Good morning! Hope your doing well!
I'm 7months out, and finding it's getting harder!
More temptations, as I can eat more at a time, and not as afraid to try new things! This is the time the "head games" really come into play!

Busy this summer. Still work full time. Been fishing some and riding with my bros. Trying to keep up with the lawn! We are still having spring rains and storms. So it grows real fast. Got the nicest tomatoes I have ever had. Hope it don't get blazing hot andburn them up. Got lazy about going to the gym.
I been invited to ride to Sturgis with some guys but declined. Got to work.
Been getting sloppy with my eating too. Need to get back to basics. Wonder if that 5 day pouch test works?

Good afternoon, I am 7 weeks out and although this is the first week I'm allowed to have regular food it has been too hot. Yesterday wasn't good I ate almost nothing and even water was giving me the foamies. I've never been able to eat when it's hot out. My son could tell I wasn't feeling well. He said (for the first time since surgery) that I didn't look good. I looked in the mirror and I had a grayish tinge to my skin. yuck. Today has been a little better. Still hot but I'm at school with air conditioning. :)

Hi everyone! Thai...I hope you will be feeling better soon. Just got back from a short road trip to Texas hill country. Drove past miles and miles of Texas wineries and wanted to stop for tasting at every single one of them! I picked one winery with a patio overlooking the river. I sat on the patio enjoying a lunch of carrots, edamame, hummus and a lovely glass of Cabernet. Prior to surgery my lunch at a winery would have been french bread, salami , cheese and a BOTTLE of Cabernet! I enjoyed myself immensely, savoring every healthy bite and sip!
Hope everyone is doing well this week.
JAA

As the saying goes - "any day I wake up is a good day - new beginning day - a try again day."
MS (weakness and fatigue) is keeping me from my bowling league this morning. I'll miss it.
But my husband has the day off and we have an errand to run - to a town about an hour away. We will have a good day together.

I submitted before I was done.
I weigh in on Wednesdays. I starting little yo-yos. Example: down 2 -- up 2.5 -- down 1 -- down 3 -- up 2 -- etc.
I have to add an activity to keep me going down. Hard to do with MS. I'll probably start 'Sit and be Fit". -- Also -- like toykybear72 -- I've relaxed my food choices. Time to tighten back up.

Have a good week, everyone.

Planning to be the Grill Gurl at the family's 4th of July party. Going to marinate chicken pieces in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, with garlic, pepper, oregano, sage, rosemary and thyme, and at the last turn, sprinkle some fresh grated parmesan to crisp up the top. Yum.
That and some fresh slaw, a tiny bit of corn on the cob and I'll be as patriotic as I can get!
I like that if I can bring the protein, I can keep the temptations at bay (chips, cake, buns with hotdogs, etc.). A little planning goes a long way with my eating well.

Hi all - I'll be 5 weeks post-op tomorrow. Been eating pretty much the same things day in and out - tried something different yesterday that was quite yummy. Ground turkey patties - they came fresh, 4 oz uncooked and 24g protein each (not sure how local or regional this is but the brand is Plainville). I put on a little EVOO and some garlic seasoning that I buy from a local vendor. Also put some zuchinni on the grill (BIG YUM) with the turkey patties. This is my first week for fruit and vegs. I was afraid the turkey would be too dry so I was careful to eat very slowly and chew very well. It was really delicious but then when I was done - well lets just say I guess it was too dry. And then there was no room for the zuchinni.

Now just trying to figure out how I can eat the leftovers while making them more moist.

Another day, another challenge - but overall I'm doing well.

- Rachel

I'm with touky ...

I'm about 6 months out and find myself able to eat more and it scares the beejeebs out of me. last night we went out with relatives and I almost ate the entire taco salad. Granted it was about two cups of actual food (meat and salad and cheese combined) but ... I was also tempted by the chips and salsa.

I didn't eat the taco salad sheel - I didn't eat any chips and salsa.... but my head was playing with me... Very scary for me..

It's weird, I will be two years post op on September 5th, and I feel that I am eating more and I really am not because I still weigh my food. What I am noticing is that I am not waiting the 30-45 minutes after I eat to drink, and I really have to start working on that again. Whoever though wls was easy don't even have a clue because it is really hard. But we made it this far and I refuse to give up now.

Very true, not easy, but so worth it. I'm good about not drinking after a meal, otherwise I can still get foamed up, yech! My issue is I drink water and coffee right up to when I eat because I don't "pay" for that, but I understand that allows more food through my sleeve faster than if I keep away from liquids for 30 minutes before as well as after meals.
3.5 years and I still need to practice. :)