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Good Morning! Great job for getting that strength training in. I didn't get away from my desk for any walk time yesterday and it's already not looking good for today. I know it only needs to be for 10-15 mins and at the end of day it wouldn't make a huge difference in my productivity but I just don't make it a priority.
QOTD: Find a routine that works for you. For meals, vitamins and exercise.
TSS: 10 years 2 months
B: SF latte, 3 turkey sausage links, and an orange
L: Turkey and cheese sticks, carrots, light and fit yogurt and some fruit
S: Mixed nuts, a piece of fruit and yogurt
D: Homemade smoked sausage (beef/pork), broccoli and cheese, a banana, and dark chocolate
ES: Protein ice cream and carbmaster toast
E: 1/2 hour elliptical, 1 mile on treadmill and 20 mins Pilates bar
V/W: On track
Totals: Cals:1302 Protein:119 Carbs:114 Fat:53
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
Good morning ~ I really appreciate all the support; it really meant a lot. I hope to be that for everyone here as best I can no matter where you are on your journey. I want to talk about it, share experiences, what's working/what's not and all the struggles. I've had lots of struggles on this journey, the biggest by far was my 90-pound regain but there have been plenty of others. They can be brutal, mentally and physically and honestly; I don't know which is worse. I still have 20 pounds to go and the challenges don't stop. Hopefully together we can support one another and make the hard stuff a little less hard.
Proud of myself - I did a 10 minute weight workout when I got home last night! I ran out of excuses and got out of my own way - thank you OH. Let's hope it stays that way because I have another one planned for tomorrow. My shoulders and neck are sore, but I think it helped loosen up the tension from my fall. Today I have a staff meeting, training and two 1:1's. At work we've had an ice machine forever and it died about 2 months ago. I can't believe how much it's affected my water intake! Am I that spoiled? The new one arrives Friday, it'll be like Christmas!
QOTD - What is your best pro-tip post WLS? Mine would be protein, protein, protein! It fills you up, keeps you full, helps maintain the muscle you have and helps build more when strength training. My goal is to be/feel strong again. In 2018, my calories and protein intake were so low that I lost muscle. I want it back! Please don't sacrifice protein.
Accountability - perfect with food if you don't count the 3 mini-Almond Joys, and 1 mini snickers for about 240 extra cals. 64 active minutes and 9,990 steps! So mad I didn't check the count last night! Today I am 169.8 w/30 minutes done on the treadmill.
B- coffee, yogurt, strawberries, protein granola
L - chicken, chopped salad w/Bolthouse dressing
D - leftover carne asada tacos, zero tortillas
s- coke zero protein float.
Have a great day!
RNY 11/21/16 - HW/SW 309 LW 150
REVISION 4/10/23 - HW 240 SW 225 CW 164 GW 155
Truly Laughing out. loud. .
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.
Great photos! I've been to Thailand and Singapore, but never anywhere else in SE Asia. One of these days.. I'm so glad you've discovered your love for swimming! Terrific exercise - you use all muscle groups! And nice complement to other exercises, too....
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
I took a jar of peanut butter with me when I went to South Africa for a summer to volunteer (this was 20-some years ago). I was assigned to a very rural village up near the Zimbabwe border, and I read that the specialty there was Mopani worms, which are actually caterpillars. No way in hell was I going to eat a caterpillar, so I figured I'd eat peanut butter on "caterpillar nights". I was offered them several times, but fortunately, they never pushed me. (funny thing - they asked me if I'd ever eaten crawdads (AKA crawfish, crayfish). I said yes, but explained that they're mostly eaten in Louisiana, so I haven't had them too often. They were making all these barfing sounds and going on and on about how disgusting they were. Ha ha. Food is such a cultural thing...
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
got the idea when Sheila mentioned she started doing that - works better for her. Figured I'd try it!
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
Every streak starts with a day 1.
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
Will you visit Tatooine while you are there?
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
Oh good, they were definitely just saying AU.
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
From what I have read, traditional weight loss is about 30% muscle and 70% fat. With Semiglutide drugs, it's more like 50/50. I don't think that they know why. If I could Deadlift 300 pounds two years ago, it's more like 235 now. So, i'm not worried about being frail, but there is definitely a difference.
Jim Age 58 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
