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  1. Hello! I'm doing well. How are you? My weight loss has leveled off. I'd like to lose another 20 pounds but it isn't coming off easily. I've kicked up my workouts out 40 minutes Monday through Friday plus an additional 45 minutes three times a week with Zumba or spin classes. I think it's helped me break through the plateau I've been over the last few months now. Since the surgery I've lost 70 pounds plus the 17 I lost on my own before gives me a total of 87. My weight loss has been slow - painfully so at times - but overall in happy. I haven't had any complications. I still have to be aware of what I'm eating. My biggest concern now is that I'm in a stressful job and I usually respond to stress by eating. However in trying to find other ways to channel that negative energy, hence the additional exercise.
    How are things with you? Can't believe it's been a year!
  2. Happy Sleeveversary!!! How are you doing?
  3. How are you doing now? I hope much better. I am down 49.5 pounds. How about you? Sorry I don't get on this site very often. If ever you need to talk you can always call or text me at 517-375-0708.
  4. How are you doing? I am stuck at 184. Of course I haven't weighed in 2 weeks, almost afraid to. I seem to eat more at night. I try really hard to get the protein in the morning. I hope your doing good.
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    Head hunger is wanting to eat even when you're not really hungry or it's not time to eat.

    I've been having the munchies like crazy lately....id call that head hunger.
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About Tandem
Sleeved or not sleeved:
I have had a gastric sleeve.
Biography:
Globetrotting wife and mother of two!
Location:
East Africa,���� but home is deep in the heart of Texas!
Occupation:
Bean counter
Gastric Sleeve Surgeon:
Dr. Dexter Turnquest
Surgery date:
2016-06-13

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Almost three months

by Tandem on 09-06-2016 at 11:53 AM
I haven't visited the site in a while, but I felt the need to check in for new ideas and inspiration.

So, I had my surgery almost three months ago and so far, all is going well. I rarely eat over 1,000 calories a day. Most days I hit my protein goals. I'm struggling to get the fruits and veggies in after eating my protein, but I'm working on it. I bought a Vitamix right before surgery so I usually make my own fruit and/or veggie smoothie for breakfast and add a non-flavored protein

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Finally settled in!

by Tandem on 08-21-2016 at 04:24 AM
It's been a while since I'e done a blog post. I was really, really upset after my one month post-op visit to the nutritionist. At that point I had only lost 15 pounds since my surgery. It was really upsetting because I would have expected my weight loss to have been higher.

After my one month visit with the doctor we were in and out of hotels in DC, West Virginia and NYC before finally arriving in East Africa in late-July. Unfortunately, when we arrived here, our house still wasn't

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So that was pointless. . .

by Tandem on 07-15-2016 at 10:02 AM
Monday makes 5 weeks since my surgery. I have lost a whopping 15 pounds since then. I lost 17 on my own before surgery. I haven't eaten more than 1000 calories. I physically can't eat more than 1000 calories without eating bread, pasta or sweets - which I don't eat.

I met with the nutritionist on Tuesday and she was surprised my weight loss hasn't been more. She said to limit the protien shakes to once a day and try to eat more real food. I'm going to follow her advice because what

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Craving sweets???

by Tandem on 07-05-2016 at 05:08 PM
Today, my husband and I went out for lunch. I ordered grilled salmon and a baked sweet potato. I ate half the salmon (about 3 ounces) and one spoonful of the baked sweet potato. After that, I was full.

However, four hours and three bottles of water later I am having a serious craving for something sweet. I'm not hungry, but I really want something sweet! This is the first time I've craved sweets since surgery. The only thing I can attribute this to is the spoonful of baked sweet

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Week 3 - New week, new challenges

by Tandem on 07-02-2016 at 02:13 PM
My family and I are going on our fourth week back in the US. We spent the first month in an extended stay hotel that had two bedrooms and a full kitchen. We were staying in Houston which was where I had my surgery. It was great because with the full kitchen I was able to use my Vitamix to make my shakes using greek yogurt, protein powder and PB2. I was also able to blend up soups and add protein powder.

I am now in week three, post-op. We have moved on and are now in Louisiana visiting

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