Your RNY was in March 2021.. So you are just over 2 years post op. The very dangerous time to start regaining. Limiting the "free eating" may be critical.

I know that when I'm maintaining, it takes a while for my body to start gaining weight once I introduce "free style". Or extra foods. But once I started gaining - I had a very hard time to stop that. Even if when I lower my food intake.

Year 3 is hard .. be diligent about that...

I follow IF type eating. I aim to drink 60-80 oz (minimum) of liquids during my first 5-6 hours after getting up. No calories or very low calories coffee, tea, water, etc. I start eating around lunch time. at least 14 hrs after my last meal, ideally 16 hrs, but often 20hrs if I'm not hungry, or I'm busy. It really helps with my IBS. And weight loss - maintaining weight. But when i was under weight and tried to eat more- the pain or nausea when I tried to eat too early was a real deterrent.

After my divorce I put an alarm system in. Yes, it was pricy, but the house is big, and I worked weird hours, often staying up late at work. I didn't want to surprise a intruder at home, or be surprised by them when I was sleeping. I had a cleaning person once a month to help me organize the house after I kicked my ex out. But...after every visit I found a window or 2 unlocked. After 2 visits I told her I no longer needed her. I wasn't sure if she left it unlocked by accident or on purpose. She was dusting the windows, but it was weird feeling to find some easy accessible windows unlocked. She knew I was living alone and I had an alarm. But I only arm the perimeter at night, since I slept downstairs.

After that - I moved my bedroom upstairs and I would arm the whole alarm. And I. Got a gun. Just in case.

Hello Sunday.

It's unusually cold in SC it the end of May. I've lived here since 1995 and I don't remember such a cold May. Wet- yes, but we would get 85 and rain. Today at noon was 56. 56F. We get warmer in winter here. Crazy weather.

Qotd: I lately sleep on my back. Most of the night. With a thick pillow under my knees. Conditions: as cold as it can be with just a top sheet, dark, quiet. I don't mind if the cost or Keith are snoring, as longbas Keith is not on his side facing me and snoring at full volume. I know I snore sleeping on my back, and my car sometimes wake me up because of that. Or he would wake me up is Keith is facing us snoring at full volume. Yes, cat wakes me up to do something about Keith snoring. Hilarious.

ecause of the weather plus too much processed foods yesterday- i woke up with a headache. It took me 3 hrs to clear it, mostly, enough for me to move around.

It's indigestion plus weather. When I get constipated, I get headaches. Always. Since I was a child. And for my crazy system - not having BM in the morning- first thing am =is constipation with a headache. 2-3 days no BM - migraine. Whe. I was younger I sawca functional medicine doctor plus naturopath. Both linked my migraines with BM. One stipulated that there my ******ve in, around my colon, or lower part of small intestine that gets seriously irritated when I get "full of s.it".

Balsamic glaze - I use to make my own, because I didn't like the commercial - too many sugars, and chemicals added. I used to put of on veggies, meat and fish (obviously).

High temperature roasted Brussel sprouts go great with Balsamic glaze, and parmesan. So good. Almost any veggies- roasted, broiled etc.

On Friday I stopped by Aldi and they had wonderful organic strawberries. They are ripe and juice and sweet. Ugh. I could eat them at every meal

Menu

Liquids

Lunch: cheese and strawberries

D: no clue..some meat and veggies

But I plan to make letcho - like with sausage meal for Keith. We have a bunch of peppers I need to go through to see when it's still ok raw or I need to turn it into a dish for Keith. (Fajitas, or letcho.. ). Plus check my fridge for cold cuts - meats. Toss some old ones.

Today is a house work - relax day. I hope to do a bunch of things but if not, o well..

Yea, I love IF.

Sounds like a fun trip for you guys. Stay off your leg, save the knee..

QOTD: Hala, the Dragon Lady (or Dragon Babe)

Today is Friday.., thankfully.

I need to stop by Costco after work and I already dread it. Ugh. Or not. I may swing by Aldi instead. We'll see. Costco on Friday before Memorial weekend? ugh...But some one need to make the crowd, no?

Menu:

Liquids...

L: chicken in coconut sauce... I actually ate more than I thought I would... tasty.

D: not sure... I have a pork in lime-cilantro sauce, or I'll get something simple. maybe Cesar with meat...

S: meat sticks, cheese... (either way - I would need to eat something before I visit Costco or Aldi.)

LNS: blueberries, cheese...

That's is a great news about losing even when you had to stop Ozempic. Great job. One day at a time. My joints like when I m close to my goal weight. I'm still working on that.

If you are managing symptoms without HRT - I wouldn't start on them. Every year I try to see if I can at least lower the estrogen even more, and it's not go. I get so miserable... and *****y. Plus my blood work show "0 - zero, or close to 0" levels. The estrogen patch and the testosterones cream help me function.

Good morning. It's only Wednesday... This week is dragging for me.

Yesterday I got on a phone and spent 3 hrs on a phone... That's a totally not like me. But, I hope it helped the person I was talking to. At the same time I was able to do laundry, and ate dinner, but completely ignored Keith. I will make up for that this weekend. Looking forward to a 3-day weekend.

Work is busy as always. Working crew-2 groups, had to be reassigned from one type to another. But it's either that - or let go of 7 people. And we have plenty to do in the cable department. If they want to learn. ugh. The resistance of learning new things is strong.

QOTD: I'm an engineer and business HR and accounting controller. So I use math all the time. I can add, substruct, and multiply larger numbers in my head... Sometimes it just clicks..

The steroid injection on Monday - I "gained" 4 lbs. Whatever.

Today I need to finish a few tasks at work. Large ones. ugh.

Menu:

liquids... and then some

Late L: some meat and veggies... what? not sure...

Dinner: other meat and veggies.. I have a selection.. or tuna salad on lettuce

S: cheese apple or grapefruit...

I would try to see. I'm on 200mg progesterone pill, and taken just before bed. That often knocks me out in 15-30 min after I take it. My doc doesn't like progesterone creams. But i probably malabsorb some of it. My friend was taking 200 when she started, then had to reduce to 150, and its now on 100mg per day-night. She needed larger amount when she started, but after a while it was making her physically ill. I probably need to at to my doc to see if I could reduce my dose to 150... I sometimes have a problem with walking up... plus Im now taking small doses of estrogen, so it may make sense.

I get such a severe menopause symptoms (most likely due to pituitary dysfunction) that my doc doesn't have a problem prescribing them to me. for now. All of them. She even tried to advocate for me to my insurance to cover my testosterone. (no go - they don't cover that for woman even if absolutely needed). My endocrinologist mentioned about taking me off HRT when I reach 65... and I think I gave her "the look" because she quickly added - "we will tapper you very slowly". (I'm 62)

I'm on bioidentical HRT: estrogen patches, progesterone 200Mg, (taken at night only) and skin gel/cream for testosterones -in the morning. I reduced my patch from 1 to 0.5 patch 2x a week. (Dotti 0.1mg transdermal patch).

If nothing else- you may need to change a doctor. Or go private. I tried to stop using the testosterones, but after 1 month I started getting really bad brain fog - short term memory issue, so I back on it. The 1.6% is really good for me. I used 1% but it was not strong enough. Most woman don't needed if their body makes some, but my tested levels almost always come as "0". It really helps me with memory, energy, and even feeling good about myself.

I think US clothes buyers or manufacturers' think most woman and 5'3"-5'5". I know my shorter friends have problems finding proper clothes as well as the toll ladies... And the shoes... I used to be size 9.5-10.. but now I'm 10-11. Some of my friends size 10+ have difficult time to find good shoes... Lately - I can get more "old woman shoes" (as in comfortable with arch support) in sizes 10.5-11. But mostly on line.

USA likes average size..

Fantastic. You guys got the house back. Does it feel huge now?

All ok with me.

I started eating raw carrots with cheese (carrots instead of fruits)..

All is fine except raw carrots = more fiber= constipation. I added an extra dose of miralax to my morning routine and that's not enough to make things move properly. Ugh. Today I added another 1/2 capful. I'm up to 3.5 ... I hope to "get clean" today.

One of my issues is that when I'm backed up, and start drinking my coffee in the morning, I can get severe nausea and dry heave. That's my body way to stimulate my intestine to move things down. A horrible way if you are me. Yesterday that happened and I had to take 2 strong nausea pills, walk around, massage my gut, breathing exercises to stop dry heaving. After I finally stopped, I was so tired, from the gut issues and the nausea pill that I needed a nap. The rest of the day was just as bad. Tired, unable to focus. Ugh. I finally had a Cesar salad with some pork, a bowl of strawberries and promptly passed out after the meal. When my gut gets like that- food- any food induces "food coma".

Today things are OK. I'm taking it easy food wise. I had coffee with my stuff added, and the only symptoms that something is still off is overheating and sweating just after drinking my coffees- lukewarm coffee. Not even hot. Ugh.

Then would be drinking tea and more tea, plus electrolytes...

Keith needs to get out (cabin fever) but I probably would stay home cleaning my bowels, doing laundry and some cooking for next week.

QOTD: nothing comes to mind

Menu:

Liquids (coffee tea water.)

D: Ceasar salad with some meat

S: cheese, berries...

Love the pictures...

Good morning. Thursday and it feels like Monday since Iwas off yeasterday and took care of Keith. I was driving for the doc office to Costco, then home. Keith only yelled at me 3 times to use breaks. He reminded me he was not yelling at me, he was "screaming for his life". "Potato potato"

They numb him well so his pain started around 8pm (the surgery was at 2). The doc likes to givevextra numbing after so the patient doesn'tneed to start pain meds too soon after. I love that oral surgeon. He did all my oral surgeries. I had 3 major session with him re extraction of my teeth, plus implants screws placement. Many of teeth were affected at each time. Keith has just one tooth pulled and bone graft for implant screw placement later on. Last night he told me he has new view of what I went through with more than one side, more than one tooth "taken care off". Keith took care of me then, and I was in a lot of pain plus swelling. He told me he doesn't think he could handle more that one tooth at a time. The doc gave him very strong pain meds. Last night he took 1 and he was out. I told him not to take more than 1/2 from now on. Really strong, IMPO. I'm used to pain meds, but one of his pills would knock me out.

QOTD: fix all my health issues.

Yesterday we lost power and internet at home. We got the power back after 3 hrs, but internet was restored late evening. Not sure what happened, but I think transformers blew up on our lines ( a mid size area was affected). As a joke, I told Keith last winter "getting a generator" was added to his honey do list. Lol. Light "I told od you so" - a joke, since this is what we are careful not to do to each other. "I told you so" can only be used as a joke. He only lost 2 hrs of work time, because he was taking 1/2 day off for oral surgery anyway. But I know he is going to take that project seriously. Plus back up internet. When we got home and I finally was able to sit down, I used hotspot on my phone, and after 10 min, I connected to it with my tablet. Normally I just hand toKeith my devices and he does IT stuff at home. I know I can do it, but ...having an expert is a nice thing. I took care of that last night since he was out. I know I can do lots of IT stuff myself...but why? When he is so handy...lol.

Today is going to be a long work day. Ugh.

Accountability: Keith was fasting yesterday until after the procedure so we ate our first meal at 6 pm. But I had some raw carrots yesterday and that extra fiber = constipation. So I need to increase miralax today.

Menu:

Liquids and then more liquids

Late L: chicken with green beans I thai coconut sauce

D: roast beef, pickles

LS. - cheese & strawberries or apple