new month!! question for you all

Hi all! Can you believe it is November already?! It seems like just last week we were getting ready for surgery...Now it's almost like we are "pros" at figuring out what our pouches need and want! So we missed our weigh in this week and I thought a new month would be a good place to start, so come on, let's get this board hoppin' again! The question for us, have you made any plans to make holiday meals "healthy" yet, how about desert? Holly

So here's my weight. pre-op 230 last week 199.1 this week 193.9 Holiday meals are going to be a bit different this year. I have found some great sugar free pie recipies to use instead of the apple, cherry and pumpkin pre-made pies. We will do fresh greeen beans instead of a heavy casserole and will modify the other sides to include splenda, brummel and brown and low fat, low sugar substitutions. have a great weekend! Holly

pre-op: 255 1mth: 230 2mths: 213.5 That's a loss of 42.3lbs in exactly 2mths today.. I haven't even thought of Thanksgiving dinner yet.. lol

I agree this year has gone by way to fast. I have not thought about the holiday meals my gaols are going to be to make sure I eat my protin and get my fluids in ( I am not cooking this year) I am planning on bring no sugar add apple pie to share with family. preop 308 last week 266 this week 261 at the doctor 258 at home

Hi All, pre-op 305 last week 267 this week 263 As far as the holidays go, being Canadian I have already made it through Thanksgiving (ours is early Oct.). It was pretty easy to get through as I was only a month post op and di9d not have an appetite yet. Christmas is going to be hard. I love Christmas and many of our tradition revolve around food. For example Christmas eve we have appetizers, I figure I will try to take only high protein foods and chew slowly and stay away from the sweets! I found a way to get down my protein. I bought the SF syrup from starbucks and it improved the taste tremendously! Back to work for me Monday. It will be nice to get back into a routine. My doctor spoiled me letting me taking 8 weeks off. Shelley

Highest weight (7/10/07 306 Surgery weight (9/11/07) 272 Last weeks weight 249 This weeks weight 243 Total lost 63 Since surgery 29 I haven't been here very much since surgery, but I thought I would chime in. Looks like everyone is doing well. I haven't found much of anything that doesn't agree with me. I tolerate bread and carbs very well, and I don't have a problem with my protein shakes. One problem I do have is eating slowly, especially when I am very hungry. Keep up the good work. Tabitha

Surgery Weight 293.5 Today 255.4 This last two weeks I have not lost anything. Just staying the same maybe it cause I can't bm LOL Kim

Hi everyone, This is my first post on this forum. Pre - 285 Last week - 227 today - 223.5 I can't beleive how quickly the weight is coming off. I keep expecting to slow down anytime now. Just starting to introduce some solids to the diet. I've had a few "sick" episodes. I have to walk around while I eat otherwise the food feels like it's stuck. Joanne

Hey, I dont post to the weekly, but I have been every month. I started this journey at 260, This morning I was 220, Which brings me to 40 lbs lost! I am so excited and I really hope it continues this way.

I am trying to remember to check in for this monthly, at least. Highest: 321 Start of pre-op liquid diet: 317 Day of surgery: 298 Today (2 months exactly): 266.5 So, overall total loss is 54.5 Loss since surgery is 31.5 I'm not sure how I'm going to handle the holidays this year, as I'm not generally the one that does the cooking for these. Maybe I'll try to make one of those protein pumpkin pies. Zandra Q