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Chia seeds are gods gift to man. They are small seeds that consume 10x their weight in Water. They have a lot of good nutritional components for us sleevers: Protein, Omega 3 fatty acids, etc.

Congrats! You are a success !

Thank you.

The question is who would win in a boxing match: kangaroo or ostrich?

Yeah, you definitely need to have one! BTB and I will start one for you. Oh and I will invite Fyre and the rest of your gang.

Go Seahawks!!! OH yeah, they didn't make it. Super Bowl party here in t minus 1 hour. Can't wait! And just for the record, I am eating chicken meatballs even though I am surrounded by the usual Super Bowl grub and drink. Oh woe is me. the life of a Sleever that continues to host parties.

You put a smile on my face Laura. I love reading your posts.

Most WLS programs generally do not want you to drink soda anything because of the carbonation. Some have tried making their sodas go flat, but why bother? It is a good habit to get out of if you want to and/or are able to post sleeve. There are a lot of good flavors you can mix with Water by a lot of different companies. Apple cider Is also good. I personally could not drink even bottled water plain until about 5 months out. It just tasted weird and metallic no matter what kind I tried. My favorite mix in flavor has been Desani drops pineapple coconut flavor. Mio and crystal light leave an after taste that does not appeal to me after drinking it all day. Hope this helps even though I am not an advocate of drinking diet soda any longer ( stopped drinking diet soda about a year before surgery).

Yes, I gel the seeds for 30 minutes or they are not helpful for me from experience. What usually works for me is that I gel them in Water while I am working through 32 oz of water in the morning while taking most of my daily supplements. After 30 minutes, I shake in my Protein shake for my first meal. This is at 6 am so works really well because the extra water before drinking the shake will make sure you do not dehydrate on the seeds. I drink before instead of after the seeds in order to keep them in my stomach longer ( stop drinking about 10 minutes before shake). I add 2 tbsp of seeds to about 8 oz of water. I repeat this for my last meal of the day, usually at 9 pm. Find a Protein Shake that works for you if you are going to take them as often as I do for the long haul. I happen to like Syntrax matrix Cookies and creme ( extended release so keeps you "full" longer) in addition to GNC amplified Wheybolic 60 cookies and creme ( for run recovery).

Yeah, I saw those there and thought " hmm, interesting." I am a big chia seed fan with my morning shake. Helps me be regular and with providing extra stored Water during my long runs. Highly recommend them. So I continued to snoop arounds nuts.com and then I fund chocolate covered popcorn. Danger zone! Danger zone! I have to now brainwash myself so I forget those are there even though I do order the energy squares now for running longer then 30 minutes (5k for me). One of those is perfect for giving me the energy to go from 30 minutes to 60 minutes and complete a 10k.

They do now according to the New Year announcement. I hope other chains decide to follow this trend and ditch the burgers and fried stuff. Except red robin and Blazin Onion ( local in WA). They have a special place in my heart.

Wow, my own cyber stalker. Cool! Feel free to join my fan club. i have tshirts and caps! Don't worry, I cyber stalk a few people on here as well. Good learning experience.

Can you get us discounts?

Gotta' keep my image up to date with my progress. for all my efforts, I cannot seem to upload a focused picture to VST. It keeps getting downgraded with low resolution. Darn!

Good job at eating every 3 hours. It keeps hunger at bay and, I believe, is a good way to keep the BMR in optimal shape during waking hours. No insulin crashes either. Ever.

Wow, this is such a cool app. I might even pay for the subscription. The only problem is that it is hard to see on my DROID phone when working out. I will try it out on my iPad and see if that is better. I like that it has animations in real time, including time for rest. I suppose you can get that from a DVD, but this is so much more expansive in the types of workouts. This will really help newbies like myself become better at working out. Thanks!

Thanks Iggy. I did not want to give up my 2 egg scramble with feta cheese, dill and fourS penzy spice. Two turkey links on the side. Yum!