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on 2/20/10 11:14 am
on 2/20/10 11:14 am
Topic: RE: Where to buy SF syrups?
Gordman's has them a lot of the time. Starbuck's has a few flavors and the Coffe Shop over on Reno behind the big Walmart (used to be Java Dave's) carries a lot of flavors.
Netrtiion.com has one price shipping-4.95 for the entire order so when I want a bunch I do that.
Netrtiion.com has one price shipping-4.95 for the entire order so when I want a bunch I do that.
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on 2/20/10 11:09 am
on 2/20/10 11:09 am
Topic: RE: Weight Wise post-op diet more restrictive?
This doesn't really answer your question, but I was thinking about all the different surgery types-and the one common denominator for failure is CARBS. They haven't devised a surgery yet that will stand up to a heavy carb intake-and most of the carbs people who don't do well are eating are the white and liquid variety.
I used to be an all things in moderation kind of girl, and that will get you a long ways. But the white carbs have got to go in order to get you there.
The sneaky thing about bread, even whole grain bread-is that most of it is loaded with sugar and corn syrup too. Bread that doesn't have that stuff tastes icky. So it's not really the grains that get you-it's the sneaky sugar.
Right now I'm trying to drop a few for spring-and it's no white carbs for me and minimal carrots/sweet taters. That's pretty much it. I can eat all the green veggies and meat I want. Fat comes down to common sense-I can't put a tub of butter on broccoli, but a little bit won't hurt.
Eating out-it's not that hard to order a grilled something and some steamed veg. Leave the croutons off your salad and go easy on the dressing-those simple changes will make a huge difference when combined with the restriction you'll get in quantity from your surgery.
Start drinking sugary calories or eating ice cream or any kind of candy-you will stop losing weight. It's really that simple, regardless of the surgery you choose.
I used to be an all things in moderation kind of girl, and that will get you a long ways. But the white carbs have got to go in order to get you there.
The sneaky thing about bread, even whole grain bread-is that most of it is loaded with sugar and corn syrup too. Bread that doesn't have that stuff tastes icky. So it's not really the grains that get you-it's the sneaky sugar.
Right now I'm trying to drop a few for spring-and it's no white carbs for me and minimal carrots/sweet taters. That's pretty much it. I can eat all the green veggies and meat I want. Fat comes down to common sense-I can't put a tub of butter on broccoli, but a little bit won't hurt.
Eating out-it's not that hard to order a grilled something and some steamed veg. Leave the croutons off your salad and go easy on the dressing-those simple changes will make a huge difference when combined with the restriction you'll get in quantity from your surgery.
Start drinking sugary calories or eating ice cream or any kind of candy-you will stop losing weight. It's really that simple, regardless of the surgery you choose.
Topic: RE: 13+ months out, new pics posted
WOOT! Nicely done sweety!! Yeah for you!
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You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan
My Goals:
1) 200lbs ACCOMPLISHED
3) 170lbs
4) Run 5K
"Unneeded food is not any less wasted in a body that doesnt need it, than it is in the trash." ~Brandilynn
"Those that will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." ~William Penn
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You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan
My Goals:
1) 200lbs ACCOMPLISHED
3) 170lbs
4) Run 5K
"Unneeded food is not any less wasted in a body that doesnt need it, than it is in the trash." ~Brandilynn
"Those that will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." ~William Penn
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Topic: RE: Weight Wise post-op diet more restrictive?
As for the carb thing... I was a HUGE carb eater before I had my sleeve. I would say that rice, pasta, or bread was a main part of at least lunch and dinner everyday for the years before I had surgery. I went on the pre-op diet of no carbs over a year ago and I can honestly say I do not miss them at all! I've ordered food at a restaurant in the time since surgery that happened to come with a side of rice or pasta and I've had one bite of it, decided it tasted kinda like cardboard and went back to my protein. I'm not saying that's going to be the case for everyone, but I will say that as a former carbaholic, the only carbs that bother me post-op are sweets, everything else is totally unappealing, especially bread. That and when you do try to eat it, you get full- QUICK! I would say for me, maybe part of a tortilla is the most carb I can eat with out being stuffed almost immediately.
I hope that helps a little, and I guess my main advise would be try not to think of it as giving up food, just making some changes to the way you eat things. There are hundreds of recipes that are low/no carb that you'll be able to make plus a lot of people are really good at altering their favorite recipes on their own to lessen the number of carbs they're eating.
I just wanted to say Rissa, YOU LOOK FAB!!! hehe
Sorry didn't mean to hijack!
On February 19, 2010 at 4:45 AM Pacific Time, Rissa6423 wrote:
The quick answer to your question is yes... weight wise has a stricter diet post op. But weightwise also has one of the highest success rates in the country when it comes to average weight loss after surgery so its a trade off. That being said, there are plenty of people that don't follow what the nutritionists say exactly. For instance, one of Weight Wise's rules is no liquid calories, including milk. Well, I can say I very regularly enjoy a latte from starbucks (which happens to be 190 calories) and I even drink it in front of my nutritionist or at support group. I guess my point of all this is that the rules are what you make of it. Though I will say that there is a direct correlation between how much someone follows the diet and exercise plan given to you and how much weight is lost.As for the carb thing... I was a HUGE carb eater before I had my sleeve. I would say that rice, pasta, or bread was a main part of at least lunch and dinner everyday for the years before I had surgery. I went on the pre-op diet of no carbs over a year ago and I can honestly say I do not miss them at all! I've ordered food at a restaurant in the time since surgery that happened to come with a side of rice or pasta and I've had one bite of it, decided it tasted kinda like cardboard and went back to my protein. I'm not saying that's going to be the case for everyone, but I will say that as a former carbaholic, the only carbs that bother me post-op are sweets, everything else is totally unappealing, especially bread. That and when you do try to eat it, you get full- QUICK! I would say for me, maybe part of a tortilla is the most carb I can eat with out being stuffed almost immediately.
I hope that helps a little, and I guess my main advise would be try not to think of it as giving up food, just making some changes to the way you eat things. There are hundreds of recipes that are low/no carb that you'll be able to make plus a lot of people are really good at altering their favorite recipes on their own to lessen the number of carbs they're eating.
Sorry didn't mean to hijack!
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You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan
My Goals:
1) 200lbs ACCOMPLISHED
3) 170lbs
4) Run 5K
"Unneeded food is not any less wasted in a body that doesnt need it, than it is in the trash." ~Brandilynn
"Those that will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." ~William Penn
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan
My Goals:
1) 200lbs ACCOMPLISHED
3) 170lbs
4) Run 5K
"Unneeded food is not any less wasted in a body that doesnt need it, than it is in the trash." ~Brandilynn
"Those that will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." ~William Penn
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
Topic: RE: Weight Wise post-op diet more restrictive?
Carbs were my food "drug of choice" for years. I've been off carbs for over 2 months and even prior to surgery I was feeling so much better.
Your tastes are probably going to change, and the things that you love now, you may not even want after surgery.
Try to think in terms of what you are getting, rather than what you are giving up.I totally agree with Debbie!
I gave up 'white' carbs (processed white flour products and processed white sugar products) even before surgery this past fall because I was heading toward adult onset diabetes. My doctor said cut the salt (for my then elevated blood pressure) and the processed white flour and sugar products. It was AMAZING how much stuff is empty white carbs!! It was rather easy to do though. Since my youngest is glutten and dairy free. I LOVE my two health food stores! And even Wal-Mart is getting into the glutten free market with offering more items.
I'd advise making sure exercise is part of your daily routine. Just walking in the mornings are night is a HUGE boost to helping your body kick it up a notch and start burning those calories!
Good luck and sending blessing prayers your way sweety!!
On February 19, 2010 at 6:39 AM Pacific Time, Debbie A. wrote:
I think you will find that all of the successful WLS practices will ask you to eliminate most of your carbs. The carbs that are okay are the whole grain and complex carbs such as beans and peas. Carbs were my food "drug of choice" for years. I've been off carbs for over 2 months and even prior to surgery I was feeling so much better.
Your tastes are probably going to change, and the things that you love now, you may not even want after surgery.
Try to think in terms of what you are getting, rather than what you are giving up.
I gave up 'white' carbs (processed white flour products and processed white sugar products) even before surgery this past fall because I was heading toward adult onset diabetes. My doctor said cut the salt (for my then elevated blood pressure) and the processed white flour and sugar products. It was AMAZING how much stuff is empty white carbs!! It was rather easy to do though. Since my youngest is glutten and dairy free. I LOVE my two health food stores! And even Wal-Mart is getting into the glutten free market with offering more items.
I'd advise making sure exercise is part of your daily routine. Just walking in the mornings are night is a HUGE boost to helping your body kick it up a notch and start burning those calories!
Good luck and sending blessing prayers your way sweety!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan
My Goals:
1) 200lbs ACCOMPLISHED
3) 170lbs
4) Run 5K
"Unneeded food is not any less wasted in a body that doesnt need it, than it is in the trash." ~Brandilynn
"Those that will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." ~William Penn
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan
My Goals:
1) 200lbs ACCOMPLISHED
3) 170lbs
4) Run 5K
"Unneeded food is not any less wasted in a body that doesnt need it, than it is in the trash." ~Brandilynn
"Those that will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." ~William Penn
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
Topic: RE: New to the board
Hello and welcome!!
Wonderful to have you join us!
I hope your weight loss journey is all that you hope it is! Just work the program and exercise and you will be a success!
Look forward to reading more of your posts and getting to know you. You might also want to read the RNY forums. That forum is filled with people that have and are going to have the RNY and tons of great info for ya!!
have a blessed day sweety!
Wonderful to have you join us!
I hope your weight loss journey is all that you hope it is! Just work the program and exercise and you will be a success!
Look forward to reading more of your posts and getting to know you. You might also want to read the RNY forums. That forum is filled with people that have and are going to have the RNY and tons of great info for ya!!
have a blessed day sweety!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan
My Goals:
1) 200lbs ACCOMPLISHED
3) 170lbs
4) Run 5K
"Unneeded food is not any less wasted in a body that doesnt need it, than it is in the trash." ~Brandilynn
"Those that will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." ~William Penn
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan
My Goals:
1) 200lbs ACCOMPLISHED
3) 170lbs
4) Run 5K
"Unneeded food is not any less wasted in a body that doesnt need it, than it is in the trash." ~Brandilynn
"Those that will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." ~William Penn
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
Topic: New to the board
Hello! I'm new to the boards here. I live in OKC and am scheduled for RNY on March 8th with Dr. Keith at Norman Regional. I have my Dietitian 1 on 1 consult on Monday and my 10 day diet class on Tuesday along with my Pre-op support group meeting that evening. I'm encouraged by all the success stories I've seen on this site and the not so success stories help me know what to avoid and watch out for. It's just good to know that people have done this before me and survived, and thrived and are willing to share their stories with those of us embarking on our journeys!
Topic: RE: Weight Wise post-op diet more restrictive?
The WW postop diet is the bomb!!!! You will be eating such a small amount, you really will not even notice you don't have carbs. As a former Diet Mt. Dew-aholic, I was freaking about the no caffeine no carbonation as well as no carbs, when I went to the first seminar. I thought these people were out of their minds and could not even imagine a life without my "crutches" :) Gosh, I wish I had gone to that seminar sooner! Giving up those three things have been life changing.
What a difference a few months make...I don't even think about making a carb choice anymore, and don't miss them in the least. If I do get a "twinge" for something sweet, a sugar free popsicle does the trick, another life saver has been Lipton Sugar Free Decaf Tea,(don't overdue there are a few carbs), I drink it hot.
I tried a taste of bread at Thanksgiving, and it just wasn't worth it for me, it felt like it swelled up in my little pouch, and I was miserable for about 15 minutes.
You'll do great!!!! Just listen and do what they say!!!!!!!!!
Cathy
"It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are, if you don't use them for positive change, you ARE, indeed, part of the problem"
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