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SURGERY TYPE: RNY - PROXIMAL SURGERY DATE: 12/21/04 WEIGHT BEFORE: 284 WEIGHT CURRENTLY: 242 TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR: -42 TYPICAL MEAL (B - L - D - S): Not doing meals, just manage to eat something every 2 hrs and ge****er in between WHAT WORKS FOR YOU: popsicles and fudgesicles WHAT DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU: crab cakes and meats PROBLEMS: very tired PRAISES: the support I'm given by everyone ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WANT TO SHARE: Haven't started exercising yet. I'm just too tired! NEW PRODUCTS TO SHARE: I've not found a protein supplement that I can stand yet. Help me find one!

Hi all! Sugery Type: Lap RNY Date: 12/20/04 Weight Before: 224 Weight Currently: 189 Total Loss: -35 Typical meals: I hate breakfast! So I do protein drinks or eat 2 lunches without snacking at like 11:00 and then at 1 or 2:00. The typical foods I have are: low-fat soups, 1 1/2 ozs. cold chicken that is very moist, tuna with Hellman's 2 good mayo, or cheese (I like Laughing Cow swiss wedges 35 cals each). Dinner, I have either 1 1/2 oz. ground turkey with Manwhich, 1 1/2 oz. chicken made rotisserie style with Cajun injector marinades, Chili with extra beans, 1 sm. crab cake (homemade with lump meat and little breading, shrimp (about 3), I love chopped spinach with a little garlic salt, sweet potatoes (but only about 1 tblsp.), very well cooked carrots, I have also had eggplant with skim ricotta and tomato sauce (about 1 oz.) it is Rollatini style. Lots of water and added protein drinks if needed. I also love the s.f. popsicles and s.f. puddings, but pudings are filling, so I can only have one or two little spoonfuls. WHAT DOESN'T WORK FOR ME: Eggs, very sweet things like some s.f. yogurts, bland is better for me, viative calcium. WHAT WORKS FOR ME: Water with lemon added, decaf. Iced Tea w/lemon-no sweetener. Problems: Afraid to try new foods. 1 Dumping episode, got dizzy and felt sick, but didn't "upchuck" with yogurt. Praises: My wonderful husband and 3 boys, my family, friends and Doctor and his staff. Other information: I feel really good. I am staying away from sugar, pasta, rice and bread for now. I attended my first support group meeting and will definately be going back. The people there were all from my doc. and I am learning a lot. I attend Curves 3x a week and walk 2 miles, slow jog 1/2 a mile on the other days, taking the stairs, extra steps whenever. Sundays are no true set exercise days. I love this website--you guys are GREAT! Products to share: Chocolate Worldwide protein drinks from GNC 35 grams in each, low in fat and cals served over ice! True Lemon, a really neat little packet of crytallized lemon. I use 1/2 a packet in a 16 oz. bottle of water and it is like I squeezed a lemon in it! Sold in Shop Rite.

SURGERY TYPE: RNY - PROXIMAL SURGERY DATE: 12/28/04 WEIGHT BEFORE: 279 WEIGHT CURRENTLY: 252 TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR: -27 TYPICAL MEAL (B - L - D - S): B: Different things.. 1 scrambled egg with garlic powder on it. Even tried a one egg omlet with a tiny bit of grated cheese, cream of wheat with splenda, oatmeal with splenda, whole wheat toast, was plain, but I tried fat free cream cheese with a little sugar free strawberry preserves on it. Was very good. L: any cream soups, D: Soups, tried today some sloppy joe meat with a little cheese on it. Only ate about 3 small bites and stopped to make sure it settles ok. So far ok. S: Pro Complex shakes, blended with bananas, sugar free popsicles,, fudgesicles, and schwan's sherbertsicles SF of course, SF pudding, SF jello, WHAT WORKS FOR YOU: Pretty much everything WHAT DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU: Nothing yet.. PROBLEMS: Praise God, not a whole lot, but had some major increased pain for the last week in the left incision area where the Dr did most of the work. Doing better now though. PRAISES: That I am alive and no blood pressure meds anymore or edema meds. All that excessive water gone and blook pressure is back to normal. ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WANT TO SHARE: I am going to start a low impact dance aerobics class at my church once I am cleared to do it and then that will also hold me accountable for being there and for doing the excercise myself. NEW PRODUCTS TO SHARE: Carb Focus Popped Potato chips, yummy!

LETS KEEP THIS GOING GUYS... THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO POSTED SO FAR! VERA

Vera, You are great! I nominate you Captain of our 12/20 team! Fran

SURGERY TYPE: RNY - PROXIMAL SURGERY DATE: 12/17/04 WEIGHT BEFORE: 238 WEIGHT CURRENTLY: 206 TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR: -32 TYPICAL MEAL (B - L - D - S): B- Unjury shake with Lactaid milk with extra calcium + 1 T. Benefiber Rest of day, small meals/snacks: PB and J (1 T, 1 t), cheese in many forms, 1/2 Lean Cuisine meal mainly the meat and a bit of veggie and pasta, tuna, ham and cheese slice, roast chicken, SF pudding, shrimp (frozen, with ****tail sauce -- wonderful!) WHAT WORKS FOR YOU: lots of SF popsickles for that sweet tooth, and I tried a CarbI**** cream for a real treat; Carbwell protein bar, 1/2 at a time if I'm on the run, chewing it very, very well, with tiny bites WHAT DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU: Wendy's or homemade chili (probably all ground meat -- I posted elsewhere on this problem) PROBLEMS: apparently I have malabsorption issues, hence some diarhea ... oh, and getting my water in, of course! PRAISES: I've lost 32 lbs in 1 month! (ditto!) ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WANT TO SHARE: nothing that hasn't already been said NEW PRODUCTS TO SHARE: ditto ... I love this forum!!

I just wanted to mention one thing. 12 people have posted so far for December and we have together lost a total of 362 lbs in one month. This has amazed me. Everyone please give yourself a big pat on the back. We are awesome look at us go. Watch out world here we come to get our lives back.

Here goes.... surgery type-open rny date-12-20-04 360 320 total so far 40 food- depends on how I feel most of the time jello, pudding, soup, etc. problems pain in stomach (spelling and threwing up praises-my family loves me and is standing by me other information thank you to vera for the e-mail telling me about this board. (((((hugs))))

Ok here goes!! SURGERY TYPE: RNY - Distal SURGERY DATE: 12/28/04 WEIGHT BEFORE: 261 WEIGHT CURRENTLY: 238 TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR: - 23 TYPICAL MEAL (B - L - D - S): nothing specific -- still on a semi-liquid diet until the first week of February so not a lot of options WHAT WORKS FOR YOU: any juice and grits WHAT DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU: spaghetti (first and only time throwing up). Not an experience that I want to repeat. PROBLEMS: none PRAISES: I am already feeling better physically after losing this amount of weight. This is something that I would do again. ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WANT TO SHARE: NEW PRODUCTS TO SHARE: Dole No Sugar Added popiscles

Open ryn surgery Dec. 9, 2004. Am doing ok with food; pain free. Cannot lift any weight. Lifted my one yr. old grandson yesterday and had some slight pain and discomfort. Live and learn! Am down 30 lbs; weigh in tomorrow. I do protein drinks, cottage cheese, pressure cooked foods. Recently ate Santa Fe Salad and loved it; do well on it. I eat slowly, no water 45 min before mealtime and no water 30 min afterwards. Rita