Rosebud2

Without a certification I could probably match information with any nutritionist out there regarding weight loss. That does not mean I followed it.

Yep. The one on the right. It is annoying.

I had a PM that went back and forth 3 - 4 times and it chained down. Maybe I can copy it and send it to you in a PM?

What a great idea. I had nixed the mashed potato, but sweet potato has good stuff in it. I really like it better.

You're right. I am guilty of forgetting that and take people at their word.

Yes, you are right. They have an addiciton. She was not in the proper mental place for the surgery. You have to make decisions BEFORE the surgery that this is going to be a lifetime change. Even when you are on a full foods stage, you can't be eating malts, cake and chips and expect to see positive results.

Hmmmm. The Atkins shakes have artificial sweetners.

Do you know what drives me nuts? The people who have this surgery and have a chip on their shoulder. "I didn't have this surgery to be on a diet" people. There is a woman on the other board who is just a couple of weeks out and not due to go on mushies until tomorrow and she is posting about how she cheated with a few bites of CAKE and had colby jack cheese (which isn't even mushies.) and she is one of those who has the chip. She wasn't understanding that the harsh responses were to try to get into her head that at this point she was risking problems. We all chose VSG because some day we want to go back to "normal", or a refined normal with our eating, but damn, don't risk problems when we are only talking 30 days. Grrr! Don't you know she will be back at six months wondering why she hasn't lost weight and about how unhappy she is with the surgery.

Yep, that is what I was seeing. I really think people don't take the time to study up on nutrition and have no concept of the nutritional value of each food. So many people cannot read and understand how to read a label.

Good suggestions. I can make the meatballs really tiny and they won't notice if I don't take more than a couple.

It's OK today. May be gas. What is funny right now. I usually drink Atkins shakes and have no problem at all. Yesterday and today I added a scoop of Protein powder to it. It was a bit thick so I added some Water. I can hardly drink a swallow or two. It doesn't seem any thicker than the usual shake but I'm having to force it in. I'm going to put it away and have more later. I like adding the protein because it adds 22 g. protein to the 15 already in the drink.

I need you all to put your heads together and get creative for me. The situation is that I am having guests next weekend. dinner will be involved. I will still be on mushies. They don't know about the surgery and I ain't telling. They usually expect big things from me as I am an amateur chef. Now that you know the details. What can I cook that will be good, that I can have at least some of and won't be too obvious that I'm on mushies? All suggestions will be appreciated.

Or he might be making too big of a bougie and his patients can eat too much.

It is still there. I only had a couple of teaspoons of yogurt and some shakes today.

Do you see the latest someone is selling - spaghetti in a bread bowl. The spaghetti wasn't enough?

When I was a child, we were taught nutrition in school. We were taught a lot of useful things too. How to behave on an interview and how to write a resume. Manners. A lot of kids have no clue because they don't come from homes where it is taught.

Are you from Brisbane? I've been to Brisbane. I've been to Australia twice and would go back in a heartbeat. I love it.

I'm so sorry you had complications. I hope you are feeling a lot better now. You can use this as a reference. http://www.hopkinsbayview.org/bariatrics/docs/nutrition_sleeve.pdf

You eat Pasta for dinner every night? I'm one who cannot lose with carbs. Your entire diet seems to be pretty high carb. The formula I've seen was 60 grams Protein and less than 30 carbs a day and about 800 calories. I'm sure someone else will know exactly.

You have to reply back and forth several times to see it. Annoying.

Why did mine feel so thick? It really fought me to get it off.

The surgery here in my hometown would have cost over $21,000 and they had little to no VSG experience at any of the local hospitals.

I had to have surgery on my varicose veins and then had to wear a full, panty hose, style. You should try putting THAT on. I cried the first time I tried.

I clicked on the wrong link in my email and accidentally unsubscribed. Can you undo it? I'm only here because I was already logged in.

If you don't have a plan from your doctor check out this site: http://www.hopkinsbayview.org/bariatrics/docs/nutrition_sleeve.pdf