Lost my focus

I'm almost 4 years post op and I had gotten down to my goal. But then, like most people who life gets busy I seem to forgot I had the surgery. I eat only 2 to 2.5 meals a day but I have forgotten my protein and vitamins for two months and almost fainted in the shower tonight.

So as I'm sipping on a protein shake and downing my vitamins, I thought I'd come on here and reconnect with a group that I have lost track of. I should have never left this site and I'm sad that I thought I could just to on with life and think that I was "normal". Nope, I still had the surgery.

I am more on Facebook than I am on here. So if anyone is also on Facebook and would love to befriend me on here and on there that would be great. Finally there are alot of very positive things happening in my life right now and I refuse to allow my own stupidity get in the way of my life.

Thanks for allowing me to reconnect!

i'm on facebook also. my email is [email protected] for facebook. i was/am having problems so i came to OH .. i am glad there are always good people here.

Anita

I'm on facebook too...with a WHOLE lot of other OH people..we share recipes and WOW moments..and eggface is there too. I'm going to give her protein ice cream recipes a try this summer...her protein 5 minute microwave cakes are to DIE for...

look me up Dawn Wenzel DiSomma

Thank you to the both of you!  I hope to spend more time on here. :)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

You can also go here. Many are 10 + years now, and among us all, there isn't much we haven't seen or done or have happen to us.

Hi-I am almost 4 years out and have gained a bit of weight back, 18 lbs from my lowest weight and 7 lbs over the normal BMI. Don't get me wrong, I still look and feel ok but my diabetes A1C is 7.4 so my insulin resistance is getting worse and I now will have to go on another medication, for a total of 4 diabetes meds. Losing weight has helped tremendously and I still exercise 5 x a week but I wonder now if the bariatric diet is something I should still be doing. I am working with a dietician in a weight management program and she feels that I need to eat bulkier foods and snack and graze less often. So I need some support from people who can empathize with my problems...how do I get to the facebook page to join in? Anyone have a link?

Sheri,

I don't think there is a specific link to a group on Facebook. But I am glad to meet others on here. I just decided to get my bloodwork done to check my vitamin levels and we'll see what is going on there. I hope my diabetes hasn't come back. Though I do have to admit that I've allowed sugar back into my life WAY too much! I'm trying to switch over to honey for my tea. And don't get me started on wine! I don't drink that often but when I do it's hard to stop. BLECH!

Time to go make a salad!  YUP! I'm craving the leafy greens.

Shabbat Shalom!

Rebecca

Try agave in your tea instead of honey or stevia. I stay away from sugar but sometimes the artificial stuff or sugar alcohols are worse.

Hello Sheri,

I have tried stevia and it's ok. I stear clear of agave as it is much more dangerous for my system than honey. I went on a "tequilla" bing for a while and noticed that agave sweetener tended to go down like a shot of it's alcoholic sibling. Now, when I have hypoglycemic attacks and raw, organic honey is the only thing that helps me get the right nutrients to sustain me until I can get some protein in me. Here is a good article about agave that you might find interesting.

Dr. Mercola: Agave A Triumph of Marketing Over Truth

I'm trying to "curb" my sweet tooth more and more by drinking herbal teas with less and less sweetener. I hope to drink it straight some day. Especially Yerba Mate. I love that stuff as it helps keep me from becoming ravenously hungry.

I have been uping my protein and vitamins lately and have seen a dramatic difference. I also noticed that two days after I started getting woozy I started my monthly cycle. I'm sure that the anemia was inflamated because of me getting ready to loose a bunch of it. Blech, sometimes I really dislike my monthly!

Hope you have a beautiful evening.

where do you get the yerba teas? which one curbs the appetite?

the agave is ok for me but the dietician says you have to count it like any other sugar. it just doesn't raise blood sugar as qucikly.

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