As @FluffyChix stated in the original thread:

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Let's share all our sophomore experiences, our angst, our struggles, our suggestions--let's talk about life! Let's become friends! You can be on any kind of food plan, do any kind of exercise or not, be gay or straight, engage in cardio or not--you just have to be in the "tweener" stage post WLS.

Not a Newbie but not yet a Vet - Sophomores have different challenges and are coping with an awkward middle stage, so please only post if you've passed the six month post-surgery mark!

It finally happened! I’ve been doing intermittent fasting, tracking everything I eat on MFP and being more conscious of how much I’m eating, and I’ve been moving/walking/jogging more. I’m so excited to see the scale moving in general after two months of stagnation, but even more excited to be UNDER 200 LBS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!

Yay!!!! 198.8!!!!!! Wooohoooo!!!!

2 minutes ago, AEdoesRnY said:

It finally happened! I’ve been doing intermittent fasting, tracking everything I eat on MFP and being more conscious of how much I’m eating, and I’ve been moving/walking/jogging more. I’m so excited to see the scale moving in general after two months of stagnation, but even more excited to be UNDER 200 LBS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!

Yay!!!! 198.8!!!!!! Wooohoooo!!!!

Yay! Congrats!!! Now quickly!! Run and change your ticker to reflect your onederland status. ?

On 04/10/2019 at 06:27, FluffyChix said:

Yay! Congrats!!! Now quickly!! Run and change your ticker to reflect your onederland status. ?

Lol did that seconds after posting!!! Yay!!! ????

14 minutes ago, AEdoesRnY said:

It finally happened! I’ve been doing intermittent fasting, tracking everything I eat on MFP and being more conscious of how much I’m eating, and I’ve been moving/walking/jogging more. I’m so excited to see the scale moving in general after two months of stagnation, but even more excited to be UNDER 200 LBS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!

Yay!!!! 198.8!!!!!! Wooohoooo!!!!

Congratulations! Feels amazing, doesn't it?

41 minutes ago, AEdoesRnY said:

It finally happened! I’ve been doing intermittent fasting, tracking everything I eat on MFP and being more conscious of how much I’m eating, and I’ve been moving/walking/jogging more. I’m so excited to see the scale moving in general after two months of stagnation, but even more excited to be UNDER 200 LBS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!

Yay!!!! 198.8!!!!!! Wooohoooo!!!!

Yasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Edited April 10, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

It's still showing as 201.3. But super congrats!

On 04/10/2019 at 07:08, FluffyChix said:

It's still showing as 201.3. But super congrats!

Thanks! I tried again and will look at the ticker on my computer later today!

Soooo 1.5yr follow up today.

Apparently i have perfect labs. I challenged this as being nice and the PA said no, most perfect he's seen at the practice since joining ?

But

Reflux is happening more frequently and even with water. So back on PPI i go with Carafete (sp?) For good measure before a follow up a d possible endo to check for damage.

And...

Dumping. No silver bullet fix but most nuclear fix is rny conversion to mitigate both (definitely reflux but *sometimes* dumping and sometimes not ...Don't want a conversion and they are not pushing for it. But they explained all the options fully especially if there is severe erosion. Hoping meds do the trick.?)

I hope the meds work out for you!

Oddly enough, I didn’t have reflux and acid issues until I got my RNY. It’s controlled with a PPI that I’ve almost weened off of completely, but if I go too many hours without eating, the pain comes rearing it’s ugly head. ??‍♀️

3 minutes ago, Jolexis said:

I hope the meds work out for you!

Oddly enough, I didn’t have reflux and acid issues until I got my RNY. It’s controlled with a PPI that I’ve almost weened off of completely, but if I go too many hours without eating, the pain comes rearing it’s ugly head. ??‍♀️

Thanks! Yeahhhhhh I'm hoping one round will do me justice especially since my diet is pretty straight and narrow.

Public service announcement: this is pretty damn good.

Tons of protein, feels damn close to genuine pasta, my only caveat is that you need to pair it with a pretty bulky savory sauce (whether that’s veggie or bolognese). The pasta-sauce ratio has to favor the sauce. Also don’t put it back in the pot to coat it with sauce, I think that makes some of the water express again. So drain it, instantly massage a little sauce through it to make sure it doesn’t clump, then put a large helping of sauce on top of it and eat. The serving suggestion on the box suggests pesto can get round the ratio thing; will report back.

All hail vegan innovation.

Edited April 14, 20197 yr by sideeye

@sideeye where did you find that pasta?

@Izucks it’s at Kroger

I got it on Amazon - I’d tasted it before, so I splurged on 6 boxes at once. The similar version in my local store combined edamame and mung beans and was fettuccini-formed, which was nowhere near as good. The spaghetti shape was key, I think.

Edited April 14, 20197 yr by sideeye

Thank you both. I will pick up a package at Kroger!