Dub

Great job, man. Powerfully inspiring !!!!!

Wow, well beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes straight down to the bone. I just can't imagine saying that to another human being, and I have a temper. @@Dub, I am with you on the joys of nice neighbors. One of the cool things about Oklahoma, the people really have each other's backs. I think it is because our biggest disasters are tornadoes, which are catastrophic, but very localized. Which means most people are able to help those hit and since we all know it could be us next time, we all pitch in to help out. (I'm going to digress a little and brag about my adopted home state...I have been in a war, a major southern California earthquake, hurricanes in NC...but I have never seen anything like I did following the bombing of the Murah Building in OKC. There were no traffic accidents for three days following the bombing, I noticed people were driving slower and more carefully than usual and it hit, no one wants to pull emergency crews from the bombing. Even the crooks have class, the crime rate dropped to virtually 0 during that time. I have never seen a city of nearly a million people pull together like that). I was in OKC in '98 for 5 weeks with my work. I'd hosted groups of my employees to the Murah building.....what was left of it......every chance I got. It was something I planned every week.....picking them up from Will Rogers Int'l each Monday morning......Every group had the same comments on those Monday's......as I took them down Reno........"Can we go to this or that steakhouse......or Shepler's Western Wear?" as we'd pass. By the end of each week........they all said the same thing, "If we come back....can we go to The Site again". Each and every one of us shed tears every time we went there......usually on Wednesdays. It moved me in ways that I simply can't describe. A level of hate grew in me in ways that I never had known prior. A hatred for our Nation's enemies. I have nothing but respect for you, for taking up arms against those enemies....homegrown and abroad. I've ridden out a couple tornadoes and a few of ENC's hurricanes.............but I'd have traded it all to ride out a war with fellow citizens as righteous and true as yourself. Thank you and much respect. @OKCPirate. On behalf of the Proud Americans on BP.....I extend my thanks and gratitude. I've enjoyed family life and fatherhood due, in huge part to your and your fellow soldier's service. My knees kept me unable to enlist back in college days.........I pray that a semi-geriatric program is worked out at some point.....I have much payback that I'd like to give. You paved the way for my former life. It'd be an honor if I could pave the way in your next chapter. Thank you, Sir.

Damn..........this thread just reminded me how cool my current neighbors are and that I need to do something to show I appreciate them. Both sides are dog owners......and they never complain about my deck music and grill smoke. One of them, rocks her music even louder than I do......and routinely throws a steak on her grill that smells better than what may be on mine. It's like we are backyard version of playing rock, paper, scissors. Good neighbors are great.....bad ones, which I've had before, are aggravating as hell.

I brought several boxes of Gas-X strips with me to the hospital.......never used them. Walking every couple of hours was the key for me that first week. Take a short nap.....then get up and walk around.......repeated. I also was more comfortable sleeping in a recliner, too. Good luck, man. Once you get through the first 6-8 weeks everything sorta falls into place and it gets easy to go from there.

I was like that for 3 weeks post op. Low....low energy. Almost passed out in Best Buy. Went home and checked my blood pressure.........it was low.....very low. Interesting development for a guy who was still taking meds for high blood pressure. A doctor's appointment and med reduction and I felt better very soon. Energy returned. Do you notice an ebb and flow energy wise as it relates to timing of "meals" ?

That it would be best to have the surgery and then go live on a deserted island for the next year, lol.

@@OKCPirate, you, sir.....are always giving spot on advice and keen observations. I appreciate your posts.

Yes. Fairly common, in fact. I think I was +11 lbs the day after surgery.

Another short bus thread. Gotta love it.

Damn straight! I'm a man and a Spartan. Spartans Will! Go Green! Haha. Go White! Sparty on! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Here's some drama....GO BLUE Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Damn you all!!!! I get THIS notification and it drug me back in! Nooooooo Go Blue. Nooooooo Go Bucks Damnit. I'm a Wildcat, married to a Sparty who has given birth to a Hawkeye. God KNOWS where the other two will end up?!? Just better not be MICHIGAN, NOTRE DAME or THE OHIO STATE I can deal with the rest of them... ( yes, I know ND is not B10, but my pure, unadulterated hatred for anything those hypocrites do made me include them.... Bunch of entitled, upper middle class white folks cheering for a French-named school with and Irish mascot and a team mostly played by Southern Baptists. Hypocrites.) Rant over. Headed back to my BP hiatus. Wait. Need to call @@Dub out on that comment about things, A$$ and privilege? Be well all!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Notre Dame feels are spot on !!!!!! Spot freakin' on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bamsucka !

Yer welcome...............and doing anything with an a$$ is a privilege that I savor. Thank you.............and, YES, my back is tons better.

Idiots gonna idiot. You gotta live for yourself. Let him dictate his ignorance to his next wife.................while you are having much fun with boyfriend # 7.

Great attitude. I am very grateful for the advice given by Lipsticklady and the many other vets who were frank and honest. It helped me form my own gameplan and see things through. I remember the pre-op days very well. It was a time filled with anxiety and aggravation. I was ready for change and tired of being encumbered with the extra pounds. I'm normally a hardheaded type who has to learn things on his own. I approached the sleeve surgery a bit differently though. I was nursing a back injury and needed to get the weight off as quick as possible. I didn't want to "learn on my own" anymore.......I wanted the collective wisdoms of those that had succeeded. I needed to hear it all....the good and the bad. It helped me a great deal. This process can be harsh when the progress slows....and worse when we have periods of backsliding. A swift kick in the rear is exactly what I needed to jump start me. It is encouraging to know that as long as we keep our heads in the game....our sleeves will be there for us....ready to help us burn it off.

Well done, man. Very well done. 2 oz per hour will get it done. Heal, rest, walk, repeat.

WLS was done by me so I could better address the "big things". As I gained more leverage over my shortcomings I became less tolerant of how my wife dealt with the same. In the days since it would seem that her position is flexible yet mine is rock solid and dug in. Not sure if character flaws have been revealed in me or her..............but I'm not changing, so I guess it's on her to chose if she can accept or needs to move on and find wtf it is she's looking for. I'm a rock. Rocks get broken. I could't care less. I'm a rock.

No? How about tacos? Or chicken nuggets? That's okay though, right? Damnrite they are...............tacos are the ticket 24/7..............'specially the crunchy ones at week 3. WTF is going on with folks that have the wherewithal to arrange wls but can't divine the most basic of instructions regarding their lives an safety. I've seen less ignorance on the shooting ranges....... Idiots gonna idiot, i suppose.

I wish I could hit the "LIKE" button multiple times..........because your post deserves it. I asked my surgeon the same question........he said to not lift anything heavy for two weeks.........but to keep moving every day. He was all about the treadmill and elliptical as soon as I felt like it......1-3 weeks out.

Nilla, I wouldn't know............the only beer that I've bought since June '15 was used for chili and such. I dropped it from my menu.........hard to imagine had you known me prior to that date. Cool function you attended. My adult drink of choice is quality vodka or tequila mixed with something low cal. I definitely look like a beer drinker..............yet I'm not. I'll still tear up the insides of a taco !!!!!!!!

Disclaimer..........I've not read a single response in this thread. You are most likely already well advised on this..........I'm coming in hot.........and late, lol. What I'm about to say.....is advice I've taken myself. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYONE BUT YOURSELF !!!!!!!!!! Life is all about choices we make and the results of those choices. food is a great example. Do your thing and let others do theirs. Rock your results and be proud of that.

Well done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm very much focused on getting my Protein in......11 months out. I'm sure it will change.......bur for now my norm is to get a serving of vegetables every 1-3 days and a serving of fruit about once a week. I know this isn't the idea way to live..........but it's how I'm rolling currently. Once I get to the weight I want to live at...........vegetables and fruit will have higher priorities.

I gotta tuna taco for you!! And every time I serve them, the husband walks through the house cackling "Tuna on my plate, tuna on my date." Moron. I'm all about the tuna taco. I'm hardwired for such. I gotta tuna taco for you!!And every time I serve them, the husband walks through the house cackling "Tuna on my plate, tuna on my date." Moron. I don't even know how to respond to this. LMAO. Judge not on any dudes response to being served the tuna tacos. Weird reactions are the norm. This is exactly what I was looking for when I searched this post!! Thank you so much for the recipe! As a "newbie" I expected to see lots of healthy alternative recipes and encouragement in this thread. Instead I found some trolls enjoying "middle school humor" at the original poster's expense. SMH It's so nice to see that there are some helpful people on here. Thanks again! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App I'm glad you like it! I love it. For the dressing you put a packet of ranch, mayo, and Greek yogurt in a food processor them add the tops of cilantro in it and blend. Add some lime juice too. You also can use a ranch packet, avocados, and lime with mayo and Greek yogurt for a avacado/ranch dressing. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using the BariatricPal App This...........just stoked my dining table boner !!! You had me at avocado, lime and cilantro. I could.....and have.........lived off such. Just gotta add garlic, s&p, onion and tomatoes and it's a done deal. Get a life really Dub. One or two tablespoons is not all that bad. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using the BariatricPal App I have a life. It's one filled with inappropriate laughter and hyooge grins. I was mirin' your recipe. Sorry.

Sounds like a righteous dude........... Operating on known sound principles and whatnot. Trust that brotha.

Much respect !!!!! Chug it down............and remember........spitters are quitters. Get yer Protein by any means possible.

I need lessons in one liners, like where do you come up with this stuff! In my next life time one liners are on my agenda! I am laughing, and boy, do I need to laugh! If I said ding dongs, ding alings, lap dances I would be booted, lmbo! Booted ? Hells no. You'd be promoted. Trust & Believe that I'm all about the tacos. You, too ???????? Much respect. I've been looking for a woman who can balance her passions for tacos and sausage. That's the women for me. It does in my world, woman.........I'm a 7-day virgin and my birthday passed during that timeframe, too. Yeah, buddy......right now......'round here...........it's all about my dong.