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Hard boiled eggs, yogurts, fruits and veggies So easy and portable I like seaweed snacks for salty snacks to replace chips

I would take 1-2 small snacks + lunch. If you are on solids: Snack 1: 1 hb egg + 1/2oz blueberries Lunch: 2-3oz dense protein + 1-2oz cooked veg + 1tbsp WF Asian Vinaigrette (or WF Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette) OR if you can 2-3oz dense protein + 1cup of mixed salad (mixed greens, peeled cucumber, rbp, red onion, radish, avocado, gr. tomatoes) + WF vinaigrette Snack 2: 1 string cheese + 1/2oz almonds +/- 1oz Granny Smith apple with or without the peel OR if you can 1 deli meat/cheese rollup with 1-2oz raw veg (baby carrots, peeled celery, cucumber, radish) + 2tbsp Lite Salad Dressing like Ranch or BC (I heart Boar's Head Reduced Sodium Lacy Swiss slices + BH blackened turkey + baby spinach or shredded cabbage and purple onions rolled up in a wrap. Then as I eat it I drizzle on WF Italian Dressing. I usually have 2-3 grape tomatoes, or 1 GT + 2-3 slices of cucs + 1-2 baby carrots.) Boom. You're done. I eat some variation of these things every day for lunch. I "might" have 1 small snack if needed in the afternoon.

Seriously? I was not told anything at all about hair loss, as long as we eat enough protein. Perhaps your body is just adjusting to your new pouch and the hair loss will stop. I sure hope it will! All the best.

I had hernia surgery at the same time so it took me longer to start working out. My bypass was March 26th. I ride 10 to 12 miles on a bike every morning and walk my dog 20 minutes every night. I start light weight training in 10 days. Don’t be in a hurry. You have the rest of your life. January 1, 2018 379 lbs, September 1, 2018 266 lbs. I have 77 lbs more to obtain my goal, but I’m giving myself 12 months to get there.

Well, part of it is normal. But I don't get why you can't get your 2 protein drinks down. It's 22oz over 24 hours. It's literally 1oz per hour if you had to? You can always thin them down a little with Fairlife milk if they taste too sweet or are too thick. Remember, they count toward your daily fluid goal. So if it were me, I'd go for protein drinks first until you satisfy your protein goal. I also would add protein drinks to cups of iced decaff coffee. Love me some BananaJoe decaff iced coffee. LOL. It completely cuts how sweet the protein drink is! I had decaf from day 1 post surgery. It also counts toward your liquid goal. I was totes exhausted for quite a while. I still have times when I am. But the things that will add to the tiredness are: 1. Dehydration (not getting as much fluid as you think you're getting). 2. Not getting your protein in. 3. Not taking your vitamins. By your time, I was already taking all my vitamins and getting 60g of protein + 100oz of fluid and I was still a whipped tired-ass pup! Some of it is surgery recovery and recov from anesthesia too. Just keep working on figuring out how to get your protein down. Oh and if cold doesn't work, then add it to hot beverages. Make hot chocolate even. Add it to decaf hot tea to make chai lattes, etc.You can do this!!

It took about 3 months after surgery to start losing a good deal of hair. I lost almost 1/2 of my hair before I reached my goal weight. It is kind of disturbing while it is happening. I had to keep reminding myself that the hair would return. The good news is that your hair does grow back. Things started looking a lot better after 1 year. I'm 3 years out and I have my full head of hair back. A bit of advice - don't waste money on products that claim to grow hair. No product can fix hair loss while you are on a very low calorie diet. I see posts recommending shampoos and supplements. I took biotin after surgery and it didn't have any effect on my hair loss.

You are self aware and have a good head on your shoulders. When you decide to kick it up a notch, you will do wonderfully. (Three days behind a push mower?! Are you freaking kidding me?! THAT'S a workout routine!!!)

Thanks!! I’m gonna go next year and share my faves- just have bites

Oh and I do have and use a tape measure to do my measurements. I'm kicking myself for not doing them pre-surgery but I started maybe a few weeks after and use my Baritastic app.

Survey says, "Loose skin!!!!!" I'd rather be a melted candle all the live-long-day than be the size I was bwl (before weight loss). I was so sick, and in so much pain it wasn't even funny. It stopped me from living!!! I'm only just now getting to the point of being able to do more things--loose skin and all!