OKCPirate

A special shout out to my fellow veterans. Can you get back into your old uniform yet? If so, show it off. It's our day. And thank you to every taxpayer and citizen for giving me the privilege of serving in the best armed service on earth. Cpt. Kirk

Just on a whim I made my chocolate protein shake with Isopure Coconut flavor. 30g of protein, and the chocolate and coconut are better than the mounds bars I remember. I am going to have to do some more made scientists experiments like this

@@4MRB4PHOTO - Not really. We on a WLS site. If this was FB, it would be different. But it dawned on me 81% of people who have WLS are women, men are 90% of the Veterans. So the number of possible Vets on this site actually might be very low. Oh well, gave it a shot.

@@SleeveSoon I found these: https://www.peltzshoes.com/Mens/ASICS/RUNNING/RUNNING/T2L3N.9358%204E/ based on recommendations from friends in the running club. No injuries, so I am good with them.

I'm doing digging being a member in good standing in the First Church/Cult of Protein. Also all the little NSV's. May not be the clearest picture I've ever taken, but notice there is nearly a foot of slack in my seat belt on my flight yesterday. A year ago I was fretting having to use the extender (which gets you kicked out of the exit row). There was lots of space. Think about all the extra wear and tear we are not subjecting ourselves to by being smaller.

@@B-52 that is a great story i am so glad its changee

I noticed today the seat belt has about a foot of slack today. Last year I fretted if I could suck in the gut enough to avoid the "extender of shame" ????

Dang...well I say that at the airport too. it's an important piece of equipment, so don't do it until they get it fixed

@ "Sunny side of the street"? Do you mean the Bright Side of Life? "Life's a peice of sh*t when you look at it, so always look on the bright side of life"

I echo what @@KindaFamiliar suggested, as well as taking your old walking shoes to a GOOD athletic shoe store and letting the sales person look at the wear pattern. Better shoes might make it more comfortable. Maybe not, but its worth looking into.

@@MrsRoboto - That is so dang cool. Please print that post out and put on the fridge. Remind yourself, you did this so you could be the MOM your kids deserve and you want to be. Congratulations MOM.

@@MichelleTN - BTW, great job trying the C25K program. Here are some tips I found from my start back in March: http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/332044-tools-hacks-and-tips/?hl=%2Bplaylist#entry3751744

Take a pair of old walking/running shoes with you when you pick out your new ones. A GOOD worker there can see the wear pattern and help you pick out a good pair (some strike the ground with their toes, others with their heals and some pronate to the side). BTW further note as you lose weight your needs in footwear will change. When I was at my heaviest I needed a shoe called THE BEAST from Brooks. Now I wear lighter weight Asics. So while you are getting some solid advice here, it might not be the best for you.

@@pindoctor - What is your Protein level? Are you tracking it? I was surprised how much I had to supplement early on, and I still use 15g a day to get over 100g. The reason I ask is I was one of those few people who enjoys Isopure clear drinks. I used them from the beginning and my energy level never dropped post surgery. It's worth looking into.

@@dmedic72 I started doing T shots a few years ago. And while I expected to increase the amount by 1% per year to make up for the expected average drop in production. One year post surgery I actually need to decrease my dosage by nearly 40%. My levels were just too high after the last test. This is post rapid fat loss hormone dump (which is significant and discussed in the guy's room). I'd give you the exact numbers but the web site where it's stored is doing maintenance. Interesting fact, your testosterone level will drop when you quit smoking. Or after you become single after 40. But it will increase when you lose fat. Which explains many of the posts on this topic.

I feel your pain. I'm in love with a woman who does marathons for fun and is planning on doing the Kona Tri. Oh well, pass the lube and soldier on my friend. A man's gotta do, what a man's gotta do. Lie back, think of England and all that.

@@BigViffer - Umm, sounds like a hormone dump. Are you crying watching chick flicks?

Ummm, does it make me really weird that I make great protein shakes, enjoy isopure and dig exercise?

@@B-52 - Just to tell you how much times have changed...Two years ago I was in New Orleans, ran into a Marine in his dress blues in the hotel on my way to Bourbon St. I asked him why he wasn't heading out...Well he was told by his superious that it might be dangerous. My response was, "Well hell, get behind me, to get to you they got to get through me." Well that got the Marine mojo going. If you ever want to get free beer on Bourbon St. go down there with a Marine in uniform. Glad America changed.

No matter how politically justified someone may feel about about US foreign policy, blaming the veteran is ignoring the wisdom of those who have come before: "The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by our nation." -- George Washington Thanks B-52

@@fairgge - Good question, hope you/me get a good answer. Please have some bonifides to go with that answer.

@@KindaFamiliar - Thanks

@@Dub - Brother I hope you are measuring yourself. http://www.amazon.com/AccuFitness-MT05-MyoTape-Body-Measure/dp/B000G7YW7Y makes it much easier

@@KindaFamiliar - Dang I loved working with the Aussies. Great group of guys to have on your side in joint operations. And they always had the best parties. They were never really fond of us Yanks. They said we had three problems...over sexed, over paid and over here.

@@dlappjr - If you want to get to the point of doing pull ups try this: When I was getting ready for my mountain climb I knew I was going to need some new muscles to get me over some key humps, so I started preparing a few months in advance, this is a great technique to get you started. Now it looks really cool at the gym for the 52 year old guy to get off the elliptical and pop out a few pull ups....he he he...take that 20 somethings