Monday Morning Weigh-In! Come out, come out wherever you are!
Good morning and happy new year!
Okay, folks...it's time to face the music...it's time to pay the piper...it's time to...oh hell...I will stop procrastinating and get to the point.
STEP ON THOSE SCALES, people! For many of you, it's gunna suck. Bad. I cringed when I did it this morning but, you know, I also felt relieved. Because now I know what I am up against and I know I have the support of this board to help me. And I will do my damnedest to help you!!
Here's my damage...
Highest Weight/Surgery Weight: 293
Lowest Weight: 162
Current Weight: 178 (Sh***************t!!)
Goal Weight: 160
Pounds Until Goal: 18 (Again, sh**************t!)
Come all you regulars and lurkers...post your weight with me and let's get healthy in 2009!
All my love and hugs,
Jersey Mom
PS...If you guys want me to keep track of your weight from week to week and do an overall weekly percentage loss, I can do that. Just lemme know. :)
Okay, folks...it's time to face the music...it's time to pay the piper...it's time to...oh hell...I will stop procrastinating and get to the point.
STEP ON THOSE SCALES, people! For many of you, it's gunna suck. Bad. I cringed when I did it this morning but, you know, I also felt relieved. Because now I know what I am up against and I know I have the support of this board to help me. And I will do my damnedest to help you!!
Here's my damage...
Highest Weight/Surgery Weight: 293
Lowest Weight: 162
Current Weight: 178 (Sh***************t!!)
Goal Weight: 160
Pounds Until Goal: 18 (Again, sh**************t!)
Come all you regulars and lurkers...post your weight with me and let's get healthy in 2009!
All my love and hugs,
Jersey Mom
PS...If you guys want me to keep track of your weight from week to week and do an overall weekly percentage loss, I can do that. Just lemme know. :)
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Surgery date: January 30, 2006 - Lap. RNY
Age: 38 Height: 5'10"
Highest/Surgery Weight: 293
Ideal Body Weight: 160
Current Weight: Fluctuating!
Pounds till GOAL: I was at goal but let's re-evaluate once I have the baby!
Surgery date: January 30, 2006 - Lap. RNY
Age: 38 Height: 5'10"
Highest/Surgery Weight: 293
Ideal Body Weight: 160
Current Weight: Fluctuating!
Pounds till GOAL: I was at goal but let's re-evaluate once I have the baby!
Hey Lady!!
Don't be disgusted! You have taken an important step to getting healthier again! We should not be ashamed (although I struggle with this, too)...we should be proud!! I am VERY proud of you for going to the gym...that is not something I was ever able to make myself do...
Oh...I owe you an email explanation about Niagara, too (not because you demanded one...but because I want to explain). I will try to get it out today.
Have a GREAT day!!
Love you!
JM
Don't be disgusted! You have taken an important step to getting healthier again! We should not be ashamed (although I struggle with this, too)...we should be proud!! I am VERY proud of you for going to the gym...that is not something I was ever able to make myself do...
Oh...I owe you an email explanation about Niagara, too (not because you demanded one...but because I want to explain). I will try to get it out today.
Have a GREAT day!!
Love you!
JM
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Surgery date: January 30, 2006 - Lap. RNY
Age: 38 Height: 5'10"
Highest/Surgery Weight: 293
Ideal Body Weight: 160
Current Weight: Fluctuating!
Pounds till GOAL: I was at goal but let's re-evaluate once I have the baby!
Surgery date: January 30, 2006 - Lap. RNY
Age: 38 Height: 5'10"
Highest/Surgery Weight: 293
Ideal Body Weight: 160
Current Weight: Fluctuating!
Pounds till GOAL: I was at goal but let's re-evaluate once I have the baby!
Hey Alex:
I accepted your Facebook request...so glad you are on there! I wish EVERYONE would join that site...I love it and it is a great place to find out what is going on with everyone (via those little status updates).
You are doing SO great on your journey, Alex! Good luck losing those last 5 lbs...I have no doubt that you will easily do it!
Hugs!
JM
I accepted your Facebook request...so glad you are on there! I wish EVERYONE would join that site...I love it and it is a great place to find out what is going on with everyone (via those little status updates).
You are doing SO great on your journey, Alex! Good luck losing those last 5 lbs...I have no doubt that you will easily do it!
Hugs!
JM
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Surgery date: January 30, 2006 - Lap. RNY
Age: 38 Height: 5'10"
Highest/Surgery Weight: 293
Ideal Body Weight: 160
Current Weight: Fluctuating!
Pounds till GOAL: I was at goal but let's re-evaluate once I have the baby!
Surgery date: January 30, 2006 - Lap. RNY
Age: 38 Height: 5'10"
Highest/Surgery Weight: 293
Ideal Body Weight: 160
Current Weight: Fluctuating!
Pounds till GOAL: I was at goal but let's re-evaluate once I have the baby!
Hi Rose!!
Wow! You are below goal...that is amazing to me (since I, uh, never reached goal)! Are you comfortable at the weight you are at or are you actually trying to get to your goal (the other way)? Have you stuck to "the plan" for the last three years?
Sorry for the questions...I am just curious to hear another point of view!!
Love and hugs,
JM
Wow! You are below goal...that is amazing to me (since I, uh, never reached goal)! Are you comfortable at the weight you are at or are you actually trying to get to your goal (the other way)? Have you stuck to "the plan" for the last three years?
Sorry for the questions...I am just curious to hear another point of view!!
Love and hugs,
JM
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
Surgery date: January 30, 2006 - Lap. RNY
Age: 38 Height: 5'10"
Highest/Surgery Weight: 293
Ideal Body Weight: 160
Current Weight: Fluctuating!
Pounds till GOAL: I was at goal but let's re-evaluate once I have the baby!
Surgery date: January 30, 2006 - Lap. RNY
Age: 38 Height: 5'10"
Highest/Surgery Weight: 293
Ideal Body Weight: 160
Current Weight: Fluctuating!
Pounds till GOAL: I was at goal but let's re-evaluate once I have the baby!
Morning Sweetie:
OK here I go ....... again:
Highest weight - 327
Dr's Goal - 200
Lowest weight - 195
Today - 208
Starting slow - going to try the "Reset Your Pouch Plan", a couple days of liquid will probably feel good.
And pulling out my glider from the corner of my office and will do 30 minutes at least 3 times a week.
Good luck everyone!!!
OK here I go ....... again:
Highest weight - 327
Dr's Goal - 200
Lowest weight - 195
Today - 208
Starting slow - going to try the "Reset Your Pouch Plan", a couple days of liquid will probably feel good.
And pulling out my glider from the corner of my office and will do 30 minutes at least 3 times a week.
Good luck everyone!!!
Regards and hugs,
Ronna
Ronna
Hey!!
Okay, I am such a dork...but every time I see your name, I get the song "My Sharona" stuck in my head. Now...I know that your name is pronounced "R-ah-na" but, when I see it, I still think "Row-na" and "Ma-ma-ma-my-my-Ronna" always pops into my head. Yep, I am a huge dork! Incidentally, I still think of Jaci as "Jay-cee" in my head even though I found out that she is "Jackie". My head is stubborn that way...
ANYHOO...please let me know how the reset your pouch plan goes! I am kind of doing the Plateau Buster diet (but not as strict...I am eating some carbs). What I am not eating is sweets and fast food...which is what I lived on for the past 3 months or so!
Have a GREAT day and give Hawley a big hug for me!!
Love,
JM
Okay, I am such a dork...but every time I see your name, I get the song "My Sharona" stuck in my head. Now...I know that your name is pronounced "R-ah-na" but, when I see it, I still think "Row-na" and "Ma-ma-ma-my-my-Ronna" always pops into my head. Yep, I am a huge dork! Incidentally, I still think of Jaci as "Jay-cee" in my head even though I found out that she is "Jackie". My head is stubborn that way...
ANYHOO...please let me know how the reset your pouch plan goes! I am kind of doing the Plateau Buster diet (but not as strict...I am eating some carbs). What I am not eating is sweets and fast food...which is what I lived on for the past 3 months or so!
Have a GREAT day and give Hawley a big hug for me!!
Love,
JM
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
Surgery date: January 30, 2006 - Lap. RNY
Age: 38 Height: 5'10"
Highest/Surgery Weight: 293
Ideal Body Weight: 160
Current Weight: Fluctuating!
Pounds till GOAL: I was at goal but let's re-evaluate once I have the baby!
Surgery date: January 30, 2006 - Lap. RNY
Age: 38 Height: 5'10"
Highest/Surgery Weight: 293
Ideal Body Weight: 160
Current Weight: Fluctuating!
Pounds till GOAL: I was at goal but let's re-evaluate once I have the baby!
Days One & Two: Liquid Protein
The first two days are all liquids. You can have as many low-carb protein shakes as you like to satisfy hunger or cravings. In addition drink at least six 8-ounce glasses of water each day. The purpose of all liquids is to break any snacking, grazing or processed carbohydrate habits. In addition the liquids will work to cleanse your system and prepare you for the following three days. Try to reduce your caffeine intake as well, but do not stop caffeine cold turkey or you will feel sick and frustrated potentially losing the desire to continue with the pouch test.
If you notice symptoms of carbohydrate withdrawal you can eat a small piece of melon or an orange. You can also try a dose of Emergen-C which should reduce headache, dizziness or cramping from carbohydrate withdrawal.
The next three days you get to eat as much as you want as often as you want! Ahhh, but there's a catch: it has to be solid protein and you only get 15 minutes each time you sit down to eat.
Day 3: Soft Protein
Protein Recommendations: canned fish (tuna or salmon) mixed with lemon and seasoned with salt and pepper, eggs cooked as desired seasoned with salt pepper and/or salsa, fresh soft fish (tilapia, sole, orange roughy), baked or grilled, and lightly seasoned. This starts your program with "soft" protein. Measure your portion (1 cup volume or 4-6 ounces weight) and eat only until you feel full, not overfull. Remember, no water for 30 minutes before or after you meal, and no fluids with your meal. We are going back to the beginning and fluids will prevent you from feeling the pouch. If you need to add a bit of Miracle Whip or mayonnaise to the canned fish I understand, but keep it to a minimum so the meat is not too moist. One reason we lose the sense of tightness in our pouch is that we eat "slider foods" - foods that are too moist and do not stay in the pouch very long, they slide right through the stoma.
Day 4: Firm Protein
Protein Recommendations: ground meat (beef, turkey, lamb) cooked dry and lightly seasoned, shellfish, scallops, lobster steamed and seasoned only with lemon, salmon or halibut steaks, grilled and lightly seasoned. By now you should be experiencing that familiar tightness that will reassure you that your pouch is working. Remember to drink plenty of water between meals. Take some time to meditate and rediscover the wonder of your pouch. Often we don't like that uncomfortable tightness of the pouch, which is why we gradually move toward slider foods that don't make us uncomfortable. It is always my preference to eat moist protein so I don't get uncomfortable, but this allows me to consume more than I should. Rediscovering the pouch with this 5-day plan reminds me of how the tool really works. I hope by now you are rediscovering your tool and enjoying the hope and excitement because your pouch still works.
A word about constipation: A shift to high protein diet often results in constipation. To relieve this you may try adding a fibrous fruit snack to your morning and a fibrous vegetable snack in the afternoon. Fruit suggestions are apples, berries, apricots, cantaloupe or oranges. For vegetables try leafy greens, zucchini, cucumbers, spinach, summer squash or string beans.
Day 5: Solid Protein
Protein Recommendations: white meat poultry cooked dry and lightly seasoned, beef steak (if tolerated) grilled or broiled. Remember to chew chew chew. Measure your portion (4-6 ounces) and eat only until you feel your pouch tighten. Remember, only 15 minutes per meal, so you'll have to work fast to chew your food completely. By now you should be out of any carb cycle you were in and perhaps you have lost a pound or two. You will have new confidence in your pouch and your ability to work the tool for your health and emotional well being.
Old habits are hard to break aren't they? LOL Just think of Donna with an R. Can't understand why everyone has such a hard time with my name. No one calls Donna's Dona's. Oh well. Anyway here is a copy of the reset the pouch plan. I am modifying by adding a couple servings of fruit so I don't have problems moving my bowels (lovely I know). Here you go:
The first two days are all liquids. You can have as many low-carb protein shakes as you like to satisfy hunger or cravings. In addition drink at least six 8-ounce glasses of water each day. The purpose of all liquids is to break any snacking, grazing or processed carbohydrate habits. In addition the liquids will work to cleanse your system and prepare you for the following three days. Try to reduce your caffeine intake as well, but do not stop caffeine cold turkey or you will feel sick and frustrated potentially losing the desire to continue with the pouch test.
If you notice symptoms of carbohydrate withdrawal you can eat a small piece of melon or an orange. You can also try a dose of Emergen-C which should reduce headache, dizziness or cramping from carbohydrate withdrawal.
The next three days you get to eat as much as you want as often as you want! Ahhh, but there's a catch: it has to be solid protein and you only get 15 minutes each time you sit down to eat.
Day 3: Soft Protein
Protein Recommendations: canned fish (tuna or salmon) mixed with lemon and seasoned with salt and pepper, eggs cooked as desired seasoned with salt pepper and/or salsa, fresh soft fish (tilapia, sole, orange roughy), baked or grilled, and lightly seasoned. This starts your program with "soft" protein. Measure your portion (1 cup volume or 4-6 ounces weight) and eat only until you feel full, not overfull. Remember, no water for 30 minutes before or after you meal, and no fluids with your meal. We are going back to the beginning and fluids will prevent you from feeling the pouch. If you need to add a bit of Miracle Whip or mayonnaise to the canned fish I understand, but keep it to a minimum so the meat is not too moist. One reason we lose the sense of tightness in our pouch is that we eat "slider foods" - foods that are too moist and do not stay in the pouch very long, they slide right through the stoma.
Day 4: Firm Protein
Protein Recommendations: ground meat (beef, turkey, lamb) cooked dry and lightly seasoned, shellfish, scallops, lobster steamed and seasoned only with lemon, salmon or halibut steaks, grilled and lightly seasoned. By now you should be experiencing that familiar tightness that will reassure you that your pouch is working. Remember to drink plenty of water between meals. Take some time to meditate and rediscover the wonder of your pouch. Often we don't like that uncomfortable tightness of the pouch, which is why we gradually move toward slider foods that don't make us uncomfortable. It is always my preference to eat moist protein so I don't get uncomfortable, but this allows me to consume more than I should. Rediscovering the pouch with this 5-day plan reminds me of how the tool really works. I hope by now you are rediscovering your tool and enjoying the hope and excitement because your pouch still works.
A word about constipation: A shift to high protein diet often results in constipation. To relieve this you may try adding a fibrous fruit snack to your morning and a fibrous vegetable snack in the afternoon. Fruit suggestions are apples, berries, apricots, cantaloupe or oranges. For vegetables try leafy greens, zucchini, cucumbers, spinach, summer squash or string beans.
Day 5: Solid Protein
Protein Recommendations: white meat poultry cooked dry and lightly seasoned, beef steak (if tolerated) grilled or broiled. Remember to chew chew chew. Measure your portion (4-6 ounces) and eat only until you feel your pouch tighten. Remember, only 15 minutes per meal, so you'll have to work fast to chew your food completely. By now you should be out of any carb cycle you were in and perhaps you have lost a pound or two. You will have new confidence in your pouch and your ability to work the tool for your health and emotional well being.
Old habits are hard to break aren't they? LOL Just think of Donna with an R. Can't understand why everyone has such a hard time with my name. No one calls Donna's Dona's. Oh well. Anyway here is a copy of the reset the pouch plan. I am modifying by adding a couple servings of fruit so I don't have problems moving my bowels (lovely I know). Here you go:
Regards and hugs,
Ronna
Ronna
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