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Good afternoon botts:

I am going to the gym again this afternoon for a short bike and swim.  I tire so easily because I am so out of shape.  I sang at church this morning which is always fun.  Other than that, it is just a quiet Sunday.  Have a great day everyone.  Tri

B: pretzel roll, beef and turkey

L: Large Mediterranean salad with gyro meat and pita

S: sf pudding and ladyfinger

D: veggie soup and chicken

S: nsa/ff cheesecake, strawberries

S: Santa Fe tortilla and chicken breast

Good morning botts:

I tried not to eat too much last night.  I went to bed early.  I am back at it today.  I already did 2 loads of laundry and I will make nsa/ff cheesecake and clean the powder room. i also cleaned the kitchen and took out the back garden. I need to get to the gym too.  My foot surgeon said I can swim and ride a stationary bike.  The steam room is calling out to me.  Sometimes de-stressing in there helps me more than the exercise.  Over the last 10 years I have been beating myself up over failing at wls. I ask myself what I could have done differently?  Why did I eat this or that?  I should move more!  I know a lot of people also do this to themselves.  All we can do is the best we can.  Sometimes guilt from going off track leads to more eating for comfort.  I had  a Weight  Watcher leader that told us over and over not to eat more, just forgive ourselves and take a walk around the block.  Those were truly wise words.  Have a great day everyone.  Tri

My food plan:

B: cheerios and plain Greek yogurt

S: salad

L: beef and whole wheat pasta

S: rf cheese and Slimfast chips

D: veggie soup, beef and pretzel roll

S: Nature Valley nut protein bar

Hi Edie

You are so lucky your surgeon will help you.  In the meantime the Restore trial was in 2007 to 2008.  My RNY failed immediately and my mother-in-law's GI doctor was involved in the study.  The procedure failed and never was approved.  The diet I have found very helpful over the years.  3 meals a day not more than 5 hours apart.  I guess this is what we need to live.  Tri

per day:

6 oz. protein

2 to 3 starches (1/2 cup cereal, pasta, rice, English muffin or a piece of bread etc.)

2 to 3 cups low fat dairy

2 to 3 fruit servings

2 servings vegetables 1/2 c cooked or 1 cup raw

Hugs.. Glad to see you back...I was worrying about you.

This group forum is dead.  Looks like people just read - if any. 

As I mentioned before - I joined other, more active groups and got more support and...eventually reached my goal ...and passed it by 6 lbs... Now I am trying to maintain and not lose more. I was In a losing mode so long...that it is very hard for me to add more carbs.  I am trying... 

Good luck ...

BTW - you eating is so different than most RNY that try to lose...but as long as it works for you ' great...

Hugs...

Good morning botts:

I am 212 lbs. on my scale.  Random eating is not working.  As Hala said this group is quite dead.  I thought perhaps my boring posts were a problem, but no one posted since me in August.  Clearly planning my food helps me to take off weight.  If it's all the same to you, I need to start up again with my daily plan.  I am able to walk on my foot, swim and stationary bike again.  My incision is still healing from my June foot surgery, but the surgeon said the xrays are fine.  I was in the Restore trial in 2007 to 2008 and the diet was great.  Not sure how my portions expanded but it is time to cut them down again.  I have no restriction whether I eat 1 cup of food or 1 quart of food.  I know a lot of you feel the same way 10 years post op. BOT one more time...hopefully forever!  Tri

B: 1/2 cup yogurt and 1/2 cup Cheerios

S: 1/2 grapefruit and 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

L: 3 oz. chicken, Santa Fe tortilla, side salad

S: 6 strawberries and nsa cheesecake

D: 3 oz. chicken, 1/2 cup whole wheat pasta, 1 cup veggie soup

S: 3 oz. chicken, mozzarella cheese, pretzel roll