Thanks. I just ordered another scale and I'm going to start a journal.

Hey fellow kids!

I just looked up and realized 2 years have flown by since I last posted anything. Crazy.

In the meantime... I've kept my weight very steady, same weight as 2 years ago so that's good! Looks like a few of the peeps I hung with while I was getting started are still hanging out here... "HI to all of you!"

This summer my cycling team and I ramped it up a notch and raced in the "Race Across America, " a three-thousand mile bike race from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD. Our 8-person team completed the distance in 6 days, 10 hours and 59 minutes, earning a respectable fourth-place finish. Not bad for a bunch an average age of 55!

I also retired from my job, after selling my company I worked for the acquirer for nearly three years. We relocated to the Palm Springs, CA area, and love it. We've been popping over to Europe once in a while to beat the heat of the desert.

Still so so so glad I did this.

Tom

Yes, and I read that Chia seeds and walnuts also contain Omega 3.

Your sleeve is still very new and it's highly unlikely that you're actually eating enough to gain that weight through calories. I say highly because we don't know your diet and it's very easy to get a ton of calories through liquids like "coffee" drinks and milkshakes. With this new of a sleeve, you should barely be able to manage a couple of ounces of solid protein at each meal.

The usual culprit for fast weight gain like that is going to be fluid retention. Please work with your team to make sure that everything is in line. Potassium is one of those nutrients that must be in balance because the consequences are dire if it gets out of whack.

In the meantime, follow your surgeon's guidelines and start keeping a log, just in case you need to provide one to your PCP for your potassium management. Let us know how you get on.

Jen

I just add a tsp of flaxseed (linseed) to my breakfast a few times a week.