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Great Shelbi! I think I might have some tuna tomorrow! That sounds good! Well, I came home and my daughter had cooked this great meal. I was hungry even though I had no intention of eating, I had 1/4 cup of whole grain angel hair Pasta and 2oz of chicken breast and a few grape tomatoes. She's so thoughtful. My fats stayed down, I didn't eat Red meat and I ate my oats. I actually love my oats! I'm proud of us Shelbi! You're a good egg! Don't you love that Greek Yogurt? Yum!

Wow! I've lost 10 human heads and one Chihuahua! 10 Human Heads and one Chihuahua! What a visual that is!!! HA! the steel cuts are great! They do need to cook longer and they are more nutty than other oats. I hope you like that. cook them overnight in the crockpot -- I add dried fruit when I cook them, but I think the recipe Shelbi gave us said to add it after. I do add nuts, pecans or walnuts after they are done and I use honey instead of brown sugar! Yum!!!

Thanks Mini! I looked at my little pie chart and realized it was almost perfect! Since that is the only pie I'll be admiring, I thought, I'd brag a little! I just hope the scale keeps moving in the right direction!

Welcome Back Shesha! You are also the mother of this thread! AND for that I want to personally thank you! I have found so much support, love and enjoyment from all those who gather here. Thank you for taking the time to start this thread -- giving us, Dr. K banditos a place to meet. You're the Best thread starter on the internet! Just look at our stats! Hugs to you! AND congrats on that new Baby Owen and being only 10lbs from your pre-preggers weight! dee~

Wow GBear! You're almost there! Fatwidow is being banded on the 17th. So three of you will be banded in two days.

Well, the second day of striving to decrease my fat intake is almost over. I just ate my last meal for the day. If I'm hungry when I get home, I'll eat some cherries. Anyway, my percentages came out fairly good. Fat 33% Carbs 27% Protein 40% I'd still like to get the fats down to 30%, but I think that was a good try! I had my steel cut oatmeal this morning, chicken breast for lunch with veggies and just had several pieces of turkey with green chilies. (i know, strange!) - and I rode my cycle this morning for 35mins. Shelbi, how did you do with your first day of Oats/No Red/Moving your body?

I do crave a nice peanut butter and jelly sandwich!

I know can you believe it Mini, I lost 12 lbs in 4 days! it was all water weight I'm sure or atleast 7lbs of it. I chart on my calendar and from my lowest - I am 7lbs down. I'm glad you're doing better! Remember when I ate that entire popsicle and I felt like I had eaten an entire Thanksgiving Dinner? Then another time, I drank half of a slim fast and I was stuffed! Are you loving your band, yet?

Miss Greenie, We are missing you here too! You contribute a lot to all of us on this site. I know I was off track for about a month. I had fallen into old habits of not measuring my food and eating the wrong things at the wrong times. Last week, I decided, I better get back in line or I'll never get this weight off! I know we're not in a race, but I would love to get to goal by 2 years and just be on maintenance for the rest of my life. This is not the easy way out and if we could just watch our intake, portions and exercise on our own without getting the needed fills, we wouldn't have needed the band in the first place. Even if you can't hang out here much, return when you can so that we can support each other! Take Care Dear, Bigs Hug, dee~

Yup Brandy, The problems seems worse for me today. I found sometimes just hiting the back browser will work and sometimes it won't. Nothing is worse than writing a nice long thoughtful post and then you get logged off! That has happened twice to me in the past few days!

:thumbup::frown::eek::thumbup::clap::eek::biggrin::thumbup: :Banane57:AND It's especially time for me to play the piano and Mal to do her little dance! Go Mal! :thumbup::thumbup::woot::eek::eek::eek: Lap you have no idea how thrilled I am for you! Oh my Goodness! This is such great news! I feel like it's happening to me! You and I started at higher BMI's -- so I have always looked to you for my inspiration! Honey! Grandma to be! You enjoy that time with your daughter and that new baby! Write us when you can! I'll be praying for an easy labor, a pink screaming baby girl and a Grandma who gets lots of sweet baby kisses! Heck, the Party Aint Over Yet! It's only just begun!!! Love and Hugs, dee~

I love families like that! They are the best AND you are very fortunate! Enjoy your Monday too! I'll be working! Hugs!

Shelbi, We could call it our Oatmeal/No Red/Move our bodies Challenge! 12 weeks from today? Or from tomorrow?

Deb, I hope your father's recovery is complete. He and you both need each other. My father died before seeing me make good changes. That makes me sad. I remember your other post about your parents, I think you have very supportive and sweet parents. You're a lucky Daughter!

Shelbi, Could I join you on your 12 weeks of no red meat, eating oatmeal and exercising? I'll need my tests redone at that time too. I am off all of my meds. My doctor didn't want me to go too long without re-testing.

Steel Cut Oats is the same as Irish Oatmeal. You have to use more water and cook longer. It's less mushy than regular oatmeal and more fiberous. It's excellent for decreasing your LDL's and Triglycerides. You can now get it in the regular grocery store.

That's how I make my Steel Cut Oats every morning or rather every night. I have this tiny crock pot. I add dried apricots and cranberries. Then in the morning I add the Walnuts and a little honey! It's so good. I actually, think I am now eating more protein than previous and I wanted to check my kidney function to make sure I'm not taxing it. I think your results are great!

That's great! I can't wait to meet you!!! I'll be there too! Congrats on that 16lbs loss!

Please don't be scared, it's me! I needed to mix things up a little! Well, I lost another 3.6 lbs this morning. I am hoping to lose more tomorrow. I am watching my fat intake today! Back on track, am I! I've got to get this poundage off! For me the real NSV will be when I don't have so many problems with Water weight. Then and only then will I know I have reached a good place! Adork, I'm sorry you're having a hard time! Use all in your power to talk that doctor into giving you that gallbladder test! It's very important that you are able to rule it out. Then you're right, you can move forward. Have you had any more problems? Shelbi, I think your labs are almost identical to mine. I have started eating steel cut oats to increase my HDL's. I've cut down the red meat to decrease the LDLs. But yours are so close to being wnl. My doc wants mine under 70 due to my pre-diabetic state. If your fastings are always good, an A1C isn't needed. You can get that test -- if you want a baseline, but I doubt if it will be a problem. Did you get liver studies done and a microalbumin? Due to our Protein intake I asked for a BUN and Creatine and a Microalbumin. I just wanted to check on my kidney fnx. My ex eats Steel Cut oats every day of his life and his Tg are 40 and his LDL's are 50's. It's amazing because his other intake is not so good. Mal and Nic, thanks for saying such nice things about me! I think everyone was beautiful in that picture! I had such a good time that evening!

(John David) There's a troubled wind a blowin' through my crazy life I feel the chill begin, it's gonna be a long, long, long night I hear the thunder roll but I don't fear the lightning strike 'Cause deep inside I know I'm gonna make it through alright So let the walls come tumblin' down Bring on the last sunset I ain't moving to heartbreak town The party ain't over yet Yeah, let the devil do his worst But don't take any bets That life has finally quenched my thirst The party ain't over yet Not yet Every drop of rain that ever fell into my life Helps me ride this pain, they were a blessin' In disguise And I know in time this'll soon be yesterday Nothin' I can't climb, I've got the will to find the way So let the walls come tumblin' down Bring on the last sunset I ain't moving to heartbreak town The party ain't over yet Yeah, let the devil do his worst But don't take any bets That life has finally quenched my thirst The party ain't over yet Not yet So when the morning comes I'll do more than just survive I'll walk into the sun and live until I die So let the walls come tumblin' down Bring on the last sunset I ain't moving to heartbreak town The party ain't over yet Yeah, let the devil do his worst But don't take any bets That life has finally quenched my thirst The party ain't over yet Not yet Hey, hey, the party ain't over yet No, no, the party ain't over yet Performed by Patty Loveless, one of my most favorite artists!!!

I found this on another WLS board and I loved it! I hope others find it helpful! Strategy is Stronger than Willpower. The winners at weight control do not have more willpower than those who fail - they have more strategies. These are the strategies that I have learned from the winners Think Historically, Not Calorically. If you just think calorically, you will probably fail. It's not just how many calories in a cookie or a candy, but how many or how much of this food do you typically eat. Always ask yourself, not just about the calories, but what is my history with this food? and you will not find yourself among the millions of dieters who gain back the same weight again and again with the same foods. The problem may be in the food, not in you. Certain foods affect the neurochemistry of the brain and actually trigger cravings and appetite especially in those who are genetically sensitive to such foods. Knowing this scientific fact helps you to understand. It may not be your lack of willpower or character, but your hypersensitivity to the taste or texture of a certain food which is actually creating losses of control and excess eating. Remember the potato chip commercial - "we bet you can't have just one"? Structure Gives Control. The structure of 3 meals and 2 to 3 Snacks a day promotes metabolic efficiency and helps with cravings and going longer than 3-4 hours without a healthy snack or meal promotes cravings, hunger and failure. Separate Mood from Food. Sometimes eating is not about food. You can lose all the weight in the world but, if the next time you get upset you turn to food, your success at weight control will be temporary. Take control of your favorite foods. To succeed at a diet does not mean you have to give up your favorite foods but, if you have a long history of overeating them, you need new strategies to take control of them rather than letting them continue to control you. The slips should teach you, not defeat you. Thin is a life-management skill. It is not about being "good" or "bad" It is about learning what works. Part of any learning process involves making mistakes. This Commandment teaches you how to learn from those mistakes and never again to make the greatest mistake of all - saying "I blew it" and giving up. Stop feeling deprived. Dieting has always been associated with deprivation. This commandment teaches you how to overcome that feeling and to fully appreciate that in the end it is not about deprivation but about liberation. The greatest deprivation of all is to spend a lifetime of being heavy when you could have easily succeeded with strategies that could have worked for you Treat your calories like dollars. This commandment deals with the truth that our bodies have a budget like our checkbook. It teaches us the insider tips and foods that allow you to stretch your calorie budget so you can eat more and weigh less. Losing weight is half the job. Keeping it off is the other half. If you're 30 or 40 or 50 or 60 and lose weight today how do you keep this weight off for the decades to come? This concerns maintenance and the strategies that work best to keep it off for a lifetime without cravings or deprivation. It's about living in the world of food as a thin person.

Thanks! I feel so good now! It's amazing and people are finally noticing -- people who didn't know I had the surgery done! It took about 70lb loss before anyone noticed!

Thanks Munchkin! I'm try to find it! Zesty Italian, sounds yummy!

I love Ranch and Miracle Whip! I could put Ranch on everything! I found a Ranch I loved, Kraft Done Light -- BUT they don't make it anymore! I can't find it anywhere! I will try the other lower versions of dressings. I need to get my palate used to vinegar and oil dressings! Darn it!

thanks Mini! I am going to give it all I've got! This would be such a boost for me! Can you imagine, I'll be 1/3 of the way to my goal! I need that boost! And I've got to get rid of the Ranch Dressing like Woofay! The evil creamy tasty ranch dressing! It's just the devil! That and Doritos!