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kenophon

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  1. Posted

    I am a type II Diabetes myself~! Even though I feel more like saying I WAS! They say that Diabetes never really goes away but my doctor said that with the weight under control I could take another diabetes test and come out as negative.

    Anyway my glucose level was up in the 250's before surgery but since then I get between 72 and 110 everyday.

    I hardly even bother checking since it's ALWAYS good.

    Had to do a little bit of conversion here since we use mmol/l here in Australia and in Canada as well instead of mg/dl.

    http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/bs_conv.htm

    Banded on March 6th 2007

    First Fill April 4th

    Weight before surgery 250 lbs

    Current Weight 215 lbs

  3. Posted

    just like Kat I would hate to live without my computer

    and when it comes to food strangely enough the only thing that I HAD to HIDE in the back of the fridge during my liquid time of all things it's actually a "good food" and I eat a lot of it now (darn this needs some editing LOL ) anyway here it is .....Don't gag anyone....

    COTTAGE cheese :rolleyes::D :D

    100g = 90 Cals

    Just because I can't find the ZERO percent fat CC here!

    Good food. Good Protein and an absolute MUST after a night at chess or bridge and way too much coffee! :thumbs_up:

  5. Posted

    Yes I can too but I hardly ever do now that I realised that it has 6 Calories per gram and a gram is very small. I used to fill shakes with 2 or 3 rounded tablespoons of PB and was wondering why I wasn't losing weight since I was eating "healthy". There are much better ways to get good Proteins IMNSHO.

    http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c219o.html

    Per 100g (about 4 oz) PB will give you 50g of fat and 24g of Protein and 589 Cal

    Egg Whites, eggs, tuna, chicken, Cottage cheese would give you much more Proteins for much less fat and calories.

    Anyway since I did my little research I limit my PB to one tiny flat teaspoon at 10g and it seems a lot since for the same calories I can eat almost half a cup of cottage cheese.< /p>

    I try to average 300/400 Cals a meal 4-5 times a day and one meal could be 2 ounces of Peanut Butter and nothing else or the following

    Breakfast Chili 100g 102 Cal

    Cottage Cheese 50g 50 Cal

    1 Toast 98 Cal

    1 egg 80 cal

    330 Cal

    Egg Whites 1 cup 115 Cal 24.1g Prot

    Chili (Canned) 100g 100 Cal 6.6 g Prot 2.8g Fat

    1 toast 35g 98 Cal 3.3g Prot 0.9g Fat

    Philadelphia XLite 25g 31 Cal 3.2g Prot 1.2g Fat

    344 Cal (37.2P, 4.9F)

    or even

    Olive Oil 3g 27 Cal 3g Fat

    Butter 3g 22 Cal 3g Fat

    Egg Whites 1 cup 115 Cal 24.1g Prot

    Mushrooms 155 g 33 Cal

    Green Onions , Caps, Toms 28 Cal 125 g* see box

    Ham 38g 38 Cal 7g Prot 1g Fat

    Parmesan 10g 56 Cal 3g Prot 5g Fat

    319 Cal 516 Cal

    31g Prot 12g Fat

    Note the Parmesan could easily be replaced by the same amount of PB but it just doesn't taste the same on an omelette LOL

  6. Posted

    Anyone who knows where the title comes from will know my fav book of all times!

    Banded on March 6th and First Fill on April 4th I must say that I am very pleased with this new start despite a PB or two and one of them being a

    "EPGSHFLYADV":

    Excrutiatingly Painful Gagging Sliming Heaving Feels Like You're About to Die Vomitation (suggested replacement for PB, by Strawarts)

    Considering all this is so new the constant positive results are very rewarding.

    I have lost

    31.5 lbs in 7 weeks

    13.5 lbs in 1 week before WLS

    18 lbs in 6 weeks since WLS

    and the best of it all is that my glucose level which was high and requiring insulin and lots of meds before surgery has never been better hovering between 4 and 6

    [4 to 8 mmol/L (70 to 150 mg/dL)]

    Also for the first time in half a century I have been logging every bite and every minute of exercise and I average 1300 Cals and 60 mins of exercise a day.

    Still have a long way to go to make it to my ideal weight but the goal seems attainable for the first time in a long time.

    Just broke the hunnerd this week (100 Kilos that is, 220 Lbs) Now my next goal is to break the 2 hunnerds :) 200 lbs that is. Final Goal is 75 Kgs (165 lbs) for a "perfect" BMI of 25.

  8. Posted

    I consider the band the biblical knife to my throat :mad:

    Proverbs 23: 1-3

    When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee:

    And put a knife to thy throat, if thou [be] a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.

  10. Posted

    A bit new to all this but I seem to have a lucky constitution of steel apparently, well most of the time anyway.

    I haven't found a real big no no yet and it seems all the forbidden fruits are allowed: bread, rice, deli turkey slices etc

    BUT twice I have had PB's and one of them a well described

    EPGSHFLYADV: Excrutiatingly Painful Gagging Sliming Heaving Feels Like You're About to Die Vomitation (suggested replacement for PB, by Strawarts)

    But it all seems more related to timing and I can't figure it out yet... I don't think it's fast eating or bad chewing as a matter of fact, it starts after 2 bites and comes back well shred ( sorry for the TMI :) )

    But it is usually at supper time and I can't figure if it's too much exercise , too early after next meal or what the...?

    For example this was my enormous lunch with no problems whatsoever

    lunch Olive Oil 3g 27 Cal

    Butter 3g 22 Cal

    Egg Whites 1 cup 115 Cal

    Mushrooms 100 g 22 Cal

    Turkey Breast Slices 85g 85 Cal

    Green Onions 40g 6 Cal

    Garlic 6 g (2 cloves) 9 Cal

    Parmesan 10g 56 Cal

    342 Cal

    But last night one bite of chicken and shredded broccoli sent me out calling Ralph! One hour later after a bit of yoghurt that same chicken (cold this time) went down just fine.

    Go Figure!

    Any help out there?

    This has only been happening since my fill by the way.

    Banded March 6th 2007, first fill April 4th, 5cc in a 9cc band

    The rest of my diet is on

    http://www.lapbandtalk.com/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=683

  14. Posted

    Iron Constitution or just a Bottomless Pit? :)

    We had a family birthday party last night and even though it was only about 36 hours after my first fill and despite the fact that I didnt really have any normal not pureed food in almost a month I decided to tempt fate very carefully and all went well!

    Ate for what seemed forever :) Prawns, Chili mussels, dolmades, avocado, salmon lasagna, curried fish, almonds and prunes pie and then some :) Just took my time, small bites and chewed a lot and I was just fine.

    I even made an attempt at squid, one small piece cut in minute pieces and chewed thoroughly. I only passed on the bubbly, the beer, the bread and the rice! :)

    So today is back to normal food and normal life and normal EXERCISE! :)

  15. Posted

    Banded on the 6th of March, just had my first fill on April 4th. I had pretty well a similar experience as far as appetite is concerned!

    I lost about 25 lbs originally but have been stuck at a plateau since one week after the surgery! My doctor told me not to worry about it that it was normal! And also I gathered from this forum that most of the weight loss comes after a fill or two or three! If you can maintain the status quo for a while just count your blessings I guess! :)

    http://www.lapbandtalk.com/second-intro-first-t32699.html

  17. Posted

    Banded on the 6th of March, in Perth Western Australia (Dr. Padovan) I just got my first fill today: 5 cc in a 9 cc band (Swedish)

    Glad I did since I had plateaued at 103 kgs since a week after my surgery. I was at 114 kgs a week before surgery. For you on the American/English system it's down from 250lbs down to 226 lbs.

    The good news on top of that is that my sugar levels have never been better: nothing above 7 (Don't know what it is in US measures but it's good) I was on insulin and diabetes meds before the surgery and now on no meds and no insulin and my sugar levels are perfect.

    I forget that I just had a fill but I am reminded quickly ( a la Clockwork Orange) when I drink too fast! :D

    So up on the Yellow Brick Road and quite happy about it.

  18. Posted

    Well I saw it on the big screen in 1972 and I was 16 then~! I remember it very vividly and I am a big fan of Kubrick! It was also the very first movie I saw in English and my English was quite limited then so I remember annoying my bilingual friend with way too many "What did he say?" and the scene I mentioned of course is the government press conference after his experiment! But it really hit me how close the two experiences are in a way. It's a good thing they were not playing the 9th during the lap band surgery :)

  20. Posted

    Anyone ever made the analogy before?

    Newly banded here (March 6th, 2007) lost 19 pounds in the last 2 weeks... more to go of course but doing fairly well on the liquid stage.

    It kind of reminded me about how Alex felt sick when he was tempted to "sin"! Some sort of external restriction on a natural or unnatural, distorted habit!

    Well at least no one can force me to lick his shoes unless he keeps hammering my port over and over LOL

    and as far as that girl is concerned I don't need a band to keep me away from her...that's my wife's job!!! :(

  21. Posted

    Thanksfor the info! I guess I am still under the anesthetics effect! :o It's a good thing I never press on that fentany button I'd still be with the fairies! Had my surgery 29 hours ago so I am still a bit stiff even though I am not in too much pain.

    BTW it was a first strange question to ask!

    I am 51M ! Born in Montreal Quebec Canada but Now living in Western Australia for the past 5 1/2 years!

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