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Topic: RE: I'm curious....
My daughter had wls. After going with me as I exlored options she beat me to it because she had the courage to take the plunge. She is my inspiration.
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
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Topic: RE: QUOTE FOR THE DAY
Tink,
I wanted to say, thank you for the quotes. I do read them and enjoy them very much. I am a very busy with life to take the time and say hello. I am writting also, to for prayer. My husband is a pastor for a church in Arkansas and we were asked to resign last night. Talk about a punch to the gut!!! We never saw it coming. He was told that he put his families needs before the church and they did not like that. I have NEVER heard of such. Anyway, please pray for my family. We have 30 days to get out of the house. But, I am soo thank ful God is in control and not man. Please pray that I remember to eat like I should. In the past I would have grabbed some junk and go to town, but now I just do not feel like eating. i am making myself eat. What a difference a GBS makes. LOL Thank you for all the time you take. It really is appreciated. May God continue to Bless your ministry!! hugs to you Christi
I wanted to say, thank you for the quotes. I do read them and enjoy them very much. I am a very busy with life to take the time and say hello. I am writting also, to for prayer. My husband is a pastor for a church in Arkansas and we were asked to resign last night. Talk about a punch to the gut!!! We never saw it coming. He was told that he put his families needs before the church and they did not like that. I have NEVER heard of such. Anyway, please pray for my family. We have 30 days to get out of the house. But, I am soo thank ful God is in control and not man. Please pray that I remember to eat like I should. In the past I would have grabbed some junk and go to town, but now I just do not feel like eating. i am making myself eat. What a difference a GBS makes. LOL Thank you for all the time you take. It really is appreciated. May God continue to Bless your ministry!! hugs to you Christi
Topic: QUOTE FOR THE DAY
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Topic: RE: I'm curious....
The very thing that lead me to have surgery , was the doctor told me I had 5 years to live if I did not get the weight off .. that was enough to get my butt motivated .
I have no regrets .. I am 5 years out .. and love my new life ..
So glad you posted this .. it is a great question .. I hope more will respond !
Hugs,
TInk
I have no regrets .. I am 5 years out .. and love my new life ..
So glad you posted this .. it is a great question .. I hope more will respond !
Hugs,
TInk
Proud Obesity Help Bariatric Life Coach
Proud Obesity Help Support Group Leader
Fighting Daily the Disease We Call Obesity !
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Helping Others Find Their Way to a Life They Deserve!
Topic: I'm curious....
So, what was your breaking point?
What event lead you to wls?
My breaking point was when I reached 300lbs and the resulting high blood pressure that has been very difficult to control. After researching and talking with my PCP I knew I had to make a drastic change to improve my health and save my life. Since making the decision to have wls, we have worked as a team to accomplish my goal.
So, tell me about yours...
Renee
What event lead you to wls?
My breaking point was when I reached 300lbs and the resulting high blood pressure that has been very difficult to control. After researching and talking with my PCP I knew I had to make a drastic change to improve my health and save my life. Since making the decision to have wls, we have worked as a team to accomplish my goal.
So, tell me about yours...
Renee
Topic: RE: Quote of the Day ...
Very nice. This is inspirational on so many levels. Those going through stalls/plateaus should keep these words close...and also the pre-ops going through the various stages of insurance approval. Hurrying up to wait can lead to failure, but persistence leads to success!
Thanks for a great quote!
Renee
Thanks for a great quote!
Renee
Topic: RE: I wanna know ...
Awww....if only, if only... 
I'm still a pre-op struggling through the 6 month supervised diet, but I do have 2 faves that I hope I do not lose the taste for post-op, natural lemon Crystal Light and sf lime jello. Can't get enough of either.
I'm still a pre-op struggling through the 6 month supervised diet, but I do have 2 faves that I hope I do not lose the taste for post-op, natural lemon Crystal Light and sf lime jello. Can't get enough of either.
Topic: RE: I wanna know ...
I don't really have a favorite, but I eat much better quality than ever before.
2003 RNY, 2007 Revision Distal RNY
April 17, 2009 ~ fleur de lis TT w/Muscle Repair, Medial Thigh Lift, Ventral Hernia Repair
Topic: The Infamous Cottage Cheese Test ...
I recieved a PM requesting this, I resent it back but wanted to share it here with you as well
COTTAGE CHEESE TEST
How big is my stomach pouch? Just about every patient asks this question onoccasion. It is expected and appropriate that the stomach pouch will enlarge
somewhat as the months pass after gastric bypass. Some of this enlargement
is an actual increase in size, and some represents a softening (regaining of
elasticity) of the pouch and its outlet.
The real answer is that the FUNCTIONAL size varies with many factors such as
time of day, the amount of time taken to eat, mood of the patient, other
medical issues, and (most importantly) the type of food eaten. It is
expected and appropriate that the pouch will handle a much smaller amount of
solid food (chicken) than mushy stuff like mashed potatoes or soup.
The cottage cheese test is a technique that was presented at the June 2000
meeting of the ASBS (and many times before that) by Latham Flanagan, MD
(website is at The Oregon Center for Bariatric Surgery). It is meant to be
a standardized, reproducible measurement of the physical size of the stomach
pouch in a person who has undergone a gastric bypass procedure.
Purchase a container of small curd low-fat cottage cheese. Begin the test
with a full container, and perform the test in the morning before eating
anything else (this will be your breakfast on that day). Eat fairly quickly
until you feel full (less than five minutes). Note that the small soft curds
do not require much chewing. The idea with the rapid eating is to fill the
pouch before there is much time for food to flow out of it.
After eating your "fill" of cottage cheese, you will be left with a
partially eaten container that has empty space where cottage cheese used to
be.
Start with a measured amount of water (16 ounces, for example), and pour
water into the container of cottage cheese until the water is level with the
original top level of the cottage cheese.
Voila - the amount of water poured into the container is the functional size
of the pouch.
If this is your first time doing the test - DON'T PANIC. You are likely to
find that the "cottage cheese" size of your pouch is way bigger than your
surgeon told you he/she made it at the time of surgery. Dr. Flanagan's data
indicates that the average size of the mature pouch by cottage cheese test
is 5.5 ounces. He has also found that sizes ranging from 3 to 9 ounces have
NO IMPACT on the person's success in weight loss.
COTTAGE CHEESE TEST
How big is my stomach pouch? Just about every patient asks this question onoccasion. It is expected and appropriate that the stomach pouch will enlarge
somewhat as the months pass after gastric bypass. Some of this enlargement
is an actual increase in size, and some represents a softening (regaining of
elasticity) of the pouch and its outlet.
The real answer is that the FUNCTIONAL size varies with many factors such as
time of day, the amount of time taken to eat, mood of the patient, other
medical issues, and (most importantly) the type of food eaten. It is
expected and appropriate that the pouch will handle a much smaller amount of
solid food (chicken) than mushy stuff like mashed potatoes or soup.
The cottage cheese test is a technique that was presented at the June 2000
meeting of the ASBS (and many times before that) by Latham Flanagan, MD
(website is at The Oregon Center for Bariatric Surgery). It is meant to be
a standardized, reproducible measurement of the physical size of the stomach
pouch in a person who has undergone a gastric bypass procedure.
Purchase a container of small curd low-fat cottage cheese. Begin the test
with a full container, and perform the test in the morning before eating
anything else (this will be your breakfast on that day). Eat fairly quickly
until you feel full (less than five minutes). Note that the small soft curds
do not require much chewing. The idea with the rapid eating is to fill the
pouch before there is much time for food to flow out of it.
After eating your "fill" of cottage cheese, you will be left with a
partially eaten container that has empty space where cottage cheese used to
be.
Start with a measured amount of water (16 ounces, for example), and pour
water into the container of cottage cheese until the water is level with the
original top level of the cottage cheese.
Voila - the amount of water poured into the container is the functional size
of the pouch.
If this is your first time doing the test - DON'T PANIC. You are likely to
find that the "cottage cheese" size of your pouch is way bigger than your
surgeon told you he/she made it at the time of surgery. Dr. Flanagan's data
indicates that the average size of the mature pouch by cottage cheese test
is 5.5 ounces. He has also found that sizes ranging from 3 to 9 ounces have
NO IMPACT on the person's success in weight loss.
Proud Obesity Help Bariatric Life Coach
Proud Obesity Help Support Group Leader
Fighting Daily the Disease We Call Obesity !
www.obesityhelp.com/group/LifeStartsWLS08
www.vawlsevents.com
Helping Others Find Their Way to a Life They Deserve!
Topic: Grape Salad - Recipe for Today
I made this for the first time yesterday. It was a big hit with my Family . I served it as a desert.
When you bite into it .. it reminds you of caramel apples .. I swear ..
This is an awesome LFat - Low Sugar treat ..
Hope you enjoy it ..
Ingredients
About 2 - 4 lbs of Grapes (either Red or Green, or you can mix both is you want). Also depends on how big you want to make it.
1 pkg 8oz Fat Free Cream Cheese (soften)
1 pkg 8 oz Fat Free Sour Cream
1/2 c Splenda Sugar
4 tsps Vanilla
1/4 cup Brown Sugar (can use Splenda Brown Sugar)
1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts either Pecans
Directions
Wash Grape first before using and drain.
Mix Cream Cheese and Sour Cream, Sugar and Vanilla. Blend very well together on high for 3 -4 mins.
Mix Mixture and Grapes together. Throughly Grapes are covered.
Pour into a 9x13 cake pan and sprinkle with Brown Sugar lightly over mixture (may require more if needed) and then sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Place in frig for about 1 hour before serving. __________________
When you bite into it .. it reminds you of caramel apples .. I swear ..
This is an awesome LFat - Low Sugar treat ..
Hope you enjoy it ..
Ingredients
About 2 - 4 lbs of Grapes (either Red or Green, or you can mix both is you want). Also depends on how big you want to make it.
1 pkg 8oz Fat Free Cream Cheese (soften)
1 pkg 8 oz Fat Free Sour Cream
1/2 c Splenda Sugar
4 tsps Vanilla
1/4 cup Brown Sugar (can use Splenda Brown Sugar)
1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts either Pecans
Directions
Wash Grape first before using and drain.
Mix Cream Cheese and Sour Cream, Sugar and Vanilla. Blend very well together on high for 3 -4 mins.
Mix Mixture and Grapes together. Throughly Grapes are covered.
Pour into a 9x13 cake pan and sprinkle with Brown Sugar lightly over mixture (may require more if needed) and then sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Place in frig for about 1 hour before serving. __________________
Proud Obesity Help Bariatric Life Coach
Proud Obesity Help Support Group Leader
Fighting Daily the Disease We Call Obesity !
www.obesityhelp.com/group/LifeStartsWLS08
www.vawlsevents.com
Helping Others Find Their Way to a Life They Deserve!
