italianlady13

I added salad at about seven weeks. I love my salads and was glad I had no intolerance....

I was emotional for about 3 weeks as well. I went to the supermarket and would wander through the store looking at the nutritional information and cry....."oh I can't eat this oh I can't eat that....I'm going to die not being able to eat anymore woe is me" It went away. Just keep on praying the Lord will make the emotions even out:DDD

I don't think everyone follows low carb eating although it does work best. You can't take everything you love out of your diet because you will feel like you are deprived....then you will overindulge and the cycle will continue. If you had a bad day, it's a bad day chalk it up to a bad day and tomorrow begin again. I have to admit that I try my best to stick to low carb BUT i do love my potatos.......

I had a five week stall. Then, overnight, I lost five pounds and now I"m stalled AGAIN. I have both my middle fingers up to this dreaded stall! My mom said that we lose weight as we gained it....does anyone know if this is true?

my mom had to hide the goldfish crackers....I LOVE those things. I definately can eat saltines like a queen....you gotta get rid of that stuff. If you have others in the house who enjoy it have them hide it where you won't find it and ask them not to eat it while you are around....

I found my collar bones again!!!! When I look in the mirror I can see them without adjusting my shoulders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAYYYYYYYY

I'm having a heck of a time with them as well. I feel like I "swing in the breeze" as I walk. What I have been doing now is going on evening walks (about 2.5 miles) every other day I use five pound weights in each hand and as I walk I swing my arms in the normal walking fashion and then when my arms get tired I alternate between different weight lifting movements (curls, tricep lifts ect).......I hope that it works, I have noticed my arms a bit tighter and I have been doing it for three weeks.

I'm ten weeks out and I still get the slimes if I eat too quickly. I am STILL having a difficult time slowing down, especially when I eat with others. I feel anti social because I avoid eating socially at all costs because I feel as if I might puke in front of them and that would be mortifying....

I read that and agreed completely with pasquini. Why waste energy (and calories) on someone who only invited me because she thought I would not go and only invited me out of courtesy......

If you are a pasta lover then get yourselves some shirataki noodles in place of wheat pasta. They have no carbs, low fat, low calories and while they don't have the same texture as regular pasta they are an excellent substitute....and I'm italian

I told EVERYONE because I really don't give a crap what they think. I told everyone because most all of the women in my family are morbidly obese and I thought if they knew about me then they would do the surgery if they saw how great it was. My cousins have all told me the same old thing: "I might be over weight but all of my blood tests are coming up normal and i"m PERFECTLY healthy....(but let's not mention your double knee replacements or elevated sugar levels or the fact that you are on cholesterol medication) I guess they are just in denile, but over time and when they see that I'm getting healthy I hope and PRAY for their sake that they will see the light of day!!!!

Yayyyy excellent! Good job!!!!! Keep up the good work.

I adjusted my way of drinking early on. I was doing a sip sip suck thing like letting it flow down my throat in a smoothish way....if that makes sense. Now, at 8 weeks out, i'm drinking pretty darn fast and it feels like i never had the surgery, however I did try to drink right after eating...wow I would NOT recommend that EVER. Holy! I threw up like the girl from the exocist....

I buy them at the regular super market. They put them in the organic area of veg where you find the refrigerated tofu. They do stink but I rince them like three or four times then I boil them, THEN I prepare maranara. Get a box of pomi, or any jar of pureed tomatos (dont get the cans because your sauce will taste metallic) You can use the roma tomatoes peeled in the can and just squish the tomato in your hand to smash it up if you like chunkier sauce. Get about 2-3 garlic cloves and smash them up with a morter and pissel or a garlic crusher. Sautee the garlic in a table spoon of olive oil. Don't let the garlic get brown just fry it for a minute or two then throw in the pureed tomato add salt and pepper to taste and let it simmer for about 20 minutes. Then toss in about two handfulls of fresh basil and let it cook. If you want to add some ground meat brown it in a seperate pan then drain the oil in a strainer lined with paper towels and pat off the fat that is on the meat. Add the meat to the sauce. After your sherataki noodles have been boiled add the sauce to them and let them cook and incorperate in the pan. Remove and plate the pasta sprinkle with parm cheese and some red pepper flakes if you want and there you go some nice fresh sauce......

If I go over my limit on carbs I too stall and I also notice if i'm not drinking enough water I stall as well:) So, I allow myself some cheat days to have my carbs but most days I follow my diet...... basically with pcos whenever you eat carbs they turn strait into sugar and go straight to you tummy....at least that's what happens to me.

I'm so sorry to hear that you are struggeling. I know with all of my heart that everything is going to be ok for you because of all of the good you do for people on here. You are in my thoughts and prayers!

The first time I ate pizza I could only eat 3/4's of a square slice....then it got stuck and I puked. I thought "man I will NEVER eat pizza again" but then I tried it again tonight. I at the ultra thin crust, ate it really really slowly and chewed alot and could eat a slice. I feel pretty good, nothing is stuck and i'm not puking....so eventually you will be ok. OH YEAH. My pizza only had a tiny bit of cheese sauce and three mushrooms so nothing really heavy for toppings.

I use one that disolves right on the tongue like a breath strip. It is made by Jamieson and it tastes exactly like a breath strip, so after you take it your breath is minty fresh! I like it alot. For calcium I take those chocolaty chews and for my multi vitamin I take two gummy vitamins. For me my vitamins daily are like a sweet treat and I actually look forward to taking my vitamins everyday!!! Hope that helps

you had your surgery after me and I can't even imagine trying to eat a burger you lucky thing...

well that kind of put me in a bummer considering I was not consider having to lose large amounts of weight....I hope she doesn't know what she's talking about!!!!!!!!!!!

You look beautiful! Yay to you!

I am from ontario.....what about ohip? I hear that if you qualify you can have it across the border in the states.....I had mine done over seas and paid way to much for it but it was worth it

tell them that your doctor put you on a special diet that is just for you and is being over looked by a nutritionist (this is not technically a lie) tell them that you are on 5 small meals a day and plenty of liquid and since you need your proteins you have your liquid shakes to boost your protein and yeah you wish you could eat more but the diet is definately working and since it's coming from your doc and a nut then hey they can't be wrong...then jokingly ask "so I didn't know you guys completed your medical school....great job" Make them shut up a little bit. Everyone thinks they are an authority on diet and excercise because they watch doctor oz and the doctors......

wooooo whooooo good for you! When I went down on the bmi scale I was so super excited as well. Keep it up!!!!!