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“You know you need to eat better. Here's how the cold turkey fits in.”
Loosing weight is one thing, but chucking all of your bad eating habits in one fell swoop may be a little unnerving. Start by making just a couple of replacements. Write down what you typically eat for one week and portion size (example: 1 cup mac n cheese, ¼ c green beans with 1 t butter, 1 fried BBQ chicken leg, 8 oz 2% milk). Now, write down how many calories for each item. It's a good education to know how many calories are in the foods you eat. Look at each item and see what is costing you the most calories. Now, come up with solutions. Can you replace a higher calorie item (fried chicken leg) for something with fewer calories (4 oz of chicken breast with skin removed with BBQ sauce on the side)? Can you eat half as much (1/2 c mac n' cheese) and can you substitute a lower calorie type (8 oz of 1% or skim milk for the 2% version)? Just making a few tweaks to your diet can save you hundreds of calories a day, which translates to pounds lost. Continue making changes to move toward a healthier diet over time. You won't need to go cold turkey, you just need to add it to your new healthy diet.
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“You are an expert at multi-tasking. Here's when to stop that.”
Hurry, hurry! Pick up the kids, take the kids to soccer, go to a church meeting, do some work when you get home...don't stop now! Watch some TV while you fold laundry, pick up the house and help the kids with homework. Did you remember to let the dog out, feed the fish, return phone calls, and check your email? Hurry, it's getting late! Make dinner while you clean the kitchen, sort through the mail and pay a few bills. Throw some dishes on the table and eat. STOP! Now it's time to slow it down. Focus on eating. Just eating. Realize what you are putting in your mouth. Realize how much you are putting in your mouth. Chew. Chew slowly. Enjoy. By just slowing down when you eat, you'll not only enjoy what you're eating more, you can eat less, and avoid eating things that you don't even like or want.
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“Sometimes it's just a 'drive-thru' kind of day. Here's how to not drive up your weight.”
We know cooking healthy meals at home is the best, but occasionally you just need something fast...or something that you don't have to make. If you know you are going to hit the fast food lane once in a while, make some drive-thru rules.
1) No super-sizing. Whatever you get, make it a small.
2) No fries. Many places offer great alternatives like fruit.
3) Keep it simple. Watch "toppings" like mayo, bacon, and special sauces.
By following your rules, you can avoid undoing the progress on your healthy goals.
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I recently passed the decade mark from my gastric bypass. In this older post I reflect upon how my life has changed in so many ways - at the time of writing the post I was 8-yrs post ophttp://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/276918/142536/bariatric-weight?ap=831
I’ve battled with my weight since early childhood. I was obese throughout elementary school and junior high. In high school I joined a gym, became an avid swimmer, took diet pills and crash dieted. I got down to a weight of 120-lbs. That wasn’t long-lived, but for years I did maintain my weight at 140-lbs. My weight began to balloon up again in my early twenties. I was a processed food junkie and by the time I reached my thirties, I had developed diabetes, celiac disease, depression, acid reflux, asthma, and hypertension. I ended up hospitalized for diabetes. I was morbidly obese and on ~10 prescription medications. Clearly my life was in jeopardy. At the time, Al Roker was in the news for having had gastric bypass surgery. I saw him on the cover of a magazine while shopping with some very beautiful co-workers. I grabbed it off the shelf and told one of the girls that I had thought about getting this surgery. She said, “You should do it.” And in that moment of truth, I decided to have weight-loss surgery. In July of 2003, I had gastric bypass surgery.
Gastric bypass surgery was the linchpin in my decade-long success in defeating obesity and obesity-related illnesses. I've been off 9 of those 10 prescription medications for 10-yrs and counting. Never could I have achieved this success with diet and exercise alone. Today, I'm a size medium and living life larger than ever!
Recently I underwent abdominoplasty. Never did I imagine that my body could look this good. So far I have lost 24-lbs and 18 inches and I am not even 4-mos post op yet. At my largest, I wore a size 24W. After gastric bypass, I wore a 14. After abdominoplasty, I am in an 8. You may read about my results in this posthttp://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/276918/162069/bariatric-wow-inches-months?ap=831
What's next? I am looking into more plastics to complete my total body transformation. Next year I will be turning 50- and I think thwt I will be looking better than ever! Feel free to send me a friend request to see my before and after shots. The password is "Capella" to view my tummy tuck album.
Living larger than ever,
My Bariatric Life
Just PM me and I will!
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Hey everyone,
My name is Madison and I am currently filling out the packet to get my MGB with Dr. Peraglie and am SO EXCITED to finally get to do this surgery. I am 5'5" and 275 lbs. and have been struggling with my weight since I can remember. I need 5 contacts for the packet, but am looking to go above and beyond the 5 and get 10 just for myself. I want to make sure I understand what others go through.... the good AND bad, and I am hoping to find a diverse group of people to contact about their experience. I want to contact people who have had the surgery for a while, people who had great experiences, not so great experiences, people who are younger, older, etc. If you can help me in this, I would be so appreciative!
Thank you,
Madison
“It's time to be an under-achiever. Here's how to be glad if you're considered below average.”
You usually don't have to work harder to be considered below average, but when it comes to your weight it may very well be just what the doctor ordered. Back in 1960, the average weight for a woman was 140.2 pounds. Today, the average is up to 164.3 pounds. Other things that have increased since the 1960s: the amount of time people watch TV and the number of fast food restaurants at our disposal. Hmmm. Maybe what we need to work at is driving past the drive-thru's and turning off the TV to achieve our weight loss goals.
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Hello,
Sorry you are going through this. One thing he needs to understand is that the battle is in the mind. If he doesn't get the support he needs, he will fail in any surgery. He needs to develop a healthy relationship with food, gain tools to help him over come any triggers/obstacles that arise. I suggest a Life Coach or a therapist that has knowledge in eating disorders and food addictions. There needs to be a life style change. He has to want to change.
He needs more support than you can give him. If you can find a support group for weight loss surgery patients, that would help. I am so sorry but he has to want to change. You can help by finding those supports and offer. It is still his decision. WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY IS JUST A TOOL. THE BATTLE IS IN THE MIND.
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