Starting this thread because A) we are post op now and B ) the other thread is ridiculously long. Loving the updates so let’s keep it going ?

On 02/20/2020 at 15:55, BadWolfGirl said:

Omg I am so jealous lol. I was a vegetarian for a few years, I actually the surgery made me start eating chicken and fish again because of the Protein level. having a nice fresh crunchy salad was a daily staple. And I really do miss it.

My husband eats vegetarian. We do often more times than not. He is from India. I also needed to get in protein and fish and chicken are great for It! But there r weeks we never eat any meat. And then weeks we will have fish or chicken.

I just tried this tonight and it went down and sat so well! Had with a little drawn butter.

Grew up poor as **** so this was what we always had and my mom called them Sea Legs. When I saw then at Aldi I picked them up to try when I could have fish and they were so yummy!

They do have added sugars but it's not bad and truthfully I could use a little sugar some days.

4 hours ago, sarahSingh91 said:

Spaghetti squash with a little Italian blend cheese.
Has anyone tried it yet?

I make a pretty good spaghetti squash au gratin. I am guessing this will turn out good.

4 hours ago, sarahSingh91 said:

Spaghetti squash with a little Italian blend cheese.
Has anyone tried it yet?

Mmmm....that looks yummy!

On 02/20/2020 at 16:48, BadWolfGirl said:

I just tried this tonight and it went down and sat so well! Had with a little drawn butter.

Grew up poor as **** so this was what we always had and my mom called them Sea Legs. When I saw then at Aldi I picked them up to try when I could have fish and they were so yummy!

They do have added sugars but it's not bad and truthfully I could use a little sugar some days.

My mom used to eat this!!! She would eat it with crackers and on salad. I have never tried it. Does it taste like crab?

My mom used to eat this!!! She would eat it with crackers and on salad. I have never tried it. Does it taste like crab?

It's what they put in a California roll when you have cooked sushi. It's made of mostly pollock with some crab. I think it takes very similar to crab (I mean nothing beats the real thing lol) but it was nice to have something else to eat ! You can eat it cold in salads or dipped in butter. I sauteed mine in a skillet with a pat of butter. It was so yummy.

1) I am so sore from the gym yesterday and I only did the baby weights on the arm machines lol! I had five wrist reconstruction surgeries (dislocated and rotated playing hockey) in the last 18 months and was finally cleared for lifting. I will never be able to use heavy free weights or barbells because I can't risk ruining my tendon grafts and the machines are controlled. It felt good but man I'm so weak!
2) Maybe the gym and working some muscles was what my body needed because the scale finally moved a wee bit (1 lbs or so).
3) I miss Motrin.
4) I miss wine.

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@badwolfgirl. I hear you. I hopped back on the elliptical this week and it nearly killed me. Prior to surgery I was doing 30 minutes @ a level from 10 to 15, out of 20 max, for a distance of about 2.5 miles. I would be winded but recovered pretty quickly. Now I am doing level 4 or 5 for 30 minutes and getting about 1.5 miles. After I feel like a wet noodle. My nutritionist said to up my protein from 60 to 80 grams daily to see if that helps my energy. I am struggling to get that much on food alone so I have gone back to some protein shakes and powder. I am also going back to intermittent fasting of 16:8 with my eating window starting at 10 am and ending at 6 pm, then fasting from 6pm until 10 am the next morning.

Did my weekly weigh in and was at 304 lbs five weeks Post-OP. Here is my weekly breakdown. SW was 335 lbs.

Week 1 = 11.2 lbs

Week 2 = 7.6 lbs

Week 3 = 4.8 lbs

Week 4 = 2 lbs

Week 5 = 5.6 lbs

Average lost post surgery is 6.2 lbs. This shows how weight loss can fluctuate with ups and downs, but you just need to keep doing the right thing and trust the process.

On 02/21/2020 at 09:05, BadWolfGirl said:

1) I am so sore from the gym yesterday and I only did the baby weights on the arm machines lol! I had five wrist reconstruction surgeries (dislocated and rotated playing hockey) in the last 18 months and was finally cleared for lifting. I will never be able to use heavy free weights or barbells because I can't risk ruining my tendon grafts and the machines are controlled. It felt good but man I'm so weak!
2) Maybe the gym and working some muscles was what my body needed because the scale finally moved a wee bit (1 lbs or so).
3) I miss Motrin.
4) I miss wine.

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I feel really tired after I lift weights with the hubby. We lift free weights. I feel exhausted. And I do not feel as strong as I did before surgery. My energy is lacking. I did see the doc yesterday to get a rx for B12 thinking my over the counter is not enough. She made the rx I sent into pharmacy insurance denied to pay for it saying it’s not medically necessary. And it’s $700 without insurance. So I have to get a prior authorization from the doc. Ugh what a mess! But yea working out I am wondering if I don’t have enough calories in. I am only getting in 400 calories a day on average.

Has anyone tried ground beef yet?

16 minutes ago, PostVSGandKeto said:

Has anyone tried ground beef yet?

I tried a very small piece of goat meat that I cooked in a pressure cook in my week 3 post sleeve op And chewed millions times and it went very well.

It wasn’t ground thou

8 minutes ago, Zyad said:

I tried a very small piece of goat meat that I cooked in a pressure cook in my week 3 post sleeve op And chewed millions times and it went very well.

Oh yum! I haven't had goat in forever and I've never prepared it

1 minute ago, PostVSGandKeto said:

Oh yum! I haven't had goat in forever and I've never prepared it

I’ve had it all my life. I first put it in a pot with A lot (you’ll know why at the end of my comment) of normal water and boil it for about an hour with high heat to clean it up from what’s inside and take the stuff that comes out out of the pot (add boiled water if you feel the water is less). Then I add my whole spices (cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, and cloves) 2-3 pieces from each. I also add sliced onions, Sliced tomatoes, sliced carrots, and sliced green pepper. Finally I add salt and then pressure cook it on high for about 50 minutes. Then take the meat out and prepare the broil on high and put the goat inside and then wash it with the goat broth from the pressure cook (which tastes really well by itself), so the meat doesn’t get burned and keep washing it with the broth. You can cook rice for the rest of the family with what’s left of the broth and take the meat from the oven put it over the rice and let them taste a very delicious meat over rice and you could eat your small piece of the meat. (This is an Arabic dish served in The middle east)

Has anyone tried ground beef yet?

I did. It was lean and no matter how much I chewed I didn't feel like I could get it chewed enough. Tried a turkey meatball and went down like lead. I do well with dark meat chicken and the meats that are in the P3 packs, as well as all seafood. Honestly seafood has been the best.