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Lynn C ~
Banded 9/12/2005 ~ Revision to VSG on 9/7/2010 ~ Losing again with a Keto lifestyle
Congrats on your surgery and success so far! It does suck, but it is normal what you're going through. Just like we can sometimes have stalls early out, the scale can also fluctuate in the up direction. Our bodies are still adjusting to the major surgery we had and the scale can be the devil this early out! Just keep getting your water and protein in and before you know it the scale will be going down in no time
HW: 286 SW: 253 CW: 167 GW: 150 
First 5K race October 4, 2009 (34.59) PR 5/22/11 (27:26)
First 5 Mile: January 1, 2011 (50:30)
First 10K: July 4, 2010 (1:03.26) New PR 4/10/11 (1:01.14)
First 10 Mile: April 11, 2010 (1:46.15)
First 1/2 marathon: June 13, 2010 (2:22.21) PR: 5/1/11 (2:17.30)
First Marathon: October 16, 2011: 5:47:20
Goofy Challenge: January 7-8, 2012
If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you're right. - Mary Kay Ash
HW: 286 SW: 253 CW: 167 GW: 150 I saw a woman on the main board mention that she made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies ... I asked her for the recipe, but last time I checked she didn't post it yet. Well last night I was craving cookies, did some googling and found a recipe! This morning I tweaked it to make it more WLS friendly and just took the second batch out of the oven !! YUMM-O!!! 
I absolutely 
Fall and this is the perfect cookie recipe !!
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup splenda
1 snack size pre-measured cup of No Sugar Added Natural Applesauce
1 egg (use Egg Beaters for no fat!)
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp fat free milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract/or sf vanilla syrup
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I used about 1/2 cup and used these sugar free chips: http://www6.netrition.com/sensato_sf_choco_chips.html
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 scoop unflavored or vanilla protein powder (optional) *I forgot this, so I don't know if this would change the taste of the recipe!
1. Combine pumpkin, splenda, applesauce and egg in bowl. In seperate bowl stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon and salt. Dissolve the baking soda with the milk and then stir in. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
2. Add vanilla, chocolate chips and nuts.
3. Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet and bake in pre-heated at 350* for 9-10 minutes.
HW: 286 SW: 253 CW: 167 GW: 150 I think the band can work for the right person. Early complications are low, you just have to make sure that you always measure your food and contact the doctor when there is a sudden change - be it restriction, reflux, etc.
Dr. Jones was willing to try and work with my band after the dilation to get it working again but I was not. It just wasn't the right surgery for me.
Good luck - surgery is only a tool - the results depend on how you use it.
Lynn C ~
Banded 9/12/2005 ~ Revision to VSG on 9/7/2010 ~ Losing again with a Keto lifestyle
First 5K race October 4, 2009 (34.59) PR 5/22/11 (27:26)
First 5 Mile: January 1, 2011 (50:30)
First 10K: July 4, 2010 (1:03.26) New PR 4/10/11 (1:01.14)
First 10 Mile: April 11, 2010 (1:46.15)
First 1/2 marathon: June 13, 2010 (2:22.21) PR: 5/1/11 (2:17.30)
First Marathon: October 16, 2011: 5:47:20
Goofy Challenge: January 7-8, 2012
If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you're right. - Mary Kay Ash
