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Cant get enough calories and protein in. Help
wjgo replied to eso0402's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You should be in or past puree stage right?. So try canned tuna fish, canned salmon, canned chicken breast, all nice soft and squishy. String cheese also has a good amount or protein too. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app -
Cant get enough calories and protein in. Help
wjgo replied to eso0402's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Fairlife milk has 50% more Protein than normal milk. Try sugar free Jello pudding, with unflavored protein mix. It's awesome. Make sure to use a high quality protein mix like GENEPRO. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app -
Make sure you are getting right amount of Fiber with the amount of food you are eating.. . To make up for fiber I don't get in food, my favorite way is gummy fiber tablets. Yeah, some sugar in them, but far better than any other fiber supplement I every tried. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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Start measuring and tracking other measurements that usually get forgotten. Hips, thighs, waist, stomach, chest, arms or whatever suits you. I had been a stall very recently, and it started to bother me but I realized that my jogging intervals are faster and easier, and I am adding weights at the gym very consistently. Since I am eating right, there is nothing else I can do. I am on a good trajectory so I didn't let it bother me. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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Do the incisions hurt without movement or when you flex your abdomen in any way? If the latter, hold a pillow against yourself. . ... As an aside, as I write this I am in a gym parking lot and on my list of weights this evening are hoist abdominal crunches at 205 lbs for 36 reps total... So don't worry, it'll go away eventually then you can look forward to post workout pains. . Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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Best way to introduce eggs into the diet
wjgo replied to Letsgetgoing2018's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I went straight to scrambled eggs. No problem. I find two eggs are a good normal meal. Try one. . Be sure to add a bunch extra milk when mixing it up so the eggs are extra fluffy. . Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app -
I never took measurements until last week, 4 months post-op, so don't feel bad. Weight is a major metadata point for the insurance companies and other entities that needs metrics. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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I would start measuring other things than weight. Measure hips, chest, arms, waist, stomach.If you are weight training, or doing other activities (no excuse not to) you could be building muscle that offsets fat loss. Weight might stay the same, but, maybe stomach went in half an inch?Start tracking your measurements. I was on a stall, ( and eating right ) but my jogging intervals are faster and easier, my weights are increasing at the gym.... So screw it, why care about the stall? I know my body is working in the right direction even if my body weight stays the same.. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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5 days post-op (No dumping, no vomiting) an I missing a signal?
wjgo replied to JessiG's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My experience was good, no bad side effects. On occasion however I can sometimes get some serious as acid ony stomach at night and wakes me up, but after many Tums, sitting and a little bread, it goes away. You aren't missing anything. I believe most people goes just fine. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app -
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Never jogged before. But I have set a goal, with no particular time limit, to be able to jog 5k. I am about 2.5 months post operation, 307lbs, male. I tried a little jogging today during a 2.5 mile walk, and it just felt weird with my stomach gut flopping around. Should I wait until my gut is more diminished? I don't want to make any future excessive skin worse, and it might even be a bad rythm to have a gut bouncing around. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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Most weight loss is done through breathing. So by increasing your metabolism walking you jump starting baome weight loss. I don't know the exact mechanism but I think you lost some water with it, but your body will collect some water later on as your drink.Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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I think rucking is gaining popularity because if using a backpack and true rucking, you can do it every where, walking to work and carrying other stuff, to from car, grocery shopping, whatever. But don't skimp on a backpack, you'll want a comfortable one and preferably one that can hold a hydration bladder with holed for the hose to drink from. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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I like the weights because, backpack is then multi-use! And trains for a heavy backpack hike or camp! Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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Follow-up meetings..... Surgeon doesn't care what I eat, says I am doing g good and to keep at it, just get my protein in and not worry about my next to zero carb intake (eating lean meats with fat and little carbs) Nutritionist on other hand nearly gave birth to a cow when she saw my diary of not getting much carbs. Oh well. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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EVERYDAY Better question is..... who creates weekly 2 month moving average weight loss trendlines in spreadsheets???... Me Me Me! Weight will fluctuate. I got exceedingly puzzled over a one day 3lb gain, but lost it on two days. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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I have been weight training for a while, so I thought I would have stabilized with the water/muscle building. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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How much does muscle gain impact weight loss? I am weight training 5-6 days a week on a 3 muscle group cycle. Also training for a 5K and my intervals are getting faster and easier. I have been steadily increasing my weights in all muscle areas. And, I am also on a weight loss stall that I can't explain much, so that makes me wonder. Edit: On my phone, and I thought I put this in the fitness group. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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Actually, I'd caution against wholesale unless you have to deal with a family. Once you have the surgery, you are eating less than half of what you did before. I can still find sales in local grocery store that meets or exceeds my local BJ's. Saves gas, and freezer and refrig space. Now, I do go to the BJ's to buy string cheese in bulk (use it for my post-op snack meals). But, I am eating 4 strings at most a day. I am a member there for other reasons than food. Otherwise I'd get string cheese locally. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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I am afraid to evoke envy. I just joined a fencing group, and the instructor was trying to figure out my size in case I wanted to get in on a group order for protective gear. I was the only overweight person there, and the oldest by 20 years at least and I was open about my surgery and that I am still loosing weight and would wait until I stabilized because bigger sizes is just more loose paddings to love around in. Now, a few classes later, other regular members are showing up, that perhaps could use a weight loss program or surgery, and I just don't want to discuss it, because in the sport, just being overweight brings your performance level lower. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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Actually it will be a little different, and for the better. Walking around with weights in a backpack is now commonly called "rucking" (after military jargon) and seems to be gaining popularity. Weights will work on shoulder, upper body and core muscles. There are alot of internet hits about rucking, just do a search.I bought a specialized backpack just for rucking. It has a compartment to put weights in that rides high on the inside of the pack, and keeps them stable (designed for the manufacturer's weights). Keeping weights high in the pack helps posture and keeps them from hitting lower back when walking, especially if the weights do sag your pack, walk fast or jog any distance. A hip belt might help but you don't want that tight.You will probably want sandbags full of sand in your pack. Less sharp edges and a little shapeable. Weights are expensive, but bricks are cheaper. So people will use sandbags or bricks wrapped up in duct tape. Also, foam pads, pool tubes, whatever, is commonly used to keep the weights at the top of bag as much as possible, and anyway you can keep the weight from moving. I've seen pictures of packs entirely lined with foam pads, front back, bottom and sides. Rucking is now a "sport" of sorts. Like the Spartan obstacle races I am sure you have heard about their is a rucking group, called GoRuck.com. (where I bought my built tougher than a M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank backpack). But this group is not about racing, it's about team effort. Groups do courses in small groups, no big production like a Spartan race, lots of military style boot camp exercises maybe things like carrying people on stretchers. Its run by veterans and has military and patriotic themes. All events are dedicated to a military branch or as a memorial to a battle (or tragedy). All groups must carry a flag for the team and a 25 lb weight for the team, and each person carries their own Water and supplies, and rucks their own 20lb weight. I am training for an event now. They have no specific listed physical requirement but videos I see they so pushups, crunches, bear crawls, and other exercises (backpack stays on) and other activities like carrying other people. In emails, I was told if one can jog a 5k, a Light challenge (7-10 miles) will be no problem. So I am training a couch to 5k and off days rucking bricks until a buy a good weight. Goal is to be ready next year for a June 6th event dedicated to D-DAY in Washington D.C. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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I have been tracking my food. Nothing has changed except taking in much more water, but the water started before this stall. Only ever had two minor post-op stalls, so maybe it's my time. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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I think you will be ok as long as you don't strain your incisions or your upper body while stomach still healing. My program put us on a 25 or 30 lb limit first 2 weeks Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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5 hour energy drinks. Many, many articles that caffeine before workouts promote the intensity and even biases the body to burn fat cells instead of glycogen. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app
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What happen that your doctor does not want you to walk? 4 hours after surgery I was doing a mile in the hospital hallways for the gas relief walks. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app