Happy Thursday!! I am so tired...but I'm more than half way through week one back at work and I wisely am giving myself a relatively unscheduled weekend to recover! Yesterday kicked my butt but I was proud of myself for getting on the treadmill at 8 at night even though I really didn't want to -- got in about 35 minutes vs the 45 I had planned but also got over my 10K steps for the day. I also got required protein, vitamins in but was a little light on water.

QOTD: I love the Marvel series on Netflix so I did binge watch Season 2 of Jessica Jones before I went back to work; I'm also a big fan of the Hap and Leonard series which kept me company on my treadmill yesterday!

B: Protein coffee (4oz fairlife skim plus 8 oz coffee)

S: Protein Coffee

Lunch - Chobani non fat Greek yogurt

S: Protein water

Dinner: 1 string cheese, 1 oz deli turkey breast chopped

Totals: 450 calories, 69 protein, 18 carbs

I have a question for those of you that use PP with your coffee -- do you use it like half and half with just a little in each cup or is it like a cafe au lait where it's half PP, half caffieney goodness?

Did they get your computer working? Mine was still somewhere between our corporate office and my office when I went home; I'm hoping it will be sitting there waiting for me when I get in.

Good morning! Happy tuesday! I made it through my first day at work (although I was exhausted!) and realized that my fluid intake might actually be better at work -- somehow I forgot that I drink two 20 OZ hot teas (non caffeine, no sweetner) a day when I'm there so that was a happy reminder!

Accountability: Not sure why but I got really anxious about the carbs from the yogurt I had planned .5 for snack and .5 for dinner so I swapped them for a string cheese snack and 2 oz deli roast beef chopped for dinner; ended up higher protein, lower cals and carbs than planned! I also ended up working out a bit more than planned so that was good!

QOTD - I've not had RH or dumping yet. I'm sure it will happen and I'm not looking forward to encountering it.

Time since surgery - 5 weeks-1day

B - 4 oz fairlife, 8 oz coffee; .5 vanilla PP

S - 4 oz fairlife, 8 oz coffee

L - 2 oz deli roast beef, chopped

S - string cheese

D - 2 oz deli peppered turkey breast, chopped

S - .5 vanilla PP

Totals - 434 cal, 63 Protein, 10 carbs

V - on track!

E - trainer for 50 minutes today, also ensure 10K steps

That's how it goes, isn't it? I sent my laptop off to be updated as I was leaving the office for surgery, with a note on when I'd be back....I'd say it's 50/50 on if it's there when I get there or not, lol.

Congratulations on your surgery and welcome to the site! Everyone is so helpful here!

Good morning everyone!

This is my first time posting in this thread -- today is my first day back at work and I'm so stressed about doing my job well and getting in my fluid, protein and exercise. I was lucky to have the time off to focus on that and now I'm going back to reality. I know this thread and the pre planning it helps me do will keep me on track! Per the RD, this week I'm moving between purees and mechanical soft right now depending on how happy the new stomach is with a goal of getting to at least 2 meals that require work from the stomach!

QOTD: A few years ago, in Morocco, I had straight from the camel camel milk. It was foamy, warm and salty. Our guide said that a handful of dates and camel milk make a complete meal and it's very healthy --- but you won't see it on my menu planning!

Time since surgery - 4.5 weeks

B - 4 oz fairlife skim + 8 oz coffee (X 2); .5 Carmel PP shake

S - half greek yogurt

L - 2 oz Black Pepper Turkey breast, chopped

S - .5 carmel PP shake

D - half greek yogurt

If I need something after dinner/before bed, I'll have a 4 oz of milk.

And lots of water and hot tea once the coffee is done!

Totals - 71 Protein, 635 Calories, 43 carbs

V - my pill box is loaded for the week and I've gotten a good routine of multi (no Iron) and calcium chew after breakfast, set alarm for 2 hours and take iron and then multi and calcium chew again after dinner.

E - as soon as I finish this, I'll hit the treadmill for 45 min and then I'm joining a meet up group this evening for the first time to do a couple of loops around a local park.

Have a great day everyone!

Thanks Grim! I have a friend coming to stay with me for a few days and I don't want to make myself feel bad while she's here so it's going to be slow and cautious for me!

What a great way to celebrate! Happy surgeryversery!

Hope everything went fantastic today - congratulations on your big step!

Congratulations on your anniversary and thank you for sharing all you've gained! At two weeks out, this is great motivation for me!

The will power to stay in the car and then go home is amazing! You are strong!

They gave me a script for B12 shots every 30 days for the first year and then I can switch to the sub lingual B12 pills daily. They said the B12, Iron, Calcium and multi were pretty key for us after surgery.