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I had gastric sleeve surgery just over a year ago, and have lost 100 pounds as a result, but now I’m fighting to break 200. My body seems bound and determined to stay at 202.
I joined Planet Fitness about three months ago, and between that, daily walks, and the exercise bike we have I’ve been doing pretty good with the physical activity. I've been using a Fitbit to make sure I get at least 10,000 steps in daily.
As for the cocktail hour, issybird, that’s not a problem for me as I dislike alcohol. Not saying that to sound like a temperance crusader; it’s just the truth. A six-pack of beer over the course of a year is my idea of a binge. Mixed drinks are okay on a rare occasion (as in one or two every few years), but I don’t go out of my way looking for them. I do like egg nog and rum, but avoid it because of the calories. As for wine, I have tried multiple times to cultivate a taste for it because of all the health benefits we’ve all read about, but without success.
After dinner snacks a Waterloo, poohbear_nc I? Yes, but unlike you I don’t have the option of not bringing them into the house, as my s.o. does that no matter what I do. And as I have very little willpower, it’s a constant struggle.
Most nuts I can ration, but an entire can of cashews easily finds its way to my stomach every time. My only solution there is to only buy them when I can find one small single serving bag.
My biggest thing is just to find the strength to resist all the cakes, cookies, candy, pastries, doughnuts, potato chips, and chocolate my wife brings into the house daily.
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