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Topic: The weekend
Hey, anyone have any suggestions on what to do this weekend? Has anyone taken the Railrunner into Santa Fe yet and what would you suggest to do there? Honey wants to go to the new museum and I want to go to the flea market near the opera. Hope you all are doing well. Kelly
Topic: RE: Parties post op style!
What an adorable child and very cute cake!! With the band I don't dump, so I just have to use a lot of will power to keep certain things out of my house. LOL
LapBand Surgery 01/10/08, Revison to Sleeve 04/03/12
Topic: RE: This is the slowest board EVER!!!
I forget to even visit this board, simply because it is so dang slow. LOL
LapBand Surgery 01/10/08, Revison to Sleeve 04/03/12
Topic: Parties post op style!
Last year for Lilith's 2nd birthday, I purchased a cake from Costco. Yes, I know, not smart for two post bariatric patients to bring a giant cream filled cake into their home. I am not claiming that I have super self control or anything, because I don't, but once I get ill (aka dump) on something, I'm done with it. I mean really done. As a child I once became ill on Dinty Moore beef stew and haven't been able to look at a can of it without feeling nauseous ever since. The only thing that I still attempt, (even though it is like playing Dumping roulette), is ice cream. Even though I stopped allowing 1/2 gallons in my house and only buy low carb or low sugar individually wrapped novelties, it is still bad. I know that if I stop at one (okay on a bad day 2), I will be okay. But, ice cream is my Achilles heel, my Anna crack if you will. It is also my #1 trigger food or gateway drug. This means that if I give in to the ice cream, I am more likely to give in to other naughties and then you better lock up your chocolate and SunChips! Ice cream releases my inner sugar and carb monster. It also is the first food I want when I want to stress eat. But other than ice cream, if something makes me dump, I don't even see it after that. I don't care how good it was. Maybe this is because I usually vomit when I dump and have horrible cramps. It isn't pretty folks. It isn't suppose to be, that is one of the ways this surgery works, it is suppose to deter you from eating things that will make and/or keep you fat. It always reminds me of the movie "Clock Work Orange". I am "conditioned", if you will, not to want certain foods anymore via pain aversion therapy.
Husband, not so much. Husband can get violently ill from something and after he is through being sick, go have more of it. This always makes me sit and look at him with a puzzled/disgusted look on my face.
read more at;
luvsexytrstno1.blogspot.com/
Last year for Lilith's 2nd birthday, I purchased a cake from Costco. Yes, I know, not smart for two post bariatric patients to bring a giant cream filled cake into their home. I am not claiming that I have super self control or anything, because I don't, but once I get ill (aka dump) on something, I'm done with it. I mean really done. As a child I once became ill on Dinty Moore beef stew and haven't been able to look at a can of it without feeling nauseous ever since. The only thing that I still attempt, (even though it is like playing Dumping roulette), is ice cream. Even though I stopped allowing 1/2 gallons in my house and only buy low carb or low sugar individually wrapped novelties, it is still bad. I know that if I stop at one (okay on a bad day 2), I will be okay. But, ice cream is my Achilles heel, my Anna crack if you will. It is also my #1 trigger food or gateway drug. This means that if I give in to the ice cream, I am more likely to give in to other naughties and then you better lock up your chocolate and SunChips! Ice cream releases my inner sugar and carb monster. It also is the first food I want when I want to stress eat. But other than ice cream, if something makes me dump, I don't even see it after that. I don't care how good it was. Maybe this is because I usually vomit when I dump and have horrible cramps. It isn't pretty folks. It isn't suppose to be, that is one of the ways this surgery works, it is suppose to deter you from eating things that will make and/or keep you fat. It always reminds me of the movie "Clock Work Orange". I am "conditioned", if you will, not to want certain foods anymore via pain aversion therapy.
Husband, not so much. Husband can get violently ill from something and after he is through being sick, go have more of it. This always makes me sit and look at him with a puzzled/disgusted look on my face.
read more at;
luvsexytrstno1.blogspot.com/
Topic: Catch that Pie!
During one of our ER visits, when I was sick with the fish blockage, Lilith started telling us that she was hungry. I asked the Emergency Room Triage nurse if she thought we had time to go to the cafeteria before they called me back and she assured me that we did so off to the cafeteria we went.
One of the things that I have noticed, (even pre surgery this was always something that bothered me), at almost EVERY hospital that I have ever worked at, (except Porter Adventist in Littleton, Colorado because back in the day it served a vegan menu), is how UNHEALTHY the menu is at their cafeterias! My current hospital is no exception. Granted they have a wonderful salad bar but they also have a freezer with ice cream novelties and a huge rack of candy and snacks right next to the registers. They also have the revolving, lighted tower of deserts! Oh, yes, this thing is as tall as me and as big around as I probably once was (and could easily be again if I ever dared to start opening the tower door and started partaking of the calorie laden goodies inside!). Lilith had never seen anything like it. She was entranced. Especially entranced by a huge meringue (I am sure she thought it was whipped cream which she loves)covered piece of lemon pie. She watched it with wide eyed wonder as it circled round and round on the shelf that was just at her eye level. Then she turns excitedly to me and says, "Momma get it get it!", as it was coming around again. In my dehydrated and drug filled state I didn't know what she was talking about at first. "Catch it Mama! Catch it! There Mama!" She exclaimed pointing and jumping up and down! I started trying to think of a way to tell he that she probably wouldn't like it because she has never had lemon pie or meringue and how it was not appropriate to have pie for dinner, etc etc, when she saw the handle on the case and opened it and tried to "catch" the slice of pie herself.
read more atluvsexytrstno1.blogspot.com/
During one of our ER visits, when I was sick with the fish blockage, Lilith started telling us that she was hungry. I asked the Emergency Room Triage nurse if she thought we had time to go to the cafeteria before they called me back and she assured me that we did so off to the cafeteria we went.
One of the things that I have noticed, (even pre surgery this was always something that bothered me), at almost EVERY hospital that I have ever worked at, (except Porter Adventist in Littleton, Colorado because back in the day it served a vegan menu), is how UNHEALTHY the menu is at their cafeterias! My current hospital is no exception. Granted they have a wonderful salad bar but they also have a freezer with ice cream novelties and a huge rack of candy and snacks right next to the registers. They also have the revolving, lighted tower of deserts! Oh, yes, this thing is as tall as me and as big around as I probably once was (and could easily be again if I ever dared to start opening the tower door and started partaking of the calorie laden goodies inside!). Lilith had never seen anything like it. She was entranced. Especially entranced by a huge meringue (I am sure she thought it was whipped cream which she loves)covered piece of lemon pie. She watched it with wide eyed wonder as it circled round and round on the shelf that was just at her eye level. Then she turns excitedly to me and says, "Momma get it get it!", as it was coming around again. In my dehydrated and drug filled state I didn't know what she was talking about at first. "Catch it Mama! Catch it! There Mama!" She exclaimed pointing and jumping up and down! I started trying to think of a way to tell he that she probably wouldn't like it because she has never had lemon pie or meringue and how it was not appropriate to have pie for dinner, etc etc, when she saw the handle on the case and opened it and tried to "catch" the slice of pie herself.
read more atluvsexytrstno1.blogspot.com/
Topic: RE: DR Liza Maria Pompa Gonzalez
I went to Dr. Pompa on 6/4/09 and everything has been great. She is a very confident woman who knows what she is doing with a great staff.
On a side note: Dont listen to MidwesternGirl aka WASaBubbleButt. When I was researching Dr. Pompa I saw that she has all sorts of nasty stuff posted all over under different screen names. Notice she came in here on 3/2008 then returned 4/2009 a year later to talk more trash. She didnt go to Pompa so she doesnt really have a valid opinion in this matter.
You can feel free to message me on here. Its best to talk to people who went there.
I also have a video from my surgery day with pictures if you would like to see it :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf3By8440m4
Good luck in whatever you decide!
On a side note: Dont listen to MidwesternGirl aka WASaBubbleButt. When I was researching Dr. Pompa I saw that she has all sorts of nasty stuff posted all over under different screen names. Notice she came in here on 3/2008 then returned 4/2009 a year later to talk more trash. She didnt go to Pompa so she doesnt really have a valid opinion in this matter.
You can feel free to message me on here. Its best to talk to people who went there.
I also have a video from my surgery day with pictures if you would like to see it :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf3By8440m4
Good luck in whatever you decide!
www.youtube.com/kellawanda <---check out my vlog of my progress
VSG 6/4/2009: I'm 5'4", HW 242, SW 234, CW 155. Size 6 generally.
PS with Dr. Agha 5/14/2012 - LBL, Arm lift, fat transfer to (_:_)
VSG 6/4/2009: I'm 5'4", HW 242, SW 234, CW 155. Size 6 generally.
PS with Dr. Agha 5/14/2012 - LBL, Arm lift, fat transfer to (_:_)
Topic: RE: .
Carmelita - I had surgery the day before you and I'm starting the 5dpt today!
I'm really glad to hear that it helped you feel more restriction and control. I've been carbing out to no end and gained 2 lbs (my weigh-in is tomorrow, so I'm not counting it officially yet, but I'm pretty worried).
It's really motivating to hear that you were able to complete it and that you feel great and that you lost 6.5 lbs!!! I hope to have success like that too.
I'm really glad to hear that it helped you feel more restriction and control. I've been carbing out to no end and gained 2 lbs (my weigh-in is tomorrow, so I'm not counting it officially yet, but I'm pretty worried).
It's really motivating to hear that you were able to complete it and that you feel great and that you lost 6.5 lbs!!! I hope to have success like that too.
Topic: RE: .
Carmelita............. You did so good!!!! I'm so proud of you!!!! I did good for the first few days and then it became hard to eat because I would have had to cook and last week was so busy that I could just get away with protein bars and shakes and not bother with taking time to eat.
I have copied your 5 day food journal......... and all looks ok except the drumstick.(yuck) and the Sardines.... no way, no how....... I will get going again this week starting off with this bright sun shiny Monday Morning........... I'm so proud of you.....
Cowgrl
I have copied your 5 day food journal......... and all looks ok except the drumstick.(yuck) and the Sardines.... no way, no how....... I will get going again this week starting off with this bright sun shiny Monday Morning........... I'm so proud of you.....
Cowgrl
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