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.

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, 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!

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!!!

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.