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Damn right !!!!!!

Do what you know is right to help ensure your safety for your VSG. Put the junk food aside.

Great job on quitting smoking, @@SleevieMcTummyTuck How much weight have you been able to lose during the 6 month diet leading up to your surgery ?

I dropped a bit of weight during the months leading up to surgery. Felt good during that process. Felt like I was establishing control of finding comfort from food. The 14 day liquid diet and the month I stayed on it post-op really were what unlocked this feel at a much deeper level. Weight was falling off me and I was feeling the relief in my back and was able to drop all the steroids, pain meds and muscle relaxers. My thoughts were clear and my mind was focused. The extended period on liquid only helped me break away from food and I've not viewed it the same since.....and am grateful for it. I find comfort in smaller clothes, walking without intense pain, lifting weights and feeling that nice soreness in the days afterwards, interacting with others, doing public speaking to groups every day on my job and feeling great standing in front of them. I finally.....after all these years.....realized that finding comfort in food was simply a lie. The food was poisoning me and making me dangerously heavy.

Got over it by losing it. Getting past that point. Getting healthy. Expending effort in the gym and learning to enjoy life without relying on the false comfort of food. Food is simply fuel an yes, it can be tasty fuel, but fuel nonetheless. Free yer ass and your mind will follow.....................

I hope he appreciated what you endured for him. I've always enjoyed cooking/grilling. I simply ceased all that for a two months of time bracketing my pre-op 14 day liquid diet and the 6 weeks after surgery. Staying out of the kitchen made things easier for me.

When we play stupid games.......we'll win stupid prizes. I throw that nasty stuff in the garbage. Cottage cheese disgust me for some reason. Hurl factor is high just thinking about it.

Calories are always a concern for me.....even while on low carb diet. Granted....most folks following a typical low carb diet will enjoy the lack of hunger from eating the Proteins and fats and will not overeat as a result. We are dealing with people here, like me, who overate for reasons other than hunger. For us, calories are always a concern.

Most people do not have issues with Protein drinks. Not sure where you are getting this. The only time I sweated while eating was over the years of excess that led up to my need for wls, lol. I'd made eating an Olympic event. It's likely you are seeing a psychosomatic response now.....stressful times around the act of eating....anxiety amped up.....want to do things just right, etc.

Well done !!! I know it sucks, but it'll be a breeze once you are post-op. The pre-op diet is all about you taking action to ensure your safety during the surgery. It's a great way to flex your willpower muscles. You can do it. Enjoy the amplified rate of weight loss you'll be seeing near the end of this 14 days. It's awesome. Just wait.....those other muscles will be emerging in the months ahead as you burn off the unwanted fat. It gets much, much easier. You are just having to do the hardest part now.....at the beginning. Stick with it and have no regrets. You'll feel better on the day of your surgery, I promise. You'll bebop in there ready to rock 'n roll and be highly confident knowing the you've done your part. Keep flexing those willpower muscles and profit from this.

I don't have recipes for my Protein powders. I simply mix them with ice Water (using the recommend amount on the package) in a shaker bottle. Now....down the road in six months or so I may adopt a different strategy. That'll be when I hit maintenance living. Perhaps I'll adopt that use of a blender and add in some fruit or Fairlife milk. Right now, though, I"m squarely in weight loss mode and don't need any additional calories with my Protein shakes.

You are doing great and looking sexy. Finding your stride indeed. I'm appreciative of you using the bigger weights because that leaves the light stuff available for my old arse to lift. Finding solace in the gym is one of the sweet victories of post op living. I'm working this weekend but am looking forward to my lunchtime lift sessions. It's a pleasant way to break up the workday. I"ll be off on Monday and looking forward to my gym time that morning. I think that part of the fun is simply being surrounded by motivated folks. It's really an emotional boost. That...and being able to enjoy my iTunes and push myself.

Awesome job !!!!!!

You have a lot of healing to do. Your stomach has been through some serious trauma. Much inflammation and such. You are likely getting some odd feels that will subside in the weeks ahead. I can remember these days well. I sorta felt that "blah" feeling the first 3-4 weeks, but then between 6-9 weeks things really started to fall into place and I felt exceptionally wonderful. That's been how it's gone ever since.

I would be very careful with the concepts of "I can have all the cheese I want". While most cheeses are low carb, they are also calorie dense. In addition to staying low carb you are also trying to lose those 15 lbs over the next 6 weeks. I suggest that your nutritionist also give you a calorie goal for each day. You can use an app like MyFitnesspal.com to help you track your food (calorie) consumption as well as watching your carbohydrate consumption. I think you can lose that 15 pounds really effectively, too.

You make me tingly on purpose, don't you?

I don't feel puffy. The only time I've been sweating is when I walked to the subway station to go to the Jets game tonight. I was profusely sweating and felt like I was going to pass out, so I turned around and went home. My stomach feels bloated though. I know part of it is b/c of the surgery. My Dr. said it would be swollen for 3-4 weeks. I've been waking up around 4am to pee, but then I go right back to bed and sleep until 11. (I'm definitely not used to sleeping so late, but I'm enjoying my 4 weeks off from work.) That's probably because it was the Jets. You'd likely have felt much better had it been a Texans game. In all seriousness. You are not gonna stretch your sleeve with Water.

Play stupid games and you'll win stupid prizes.

The Chike powders are excellent !!!!

Stick to yer plan and up the exercise !!!!! There we go !!!!!!!!!!

Great Jeebus......this thread has made it 8 elfing pages ????!!!!!!!! Yes......Damnit YES......MOST OF US HAVE MADE IT WITHOUT MISERY !!!!!!!!!

Cool. Whichever brand you order.......I highly suggest you go to their website and complete their "fit" or "stride" analysis. It really will help guide you in to the model that is best for you. Both Brooks and Hoka have really good versions of this, iMHO.