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Congrats!!! WTG lady!!

Wow. I think that's TERRIBLE advice! Way to reinforce grazing and snacking behavior and keep you insulin elevated all the live long day. *sigh* SMH.

True dat. But moreso in Dr. Fung's group. Hoooo boyyy. Can you say, "Cheater? Course ya can." hahaha

((hugs)) Fat days suck! You are doing great. So give yourself huge credit!!! Any poor choices we make yesterday are passed and in the past. We can only learn and move forward. You know? So glad you're having a strong day! Yay you! (BTW? I am now on my 2nd cup of decaff black unsweetened coffee, having already exhausted my daily stash of green tea + bergamot. *snort* Mr. F. might actually do a 36 hour with me, if I don't cave tonight and do the FMD. He really needs it cuz of his T2. So I'm trying to be strong and pull out a water fast (+ gt + bt + dec blk coffee) Here's the group. It's a closed group you have to request to join. Great people there. Come in and introduce yourself. BTW, shhhh on WLS. I haven't outted myself there. I'm Susie Gibbs. https://www.facebook.com/groups/resetters/about/

@Screwballski You look amazing and gorgeous!!! Thanks so much for this post and for inspiring me! ((hugs))

Wow! WTG! Yeah, the thing is no one really knows for sure. So Dr. Pelz and Dr. Fung err on the side of water only. But they also say if coffee and tea are needed to get you through the fast, then so be it. Same thing with broth. I just figure you know? If I want my green tea and bergamot and a cup or 2 of black coffee, that's my line in the sand and I don't care if others think I'm breaking it. I seem to be doing ok. I'm doing the 5 day Resetters Fast Training Week with Dr. Mindy right now. You should come jump in on it. I'm doing the FMD version. I hope it's easier. I'm having troubles fasting for extended periods (think I'm either not fat adapted or that I have very little left to lose, and so I'm having hunger issues). You are doing great! Congrats on 35 hours. You can do 55hours or 60!! Keep going. Let me know if you want the FB link to the group!

I'm pretty sure by 6 months out (RNY) my pouch held like 6oz of cottage cheese by weight (about a cup by volume) of food. At 12 months I could hold 9oz of cottage cheese by weight (about 1 1/4 cups by volume) of food. Now at 14months-ish, I can hold about 1 1/2-2cups of food. But should I? No. I try to measure everything. Volume is KING! Then you weigh stuff into your cup. Ideally you should shoot at 6-12months for 1/2-1cup of food per meal max for life. I can eat way more veggies and salad than I can in a combined meal.

How are you feeling now?! ((hugs)) I second the Tea suggestion! Also, unfiltered Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) in hot water with a wedge of lemon and a sprinkle of pink salt. YUM!!

Ok, let's all geek out! So it's not an arbitrary calculation. It's based on some archaic insurance charts that the AMA and ASMBS still use to this day. This chart defines the "IDEAL" weight as placed against height. IDEAL Weight for a Woman is defined as: 100lbs for the first 5 feet; 5lbs for every inch over 5 feet. (i.e. A 5'4" woman would have an IDEAL weight of 120lbs.) So the ASMBS and your surgeon all know this is a bullshit chart based on the average size of people from the 50's. And most modern day people have more muscle, bones, and fat than the average size person in the 50's when women's waists were 20-21inches! They set the IDEAL weight and subtract the amount of your weight on surgery day to determine something called excess body weight (EBW). IDEAL Weight - Surgery Day Weight = EBW (excess body weight) EBW X Your Surgical % of Expected Weight Loss = Expected Pounds Loss of EBW EBW - Expected Loss = Goal Weight. The End. (BTW, I have Champions. They are cute, cheap, and FUN-ctional!) (Double BTW, looking mighty good there @sillykitty!!! Hugs!)

Way to go girl!!! Post here often for support! I'm on Day 2 of Day 5 of my FMD (fasting mimicking diet) with Dr. Mind Pelz's Resetters Group on FB.

Yum, your menu looks and sounds divine! Yes it's a total mind f**k!!! LOL. You are rockin' it girl!!!

Good luck! Work your tool and your tool will work! You got this!

How limited are you to drink water quickly?

I thought you swore off watermelon after dumping? (looks delish btw!)

You should start one here. I'd join!

We like them, but they still spike our bgs and stop our weight loss and kick us out of ketosis...

Congrats! What are you doing on your plan? (Pssst you should go into your profile and signature and fill out the information on yourself so we know what you are doing--surgery and date, etc. )

Yes. Agreed. Dr. Fung however, seems to see in his practice that all artificial sweeteners cause a cephalic insulin response in their patients...which may or may not be accompanied by a spike in blood glucose readings. It's possible to spike insulin without spiking bgs. Anecdotally in an N=1 experiment for me, I'm opting to reduce a.s. as much as possible in my diet for as long an interval as possible. I can tell you that I lose better when I don't try to make low carb treats/sweets and low carb analogues to high fat, high carb items. My hunger goes down dramatically and weight loss goes up.

LOL. Oh you don't want to see the girls. The scars aren't bad but there are these little spider veins from radiation damage that travel along the scar and are so ugly. They are like "Barbie" boobs: hard, round mounds that are not "anatomically correct." I'm toying with the idea of getting temporary nerp tattoos to see what they would look like with some surgery on them.

Oh wow girl! ((hugs)) It takes as long as it takes. You know? So glad you found the path!!! Six months from now and you won't recognize yourself! So happy for your survivorship. Triple negative is scary larry stuff. Are you still on meds? The doc said I might be on an aromatase inhibitor for life? Mine was ER+/PR+/HER2- (the most common, but it was a very high grade aggressive form). You should talk to your doc about what level of fat in your diet. I think Triple Neg is the only one that is impacted by a high fat diet.

Eight years ago today (Good Friday) I was told by my doctor that I quite likely had breast cancer and needed to have a biopsy asap. She said to get ready, cuz I needed to prepare for the hardest year of my life. She wasn't wrong... Now fast forward to 2019 Good Friday, I'm 3lbs from my 3rd Goal (133lbs) and living a miraculous life in NED. (no evidence of disease). I'm blessed to be here and so happy to walk this journey of healthy living with you all! (Pic ho coming soon--maybe this afternoon after my trip to Old Navy 50% off sale. Woot!!

Yay!!! So glad to hear about your son and DIL! LOL, lucky for me I had to switch to decaff years ago (when I was still using sweet n' low and Coffee Mate). Then the journey to health began (literally 20+ years ago), step by step. I reduced the CM. Broke up with CM. Then reduced the sugar. Broke up with sugar. And ended up drinking coffee black. Then with surgery was surprised at how delightful I thought CocomoJoe was! (Banana Premier Protein Drink in hot or cold coffee with ice). That's really the only way I like sweetened coffee now. Still working on trying to get rid of my sweetener in decaff tea though...it's a journey, right ladies?

Baby steps. Pretty soon, if you use this time to MAXIMIZE your tool and kill the cravings/associations with the things that are not BENEFICIAL to us or to making our goal. We have to teach our inner person to have new behaviors. You have to train your dragon. You can do it. The decision is the beginning of the action. It's the part with all the strength.