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This sounds perfect. Thank you!! The only question is do you use the whole can of tomatoes with the juice or just the tomatoes?

The soup does sound good if it calculates to enough protein for me right now. I’m defintely gonna have to google that Tarka dhal. I have to try it now if it’s not too spicy.

I wonder if that uses the same technology as the little scale that I ordered on Amazon. It’s called a smart scale and it connects to an app on the phone and it logs all of your composition stats. I have heard from some of the veterans on here that those are not extremely accurate compared to their DEXA scans. Honestly, if that’s the case, I wouldn’t put too much Focus om those results anyways. It was a fairly small amount and if it’s not 100% accurate it’s possible it was not even correct for that little bit. I ended up returning the scale because I figured it would just be another thing for me to stress over every day like the weight that we shouldn’t really be measuring as often as I do. I honestly don’t see how if you’re exercising more now then you have that you would be losing muscle. I mean, I guess at some point we do need to add strength training and they warned me of that. And making sure you’re getting your protein is important they said if you increase your activity, they have me increased my protein. Did you ask about that? My surgery I have to do a little bit more. My first goal was 77 g at minimum. But at my postop appointment, I showed her my activity and she said I need to increase that to 90 minimum along with adding a bit of carbs. Remember, mine might be a little bit higher than yours because I had a different surgery, but I’m just saying I had to increase it by what 13 g because of activity. And that’s just the minimum the maximum goes well over 100.

Thanks!! Yea I hope it means the others are in their grove and just enjoying life and too busy to post. Hopefully we will hear from them on occasion at least to hear how they are doing too. I intend to stay on the site. Long-term because with my sleeve I stopped posting as much and well, can’t say that was my entire issue but I’m sure that it contributed to my regain. I also did not do the in person support groups before m or tell many people that I was having surgery. This time I ask for support anywhere and everywhere. I have constant reminders of what my goal is and I’m hoping this will make all the difference.

No it just cuts out a lot of the fat but keeps the protein. I am in the weight loss case so I’m paying attention to fat and carbs. I also had my gallbladder out with my surgery so I have to slowly add fat back in to see how my body reacts. It also cuts the cholesterol which I was borderline high before my surgery. I will eventually work my way back to “skinny omelettes,” which is one whole egg and a few egg whites for a normal sized omelette. I really like to have cheese in my omelette. So I shred my own from a 2% block cheese (which is more flavorful so I use less) and do the egg whites to make up for the fat in the yolk. As long as my body allows it, I will work my way back to regular eggs eventually I’m sure, because I prefer them taste wise.

I am super excited. Just got some shorts out on accident that were too small back when I bought them but I didn’t return because they were inexpensive and I hoped I would lose weight but of course I never did. Well, I tried them and fit me now.

Believe it or not for a brief moment my mind did seriously go there but I have anxiety so I always go to the most extreme possibility first. Don’t feel bad for laughing, though. I was laughing pretty hard at myself once I realized that I was fine. It was just such a random and strange experience I had to warn others. 🤣 🤣 🤣

They do and it is very tasty. I actually switched to making my own iced coffee with decaf post surgery and I use their caramel shake mixed with coffee but I had the cafe latte shakes every morning for a couple of years. If you like iced coffee chances are you will love them. If you get the powder make sure you get the one that has caffeine though. They make one that doesn’t. And it tastes different. It’s not as good to me. I always just did the premade ones but I guess if traveling the powder would be lighter.

Wow. Thanks!! I am going to try most of these. I am really working hard to expand my menu. I am trying Brussels sprouts for the first time tonight. I was good for lunch and didn’t have a snack so I was able to add a little garlic butter and they aren’t my favorite but they honestly aren’t bad. My goal is to find as many things that I possibly can that are healthy before my hunger comes back because that’s when the cravings are more intense for me. If I have more options to go to I’m hoping it will be easier than last time to stay on plan. I just got so sick of chicken breasts and broccoli last time and that’s basically what I ate most nights because I didn't really know what else to eat. I really think I am setting myself up for success this time.

I just thought of you when I was doing my stretches. My instructor told me to get yoga blocks and at first for a lot of the stretches I still couldn’t even reach the blocks but I have been doing them a couple times a day at home and today I was able to touch it with my fingertips. Not sure what stretches you are doing exactly but maybe these will give you smaller goals to reach that are closer than the floor if you need them. I found mine at a thrift store but I know you said you don’t have any. I bet you could even use a stack of books or a box or something just to reach for it. I dont put any weight on the blocks anyways because I don’t trust that it won’t tip and make me land on my face. I also use the strap when I’m on the floor because I can’t reach my ankles either. Only because it came with the blocks. For that you can use anything. A towel would probably be perfect.

I won’t get into details but I survived my first really stressful week and still managed to maintain my fitness and stay on track with my food plan. I’m sure it was a bit easier without actual hunger but it was my first real test because I seriously wanted to turn to food like I would have in the past. I am so proud of myself.

You look great. I love the one with you laughing.

Okay. I eat most of those things too. I’m thinking maybe it’s just because my calories are a lot lower than yours right now so the portion of those things I’m able to eat are probably a lot smaller after I get my protein. Probably just gonna be a thing until I get to maintenance. Except for the pasta and lentils. I’ve never tried lentils, but they actually put them in my grocery pick up order so I need to figure out how to make those. Is there a trick to it or just follow the instructions on the bag?

Did you find any cute clothes?? I’ve been able to find some things at thrift stores that fit now as well as some that should fit soon. Awesome progress btw.

What are you eating that has so much fiber? I do a soluble fiber in the morning but I don’t seem to get much from my diet. I eat a lot of veggies but mine is still fairly low. The only days I have a lot is when I do low carb stuff like a keto wrap or when I have chili.

I am allowed to caffeine as well. The surgeon does suggest to limit it but we were allowed coffee the next day in hospital if we liked it black I would ask why they don’t want you to have it. If it’s because it tends to be dehydrating but you’re having no issue with fluids, for instance, maybe they will be okay with your having it. Sometimes the blanket rules don’t apply to everyone.

I have never heard of that test. Is it like a DEXA scan where it’s all done by a machine and they’re considered pretty precise or is it one of those like handheld things that it’s possible they’re not doing it or reading it accurately? I agree with the idea of checking with your team and seeing if they think that makes sense. You gotta be careful with Gym staff making medical decisions because they don’t always have the same ethics as a doctor should (like you said they could be just trying to sell their services) . Or they may really have good intent but just not be trained as well or misinformed. Either way better to get a professional opinion when you can.

I had more random scrapes with my revision to SADJ than I did with my sleeve and it was the same surgeon so I thought that was kind of peculiar until I really thought about it. The SADI was robotic and the sleeve was not. My surgeon had many many years more experience doing it laparoscopically than he did doing it robotically so maybe even though the robot is supposedly more precise once it gets down inside of you it’s a little harder to maneuver getting the incisions done? obviously I don’t really know for sure that was just all I could come up with. The good news is I’m two months out now and all the superficial scrapes and scratches are long gone.

I had a couple incisions that were sunken in a bit, but mine were not bruised. I believe it’s not uncommon for either but honestly, I would just run it by your team and see if they want to take a look. Maybe you can email a picture.

Well it should be a really good thing that you like water post op. Not sure about the salad. With the surgeries they actually cut your stomach and intestines it’s a while before your allowed salad but do they actually cut anything with the balloon or do they do they fill it after it’s in there somehow? I had the sleeve first, and I recently had a revision to the CB because of weight red and because they didn’t operate on my stomach. I had to wait like two months until everything was healed and now I can eat whatever I want so I’m back to salad earlier than those who had their stomach operated on. I’m sure you’re a doctor will tell you what is appropriate for you though. I really wish one of our restaurants would have Bogo on salads. I actually love them too. I have found that when logging all of my macros in an app that salad is actually not as great for us as we think it is as we tend to eat it. It’s mostly the dressing even one serving is pretty high in calories but if I am careful what I have the rest of the day I’m able to enjoy it on my plan. I finally figured out that if you put it in a bigger container and stir it around with the dressing, it’s easier to get a little bit on all of the lettuce with a smaller amount of dressing. Kind of like they do when they prepare Caesar salad. Of course it’s kind of hard to do that when you’re actually in a restaurant, but then I will just ask for the dressing on the side and dip a little bit as I go. With the smaller stomach, I mostly eat the toppings anyway, and just a tiny bit of lettuce to get the protein and nutrition before I run out of room.

I would mention it to your family provider. This can be a sign of prediabetes. Or it may just be what you’re eating. Some foods can cause blood sugar spikes. I don’t know too much about what specifically but if it’s not a medical thing perhaps a dietician could go over your food log and give you some tips.

Found this tip a while ago when searching for someone else who was ahead of me on their weight loss but finally got to where I could try it for myself. Since we all know that there is such a huge space between the extended sizes my shirts are very loose yet the next size down is still snug on me so I tried this tip. You turn the shirt inside out (or just do it while wearing but your working on the inside) and grab a small section and use a rubber band to create a gather on the inside sorta like a pony tail. It does shorten the length in that one spot a bit and you have to play with the placement but it really works. I still have a larger bust so it helps to snug the waist area so I still look like I have a shape. Not certain if I explained that very well but hopefully you get the gist and it helps you too.

Did you see that the bariatric pal store started making vitamins with a peppermint insert in the bottle so they don’t stink so bad when you open them. I can’t wait to try them if my team approves them.

So happy you figured it out!!

Ooh I was doing too many things at once. I didn’t realize until I really looked at it to compare that it has the mint scent thing in it as well. I am super excited now!! am going to figure out how to print the ingredients right now so I can take to my appointment with me and make sure this is okay but it looks perfect to me. I can’t wait to try these with the mint insert.