Re: CRUISING AT 8 MONTHS POST GBP

June 9, 2004

Lori that is absolutely wonderful! Congrats on the great weightloss and

the extra 3 you took off cruising .

Lap RNY April 9, 2004

348/295/140 (begin/current/goal)

> Hi everyone,

>

> Havent' posted in a while, but I want to share my cruise experience.

> Dh and I took a fabulous Carnival four day cruise, our first one! I

> had been very concerned about how I was going to deal with the eating

> aspect of this, cuz all I have heard is that the best part of the

> cruise is the food, well I am proof that you CAN have a fabulous time

> without stuffing yourself all day plus, I dropped three more pounds.

>

> I ate all day! However, of course I could not eat a lot, but I DID

> NOT feel at all deprived like I thought I would. For breakfast I had

> omelettes with cheese, mushrooms, onions and tomatoes, ate about a

> third to a half of it plus, a half piece of bacon and a bite of

> potatoes. This filled me up and I was satisfied. I drank my coffee

> while I was standing in line waiting for my omelette to be prepared.

> I was able to have a couple of drinks during the day with no problem

> and for lunch I would have hotdog without the bun plus mustard. I had

> a yogurt cone in the middle of the afternoon. Then at dinner, I had

> soup, a little salad, a few bites of the main dish and vegetable plus

> a taste of dessert. Then if my dh wanted to go to the midnight

> buffet, I went and had a little piece of delicious roast beef and a

> little chocolate mousse. I was just fine. I did not dump once!!!!

>

> My blood work is coming back beautifully. Good iron and B12.

> Cholesterol is still 205, but it has come down steadily without the

> Cholsterol med I was on and my doctor encourages me to keep doing

> what I'm doing and it will continue down.

>

> LoriB

> RNYGPB 10/3/04

> 228/139/127

>

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