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Maddy's Blog

A blog by Maddy in General

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Well It Has Been 6 Months Since My Gastric Sleeve Surgery. Now What To Expect?

Well it has been 6 months since my gastric sleeve surgery. Up to now the weight was flying off and I was having no trouble meeting my 10 pound goal per month. This wonderful weight loss stopped dead after entering my 6th month. It is so frustrating to get so close to my goal weight and then bam it stops. Of course this is different for every individual. Every person responds differently to weight loss surgery. With Gastric Bypass surgery the average weight loss is 60-77% Excess Body Weight Loss
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Who Says You Can't Eat Asparagus?

TIP OF THE DAY: Who says you can't eat aspargus? Great tip.. Take fresh asparagus wash, cut ends off. Place in cooking dish season with salt, pepper, garlic and one teasponn of olive oil. Mix together and place 1/3 cup of water and bake for one hour at 350 degrees. They come out so delish...soft and sweet. Great way to get your veggie intake and ohhh so good!
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Delish Low Fat Cranberry Muffins...soooo Good

Low fat muffins can be light and tender. Just be sure you spoon the flour gently into the measuring cups and level with the back of a knife.. These delicious cranberry orange muffins have just the right balance of sweetness and tartness. So pour that coffe and enjoy your 1/2 of muffin.(102 calories)   •2 cups all-purpose flour •1 tsp baking powder •1/2 tsp baking soda ... •1/2 tsp salt •1 cup sugar •1 large egg, lightly beaten •1/4 cup canola oil •2/3 cup orange juice •2 tsp grated ora
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Gaining Knowledging To Lose Weight

Knowing what to do after you have been sleeved is the best knowledging you can gain. Understanding what you can and cannot eat is vital for your successful weight loss. Before my Sleeve surgery, I did a lot of research and asked my doctor to advised me the best foods to eat and what was a must to stay away.   For those of you who are going into this notion that after your sleeve surgery you can eat whatever you want. You are much mistaken. Foods that you were able to tolerate before such as
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From: Reaching My Third Goal

Knowing that I had to do something about my weight which was completely out of control. I made an appointment with Dr. Misra, (Beverly Hills, California) to discuss what options are available for me. I went in with the notion that i was going to do the lapband. After advising Dr. Misra about the ups and downs of my weight issues and I wanted a more "permenent solution" she strongly suggested the Vertical Sleeve with the STARR treatment. Hearing this wonderful option I decided with the advise fro
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A Moment On Your Lips....

Tip of the day:     When you want to binge and don't care what goes in your mouth. Just remember how far you have worked to get where you are. Feeling this way? Change your attitude... Do a positive thing for yourself. Take a walk, read a book, do some crafts. Get your mind off the food and back on track. Remember a moment on your lips is forever on your hips!
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Getting Around Eating Out With Friends And Family

Hi everyone good chatting with so many of you and thank you all for all your wonderful comments and suggestions to me. One topic that folks keep asking me is how im doing when it comes to eating out. True, not an easy task when you first get started. Here are a few good tips I have learned along the way.   Tip One - Always chose your protein first. I prefer to stick with chicken or fish when I go out to eat for a few reasons. One, im able to digest fish and chicken a whole lot easier than meat
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Oh The Stress Of Moving And Having The Sleeve

Well this week we moved the family to the new house. The last three weeks have been so hectic with getting the house packed up. Being sleeved just 5 months it was not too difficult to pack but to stay on my diet was. Eating out almost every night was hard. I'm so close to my 3rd goal but I got on the scale today and freaked out. Up 4 pounds I was so upset. Now that we have moved into the new house I am finding it hard to get back on track. I just feel so unglued. Any suggestions?
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4 Pounds To My Third Goal

Well I am one excited camper indeed. I have set certain goals for myself during my journey on the way down from the scale. Five months have passed and I am happy to report I have lost 72 pounds and my third goal is a mere 4 pounds away. I can't thank Dr Misra for all her support and guidance throughout my weight loss thus far. Not only is she an amazing gastric surgeon she is also a doctor who cares. As I reach 199 a goal I set for the end of Dec. I am thrilled to know I will obtain this goal
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Bbq Meatloaf Muffins

BBQ Meatloaf Muffins   2 cups Corn flakes 1/4 cup Barbecue sauce, divided 1/3 cup cholesterol free egg product 3/4 lb extra lean ground turkey 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 1 medium green pepper, chopped 1/2 cup shredded carrots   Mix cereal, 1/8 cup of the barbecue sauce and egg product in large bowl until well blended. Add remaining ingredients, mix lightly. Mound the meat mixture in 8 muffin cups sprayed with no stick cooking spray. Brush tops with remaining barbecue sauce. Bake
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Exercise We All Dread It

As I flung on my gym clothes dreading the 45 min workout today. I remembered why I need to go daily and workout. I am one who weights herself daily. As I stepped on the scale and looked down I see I'm down another 2 pounds. With a smile on my face I get in my car and go merrily to the gym. It's so important to do our daily workouts. Even though we dread it, it does soooo much for our weight loss. Taking 30 to 45 mins a day out of our hectic schedules does wonders for the scale tipping down. Her
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Does Alittle Go A Long Way?

I am now sleeved 5 Months and doing fab. My weight loss is now over 70 pounds. Each day I strive harder than the last to eat well and do my daily exercise. Food for thought... Does eating less go a long way? After much trial and error I have found that eating less does not go a long way. Why you ask? For one simple reason " we need fuel to burn" and if we don't eat we don't burn. Drinking our 60 oz of water does indeed flush our bodies out and rids the fat. How do you find eating the correct amo
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Ok We Made Thru Thanksgiving ... How Did You Weather Thru It?

Ok turkey day has come and gone. How well did you weather thru it? To my surprise I stayed focus and on track. I really thought I would feel deprived over all the foods I loved to eat during thanksgiving. But I wasn't... I felt good not binging and feeling stuffed. I ate alittle of everything and I was fine. I was worried I would over eat. How did you weather thru thanksgiving?
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Eating our hearts out on our sleeve

Are we not emotional eaters? Do we not turn to food for comfort? Now, this time of year where stress and being overwhelmed goes hand in hand. We tend to go to our old ways and eat. I am learning to really stop and think before I want to eat something I shouldn't. I ask myself "is this worth it? Will it make me that much happier if I eat this"? Learning these tools has really helped me stop and think before I wear my heart out on my sleeve. What do you do to take the edge off of not binging?
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Getting ready for Thanksgiving

It can be taxing on the brain when it comes to turkey time. Even more so now that you have been sleeved. One good tip that I learned this past week on how not to over eat during this holiday. Take a good 4 to 6oz's of water 30 mintues before you leave. Take the smaller plate size and use good judgement when it comes to choosing what foods you are going to eat.   Eat slow and enjoy your food. There is even room for a smalllllll taste of pumpkin pie.
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Whats your goal... Can we achieve it?

My goal seems so far away at this point. My surgeon and I have set a goal for me but right now I am so down cos my weight loss has slowed down so much. I am doing what I am suppose to be doing but it feels like I am not getting anywhere fast. I go up a pound, come down a pound. Feels like this cycle that doesn't end. Anyone have suggestions getting past this?
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Why should we hide that we had surgery?

Recently I ran into an old friend I haven't seen in a while. She recognized my weight loss Nf asked me how I lost the weight. I hesitated for a moment. I wasn't sure if I should tell her I had the gastric surgery 3 months ago. Why? I decided quickly to tell her that I had the surgery. Why should we hide our smart decision to finally attack our weight issue? Do you have a hard time telling people about your weight decision?
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