Dawn

I can't do it because I don't believe in not allowing myself anything! If I say I can't have I only want it more! I CHOOSE to not eat some things but I still have treats! One of my favorite is peanut butter cups and I had some today (the Adkins brand). If I want chocolate, I have some chocolate or whatever it is I want! I do crave pasta here and again but I haven't allowed myself to have it YET but I know someday I will! I got the sleeve knowing that I would still be able to eat anything but in moderation now!

Okay so I've seen a few posts here and there about different issues after surgery so I'm curious if anyone else has experienced this. I was very constipated a few weeks ago when I saw my doc for my 3 month visit so she put me on a stool softener. I've been taking them twice a day since and in the last week I have had three days of really bad cramping and major diarrhea. I am thinking maybe I should only take one stool softener a day instead of two? I have been on them before (when I was preggo) but never had this issue. I haven't changed my diet any, eating the same stuff I have been for months now!

My goal by the end of the year is to Pass (just a passing score of 60) the APFT (hubby is retired Army). I would have to do 15 pushup (which I can't do one! LOL) in 2 mins, 42 situps in 2 mins and a two mile run in 21 mins!!

So how is everyone doing on this Fine Friday!!! TGIF!! B - Protein shake L - Pepperoni and cheese D - Brinner!! LOL eggs and toast and maybe sausage depending how I feel Vita - In my shake Water - 20oz down Exercise - 5K

CONGRATS!!! Good luck on getting everythingd done and getting a date!!!

I am so worried about this! I start work again in just over a week and I don't want to fall back into old habits of snacking all day of Crap! LOL I have planned to take some carrots and other veggies with me and LOTS of water so hopefully I won't fall back into it!

So I made a goal for myself that I would start to run/walk and I would complete a 5K This year! Well I did sign up for one on 30 April but I've been training for a bit. At the begining of Feb. I got my new shoes that have the Nike+ and I've been recording everything through there. My first run with it was 40:45 on 8 Feb. Today's run (3/4) was in 34:12!! WOOHOO!!! It felt GREAT! I ran for the first full 2.5K which was just over 15 mins!! I don't remember the last time I was able to run for 15 mins straight! LOL Also it was kinda funny today because I have two pairs of workout pants, they were both in the wash so I put on a pair of capri's. Got to the gym and started to run and OMG my pants started Falling Off!!!! They didn't seem like they were that big on me but when you add all that movement I guess they are!!! hehe Time to shop again! hehe

I am actually surprised that those are considered slider foods because that is what I can't eat! LOL Anything with bread goes down slow and make me Super full!!

I like the pure protein bars in the smores flavor! I know it's 30g of protein but I'm sure its high in carbs too

I usually don't go all day with just the protein shake but I was out and about all day today! My shake is anywhere from 40-60g of just Protein Powder with a cup of 1% milk. Somedays I also add a Tbsp of Peanut butter! Todays shake was 40g of protein! I do not experience any hunger (I'm just over 15 weeks out) but I do have Head Hunger and also empty hands which makes for snacking at night The Protein Shakes used to REALLY fill me up and not so much anymore so I usually have something for lunch!

I started at 8 weeks but I think you have to listen to Your body!

B - Protein Shake L - Rest of Protein Shake D - ???? Either breakfast foods or grilled cheese and soup! LOL S - Beef Jerky

Tiff that is too funny cuz I was actually in the back of mind wondering if I should do liquids for a few days! LOL I have to remind myself that this journey is A LOT like every other weight loss journey I've been on and it will take some adjustments and TIME! It's just hard somedays when you look at it and I've lost SO MUCH weight in such a short amount of time I just hoped it would contiune to come off at the same rate but I should know that it will slow down eventually!

I am curious how often you weigh yourself and what if you see the scale go up, what do you do? I officially weigh in on Monday's and last week I gained 1 lb. So I've been very careful with food and have been going to the gym each day and been feeling Great! SO I've been watching the scale. I went down on Tue and then up by 2lbs on Wed and back down 1lb today? I know that we shouldn't weigh everyday but it's so hard to not watch where I'm at. I'm not really understanding why I am not losing a good number again? Can it be that after not getting in enough Protein for almost a whole week and two weeks with no work outs that it will take a couple of weeks to get back on track?

B - Protein shake L - Finished Shake and had 4 twizzlers at a movie D - Pork Tenderloin and veggie (left over while DH & DD have pasta) S - ??? Vita - In shake Water - 50oz in Exercise - 36:50 min 5K!!!!

Mine is a little different since I'm at a small Army post so everything was done very quickly! The first appt. with the surgeon to the surgery date was 1 month and two weeks!

I LOVE pizza but I don't like sause a lot and I'm trying to stay away from a lot of carbs so I just take turkey pepperoni and lay it out on a baking sheet (I cover it with foil to help with clean up!) and put a little bit of cheese on top of each and put them under the broiler for a few mins until the cheese is melted! It's all the stuff I love about pizza without all the other crap! LOL

One of my few good weightloss attempts before surgery was with Weight Watchers and I did the whole no eating after 8pm so I do think I need to go back to something like this! I hate telling myself I CAN'T do something because that just makes me want to do it more! LOL I like the idea of being able to have milk at night though instead of just water cuz I have a tiny bladder so all that water at night makes for many wake ups! LOL

B - Protein shake L - Pepperoni and Parm cheese D - Pork Tenderloin and veggie S - Cheese sticks or nana bread Vites - Blended in my Protein Shake Water - Working on it Exercise - GREAT leg weights day and 30 min bike ride!

I also suggest a protein supplement! It will help you get more protein in and also more calories! I make a protein drink in the mornings with 69g of protein and 390 calories! In the early days I was using 40g of protein powder, 9g from a cup of milk and that was lunch and dinner!

I still don't have hunger pains (15 weeks post-op) but I feel like (esp. at night) that I should be snacking and my head has been taking over my body! LOL Does anyone else get the snacky feeling? I'm trying really hard to make myself more aware of it and just grab some water and not food that I know I don't need! I get my protein in and I get a good amount of calories in so I don't need any other food!

I have to say that fruit juice is NO WHERE near as bad as a Coke! If we go out to eat at times my daughter (6 years old) will sometimes have a apple juice or lemonade but usually it's milk. We chose where to eat on what we know they have that will work for all of us. I have always been a super picky eater so it's been hard to find places that I would eat and that also had a good menu for my daughter. We switch it from a burger to chicken for her and she will get fruit or veggies with it, which she prefers! I have learned since having surgery that I don't usually want to order from the children's menu so my daughter and I split something from the regular menu. My daughter has always LOVED fruit (I hate all fruit!) and she has never been a volume eater. She does like to snack so we talk a lot about what Snacks are good and how it is okay to have a "treat" at times but it's all about how much and how often you eat it. Her father and I are both large people (well I'm becoming not so large anymore!!hehe) so I have ALWAYS worried about her but I have taught her from day one about good/bad foods. I didn't have this education growing up and we lived off of McDonalds and Soda!

B - Protein Shake L - Rest of Protein Shake and a piece of nana bread D - Sausage S - Beef Jerky, Cheese

Well I knew that it would happen someday but I didn't think it would happen this quickly. I gained weight this week (1 lb) It’s a real sucky feeling but I have no one to blame but myself! For the 4 days this past week I didn't get in enough Protein and I know a big key to my weight loss is getting in 60+g of protein EVERYDAY. I also took in a lot more carbs then I usually do and I didn't make it to the gym in two weeks now. I was sick one week and then the next I just didn't go because I would have only been able to go one day since the rest we were out of town. So like I said, My Fault all the way! I KNOW what I need to be doing now I must just do it! For whatever reason it seems that now I can "see" myself and my excuses better than I used to! I guess before surgery I chose to not see and now I chose to see. By making excuses I am just hurting myself and I don't want to do that! I WANT to be healthy and lose all my weight, I WANT to feel good in my own skin and I WANT to be physically fit! I can only do those things if I Choose to eat the right things and I go to the gym! Today is a new day and I'm going to Choose the right way!

I had reflux REALLY bad before surgery but haven't had it since. I do get a real sour stomach in the mornings so I take my PPI at night before bed. I was on nexium but it wasn't working anymore and I just got switched to Asiphex(sp) and so far it seems to be doing the trick! Good Luck!