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Topic: RE: What was the last straw for you?
Holker Hall! Memories of childhood! I was brought up in the Lakes and we used to go to Holker Hall for afternoon tea. Very 1950s Briti****hin sandwiches cut into triangles (crusts off, of course), sliced bread and butter with pots of jam, small scones and slices of cake! Happy days! I couldn't eat that now even if they served it, which they won't!! And I remember daffodils? Is that right? Are there lots there? Or am I confusing memories?
I didn't have a final straw! Just a build up of self-hatred (of my body not of my real self) over years. Then I read about the band and it seemed such an obvious thing to do. So I spent just two weeks researching wls and then asked DH if he would pay for it as I didn't have enough money myself! Bless his heart, without hesitation he said that if I believed it was safe and if it made me happy - he would find the money.
And here I am, almsot 4 years alter and literally half the woman I was at my heaviest weight.
K
Holker Hall! Memories of childhood! I was brought up in the Lakes and we used to go to Holker Hall for afternoon tea. Very 1950s Briti****hin sandwiches cut into triangles (crusts off, of course), sliced bread and butter with pots of jam, small scones and slices of cake! Happy days! I couldn't eat that now even if they served it, which they won't!! And I remember daffodils? Is that right? Are there lots there? Or am I confusing memories?
I didn't have a final straw! Just a build up of self-hatred (of my body not of my real self) over years. Then I read about the band and it seemed such an obvious thing to do. So I spent just two weeks researching wls and then asked DH if he would pay for it as I didn't have enough money myself! Bless his heart, without hesitation he said that if I believed it was safe and if it made me happy - he would find the money.
And here I am, almsot 4 years alter and literally half the woman I was at my heaviest weight.
K
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Topic: What was the last straw for you?
Hi all!
Hopefully your weekend has gone well. I can tell you that mine has gone way too quickly!! Hubby and I went to Holker Hall today. If you've not been or read about it-see the link below. It was absolutely stunning!!
Hubby and I usually go to one stately house or hall a week. It's our weekend walking adventure. Generally each one has an amazing garden as well to walk.
http://www.holker.co.uk/metadot/index.pl?id=2171
So-enough of my gab! I was curious to hear what your story is. What brought you to consider WLS? Or-if you chose not to have the surgery-what brought you to work on changing your lifestyle?
It seems we each have our lowest moments. I suppose these moments turn out to be some sort of a gift in the long-run.
My lowest--my turning point was a few years prior to being accepted for WLS. I had been very lucky not to have very bad knees or massive health issues-besides being VERY large!!
I had moved house and I lived on my own. I don't know what I was thinking-I suppose I just thought I could move and do what I wanted-no problem. I ended up falling and really hurting both of my knees. That was the first problem. I realized that it was going to take me a very long time to heal-because of all the excess weight I had!
So-I went to work on trying to get "better" -get my knees better. Of course-it was not going to happen. Just when the pain would ease-I would turn wrong or bend wrong and OUCH!
The other thing to happen was that I had to have foot surgery. Once done with my surgery-I had to use crutches. I QUICKLY realized that I just weighed TOO much and the pressure under my arms was awful!!
The final thing-one day I was sitting on my sofa and I went to get up. I realized I couldn't. I had to rock back and forth and finally used something with a long handle to push my crutches to me so I could use them to pull myself up. From that day onward-I was not ever able to get up with out a crutch or pulling myself up using a table or chair!!
I think it was losing my independence. I just had ENOUGH. I was not even 40 at the time and my life was ebbing away. I remember laying in bed at night and I could hear my heart beating in my head. The pressure was incredible.
From that time onward-I had made my decision. It was GO FOR IT-and do not quit trying ever!
Can you share your story here? I know it would be very helpful for me and surely helpful for many others!!
Feel free to share and/or ask each other questions as well!!
Thanks for being here!
Peace,
T
Hopefully your weekend has gone well. I can tell you that mine has gone way too quickly!! Hubby and I went to Holker Hall today. If you've not been or read about it-see the link below. It was absolutely stunning!!
Hubby and I usually go to one stately house or hall a week. It's our weekend walking adventure. Generally each one has an amazing garden as well to walk.
http://www.holker.co.uk/metadot/index.pl?id=2171
So-enough of my gab! I was curious to hear what your story is. What brought you to consider WLS? Or-if you chose not to have the surgery-what brought you to work on changing your lifestyle?
It seems we each have our lowest moments. I suppose these moments turn out to be some sort of a gift in the long-run.
My lowest--my turning point was a few years prior to being accepted for WLS. I had been very lucky not to have very bad knees or massive health issues-besides being VERY large!!
I had moved house and I lived on my own. I don't know what I was thinking-I suppose I just thought I could move and do what I wanted-no problem. I ended up falling and really hurting both of my knees. That was the first problem. I realized that it was going to take me a very long time to heal-because of all the excess weight I had!
So-I went to work on trying to get "better" -get my knees better. Of course-it was not going to happen. Just when the pain would ease-I would turn wrong or bend wrong and OUCH!
The other thing to happen was that I had to have foot surgery. Once done with my surgery-I had to use crutches. I QUICKLY realized that I just weighed TOO much and the pressure under my arms was awful!!
The final thing-one day I was sitting on my sofa and I went to get up. I realized I couldn't. I had to rock back and forth and finally used something with a long handle to push my crutches to me so I could use them to pull myself up. From that day onward-I was not ever able to get up with out a crutch or pulling myself up using a table or chair!!
I think it was losing my independence. I just had ENOUGH. I was not even 40 at the time and my life was ebbing away. I remember laying in bed at night and I could hear my heart beating in my head. The pressure was incredible.
From that time onward-I had made my decision. It was GO FOR IT-and do not quit trying ever!
Can you share your story here? I know it would be very helpful for me and surely helpful for many others!!
Feel free to share and/or ask each other questions as well!!
Thanks for being here!
Peace,
T
Topic: RE: How do you get through your week? Food plans?
Routine - I wish. for someone only 9 weeks out, I should be doing this perfectly. If I add up the nutritional values I'm fine, but I'm really not eating the way I wanted to. But hey, the kids go back to school on Monday, and I'm hoping to sort my sorry self out.
breakfast - tinned mackerel or scramble (yeuch, wi**** was lighter, but it has to be high protein or I can't get it all in)
snack/lunch - atkins day break bar, because I've usually been out with the kids somewhere and its just easier
dinner with kids - I count it as dinner 1 (!!!), but in reality its picking the protein off my daughters plate which she rarely eats. Its always been my worst and most shameful habit, but I'm finding it a major sticking point. Must work harder on those demons - not to mention respect myself enough to put a proper serving on a plate for myself.
dinner 2 - fresh salmon - had that most days this week, just because its easy and I can't be bothered to prepare myself anything.
Not getting enough water in - will sit down and work out a timetable next week, as I have to get it sorted out.
Taking flaming vitamins 6 times a day, getting them all in, but sometimes the schedule goes a bit awry.
I need a kick up the butt, but next week will see it improve - if I have anything to do about it.
breakfast - tinned mackerel or scramble (yeuch, wi**** was lighter, but it has to be high protein or I can't get it all in)
snack/lunch - atkins day break bar, because I've usually been out with the kids somewhere and its just easier
dinner with kids - I count it as dinner 1 (!!!), but in reality its picking the protein off my daughters plate which she rarely eats. Its always been my worst and most shameful habit, but I'm finding it a major sticking point. Must work harder on those demons - not to mention respect myself enough to put a proper serving on a plate for myself.
dinner 2 - fresh salmon - had that most days this week, just because its easy and I can't be bothered to prepare myself anything.
Not getting enough water in - will sit down and work out a timetable next week, as I have to get it sorted out.
Taking flaming vitamins 6 times a day, getting them all in, but sometimes the schedule goes a bit awry.
I need a kick up the butt, but next week will see it improve - if I have anything to do about it.
Topic: RE: How do you get through your week? Food plans?
Hi, T, sounds a good idea but I don't do goals with deadlines! I spent most of my adult life feeling a failure and when i got banded I decided that that was not the way to go for me. Setting even mini-goals (for me) sets me up to fail and that is psychologiclly bad for me and makes my weight loss attempts harder not easier.
So I know I need to lose a bit and i will do it. But I won't set any time frame for it.
But I know it works better to set goals for many people - so the very best wishes for you and your goal!
Kate
Hi, T, sounds a good idea but I don't do goals with deadlines! I spent most of my adult life feeling a failure and when i got banded I decided that that was not the way to go for me. Setting even mini-goals (for me) sets me up to fail and that is psychologiclly bad for me and makes my weight loss attempts harder not easier.
So I know I need to lose a bit and i will do it. But I won't set any time frame for it.
But I know it works better to set goals for many people - so the very best wishes for you and your goal!
Kate
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Topic: RE: How do you get through your week? Food plans?
Hi Kate,
That is the same for me!! The jeans I brought from the US are 8s and 10s (bahah-you KNOW how the US is!) and they still fit too-except for the really tiny 8's are a bit snug.
I say let's have a friendly little goal and see what we can achieve??
Want to? We could pick a goal date to get to a certain weight??
:)
That is the same for me!! The jeans I brought from the US are 8s and 10s (bahah-you KNOW how the US is!) and they still fit too-except for the really tiny 8's are a bit snug.
I say let's have a friendly little goal and see what we can achieve??
Want to? We could pick a goal date to get to a certain weight??
:)
Topic: RE: How do you get through your week? Food plans?
I don't!
Breakfast is aways a large skinny latte but after that there is no consisistency. I will prob have some fruit mid morning; probably a light lunch around 12-1; usually a substantial snack around 4 as I get hugnry then. Main meal whenever it fits in with what we are doing.
I am also about 160 and for me that is NOT good. But my size 12s still fit (UK sizes! That woudl be US 10s) apart from jeans which do NOT fit in UK size 12 now! Not getting bigger but need to get my head in gear and get smaller!!
Kate
I don't!
Breakfast is aways a large skinny latte but after that there is no consisistency. I will prob have some fruit mid morning; probably a light lunch around 12-1; usually a substantial snack around 4 as I get hugnry then. Main meal whenever it fits in with what we are doing.
I am also about 160 and for me that is NOT good. But my size 12s still fit (UK sizes! That woudl be US 10s) apart from jeans which do NOT fit in UK size 12 now! Not getting bigger but need to get my head in gear and get smaller!!
Kate
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Topic: How do you get through your week? Food plans?
Hi all,
I thought I would start this thread-as I would like to hear more about how everyone deals with their workweek-this most CERTAINLY includes at home Mom work!! Don't I remember it well! LOL!
How do you plan your meals (or do you?!) during your workweek? How do you make sure you have enough time/space between them and also-how do you ensure you get your fluids in.
I am going to share mine. Mine is NOT a great way to go, and I am looking at reworking my schedule to be a bit more healthy for me.
I work from home on a different type of schedule. I work from 11am to 8pm. So-I often stay up very late and sleep later.
10 am Breakfast-coffee (not the best bet for breakfast).
Between 11am and noon-I will have a Chocolate Protein pudding with a banana. It has 20 grams of protein.
I will usually have some sort of fruit or low fat cheese stick for a snack in the afternoon
For Dinner-Again-usually I will have a protein pudding with banana. Sometimes I will do a sandwich on Weigh****chers bread-but they STUFF me. I figure if I like the protein pudding and it works-why not continue.
Tea: Usually a small chicken breast and salad with a small portion of potato or rice (whatever we make for starch/carb that night)
The WORST two things I am doing right now are:
NOT getting enough hydration
Eating snacks late at night--my snacks generally consist of a caramel type candy-and I will have about 5 of them through the evening. They have about 40 calories each-so not really that GREAT to have!
Here is what is bugging me. Even though my weight has generally stayed the same-with a slight bump up at Christmas time-I do NOT like that I am playing with the snack thing. I am not hungry. It's a hand to mouth nervous thing.
I am currently at about 160 lbs. I had maintained 155 for over a year and at Christmas had a few fluffy moments (LOL!) and so before I would have gone between 155-160. Now it's going between 160-165. It is a VERY small difference..but I think we all know ourselves enough to know what we need to do and what things are NOT good for us.
I see myself focusing on the snacks-as a comfort/reward. Time to stop. One of my biggest issues is finding ways to comfort and calm myself at night.
So-please share your meal plan and ideas!!
Thanks again for being here with us!!
T
If I could cut out the snack and have some sort of healthy snack at bedtime-
I thought I would start this thread-as I would like to hear more about how everyone deals with their workweek-this most CERTAINLY includes at home Mom work!! Don't I remember it well! LOL!
How do you plan your meals (or do you?!) during your workweek? How do you make sure you have enough time/space between them and also-how do you ensure you get your fluids in.
I am going to share mine. Mine is NOT a great way to go, and I am looking at reworking my schedule to be a bit more healthy for me.
I work from home on a different type of schedule. I work from 11am to 8pm. So-I often stay up very late and sleep later.
10 am Breakfast-coffee (not the best bet for breakfast).
Between 11am and noon-I will have a Chocolate Protein pudding with a banana. It has 20 grams of protein.
I will usually have some sort of fruit or low fat cheese stick for a snack in the afternoon
For Dinner-Again-usually I will have a protein pudding with banana. Sometimes I will do a sandwich on Weigh****chers bread-but they STUFF me. I figure if I like the protein pudding and it works-why not continue.
Tea: Usually a small chicken breast and salad with a small portion of potato or rice (whatever we make for starch/carb that night)
The WORST two things I am doing right now are:
NOT getting enough hydration
Eating snacks late at night--my snacks generally consist of a caramel type candy-and I will have about 5 of them through the evening. They have about 40 calories each-so not really that GREAT to have!
Here is what is bugging me. Even though my weight has generally stayed the same-with a slight bump up at Christmas time-I do NOT like that I am playing with the snack thing. I am not hungry. It's a hand to mouth nervous thing.
I am currently at about 160 lbs. I had maintained 155 for over a year and at Christmas had a few fluffy moments (LOL!) and so before I would have gone between 155-160. Now it's going between 160-165. It is a VERY small difference..but I think we all know ourselves enough to know what we need to do and what things are NOT good for us.
I see myself focusing on the snacks-as a comfort/reward. Time to stop. One of my biggest issues is finding ways to comfort and calm myself at night.
So-please share your meal plan and ideas!!
Thanks again for being here with us!!
T
If I could cut out the snack and have some sort of healthy snack at bedtime-
Topic: RE: Recipes!
Use UK, not USA quantities.
1.25 cups Almond Flour
two thirds cup Canderel granular sweetener
tsp baking powder
tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
2 eating apples, no peel or core, chopped small (or 2 small bananas or half cup cherries or apricots etc).
half cup vanilla yogurt
2 large eggs
Mix ingredients. Use non-stick greased 8 inch tin. Pre heated oven, 180C for about 25 minutes
I've used cups instead of weights as the US sites and books that I've looked at for inspiration have all used cups. The US cup is smaller than ours, as, incidently is the US gallon. The next time I make thisI'll weigh the ingredients, if anyone is interested. You can use ground almonds if you can't find almond flour, and it's lower in carbohydrate and higher in protein than flour. The baking powder gives a slight rise. The cake with apples has a dry, crumbly texture, perfect with custard!
1.25 cups Almond Flour
two thirds cup Canderel granular sweetener
tsp baking powder
tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
2 eating apples, no peel or core, chopped small (or 2 small bananas or half cup cherries or apricots etc).
half cup vanilla yogurt
2 large eggs
Mix ingredients. Use non-stick greased 8 inch tin. Pre heated oven, 180C for about 25 minutes
I've used cups instead of weights as the US sites and books that I've looked at for inspiration have all used cups. The US cup is smaller than ours, as, incidently is the US gallon. The next time I make thisI'll weigh the ingredients, if anyone is interested. You can use ground almonds if you can't find almond flour, and it's lower in carbohydrate and higher in protein than flour. The baking powder gives a slight rise. The cake with apples has a dry, crumbly texture, perfect with custard!
Topic: RE: Recipes!
A friend gave me this:
3 crushed cloves garlic
2 chopped rashers bacon
1 medium onion
Fry in a little oil until onion soft
Add 1 lb minced lamb or beef, brown, then add
3 Tsp balsamic vinegar or sherry
6 Tsp red lentils
6 Tsp water
1 tin chopped tomatoes
Cook for 20 minutes
I also added a tin of baked beans and grated cheese on top.
I'll bet this would taste good made with chicken or chick peas for the vegetarians.
This made over 10 portions for me . I've eaten them all this week!
3 crushed cloves garlic
2 chopped rashers bacon
1 medium onion
Fry in a little oil until onion soft
Add 1 lb minced lamb or beef, brown, then add
3 Tsp balsamic vinegar or sherry
6 Tsp red lentils
6 Tsp water
1 tin chopped tomatoes
Cook for 20 minutes
I also added a tin of baked beans and grated cheese on top.
I'll bet this would taste good made with chicken or chick peas for the vegetarians.
This made over 10 portions for me . I've eaten them all this week!
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