TexasFire

I will be sleeved tomorrow by dr Kim. Good luck to you!

Oh please do come back and check in with us on your experience and progress! Dr. Kim is the doc I am looking most closely at.

No problem! There are lots of good ideas, information, opinions and plans out there that work. Sometimes it's good to just go back to basics and remember the calories in/calories out.

A couple other little deceivers, though? The number of calories that cardio machines say you lose...yeah, right! They are almost NEVER correct....they are vastly overinflated. And some plans/places say you need to eat the calories you burn to meet to daily caloric target. Counter-productive, if you ask me. Makes no sense! (Exception: if you are doing massive amounts of cardio. At that point, your carbs would need to be about 30-35% and you would need to eat more. But unless you are training for a marathon, I doubt you need to eat that many carbs. LOL)

And yet another factoid: less cardio and more resistance training, as long as you are really making an effort with significant weight, does more to burn fat than cardio alone. With heavy lifting comes more muscle. Muscle burns fat and increases your metabolism. So the more you lift, the more muscle you put on, which burns more fat and takes more metabolic "fire" to maintain. So weightlifting efforts are cumulative! It builds on itself while taking away the fat. It's a win-win, no matter how you look at it!

I just read the last poster, and that is the other side of the coin and could very well be correct. Based on the general information you posted at the beginning, it doesn't sound like you are undereating, though.

I don't know what app you are using, but I am not aware of an app that will correctly calculate for a WLS patient. You need to talk to your DR or NUT to be certain, but most WLS patients should be eating around 1000 calories per day, without grazing. I can't be sure, of course, but it sounds like you may be well exceeding that.

I use SparkPeople to track my food and it will give a pie chart that tells what my macronutrient ratios are. (Protein/Carb/Fat ratio) THIS IS THE KEY. It takes some experimentation to find what works for you, but you should focus on high Protein, very low carb, and moderate fat. Mine is currently set at 50% Protein, 20% carb and 30% fat. It is important to eliminate all sugar possible, and also eliminate as much of anyting that turns into sugar...i.e. carbohydrates. The carbs you do eat should be healthy carbs, like your sweet potatoes! LOL

At any rate, when you know exactly what ratios are going in, you can make the changes you need to. Keep your food log for a week and see how things shake out before stressing over it any more. It's fixable!

Congrats on your approval! I hope and expect that all will go beautifully for you from here!

I will be interested to see what everyone has to say. I am just starting to look into revising from LapBand to sleeve. If my doc did revisions to sleeve, I would definitely be going back to him...I LOVE ME SOME DR. MARSDEN! But alas, he does not...so I am on the hunt for a sleeve doc in DFW.

You're in the right place here on BP! Take a look around in this section, as there are tons of ideas. Some will sound good, some will not, but there is no shortage of information here. One suggestion I would make is to find your core daily Protein, if you haven't already. That is your foundation. Build on it...don't replace it.

Finding variety is key for some folks. Not me...I'm a repetitive eater. I find what works and eat the same things all the time. It's just easier that way for me. But if you want some great food ideas, here's a link to a blog that is run by one of our memebers here on BP:

http://sleevers.wordpress.com/category/recipes/

Good luck and let us know what you find, what you like and don't like and how you are feeling!

I don't understand. Maybe your numbers have a typo somewhere? That would have put you at weighing only 82 pounds with your slipped band. That would explain passing out, though! That is a dangerously low weight.

As far as your current situation, I think it would be critical to keep a food and exercise diary. The science of losing weight really is calories in versus calories out, so you need to get the true numbers so you can see what needs to be changed. If you need help at that point, I would be more than happy to help you figure out an eating and exercise plan.

I certainly wish you the best. I know it is a difficult situation to manage. With the correct information, you can do this!

If you're talking about the rtd drinks not the powder i mix them with 100% fruit juice. I mix the apple melon with 1/2 cup of apple juice and it tastes really good. I mix alpine punch with pom juice, orange flavor with pineapple juice etc. I swear by the Isopure ready-to-drink bottles.

That is such a great idea!

That's a good idea. How do you do a shocker day with a stomach capacity of 2-3 tablespoons haha? Do you know any good foods that go down easy without coming right up again.

That's why my day was Sunday. I'm typically home most if not all day. The key is to up the calories without it being a junk-fest. For me, I would add one or two more Protein drinks, a Supreme Protein Bar which has almost no net carbs or sugar, but packs a punch with healthier fats and definitely higher calories. (One full size bar is almost 400 calories, but the caramel one is just like a Snickers! Not to mention it also has 30g of protein.) You are not far out from surgery, so I'm guessing your options may still be rather limited. Just increase meal frequency, thereby increasing your total daily volume, for that one day.

Everyone is different, but when I was sticking to this method I was dropping a jeans size about every two weeks for about two to three months. In June I was a size 24 and by Christmas I was a size 12 with most of that progress realized in late Fall.

Magic number? I don't know that there is a magic number when it comes to weight. It's just not the best (or even more than a vaguely adequate) indicator of health. BMI is even worse. The best indicator of health is body fat percentage. I don't care what the scale says about weight....I wait for the body fat number to pop up! That's what motivates me!

If you don't emerge from the stall when you think you should, you might try the calorie shocker day, too. Once I started really losing while I was SO strict with my diet and workouts, I really believe it was because I had a cheat day each week (almost always on same day...Sunday) to keep my metabolism guessing.

Firstly, congrats on your new tool and for getting active! I think if you work on increasing your Water intake, that may help you see some more progress. Also, one of the other Forum Hosts here, Butterthebean, has a link to an article that could help shed some light. Let us know if this helps!

http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.html#.Uq1FWdJDveI

Is there anyway to change or mix Isopure drinks with anything they taste so bad I bought some don't wanna waste them

What flavor(s) did you buy? You can try mixing them with Water or Water flavorings like Dasani or Crystal Light, possibly.

A recumbent bike on a HILL PROGRAM can be extremely beneficial to building strength in the muscles surrounding the knee. For knee extensions, attach a band to the leg of a chair to provide resistance for the exercise. If you don't have any, Walmart has them super cheap. Make sure it's strong enough to provide enough resistance to make you push yourself. You don't want to hurt yourself, of course, but you need to put in significant effort to see any real gains.

OMG these last few days have been a nightmare! I have done ZERO to work out since I posted several day ago.

I found out this week that my identity has been compromised with the IRS, of all places!!! It is so life-sucking and time-sucking to unwind that kind of damage. To top things off, I had a grooms cake due today, so I've spent the last two days baking and decorating when I need to focus on finances. (Yes, I'm a bariatric patient who owns a bakery...LOL) I have one more day (Monday) to take care of the bones of correcting this identity theft problem and hopefully I will get back on track.

Calgon...take me away!!!

Amazon wants to charge me $57 for delivery. costco doesn't have ready to go Protein shakes in the cases do they?

YIKES! That's highway robbery! Yes, costco has the cases of RTD Premier Protien. Sam's does. too.

Congrats on your upcoming surgery!

Can you receive deliveries from Amazon? Premium Protein is available there.

I got so busy changing out a shower faucet (what a NIGHTMARE) that I almost forgot to post my workout this morning.

LEG DAY

3 sets of 20:

Step-Ups to a 18" bench (each leg)

Kickbacks w/Heavy Versa Loop (each leg)

DB Calf Raises

Plie DB Squats

Lunges (each leg)

CORE

3 sets of 20 decline crunches

3 sets of 20 VKR

3 sets of 20 hyperextensions forward, left and right with 25# plate

CARDIO

30 minutes on the StairMaster

Question...how often and what content are we supposed to post for accountability?

My workout plan doesn't change until the next month rolls around and I would hate to bore everyone!

No miles today, but I did get a 45 s plank done.

What type of exercise is the plank?

I'm just joining the group so I will do 30 min a day on stationary bike and 30 min of treadmill a day and 30 min walking outside. Haven't been exercising at all. Need this motivation especially this time of year. I will check back later. Good luck to all of us!

Welcome, Donna! Good for you on getting active! The plank is a static exercise that works the core. It looks ridiculously simple and is actually one of the harder ones to do. It takes time to build up endurance on this one. Here is a link:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/plank-variations-master-the-underrated-core-blaster.html

Congrats to you both!

Christmas Cookie Protein shake

8 oz. milk
1 scoop vanilla Protein Powder (I like Monster Milk)
1 tbsp sugar-free butterscotch pudding powder
1 oz. either pancake Syrup + a generous dash of cinnamon for a cold shake OR 1/8 tsp. maple extract + a generous dash of cinnamon for a hot preparation.

Optional: Ice, Whipped Cream, embellishments

Directions:

If making cold: Combine ingredients and mix in the blender.

If making hot: Combine ingredients and mix using a spoon and heat in microwave 2 minutes (check temp before drinking and adjust as needed because microwaves vary!)

Merry Christmas!

I have mine set at 50/30/20 and avoid sugar like the plague. And heed her words on avoiding no or low fat products outside of dairy...that's usually a sugar trap, as she stated.

If you are trying to save calories and focus on Protein, I hope you like fish! I don't eat beef. I eat some chicken (usually canned for chicken salads), a ton of fish (especially salmon) and a ton of broccoli, brussel sprouts and asparagus. Cottage cheese (Walmart full fat large curd is so yummy), light string cheese, yogurt (Walmart light), Isopure drinks and Premium Protein Drinks are all staples every day.

I have a million bariatric recipes, but I am personally a repetitive eater....I eat the same things all the time. It's just easier that way and I always have a cheat (within reason, of course) on Sundays...mixing up the caloric intake to keep my metabolism guessing.

Zedd & Hayley Williams – Stay the Night (Henry Fong Remix) – 129 BPM Gavin DeGraw – Best I Ever Had – 136 BPM The Fray – Love Don’t Die – 116 BPM Ellie Goulding – Burn (Magic Man Remix) – 87 BPM Demi Lovato – Neon Lights (Betty Who Remix) – 126 BPM Zendaya – Replay (Riddler Remix) – 130 BPM One Direction – Best Song Ever (Kat Krazy Remix) – 127 BPM Eminem & Rihanna – The Monster – 111 BPM Avicii – Wake Me Up (Avicii Speed Remix) – 126 BPM Flo Rida – How I Feel – 128 BPM

This is just the Top 10 for December on www.RunHundred.com, which I love! But you can Google it and get a ton of ideas. There is a lot on www.About.com, too.

Mondays! GRRRR

CHEST DAY

3 sets of 12:

DB chest presses

DB lying flyes

DB incline flyes

DB straight arm pullovers

DB bent arm pullovers

CORE

3 sets of 20 decline crunches (hate)

3 sets of 20 VKR

3 sets of 20 hyperextensions forward, left and right with 25# plate

CARDIO

34 minutes on the stairmaster (more than 30 because my favorite Disturbed song came on my iPod! )

Just getting back into a routine, so I will probably be VERY sore tomorrow morning!

Isopure us 20 oz of clear drink that has 40 grams of Protein. no carbs, 160 calroies, no sugar. it taste like grape koolaide.. * i have grape frost* I'm drinking these during my clear liquid stage. and when i can go to full liquids, i'm going back to my Protein drinks. there are a lot of protein drinks i can't stand, but i've found that Premium Protein (has 30 grams of protein) are good and low carb low sugar, and the EAS protein drinks. also I found a powdered Peanut Butter called PB2! It's a life saver! It completely changes the taste of protein drinks and actually makes them tolerable! Look it up!

********** Take in mind that your body can only absorb around 25 g of protein per setting!!!! so split up your protein drinks accordingly.

I just LOVE Isopure Coconut and Premium Protein RTD is a staple in my diet! PB2 is amazing, too! I agree with you on all points until the end regarding protein limitations. LOL

You are partially correct, though. It has become accepted as universal fact after being widely touted across body building forums that any more than 30 grams of protein per meal will not be utilized for muscle synthesis. This is exactly why most body builders eat 5 - 8 meals per day. But protein can be utilized for much more than building biceps.

In this instance, we are talking about someone who had major surgery a week ago. It has been proven time and again that protein is critical to wound healing. In this respect, your body can require .8 to .85 grams of protein per pound of body weight. That is a TON of protein! LOL I have never been successful at taking in protein at that level!

Even after healing, increased protein ratios have many benefits. Protein can be burned as fuel. Calories from protein burn slower that calories from carbs, so you stay fuller longer. Since your body doesn't store protein the same as carbohydrates, increased protein can promote faster weight loss when carbohydrates are restricted or reduced. A high protein, low carbohydrate diet promotes better moods, less depression, increased self-esteem and an overall feeling of well-being.

I've spent countless hours researching diet and macro-nutrient ratios (protein - fat - carb ratios) and have found much success with a very high protein, low to moderate fat, low carbohydrate diet. I've designed diet and exercise plans for many and those who followed the plan saw success as well.

Ok, I'll get off my protein soap box now!!!