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How many calories' date=' carbs and Protein grams are each of you getting a day. I need to change something up cause the scale is not moving...grrrr! REM, yes please share what you are eating and how much. Your loss is amazing![/quote']

I don't count calories and i rarely go over 800. Any meal or snack had to be seven carbs or under for life per surgeon. I shoot for 80+ grams of protein.

HW 358 SW 344 CW 283 RNY 4/11/13<br />

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Thanks guys!

Everything protein..

I live off chicken, my pouch loves chicken.. and side of steamed vegg after I eat my protein.. also ff cottage cheese and light and fit greek yogurt.

I have one shake a day to replace Breakfast or lunch. Which ever I feel like doing.

And working out atleast 6x a week for an hour to an hour and a half doing elliptical and weights.

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Thanks guys!

Everything protein..

I live off chicken, my pouch loves chicken.. and side of steamed vegg after I eat my protein.. also ff cottage cheese and light and fit greek yogurt.

I have one shake a day to replace breakfast or lunch. Which ever I feel like doing.

And working out atleast 6x a week for an hour to an hour and a half doing elliptical and weights.

Thanks for sharing that info. Do you know about how many calories you get? How many ounces do you eat each meal?

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So funny and not funny at the same time. Poor girl will probably hate tequila forever :) your a good mama. My kiddo turns 10 tomorrow and I can't believe it. 21 seems just around the corner.

To my surprise, she is up and out the door with friends! She left at 12:30pm. I honestly thought she'd be in bed all day. I shouldve gottten a video for ya all to see.

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To my surprise' date=' she is up and out the door with friends! She left at 12:30pm. I honestly thought she'd be in bed all day. I shouldve gottten a video for ya all to see.[/quote']

Yes!! Love funny videos. Thankfully I had moved away by my 21st. My mother would have never survived she is so straight laced. I don't know that I fully remember my 21st.

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Thanks guys!

Everything protein..

I live off chicken' date=' my pouch loves chicken.. and side of steamed vegg after I eat my protein.. also ff cottage cheese and light and fit greek yogurt.

I have one shake a day to replace breakfast or lunch. Which ever I feel like doing.

And working out atleast 6x a week for an hour to an hour and a half doing elliptical and weights.[/quote']

You dont have to share but i am curious how much your weight was on surgery day.

Do you mind sharing.

HW 255# surgerversary 04/29/13 cw 211#

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Yes!! Love funny videos. Thankfully I had moved away by my 21st. My mother would have never survived she is so straight laced. I don't know that I fully remember my 21st.

I'm so old the drinking age in Wisconsin was 18!

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I'm so old the drinking age in Wisconsin was 18!

Omg I do think I had alot of my drinking almost out of my system by 22. I've always thought that if u can die for your country at 18 u could at least have a drink.

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Omg I do think I had alot of my drinking almost out of my system by 22. I've always thought that if u can die for your country at 18 u could at least have a drink.

I quit drinking when i was 21... Lol

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Yes!! Love funny videos. Thankfully I had moved away by my 21st. My mother would have never survived she is so straight laced. I don't know that I fully remember my 21st.

I had been getting into bars at 19 so my 21st was no big deal! I was the only one of my friends who could get served at 16 too. Id always have to go in to buy the beer. I dont understand how back then I looked older and now people say I look 10 years younger than i am!

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Finally got my Big Train fit frappe in the mail today. So of course I whipped up a shake! It is so good!

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I had been getting into bars at 19 so my 21st was no big deal! I was the only one of my friends who could get served at 16 too. Id always have to go in to buy the beer. I dont understand how back then I looked older and now people say I look 10 years younger than i am!

That's funny but I would much rather it be that way and look younger now!!! So at least u got that in your favor. I almost would beg people to card me nowadays.

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Finally got my Big Train fit frappe in the mail today. So of course I whipped up a shake! It is so good!

Love them!

HW 358 SW 344 CW 283 RNY 4/11/13<br />

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Officially lost 80 pounds this morning!! Woohoo B)

Happy 4th of July to everybody! ^_^

Wow, congratulations! That is a lot of weight!! I had surgery the same day, and I am at 27 lbs lost. Just got back from vacation and ate very little. Got on scale for first time in a week, and the weight was exactly the same. I exercised and was very active all week. Very disappointing to not have lost anything at all.

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Do any of u guys have the medical alert Bracelet? I've been thinking more and more about it after my surgeons nurse told me it would be a good idea. She said we really needed to make sure emergent personnel didn't try to do a blind ng tube I'm case of an emergency as it could cause internal bleeding and damage the spleen. I'm back & forth about it. I know at kinda a good idea and then I have the idea of having to feel like I'm advertising. Thoughts???

Good question. My mom emailed me today urging me to get one because of something she read on-line about a bariatric patient. I will ask my doctor about it when I go for my 3 month visit. No mention of a bracelet has been made at any of the support meetings. I guess it is a personal decision to make.

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