Creekimp13

LOL...why not?

I think we need a thread for all the bizarre diet/exercise products we've ever tried. I have a few embarrassing ones in my history, too. I think most of us do. Though, I never did buy a shake-weight! LOLOLOL

All we can do is pay our money, take our chances, and trust the sources that seem most reputable to us. Our ancestors, the great apes, are not meat eaters. They're fruit, plant fat, and vegetation eaters. Once in a while...they eat eggs, insects, an occasional meat meal (less than 3% of their diet) But mostly, they eat fruit, nuts, seeds, and tons of vegetation. And they get a ton of exercise and sleep. (And of course, FIRE and cooking marked a huge change in nutrition and gut lengths as early hominids needed less large intestine and more small intestine to get the most nutrition out of pre-broken down foods) Sorry about the anthropology rant. LOL. But I guess it is the rant board. Interestingly, the people on the planet who live the longest....eat the Mediterranean diet...which is nutritionally similar.....lots of plant fats, fruits and veggies, legumes, lower protein. They also get more exercise and sleep than the statistical norm. Diet will be controversial until the end of time. We all have our prejudices. I'm so far up the Mayo Clinic Diet's butt...I can take it's temperature. LOL. We all have our favorites. I know you're a Keto Disciple, Fluff, and I'm not trying to change you. If it works for you, awesome. To each, their own.

He didn't die of heart attack, he died of blood clot on his brain and surgical complications that might have been complicated by his circulatory issues. His cause of death was events resulting from blunt force trauma of hitting his head. The report from the New York Medical Examiner's office was factual. He did have a history of hypertension, heart attack and congestive heart failure. The report was made public illegally. But it's still factual information from the medical examiner taken from his medical records. Dude had clogged pipes and a bad heart....and his wife wanted to keep this quiet. I think that's incredibly dishonest. The family's claim that he gained 60 pounds of water weight in 9 days is also bogus...unless he was in renal failure, which would support the hypothesis of cardiovascular failure. And still.... 60 pounds???

People in the first three months after surgery....are gonna crush this thing. People who are significantly overweight are going to have more progress than people who are less overweight. I get what Matty is saying. What's the point of offering a "lets do our own program and cheer for each other challenge" at a site where that's essentially the whole point of the board? I think most of us are already doing that:) I do want to say, however, that I think your enthusiasm is wonderful and it's way cool that you're trying to motivate folks:)

So...why did the medical examiner say that Atkin's health was pure ****... and his wife insisted his health was great? Could it be because she stood to lose millions on ketogenic diet books if it was proven he died of complications from a horribly clogged unhealthy cardiovascular system? Must have been some reason she refused the autopsy.... makes you wonder. Cause, you know, if it had been my life's work to show how good a radical new eating style was for you....I'd love to prove it with a clean autopsy and silence my critics. Guess Mrs. Atkins didn't want to take that risk.

¡Buena suerte! Espero que tengas un procedimiento efectivo y seguro.

My hubby was an aviation mechanic before he was a mechanical contractor. He loves things with wings:) You will do terrific, Matty. Can tell you have a passion for it. Here's to new lives and new adventures!

That is SO FREAKING COOL Matty! What an exciting change:) Wishing you all the best:)

My doc actually warned me off of doing too much of one kind of exercise. I was walking like 20,000 steps a day for a while...and she encouraged me to diversify. She said the body gets used to one activity, the muscles get more efficient and you lose ground after time. Best to mix it up. Now, I walk 12,000 steps a day and do some cardio three times a week. Bike riding, trampoline rebounding workout, swimming, etc. When I'm a little sore...I know I'm hitting the sweet spot. LOL. (not too sore though....don't hurt yourself!)

Yeah, me too. Didn't help. LOL. Some people will lose a lot of hair. Some won't lose much. Most will lose quite a bit. Luck of the draw. It grows back:)

Telogen effluvium is stress reaction disruption of the hair follicle cycle. It happens when your body hits a certain stress level....hormal changes, weight loss and surgery are all triggers for it....and we've got those triggers in spades. Most hair loss occurs 1-6 months after your surgery. The worst is at around 3-4 months out. (Ask me, I know, I'm shedding like a Siberian Husky) There's nothing you can do to prevent it or treat it. You can eat well and do your follow up appointments to keep your nutrition on track and make sure you don't have malabsorption issues. The best idea is to work be as healthy as possible and reduce stress so your body can recover naturally. Eat well, exercise, sleep well. Your hair really does start to grow back after 6 months or so.

YUM!

My PA...who had bariatric surgery....said that she didn't lose anything on her pre-op diet. Not a single pound. And she did all shakes and clears. She has type one diabetes and was going through menopause at the time, but she mentioned it twice in seminar...... If you don't lose much during the Pro-Op diet, it doesn't mean you're broken. Be patient, be consistent, you'll get there. She lost a tremendous amount of weight, has most of her health issues resolved, and looks terrific. Took her two years of patience and consistency, but she got there.

Promise? LOL:)

i've done it with mushing friends. It looks like the dogs are doing all the work, but I promise, it's a hell of a workout. Gets your heartrate right up there:)

You can see the bikes in this one:

Yes:) Huskies are the little ones (40-50 pounds usually)...the Malamutes are the bigger ones (60+). I have always had huskies. They're weird and fun. They talk. A LOT. LOL. Not for everyone, though.....you have to really love challenging dog training and fur in your house:) But yeah, I used to hook three of them up to a mountain bike and just scream through the trails. These days, I just have one.....thinking about a kick bike!

I have two go-tos to try to shift a stall... 1. Journaling every single thing I put in my mouth. Calories are very sneaky. 2. Adding exercise and intensity. Sometimes, though....you just have to be patient. Crossing fingers your stall breaks soon:)

Mine's a generic older mountain bike that I bought off Craig's list. LOL. It has a bigger more comfortable seat, but is still pretty sporty and fun:) Somewhere, I've got the fittings to hook a dog harness wire to it. Thinking of taking my pooch for a run at the forest:)

Nice job! Looking awesome!

Well done! Keep up the excellent work:)

My bill was about $66,000.... A surprising amount was the hiatal hernia surgery, which I needed...I had a big one. I ended up paying less than $1000 out of pocket for surgery, plus lots of copays for doctor/dietitian visits.

I remember waking up in the recovery room and the nurse was super nice. I fought to stay awake, kept concentrating on things, doing mental math, asked to sit up a little more. Finally asked to suck on an ice chip and the nurses seemed impressed with that. I had some pain in my shoulder (which I thought was gas, but later discovered might have been deferred pain from my hernia repair)...they gave me an ice pack for my shoulder and it helped. Once I woke up, I worked to stay away and become as alert and oriented as possible. Did a little deep breathing to get rid of as much anesthetic as possible. Literally as soon as they got me to my room, I asked to get up and use the restroom....which I did with no assistance. They were impressed I was well balanced and coordinated, but I credit this with making myself wake up. After the restroom, I asked if I could go for a walk with my husband. They were fine with that. So I put on some lounge pants and my fitbit and started walking. I walked nearly a mile...very slowly....around the ward with my hubby and my IV pole. Then, they wanted to give me pain meds and a little sip of water...so I laid down for a bit, drank my water in tiny sips, learned to use my spirometer. Asked for as few pain meds as possible. Opted out of narcotics for the most part. ( I had one dose before bed to try to get some good sleep...and it worked) Learned how to drink my fluids for the next week until my recheck. I ordered dinner that night and got a tray of jello, broth, coffee and sugar free flavored water. My bestie came to visit, after work and we walked the ward for another mile. I felt a lot better and was moving at a more normal pace. Nurses were pretty impressed and it was helping to get the gas out....so I just kept walking. It felt good to walk, so I did. Hubby brought mom for a visit as bestie was leaving. Hung out with Mom and hubby...drank my fluids, blew in the spirometer, checked the boxes. Daughter called from college and thought I sounded great...she was relieved. Hubby took mom home and I walked the ward again...trying to tire myself out to get some decent sleep. One nurse commented I was walking so much she was afraid I'd crash the next day and not want to wake up and get out of the hospital. She was very wrong. LOL Had a good night's sleep, interrupted by a few labs....but the dose of narcotics I took at night really helped me get right back to sleep. Woke up at 7:30, asked to take a shower. Got my IV capped, took shower, shampooed, blew out my hair, put on makeup and put on street clothes and started walking the halls again hoping my doctor would let me go home. Had some labs taken, doctor visited, and I got to go home:) Hospital was a piece of cake for me. The presurgical diet and being hungry after surgery were much harder for me.