LadySin

Today was chest and shoulders day:
Three sets of incline dumbbell bench press
Three sets of dumbbell chest flies
Three sets of machine bench press
Three sets of military shoulder press
Three sets of dumbbell front shoulder raises
3 sets of dumbbell shrugs
Today's top workout tracks (was feeling the 2000's hip hop today):
Nelly - Hot in Here
Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre
Chest and shoulders current state (these are the body parts I'm most self conscious about as most of my loose skin is in my moobs and stomach):

Today was arms and back day:
3 sets of dumbbell curls
3 sets of machine bicep curls
3 sets of hammer curls
3 sets of tricep rope pulldowns
3 of tricep skullcrushers
3 sets of bench dips
3 sets of lat pulldowns
3 sets of dumbbell deadlifts
3 sets of machine rows
Today's top gym tracks:
Stone Sour - House of gold and bones
Metallica - Master of puppets
Current arms and back pics:

If you haven't check into the "Weight gainer" Proteins, high calorie options for building muscle, these are going to be key with limited room for consumption, not like we can pound a few steaks right!

1st Congrats on your success. 2nd GREAT idea for a thread. I was just cleared today to start working out "lightly". I'm only a month out so no where near goal but plan on lifting lighter weights with higher reps for now. I havn't been near weights in quite some time. As my body adjusts I will lower the reps and raise the weight amounts to help build muscle mass. Without researching it I couldn't give you any good answers to your questions, sorry. I'm sure you'll get the answers once some of the more experienced members see this thread.
Again gotta say, Love the idea of this thread. Not only to help others looking to build muscle mass but also for yourself, to track your progress. Best of luck to you sir!!!!!

Today was legs day:
3 sets of dumbbell lunges
3 sets of machine hamstring curls
3 sets of dumbbell squats
3 sets of dumbbell calf raises
3 sets of machine leg press
3 sets of machine leg extensions

Today's top workout tracks:
Nothing More - Don't Stop
Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
Volbeat - Seal the Deal

Legs current state:

A bit about me: I had the sleeve surgery in December 2017 period. I've lost a total of 181 pounds since last May, and now I'm looking to gain some muscle mass. I'm currently sitting at 225lbs pounds and 6'2.5" tall.
So many unanswered questions of not been able to find good responses to. Things such as how to start eating any calorie surplus now that I want to add muscle. Will I be able to eat enough to add muscle? Follow me on this thread and I will track my journey for any others that may follow the same path.
Starting status:
8/17/18 - 225lbs

My gut reaction so take that as I know squat diddly. Any info I can give you is purely anecdotal at best. It's just that even my surgeon that hernia are commen and they patch them up. But they could come back. Anyway id imagine it just depends on the comfort level of the surgeon. They are doing the cuttin and snippin. I'm sorry sis.

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Haha a classic! I've never seen the video! Is the white guy with mustache Robin Williams?

Guys I'm feeling so fucked up. So much stuff is going on that's not bariatric elated. I really need some help. I'm at work right now so I can't take my proper medication. The next best thing for me is music because I refuse to acknowledge the pile of treats and crap given to me by various people at our holiday party today. I'm tired of my playlist. Send me some positive vibes. If you can embed a video from youtube great! If not just type the song name and artist. I'll listen to any genre anyone submits as long as it's positive!
Help me Obi-wan Kenobi. You're my only hope!

I liked that one. She does this thing with her voice that's reminiscent of the late Dolores O'Riordan.

I'll store this one for those days when I feel like burning 10,000 calories in about 3 and half minutes lol

You're kind enough to help me in my hour of need, of course I'm going to listen to it. All genre are welcome.
I was able to find it on Spotify. I liked this one as well. Most sings that talk about the love of a good women is OK with me!

Tremelo was interesting. It's so refreshing to hear something unlike anything I've ever heard before. I've never even heard of the genre Trip Hop. Will have to see what else there is.

I got my approval today!!!! Just waiting on the office scheduler to call me for my surgery date!!! Thinking it will happen by the end of the year I'm so excited!!!!!!

I love Sara Bareilles Brave too (anything by her really)

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My favourite song when I'm feeling depressed about my weight is:



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I know not a lot of people are into country but currently I've been feeling Make it Sweet by Old Dominion. Very upbeat song.

Tremelo by Young Fathers, genre Trip Hop

Then there's always


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I'll store this one for those days when I feel like burning 10,000 calories in about 3 and half minutes lol

You'll probably have an answer tomorrow if you call back. We don't like to leave urgent sitting at all. That's when the government auditors (CMS) starts really riding our asses. Their the reason we've got no more than 14 days to complete standard prior auths requests.

@ motion,how did things go? Trust things are starting to smooth out for you, hadn't seen anything from,you post surgery
And an update from Precious Pouch vs Frustr8, we have had a few minor skirmishes. Like "The King and I"
Getting to know you!
Getting to know all about you!
Precious was very peeved when upon the order of Joann my Aftercare Nurse/ Coordinator at OsU, I Had to take a Dose of MOM. You see i,had not had a BM since September 3rd and it was September12. I had to speak firmly with her. First i,called her a female dog, unkind but how I felt. Then I reminded her, as a pouch, I owned her, she merely,only THOUGHT she owned me. Now WE are going to,keep THAT lovely Cherry MOM down in Frustr8 where,it is going to do,good . And she was muttering " I want to,make you hurt, I want you to barf,this up" But the Day before Dr Needleman and Rachel, the dietician both assured me Precious Pouch could even handle Stage 3 diet. So quit,your Bellyaching!
You see,i was faithfully,taking a Dose or Miralax every day and the fecal total was Sluggish sleeping Colon 11 days- Frustr8 0, I hadn't worried, no distress, I was on Protein Shake, Protein Water, calorie free flavored liquids, my multi-vitamins, I figured the urge would return when it was ready. And I was shooting in my Lovenox, not offending my pouch greatly, getting her to accept 1/4 c,of of things gingerly, teensy-spoon-tips at a time. Wednesday I was about ready to mix up a bowl of mashed potatoes and feel sorry for myself. I'm confessing, these things it because they are prideful things, as I look back that wasn't me thinking as well as reacting See I had a quiet,painfree, start to this post- surgery career. Wasn't really taking my Tylenol, why,should,I,? I wasn't hurting thought,i was on top of things . Then Sunday I had when,i call,the"Purple Rain" incident. I was,lying down watching,baseball,and my belly. Silly-sounding,nut my beli,glikes fresh air. Noticed a purple mottling in my left subcostal area, not near any incisions. If we are counting,I,HAVE 6. Okay,everybody might have bruising, swelling,,even a little redness, these are surgical,wounds after all. This seemed different, and I watched it March across. my Tummy in close formation, rather like Napoleon and his troops. Weirdly,around each incision was a circle of white. What do I do? Call Dr Needleman ? Would he want his Sunday afternoon disturbed by a dingy broad with a Technicolor belly? Sound I drag myself out to the local BandAid Station, my community hospital , staffed by the Keystone Kops, sometimes I think they diagnose by Dartboard. Besides if I had much trust in them I wouldn't have gone 48 miles to Columbus for my RnY. So I took inventory
Swelling Yes slight but not much
Pain Negligible
Appearance Now that ones weird, but it stopped about 7/8 of the way across. Wasn't going any farther.
If it were really serious, like something twisted, I would be in violent pain, puking without ceasing like i did with panceatitis, a condition I would only wish on my worst enemy. I gently prodded my side, didn't feel any more than usual distenion. Figured Tomkitten could call the local Emergency Squad if I passed out.
So I spent an okay night and into Monday,looking like I had been impregnated by an alien and was Now carrying his child.
When Joann my Aftercare Nurse Coordinator for OSU called on Monday I brought up the "Purple Veil", she admitted this was a new one to her, told me she would talk this over with the resident on duty and get back with me on Tuesday morning. 15 minutes later she called back and said Dr Needleman would like to see me at 1 PM Tuesday, could imake it to Columbus then? Might be difficult, but one does not ignore a summons from the Great Oz.
When I saw him that day he agreed , said is was indeed odd, but he had a theory. With all the magic maneuvering of bariatric surgery a little skin blood vessel,go traumatized, it was just lying there until I got a sufficent level of Lovenox in my body and it either popped open or the microbial started oozing, the blood had no where,it to go except between my fat layer and skin. Okay I guess that makes some sense after all. Just watch for new waves across the belly otherwise I will be okay.
He is gratified how well I am healing and proceeds to start yanking off steri-strips with great fervor. What do you know? He didn't just trace a design on my skin with his scalpel, after all. At the base of each,is 1 or 2. little black sutures. And as he pulled off each the air hit them they started throbbing, yes the pain I should have had from the beginning, I laid still but the groin-attacking knee started twitching. If he had put in 12 stitches, he might gave regained the upper vocal range he lost at puberty.
And it really is a hard thing to control. it is not a superficial pain for,me, and the worst is Big Red, an incision with a mind of his own. I guess on Bypassers the right side big incision,is the one where. the big important business goes. Certainly seems to be wider and deeper. I know for sleevers it's the left,one where they pull your stomach remnant out.
And I have not been totally,painfree since, had to resort to Norco a couple times, me, who hadn't needed,any pain relief prior. To paraphrase Ricky Ricardo of I LOVE LUCY, Bradley, you got some 'splaing to do!
Oh he also upgraded me to Stage 3 diet, that I am grateful for, much more dietary variety, but the incision pain? I wish Calvin come take it away!
So Wednesday things were hurting, I was hurting, crying in the,midst,of fresh new threatening bills I can't pay, pie in the sky assurances that my insurance case was settled in my favor and we are waiting on the pay-off, a payoff the opposing party, as a self- insured enity feels no real urge to complete, the Demand for Settlement was activated late Spring, we have gone through summer, are going into Autumn, and still they sit on their coperate treasure chests and snicker. I have bills I can only pay minimum if at all, a landlord who either thinks Social Security pays phenomenally well( it doesnt) or I have my settlement and just want to share, utilities threatening shut-off, insurances threatening termination, if my life insurance does, I can't ever afford any more, my son will have nothing to bury me with. So I have shut-off, termination, eviction, I feel bayseous, in pain, too dizzy to walk it off, no wonder I was having a PLOM moment, thank you @ MrsGamgee for the term. Stands for Poor Little Old Me, and I was really feeling it.
So Joann talked me off the cliff, Or in my case, away,from the bowl of warm soothing slider carbs. We chatted and finally decided a portion of,my sorrow was being full of something that already,should have left. So today,when she calls I can report results, not relief because I was not feeling colonic distress. First BM was weird, not black, thought,it,might be, after all a little gastric bleeding? Nope kudos to Bradley J Needleman here, no trauma, merely dark brown and would not flush free. Multiple flushing and Tomkitten had to finally scrub it loose. Since then what Biddy as from New Zealand calls "Fart with follow- thru" not so formed but perhaps passable,in all facets.
Am I sorry I had it done? Heck no! Don't appreciate the bumpy ride but would not go back where I was, now down 54 pounds from my highest weight haven't broke the 300 pound barrier, maybe this week, but this will still be the making of a Brand New Frustr8 and I Celebrate that highly!
And my younger Buds who are whimpering with your hormones zigzagging and undesirable body happenings. Well good ole Frustr8 has one of her own, I have, on top of my grief. and woes, developed the Cold Sore from Hades on my upper Right lip. I look like someone tried to burn me with. a lit cigarette , I almost never get a cold sore!

I am in MA. I am having mine done at Brigham and Womens. I have a two week pre-diet.
Pre-Operative Diet
The preoperative diet is required for all patients before weight loss surgery. This diet will help to make your liver smaller which makes it safer and easier for your surgeon to perform surgery.
Start this diet 2 weeks before your surgery date.
Every day during the pre-op diet, you will do these 2 things:
Follow the instructions in each box. For boxes A, B, C, and D, choose 1 item to eat or drink during the day. For Box E, consume 1 meal. Drink at least 64 ounces of sugar-free beverages (water, Crystal Light, Fruit2O, etc.). With 1 item from each box, you will have 5 eating events per day.
Box A Choose one Protein shake: SlimFast Advanced Nutrition (RTD shake only, not powder) Pure Protein (35 gm can) Premier Protein Atkins EAS Advantedge Unjury (in water) Syntrax nectar (in water) Syntrax Matrix (in water) Designer whey (in water) Quest Protein (in water) +
Box B Choose one protein shake: Syntrax Matrix (in milk*) Unjury (in milk*) Glucerna Hunger Smart Core Power Light EAS Myoplex Lite Boost Glucose Control Boost Calorie Smart Designer Whey (in milk*) Quest Protein (in milk*) +
Box C Choose one snack: 1 cup non-starchy vegetables + 2 Tb Salad Dressing or guacamole ¼ cup unsalted nuts ¾ cup low-fat cottage cheese, ricotta cheese 6 oz Plain Greek yogurt 2 eggs (any style) 2 oz turkey + 1 string cheese 1 Protein Shake from Box A +
Box D Choose one snack: Nature Valley Protein Bar Pure Protein Bar (190-200 calories) Detour Whey Protein Bar (170 calories) Fiber One Protein Bar 1 serving fruit + 1 TBSP nut butter 1 protein shake from Box B +
Box E Eat one meal: Meal should contain: 4 servings of protein 3 servings of non-starchy vegetables 2 servings of fat *Can choose skim (fat-free) or 1% milk, lactaid milk, or plain soy milk.
Please choose only the items listed on this sheet.
Bread, rice, Pasta, starchy vegetables, and alcohol are not allowed on the pre-op diet.
Important Notes:
Use the Serving Size section starting on page 20 of the diet guidelines book to remind you which foods are in each food group (protein, non-starchy vegetables, and fat) for your 1 meal in Box E. Eating every 3-4 hours and drinking plenty of fluids in between can help to prevent hunger. You choose the order of your items. Sample Pre-Op Meal Plans
Remember to drink at least 64 ounces of sugar-free fluids throughout the day.
Example Day 1 Breakfast (Box C) 2 hardboiled eggs Snack (Box A) Pure Protein Shake (35 gm protein – can) Lunch (Box D) Nature Valley Protein Bar Snack (Box EAS Myoplex Lite Protein Shake Dinner (Box E) 4 ounces baked haddock, 1 ½ cups cooked vegetables (green Beans, broccoli, cauliflower), 2 Tb light margarine Example Day 2 Breakfast (Box A) Premier Protein Shake Lunch (Box E) 4 ounces grilled chicken, 3 cups salad (lettuce, Tomato, onions, cucumber), 1 Tb + 1 tsp creamy salad dressing Snack (Box Core Power Light Protein Shake Dinner (Box D) Pure Protein bar Snack (Box C) ¾ cup low-fat Greek yogurt) Example Day 3 Breakfast (Box E) 1 ¼ cup egg beaters, 1 ½ cups cooked vegetables (peppers, onions, tomatoes), 1 Tb avocado, 1 Tb light margarine Snack (Box A) Syntrax Nectar Protein Powder with water Lunch (Box C 2 ounces turkey + 1 string cheese Dinner (Box D) 1 small apple + 1 Tb peanut butter Snack (Box Unjury Protein powder with 8 ounces milk – frozen into ‘ice cream’ Example Day 4 Breakfast (Box A) EAS Advantedge Protein Shake Snack (Box C) Atkins Protein Shake Lunch (Box Boost Glucose Control Protein Shake Dinner (Box E) Chili: 4 ounces cooked ground turkey, 1 cup tomato sauce, ½ cup cooked onions & peppers, 1 Tb avocado, 1 Tb sour cream Snack (Box D) Syntrax Matrix Protein Powder with 8 ounces milk

Thanks for the reply yall!
Im sooo nervous!
This Morning the Dr called to change to "Urgent"....I called back around 4 and she said its in "Final Review" and ill get an Answer in 2-3days, or maybe tomrrw!!!
O.M.G....Ughhh, I'm So Flippin' Nervous, Scared, and Excited!!!!
*Fingers Crossed* and Prayers for a Approval!! I Need this Life Change!

Careful you're beginning to sound like a socialist. You know how evil we are. *eye roll*

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