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Hi all! Sorry I missed posting yesterday. My day was busy playing catch up from being out Friday and the first day of payroll. Emily and I had a great weekend and it was definitely the recharge we both needed. Today was also busy, but we are working through our processes and so far the new person is still doing very well.
TSS: 10 years 9 months
B: SF latte, 3 turkey sausage links, and an orange
L: Turkey and cheese sticks, yogurt and some fruit
S: A piece of fruit, mixed nuts and yogurt
D: Shredded chicken, cheese, 2 zero carb tortillas, small banana, and 2 mini York peppermint patties
ES: Protein ice cream and carbmaster toast
E: 1/2 hour elliptical and 2 miles on treadmill
V/W: On track
Totals: Cals:1394 Protein:124 Carbs: 135 Fat:55
Have a great day!
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
Chrissy, have you ever been checked for an ulcer? I've had stomach pain since childhood but soon after the RNY I developed a stricture and had to have it stretched 3 times. The endo guy was fed up with me not working to heal the ulcers he found the first time so he printed a photo from the procedure for shock value...there were too many tiny ulcers to count so he had my surgeon prescribe Carafate liquid to heal them. And ever since, if I get that heartburn feeling I use it to calm it down. And it is always when my pouch is empty too. Getting checked for an ulcer might be something to consider if the heartburn becomes a regular thing.
Is your egg wrap a tortilla plus egg or is it a wrap made of egg? I've seen pictures of one brand but haven't found them in local stores yet. Sounds brilliant! Edit: that is one gorgeous cat!
Hoping the inspection process goes smoothly for you, from reading your posts it sounds like you have nothing to worry about.
Hubby was out of the house yesterday so I pushed to get as much done as possible...managed to plant 1 1/2 rows in the garden and looking forward to my son's promised birthday gift of weeding so I can plant more. That's the best gift this year. Also began rearranging my sewing/PC room, even managed to push a fully loaded bookcase! Boy do I miss my old strength! There's a cat tree in here that *my* cat used to use but it has been vacant since he passed last October. Our only other remaining cat (from 5) is too elderly to enjoy the trees in the house. I moved this one so it's to my back and won't make me sad when I'm in here. Also cooked and froze meal preps and managed to fill another box for donation. Boy did the evil knees complain, hahaha! Six days till PT, baby!
Didn't follow plan yesterday so leftovers have rolled over again. Felt discouraged by the evil knees and chose to go carb heavy. (Not a craving but more of it being easier to eat them than to cook a protein.) I think I'm going to try to save a buffer of carbs every day in case that happens again.
B: SF Almond milk collagen latte.
L: the leftover chicken patty and carrots. Edit: I'm going to have to puree'ing my carrots, I just can't get them down.
D: 1/3 cup Shirataki noodles, 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce, 2 oz. ground beef, home canned green beans.
LS: 1 cup watermelon and maybe a Fairlife protein shake.
Have a great day, everybody!
Good Morning Jennifer and Menuer's
Hope your recert goes as quick and easy as you're expecting. I did get a window washed yesterday but no elliptical. It's a time management thing and I really want clean windows. Lately I have been getting heartburn. It is only after taking my vitamins and not eating anything for a few hours after. I have not changed that routine, so I am not sure why it is happening. I guess I should do a protein shake after. If it continues to flair up that is what I will try.
Accountability: I thought I did good, but the scale says different. Must have been too many peanuts.
TSS: 7 years 5-months 23-days 168.8 Lowest (129.4)
B: Coffee with SF Coffee-Mate Chocolate Caramel creamer
MS: Premier Protein and watermelon
CB: Coffee with SF Coffee-Mate Chocolate Caramel creamer
L: Premier Protein Cafe Latte and berries
D: chicken salad
Exercise: dog walking
Water and Vitamins: On track. I take a Bariatric Advantage Ultra multi w/iron I use bariatric advantage Calcium chews and 500mg of Magnesium. I also use MiraLAX and fiber in my first coffee of the day.
Have a great day my friends.
Brightest Blessings
Chrissy
HW 299 SW 290 CW 139 GW 140 2/08/2019 OPERATION: Surgical Hernia with excision of total surface area of 55 x 29 cm of abdominal skin.
Good morning, everybody!
I was on a work call with Asia until after 1:00 AM last night, so I'm really dragging today. I switched my schedule around a bit so that I can work from home today.
My first outdoor swimming for the year was last night. Once I get in the pool, it's fun but the process of getting from the city hone to put on my wetsuit and then to swimming is tough. It's only 9 weeks though. I am tempted to get a wetsuit that is easier to get into, but they are kind of expensive. And it will be warmer come July.
Breakfast: egg taco
Lunch: Roast beef
Dinner: Steak
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
on 6/3/25 6:07 am - Amarillo, TX
Good mornin y'all!
Today is PT and then who knows what. I'm feeling very very sore with my shoulder and my back is spicy. We have a front moving through so I'm guessing that's part of it. It is what it is.
I've had the munchies the past few days and it seems to be better today. It could be a certain time of the month thing.
B: egg wrap and coffee + a rice cake
L: not sure 100%. Chicken and something else.
D: probably a chicken sandwich with keto bread. All the fixings.
Here is Percy who will not stop attacking Tange.
have a great day y'all!
Good Morning All. Today is day 1 of our recertification for OSHA VPP. There are not many companies across the US that meet the standards and Wheelabrator/Win Waste Innovations work very hard to make sure everyone works safely and gets to go home each and every day.
The auditors will be here at 9:30 so this is going to be quick and if anyone wants to do a QOTD please feel free to add one. I'll jump back on later to answer it.
B: Just coffee not feeling like eating this morning
L: what ever is decided since we have to supply meals each day
D: ribs on the grill
I did get 30 minutes on the treadmill done, but not the vibrating platform
Have a wonderful day everyone!!!
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
on 6/3/25 5:41 am - Amarillo, TX
Wendy, zero judgment from me! If your doctor thinks this is appropriate for you and if your insurance will pay then why not try? When I talked to my PCM in May she wouldn't suggest any knee treatment other than PT and really stressed I get weight off so we discussed a bunch of options (including GLP-1s) and it came down to Contrave was the only drug suitable for my health history. It doesn't stop genuine hunger but it stops food cravings and the food noise in the brain that makes it so easy to overeat. It has unpleasant side effects during the adjustment period and like anything else, if you don't change your eating habits you can out-eat it too. I'm enjoying the bliss of having a probably normal relationship with food right now. It's amazing to think that it's normal for most people to not obsess with food all day long and even in dreams.
To me any pharmaceutical help with weight loss is useful if it can help get us back on track. At WLS support group 18 years ago that they stressed the '18-month window' to get it right after our RNY's. So with Contrave, I'm taking that same theory to heart. Just crossing fingers that it continues to work, it seems people can have very differing experiences with it.
Wishing you the very best success whether you try the Zepbound or not.
