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Walking and Biking built up my stamina, now I can do more physically demanding workouts 7 weeks out.

I am still early with this but my stall has messed with my head, so I quit the scale and took to the stairs. I am slowly increasing the number of stairs daily to distract myself and make myself feel better. I am having regular body changes and my fiance complimented me yesterday on how nice my legs look. Never heard that, and I needed some validation. I also went on Amazon last night and bought a spinning bike to be active in watching tv and kids routines. I bike already but whether can impact that. My point is, find some new ways to find inspirations, an exercise class, a healthy cooking class, shop at a new health food store, walks or even music can inspire. Breaking the rut might be helpful, it has for me.

Yes, I do look smaller but numbers don't correlate. Clothes sizes are going down too. I don't understand how muscles build but no reduction in weight.

I eat all protein, 50 to 60 g a day, 20 grams carbs approximately.

At 3 weeks post op I was 25lbs. down, 3 weeks later not a pound lost. I am so angry I could bite nails....but I would have to count those as calories...ugggh! STALLED. I am at 400 to 600 calories a day. No complications. I am at 178lbs. I stayed on liquid for 4 weeks of the six weeks post op. I have been in keytosis till last week it seems. I do not want to have paid all this money to stop here. I have slowly been increasing my activites, but mostly 2 times a week I bike for 4 hrs each day. I have less energy then pre surgery but it is slowly building. I need really GREAT advice. I am getting really bummed out. My fiance says "TO COMPARE IS TO DESPAIR". That was comforting for a while, now it just sounds hollow and rhetoric. So, those who have a tool box of tricks, help me fix this PLEASE.

I couldn't take shakes anymore, but moved on to "muscletech" protein bars at 20 grams a bar. They are soft and go down easy. I can get them at Sam's or Costco. 18 bars for about 17 dollars. I keep them for on the go and it helps so much. I am finding that the markets are coming out with many new products to get fit, so I find it interesting now to study products at the store and see what I can now have and make it fun to try new things.

Go for the hard body instead of the hard party, you'll feel great the next morning after! Happy Birthday :-)

I am not a coffee drinker but missed my diet soda caffeine habit, so I was on the hunt for caffeine products and found crystal light puts out a caffeine energy releasing B vitamins. I have it in one flavor only so far, Peach Mango. I add it to other flavor drinks and ice tea. It is strong caffeine to me, so I have to limit it. I am 5 weeks post op and just started drinking it. I am dehydrated from it as well and have to drink a lot of water as well. Just a thought for those who like caffeine, like me and need that "get up and go" back. I needed to get out of my sleepy/ weak all the time phase and this helped.

I was told not to take mag. Citrate but calcium citrate. Are you sure you are on the right vitamin? Just trying to be helpful.

To get your kids excited about change in food choices, Kids love the books "eat this, not that". ....I believe it is the title. There are restaurant and fast food ones. Snacks and foods at home. The author also now does a food show on TV if you want to look it up on the internet, if it is available in your area. REALLY great ideas and even young ones will like to look at it. I just watched some of it yesterday and it inspired and taught me even more new ways to eat/ prepare better foods post op.

My identical twin sis always did everything before me, even having WLS. She knew all the times of opportunity and the pitfalls of poor expectations. She was a wealth of information for me when I needed it. This is God's plan. I am so grateful for her taking the first ride and making it sooooo much less bumpy for me. THIS IS A GOOD THING. My best to both of you.

Are you near Redondo Bch. or near San Francisco. I am in Redondo, maybe we're neighbors. I wish you the best. I am one month post op and all is great.

I am so happy for both of you. I wish you both the best. It is great to have each other to support the other. I didn't open the conversation up to my fiace about WLS until after I scheduled my procedure date. Not thinking he would support it. But, he has been so helpful and trying to understand the process completely each step of the way. I am 3 weeks post op. He is very fit but works at eating right and wants to see my success as well. I am so lucky to have this as you both are as well.

I got the Okay from my doc to hit the gym and biking as I wanted. I am 3 weeks post op. Yesterday, I had gotten enough nutrition in and could go easy on working out in gym on machines for one hour. Today I did not get enough nutrition in and got weak quick, quit at 45 mins of a lite work out and then got sick with diarrhea. I will make some adjustments tomorrow and try again. My point to all this is to do some limit testing of your abilities before a boot camp. I had high endurance and could go a few hours no problems pre surgery. Now I feel like I have a "new used car". I don't know how all of this motor/stomach works now post op. It is all so different. I will take small steps to figure out how fast or slow to go with my changes going forward. Lastly, I am trying to be patient with myself as I want to do more, but my body just can't. I am sad that I am not really strong as I have always know myself to be. I can't wait to get that back mostly at this point in my recovery. Good Luck to you on finding your way to better exercise.

They all have different aftertastes and after surgery may not appeal to you even if they did before. The types I know are sweet n low, equal, splenda and stevia. I find I can not enjoy the taste post op in most things now, mostly the drink powders. I know if products listed as Sugar Alcohols, it is a diet substitute...ex. is xyletol. I was told all of these products are fine to use by nutritionist. So, if you find one that is agreeable to you that will be an advantage.