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  • Yep according to my Fitbit I ate just over 12,000 calories yesterday. I hope the fix the bug soon.
  • Yep I'm actually pushing down against a railing to straighten my back as much as possible in the first one.
  • Thanks everyone for the responses. After getting over the shock of the giant number facing me I had a moment of clarity this weekend. I was sitting on top of a mountain 10miles into a 20 mile hike and I realized preop I never would have made it here. My back would have been in severe spasms and I would have been lying down…
  • 16 lbs x 3500 / 16 wks / 7 days = 500 cal difference for that to happen, gaining that kind of fat. And actually, that 3500 cal per lb of fat is on the burning side of the equation - for gaining it's higher because some digestion burn, some not absorbed, ect. No - unless you were bed ridden you didn't make a trade that fast…
  • Yoga no. To much twisting. Trx yes. Back in my group fitness instructor days I taught Trx and it was my favorite format. I currently take a Trx class 2 time a week. Thanks for the suggestions.
  • Step 1- I think I have this under control now. It definitely took some playing with and I know it was messed up in the early days because I didn't want to step on a scale and freak out then stop wanting to feed my body for healing. Step 2 - As far as core goes I am more limited by what my spine can do than the possibility…
  • This sounds like a great idea. Thanks for the suggestion.
  • I went through 6 weeks (my insurance maximum) of PT starting a month after surgery. They gave me a lot of exercises that I still do but at that time we were more worried about things like walking, sitting in a chair, and holding my head up then maintaining my overall muscle mass. By the end of PT we had worked up to a…
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