Guest guest Posted April 6, 2000 Report Share Posted April 6, 2000 In a message dated 4/5/2000 10:02:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dkowalec@... writes: << * Your wife drapes a wig over the monitor to remind you of what she looks like. >> Wonder if she could get a miniature monitor mounted on her forhead? Hold still honey, I got mail and I am trying to read it. Oh never mind, probably a bad idea. Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2000 Report Share Posted April 6, 2000 In a message dated 4/5/2000 10:02:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dkowalec@... writes: << * Your wife drapes a wig over the monitor to remind you of what she looks like. >> Wonder if she could get a miniature monitor mounted on her forhead? Hold still honey, I got mail and I am trying to read it. Oh never mind, probably a bad idea. Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2000 Report Share Posted April 6, 2000 In a message dated 4/6/00 9:05:09 AM Central Daylight Time, RLR1999@... writes: << miniature monitor mounted on her forhead? Hold still honey, I got mail and I am trying to read it. Oh never mind, probably a bad idea. Roy >> Roy, You still got in in ya! You make me laugh so MUCH! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 , What time were you there today. I might have seen you there. I was there from 12:30 to about 1:45. Beth On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:33:57 -0800 (PST) heather hunt writes: > Hi all- Just got back from the visit with my > Surgeon/Psychologist/Nutritionist. They are a great > bunch of people and I am so excited to be in thier > clinic, however the sad news is that it will take > until June/July for me to have the surgery. Dr. Reines > is so booked up that he is booking 5 months ahead. I > only have to go for Pre-Op testing and one more > appointment just for a chekc up. He was concerned > about the alergy testing that my ENT doctor did. He > wants me to get a second oppinion on the food alergies > since I show no symptoms. He refered me to several > nice PCP's in the area to check out. He said that he > had every confidence that i would lose the weight and > keep it off since I have my mind set. I have decided > that this is not a time for " last suppers " so I am > going to try and start exercising now, and I have > stopped drinking soda, and converted to water. The > skinny girl inside is just dying to get out. > Well Losers keep up the good work and keep smiling > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2001 Report Share Posted February 8, 2001 , Wow! June or July, I did not realize NWH was scheduling that far out... It sounds like you have the right attitude and weight loss prior to surgery is always a plus [coming from a post-op who gained 16lbs in the 6 weeks prior to surgery!].... Joni - Dr. Thayer 11/27/00 (unknown)Hi all- Just got back from the visit with mySurgeon/Psychologist/Nutritionist. They are a greatbunch of people and I am so excited to be in thierclinic, however the sad news is that it will takeuntil June/July for me to have the surgery. Dr. Reinesis so booked up that he is booking 5 months ahead. Ionly have to go for Pre-Op testing and one moreappointment just for a chekc up. He was concernedabout the alergy testing that my ENT doctor did. Hewants me to get a second oppinion on the food alergiessince I show no symptoms. He refered me to severalnice PCP's in the area to check out. He said that hehad every confidence that i would lose the weight andkeep it off since I have my mind set. I have decidedthat this is not a time for "last suppers" so I amgoing to try and start exercising now, and I havestopped drinking soda, and converted to water. Theskinny girl inside is just dying to get out. Well Losers keep up the good work and keep smiling __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2001 Report Share Posted February 8, 2001 I had my appointment at 830 so I left around 1145 and was able to meet several nice people. I did get to meet and she looks great, Thanks for you wonderful word sof wisdom . Congratualtions on the weight loss. --- Beth Peluso wrote: > , What time were you there today. I might > have seen you there. I > was there from 12:30 to about 1:45. > Beth > > On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:33:57 -0800 (PST) heather hunt > writes: > > Hi all- Just got back from the visit with my > > Surgeon/Psychologist/Nutritionist. They are a > great > > bunch of people and I am so excited to be in thier > > clinic, however the sad news is that it will take > > until June/July for me to have the surgery. Dr. > Reines > > is so booked up that he is booking 5 months ahead. > I > > only have to go for Pre-Op testing and one more > > appointment just for a chekc up. He was concerned > > about the alergy testing that my ENT doctor did. > He > > wants me to get a second oppinion on the food > alergies > > since I show no symptoms. He refered me to several > > nice PCP's in the area to check out. He said that > he > > had every confidence that i would lose the weight > and > > keep it off since I have my mind set. I have > decided > > that this is not a time for " last suppers " so I am > > going to try and start exercising now, and I have > > stopped drinking soda, and converted to water. The > > skinny girl inside is just dying to get out. > > Well Losers keep up the good work and keep smiling > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 heck ya !!!!!! ============) -----Original Message-----From: robert_armes@... Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 10:01 PMTo: OSSG-NewEngland Subject: (unknown)Hey Liz,I loooove sushi - maybe we can go sometime!Anita> hey all =)> > > its been a while since i posted. So an update is in order. I had surgery on> november 14th and im down to 267 from 330. ive been plateauing lately> (anyone got any good ideas on how to break the plateaus) oh doesn anyone> know if sushi is ok to eat after wls? (Ill miss my sushi nights if its not> =( )> > > > --Liz> > > oh yeah one more thing. on the 27th im scheduled for 10 hours of facial> surgery. wish me luck =-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2002 Report Share Posted May 2, 2002 Did you say pumpkin spice muffin?! Please share the recipe! Maggie -----Original Message-----From: kribbion Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 10:54 AMTo: wwliterside Subject: (unknown)Good morning. I managed to do good for the last two days. Not on water though as our water cooler was broke here at work and I just did not go buy a new bottle.My point range is 24-29 but I try not to go above 25.4/29 JournalBreakfast Oat Bran (1/4 c.) 1.002 Tbsp brown sugar 2.00 Lunch lean cusine ravoli 5.00 Dinner sandwich w/ light bread and meat and ff mayo 3.00veg enchildeas 5.00popcorn 1.00 Snacks granola Bar 3.00pumpkin spice muffin 1/2 1.00pineapple canned 1 c. 2.00USED Points 23.00Acitvity Points 2.00 4/30/02 JournalBreakfast Scone 6 Latte nonfat with syrup 3 Lunch lean cusine chow mein 4 Dinner Chicken thigh skinless - 4 oz 4Salmon - 4 oz 4 grilled veggies 0 Snacks granola Bar 3aspargus with lean meat 1 Popcorn 1 USED POINTS 26 Acitvity POINTS 2~There are no strangers here... Only friends that haven't met yet~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 Hi Eva I had upper & lower Leforte with splitting. The splint will be on till 11/22 then I'm wired for another 2 weeks. I had very little pain, but so much discomfort. I was very congested, and the decongestants are just not sufficient. I also can;t blow my nose for 2 weeks because of the stitches. It was worse last week. But my upper palate & throat are swollen and congested - a lot of mucus keeps dripping down my throat, which makes it hard to sleep. Also my mouth is open all the time unless I consciously close it and then I sleep it opens and I get a very dry throat which is actually painful. I was so very swollen -- now I still look like a chipmunk but not as bad as last week. But I am still numb -- jaw, chin (up to my lower eyelids), cheeks. I stayed in the hospital 2 days - I needed to. If I were you I would E mail at Zip 7 Squeeze. She is so nice and helpful she will send the items Fed Ex if you have a credit card. I know it is expensive but it is really helpful, especially the jaw wrap. If she sends them now you would get it the 3rd day after surgery -- not bad. I was in Germany twice - once in Bavaria, once in Hamburg. Lovely countryside, lovely people and the cake in Bavaria was just wonderful! Can't wait to eat again! Good luck Mliz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 Hi Eva I had upper & lower Leforte with splitting. The splint will be on till 11/22 then I'm wired for another 2 weeks. I had very little pain, but so much discomfort. I was very congested, and the decongestants are just not sufficient. I also can;t blow my nose for 2 weeks because of the stitches. It was worse last week. But my upper palate & throat are swollen and congested - a lot of mucus keeps dripping down my throat, which makes it hard to sleep. Also my mouth is open all the time unless I consciously close it and then I sleep it opens and I get a very dry throat which is actually painful. I was so very swollen -- now I still look like a chipmunk but not as bad as last week. But I am still numb -- jaw, chin (up to my lower eyelids), cheeks. I stayed in the hospital 2 days - I needed to. If I were you I would E mail at Zip 7 Squeeze. She is so nice and helpful she will send the items Fed Ex if you have a credit card. I know it is expensive but it is really helpful, especially the jaw wrap. If she sends them now you would get it the 3rd day after surgery -- not bad. I was in Germany twice - once in Bavaria, once in Hamburg. Lovely countryside, lovely people and the cake in Bavaria was just wonderful! Can't wait to eat again! Good luck Mliz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 Boy can I identify with you. I too am having trouble with the exercise. I was never all that active but I could at least walk.....now I get so tired - and I am 2.5 monthes out. Of course it doesnt help I have arthritis in knees and hips, the hips really hurt when I walk more than a block. I do own a pool and can swim, and I know this is going to sound whiney, but now I always feel so darn cold!! The idea of getting ihn the pool if the temp is under 90 makes me shiver. Well, whine whine whine.......I wish I had advice for you but maybe someone out there will give us some ideas or verbally kick us in the butts!! Ann Elliot RNY with choly July 18 2003 291/244/hoping for 150 I will not give up the fight!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Hi , Yes there is a support group. The next meeting is this Thursday Night, Oct. 9 and the time is 6PM. It will be downstairs on the ground floor in the auditorium of Mobile Infirmary. The information telephone number is 435-5656. Stay in touch. Where about in the Mobile area do you live? I live in Irvington. A. B. LAP RNY 3/22/03 Dr. Steve Weinstein, MD. Mobile, Alabama BMI 65/51 386/303 - 83 LBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 , Anyone can go the support group at Mobile Infirmary. This week they are going to have a plastic surgeon to speak. A. B. LAP RNY 3/22/03 Dr. Steve Weinstein, MD. Mobile, Alabama BMI 65/54 386/303 - 83 LBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Let us know the outcome......I wish you all the luck , betcha you will soon be on your way! Ann Elliot RNY with choly July 18 2003 291/241////hoping for 150 I will not give up the fight!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Sounds like you had a dumping episode - probably from the milk. Most of us are lactose intolerant after surgery - and milk is just lactose which is a sugar!! Bummer, huh? I was craving milk the first few weeks. Could practically taste it going down......(I love milk, oh well!) Your weight loss is fine. I too was a fairly slow loser and still am (2.5 monthes out) . You will find that it will not be a steady thng, this losing weight. You will have plateuas when you lose nothing, you will have weeks where you lose like crazy, others when you lose the reccommended 3-6 lbs. Your age makes a difference (boo hoo for me), the older the slower. Your metabolism is just fighting the change in your body - dont worry - it will come off. Please keep me informed of your progress! Ann Elliot RNY with choly July 18 2003 291/241////hoping for 150 I will not give up the fight!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 On Milk Even tho I absolutely CRAVED it post op, I am now glad I didnt go buy Lactaid milk. All milk is really is sugar (lactose-) and who needs that? Ann Elliot RNY with choly July 18 2003 291/241////hoping for 150 I will not give up the fight!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Coral, Any time your child eats a new food for the first time, and you see some unusual behavior, it certainly could be related. Hopefully, as time goes on, he will be able to tolerate some of these foods better. In the meantime, make only ONE change at a time..... and keep a detailed food journal with behavioral notes. Patti (unknown) I remembered my son ate raw peeled peaches today for the first time... Could that have caused the tantrum? Coral For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Hi Judy, It is awesome that you haven't weighed or measured your food; be sure to give yourself credit for that huge step!!! Being fearful of hunger signals; if you can try and say to yourself that feeling of hunger is a welcome sign that you can nurture yourself by eating, and by providing for yourself, that may help. When you feel hungry, I think, you don't have to have a worry about gaining weight by eating because, after all, you are hungry because your stomach is empty, or nearly so, and your body needs fuel. So eating is the most normal and natural thing to do. If you also, as you're eating, pay very close attention to filling up sensations in your stomach, you'll begin to get cues from your body on when you've become "just satiated" (this part takes longer to get the hang of and I'm still working at it myself). Try and think of what beliefs you hold that are getting in the way of your eating whatever you want when hungry. There's a great book where she deals with beliefs about food and eating; it's "The Rules of Normal Eating" by Koenig. I am reading it now She talks about how naturally normal eaters don't worry about what they are eating and they make all kinds of food choices and don't balloon up because of it. It sounds like you're really concerned with minute by minute, or at least day by day weight fluctuations and maybe that's partly why its so hard to give up the scale. Also it sounds like you want a very tight control over your weight. If you can change your view of weight a bit to think of it as a long range goal, try and relinquish some of that need to control, and realize the little ups and downs along the way won't matter because you'll end up at a good, natural, normal weight for your body as you become an intuitive eater. It will take time, and there may be some temporary weight fluctuation as you're learning the approach, but if you can begin to trust that this will work and you will come to a nice, comfortable, normal weight, that would help a lot. It would mean giving up some control; or idea that you have more control than anyone reallly has over weight. Trade in some of this need to control weight for trust in this intuitive process and especially trust that your weight will end up just fine; you will be ok. Plus our attempts to control weight always cause us so much grief and backfire anyway; if it did work you wouldn't have come here. I don't know if you'll be size 2 or 4, but society is SICK when everyone is supposed to be size 2 or 4. Part of being happy with a normal, sane, natural weight is rejecting our crazy society's warped, narrow minded message about what body size we need to be. And rejecting it every time we start to believe it, again, and again , and again...... Good luck! You're doing just fine; you made some great first steps! Keep going with it! Laurie Subject: (unknown)To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 10:12 AM hi everyone,i,m having a hard time giving up my bathroom scale.i honestly have anxiety attacks sometimes when i don't weigh myself the same time every morning. i have thrown many scales out of my second story window,took a hammer to one,but within a week i always buy another one. i know it sounds crazy but this whole eating thing is crazy. i haven't weighed or measured my food since i started this group. but i get really anxious when i get hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Laurie,Thanks for the great feedback. I know it's not going to be an easy process but with so much encouragement it makes it alot easier. All I know for sure is I can't go back to dieting, its truly a losing battle and unfortunalty it's not weight were losing. So I keep going forward thanking God or the universe that I'm alive today after all the abuse I have put my body through. Thanks so much ,JudyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sun, November 22, 2009 11:52:07 AMSubject: Re: (unknown) Hi Judy, It is awesome that you haven't weighed or measured your food; be sure to give yourself credit for that huge step!!! Being fearful of hunger signals; if you can try and say to yourself that feeling of hunger is a welcome sign that you can nurture yourself by eating, and by providing for yourself, that may help. When you feel hungry, I think, you don't have to have a worry about gaining weight by eating because, after all, you are hungry because your stomach is empty, or nearly so, and your body needs fuel. So eating is the most normal and natural thing to do. If you also, as you're eating, pay very close attention to filling up sensations in your stomach, you'll begin to get cues from your body on when you've become "just satiated" (this part takes longer to get the hang of and I'm still working at it myself). Try and think of what beliefs you hold that are getting in the way of your eating whatever you want when hungry. There's a great book where she deals with beliefs about food and eating; it's "The Rules of Normal Eating" by Koenig. I am reading it now She talks about how naturally normal eaters don't worry about what they are eating and they make all kinds of food choices and don't balloon up because of it. It sounds like you're really concerned with minute by minute, or at least day by day weight fluctuations and maybe that's partly why its so hard to give up the scale. Also it sounds like you want a very tight control over your weight. If you can change your view of weight a bit to think of it as a long range goal, try and relinquish some of that need to control, and realize the little ups and downs along the way won't matter because you'll end up at a good, natural, normal weight for your body as you become an intuitive eater. It will take time, and there may be some temporary weight fluctuation as you're learning the approach, but if you can begin to trust that this will work and you will come to a nice, comfortable, normal weight, that would help a lot. It would mean giving up some control; or idea that you have more control than anyone reallly has over weight. Trade in some of this need to control weight for trust in this intuitive process and especially trust that your weight will end up just fine; you will be ok. Plus our attempts to control weight always cause us so much grief and backfire anyway; if it did work you wouldn't have come here. I don't know if you'll be size 2 or 4, but society is SICK when everyone is supposed to be size 2 or 4. Part of being happy with a normal, sane, natural weight is rejecting our crazy society's warped, narrow minded message about what body size we need to be. And rejecting it every time we start to believe it, again, and again , and again...... Good luck! You're doing just fine; you made some great first steps! Keep going with it! Laurie From: Judy Brown <judyhill1958@ yahoo.com>Subject: [intuitiveEating_ Support] (unknown)To: IntuitiveEating_ Support@yahoogro ups.comDate: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 10:12 AM hi everyone,i,m having a hard time giving up my bathroom scale.i honestly have anxiety attacks sometimes when i don't weigh myself the same time every morning. i have thrown many scales out of my second story window,took a hammer to one,but within a week i always buy another one. i know it sounds crazy but this whole eating thing is crazy. i haven't weighed or measured my food since i started this group. but i get really anxious when i get hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Hi Judy, You say this: "All I know for sure is I can't go back to dieting, its truly a losing battle and unfortunalty it's not weight were losing" Those are very wise words!! I totally agree and it's a big deal that you know this about dieting. Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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