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Slice them lengthwise and rub a little oil on them and maybe some adobo seasoning,,,,,,and then grill them.......before my surgery, I never even slowed down for grilled veggies, now that carmeilzed glazed flavor on any veggie, broccoli, cauliflower, etc. is to die for.........take some cauliflower florets and toss them in some oil and herbs and grill them....yum......

I am pretty much at goal.....now just trying to slow down the melting.

I stayed well under 1000 for the 1st few months.....I got to goal within 4 months and have now started to add back some. A lories with no ill effects.

Get rid of it.......and don't even bother investing heavily in the next few sizes down. I made the mistake of buying clothes on the way down to my target weight, not realizing that with the surgery and the drastic weight loss, sizes I thought I'd only hope I could get to, I blew past and have had to re-wardrobe a couple of times......trust that this surely works and wait till you level off"......

So I am 5 months post op and down 90 lbs.......I also carried my weight well presurgery......trust me.....it's all worth it.....buying normal clothes and not giving your shirts the "stretch" when you put them on is priceless.being able to buy clothes that are the right length proportionate to your size is priceless.... One of the only mental hurdles I have been working to overcome is the "big guy" mentality.......those days are gone.....people will not naturally move aside for you....they won't be intimidated by your size anymore.....it's a guy thing....and certainly an adjustment.......but once you start to appreciate being "normal" and not having to worry about theater and airplane seats, etc.....it's soooo worth it.....

This was also my first reaction to reading this thread. We can all get upset and think that the doc was crude or insensitive, but maybe that's what some of us needed to prompt us to make a change( myself included) I have yet to see a single case where WLS was performed and the patient didn't lose weight......so what they were saying was true.....we are eating too much!!!(oversimplifying for effect but still true)

Looking good!!

I spent a lot of time and money trying to figure out what I would do for protein shakes and the like, post surgery...after a month of preop and then all through post surgery...I still find nothing more pleasurable than chewing on a nice piece of turkey or fish or egg whites...and bite for bite, I don't believe that any protein shake is going to satisfy your protein requirements better than real protein.....I just suggest not too stock up too heavily on protein until after your surgery and you are back to soft solids,etc. it's not too hard to meet the 100g protein recommendation post surgery......that's only 400 calories

Ok...yes....I know...there are some negligible sugar alcohols.... But in the realm of 5g or less.......

Begging the obvious.......any reason to use these over quest? I've been using quest since surgery and no sugar alcohols.....just fiber and protein

I would have been lost without this site. I was on early and often presurgery. Just about every pitfall and positive that I have experienced has been shared by others here. It made my journey a bit easier. There is nothing but experience that can explain things like post surgery gas pains or the new feeling of full.......having vets that have shared their firsthand experience is invaluable. Let's be honest....the surgeon,pcp,nurses,coordinator,etc........none of them have been through this 1st hand........we have........ Now there are some subjective things like diet and exercise and results,etc........we should all be taking them at face value and applying them as evaluated to our own experiences........

When I went through my surgery, several on the board recommended trader joe high potency chewable. I take 2 of them and also viactiv chewable calcium(tastes like a tootsie roll) ,my surgeon supports what I take and also said that spreading out the doses during the day helps with absorption.

I haven't had any meaningful carbs since surgery. I know what a trigger feels like and carbs are it......so just pick a food that you like don't feel addicted to( like lunch meat or nuts) and use use that for a snack in place of carbs.....

Mrs.......I am dealing with the same thing......presurgery...years ago.....big time body builder.....heavy weight ...but post surgery, all the strength is gone......remember a few things....carb loading.....we don't do that anymore....ever...it's just not part of our diet.....I'd say that accounts for 25-30 % of strength.....secondly! our age.....we are probably mzny years removed from those heyday weights....and also! it's a mass thing.....even back then! I was still 30 or more lbs heavier than my current weight.......so don't stress about the numbers...just know that any weight you lift is better than no weight.....and sldo that without the carb loading that our diets used to have, we will be comparatively weaker than we were......just keep doing what you do?..you've done well for yourself since ether weight Loss......

I'm not going to BS you.....this is an adjustment. I was "the big guy" the intimidating looking guy.......it has certainly played on my mind over the 3 months and 80lbs down.........but when you're in the store shopping in the normal guy section and changing tshirts because the one you have on is too loose, you will be happy.......I'm ok with being a normal size now......dropping 6 pant sizes feels good.....and having people tell you how fantastic you look feels good. Am I the biggest, baddest looking dude anymore? No.......but there are so many good things that outweigh the bad......there are more things to like than having big shoulders or being the "big" guy........