuing the theme of posting my "bad" meals here, and my "good" meals on the Before and After thread, as to try to limit my corrupting influence (we are all too far gone here for me to worry about j) Various crap at an airport lounge Mini brat in a pretzel bun, chicken nuggets on top of buffalo sauce, steamed carrots, cheese ravioli in marinara @GreenTealael, this lounge was far less fancy than the last! I seem to have a lot more capacity w soft food, than dense protein. I know that is normal, but pretty new for me, when I didn't have a lot of sliders up until recently

I was on and off Depo for years. My favorite bc, EVER. But I got scared off because of the effects on calcium and bone density. https://nwhn.org/depo-provera-and-bone-mineral-density/ Also when I went off depo after 3 years, it took me over a year to get my period back. I didn't like that the hormones had built up in my body for that long. Also if I had wanted to become pregnant during that time.it wouldn't have been possible. I got the Mirena IUD just prior to my WLS. I agree, it hurt like a b*tch, and I have irregular spotting both light and heavy since. But I like that is is the most effective form of bc, and I don't need to remember to take a pill, or go get a shot, etc.

I got this in my fortune cookie today (yes, shouldn't have eaten a fortune cookie ) I don't need courage, I need a flat tummy, non saggy thighs .... sigh!

I agree, that seems unrealistic, and unnecessary on clear liquids.

"Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR is the amount of calories you would burn if you were asleep all day." Here is a calculator. But it is a rough estimation, at best. https://manytools.org/handy/bmr-calculator/ Higher is better, but other than adding muscle mass, a lot of it is out of our control. Ok, I like your NUT much better than your surgeon. I think a low cal protein dense shake can help boost protein intake, without forcing another "meal" down, and keeping cals low.

Hmm ... I think that is a very aggressive goal by your Dr. You have to have a calorie deficit of 3,500 calories to lose 1 lb. So by your surgeon's goals you should have a 2,300 calorie deficit each day. Your BMR may not even be that high.

It was a fancy @$$ lounge. It's hard to resist the fancy drinks when they are free

That is so great! Congrats!!!!!

It's really not that bad. You just meet at a busy public place, have your wits about you. I'm sure there are millions of first dates that happen everyday. Nothing to be scared about.

I agree with this. I might not need Cheerios ... but Cheetos ... maybe

Sleeved here .... but no issue with gum whatsoever.

I'm in total agreement on everything but heels in airports. That's just crazy talk!

I agree with this. I could have done it. I took no time off, but I work from home. I was back to full work travel at week 3 post op. But not everyone has the same easy recovery.

From a personal perspective, I have no issues w blood sugar, seemingly no diabetes risk, etc. My interest in "diets" is purely from a weight loss perspective. The support for low carb = greater weight loss is not at all universal. For instance, this recent study http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/02/low-fat-or-low-carb-its-a-draw-study-finds.html And this article cites a few different studies https://www.vox.com/2018/2/21/17036004/do-low-carb-diets-work I'm not a member of any coven, just someone for whom a long term low carb diet is unsustainable.

Airport lounge food Clockwise Kale Salad, Chicken, Brussel Sprouts, Steamed Carrots, Potato Gratin

I agree, you can still do Netflix and chill, but have it fit in your new healthier lifestyle. Order in Thai (lots of yummy protein based options), middle eastern kabobs, sashimi, poke, etc.

Checking in .. Continue to have a craptastic week. I technically did a 14 hr fast, but I don't think it counts since I broke the fast with a Totinos pizza roll. Trade show is over, but will be wine-ing and dining tomorrow, so no real improvement in either my diet nor motivation in the forecast. Was funny this week, saw lots of people I haven't seen in the last year. I can't tell you how many people straight up didn't recognize me. Good thing I had a name badge on. Glad everyone here is having so much success, I'm so happy for y'all!