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Sounds like a lovely menu!

Thanks. My sis is considering a face lift and you look amazing!!!

Well one that that makes me loose my mind is wen people recycle the same rant ad nauseum rather than searching for previous posts on the same tired theme. hehe.

Where in Texas is your doc?

@Biddy zz and @GreenTealael Your question about Mrs. Biddy getting shakes refers to hypoglycemia. You need to get a blood glucose meter and monitor it. I think Dr. Fung says some of this is to be expected in the early days (shakiness), but am not quite sure? One thing for sure is that she is a sugar burner by virtue of her long-standing vegetarian lifestyle--as most SAV diets are defined here. But it may be diff in NZ. Funny, my observation of a large portion of Americans who claim to be "vegetarian" are posers. What they are REALLY and TRULY claiming is a myth and the reality is that most of the so-called vegetarians are really just "pasta and rice, bread, crackers, chips and cheese addicts who don't eat meat protein". I know that sounds harsh but I've seen it in action here and these people are MO. I eat more veggies and berries than they do even as a RNY post-surgery patient. And example of a bonafide vegetarian would be @GreenTealael. Her menus and food choices are beautiful, well-rounded and balanced (and are also lower carb to the point of keto). So I would think the easier route which she may not want to do would be to go low carb for a while first. Which will also take those 3-5lbs off of her in a hurry. You can still do that with vegetarian lifestyle, you just have to be very tricky about where the protein comes from...is she vegan or vegetarian? Does she eat eggs or fish or dairy of any kind? Do y'all have quorn protein there? Then once she is used to having cut out all "white stuff" and most grains, it gets WAY easier to IF for longer periods of time.If she doesn't want to do that, then she needs to try IF in baby steps. And that would be slowly delay breakfast for an hour longer each morning, but it's a slow walk down. Keep the nightly food curfew and try to get her to cut out sugar and white flours, subbing for whole grains, legumes, etc and slower acting carbohydrate while adding in LOTS of varied leafy greens, cruciferous veg, brassicas, onion/garlic/leek/green onion, and great herbs., and limiting the serving sizes of root veg and winter squashes. But again, please get Dr. Fung's book on The Complete Book of Fasting and don't take dietary advice from me. I'm just a schmoe on the internet and only can say what works for me according to my super-messed up metabolism!!!! ((hugs))

Ok so I'm oncell right now and will answer more tomorrow. It's more complicated for her. 🙁 U should buy his book the complete book of fasting. I'm reading it now.

Ok, well got my exercise in today. Yay!! I can breathe a little better, but it's definitely still goopy in my chest when I get my heart and respiration up there! And boy am I much more tired afterward. Like shattered. Completely shattered. Part of tiredness/exhaustion after exercise/exertion is common for me. I had hoped it would go away completely with weight loss and surgery, but it is looking like I'm stuck with the after-effects of chronic fatigue post-chemo/radiation. It sucks, but I've learned to manage it somewhat even though it does limit what I do. It's still MUCH better than when I weighed 287lbs that's for sure. Everything in life is relative. Today is an UD. I am doing a 16/8 IF and will have my first meal around noon, but am trying hard to get around 1000-1100cals in for the day with really strong protein at around 70g. I'm looking forward to eating lunch! LOL. I found these hatch chile turkey burgers at the HEB last week, so Mr. F had grilled hamburgers and ugly broccoli last night, and I had a hatch chile turkey burger with pico de gallo and ugly broccoli. Dang! It was delish!!! I felt like I was sinning, but instead, I kept the day under about 575cals and got in my protein too while doing a 16/8 IF. (Yesterday I did a DD.) And the best part about it? I didn't get nauseated within 30 minutes after eating like I probably would have with the higher fat beef. (I do pine for my beef, but it is not liking me so much these days...yet I still tough it out with occasional ribeyes with all fat trimmed away...) Lemme repeat for anyone stumbling upon this thread. IF is NOT difficult. As Dr. Fung says it's about what you DON'T eat, rather than what you eat (in it's purest form). But I like jackin' around with things and I combine about 3 different protocols during the week cuz it keeps things mixed up and lively round heah. And it amuses me. It's also still working for my weight loss. I'd been stuck and stalled when I tried to increase my cals to around 800-850ish area and now I'm having days where I'm eating 1000-1200 cals and I'm still losing. So it's a win win. Menu for Today: 1130cals; 73g protein; 52g fat; 39g carbs; 11g fiber; 28g net carbs; 17g naturally occurring sugars L-hatch turkey burger with BH lacy Swiss, applewood smoked bacon, avocado, greens, tomato, onion, cilantro and baby carrots on the side. (I'm using the turkey patty as the "bread" and sandwiching everything inside of it.) AS-yogurt/cott cheese/blueberries/walnuts/fiber cereal threads D-grilled salmon, asparagus, chopped salad with evoo dijon vinaigrette (homemade)

I honestly think your protein shake sounds like overkill. Shoot for 60-80g protein daily (per my RD/program), get your 64+oz liquid in. Eat lean, dense protein first, low glycemic veg second, healthy fats, plus anything else in small quantities. I also was eating somewhere between 500-700cals/day and hitting my goals. I kept carbs down to 20ish grms net--between 20-30g total. Keto needs to be modified if you're obese. You do not need a bunch of dietary fat when you're trying to burn/utilize fat IMHO. A simple low carb approach works better for me, cuz my fat is much lower than modern day "keto definition" or the "LCHF" regimine. Psssst, I'm still in ketosis by virtue of my caloric restriction and also my carb restriction. LOL. So in "theory" you could say I'm "keto" but I don't do all the fat bomb, exogenous fat stuff right now. Maybe I will add fat once I'm trying to maintain a very low body fat weight...I would theoretically need the exogenous/dietary fat at that point. Oh and equally important--take those vitamins! Also start walking daily.

(psssst @JohnnyCakes) Good to see you 'round these parts! Congrats on continued goal maintenance!

Hiya!!! You inspire me so much girlie!!! Congrats on the 135lbs. Def vote that the weight uptick is the salt in the chili/lime cashews but man do they sound delightful!!! Yum! Love your new obsessions! We go thrifting almost every Saturday. I feel such satisfaction to walk out with regular size clothes for $1-$3!! Ha!!! Love your developing bits. Is it very hard working with a trainer? I seriously could not take the Biggest Loser trainer screaming crap. Stressful! Dinner sounds good! LOL your shake sounds complicated. Why is it nasty? JAPB. LOL. If you hate the taste of your shake your clearly are NOT adding enough peanut butter. Ha! I heart my Vitacost Peanut Butter Slim. For only 4g of the powder by weight, it masks a miriad of shake sins. Welcome Biddy's Wife!!! Woot!!! And congrats on your 10lb loss so far. That's OUTSTANDING! You can totally do 3-5lbs more with IF and probably more. Hope you'll come hang here with us--both of yas!! Yeah...make your own low carb muslei if you absolutely must eat late at night. But try to only have decaf coffee or decaf tea plain no sweetener or milk/cream. Here's a YouTube explaining more on IF by Dr. Fung that I just saw yesterday. Fascinating stuff! Gosh I hope the science on this doesn't turn out to be bogus cuz it sure sounds miraculous!!! Therapeutic Fasting on YouTube by Dr. Jason Fung

Never heard that honestly, but any exercise then involving your abs needs to be specifically cleared by your surgeon.

My plan wasn't concerned with me getting protein for the first 2 days. It was concerned with making sure I was getting my fluids and keeping potential nausea away.

Bone broth can be counted towards liquids, but not toward protein.

Yeah, it was only 2 days. You're not really focused on eating right after surgery. I could have cared less. Broth and jello and sf popsicles rocked my world.

No protein on a clear liquid per my plan (in any form), but did include SF jello.

Just doing a 16:8 today and a calorie restricted day. I'm pretty exhausted today. I think that's from the leftover gunk from the cold and I didn't sleep well last night, so I don't know if I will walk or not. TGIF everyone! How are y'all doing?

Thank you! It's working great on PC and iPhone! TY y'all!!!!

Looks good on puter (PC) and on iPhone. TY!!!!

Celebrate will take back opened vitamins

OMG now I know...

So no sweats or tachycardia? I almost want to know what "make your own donut" is...but the other part is terrified of having that knowledge...I'm not sure I possess the "need to know status" necessary for that mission.

Aloha, baby.

Holy fu*k!!! The meals in and of themselves...well I'd like to roll in them. LOL. But the DUFFEL (am I yelling--it really feels like I am!) full of choco mac treats? Dayum... What did you bring them for pressies?

We miss you!!!

((ugh and hugs)) on deficiency!!! So where did you get it for $7??? Inquiring minds!!! I want one!!!