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Thanks!!

Renee, I got the bike on craigslist. It had been a rental from a hotspring resort nearby. I only paid 140 bucks for it. What I really want is a recumbent trike ( sit low 3 wheeler), but I didn't have the moola to spend this soon out of surgery. This bike, my 6 yr old nephew can ride and so can my 6ft hubby. It's pretty awsome!! And Keala ( my crazy Weimaraner) loves it too ; )

Yup. Everything these guys have said. Allow it AFTER a meal that you've eaten all ur Protein and such. You'll only be able to get one or two in anyway. I go to a chocolate shop and buy ONE really good chocolate piece. Then there's no left over for me to chow down on even if I wanted to. You'll be fine. Your just stressing about the surgery ; )

You should try to stay between around 7-10. 4-5 is not too terrible right before you eat 3 and under is not good. Hope you're doing better today.

I feel bad that you kinda got attacked when this site is for support. In answer to your question, I could probably eat that if I grazed too. I think the trick for you is going to be spacing your meals so your tool works for you best. Watermelon squishes up up nothing so that's like drinking Water. Everyone is going to spurge at some point and you made pretty good choices. Keep it up. You'll be fine

I was just talking to my hubby about this today! We are saving at least that because we used to eat out mulpile times a week. That's at least a couple hundred right there. Plus, we never seen our gas last a whole week! Yay for walking!! Plus the amount of pop we went thru was crazy!! Can you imagine the saving if you used to smoke or drink??? Crazy savings!!

It takes a while to take effect. My niece is type 1. She finds juice the best to get her blood sugars up quickly. Hope you are feeling better!!

If you are drinking coffee, pop, smoking, etc. stop now so that when you get to your preop diet, you've already got a hold of some of those bad habits. My fix was Coca cola. Went off it a month before hand. Once I got to my preop, I was much better and no caffeine withdrawl to hinder my recovery. Also, if you arent used to it already, start drinking TONS of Water to get in the habit of carrying a bottle of water around with you.

so I had a great post about my journey - beginning to current... and i lost it trying to add the pics

so anyways, here is my journey in pics.. The first 2 are before ( sorry, not the best quality)

the next one is riding on my new bike (my adult big wheel) that i bought so that I could exercise my pup too (and not have her pull me over)

the next is where I am currently. I am down a total of 57.5lbs so far!!! yay!!!

Something to make me sweat. Walk, run, boxing, playing with the kids, make love (heehee),

I had my surgery with dr. Rod. Great surgeon! I even went shopping on day 3 in Mexico and day 4 in San Diego. No regrets what so ever.

That's so awsome brandy!!! And I agree with everyone else. Enjoy that booty dance!!! You've earned it!!!!

Make yourself busy. Only thing that works for me

I had this dilema this past weekend. So I asked for a side of the pizza sauce, sauteed up some chicken breast and a few veggies, added a couple spoons of cottage cheese and some of the pizza sauce and made a kind of casserole. Then I threw some extra cheese on the top and broiled it to melt the cheese. It still tasted like the pizza, cheese/ sauce/ toppings, but I was in Protein heaven!!!

When I stall, I gain 5 pounds everytime!! I track everything too. The one thing I would reccommend is trying to flood yourself with liquids. If you body is hanging on to some, you can try getting some extra in there to get your body to let it go.

I absolutely HATE to vomit. I was sick the 1st night, but because I felt kinda out of it anyways, I didn't really clue into it anyways. Make sure you talk to the doctor and tell them your fears. Maybe they can give it to you as a precausion???

Thanks ladies! I have to say.... This forum is really a life saver

Wow!! Awsome!!

I forgot to add that with Soup I would blender in chicken breast and roasted ( soft) veggies too. Made it thicker, plus extra Protein and nutrients. Just watch for chunks

Hey! I agree that you are probably pushing solids too quick. You said you didn't like cottage cheese. I don't like it cold either, but I add it to Soup or a casserole and it melts like regular cheese and makes things more saucy ( saucy helps get it down). Try making reallly really thick soup. It'll help get you into the next phase. If you are getting bored with the Soups, add different spices to change it up. Taco spice and extra cheese ( plus cottage cheese) for Mexican. Add a scoop of chicken Unjury and your looking at LOTS of Protein in one drink. If oatmeal is too much for your tummy, try cream of wheat and add some vanilla Protein Powder to it. Just experiment more to find the things that will stay down. Good luck!!

I was stuck for 3 weeks at between 180-185 fluctuating. Talk about driving me nuts!! Then finally I was 180, then the next day 179.5, then 179. Then I stopped weighing for 2 days ( well.... I was too tired by end of day). I weighed myself last night. I came in at 170.5!!!! 9 pounds in 3 days???? Holy moly !!!!! That must have been stuck Water weight right?

I'm almost at my second goal already!!! My first was to be under 200 ( hit that in 2-3 weeks). Then I roughed out where i thought I'd be at a happy medium. 160 popped in my head. That's only 10 pounds away!! I'm only about 9-10 weeks out. I'm finding this all pretty crazy.

You spoke about your kids. I have a 4 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. I was scared too, but I did it ( not only for me) but for them. It was a beautiful day yesterday. I spent the whole day outside running around with the kids. I NEVER would have been able to keep up with them before hand. I truly think I am a better mom because of this. I can see why you'd have reservations with your family, but WE will support you anyway we know how. Let us know how your doing k?

Sweet!! Great job!! Goodwill and value village are my best friends right now. So cheap and you can get some pretty nice stuff. It this surgery awsome?!?!

More like this...

http://www.google.ca/m/search?site=images&client=safari&hl=en&gl=ca&source=mog&aq=&oq=&aqi=&fkt=&fsdt=&cqt=&rst=&htf=&his=&maction=&q=adult+trike#i=375

but with handles attatched to the front wheel.

Anyone know how I attatch pics?

Try the Unjury chicken Soup flavour. It's not great on it's own, but added to chicken broth, or with some taco spice, etc. its not bad at all. I found at that stage that I felt weak too. I upped my Protein and within a day or two I was so much better

OMG!! im so excited!!

ok. First a bit of background. I'm at about 9 weeks out and 48lbs lost. my reward for myself at 50lbs. was to buy a bike. i have a beautiful 7 year old weimaraner who I cannot keep up with on walks. She's a hyper dog unless we can tire her out. I've always wanted a bike that i can ride with her and not have the fear of her pulling me over and injuring us both. i came to the conclusion that i needed a recumbant (sit down) bike, where my center of gravity wont allow her to pull me over.

So i was cruising craigslist and found....wait for it.... a freaking ADULT BIG WHEEL!!!!! it is so something i would never have had the guts to do before surgery, nor could i have ridden it because it has a 200lb limit I'm sitting at 178 now.. I felt like such a kid when i was trying it out, and you know what? That felt sooo good!!!

I can't figure out how to add pics, but i figure, once i actually have Keala (our pup) used to it, i"ll get my hubby to take a pic then.

Now i just need to wait til tomorrow to buy a helmet so I can start riding!!