NicholePerlatti

Smooth.

Get 'em fired.

Ive tried phentermine and anything else you can imagine. I lose initially but regain and the weight brings their friends:-(

OMG was he being sarcastic 44 lbs the first month very few loose that much. Not saying it is imposible buit I believe 22 is fair

I felt the same way just to learn it was head hunger. It will go away. Drink your fluids.

I don't see how they would get bigger by losing weight. Mine only got bigger by gaining weight! I'm only almost 3 weeks post op & I can already tell I am smaller in the chest!

They do get bigger, but that costs extra.

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Thank you.

Made my 2nd weight goal today ... 200 lbs, 69 gone forever! Haven't weighed 200 for over 15 years. So excited

I feel the same. The thing is I want to loose slow. At least that's what I say. Since I've been youtubing and on this sight I see how fast people drop and I'm like maybe I should go as fast as I can before the stalls. Idk maybe slower is better I know slower is better. Skin has time to tighten up. Things are so confusing.

I was wanting warm comfort food tonight.
softened 1/2 an onion, chopped fine in a tablespoons of olive oil.
Add a lb bag of cauliflower florets, 4 cups of Water and 1 stock packet (the concentrated stuff)
add 1 cup of milk when soft
Add salt, pepper and some garlic
once tender, pureed until smooth with the stick blender (You could leave it chunky if you want)
I split the recipe in 1/2 at this point
pot 1:
added 1 bag of jimmy dean turkey sausage crumbles and some crushed red pepper flake
pot 2:
added about a cup of 2% cheese (mix of swiss and american), 12 oz of low sodium lean ham cubed up, 3 slices of turkey bacon (cooked and crumbled)
Both are so yummy! I can't decide which I like more. I despise cauliflower and potato Soup is something I absolutely adored previously (we didn't do Tomato Soup when you were sick, we did potato soup!). I'm very happy with this replacement!
I haven't run them through sparkpeople yet for for calories, fat, Protein, etc.

If you told me that I'd be rinding my bicycle for 30 mile trips a few times a week.
I'd especially scoff at you if you would tell me that one day I would take a 55 mile ride like I did last Saturday. I could not beleive it as the miles just racked up further and further as I headed to a trail system about 3 towns south of us, the GPS trip computer I use registered 54.94 miles when I hobbled off the bike in the driveway. 2 years ago I would be wheezing and panting at a trip around the block!
If you're still undecided about a VSG I can tell you it has DRAMATICALLY changed my life. I am a totally different person than I was 2 years ago and MUCH more physically fit. I'd recommend it to anyone! Best thing I'vve EVER done for my health.

Saw my doctor today and I am 22lbs away from ONEderland!!! Lost 20lbs since my last visit (
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I do the same type of recipe but use one, maybe two eggs, fat free milk and use Pam instead of the oil, way less calories and still tastes fabulous! I sometimes throw a couple tbsp's of grated cheese too, even a dollup of fat free sour cream.....yummy! It doesnt have as much Protein but way less fat.

Just some advice, try creating only one thread to ask questions. Good advice could get lost with three separate threads all for the same issue.

You know you won't need the Bio Oil in the hospital, right? All you need at the hospital is a robe for when you walk (unless you don't have a problem with wearing two backless hospital gowns), pads just in case you start your period (the ones in the hospital are dreadful), lip blam, slippers, and clothes to go home in. As for the Gas-X, they will likely have something in the hospital similar to it, IF you need it. I didn't.

I'll get flamed if I really speak my mind. Needless to say, a 2 year old is not going to even have the option of disrespecting me.
I'll say this: children need consistency. If the person watching your child is undoing what you're trying to do, you need to find someone else to watch your child.

I always like to answer those questions with a question or some vague 'answer'.
"What a weird question."
"What difference does that make?"
"Our family is nuttier than a fruitcake!"
"It's hard work losing 50lbs!"
"What do you think of the pics I posted?"
"I must look GOOD if I'm the subject of gossip. Whoo hoo!"
At the end of the day, it none of anyone's business and you don't have to tell ANYONE.

White chicken Chili: 4 cans great northern Beans, 1 lb. chicken, 2 cloves garlic, 1 cup diced onion, 2 t. Oregano, 2 cans lowfat cream of chicken, 3 cups lowfat chicken broth, 1 can diced green chiles,6 oz low fat/fat free sour cream, and 2 cups low fat monterey jack shredded cheese. Cover your skillet with olive oil, add the diced onion, crushed garlic cloves, chicken (I added whole pieces and cut up later, but you can cut up beforehand if you want), and canned chilies. I set the stove top on about 4-5 and covered with a lid and let all of this cook together. I went ahead and got my larger pot ready and added the beans, cream of chicken, broth, and oregano and let this start heating up on low to medium heat. After about 10-15 minutes (when my chicken was cooked through) I added the skillet ingredients (I cut my chicken up at this time) into the pot so that everything could cook together. I cooked on medium heat for about 30 minutes. At the very end, we added the 6oz of sour cream and the cheese and let simmer for another 5-10 minutes and then it was ready to go. I added about a tsp of sour cream on top of Soup right before I ate it. (I am using this during my pureed stage, but will probably have it again once I move onto solid foods bc of the Protein and the ability to add unflavored Protein Powder as well.)

Yowsers. Why are you trying to stay under 600 calories per day? Is that Dr orders?
Remember, you can exercise, so if you are able to do an additional 200 calorie burn, you add 200 to whatever daily intake ...
600 ... I was doing that a couple weeks post op, but to maintain that level won't be good in the long run. You can't get enough carbs in for energy.

I had my 6 month check up today and I'm glad to say that I'm 138lbs down. Im an electrical engineer in my current job,but my doctor offered me a job today as a spokesman at weightloss seminars. I gladly accepted the job because I feel like I can inspire a lot of people to change their lifestyle and become healthier. I'm excited to know that my success is opening up doors that I had closed for so long.

I'm able to tolerate sugar, in small doses...just like everything else, I suppose!!! To me, every person is going to be different. Just because I can tolerate sugar doesn't mean that that's all I will eat (I know how some people get around here...)

It's a mother tonight. I've drunk G2, I've mediated, and now I'm trying not to fantasize about food. The sad part is that I can hardly get a Protein Shake down, so even if I did give in, what would I give in to? Another sf Jello? Another yogurt? Disgusted and going to bed.

I'm new to the forum, got sleeved on august 23 rd, after 12 days now I have lost 26 lbs.
Missing a lot my junk food instinct.