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Wanted to say HI and chat with you a minute! pray ya'll are doing WELL!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo Michelle, YOUR WLS FRIEND

Michelle - I am doing very Well Just chuggin along.... Alice

Alice I'm glad your doing fine! so glad to find someone with the same surgery date. what are you eating at this point? are you getting in all your water and protien*** i'm saving your e-mail to my address book so we can encourage each other if thats ok with you. xoxo Michelle

Hello, I also had my surgery on December 7th. I am doing great. My depression is going away day by day. Thank God for that. I have never had it before and I don't every want it again. I started working out at the YMCA by my house with my family or kids go to childwatch and I work out, husband sometimes comes when he gets home on time. Anyway walk at least 35 minutes every time I come. Didn't go tonight it snowed again here in Cincinnati, Ohio. I have had enough of the winter weather. Tonight for dinner I had Kelabossa (spelling) sausage with potatoes and corn just a little bit of it. I used that reduces surger ketchup for the first time it tasted good I am just affraid that I might get sick on the regular ketchup if you know what I mean. Drank one protein shake this morning 35 grams of protein Breakfast I had yogert Snack bad think chip and cheese. lunch cheeze-it with cheese colby jack not the best but had a bad day Wow overall I had a ****ty day with food will try harder tomorrow. lots of crystal light. Sharon

Michelle - I get just barely all my protein in - I am looking for some protein powder to boost my food with to bring it over the 60 gram mark. My doctor goes straight into a high protein low fat low carb diet - No liquid protein after the soft food stage. I think that is so we don't become dependent on the soft/liquid calorie foods since those tend to be what cause weight gain later (3-5 years out). I drink a small pot of decaff coffee in the morning (24 oz)...then I move into fruit 2 o (20 oz)...then some water (16 oz) and I finish up at night with sleepy time tea (8-16 oz)...so most days I get my water in...the days I don't I feel the next day....so this is critical...I have problems with water - it makes me cramp, but the fruit2O seems to stop the cramping....warm or hot drinks go down much easier... Right now I eat chicken, turkey, fish, shellfish, low fat cheeses, eggs (but they make me real nauseous so I am laying off of them for a few months). Vegies are any that are not thick skinned or a lot of seeds (athough I do peel and de-seed my tomato). No fresh fruit or veggies until 6 months out, I did find carb smart canned fruit that is good with my cottage cheese. No red meats or heavy meats like pork, ham, beef, et****il 6th month. No breads, no pasta, no rice until after goal is reached. I did have a 1/2 teaspoon of mashed potato yesterday (business lunch) - oh man, I thought I was in seventh heaven....mmmmmmm I try to eat tuna, salmon, or some other high omega 3 fish 2-3 times a week...I just started the omega three oil this morning (basically cod liver oil) - oh man that stuff is nasty... I am going tonight to curves to join - I am feeling really good and really want to get myself moving. Plus everything seems to be moving around - I've got lumps in places I never had. I think all my fat is liquifying so it can be eliminated - which is cool...but I'm getting soft and lumpy (have always been muscular and hard fat).... Take care. I am excited as I move through my cothes (downward for the first time in 10 years). The other day I put on a suit - it buttoned...still was tight. I thought it was a 20 - turns out it was an 18....Whooo Hooo.... Alice RNY Lap 12/7/04 280/243/140