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Hi Halloween2124, You should sit down with your doctor and discuss what is right for your body because everyone is different and it seems that every doctors advice will differ as well. And your intake of calories / Protein depends on how active you are.... this is very important. My doc told me to eat LEAN Proteins first (because they keep you fuller longer) then veggies and then lastly if there is room good carbs. I wish I would have paid more attention to my protein intake when I first had surgery... I lost ALOT of hair and I really do think my lack of protein played a big part in the amount I lost. This is a great article on protein... http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/nutrition/a/protein.htm How much protein do we need? Our protein needs depend on our age, size, and activity level. The standard method used by nutritionists to estimate our minimum daily protein requirement is to multiply the body weight in kilograms by .8, or weight in pounds by .37. This is the number of grams of protein that should be the daily minimum. According to this method, a person weighing 150 lbs. should eat 55 grams of protein per day, a 200 lb. person should get 74 grams, and a 250 lb. person, 92 grams. List of high protein foods: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/highproteinfood.htm Calories: Again your doctor should be able to help you with this.....but here's an article to help http://nutrition.about.com/od/askyournutritionist/f/caloriesperday.htm Good Luck !!!

Good Morning, TGIS !!! Mandy watch yourself girlie, thats some scary chit. If your like me you can't sit still but girlie...you really need to rest. Sherry how are you feeling today??? come on glug glug you CAN do it... baby steps girlie baby steps. Dianne, how are you hon? you any better this morning??? Beanie, TEACHER !!!! YOU GO GIRL WHOOOTTTTT you'd make a great one for sure. Fat free cheese ??? EWWWWWWWW, any time I have gone on a low fat diet...I've gained weight... low fat diets only make me more hungry and drive me wacky (food taste like crap too) I will not do fat free foods (lower in fat yes, but not fat free blech). Since my DH is doing atkins, I'm gonna start low carbing too... something I've been fighting for years but I must. I am so addicted its sick. Monday's the day, I will start planning my meals like with some extra tuna and loads of veggies, staying away from bread, pasta and stuff like that. I won't go full atkins b/c I remember going crazy on it but I'd keep my carbs around 80/day or lower. The only carbs I would be getting is from good veggies. Betty.... no quickies allowed???? Well I've never been so insulted in my life :guess Watcha doing this weekend? how's the neck feeling? Darcy any doctor that puts their patient on 800 calories should have their license taken away for sure (unless its something sooooo medically necessary, ya know what I mean)... that is just horrible. How are the new sneaks? you know I'd love to buy a pair of sketchers but I wonder how good they are... (they are so cute). Kat, I don't understand why people go crazy for the 1st b/day either....but to each his own. My girlfriend rented a hall and had a DJ for her daughters 1st birthday WTH??? I understand its exciting but geeeze. My DD had elmo as her 1st b/day party theme...but it was only on the cake LOL and we had it with family in my house. Ya know what..... don't read into it...just enjoy it and have a good time....babies grow up fast. Where is our Pretty Little Cindy Loo ???? Well kiddo's today is a birthday party for a classmate of DD's but before we go to that I have some cleaning to do, shower and put on my new cloggs Then its off to the grocery store to load up on veggies and lean meats for the week ahead. I really want to lose 20 lbs by my birthday in august... its a realistic goal I think. Any time I set a goal I fail so I even hate saying it to myself but I am a glutten for punishment LOLOL :heh: PAT !!!!!! PATTY !!!!!! ANNE !!!!! JULES !!!!! MARY!!!!! CASSIE !!!!! WE MISS YOU

Gee thats strange. Its really amazes how doctors have different opinions about stuff. I agree with you, I could not (and will not) give up my one and only coffee. I guess if I really had to, I would lean towards decaf. But IMHO one cup in the morning won't hurt me.

Hi Kiddies, Just popping in for a quickie (yowzers). Mary sorry to hear bout you Aunt Crispy... oooh la la you go girl. Beanie good luck with the low carb... I'm thinking about it myself *OUCH* Dianne Dianne Dianne....ya lost me with the undies LOLOL How many times do I have to tell you... DON'T WEAR THEM AT ALL !!! *evil grin* Kat feel better ((dang popcorn chicken... should be outlawed)). Betty, I'm sooooooooo jealous. ... enjoy the weather Sherry BOO! Cassie, good to see yah and whoot on the WL Good luck at work... breath deep *hug* Well I gotta get out of here...... ttyl IN HONOR OF DIANNE'S UNDERWARE..... A lady who had been married for several years was growing more and more frustrated at her husband's lack of interest in sex. She wondered about ways to add some pizzazz to their sexual relationship, and finally decided to purchase some crotchless underwear she had seen in a lingerie shop. One evening when she was feeling particularly desirous, and he was, as usual, watching television, she took a shower, freshened up, and donned the crotchless undies and a slinky negligee. She then strolled between her husband and the television and suggestively tossed one leg up on his chair arm. Want some of this?" she purred. Are you kidding?" he replied. "Look what it did to your underwear!" .

Kat, YEAH!!!! glad the little bambino is feeling mucho better The movie is Hog Wild ((I think)) with John Travolta and Tim Allen... you gotta go to the movie trailer and check out the bloopers of that movie, it is sooooo funny. Thats one movie I'd like to see. Beanie I cleaned my house out of the valentines candy when my sister came over on Saturday, I packed a nice bag FULL and gave it to her kids. I've been eating so much junk and greasy food that my left side actually hurts. So today I am drinking LOTS of water and eating my salads and minestrone soup. I have to stop this crap... who am I trying to fool anyway. I've gotten to the point where I'm allowing / telling myself I can eat greasy food b/c after all, its only a little bit.... WTF???? Time to get on a healthy kick again.... greasy food HURTS!!! lolol

Good Morning, Geeeze lookie what I missed. Kat, I am so glad your DG is feeling better, what a scary thing to go through. God is Good !!! Darcy, wholey crap... 5 mile WATFFFFP ?? lol you go girl. How did DD do with her lessons? Dianneeeeee how are things going by you? how is FIL? Cindy, ohhh that movie looks great !! Let me know how it is and if you think its okay to bring a 5 year old to it. My DD would love to see it but I want to get other opinions first. Have fun !!!! Beanie love..... glad your home safe & sound. And Kudo's to you for passing the cake, I don't think I could LOL. Hi Mary & Mindy and the rest of you lovies Well back to work I go.. hi ho hi ho..... la la la la la la SHERRY!!!!! :guess

Good Morning Yep, I'm at work :bored Oh I'm jealous, 70 degrees :tired Darcy I had no clue the marathon was a walking one... I thought "marathons" were running... duh me... well thats what i get for keeping exercise my #1 priority :guess Maybe bessie needs to be put to rest :deadhorse: ROFL !!! poor thing. Betty :wave: good to see yah. Cindy:brushteeth: awwww your poor daughter..how is she today? I freak when I have to get 1 tooth pulled or even a cleaning. Glad shopping went well. Dianne you can count on my prayers. Mandy that tooth fairy form is cute. Sherry toots.... here we go !!!! :tired HEHEHEHEEEEE Well girlies, I gotta run. I'll try to sneak back in later. :mad:

Happy Birthday Crystal :happybday2: :happybday2: :happybday: :happybday: :happybday: :happybday: :happybday2: :happybday2:

:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: CONGRATULATIONS :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: I'm so happy and proud of you Neal... Your such an inspiration. You look WONDERFUL!

It all boils down to common sense doesn't it. Great article, thank you !!!!!

Good Morning, Beanie welcome home Crispy... tattoo boy sounds like a sweet guy....and a girl can never get to many flowers Cindy, enjoy shopping today. I know what you mean about your dd being hard to shop for. Same goes with my DD b/c of her belly..... well come to think of it, I'm the same way... its all in my belly making it hard to buy clothes that fit right. Betty, glad your neck is feeling better... OMG when I get a stiff neck it takes days b/4 the pain goes away and I can barely turn my head. Dianne, so sorry about FIL but I agree with you, he needs medical attention. When is the date anyway? Sherry, how's everything by you? Its cold here and so freakin windy lately. glug glug well today is a holiday LOLOL I will most likely do things tomorrow as I will be at work and less tempted, but tonight I WILL get on my dreadmill, 1 mile yep !!! Kat what an awesome valentines gift, how cool is that Yeah your dh sounds like a keeper lol. Darcy........ummmmmmmmm no I do not want to join you in the marathon LOL. For one I would never even make it a block LOL I'm not allowed to run or do aerobics b/c of my spine and knees.... doc said no no no LOL and really, I am okay with not being able to jog. My town is glad too.... they were getting tired of fixing the pot holes I left after a run :bored Hi Mandy and the rest of the ladies :kiss2: PAT & PATTY !!!!!! Get in here will yah !!!!! Well I need to get my a$$ dressed and out of here.... gonna enjoy this cold sunny day Lov yah's

Good Morning, Oh Beanie that sucks, I have heard horror stories on the news about people waiting at the airports. Geeze louise. Can you fly to like florida and then take plane to texas? something like that? how about going to newark air port or (whiteplains) stewart airport about 20 minutes from your work? Dianne good to see you. Congrats on the Date !!!! whoot Darcy glad your parts came in and you did the WATP video. I'm so proud of you for training for the marathon... WTG !!! Cindy, we went out the other night for only 1/2 hr. It was so dang cold that my fingertips went numb and had that burning feeling.... yep its cold up here LOL. But if you do it right, like a 1/2 hr of fresh air, is good for yah...beats being inside w/all the germs LOL. What I don't understand is people who jog in 50 mph winds with a temperature of 8 degrees???? that is nuts to me but WTF do I know LOL. Whats it doing down by you? Betty..... dang its cold here to lol Pat, Chrispy, Mary, Sherry, Kat, Mandy, Patty (((we miss you))), Anne...and the rest of you beauties Have a good weekend :clap2:

Good Morning :girl_hug: Beanie have a safe flight home. With the warmer weather upon us we are surely gonna meet up. Gee you've seen more of NYC than I have and I've lived her my entire life LOL. Nothing much is going on here, sosdd. Whats everyone doing this weekend? My sister and her girls are sleeping over tomorrow night and we are expecting snow again so the girls can go sleigh riding and have fun outside a bit. Other than that... nodda :girl_hug: Catch you later Luv yah's

WOW, I wanna be on those shows too.... wth? We got ice, and then about 2" of snow after this picture was taken, hopefully we are done :mad:~ The road there is a solid sheet of ice.

Ya see, I have lots of belly but no ass, so the seats hurt like crazy LOLOL my poor butt bones. Lets face it folks, no matter what your stackin back there, those bike seats are murder.

Lauren good article, thanks I never ate / drank artificial sweetners thinking it was healthier, I was always trying to save on calories and curb my sweet tooth, but the more diet drinks I drink... the more I want, but I want the real thing it seems LOL.

Big hugs to you Nancy No, I don't think she needs it removed but she should go get checked out incase she has done any damage. IMHO is sounds like she is struggling with depression and the only way she is dealing with your Dad's passing is eating. I did the same thing when my sister suddenly passed away. Took me 7 years and a gain of 100 lbs to realize I needed serious help. I believe she needs to grieve and go to counceling. Hugs and Kisses to you and your Mom.

Did you buy the seat? it looks better than any one I've seen. I can't bike for more than 10 minutes, the pain is unreal.

Great thread !!! If I have to much Splenda I get wicked headaches so I prefer the other evil, SweetnLow (although I try not to use to much of that either). I know a few people who have wound up in the hospital using artificial sweetners, my boss (in NY) had wicked heart palpitations and they linked it to the sweetners and a friend (in Florida) fainted, and had some sort of seizure...the hospital linked it to the artificial sweetner she was using... Its scary stuff folks but like the one poster said... to each his own. I love my tea sweet, but I'm trying to drink it with one teaspoon of real sugar or honey instead. One thing I do notice is the more artifical sweetners I use during the day, the stronger my cravings for sugar gets... and I wind up binging...... sigh. .

Just before my first fill, I could eat a hero sandwich with no sweat. You are very much in the norm so don't panic. When I told my doc I could do this he didn't even flinch. I only felt restriction after a few fills so please, hang in there and give it time. Your gonna do great !!!

Good Morning, Happy Valentines Day Well we didn't get alot of snow YET, but its very icy here, sleet and hail. The heavy snow is expected later today.. I'm home Bad thing is, I have lots of VD candy here :eek: Beanie.... good for you for exercising... now remember if you walk to work its triple mileage points I will be going to work late tomorrow b/c of the icy conditions they are calling for in the AM... Sorry but I don't think lunch is doable Sherry good luck with the change of diet and your reflux. Hey listen girlie, dont' get to bummed over the 5 lbs... You know in your heart it'll come off and so do I. I haven't gotten on the scale since Christmas and I'm scared to... I'm eating way to much chit I'll get back on track, I know I will. Hang in there Patty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! where are you sweetie Pat !!!!!!!!! you too??? where are you ???? don't make me get out my flying monkeys. Cindy how are things, how's dd? I would love to visit Texas one day and I'm getting very antzy so maybe one day soon you'll see me at your door step LOLOL ask Beanie :guess Mandy rest yourself and take care Betty Boop ! you sound as crazy as me. I just can't seem to get a few minutes to slow down and catch up with everyone. Sad it takes a snow day to do this. How's your foot? how are you feeling? Darcy dontcha love contacts, I wear them too...been doing it for 4 years now... my next step is the surgery, but that won't be for a while, I'm still chicken chit when it comes to my eyes. Did you buy a new dreadmill? Chrispy hows the new appt? its gotta be better than living by that nut huh. Your progress pictures are WONDERFUL, you look amazing. Well kiddo's nothing much happening here, just watching Monster House with Dd as she lays on the couch. I got some dinner going in the crock pot and well, thats about it. Hope you all have a nice VD :kiss2:

Hi Ladies, I might be able to chat with you tomorrow and catch up... we are expecting a snow storm tonight in Joisey :girl_hug: sooooooooo *evil grin* TTYL

Good Morning, Darcy love, sorry the dreadmill poohed out on yah. Don't get mad at yourself. For a back up they have a walking tape/dvd called "walk away the pounds" its suposed to simulate walking...and they even track it, 1, 2, 3 miles. Alot of people like it. Cindy love, frozen tootsies and cookies sound sad LOL, but its for a good cause. Yes 38 at this point would be a warm spell up here. I think its in the single digits when we get up and a high for the day lately has been in the 20's. But heck, spring is around the corner and I just can't freakin wait. I get seasonal depression January/Feb/March and its now to the point of me wanting to go to bed at night at 6:30 PM... Hurry Spring How is retirement? are you catching up on things that you've wanted to? Mary, how's DS? Did you get your jeans? Chrispy what????? what the heck popped??? gosh that sounds awful. Are you better today? Kat sorry about the funeral :mad: How are you feeling hon? hows DH feeling and DD? Sherry, how are you feeling? I'm with the rest of the chickies here, be careful and you might want a slight unfill. Are you defrosted yet? man this cold weather is beating me up... I see Texas in my future LOL My goal today is the mounds of laundry LOLOL.... other than that sosdd. Have a good day everyone.... love you. Eileen

Good Morning Girlies Boy I missed yah. Nothing much happening in dirty jerzey, sosdd. Weight is the same, cause I'm not paying attention to what I'm eating...such is life LOL. I am ready for another fill though... I can eat ALOT, so I'll call and make an appt as soon as I look at my bosses calendar and he's out. I don't like him knowing I am going to the doctor... the less he knows the better. My doc only makes appts on wednesdays at 8AM, first come first serve, so I will be late for work. Beanie boss man is in all week so if we don't get together this time we will next. Lets play it by ear but let me know when you get to NY. I must get up and start cleaning, my ass is rooting into this chair LOL. Sorry for not doing personals... Love you all !!! Hugs and Kisses :rose:

Hi Ladies........ I'll be in tomorrow to catch up. Luv yah's