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Bamsucka !!!!!! There ya go. Well said. Now....off to grab a shower and go to a job where I have to be all touchy-feely and make nice for everyone......when some of them truly need a swift kick in the arse. Like a bull in china shop is what I feel like I am at times. Wading though a minefield not trying hurt anyone's feelings. Damn, it gets tiring. When it comes to things here at BP......I'd rather keep it real. We are tying to get healthy and don't have the luxury of warm blankets and embracing the lack of progress.......we are better than that. We are about getting fit and healthy and that comes with a few bumps and bruises. Have a great evening, folks. See ya on the flip side.

I am most proud that I've taken action and will continue to take actions that better ensure I'm around to one day be a grandfather.....and an active one. I can't wait.

I understand and appreciate ISG's well thought out "embrace the stall" original post. I do get tired of seeing the term get thrown around so casually as a knee-jerk reaction to someone's lack of progress. It's almost like, "oh....so sorry you aren't getting anywhere this week...this month....this six month's......so sorry....here ya go...just embrace it". It does get tossed around like a warm blanket and hug......when I believe the intent was more of a plan of action.....a battle cry, if you will. The only thing I embrace is progress....moving forward and downward !

Balance. Balance. That sounds like sweet music to my ears. I want.....and need balance. Thank you.

Very cool ink @@KindaFamiliar @@sharonintx that's sounds interesting....and about how I could see it going for me....start with one...and then build on it. I'm fairly certain I'll get one down the road.....just not sure what and where.

Great thread and great progress, guys. You will really feel better and better every passing week.

Well said !!!!!!!!!!! This should be in page one of the post-op manual that I never received. Hell, for a while there I was shopping for a woodchipper to take care of the evidence. Seriously, though.....very good post. And @@Jess3/25/16 please know that you are absolutely in the toughest part of this post-op deal. It truly does get better.....and soon. The 5-7 week post-op period was not a happy time for me, either. I'd have loved to destroyed a Subway display or twelve. You are among folks who have been through similar times. Got to the rants & raves section and let it fly there. Getting an appointment with the person who did your pre-op psyche eval may be a good place to start, as well. It gets better, but maybe a professional can help you get there faster.

I think I was somewhere around the 9 week mark. I began grilling again had some wings on the grill. I used a good hearty rub on them and sauced them three different ways for everyone. One of them was a no carb buffalo style sauce. After I had two of those and the sauce didn't cause any issues..............it was game on from that point forward. FTR, my favorite Breakfast is a fried egg over easy with Tobasco sauce and ground pepper all over it. Yeah, buddy. Good stuff.

Tremendous respect for you. Glad to be be in your company.

Foods that can pass easily through our restrictions....especially junk foods that offer no value to us. For example...someone with a sleeve could eat a box of fudgecicles followed up with a box of Little Debbie cakes before getting full. Bad slider foods. Same person could just eat a grilled chicken breast and be full and content.

Naw, bro. I had my back scratcher show up in time to drive me home. The absolute best thing I took with me into the hospital was a sense of humor. There were some funny moments that stay. First off......you'd think in the bariatric ward of the hospital one could expect some larger gowns for the patients. Nope. All us fat folks were shuffling around with our arses hanging out the back. Just want I wanted to see and show as I was making my laps. I got 'em back, though............I turned my gown around and rocked it backwards. Damn rite. Those pain meds & the open fronted breezy gowns had a weird effect, too...... Woodrow Wilson marched on proudly ahead of me on my laps. I like your style! I was thinking the same thing before I got to the Woodrow Wilson comment. Not my fault......the lack of food and the drugs had Woodrow showing up at inapproriate moments.

Not much I can't tolerate now. I don't fool around with carbonated drinks. It's just not really comfortable. I also don't eat sweats any more. They've been gone from my diet for so long that I they just don't agree with me. Sugar hitting my system is not fun. Not like dumping or anything.....just makes for an upset stomach.

Bariatric Advantage Chewy Bites (500mg size) 3-4 a day....taken a couple hours between Vitamins. Chewable bariatric multivitamin, Iron chewable, B-12 chewable taken with my meals. (buy them from my surgeon's office....usually they stock Bariatric Advantage brand...some are relabeled for them). 2-3 cups of good coffee per day. 120 oz Water.....minimum. No kidding. I'm always sipping water. 60-100 grams Protein per day with the goal of staying under 60 grams of carbs. Advil occasionally but only with meals.

Yup, bro.....feeling good is a-okay. It's new order of the day, in fact. Roll with it and love the new feels.

I'd hit it !

I'm just immature enough to do it, too......with gusto and enthusiasm......I just hope it's a 7-layer coconut cake !!! I can almost taste the foreplay. #woodsmash Yep. Pictures, video, we'll take either one. @@Dub we luv you man. Got me grinning......and right here smack dab in the middle of a hate-rant-crazytime thread. Good stuff.

Why are you calling out @@BigViffer - he didn't talk down to anyone???!! You are barking up the wrong tree! If you are that insecure that a comment made by some stranger online is going to break your heart and potentially change your mind about surgery - you need to get help. It certainly doesn't seem you have what it takes to go through WLS if you are that sensitive. This is an internet forum - people have different personalities - that's life! It's nonsense posts like this that ends up pissing me off enough to get rude. Yeah.....I was wondering why she is so pissed at him, too. Then I realized how bizarre this whole thread has become. I guess a random drive by pie in the face is to be expected. Again, though, just like with VSGAnn2014.....BigViffer is one of the most supportive members here. I simply can't imagine her getting her panties in a wad over anything he's said.

My Cavs have tanked. I am crushed.

You talkin' to me? Does the description fit you of being ruse,sarcastic and just plain ignignor be looking down at others if so than Yes your one if them, if not than why question, at any rate ..I've said enough.. Sent from my SM-G925P using the BariatricPal App Are you serious ? I've found @@VSGAnn2014 to be one of the sweetest and most supportive people I've ever encountered. Clearly you have her mistaken for someone else. You must have bumped your head. Go ahead and give everyone their cake and just let me know where the rest is......'cause I'm gonna hop up on the counter and American Pie that cake into oblivion.

Naw, bro. I had my back scratcher show up in time to drive me home. The absolute best thing I took with me into the hospital was a sense of humor. There were some funny moments that stay. First off......you'd think in the bariatric ward of the hospital one could expect some larger gowns for the patients. Nope. All us fat folks were shuffling around with our arses hanging out the back. Just want I wanted to see and show as I was making my laps. I got 'em back, though............I turned my gown around and rocked it backwards. Damn rite. Those pain meds & the open fronted breezy gowns had a weird effect, too...... Woodrow Wilson marched on proudly ahead of me on my laps.

No need to wait. The brief intermission time between performances can be shortened through some good straw work. Just sayin'

A 1,400 calorie hunk of meat with 100 grams of fat was consumed with dinner along with whatever else. At this point I'd not care about how to tell your surgeon.......id simply set up the appointment and throw it out there to him. Conversations, coaching, plans moving forward need to be made. Part of those conversations damn well should be about willpower and developing the skills that will enable you to live well by making healthy choices.

I would ask how you begin to tell a Dr. that you attempted to eat that much and could. We go through a lot of pre-op education and receive post-op instructions and they are very clear that you need to reduce and monitor portion size and we should NOT be over-eating. It will be a little hard to blame a surgeon when you didn't follow post-op instructions. The OP indicated that the surgeon clearly made a mistake - and proceeded to say he ate 20 oz steak. People had input that he shouldn't have eaten that much - regardless of how much he "could" eat and that it would be advisable to discuss this with his surgeon and not immediately blame the surgeon (that won't benefit anyone). That's not judging him - it's providing solicited opinions/advice. Sorry they aren't wrapped up in a pretty bow and you don't feel they show enough "compassion". Glad to see you taking this all in and getting your gameplan together for when you have your own WLS . It is all about personal accountability, effort and discipline. None of these three can be lacking even after the sleeve tool is in place. If we play stupid games we will win stupid prizes. Bottom line. I know I've had my share of weak moments, but I have been able, thus far, to make them short lived and to learn from them. You appear to be doing your homework now......beforehand. It will help you make the most out of things later on. Some folks just don't seem to get it, though. They expect the WLS to do all the work and it will not.

Safe travels and have a ball !!!!!!

I had my surgery in the morning......and after waking up and walking the first time and getting back to the room I really was ready for my wife to head on home and take care of family things. The time that afternoon went fast....night was fast.....and next full day there was fast. I enjoyed being on my own....which I really wasn't due to the nurses coming every few minutes it seemed to check vitals and such. The time passed quickly and I was ready to for the trip home. I hate being in hospitals and honestly don't want visitors.....I just want to focus on recovering from the procedures and get the heck outa there. Everyone is different.