mikeross

wow you look great. So you lost 80lbs in 5 months? whats your secret... give us some tips.

looking good... whats your secret? Is all that weight loss post op or was some loss during your preop diet.

I eat rice 2-3times a with my post workout meal. Not much though, maybe a 1/4-1/2 cup. I can't eat fish without it being mixed up with a little rice.

I am only 10 weeks out and this has happen to me a few times. There is a huge difference in what I can eat on certain days and what I can not. For example, the other day me and my family went to a Persian restaurant. I got my entree and ate about 1oz of beef, a spoon full of basmati rice and I was full. So full that I thought I was going to get the slimies. This is very unusual because I do eat a lot of lean Protein every day. So yesterday, throughout the day, I was able to eat 4oz of salmon, 4oz top sirloin, 3oz of lamb, 1/2cup brown rice and some green veggies. I felt good after every meal and finished every meal within 20mins. I was stuffed for a few hours the day I almost got the slimies from 1oz of meat... go figure

I eat 750-950 calories, 100g+ Protein, 100oz+ Water and 50g carbs. I consume the majority of those carbs during my post workout. I was walking a week out and started going to the gym at 3 weeks. Up until last week I was lifting 5-6days a week and doing cardio 7 days a week. I don't really like cardio so I do 20mins HIIT cardio after my workout. This week I have changed my routine though to 3 days on, 1 day off. day 1- Chest, triceps, shoulders, 20min HIIT day 2- Back, biceps, traps, 20min HIIT day 3- legs, 20min HIIT day 4- rest, Might do cardio, depends on how I feel. I do abs and calfs every other day.

I am currently in my 4th stall since surgery and I am just shy of 10 weeks. I have come to the realization that this is how I am going to lose. I hit a new low, stall for a few days, watch the weight bounce up and down for about a week and then hit a new all time low... usually about 3-4lbs less.

Since surgery day I have lost 53 pounds... hit 51 pound loss at my 2 month mark. I do really make sure I watch my macros every day and make sure to get well over 100g of protein and 120oz of water. I drink around 64oz of water just during my workout. I have been lifting weights 6 days a week and cardio 7 days a week since I was 3 weeks out. I have been in a stall the last week though It will be my 3rd stall in just under 10 weeks. I do eat close to 50g of carbs a day, sometimes more, but make sure the bulk of those carbs are eaten during my post workout meal.

I just started my 10th week. Today my meals look like.... Pre-workout Protein shake Gym Post workout protein shake 1/2cup brown rice with 4oz of grilled salmon 4oz grilled top sirloin with grilled asparagus 4oz grilled lamp chop loin with steamed broccoli Normally include some snakes in between but today with the above meals I am maxing out my allowed calories so no Snacks today. The above meals and shakes total 1031calories, 147g protein, 42g carbs, 22g fat.

Is your diet public on myfitnesspal? Mind if I add you????

wow awesome transformations. Give us some tips on your success.... Whats your diet and exercise looking like.

I eat 2 eggs plus 2 strips turkey bacon at least twice a week.

Your weight fluctuates during the day so make sure if you do insist on weighting yourself every couple days to make sure you are doing it at the same time of day each weight in.

A .8 fluctuation over 2 days is normal and nothing to think twice about. My body weight can fluctuate upwards of 4 pounds in 2 days. I literally hit my all time low of 258 3 days ago. In that 3 days I have been back up to just shy of 261... I woke up this morning to a new all time low of 257.3. Dropped 3 pounds overnight... I can gain 2-3 pounds over night as well. I have learned to watch my "all time lows" rather than focus on the fluctuations. You better get use to these weight fluctuations because this is how most members here lose weight... Plenty of ups and downs weight wise but over time its a steady progression down.

My wife tells me I heal like a dog... whatever that's suppose to mean. I was healed up in about 3 weeks with no complications. The fact that your incision sites are itchy means they are healing.

I can not wait to get to goal and start my bulking diet. Great post laura... thanks.

I planned to slowly bring up my calories once I hit goal. I actually want to start eating at a slight caloric surplus everyday to build lean muscle... a bulking diet is you will. Follow that diet for about 12 weeks... gain about 15 pounds and then go back to a cutting style diet for a couple months. I just want to make sure that my metabolism will creep up as I slowly increase my calories.

This is the perfect taco for us VSGers...

I love me some hot sauce on my tacos and would stay away from Taco Bell if I had been drinking...

I leave for the gym and come back to this **** storm. Can we get back on topic... tacos and muffins? Anyways, I agree there isn't much in those TB tacos...

Only if I can watch This is getting out of line... I blame fyre_storm.

^^^^ I was many years ago... now happily married

I wanna try your muffins too... already had a taste of my wifes taco

I never really felt any restriction until I started eating soft foods and even then is wasn't that strong. Once you eat your first bites of normal solid food you will feel it. Then again there are solid slider foods that you will be able to eat a lot of before feeling restriction. Apparently my slider food is hard shell taco supremes from Taco Bell lol. Everything "johnlatte" posted is spot on... dont worry about restriction so much and focus on trying to meet your daily Water and Protein goals.

Did a quick search and a TB taco is 2.6oz... 5.2oz for the 2 I ate which isn't really a lot. I took a job offer in San Francisco about 6 years ago...lived there for 3 years. This taco truck would swing into my job site everyday and make these deep fried tacos. They were fried with potatoes and beef then opened up and filled with lettuce, sour cream and a home made salsa. The best mexican food I have ever eaten came off that food truck.

Don't be such a hypocrite... .