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Some favs --
• Vision without execution is just hallucination. - Peter Thiel, PayPal founder
• on exercise:
1. Shut up and power through.
2. Find your inner Toaster.
3. If you can't get out of it, get into it.
• The goal is the road, not the destination. - Dr. Jamie Beckerman
• You have all the time there is. - unknown
• Faith sees best in the dark. - Kierkegaard
• An uneasy conscience is a hair in the mouth. - Mark Twain
• Bitterness, like misery, is optional. - Jerry coffee, Viet Nam POW
• There are many intelligent species in the universe - they are all owned by cats. - inknown

Here's my alltime favorite...so far!
The goal is the road, not the destination. - Dr. Jamie Beckerman

Here's my alltime favorite...so far!
The goal is the road, not the destination. - Dr. Jamie Beckerman

Here's my alltime favorite...so far!
The goal is the road, not the destination. - Dr. Jamie Beckerman

Gees, you just don't stop! So tell me about your recipe for this Protein coffee. I'm always on the lookout for new tips and ideas. Am enjoying the treadmill, increasing the time on it each day. I am feeling better, more energetic each day.

Another high achiever! Kudos to you, too. In the same timeframe I'm down 75 lbs to your 126, so I hope you are celebrating your achievement with impunity! The holidays WERE wicked, and the winter weather does not cooperate with our intentions. I just got a treadmill, and am revising my daily routine to incorporate its use to my advantage. I've been trying to adapt some recipes to make Protein Cookies and protein granola for treats. It's all trial and error and ADVENTURE. Not a moment's regret for getting this surgery.

Another high achiever! Kudos to you, too. In the same timeframe I'm down 75 lbs to your 126, so I hope you are celebrating your achievement with impunity! The holidays WERE wicked, and the winter weather does not cooperate with our intentions. I just got a treadmill, and am revising my daily routine to incorporate its use to my advantage. I've been trying to adapt some recipes to make Protein Cookies and protein granola for treats. It's all trial and error and ADVENTURE. Not a moment's regret for getting this surgery.

LOVE that sentence - thanks for sharing it. And WOO HOO to you - you have done an amazing job -- so committed and driven. Your efforts have paid off and you inspire the rest of us. I'm curious, though - are you located near a metropolitan area? Where did you find a food psychologist?

Wow, you are DRIVEN. Great to see you being so fierce. I'd like a cup of that elixir, please!

Wow, you are DRIVEN. Great to see you being so fierce. I'd like a cup of that elixir, please!

I cannot imagine your heartache and sorrow in losing a child, Frustr8. I am so sorry for your loss. I love your memorial balloon tradition, though - very special. You have an inspiring attitude about your life trials - with plenty of humor. You don't seem to take much lying down...unless you're on a gurney for a test or in OR! Carry on!

Me, too, but other than that the Hair loss continues and weight does not change. My PA okayed bumping up the Biotin and L-lysine dosages. The other problem is that I live in the land of snow and ice and walking for exercise just is not happening here in the boondocks. I am solving that with my order today for a treadmill -- you know, those metal implements that get converted into a clothes rack after a short time? I surveyed treadmill owners I know who own them...Why did you stop using yours? A. boredom. B. it's in the basement/garage/spare room & I never go in the basement/garage/spare room. So this one goes in the living room, in front of the TV, within good earshot of the music collection. As I've heard before, this weight loss journey is 80% nutrition, 20% exercise, and 100% mental!

Me, too, but other than that the Hair loss continues and weight does not change. My PA okayed bumping up the Biotin and L-lysine dosages. The other problem is that I live in the land of snow and ice and walking for exercise just is not happening here in the boondocks. I am solving that with my order today for a treadmill -- you know, those metal implements that get converted into a clothes rack after a short time? I surveyed treadmill owners I know who own them...Why did you stop using yours? A. boredom. B. it's in the basement/garage/spare room & I never go in the basement/garage/spare room. So this one goes in the living room, in front of the TV, within good earshot of the music collection. As I've heard before, this weight loss journey is 80% nutrition, 20% exercise, and 100% mental!

I've been charting BP since home from hospital on spreadsheet along with oximeter and weight. Cardiologist said stop, PCP concurred and gave me numbers to watch for if it creeps up so I could resume meds if necessary. So far, so good - don't need 'em!

That IS major, Lynn - congratulations! May this be just one of many successes to come. I got off my BP meds, too, but your numbers are waay better than mine! And then, 19# lost as well! I just hit the 50# lost mark, so I'm celebrating, too,

@Frustr8 - yay, good for you! Ffeels so good, doesn't it, seeing the numbers go down? Those "little" victories are HUGE.

Silly rabbit - I HOPE not! :-)

I'm reading James Clear - Atomic Habits, to assist in carving out my new life habits since surgery. Excellent reading! In today's email, he summarizes 55 non-fiction books he's read this year, and one of them seems so appropriate for us. Here's a link to his site and article, and then the summary that struck me relative to our stalls.... https://jamesclear.com/book-summaries
Mastery
by George Leonard
Print
The Book in Three Sentences: The most successful path to mastering anything is to practice for the sake of the practice itself, not for the result. All significant learning is composed of brief spurts of progress followed by long periods of work where if feels as if you are stuck on a plateau. There are no experts–only learners.

@J San -- "wanting to add amino acid powder to my daily shakes a"
I got weary of the whey Protein Powder and started adding collagen hydolysate to Soups and drinks. It is fairly tasteless and can be used in hot foods, a distinct advantage over the whey. I got Great Lakes collagen hydrolysate (green canister) but it's not a complete Protein as it lacks Tryptophan. I get around that but adding an opened capsule of tryptophan. It's an easy way to add 12g protein to a food, and give the system another type of protein which is easily digested, at least for me.
Glad you're beyond the pleurisy and wow, you've made so much headway on your goal - maybe your system needs some time to process and adjust to all these changes. But talk with your medical team about your protein levels and types, as well as appropriate dosage for lysine - see what's best for you. Carry on!

I've been charting BP since home from hospital on spreadsheet along with oximeter and weight. Cardiologist said stop, PCP concurred and gave me numbers to watch for if it creeps up so I could resume meds if necessary. So far, so good - don't need 'em!

That IS major, Lynn - congratulations! May this be just one of many successes to come. I got off my BP meds, too, but your numbers are waay better than mine! And then, 19# lost as well! I just hit the 50# lost mark, so I'm celebrating, too,

I had no help before or after surgery except transportation to and from hospital. Stock up on supplies and meds beforehand while you can still drive. Post-surgery the nix on driving is just because of your pain meds, which you may only need 2-3 days. I did not NEED or want any help. It sounds like the relationship may not have been built on a solid foundation in the first place, so Celebrate YOU and your FREEDOM. It's an exciting time in your life, Mousecat88 !!!

Very clever! Glad things are going well for you!

I had no help before or after surgery except transportation to and from hospital. Stock up on supplies and meds beforehand while you can still drive. Post-surgery the nix on driving is just because of your pain meds, which you may only need 2-3 days. I did not NEED or want any help. It sounds like the relationship may not have been built on a solid foundation in the first place, so Celebrate YOU and your FREEDOM. It's an exciting time in your life, Mousecat88 !!!