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Soup-a-Woman

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  4. Posted

    Soup-a-Woman! I love your recipes!!! Do you have ideas/suggestions for a good pumpkin Soup? ! Many thanks!!!!

    I haven't made any pumpkin Soups yet because I was thinking about how to add Protein to them successfully. If I made a pumpkin (or butternut squash) soup I would definitely have to bump the Protein up... there's just not enough in the pumpkin itself. However, recently I've come across some recipes for pumpkin Soups that also have Beans that seem like they have potential.

    The New England Soup Factory cookbook also has one with Cannellini Beans that sounds yummy. I actually like Cannellini beans quite a bit, so if I were to start experimenting, this would likely be my jumping off point.

    NE Soup Factory Pumpkin Soup (pg 3)

  5. Posted

    Everybody thinks it's sooooo cool that I have to get all new clothes, but let me tell you, it has been one of the worst things about losing 150 pounds. NOTHING you own now will fit. The concept of getting an entirely new wardrobe, from underwear, bras, and up is mind boggling. Not to mention you have to do summer wear vs. winter wear. It's a LOT.

    I bought a few things on my way down, because you just don't have a choice. I pulled a pair of pants on one morning and the minute I let go they fell right back down around my ankles. Seriously.

    My advice is to spend as little as you can while still looking decent. It's nice to wear things that fit because they show you're losing weight. But save the big guns for when you're closer to goal.

    On the upside? I LOVE shopping now. And after hating it for the past 20 years (I'm sure you've been there... crying in the dressing room) it feels damn good to try on normal clothes and feel HOT in them! :)

  6. Posted

    From reading the forums, it sounds like different doctors have wildly different pre-op diets. My stateside doc (Washington State) had me go very low carb for 10 days or so before my surgery. I was not put on any kind of liquid diet, just had to restrict my carbs. I wish I could remember how many I was allowed, but it was really low. I could eat what I wanted, just not carbs. I ate a lot of bacon, pepperoni, meats, etc... I wouldn't want to do it as a lifestyle, but I didn't feel deprived at all during the 10 days.

    And I lost around 20 pounds during that 10 days!

  10. Posted

    I still eat a lot of eggs, just in different ways. Remember you can poach, fry, scramble.... not to mention egg salad or deviled eggs. Each one tastes very different.

    Try some blended Soups as well... I have an Thai flavored edamame posted in the recipes section. But you can make white bean with rosemary or a nice butternut squash. The flavors are so different that you can't get bored. I like to freeze my Soups in 1/2 cup portions in the freezer and just grab one out the door when I go to work.

  11. Posted

    I'm a year out of surgery and I NEVER have a Protein shake. I freaking hate those things. I stopped drinking them like 2 weeks after my surgery. I, too, take my B12 in a sublingual form, it's seriously no biggie. Ask your doctor some more questions. Why shots? Why Protein shakes the rest of your life?

    Basically, the only things I "had" to give up was carbonation and drinking with a straw. I eat normal food... and I'm now only 8 pounds from my "goal."

    The surgery may or may not be right for you. It was the best thing I ever did for myself, but you need to ask more questions... lots more. Good luck! :)

    Soup-a-Woman

  13. Posted

    BTW, I had originally scheduled my surgery with an American surgeon who did require a 2 week pre-op diet to shrink the liver. Dr Aceves did not require it based on my BMI. I asked him about my liver after the surgery and he said it was absolutely fine, no issues.

    I had a two-week pre-op diet... but it was simply eat as few as carbs as possible. I ate a lot of bacon. :)

    I actually lost 20 pounds in the 2 weeks before my surgery, which was crazy... but my doc was super happy with the shrunken state of my liver.

    This pre-op and post-op diet part is just a tiny little bit of the rest of your much improved life. I'm a year out of surgery, down 146 pounds, and living a very normal life. Stick with it... it's nothing-but-a-thing and it will ALL be worth it!

  17. Posted

    I used to be unhappy anytime someone wanted to take pictures of me but this time I was asking everyone to take my picture (my friend bless her heart was very patient with me). I have lost 60 pounds and am loving it (40 since the surgery in june). YAY for the sleeve!!!

    Yay for YOU!!!! I find myself posting new pics of myself alllll the time on Facebook. It's funny how my old pics (when I would tolerate them) were only head shots. No full body shots, please! Now I'm posing anywhere I can! :)

  20. Posted

    the thing that I HATE most is that I am always FREEZING!!! On vacation it was 100 degrees and I was wearing capris and a t-shirt and was just comfortable!

    Sing it, sister. Went to Mexico in June and it was high 90's and I was finally "just right" for the first time in months. I wouldn't let my family put the air conditioning on in the room and they were very cranky. :P

    Told the hubs we might have to consider relocating to a warmer climate!

  21. Posted

    I could not, absolutely could not take the chewable Vitamins. It got so I started to gag if I so much as looked at the bottle. For awhile I simply stopped taking Vitamins at all, but then my bloodwork came back and I got caught. :blink:

    My nutritionist recommended a swallowable pill that has saved me. It's called Rainbow Light Women's One. I only have to take one a day and it has worked great for me. I bought mine from Amazon. It's a pretty big pill, so if you struggle to swallow pills this may not work for you, but it is definitely working for me.

  22. Posted

    Of course, ultimately, you have to do what is best for you and your family. However, I do agree that waiting for the "right" time financially could never happen. For me, I would go ahead and have the surgery done. A year from now you will be healthy and strong and able to be a much better parent than you are right now. Money comes and goes in this world (it seems to "go" much easier, though).

    I'm just a couple of weeks away from my one-year anniversary and I've lost 140 pounds. I'm forever grateful I had the surgery!

  23. Posted

    You probably know best how to deal with your Mom. Moms are people too with their own weight issues, issues around being Moms, and issues around being human. If your Mom doesn't shape up, plan on someone else for support and don't bring up the surgery subject with her. When she brings it up, stick to your talking points.

    Here's what I would tell my Mom:

    "What does your primary doctor say? Does he recommend this?

    Yes, he does. It has the highest success rate for permanent weight loss. More than 80 percent of people who have lost weight with a diet regain all of it, or more, after two years.

    I worry because any kind of surgery has side effects. I do not feel like celebrating something that is unnatural. God gave you a stomach just the way it is and not to be cut in half."

    Being overweight causes so many health issues that having the surgery will improve my health. If we stuck with natural, we would be naked in a jungle eating raw fruit and berries.

    I want you to be happy. I did not realize that you were unhappy. So, you are saying that if you were thinner, you would be happy.

    I will be happier because I will be healthier. I'm looking forward to being able to be more active, feeling better, and shopping in any store I want. I want to fit in an airplane seat and tie my shoes without huffing.

    "I have had more heartache than anyone can imagine. It seems like I always have to be dealing with something or another. "

    This is my health. You don't have to deal with it Mom, I do. I know you love me and want what is best for me, but, believe me, this is what's best for me.

    So well spoken. Great advice!

  24. Posted

    Water, Water, water! The only problems I had after surgery was because I let myself get super dehydrated by not sipping all day. I had my surgery on a Friday and went back 10 days later on a Monday. I'm a teacher, and it was strenuous... no sitting at all. I would've been fine - tired, yes, but fine - except for the fact that I couldn't get my water in. Put a bottle right on your desk and work at it consciously. You can do this!

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