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hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Bathroom habits update. TMI? - Even before surgery.. I began having trouble because I began eating less. There just wasn't enough "critical mass" to go as regularly as I once did.
Eventually.. I had to start...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Why I took the WLS path. - This is an updated post from a few months ago:
I used to love cheese. I probably could have finished a whole wheel of Camembert in one sitting during those crazy years. In fact, ...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
No protein shakes today! -
I think this is only the second or third day since my surgery seven months ago that I didn't drink some sort of protein drink. I was rushed in the morning, so I added shrimp to...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
I'm living a dream. - After work today, my wife and I hit the bicycle rail for the second night in a row. The sky was clear.. the air smelled great. We rode 11.6 miles and didn't get home until dark. ...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Monday morning weigh in. -
I lost two pounds last week. My home scale reads 221.5 .. I round up.. so 222 lbs go into the journal for today. That's two more pounds that the scale reading during my body co...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Stuck chicken - Well. I did it again. When will I learn? I'm seven months out and at dinner tonight I got chicken breast stuck. It had all the usual symptoms. I felt like I was being strangled....
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Why not lose weight the "old fashioned" way? - Many of us CAN and HAVE lost weight with diet and exercise. The problem is... keeping it off. WLS gives us another tool in that attempt. It gives a chance to lose dangerous fat qui...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Making sure you get the right medical advice and c - I think that with the volume of business that any medical practice is doing now, you really need to be proactive when it comes to any kind of care... after care.. or before. Try...
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hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
A reminder of why I had WLS. - Last night my wife and I had a great time going out to dinner (steak, asparagus, and salad by the way) and attending an Elton John concert. Just the ability to walk a few blocks f...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
A new goal.. a new life! - I had my best day since surgery today. One of the challenges I've been facing is trying to determine how much I should weight to be considered healthy. The BMI charts say a man w...
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hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Foot update: - Late last fall.. I virtually gave up brisk two mile walks because I developed nasty pain in my heel. I thought it was Plantar fasciitis flaring up again. So I started doing the str...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
7 months out... surprisingly less tempted by food. - In the first few weeks after surgery, I kind of resented people eating foods I couldn't eat. But then I realized I not only couldn't eat them.. I didn't want to eat some foods. It...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Protein powder from a dollar store -
Yeah.. well it was on sale. A couple weeks ago I saw it in one of those dollar discount stores.
Protein powder, Milk & Egg white, Naturade half cup
Nutrition Facts
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hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
If you really want to.. you'll find a way. - Someone at work who knows that I have been striving to keep my daily protein, fat, carbs and calories pretty consistent, asked me how I manage to keep doing it for months. The sim...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Avocados.. mmm! - I had 100 grams of avocado as part of breakfast today. I just cut one in half.. and scooped some out. It was tasty. I see the fat content is relatively high.. but they say it's go...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
BREAKING NEWS! I BEAT OBESITY! - The scale reads 224 pounds this morning. That means my BMI is 29.6. I am no longer obese. I am now overweight.
Since I attended the weight loss surgery workshop at the Clevela...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Here's my post op food journal. - I have had several inquiries recently about what I ate in the days following my RNY surgery on 9/21/2009.
The only time I did not list my food in the journal is when I was in th...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Taking pills: Just part of the journey. - I take 16 pills each day.
VITAMINS AND NUTRIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
Centrum multi w/Lycopene 1 tablet daily
Calcium Citrate (315mg)+ D(200 IU) 3 tablets daily
Vitamin D3...
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