QOTD
What is your all-time favorite SMET (so much easier to)? To fit in public seating (Theaters/Airplanes ect)
What vitamin is the hardest to get in? B12 takes 3-4 min to melt in the mouth
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers? Ketchup and BBQ Sauce on occasion
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control? Peanut Butter cookies (which prior to surgury I did not eat)
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school? More as they complain there is nothing to do
Favorite protein snack? Ham roll up or Little Smokie
What vitamin is the hardest to get in? B12 takes 3-4 min to melt in the mouth
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers? Ketchup and BBQ Sauce on occasion
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control? Peanut Butter cookies (which prior to surgury I did not eat)
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school? More as they complain there is nothing to do
Favorite protein snack? Ham roll up or Little Smokie
Scars are like tatoos, but with better stories.


What is your all-time favorite SMET (so much easier to)?
I think my all-time fav is to be able to sit down on a 6" concrete curb and stand straight up without any help or having to stand up in stages.
What vitamin is the hardest to get in?
Calcium, definitely.
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers?
Mustard
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control?
salty carbs in general - crackers and chips
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school?
less - no schoolwork or school functions
Favorite protein snack?
cheese sticks
I think my all-time fav is to be able to sit down on a 6" concrete curb and stand straight up without any help or having to stand up in stages.
What vitamin is the hardest to get in?
Calcium, definitely.
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers?
Mustard
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control?
salty carbs in general - crackers and chips
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school?
less - no schoolwork or school functions
Favorite protein snack?
cheese sticks
What is your all-time favorite SMET (so much easier to)? It's so much easier to try new things. I don't have to be afraid that if I fail at it that I'm potentially the fat girl video that will end up on YouTube. Skinny people failing at something doesn't have the comic effect.
What vitamin is the hardest to get in? Vitamin C because it isn't coated and always gets stuck in my throat. I should probably just throw this bottle away, buy a new one and save myself the aggrivation.
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers? Mayo and ketchup.
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control? Grazing.
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school? No kids, but summers are definitely easier for me because I'm naturally more active.
Favorite protein snack? Zone Perfect Chocolate Mint bar.
What vitamin is the hardest to get in? Vitamin C because it isn't coated and always gets stuck in my throat. I should probably just throw this bottle away, buy a new one and save myself the aggrivation.
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers? Mayo and ketchup.
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control? Grazing.
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school? No kids, but summers are definitely easier for me because I'm naturally more active.
Favorite protein snack? Zone Perfect Chocolate Mint bar.
Blessings, Jennifer
253 / 140 (below goal)
If I were lying, wouldn't my pants be on fire?!?
253 / 140 (below goal)
If I were lying, wouldn't my pants be on fire?!?
What is your all-time favorite SMET (so much easier to)?
I guess it would be crossing my legs or squattting in the garden
What vitamin is the hardest to get in?
All of them, but I have at leaset been getting my chewable multi in pretty faithfully of late
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers?
Hamburgers remain to compact or something for me, can eat browned ground meat, meatloaf, etc., just not a HB pattie...but I am a mustard or spicy brown mustard kinda girl
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control?
I constantly eat Sunflower seeds....guess it could be worse, but that goes on all day at work, never eat them at home.
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school?
Summers are stressful ( at least July) only becasue it is our Annual Schools here at work, lots of loonngg hours when we have about 1600 extra fire fighters in town
Favorite protein snack?
Peppered jerkey or cheese, lately it's boiled eggs that go down the best
I guess it would be crossing my legs or squattting in the garden
What vitamin is the hardest to get in?
All of them, but I have at leaset been getting my chewable multi in pretty faithfully of late
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers?
Hamburgers remain to compact or something for me, can eat browned ground meat, meatloaf, etc., just not a HB pattie...but I am a mustard or spicy brown mustard kinda girl
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control?
I constantly eat Sunflower seeds....guess it could be worse, but that goes on all day at work, never eat them at home.
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school?
Summers are stressful ( at least July) only becasue it is our Annual Schools here at work, lots of loonngg hours when we have about 1600 extra fire fighters in town
Favorite protein snack?
Peppered jerkey or cheese, lately it's boiled eggs that go down the best
Gina L
263/162/151/162
Pre-Op/Goal/June '08/Current
26W/8's/12
"Livin' Large, But Not Morbidly Obese!"
What is your all-time favorite SMET (so much easier to)?
Put my left ankle on my right knee.
What vitamin is the hardest to get in?
Calcuim. I think I might try chews.
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers?
Mayo and ketchup. That is how Wendy's does it
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control?
I do not have any huge ones right now, even ignored the Sprinkles CupCakes at work. But crunchy stuff is a weakness of mine.
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school?
Less, even though I do not have any, just no school zones to drive through.
Favorite protein snack?
Hard boiled egg.
Put my left ankle on my right knee.
What vitamin is the hardest to get in?
Calcuim. I think I might try chews.
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers?
Mayo and ketchup. That is how Wendy's does it
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control?
I do not have any huge ones right now, even ignored the Sprinkles CupCakes at work. But crunchy stuff is a weakness of mine.
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school?
Less, even though I do not have any, just no school zones to drive through.
Favorite protein snack?
Hard boiled egg.
What is your all-time favorite SMET (so much easier to)?
desire to do things.....not talking myself out of going somewhere. (did that make sense? )
What vitamin is the hardest to get in?
calcium
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers?
both ? lol and ketchup ? lol
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control?
carbs rice pasta breads -that just about covers it
all !
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school? n/a - my child is 23 i do believe it is just more stressful than when she was in her 2's or 4's or 5's !! heheheh
Favorite protein snack? any meats...steak....beef jerky
desire to do things.....not talking myself out of going somewhere. (did that make sense? )
What vitamin is the hardest to get in?
calcium
Mustard or Mayo on your burgers?
both ? lol and ketchup ? lol
What food is your biggest challenge - hardest to control?
carbs rice pasta breads -that just about covers it
all !
Are summers less or more stressful with kids out of school? n/a - my child is 23 i do believe it is just more stressful than when she was in her 2's or 4's or 5's !! heheheh
Favorite protein snack? any meats...steak....beef jerky
- Pease check out Dr. Connie Stapleton's Website. A lot of good information on there for all WLS patients regardless of the surgery you chose. Good luck to all and I'm here for you if you want to send me an email. I'll answer it as soon as possible.
- Total Lost: 139 lbs
- Current Weight: 263
- As of 11-10-13 I have had weight gain. Not happy about that.
- RNY: 10-16-07 = 338: Highest weight: 350+ Lowest Weight: 199