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today i broke the drink with food rule!

I had SSUUUCCCHHH a taste for warm milk and Cookies.

so a half glass of milk and some reduced fat nilla wafers...

yuuummm.

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I eat like that all the time. I have too, otherwise,, I could not swallow a thing.Everything is dry, and it won't go down. This way a little moisture makes it possible to eat. Otherwise by now???? I'd either be under 90lbs., or dead.wich ever comes first.

Their is a problem with the Thyroid, so I can't swallow.

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Unfortunately for me I do it all the time that's why I am not losing like I should be.

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You know I read somewhere that if you'll stay full longer if you don't drink anything for a full hour after you eat. I've been trying this the past few days and it's really, truly helped. I always half-believed the whole 'don't drink when you eat thing' but now I'm a full believer!

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I'm glad to know that someone else has a problem with not drinking while eating. I can't manage it either. I'm a nurse and we're not allowed to have drinks in the recovery room - a long way from the break room. If I don't drink with lunch, I don't get any fluids until I get off work. If I try to get all my Water in after work, I'm up all night making potty trips. I started trying to drink a 1/2 bottle of water before I start lunch. It seems to help keep that first bite from getting stuck, too.

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Hi Everyone, I am back from HELL. Let me tell you that was not fun at all. Well, I had the big surgery it took almost 6 hrs (my poor hubby) after 3hours they came out and told him that there was abnormal cells so they were going to do the staging. But there wasn't cancer yet. so they opened me up the rest of the way. OUCH!!!!

The one thing I will tell you is to have your band UNFILLED with any body Surgery!!!!!!!!! The swelling was bad so the band was tighter. so eating is like out. Then you can't pass gas cuz no food or liquid. I felt like I was going to blow. I have hardly eaten since last saturday.

The Doctor said Monday that the test looked good. But will know in 10 days for sure. Then I will have to have a test every 3 months till 10 years. so I'm praying for that.

But I am back and everyone get healthly! It is so important to do this. For everyone around too! My hubby was so upset & exhausted, this hurt him alot. (I say as the gas in my shoulder is killing me. )

But I do want to say that the health care is bad out there. We need to encourge our young childred to go into medicine or I can't think of what is going to happen to us, Oh the paper work is great! But the care of the people is very bad. We are so going backwards.We must fix this. Talk to people and see how there time in the hospital was? This is my new mission in life is to fix this. (OR HELP)

OK lets move on with life! I'm back. YEA! Love you all can't wait to start reading the posts. Love ya Mary

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Mary I'm so glad that you are doing well! Take care of yourself and let your body heal. :confused:

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Hello my Angels!

I have been in Kansas all of this past week. The SD State Pen sent me to Parsons Kansas (southeast corner) to a burner factory. I had a great time and learned a lot about some of the burners we use in some of our boilers here.

Eat? Man, it was a smorgasborg the entire week. They fed us Prime Rib, chicken, Beef & Pork ribs, Rib Eye Steaks, and on and on! I did my best but I'm afraid I gained a pound or two last week.

But I'm back home and back "on the wagon" again. I've caught up on all the posts I missed and I can only say one thing for sure...I'm glad I do not have a TOM!!!!! I feel for you gals. Geez...........

Hey, old Jimboss loves you all and even though most of us did not meet the easter challenge, the important thing is we are losing. Each day is another challenge it seems... whether it is TOM, or head hunger, or PB's, or surgery's, or lifes everyday frustrations. But the good news is we all have this special tool that has been put in us and it is there for us. It isn't easy but most good things in life aren't. Keep up the good work Angels!

Hugs as always...~ Jimboss ~

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Ummm...eating Cookies. NOT GOOD! lol

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Hi Every body! Mary: glad you are back. Hope you feel better soon.

Shirley...

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I was in onederland and fell off the wagon and ended up in twoterville again. But this morning I am officially onederful again :)

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I can't wait to get there myself. Shirley.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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