Glad to be joining BOTT

i cant tell you how much this means to have you all as my support let me share that first of all i didnt know what direction to go in i havent even gotten on the scale but i know i have put back on a few pounds im figuring about 12 or so i have already starting cutting back but i need some encouragement and someone from message board sent me a note to join this group so that is what i am doing.  I have a question though i dont know all the lingo being used what it 5DPT or something like that mean or the nicknames that are used here.  I want to be able to make my way around this room so if you would help me with this i would appreciate it.

Again thank you all for all your advice and help in advance

Hi there, MFSTEW! Welcome to BOTT!

Glad to see you're taking early steps to get everything back under control. You've come the the right place for support and encouragment, lemmie tell you!

5DPT stands for 5 Day Pouch Test, information on this can be found at www.5daypouchtest.com and its free free free. its something many of us BOTT'ers try to help us get that old tight pouch feeling back, as well as get back into the right eating habits, kill carb cravings and lose a few lbs to encourage the beginning of BOTTing.

Please come forward with any questions and post often!

Aimee

I'm so glad you've chosen to join us   I hope you find this group as helpful as I have.  Having them as part of my day has made all the difference in the world to me being able to get back on track and stay on track! 

Don't be shy   Please post often and let us know how we can be of help to you.  I have never found a group of more caring, supportive, accepting people anywhere.

And GOOD FOR YOU not letting those regained pounds get out of hand before you do something about them 

Again, WELCOME

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome


We are so glad you are here and the best advice is baby steps....if you try to make to many changes to fast it won't last.  Take a look at some of the docs we have here and get organized and plan, plan, plan.

Start with writing things down and slowly make changes to get back to the basics 

We are here to cheer  you on all the way

Take care,
Kathy

can you tell where i get my information from to get back on track i dont even know what vitamins amount of protein etc i am totally lost please HELP HELP HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Thanks in Advance

Jazzyme

Welcome Michelle to the BOTT board!!

This is a great place for encouragement and info on being successful with WLS.

I cant speak for all because everyone is differant but my daily food and supplement scheduale is as follows:
1200-1500 calories
100-150 protein
multivitamin w/ iron at 8am and bedtime
B1 and B12 at 8am
calcium citrate 1000mg at 11am and 3pm
100-200oz of water

A good place to start is going to the daily Cafe and Cardio post that Cathy does. You can see what people are eating for ideas and exercise routines. I look forward to reading about your success.

If you have any questions feel free to jump in any time. People are pretty good about responding.