weight gain

I am just writing to be accountable to my new support out there. I have taken Claudettes advise and cut out the refined carbs. This past week I was pretty good. I would not put the side of pasta or potatoe, or that half biscuit on my plate. If it was killing me too much, I reached over and just grabbed a little bite off my boyfriends plate. I only had meat and vegetables on my plate. I did break down and eat some crackers with chili the other night, and my 4 year old wanted pop corn, so we shared some. No milk dud or candy has crossed my lips! Just the three new recipes I made that Claudette gave. Now I am addicted to those no bake cookies! I have switched to half and half on coffee to make it half regular and half decaf. I will go completely decaf soon. We shall see if all this makes a difference. Please let me know if you have other suggestions for me.

way to go Monique...proud of you. you will get back in the groove of things soon. Are you walking or exercising in any way? now that you are farther out you might have to do some sort of physical activity to get things moving. take that four year old for a walk around the block or two. Jan

Monique, It was so nice to meet you at the meeting COF meeting last week. I appreciate the effort you are making in changing your eating habits. It's so easy to ease back into the "old ways"....before surgery. Sometimes I have to just stop and realize what I'm doing and make an effort to get myself back on track. A lot of people don't realize at first that this is a tool and that we will have to keep ourselves in check the rest of our lives......but without this tool, I would still be where I was before surgery. Hang in there, you've got all of us pulling for you. We support each other. Glenna

Monique, You are doing fantastic. WOO HOO!!! I am so anxious to hear that this is working for you. Please keep us informed and know that we are all on your side cheering you on. Hugs and Love, Lana