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Starting my second week in Tampa after working through the weekend here. Tough to control food, but doing my best to eat mindfully and leave food on my plate. I start with the protein, then go to the veggies, and I treat myself to a few bites of bread/potato whatever.
Even though there is a ton of sitting on this project, I got to the gym for times last week for spin classes. I should get three in this week before a mini vacation to celebrate the end of wave 2 of my project. I get a week at home, then back to Tampa till mid may.
On another note, I found out who I work for. I'm moving out of operations and into sales/marketing. It means travel will be a part of my life till the end of time.
No weigh in this week or next.
Take care everyone
Being dehydrated is nothing to play around with. Had to go ER several years ago having been taking Benadryl trying to treat the sniffles, got dehydrated and having dizzy spells. Two days in ICU, 5 liters of IV fluid and I was good to go!
Happy Sunday
Cleaned the house, visited the parents, ready to watch some Olympics. No football on Sunday's is like getting an extra vacation day every week - at least for 207 more days according to FB.
312.8 this week
313.2 last week
+0.6. I can live with that given the Superbowl and likely being dehydrated last week due to the flu.
Have a great week guys!
5'10" Male : Consult Weight 428 1/16/14 : Pre-op m1 -3, m2 -12, m3 0, m4 -27 : SW 386 : m1 -25, m2 -22 m3 -15 4 -12: LW 278 CW 320 : Total Loss 108
High-346
Low-196
Last Week-240
Today-240
Not what I was hoping for..attended wake and funeral for my wife's grandmother as she passed at 108! Family=Food Oh well start again today!
Eat Mindfully
Exercise Regularly
Drink Water Frequently
Take Vitamins as necessary
Food-C
Water-D
Vitamins-A
Exercise-C+
Have a happy healthy week
Yours in WLS Journey,
Bill Mac
I was 266 last week, 265.5 this week. It looks like I'm in another holding pattern for now. I'll take it. There is still a lot of scrambling to try and keep things going. Two snow/ice storms in quick succession did not help. I need to keep their property cleared and looking lived in as well as our own. The distance is about 70 miles between the two, so I am logging lots of miles, and eating lots of jerky and protein bars (still). But things are starting to come together slowly, and I am starting to see some results.
Last week: 188.0
This week: 187.4
Now that football is over 
have to find something to keep up with. Normally don't give a rat's hairy hiney for basketball in general, too slow, too short and could not shoot, but the Lady Bulldogs are having a Hell of a season! 25-0 going into today's game with Kentucky. So far it does not look good for Kentucky.
Cold here today with some "wintry mix" thrown in for good measure. Near 70 for Valentine's Day. Don't forget the honey! Proud of mine. Did a lot of sorting last couple of weekends and we took a car full to Goodwill yesterday. Almost have living room cleared out. 
Will not push about the office and extra bedroom if we can get the living room and dining area in order.
Have a Great Week!!
Never, and I mean NEVER, trust a fart!! 
No worries, Brian. I've worked very hard to keep my muscle mass. I've got a physically demanding occupation and a large property to maintain. Besides, I need to maintain my aura as a strong man. Ive got three sons-in-law I need to keep in line. 
Thanks Bill...My bad!! I had no idea of your frame!! When I was 300-290 my dietician said I was a medium frame...I just laughed at him. I played high school football. I was a lineman...How could I be a medium frame?? But thinking back, I did get to a low of just under 180 with very little body fat in my days. So yeah, I was a medium frame. I am surprised you retained most of your muscle mass. But since you had the sleeve you may not lose much muscle mass. You are doing great!! A picture is worth a 1000 words. So I agree with you of trying to stay within 265-275 would be an ideal goal. Your muscles say it all concerning BMI and percent of fat on you. I have heard over the years, as long as you don't drop below 2% body fat (excluding skin) you can remain there. But the doctors (from support groups) said you should not drop below 2% because of health and reserves (flu or sicknesses). So you are at goal plus!!
Yeah, I would add more good food to your diet. Even some sugar or simple carbs can be OK. They are addicting and can cause emotional eating to arise. But adding fruits, nuts, vegetables, protein shakes, protein bars only make sense since you are very active and want to retain your muscles. Keep up the good work. Brian
Brian, thank you for a very thoughtful reply. You make some very good points and ask some good questions, and I do not take any offense at all. I am 6'1" and have a fairly stocky frame. I set my original goals based on numbers from the surgeon's office on body fat and other things. For example, the fancy electronic scale claimed my non fat mass was 281 when I started. In asking some pointed questions of my surgeon about those numbers and how they changed, I have since learned those scales use WAG circuitry to make their calculations. WAG, just in case anyone is not familiar with the term is Wild Ass Guess. But anyway...
I am adding two pictures, one somewhat recent, and one from long ago. The recent picture was taken on the occasion of my one year surgery anniversary. I am 285 lbs in that picture, 20 lbs heavier than I am today. The second picture is from my yute, taken in 1982. I am approximately 250 lbs in that one. My doc told me my BMI would always be high, but it is clear to anyone who sees me in person that I am not fat. Except for some loose skin, I'm not even pudgy anymore. My doc is tickled pink with my progress, as am I and my family. Probably the most negativity I encounter comes from women I know locally who got fat again after their own surgeries.
I am right there with you on the sugar thing. The good news for me is sugar will make me uncomfortable - not quite nauseous, but it upsets my stomach. That makes it easy to avoid. It is protein and fruit for me. I can take the sugar in a little bit of fruit, but even a small glass of orange juice will upset my stomach.
I am getting used to the idea of being where I am at. I've leveled out again for the past week. I am not sure I want to stay right here, but I am pretty sure I don't want to get any lower. At this point I would not want to go back above my 1 year mark of 285, and if I hit 275 again the warning lights will be flashing. It'll be interesting to see what comes with the warmer weather and the resumption of my biking. At the end of the season last year I was knocking out 12-14 miles in about an hour three times a week or more. That burns quite a bit of calories, but it also builds some muscle, muscles that have gone a little soft here in the cold of winter.
