Tricia W.’s Posts
Topic: RE: Seriously? How many commercials for food
I refuse to watch commercials since I got my band and now DVR everything so I can fast forward LOL.
Except for one commercial which cracks me up...it's a Carls Jr./Hardy's commercial...it has this part in it where the spokeperson is surrounded by gorgeous models shoving these burgers in their mouths that are bigger in size than they are and he says "We only use models in our commercials because ugly people don't sell burgers"...I find it hilarious maybe its my inner smarta$$ lol.
I wish there was a way we could pick and choose the commercials we see and avoid food commercials.
Except for one commercial which cracks me up...it's a Carls Jr./Hardy's commercial...it has this part in it where the spokeperson is surrounded by gorgeous models shoving these burgers in their mouths that are bigger in size than they are and he says "We only use models in our commercials because ugly people don't sell burgers"...I find it hilarious maybe its my inner smarta$$ lol.
I wish there was a way we could pick and choose the commercials we see and avoid food commercials.
Topic: RE: Whenever Possible and my 80/20 Rule
This is such a nice post!
I think an 80/20 plan is what my aim needs to be rather than that stupid mindset of all or nothing. I think it is especially hard to really be honest with yourself. This goes for before and even after lap band. I would have never considered myself someone "addicted" to food until I really needed to sit down and think about it. The biggest reason I chose the band over any other type of surgery is because I LOVE food...LOVE it. Which caused me to over eat more times than not. After the band I couldn't really overeat unless I really tried and was just asking to be hurting for days...
I love variety and not having to cut everything from my diet due to malabsorption (spelling?). For me now, it's a matter of not skipping meals and not making the choice for convenience over nutritional value. One day at a time...thanks Steph I think you are right in your mindset and even inspiring. :)
I think an 80/20 plan is what my aim needs to be rather than that stupid mindset of all or nothing. I think it is especially hard to really be honest with yourself. This goes for before and even after lap band. I would have never considered myself someone "addicted" to food until I really needed to sit down and think about it. The biggest reason I chose the band over any other type of surgery is because I LOVE food...LOVE it. Which caused me to over eat more times than not. After the band I couldn't really overeat unless I really tried and was just asking to be hurting for days...
I love variety and not having to cut everything from my diet due to malabsorption (spelling?). For me now, it's a matter of not skipping meals and not making the choice for convenience over nutritional value. One day at a time...thanks Steph I think you are right in your mindset and even inspiring. :)
Topic: RE: biggest hurdle??
For me it's eating at all at times. I am horrible at skipping meals and replacing with crap snacks and drinks because I am working and in a hurry all the time and don't want to get things stuck. This is part of my goals to overcome though making the RIGHT choice regardless of convenience.
Topic: RE: Lap Band Hospitalization
I hit this plateau a while ago and kinda sat there. I was at a "comfortable" weight where I no longer had to shop at Lane Bryant but could find my size anywhere. I want to lose about 30 more lbs maybe 40 depending on how I feel when I get to that 30 benchmark.
After writing this I kinda sat and thought about things for a while. Wasn't I already off the wagon for a little bit? I rarely followed the bariatric plan to a tee in fact I think one reason I was so upset about thinking my band had slipped was because I knew I had been going way outside the plan much more often than following it. I would make that excuse a couple times a week "Portion control matters more, so beings there is no water in the vending machine and I want something with taste I'll grab a pepsi instead" or at work getting chips out of the vending machines because I "forgot" to pack myself something when most of the time I am guilty of eating a large dinner and skipping other meals. I am not saying that I never followed the plan I just skirted along the edges more and more often once I hit that platuea and thought, "well, I haven't gained anything".
When the Dr. emptied my band the first thought that went through my mind was "OMG I am going to blow up". My husband never came with me to my adjustments/fills and wasn't there even when I had the surgery (he was travelling for work). So his knowledge of Lap Band is limited to what I tell him. He never read any of the cookbooks I have even though I have used them often. So me going into the hospital was the 1st time he met my Dr. and the 1st time he heard about the true bariatric diet. He even looked at me and said: "You have been doing alot of things wrong". He's right. I have. Going to the italian restaurant was nice but like hubby told me "Enjoy now, because I am going to help you stay on the plan."
My idea of being good is eating in smaller portions and carefully chewing to avoid stuck issues, but more often than not I wasn't eating the "right" things or making sure I am maintaining balance. I don't think I realized how much of a junk food junkie I have been until I wrote that yesterday. I need to get back on the wagon quick. No more junk food, no more soda, regardless that I can eat anything right now and not have to worry about stuckage. So far since I went into the hospital I haven't had 1 soda, so I guess that is a good thing AND I have been bringing healthy stuff to work like fat free yogurt and Atkins Advantage Protein Shakes. I also bring 3 bottles of water with me and brought in a little variety bag of crystal lights. I need to stop making those awful excuses and stick with the plan regardless of it's inconvenience at times (which is where I fail the most). I read that last paragraph and kringed...I need to do better, there was a reason I had this lap band placed.
So my goals this week:
No soda (NO MATTER WHAT)
No vending machine (I took all the change out of my purse and left only a $20 which I need for gas).
Pack healthy snacks and a healthy lunch every work day.
Drink WATER...I don't know if I have ever drank the full recommended amount of water a day in my life.
Maintain the same portions I was on before the band was unfilled. I am noticing I am still hungry after I eat the same portions I was eating before but I need to stick to it.
After writing this I kinda sat and thought about things for a while. Wasn't I already off the wagon for a little bit? I rarely followed the bariatric plan to a tee in fact I think one reason I was so upset about thinking my band had slipped was because I knew I had been going way outside the plan much more often than following it. I would make that excuse a couple times a week "Portion control matters more, so beings there is no water in the vending machine and I want something with taste I'll grab a pepsi instead" or at work getting chips out of the vending machines because I "forgot" to pack myself something when most of the time I am guilty of eating a large dinner and skipping other meals. I am not saying that I never followed the plan I just skirted along the edges more and more often once I hit that platuea and thought, "well, I haven't gained anything".
When the Dr. emptied my band the first thought that went through my mind was "OMG I am going to blow up". My husband never came with me to my adjustments/fills and wasn't there even when I had the surgery (he was travelling for work). So his knowledge of Lap Band is limited to what I tell him. He never read any of the cookbooks I have even though I have used them often. So me going into the hospital was the 1st time he met my Dr. and the 1st time he heard about the true bariatric diet. He even looked at me and said: "You have been doing alot of things wrong". He's right. I have. Going to the italian restaurant was nice but like hubby told me "Enjoy now, because I am going to help you stay on the plan."
My idea of being good is eating in smaller portions and carefully chewing to avoid stuck issues, but more often than not I wasn't eating the "right" things or making sure I am maintaining balance. I don't think I realized how much of a junk food junkie I have been until I wrote that yesterday. I need to get back on the wagon quick. No more junk food, no more soda, regardless that I can eat anything right now and not have to worry about stuckage. So far since I went into the hospital I haven't had 1 soda, so I guess that is a good thing AND I have been bringing healthy stuff to work like fat free yogurt and Atkins Advantage Protein Shakes. I also bring 3 bottles of water with me and brought in a little variety bag of crystal lights. I need to stop making those awful excuses and stick with the plan regardless of it's inconvenience at times (which is where I fail the most). I read that last paragraph and kringed...I need to do better, there was a reason I had this lap band placed.
So my goals this week:
No soda (NO MATTER WHAT)
No vending machine (I took all the change out of my purse and left only a $20 which I need for gas).
Pack healthy snacks and a healthy lunch every work day.
Drink WATER...I don't know if I have ever drank the full recommended amount of water a day in my life.
Maintain the same portions I was on before the band was unfilled. I am noticing I am still hungry after I eat the same portions I was eating before but I need to stick to it.
Topic: RE: Lap Band Hospitalization
So last Sunday (not this past but the week before) I was on all 4 bending over the bathtub scrubbing as hard as I possibly could and started choking/coughing I felt something snap and suddenly PAIN! SO I very carefully sat down on the floor beside the tub in absolute agony right where my band is. I had never had any issues with my band so this scared me, I thought I broke my band or something.
Went to the ER immediately.
During the Upper GI the 1st radiologist told me my band had slipped and I was very swollen. I started crying like a baby. They admitted me as it was a Sunday and they did not have a bariatric surgeon available to fix me up. The next morning I wake up after having this awful night crying and upset about breaking my band to find out from the Bariatric Surgeon that my band had NOT slipped but I did manage to pull a muscle somewhere around the band and that was what was hurting and causing so much pressure. He emptied 4.9cc's from the band and ordered EGD to make sure I had nothing else going on.
Come to find out the EGD came back with something called gastroenteritis. The surgeon told me I'd be fine with nexium, the swelling would go down like any other injury and to make an appointment for a fill in 1-2 weeks.
Isn't that too soon though? Its been 9 days since I pulled that muscle and I am still very tender. I changed my appointment to the 21st. I did not even think to ask of he was going to go straight back up to 4.9ccs or if he is going to take it slow. I prefer taking it slow although I didn't have the restriction with the 4.9cc in my band as it was really.
I know this sounds awful but my hubby took me to this italian restaurant last night and I got to eat bread, thick soft right-out-of-the-oven italian bread dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I have been so good since I got my band but omg it felt good to eat like a real person for the 1st time in a LONG time. Yeah....I definitely want to take it slow going back up and until then is it bad to enjoy some of the things I haven't been able to enjoy? Or should I be a really good girl and stick to the plan?
Went to the ER immediately.
During the Upper GI the 1st radiologist told me my band had slipped and I was very swollen. I started crying like a baby. They admitted me as it was a Sunday and they did not have a bariatric surgeon available to fix me up. The next morning I wake up after having this awful night crying and upset about breaking my band to find out from the Bariatric Surgeon that my band had NOT slipped but I did manage to pull a muscle somewhere around the band and that was what was hurting and causing so much pressure. He emptied 4.9cc's from the band and ordered EGD to make sure I had nothing else going on.
Come to find out the EGD came back with something called gastroenteritis. The surgeon told me I'd be fine with nexium, the swelling would go down like any other injury and to make an appointment for a fill in 1-2 weeks.
Isn't that too soon though? Its been 9 days since I pulled that muscle and I am still very tender. I changed my appointment to the 21st. I did not even think to ask of he was going to go straight back up to 4.9ccs or if he is going to take it slow. I prefer taking it slow although I didn't have the restriction with the 4.9cc in my band as it was really.
I know this sounds awful but my hubby took me to this italian restaurant last night and I got to eat bread, thick soft right-out-of-the-oven italian bread dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I have been so good since I got my band but omg it felt good to eat like a real person for the 1st time in a LONG time. Yeah....I definitely want to take it slow going back up and until then is it bad to enjoy some of the things I haven't been able to enjoy? Or should I be a really good girl and stick to the plan?
Topic: RE: Is this normal?
LMAO I know. I was totally irresponsible and grabbed the SPF 4 rather than the SPF 40 spray. My hubby never ever burns so he uses the 4 and I doused the kids before we left with bullfrog but forgot about me since I am normally the one trying to get everything else together. Why do kids never think about towels?
I did however have my fancy "Sex in the City" hat on (LOL) so my face was safe at least. My back now features a very good depiction of what my beach chair looks like. (I have stipes down my back), Lesson: don't get engrossed in books at beach :)
I did however have my fancy "Sex in the City" hat on (LOL) so my face was safe at least. My back now features a very good depiction of what my beach chair looks like. (I have stipes down my back), Lesson: don't get engrossed in books at beach :)
Topic: RE: Is this normal?
I have been sitting at about 2.5cc for the past 6 months...give or take a couple weeks. I was still feeling restricted and losing about 1-3lbs a week for the first maybe 4 months with no stuck episodes so I requested no adjustments. Over the past 2 months I have had less restriction week by week and haven't had any weight loss either.
I'd say I have felt like I had no restriction for almost a month now which was when I called the good ole doc last week and made an appointment for a fill. I was hypoglycemic pre-band and haven't had that shaky feeling since then which is what struck me as odd when I seem to have it even after I eat now although not as bad. My lil blood tester is packed somewhere still so I haven't checked.
I am trying to not eat more than a cup of food right now but it's getting harder and harder when my tummy is saying "FEED ME WOMAN!"
I added in an extra snack today (in bold):
Early: Coffee with splenda and sf vanilla creamer
Post workout protein shake
Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg with turkey bacon, onion, red pepper, and a little colby jack as garnish.
Snack: 2 Tillamoo Mild Cheddar snacks (those lil wrappers are a pain in the *** btw)
Lunch: Salad with parm cheese, prociutto, red onion, 1 cherry tomato cut-up and leftover chicken alfredo.
Snack: Special K Protein Bar and strawberries (haven't eaten yet although I'm getting more and more tempted,, trying to wait until next break at 3)
Dinner: I think I want to grill up the fresh flounder I got on sale yesterday.
Dessert: It's frosty friday and movie night in my house. Probably going to go to tropical smoothie where me and hubby normally share one.
uhg I am hungry lol
I'd say I have felt like I had no restriction for almost a month now which was when I called the good ole doc last week and made an appointment for a fill. I was hypoglycemic pre-band and haven't had that shaky feeling since then which is what struck me as odd when I seem to have it even after I eat now although not as bad. My lil blood tester is packed somewhere still so I haven't checked.
I am trying to not eat more than a cup of food right now but it's getting harder and harder when my tummy is saying "FEED ME WOMAN!"
I added in an extra snack today (in bold):
Early: Coffee with splenda and sf vanilla creamer
Post workout protein shake
Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg with turkey bacon, onion, red pepper, and a little colby jack as garnish.
Snack: 2 Tillamoo Mild Cheddar snacks (those lil wrappers are a pain in the *** btw)
Lunch: Salad with parm cheese, prociutto, red onion, 1 cherry tomato cut-up and leftover chicken alfredo.
Snack: Special K Protein Bar and strawberries (haven't eaten yet although I'm getting more and more tempted,, trying to wait until next break at 3)
Dinner: I think I want to grill up the fresh flounder I got on sale yesterday.
Dessert: It's frosty friday and movie night in my house. Probably going to go to tropical smoothie where me and hubby normally share one.
uhg I am hungry lol
Topic: RE: Is this normal?
First time experience...
I had gone to the beach over the weekend and came home gleaming red with a brand new sunburn as many probably know I had the chills then sweats etc for about 2 days afterwards. I flushed my system with diet gatorade and lots and lots of water but simply did not have an appetite so I barely ate. (Not hungry=don't eat) for me. The loss of appetite for me also happens right around that time of the month but I normally drink protein shakes, this time I didn't do that just drank gatorade and water and slept.
Now I am feeling much better sunburn wise and I have my appetite back but my band seems a ton looser like I could eat like I could pre-band and for some reason I am going from not hungry at all to starving and instantly shaky (the kind of shaky I used to get from not eating pre-op when I had blood sugar issues). Not sure if this is something that is normal or if I should push up my next appointment with doc and get checked. Anyone have some insight? Thanks in advance.
I had gone to the beach over the weekend and came home gleaming red with a brand new sunburn as many probably know I had the chills then sweats etc for about 2 days afterwards. I flushed my system with diet gatorade and lots and lots of water but simply did not have an appetite so I barely ate. (Not hungry=don't eat) for me. The loss of appetite for me also happens right around that time of the month but I normally drink protein shakes, this time I didn't do that just drank gatorade and water and slept.
Now I am feeling much better sunburn wise and I have my appetite back but my band seems a ton looser like I could eat like I could pre-band and for some reason I am going from not hungry at all to starving and instantly shaky (the kind of shaky I used to get from not eating pre-op when I had blood sugar issues). Not sure if this is something that is normal or if I should push up my next appointment with doc and get checked. Anyone have some insight? Thanks in advance.
Topic: RE: How many of you swallow pills whole?
For the first 9 months I couldn't take pills whole now I can one at a time with a ton of water between each.
Worst band experience ever was a stuck advil that broke down above my band and came back up. I will never in my life forget how badly it burned and tasted coming back up but that was like 3 months post-op and I had a major migraine and wasn't thinking.
No...lol the stuck advil didn't help the migraine but made it worse coming up. I believe that day I wished a train would derail and run me over in my bed. :)
Worst band experience ever was a stuck advil that broke down above my band and came back up. I will never in my life forget how badly it burned and tasted coming back up but that was like 3 months post-op and I had a major migraine and wasn't thinking.
No...lol the stuck advil didn't help the migraine but made it worse coming up. I believe that day I wished a train would derail and run me over in my bed. :)
Topic: RE: My new best friend...
Steph,
Srry about ur stuck episode, glad the enzymes helped. :)
I found that most "skinned" foods I have trouble with (ie: peas and beans) it feels like no matter how long I chew they simply don't break down enough.
Also there are very few foods I can eat as leftovers. I think (this is my own philosphical idea) that considering microwaves use the water particles in foods to reheat it lowers the moisture the food has and as we all know dry foods seem to be harder to digest. So it may have actually been a combination of both?
I know we don't all have the same intolerancies food wise though so in your case that might not be an issue. Hope this helps none-the-less.
Topic: RE: What are we eating this Monday?
If PB stands for Peanut Butter I am totally jealous. I haven't been able to eat peanut butter since my surgery :(
Topic: RE: WLS Cookbooks?
Oh! and also personal recipes that you've personally discovered. I am always up for trying new things and find some of my favorite recipes come from friends and family.
Topic: RE: WLS Cookbooks?
That's awesome! Thanks Jean Ill watch for yours and I'm searching amazon for the Krieger Books as I type to you :).
I saw WLS for Dummies and was thinking about that one (the cookbook one) anyone have anything to note about it?
I saw WLS for Dummies and was thinking about that one (the cookbook one) anyone have anything to note about it?
Topic: RE: WLS Cookbooks?
Since my WLS (Band) I made a few things out of each of the following cookbooks:
1. Recipes for Life After Weight Loss Surgery
2. Before and After: Living Well After Weight Loss Surgery
3. Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery.
I loved all 3 of these but am currently still moving and unable to find "my bibles" I was thinking, New House=New Cookbook any suggestions? Thanks :)
1. Recipes for Life After Weight Loss Surgery
2. Before and After: Living Well After Weight Loss Surgery
3. Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery.
I loved all 3 of these but am currently still moving and unable to find "my bibles" I was thinking, New House=New Cookbook any suggestions? Thanks :)
Topic: RE: Help with Salads
LOL thanks to this post I ate almost nothing but salads the entire weekend. Hislady- ur salad is awesome btw :) thanks for the new addiction :)
I have always had a hard time with chicken in salads so I normally make some prociutto and fry it up then crumble it for the added protein. You can get low sodium prociutto if it is too salty/bacon tasting I actually prefer the low sodium over the regular.
I have always had a hard time with chicken in salads so I normally make some prociutto and fry it up then crumble it for the added protein. You can get low sodium prociutto if it is too salty/bacon tasting I actually prefer the low sodium over the regular.
Topic: RE: starting the rules
Good to know thanks for your response :)
I always wondered about it especially when I went through my first holiday season after my band was placed.
I always wondered about it especially when I went through my first holiday season after my band was placed.
Topic: RE: Parent and brother not to happy with my decision to have the surgrey
My mother is one of those itty bitty women who can eat 20 lbs of ice cream and not gain a pound where I have struggled since I was 23. She alone was the most judgemental and would make comments every time I would have dinner with them "You really shouldn't eat that" "Isn't that going to ruin your diet". It would make me so mad. I tried every diet out there and spent so much money trying to lose weight that was piling on. I had Doctors tell me my weight was due to "hormonal issues" then others tell me my hormonal issues were due to the weight. I felt like I was being defeated regardless of what I did. All these co-morbidies and every doc I went to would give me new reasons. Finally I said "Gimme a hysterectomy and maybe the hormones will balance out" which was when I had a doctor recommend WLS. I got the same crap from my mom- Eat Less, Diet More; unless I starved I couldn't "eat less". I didn't see my mom for 2.5 years after WLS and the first time I did she was shocked. She thought for sure I would fail that just as I failed Curves, Weigh****chers, Jenny Craig, etc. Now she sees I am no longer in pain when I walk, I have a ton more energy, I am no longer obsessed with food, and everything that I suffered with before I no longer suffer with.
The lesson- your family does not have to live in your body. They don't have to feel the way you do. If this is something you want do it for you. They will likely come around when they see this worked for you (disclaimer- it does not work for everyone). If your family is like most they want you to be healthy. Hope this helps :)
The lesson- your family does not have to live in your body. They don't have to feel the way you do. If this is something you want do it for you. They will likely come around when they see this worked for you (disclaimer- it does not work for everyone). If your family is like most they want you to be healthy. Hope this helps :)
Topic: RE: Experience with Sugar
I used to have such a huge sweet tooth pre-op and since then not as much. I find eating junk food a turn off now though. I end up feeling shaky and this weird adrenaline/sugar rush that always results in painful bowel movements (sorry if that was TMI).
I am and always have been a huge coffee drinker and people would joke because I would put a cup of sugar in it "have a little coffee with your sugar". Since lap band I switched to only putting 2 Splenda packets in my coffee and still find that very satisfying. I even bake with it when I need to bake (holidays, birthdays, and such) but 95% of the time I am sugar satisfied with fruit juice.
I found that overall sugary/carb foods are so much less satisfying as well and burn off so fast that I am hungry in 1/4 of the time I am when I eat protein rich meals. I never thought I would hear myself turn down a cupcake for a piece of fish.
I am and always have been a huge coffee drinker and people would joke because I would put a cup of sugar in it "have a little coffee with your sugar". Since lap band I switched to only putting 2 Splenda packets in my coffee and still find that very satisfying. I even bake with it when I need to bake (holidays, birthdays, and such) but 95% of the time I am sugar satisfied with fruit juice.
I found that overall sugary/carb foods are so much less satisfying as well and burn off so fast that I am hungry in 1/4 of the time I am when I eat protein rich meals. I never thought I would hear myself turn down a cupcake for a piece of fish.
Topic: RE: starting the rules
That is so cute that your hubby wanted to eat like you :). My hubby inhales food then watches me eat. I hate being the only one eating so it actually helps me eat much less.
Silly question...how do you "know" if you've stretched your pouch? I hear that alot and my surgeon has never said I have but has always warned against it I was always wondering if it's something I would feel or something the doc would tell me...
Silly question...how do you "know" if you've stretched your pouch? I hear that alot and my surgeon has never said I have but has always warned against it I was always wondering if it's something I would feel or something the doc would tell me...
Topic: RE: Help with Salads
I use the same scissor trick but have an easier time digesting green leaf which I lay out on papertowels after washing to prevent it from getting mushy. I don't actually know if it really is true but I was told decades ago green leaf lettuce had a larger protein content than iceberg which had none. I never researched it on my own though.
Topic: RE: Support
Melly,
Welcome to my world. Sorry you're here but I do have tasty lap-band appropriate snacks :)
Welcome to my world. Sorry you're here but I do have tasty lap-band appropriate snacks :)
Topic: RE: Support
Thanks for that Oso. I had a feeling the html editor thing had something to do with it but when I went there it wasn't obvious to me.
Topic: RE: Support
Ms. Cal, omg do you have to argue about EVERYTHING! Geesh get a drink and calm down. LMAO:
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Topic: RE: God's pharmacy? Editted to add missing photos
How interesting! I never knew some of the health benefits listed (like avocado). This is an awesome post!
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