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I'm in luck.......they now make a pair in my size. I've heard nothing but tremendous accolades of comfort from larger runners from this brand: https://www.hokaoneone.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-HOKA-US-Site/default/Home-Show I'm getting a pair asap. Should have by next weekends trekking.

Awesome !!!!!!!!!! You are going to do great.

Oh yeah.....The BEAST is the one I like, too. Good for where I'm limping along right now. I want to try the current model. If they made them in my size, though......and could knock off the crazy bright colors.....I'd be all over a pair of Hoka One Ones. They are supportive and shock absorbing machines. Sadly.....they don't come in 14W.

I'm unsure about with the bypass. I had a sleeve done 4 weeks ago and my understanding is this is how it is going to be. I encounterd my first episode of aggravation about that tonight at work. I was at my desk and having my second "meal" of the day.....a bag of flavored tuna.....Tai Chili flavor. The first couple forkfulls were sweet tasting....not bad at all. The next two went down and all the sudden.......heat was there. Spicy heat. The kind that would have been nice to have something to drink with it. I'd purposely not refilled my Water bottle so there'd be no temptation...but I had no idea that stuff would be so hot. I've had zero spicy food in so long that it just didn't occur to me. Lessons learned. Freaking love the flavored tuna packs, though. I think I can live off them much easier than protien shakes.

I'm hoping it's to health improvement related type stuff. I'm 4 weeks out of surgery now. Starting to lose while on real food. Have an appointment with my primary doc tomorrow where I'll get bp meds removed or at least modified. I'm going to request a sleep study so I can take advantage of the newer C-PAP & BiPAP machines.....I'm going to upgrade my mattress in the near future. Last two days have seen me double my step counter readings and I'll begin the gym this weekend. Hoping the only addiction I have from now on is one improving my health and thriving.

I couldn't sleep much at all the night after surgery. I had this weird dream where folks kept coming into my room and taking my blood....checking my vitals.....asking me what my pain level was.......did I care for more ice chips........had I urniated........how many laps had I walked.........etc. I could certainly understand if someone had nightmares in the couple days after surgery. All sorts of meds purging out of your system.

That is outstanding !!!!!!!

You are already kicking ass, man. Look at your progress tracker in you signature line. You JUST had surgery and really just started what the surgeons classify as the weight loss time frame.....your body is still healing and normalizing. You are only 82 pounds from your stated goal.........not even hardly a month out of surgery. You are going to achieve that and more. You are a determined hombre who will tow the line and do your part. You've got mad food prep skills and will never grow bored of making tasty Protein based meals. If I were a gambling man......I'd easily slide all my chips in on a bet on you being extremely sucessful.....you already have been. It's a lock. You'll be living lean in a few months. I'm positive of this.

A little over 3 weeks post-op here. Returning to work tomorrow. Sleeve is fine....hernia is still swollen but feeling much better. 13hr shifts and fast paced.....it's going to be intense. I'm taking 4 shakes to space out during the day and I'll be constantly drinking Water. Will be working these shifts for the next 6 out of 7 days. On an average shift I have plenty of opportunity to get the 10,000 steps my Fitbit is coaching for. I went out yesterday to run some errands. Trying to get things wrapped up before my work schedule resumes. Stopped at Best Buy to pick up a new CD that I wanted (full version not available on iTunes ). Walked around the store some.....went over to get the disc and had to stop a minute and steady myself on the CD rack. I thought I was about to pass out. Regained my composure and walked out of there. Freaking strange feeling. Energy was shot. Sat in the car a few minutes and resumed drinking water. Failed to get the CD I wanted. Mail ordered it later on. Reached back into the cooler and grabbed another Protein shake and sipped it down on my way to the next stop.....grocery store run for the family. It went fine. No issues. I'm very disappointed that I didn't kill it at the gym over these three weeks.....but the energy just hasn't been there and the wounds aren't fully healed. I did go a couple times but simply ran out of gas shortly after starting my treadmill sessions. Seven of the wounds have healed over. Two of them are still scabbed. These two were larger than the others and appear to have double-width incisions compared to the rest. I did go on daily walks and the weight loss has been steady. I've stayed with the liquid diet. I'll see my surgeon again on Monday. This will be our second visit. I'm expecting him to advance me to the next step of the permissible foods list. I imagine this will help with the low energy. *Today.....I know I have to go back out to the mall. I have to get some new clothes for work. Old stuff looks funny having to cinch it up tight with the belt tag end now really extended. *I'll be grabbing some more Blender Bottles while I'm out. They travel easy and work great on the job.....just add ice and water and instant Protein Shake is ready. *I'll be taking a water bottle that I'll carry around and keep refilling. *Evenly spaced protein and water in between is my plan for the long shifts. Any advice or tips on last day off considerations ????

I was the same way. Once I started soft Proteins everything changed. Only one egg or only a portion of pouch of flavored tuna............

My first, second and third choices: *Brooks *Brooks *Brooks They work for me. Go to a runner's store and get fitted for your stride whether it's for walking or running. If they made them in my size, I would love to try a pair of Hoka One One shoes. Make sure to buy the right shoe for your stride. It will make all the difference in the world, I promise. Brooks has a nice analyser on their webpage that may get you pointed in the right direction.

Doesn't bother me. What other folks eat is of no concern to me.

Funny thing just happened...... Woke up unusually early this afternoon with a couple hours to kill before getting ready for night shift. Had some turkey sausage dipped in yellow mustard with a piece of cheddar. Hmmmmnnn, hmmmnnn good & tasty. Made a pot of coffee......just to get a cup. Sat down and flipped on ESPN to watch the talking sports heads bash on Greg Hardy, praise Tom Brady and poke fun of Jerry Jones.....pretty much the theme of the week. A commercial came on...well made, but not a flashy big production type commercial. It was for a mattress factory that made 70 different types of mattresses and had large accounts with an East Coast distribution chain. They went on about that being one aspect of their family business. They explained their retail showroom was open to the public and had all sorts of mattress constructions....old school innerspring, hospital beds, and numerous different types of memory foam constructions. I called and spoke to one of the co-owners. I briefly explained my situation and he said he heard thghat story often and was confident he could take care of me......and the wife with a split king bed with differing firmnesses. Full adjustability, too. He said they can even custom build whatever I wanted. I didn't talk prices but got zeroed in on the factory/store location......IT"S ONLY 20 miles away !!!!!!!!! Going to try shooting over there tomorrow afternoon and sprawl out on a number of mattresses. We didn't talk specific pricing due to the unknown ranges of what I'd be looking at.....but it's most assuredly much cheaper than the Tempurpedic we bought last year. Fingers crossed folks.

AWESOME.......see below......... Sounded interesting. I clicked the link.......low and behold......Dr Stapleton !!!!! She is the one who did my psych eval. Supercool. It was simply a great conversation and she seemed like someone I'd known forever. Her office was really nice. I could have sat on that sofa all day....was the most comfortable I'd been in ages. My back was happy. Her videos at Live Healthy MD were requirements for me to watch and take the tests afterwords. Very insightful and thought provoking videos that emphasize the effort that is going to be required. That is so cool. Small world. Small world indeed. I may have to see if I can get an autographed copy.

I think all of us can relate to what is going on with you. I tried to starve my way out of a "stall" and the scale flipped me the bird. Not only did it not go down....it went up. Defies anything I know or understand. So.......I caved in followed my surgeon's suggestion on frequency and portion size. I've taken my own liberties with what form the Protein is in. Getting 5 small meals a day in has been the only way that I've seen loss since getting off the Protein shakes. It also fueled my energy level and has me up well over 50% on my daily step counter. An example of my 5 small meals yesterday & Tuesday: *4 bites of turkey sausage and eggs with cheddar *1/2 a Quest bar *beef Jerky (chewed on it forever.....jaws were actually tired from working that stuff into mush. Great flavor...lotta work, though) *1/2 a Quest bar *beef jerky again The scale moved two pounds. I am having daily coffee, however, I'm drinking at least 30oz of Water between each of the meals and at other times. Seems like all I do at work is walk around chewing on something tasty or drinking water. It's like my body is more busy eating & drinking than ever before. Quantities are much smaller than ever. The Quest bar and jerky travel easy. Tonight (night shift)....I started with 6 bites of turkey sausage with yellow mustard. I found some interesting new tuna flavors in the pouch and will be taking a couple of these (3 oz each....perfect size) along with some chili lime jerky. I'll be making coffee later at work and my water bottle will be close at hand. It's frustrating when the loss slows, stops and even adds a pound or two.....yet you know you are killing it on the calorie intake. It is counterintuitive on the surface. I'm not sure what your biggest reasons are....but I suspect when we go into the 300 calorie per day mode......and we were used to 3,000+ calories per day in our past lives......our metabolism gets freakish and stutters, sputters and struggles. I can't begin to describe the better feeling I experienced when I went from the 3-4 protein shakes to eating-chewing my 700 calories of protein. I feel like moving and covering some ground. I know you are really frustrated. It's a maddening scenario.....we've had this surgery and yet we are struggling with the vary thing we'd learned to do well in the past.....lose weight. I'm glad to hear that you have lined up the visits to discuss this with your professional team. As a member of your BP team, all I can offer is that I'm going through a version of what you've described. It'll all come out in the wash.......we're just in the spin cycle right now.

That sounds great !!!!!!!!!

Nothing says...."I'm awake" more than walking around and rattling around the Blender Bottle getting that morning mocha coffee Protein shake ready. I'm sure my family loved that time of the day...............

The end of my third week was very similar. I'd run out of gas really fast. Still on the liquid diet then. Found out my high blood pressure (taking meds for it) was actually running between 106/55 to 112/68. No wonder I was feeling like crud. I cut back on the meds and have been keeping it watched. I'll see my primary doctor on Friday to review. Also was able to add soft Proteins to my diet. The combination of these two events helped to get the energy up a great deal between the 3rd & 4th weeks so far. Good luck

The unpreppared......wow. I'd have been pissed off royally and gone on a serious rant......."You mean I gotta stay on this ridiculous liquid diet forever....just to lose weight........I want a refund and I want my old stomach back.....Now". Like that would have done any good, right ? It would have been a shocker. Another example of how the fine folks here have helped me tremendously. Time does fly.....it's been 4 weeks and one day. Thank you, sir !!!!!!!! This last year and a half I felt like a victim......out of control over things.....having to go from one specialist to another to get things addressed. Now.....now.....I AM IN CONTROL. It feels freaking great. The sleeve is done....other stuff corrected......healing up nicely and I'm in control of where things go from here on out. It is a liberating feeling. What's really cool is I'm now in touch with my inner carnivore. I have no problem living off salmon, tuna, chicken, beef Jerky, etc. There are no suprises. It's like the Atkins diet only better. This weekend I'm gonna fire up my trusty grill and cook up some whole chickens and make a batch of chicken salad and a batch of white chicken chili to enjoy for workweek lunches the following week. First thing that is going on that bad boy is a slab-o-salmon with a mild pepper glaze. Life is good. Lean life is gooder. That's a neat trick right there. I used to have one a few years ago when I was weight training like a beast. Always measuring my biceps. Couldn't help it, It was freaking addictive. Only type of measurment I've really taken note of now is the tag end of my belt which is growing. I like it. Only thing we can do is to nail down our behaviors and simply let it ride.........................................

Excellent point about the adjustability. Thank you for the tip. I've avoided the side sleep thing for years. I asked my surgeon during Monday's appointment if it was safe to side sleep due to the hernia repair. He grinned and said absolutely okay. It's repaired and healing well. So......I decided to give the side sleep thing a try.....after all my wife says it's great on the mattress. I used some pillows around the hernia area and tucked them in there with my arm rolled over them.....very comfortable to my shoulder as it was also supported by these pillows (rotator cuff tear that needs to be fixed in it soon). Comfortable.....but just not 100%. I remembered the pillow between the knees deal and when I did so things seemed to line up much better with my back. Strapped on the C-PAP and didn't move for 3-4 hours. Wound up going to my back at some point. Felt better the next day. At least now I may have way to get by with the existing bed on the nights I do sleep on it. I"m starting to see the benefits now. Sounds really.....really familiar, man. I've got to sort this out for sure. The SN bed itself isn't so bad. The raise/lower is a hurdle......and the independent raise/lower is yet another big hurdle. I've got a pre-college teenager in serious want of a new car.....honor student who is just an all around great kid in every way. Huge proud of him and the way he's so responsible for his actions and maintains his schedule like a boss. So much better behaved than I was at his age. The sleeve surgery but a tremendous dent in my funds, too. Self funded the deal due to archaic insurance views on the wls procedures. The good news is there are some opportunities for overtime that may help pave the way. I heard a great quote the other day that resonates in my head: You should sleep 1/3 of your day. How well you sleep during that time determines the quality of life for the other 2/3 of the day.........therefore doing whatever it takes to ensure good sleep is crucial. I've got a doctor's appointment this Friday with my primary doc to get dialed in my lowered blood pressure. I will get his opinion on the matter. I've been seeing this doctor for the last 14 months after my prior doc closed his practice. The new primary has done more for me to help me get my health restored in that short time than the other doc ever did. It was a blessing that I found out about him. Both he and his nurse are amazing people who have been huge support for me. I"m also going to request a sleep study asap, too. My old C-PAP is outdated and it's time to get current on one of the models that OKCPirate has recommended. Thanks for reading the ramblings of a madman. A grateful madman. A grateful madman who is going to work tonight in 52/32 khaki slacks. Same guy was wearing 60/32 just two months ago. I bought a well made belt back when I started the bariatric process leading up to surgery. It has double rows of holes all around the belt...part of the design. I like it because I can wear it for a long time as my waist gets smaller. Right now the tag end is beginning to wrap around my side. Freaking love that felling. scale readings have been on lockdown the last week......however clothes are getting loser. I don't know what all is happening....but there is something good going on.

That is really outstanding !!!!!!!!!

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Yup. Good stuff, indeed. It was one of the few permissible powders on my NUT's plan. So grateful. This and the mocha version were much appreciated powders during my pre & post op liquid diets.

Howdy. Just had my sleeve done a month ago.....just turned 47. Only regret was not doing so sooner and avoiding some weight related wear and tear on the old body. Feeling younger already. You've got a great looking family and children that are young enough to TRULY benefit from your surgery. Proven fact that kids with healthy parents learn to eat better and grow up leaner and more healthy, too. You will be so much more active and able to keep up with them and life will be a ball. There are a few challenges along the way but they are good ones. They help you get focused and test your commitment to proceed. I truly feel that the better you do at these......the better you'll likely do on the other side. It's just my own thinking and I'm testing it now. Go for it. You have so much to gain in life and there is nothing to lose. Learn all you can now and put things into practice as soon as you can. The goal is to lose weight.......not to stay in a holding pattern until you've had surgery. Begin losing now and get the ball rolling. Once you gain momentum you will truly amaze yourself. Best wishes to you.

Well done. Welcome home and on the road to a healthy recovery.