NancySmiles

Hi all:

One of our fellow Bandsters, called me yesterday excited about an awesome and informative show on "The View" yesterday. There was some excellent information and the featured guest was Joy Bauer, who wrote several cookbooks and nutrition books, the latest being "Cooking with Joy". Read below what the show was about! She said it was EXCELLENT and wished she had taped it!!! Maybe we can catch the re-run.

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The View

Tue., Aug. 16: "Weight Loss" special

Tuesday, August 16th

(Originally aired 6/20/05)

Today's show was all about getting in shape!

Since recent studies have expressed that eating dairy may actually help you lose weight, we recruited nutritionist Joy Bauer to explain exactly what that entails as well as to disclose other foods that also vow to assist in shedding those extra pounds. Below you will find a brief description of the topics discussed on this morning's program. For more nutritional advice, pick up a copy of Joy's latest book Cooking with Joy. This publication is now available through the ABC TV Store.

Fiber

Insoluble Fiber takes a longer time to chew and provides volume to food without adding a lot of calories.

All-Bran Cereal

Low-Carb bread

Wheat Bran

Soluble fiber helps to stabilize blood sugar levels, which ward off hunger and cravings.

Strawberries

Apples

Pears

Steel-cut oats oatmeal

Chickpeas

Black Beans

JUICY FOODS

Fruits and vegetables with a high Water content "built in" helps to fill you up resulting in eating less collectively throughout the day. Drinking straight Water separately does not have the same effect since it leaves the stomach more rapidly.

Watermelon

Lettuce

Tomatoes

Cucumbers

Mushrooms

Grapefruit

Cantaloupe

LEAN Proteins

Lean Proteins can slightly rev up your metabolism after ingestion. To calculate your daily personal requirements, multiply .50 x your body weight in pounds to find out how many grams your intake should be.

chicken breast

Canned light tuna

Shrimp cocktail

Turkey breast

Tofu

Turkey burgers

DAIRY

There is some evidence that ample dairy can help promote weight loss. Stick with low-fat or non-fat sources and reap the other benefits from Calcium as well, bone health, colon protection, alleviate menstrual cramps and help manage blood pressure.

Non-fat yogurt

Part skim string cheese

Skim milk

Low-fat or fat-free cottage cheese

Low-fat or fat-free cheese

SPICY FOODS

Capsaicin has been shown to increase fat oxidation. However, studies have yet to prove that hot spice can promote weight loss. On the other hand, studies have reported that people are often satisfied with less food when the meal is spicy hot. Plus, you automatically eat slower and drink more water.

Chili peppers, jalapenos

Habaneros

Hot salsa

Spicy vegetarian chili

Stir-fry veggies with chili peppers

DIET SODA

A study from The University of Texas has shown that people who drink diet soda are more likely to become obese because they are over compensating and give themselves permission to eat high caloric foods. Bottom line is you must be accountable for the calories you intake and drink water!

Next, Jorge Cruise, weight loss expert and author of The 3-Hour Diet, showed us how the things we do in our daily routines, such as brushing your teeth and going to the mall, can actually burn calories and help us lose weight. Below you will find a brief description of the topics discussed on this morning's program. For details on how to set your metabolism in motion and for a free weight-loss profile ($40 value), please visit 3hourdiet.net. Furthermore, The 3-Hour Diet is now available through the ABC TV Store.

The Ultimate Calorie Countdown

Brushing Your Teeth

2x a day = 46 calories = 322 calories per week

Getting Dressed

10 minutes of extreme activity = 100 calories maximum a day = 700 calories per week

Pushing a Stroller

Working with the stroller (i.e., opening, closing, picking up the baby) 3x a week for an hour = 1,800 calories per week

Sitting and Eating

If you eat 400 calories of food per meal you will burn 100 calories from chewing and digesting, 3 meals (at 400 calories each) and two Snacks (at 200 calories each) per day = 2,800 calories per week

HOUSEHOLD CHORES

Vacuuming

3x a week for 10 minutes sessions = 300 calories per week

Doing Laundry

Vigorous activity once a week = 600 calories per week

Cleaning House

Deep cleaning for an hour once a week = 600 calories per week

Grocery Shopping

Vigorous activity for an hour once a week = 600 calories per week

THINGS YOU DO FOR FUN

Playing with your Kids

3x a week for 30 minutes intervals = 1,400 calories per week

Sex

2x a week for 10 minutes = 200 calories per week

Shopping at the Mall

Actively moving around the mall once a week = 400 calories per week

THINGS YOU DO FOR EXERCISE

Swimming

Biking

Jumping Rope

Running

Pilates or Yoga

Weight Training

Each individual activity 3x a week at 30 minute intervals = 900 calories per week

Then we met two women, who each lost more than 130 pounds through weight loss surgery, who felt that while the physical results were what they expected the emotional results put a whole new weight on their shoulders.

Protein drinks will give you more energy. Have one, it will not hurt you, it is liquid, grab a ready made in the can serve it over ice.I was feeling thesameway until I added the Protein Drinks then I felt much better

I missed the "action" of eating during the weeks before the mushy stage....I found that if I froze my Protein Drink in a small container.....then I could eat it like a frozen kinda treat...even though it was my meal...but it seemed to satisfy me more by freezing it....at least i could eat it with a spoon instead of drinking it!

N*

That is the one thing I NEED the most but DO the least!!! I need to JUMP START my exercises and I know I will continue!!!

I am the co-leader of our Support Group and I just coordinated a once a week one-hour exercise session at the Powerhouse Gym in our area. The gal and guy have worked with me to set up a class tailored for people who have had the lap-band surgery and are at all different stages. Very low-impact exercises that anyone can do!! We meet every Wednesday at 7pm and tomorrow is the second class....we'll see how it goes. It's in addition to whatever other program the patients are on, since we need 30 minutes a day!

I'll keep you posted! WE had ELEVEN members at the first class!!!

Nancy

CONGRATULATIONS Greg - aka Lapbander - on your new and very first granddaughter!!! She was born yesterday...and I'll let Greg give you all the details so I don't steal ALL his thunder!

Let's just say he is on cloud nine and it may take him a LONG time to come down....but he is the happiest and proudest Grandpa alive!!

And I wish him all the best and long happy years of bouncing her on his knee....since he now has lots of room to share!!!

She is the luckiest little girl around and could not have picked a better Grandpa if she picked one herself. And he is going to spoil her rotten.....hope she inherits Grandpa's wit, charm, intelligence, caring, personality, conviction, and all those things about him that we all love most!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am so happy for you!!!

Sincerely.....Nancy*

(((((((HUGGGGSSS)))))))

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Wow Christina!!! 19.5 lbs already!!! that is soo cool!!! Hope you are well!!!

Nancy :banana

why would he need to remove it? Can't he just slide it back where it should be???? Would you then have to be re-banded?

Same here...actually...no fasting at all....

Greg, you are truly a wonderful friend indeed....thank you for your kind words and for this posting. You are amazing and always putting everyone first before yourself. I know you have never met my Dad; but I know he would have thought the same thing!

Thank you everyone for all your thoughts and prayers. I am comforted knowing he did not suffer...and is together again with my Mom and smiling as I have always remembered him, smiling down on me!

Thank you again...for all your kindness and friendship....

Hugs from

Nancy...

Hey! don't I know you??? Aren't you with the Support Group at Dr. Hawasli's office? This is Nancy....hello!

I have had terrible hair loss.....i had thin hair to begin with; but mine is a combination of some recent medications, since they take 1-2 yrs to cause hair loss; and also the anesthesia, and lower Protein and fast weight loss.

I am currently seeing a Dermatologist for scalp injections and it is helping. But he tells me that anyone he has seen with haior loss after weight loss surgery gets the hair back after a while. He also suggested taking Folic Acid and Biotin to help.

People have also said to kick in more Protein, etc.

Nancy

just a question...

did anybody else have a problem with losing there hair after losing weight? I'm about 45 lbs post-op. and i'm losing my hair, and i mean losing, in clumps, in droves. My family docter is doing blood work right now, but i was just wondering if anyone else had this problem?

anybody???

iamcanadian25

Still makes me sad when I think today would have been the "First Annual Michigan Bandstock 2005" ..... We had high expectations...and that's not a bad thing....but we were so excited about it, we thought it would catch on. But we learned ...and that's what's important...

But what's MOST important is that we each made 2 new friends....awesome friends with the same passion and drive to do great things!!! Greg and Lyle have become like brothers to me....and I know that if I ever needed anything, no matter how big or how small, I could ALWAYS count on them!!! And they know that it works both ways and they can count on me too!!!

So all is not lost.....in fact, we are all stronger for it!!!

Take care....and we'll see you at the next Almost-Bandstock event!!!

Nancy

I am totally confused. I have been waking up in the middle of the night with a geyser in my throat. It just comes up and sometimes enough that it comes out of my nose!!!

I recently was told my Hiday Scan was abnormal and I need to have my gallbladder removed. It has sludge and sludgeballs (which later turn to stones).

Is this the reflux or the gallbladder or both???

Does sleeping on an incline really help? Along with not eating 3 hrs before you go to bed, etc.???

Nancy

that is EXACTLY what I had in mind....!!! Sounds like we're om the right track!!!!

I know EXACTLY how you feel....having lost two of my "best friends".....it's so hard to lose them.....because they are totally at our mercy.....for everything....to feed them, take care of them....just as you said...just like a child.....and they are so loyal to us.....I am sure he is running around happy and healthy with all his buddies who have gone before him..........

hugs from

Nancy

Any ideas or tips on what you do at your support group meetings?

Ours are ok but lately have been scattered in different directions. HOw do we gain back control?

Nancy

I had my surgery and was supposed to return to my Water aerobics class afterwards. The doctor would not allow me back till all the scabs fell off. It drove me nuts but I waited. After all I went through to have the surgery I was not going to jeopardize my healing progress!!! I am diabetic so it took me a little longer to heal totally.....but it forced me to try a different type of exercize I had never done in my life!!! I did Strength/Weight Training while i waited...it was awesome!!! Never thought I could do it!!! It was worth the wait to me! Hang in there!

Taken from the PowerPoint presentation I created and presented at our First Annual Lap Band Reunion on 5/18/05. Nancy - Banded 9/24/04

when were you banded???

I can't do breads (get stuck), but dry biscuits are fine.

meat like steak and lamb are a no-no for me (get stuck), chicken varies, sometimes it is OK, sometimes it isn't.

Anything too spicy or acid is no good, so oranges, lemons, grapefruit I don't like too much as these things give me reflux.

Hot chips no good (I miss fish and chips) , but mashed potato is just fine.

Smoked salmon gets stuck, but salmon steaks are just fine and other fish seems OK.

Porridge gets stuck so I stick to Hot drinks in the morning before lunch.

eggs (scrambled, boiled, in omlettes) I find are unpredictable - sometimes OK, sometimes far from OK.

Veggies that aren't cooked real well and salads that are lettuce based aren't great.

Stringy type fruits and veggies I find no good eg pineapple, asparagus, rhubarb, celery, snow pea sprouts.

So that's my list . As you can probably tell, I am quite restricted at the moment.

All of the above!!! Yikes!!! I should be losing even quicker since I can hardly eat anything!!! Resorting to Protein powder and Hi-Protein foods lately....

Nancy

I remember all this very well....adn each day IS different - You need to remember to take small sips. Your surgery area and around your port and band are still swollen, and you will be very restricted for a couple weeks. When you feel you are full.....just stop...it's hard...but learned my lesson. If you need to go back an hour or 2 later, then have more then...but don't force it. and Water will just make it even worse! It won't push it down....quite the contrary...it just comes up even more.....the chest pain is typical....it's trying to go thru the band....just stand up and walk around and in a couple minutes it will.....hang in there....trust me....it DOES get better ...hence the reason for liquids >>>> strained >>>> mushies >>>> then gradually getting into solids....

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Me too.....about 3-4 weeks after surgery....but I did as Bubba dod.....put a pillow under my tummy as I lay on the side...to help prop me up...it worked.....slept like a baby...but no more snoring!!!

Hey Christina!!!

So happy for you!!! Glad surgery went successfully!!! I was thinking of you all day!!!

I had the right shoulder pain too....which was the ONLY bad pain I had....and it was gone after about 2 days....so hang in there!!!

Put that scale away and set a date once a week to weight yourself!!

Otherwise you will go crazy!!!

GOOD LUCK AND TAKE CARE OF YOU!!!

Nancy

I'll keep watching both posts, so wherever you post it, I'll find it!!! Thanks!

Here is what "giveyouthemoon" had so far....is this too much duplication? I hope I am not stepping on anyone's toes.....at least it won't hurt as much as it would have when I was 75 lbs heavier!!! Sorry....bad joke! :ermm

popsicles (any recommended brands. Should I go sugar free?)

crystal light

Jello (sugar free?)

gatorade

ensure

chicken/beef/veggie broths (any good brands? should I get low sodium?)

Protein powder for shakes

frozen fruits for Protein Shakes

Soups (tomato? Other good flavors I should consider?)

liquid tylenol

liquid gasx

heating pad

Look for a line of Soups by "Imagine". They come in cartons. They have a great selection of interesting soups....ie. Potato Leek, Butternut Squash, Corn, Creamy Tomato....and more. They are considerably lower in sodium than Campbells Soup.

One thing I would recommend is to cook a chicken before surgery, and save the broth from the chicken and freeze it in very small containers. I know after my surgery I had bought the can stuff, and to tell you the truth I didn't like it. My friend had cooked a chicken and she brought me over some of the broth and I was in heaven!! So that is one thing you could do to prepare.

Need all of your help here - I am composing a list, just as "giveyouthemoon" had started, for the pre-op patients in our support group. Can anyone think of ANYTHING else you wished you would have had on hand when you got home from surgery???

With the help of my DH, I was VERY prepared before I went in; but there were still a few things I had to send him out to the store to buy. Any ideas???

Thanks!!!

Nancy* :cry :think