Feeling guilty?? Holiday eating

[Guest guest]

OK folks - I'm just going through my first holiday season, and it was

just too difficult to leave all the sweets alone. I think the last

couple of days I've had about 6 cookies. Other than that I ate quite

normally and made sure I got plenty of nice protien rich turkey!

I've never dumped (yet) and seem to be able to tolerate sweets. I have

found that when or if I eat a lot of carbs I get some sort of glycemia

and get extremely sleepy.

I guess I'm feeling guilty. I also had some pie on Thanksgiving but it

was done with Splenda (and quite good) with no problems. I'm afraid

that I'm slipping down that slippery slope that I can tolerate sweets

and don't want to go there, but on the flip side, I don't want to feel

completely deprived. I want to keep my good habits and not mess things

up.

Want to do a sanity check - any old timers got any advice??

Thanks!

Dr. Hargroder 1/17/06 337/217 surgury/now

[Guest guest]

At 5 months I don't know that I qualify as an old-timer (though at 45 years old

I feel like I do sometimes!), but I too have been facing off against temptation.

So far, I'ved learned that doughnuts are now the enemy. I dodged the boxes that

were showing up in my office day after day, and I finally caved in and had one.

I was MISERABLE the rest of the day. Gas, loose bowels, unhappy tummy, shaky

hands. . . I learned my lesson. The good news is that in the old days I would

have had three. The physical aspect of these lessons is the best part of the MGB

as far as I'm concerned. It's not that I *shouldn't* eat it, but that I now

*can't* eat it, which is somehow easier for me to incorporate into new and

improved habits.

So, doughnuts are out. Two or three truffles seem to go down fairly easy.

Oooops-- there's that slippery slooooooooooooooooo. . .

:-) Kathy in VA

7/6/06

297/216

-------------- Original message --------------

From: " the_tick_lives " <wbrco@...>

OK folks - I'm just going through my first holiday season, and it was

just too difficult to leave all the sweets alone. I think the last

couple of days I've had about 6 cookies. Other than that I ate quite

normally and made sure I got plenty of nice protien rich turkey!

I've never dumped (yet) and seem to be able to tolerate sweets. I have

found that when or if I eat a lot of carbs I get some sort of glycemia

and get extremely sleepy.

I guess I'm feeling guilty. I also had some pie on Thanksgiving but it

was done with Splenda (and quite good) with no problems. I'm afraid

that I'm slipping down that slippery slope that I can tolerate sweets

and don't want to go there, but on the flip side, I don't want to feel

completely deprived. I want to keep my good habits and not mess things

up.

Want to do a sanity check - any old timers got any advice??

Thanks!

Dr. Hargroder 1/17/06 337/217 surgury/now

[Guest guest]

Good Question: I've been careful as I go to TOPS now

(Taking off pounds sensibly) as my MGB has ground to a

halt after almost 9 months. I weigh in each week and

today at my weigh-in I stayed the same (no gain no

loss in the past week)---and yes I had a candy truffle

and I had dip with a few crackers--but nowhere near

what I would have had in the past years. No guilty

feelings here-- I would have felt DEPRIVED if I had

not had something and that wouldn't have made me happy

either.

In fact, I got out my photo of what I looked like at

Christmas last year and it spurred me on to do two

more miles at a 17 min mile on my treadmill...

I've made a choice to never go back to what I once

was--come hell or high water--so back to the

treadmill, aerobics, and Curves workout for me!!

Ray Ann

--- keallison@... wrote:

> At 5 months I don't know that I qualify as an

> old-timer (though at 45 years old I feel like I do

> sometimes!), but I too have been facing off against

> temptation. So far, I'ved learned that doughnuts are

> now the enemy. I dodged the boxes that were showing

> up in my office day after day, and I finally caved

> in and had one. I was MISERABLE the rest of the day.

> Gas, loose bowels, unhappy tummy, shaky hands. . . I

> learned my lesson. The good news is that in the old

> days I would have had three. The physical aspect of

> these lessons is the best part of the MGB as far as

> I'm concerned. It's not that I *shouldn't* eat it,

> but that I now *can't* eat it, which is somehow

> easier for me to incorporate into new and improved

> habits.

>

> So, doughnuts are out. Two or three truffles seem to

> go down fairly easy. Oooops-- there's that slippery

> slooooooooooooooooo. . .

>

> :-) Kathy in VA

> 7/6/06

> 297/216

>

> -------------- Original message --------------

> From: " the_tick_lives " <wbrco@...>

> OK folks - I'm just going through my first holiday

> season, and it was

> just too difficult to leave all the sweets alone. I

> think the last

> couple of days I've had about 6 cookies. Other than

> that I ate quite

> normally and made sure I got plenty of nice protien

> rich turkey!

>

> I've never dumped (yet) and seem to be able to

> tolerate sweets. I have

> found that when or if I eat a lot of carbs I get

> some sort of glycemia

> and get extremely sleepy.

>

> I guess I'm feeling guilty. I also had some pie on

> Thanksgiving but it

> was done with Splenda (and quite good) with no

> problems. I'm afraid

> that I'm slipping down that slippery slope that I

> can tolerate sweets

> and don't want to go there, but on the flip side, I

> don't want to feel

> completely deprived. I want to keep my good habits

> and not mess things

> up.

>

> Want to do a sanity check - any old timers got any

> advice??

>

> Thanks!

>

> Dr. Hargroder 1/17/06 337/217 surgury/now

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

My advice? Forgive yourself and move on! The MGB gives you a bit more

flexibility than losing weight the old way. That's not to say it doesn't

matter. What goes in DOES matter and there are plenty of post ops out there

who will tell you all about that. BUT, no one eats perfectly all the time.

So you had six cookies....move on and enjoy your day. Today is a new day

and it's what we do " consistently " that defines us, not what we do once in

awhile. I think I stole that from Dr. Wayne Dyer...but it's true about

almost everything in life!

V

_____

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of the_tick_lives

Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 1:37 AM

Subject: Feeling guilty?? Holiday eating

OK folks - I'm just going through my first holiday season, and it was

just too difficult to leave all the sweets alone. I think the last

couple of days I've had about 6 cookies. Other than that I ate quite

normally and made sure I got plenty of nice protien rich turkey!

I've never dumped (yet) and seem to be able to tolerate sweets. I have

found that when or if I eat a lot of carbs I get some sort of glycemia

and get extremely sleepy.

I guess I'm feeling guilty. I also had some pie on Thanksgiving but it

was done with Splenda (and quite good) with no problems. I'm afraid

that I'm slipping down that slippery slope that I can tolerate sweets

and don't want to go there, but on the flip side, I don't want to feel

completely deprived. I want to keep my good habits and not mess things

up.

Want to do a sanity check - any old timers got any advice??

Thanks!

Dr. Hargroder 1/17/06 337/217 surgury/now

[Guest guest]

Such a wise " old woman " is Queen (who just had a BIRTHDAY!) and

who knows I adore her!

Seriously, at 6+ years postop do I have some " holiday cheer " in the

form of sweets, an occasional beverage, etc. ABSOLUTELY! That is

what life is about. Balance. You " over indulge " on some days and

then you make up for it on other days. That is what LIFE is about.

That is what " real people " .. you know, those people we dislike who

have never had a weight problem, do... but I never really realized

it. No one eats everything they want EVERY DAY.... at least no one I

know!

Get back to healthy eating after you indulge and you will be fine.

Make it a " treat " , an " occasion " , not a daily thing.

in GA

>

> My advice? Forgive yourself and move on! The MGB gives you a bit

more

> flexibility than losing weight the old way. That's not to say it

doesn't

> matter. What goes in DOES matter and there are plenty of post ops

out there

> who will tell you all about that. BUT, no one eats perfectly all

the time.

> So you had six cookies....move on and enjoy your day. Today is a

new day

> and it's what we do " consistently " that defines us, not what we do

once in

> awhile. I think I stole that from Dr. Wayne Dyer...but it's true

about

> almost everything in life!

>

> V

>

> _____

>

> From:

[mailto: ] On

> Behalf Of the_tick_lives

> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 1:37 AM

>

> Subject: Feeling guilty?? Holiday eating

>

>

>

> OK folks - I'm just going through my first holiday season, and it

was

> just too difficult to leave all the sweets alone. I think the last

> couple of days I've had about 6 cookies. Other than that I ate

quite

> normally and made sure I got plenty of nice protien rich turkey!

>

> I've never dumped (yet) and seem to be able to tolerate sweets. I

have

> found that when or if I eat a lot of carbs I get some sort of

glycemia

> and get extremely sleepy.

>

> I guess I'm feeling guilty. I also had some pie on Thanksgiving but

it

> was done with Splenda (and quite good) with no problems. I'm afraid

> that I'm slipping down that slippery slope that I can tolerate

sweets

> and don't want to go there, but on the flip side, I don't want to

feel

> completely deprived. I want to keep my good habits and not mess

things

> up.

>

> Want to do a sanity check - any old timers got any advice??

>

> Thanks!

>

> Dr. Hargroder 1/17/06 337/217 surgury/now

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yep , the big 5-0! You know it didn't bother me a bit thanks to the

MGB. When I turned 40, I was FAT...REALLY depressed and pretty miserable on

many fronts. Everyone has been asking, " so...how does it feel to turn 50? "

I tell them all the same thing...I am at the TOP of my game..it may have

taken me 50 years to get here, but I am HEALTHY, I have 3 amazing sons and a

good chance of seeing them grow up marry and have their own children, my

butt fits in a SIZE 10! I am happy, life is joyous...What more could anyone

ask for?

V

MGB 2000, revision 2003 for additional weight loss

total loss from all time high...235 pounds!

_____

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of juliewmson

Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 1:13 PM

Subject: Re: Feeling guilty?? Holiday eating

Such a wise " old woman " is Queen (who just had a BIRTHDAY!) and

who knows I adore her!

Seriously, at 6+ years postop do I have some " holiday cheer " in the

form of sweets, an occasional beverage, etc. ABSOLUTELY! That is

what life is about. Balance. You " over indulge " on some days and

then you make up for it on other days. That is what LIFE is about.

That is what " real people " .. you know, those people we dislike who

have never had a weight problem, do... but I never really realized

it. No one eats everything they want EVERY DAY.... at least no one I

know!

Get back to healthy eating after you indulge and you will be fine.

Make it a " treat " , an " occasion " , not a daily thing.

in GA

>

> My advice? Forgive yourself and move on! The MGB gives you a bit

more

> flexibility than losing weight the old way. That's not to say it

doesn't

> matter. What goes in DOES matter and there are plenty of post ops

out there

> who will tell you all about that. BUT, no one eats perfectly all

the time.

> So you had six cookies....move on and enjoy your day. Today is a

new day

> and it's what we do " consistently " that defines us, not what we do

once in

> awhile. I think I stole that from Dr. Wayne Dyer...but it's true

about

> almost everything in life!

>

> V

>

> _____

>

> From: @gro <mailto:%40> ups.com

[mailto:@gro <mailto:%40> ups.com]

On

> Behalf Of the_tick_lives

> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 1:37 AM

> @gro <mailto:%40> ups.com

> Subject: Feeling guilty?? Holiday eating

>

>

>

> OK folks - I'm just going through my first holiday season, and it

was

> just too difficult to leave all the sweets alone. I think the last

> couple of days I've had about 6 cookies. Other than that I ate

quite

> normally and made sure I got plenty of nice protien rich turkey!

>

> I've never dumped (yet) and seem to be able to tolerate sweets. I

have

> found that when or if I eat a lot of carbs I get some sort of

glycemia

> and get extremely sleepy.

>

> I guess I'm feeling guilty. I also had some pie on Thanksgiving but

it

> was done with Splenda (and quite good) with no problems. I'm afraid

> that I'm slipping down that slippery slope that I can tolerate

sweets

> and don't want to go there, but on the flip side, I don't want to

feel

> completely deprived. I want to keep my good habits and not mess

things

> up.

>

> Want to do a sanity check - any old timers got any advice??

>

> Thanks!

>

> Dr. Hargroder 1/17/06 337/217 surgury/now

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

The answer is yes. I feel totally guilty about the foods I've been eating ever

since the Holidays started. Like you I cant help but sampe a few of the

Christmas cookies and candies. I found out the hard way that fritos and dip

definitely do not agree with me.

I've decided I really need to cut way back on my carbs. I think I'm carb

sensitive.

It also distresses me that I gained a little weight, I went back up from 167

to 175. Now I'm 173-174 (these weights are on my home scale). So I joined

Curves with a friend of mine last week and we've been going to excercise

everyday, except the holidays. I'm going to put myself on their high protein

diet to see if I can jumpstart the weight loss again.

I also need to make an appointment with my PCP for my follow up...I've been

reluctant since my weight loss has been so slow. I hope I dont need a revision

down the road, I also find that I am getting more frequent hunger pangs (I

think that's what they are), sometimes it's an achy feeling. The old colon

seems to be completely flummoxed too: Just when I think oh finally formed

movements....it deteriorates again to loose stools, and yes I'm taking my fiber.

I think though I'll up the fiber since I'm probably not getting enough. Still

struggling with gas, although devrom and beano seem to help, and Pepto (bleh!).

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. Christmas here was very nice, spent

with friends.

Surgery date 5/10/06 Dr. Rutledge

High weight: 225

Preop: 210

Now: 174

Goal: 110

M. www.marykay.com/scox1987

[Guest guest]

Remember.....one of the advertised benefits of MGB is to " level the

playing field " so we can eat " normally. " " Normal " people indluge

without guilt on special occasions and holidays, and then return to

their normal patterns of eating and exercise. Statistically, folks

gain only a pound or two during the holidays or vacations, and these

should drop easily when we return to our normal patterns.

Although I, too, am able to tolerate SOME sweets, my post-MGB body

tells me (with diarrhea-style dumping) when I have had too much in the

way of sugar, fat or quantity. So I can " have my cake, and eat it

too, " but I cannot let it turn into a binge as I would have before.

You can have a bite, not a box! A piece, but not a package!

From one who used to think that girl-scout cookies came in that

convenient two-serving (a serving = one sleeve) size!

Wishing all a healthy and fit New Year,

in Atlanta

06/03/04

290/112