Weight Warrior

Try african shea butter. it is a natural cream derivative from the shea tree in africa....it is wonderful on the skin.... has been used for hundreds of years

well. I had to have chinese food tonight. couldn't drink another shake or refried beans....sooooo. Thank God for the Yantze inn ..... General Taos Tofu.....tasted great high protien and no bad effects. i have enough for a week. ahhh the fiscal rewards of owning a pouch.... actually kind of proud tossed the rice, noodles, broccoli fortune cookie....stayed on target got the protien. i feel like i should have resisted, but i made a choice i remained low cal low fat. no soda ...bottled water

Go Mel3620 go go go!

Smoke chipole salsa on scrambled eggs with melted low low fat string cheese....is a breakfast taste blast....... Just sayin'

Good luck today! just remember to hydrate. i have my bottle of H2O in front of me as a constant reminder. for me its easy to get swept up in your job and the hours fly by....prayers goin out to you. RJ

Great tip! i do the same thing and i put my daily supplies in the frig down stairs si i have to make the effort and its not convient... your doing great Rhyzell63. like the mew profile pic you can see the loss in the new pic.....way to go!

Two Words.... Beef Jerky High protien, low fat , low carbs, if you hunt around for a lower sodium brand they do exist i have jack links currently ... not the best in sodium but since i only nibble on it an a bag lasts a week it seems to balance out

I do a similar plan ( for now) as baconville. solid food is s l o w l y.... being worked into my routine. call me sick but i like the protien shakes snd yougurt. i do encourage you too walk even if you have little energy now. exercise = energy basic physics" a body at rest will stay at rest, a body in motion will stay in motion" ...or something like that :-) Trust me, i know it tough, my biggest battles are with the old me. the old me mants to sit around watching tv or some crap like that. the new me has to mentally jump the old me beat the crap out of him and drag his big ass out for a walk :-) .......the new me is fearless. and kicks ass. have a great day. its a beautiful day here in Philly come out for a walk. RJ

Please dont take this the wrong way but you now look so much younger and happier. congratulations :-)

YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!

Thanks to each everyone of you for your kind words and support .it is touching and deeply appricated RJ

congratulations & way to go! you rock!

Momma_doe, Im doing the pee wee big shoe dance :-) RJ

Rhyzell63 & Baconville, Thanks for the support it means a lot .... RJ

Well im not home yet from my 1st post op support group meeting. had to comment that this a great group of people all very positive and supportive. Also my nut stayed late so we could get an offical weigh in tonight. soo the results since my last one several weeks ago an additionsl 24 lbs.....yipee This is the reason i only weight my self every 3 or 4 weeks. its christmas in July Folks!!!!.that brings my "official total since my first doctors appt at the end of sept 2012.....97 LBS.......WHAT!!! THATS RIGHT 97 LBS!!!! Im hell bent on breaking 100 lbs by August 9th. thats the next time i see my surgeon.... Wendsday this week im 6 weeks post op

Just tried soft teriaki beef jerky yesterday ( NUt recommended ) . had to wade through what seemed like 500 brands but found one that was in small bite size portions , low sodium had 12 grams of protien 3 grams of fat 18 carbs and actually tasted great , had to chew it for what seemed like hours but in the end no problems. Im sure you will hit on a combo of food you will like , I have 2 healthy choice steam entrees in my fridge in terrified to try ;_ ) . Never thought i would not want to eat ... for now im hitting my numbers and that is all that matters ill worry about the rest later . Good to hear the crispy thing is working for you, now want a plain rice cake ,,,, how sick is that :-) Have a great week ... as always, your awesome !! and keep rocking the weight loss you hottie RJ

My Nut will never admit this but she does allow 1 cup of coffee in the morning but you CANNOT take your Iron supplement for several more hours. Caffeine retards the absorption of iron into your system. also it decreases appetite and can cause dehydration . I address these issue by eating on a schedule rather than when im actually hungry. force the 64 oz Water into my daily schedule. and take my iron supplement at night Also some of the reasons i may not have issues is i drink it several hours after my Breakfast and Vitamins , also i take my coffee black , no cream , no sugar. and my surgeon has me on a med for anti acid and ulcer preventive im sure that helps also.........so far so good, be careful

I have attached some pics of the container if that helps, its also a makes great substitute for sour cream.

here is a kitchen treat tip : Plain or Vanilla Greek yogurt + Crystal lite lemonade powder = lemon Meringue My eyes rolled into the back of my head it was soooo good not bad for 18 grams of protien 15 calories and 0 fat yipee