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hi saludos Puertorriquena living in OHIO I'm 4 months post doing very well loss so far 53 lbs no exercise but walking 2 miles per day. wow you guys talking about food is so hard still for me to eat rices alcapurrias pateles anything like that i get full fast i tryed to incorporated something different every week don't work . most of the time get very sick if i eat something fried or grease. so if you guys eat stay away from those. i can eat hot spices but one day yes and skip two day because i get heartburn. drinking me Protein 64 gram per day, still lossing hair a little not much thanks God. any question ask I'm so happy to find this forum Dios las bendiga

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I'm Mexican too... So far I've had enchiladas, pozole and menudo (light hominy) but very small plate. No problems :)

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Great thread !! NYRican here. I get sleeved tomorrow 10/1. Missing the normal faves as well as ropa vieja, pastelon, my moms bistek empanado ......

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Great thread !! NYRican here. I get sleeved tomorrow 10/1. Missing the normal faves as well as ropa vieja' date=' pastelon, my moms bistek empanado ......[/quote']

Que dios te bendiga, Boricua!

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Thanks chula

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Cuban here! I am only 6 weeks out . So far have added salsa, hot sauce, and refried Beans back into my diet. Want to try tortillas, but am a little scared. I will spend Thanksgiving with my husbands Italian family, swear they are just as bad food pushers and advocates for thick extra curvy women!

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I'm Mexican and I will be sleeved in 30 days. I will too miss my mexican food.

Me too I will be sleeved on Tuesday. I will be missing my hit sauce nothing tastes good with out chile!!!!

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Me too I will be sleeved on Tuesday. I will be missing my hit sauce nothing tastes good with out chile!!!!

I lived in NM for years and there was nothing like the smell of roasting green chiles in October...oh my

Just Do It!!!

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Hey, I dont know how I will survive without the rice, bread, potatoe salads. I am dreading thanksgiving.

I am Dominican, and one week out.

Missing food! :-(

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Hey' date=' I dont know how I will survive without the rice, bread, potatoe salads. I am dreading thanksgiving.

I am Dominican, and one week out.

Missing food! :-([/quote']

My husband is Dominican Taino, I am Puerto Rican Taino, between the PR food, The DR food (much of which overlaps) and the Taino food...just didn't know when to stop. Now, hopefully I will still be able to eat most of it (oh god, no rice??) and my future sleeve will tell me when to stop.

Just Do It!!!

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There are any ways' date=' but to cheat a little you can use the following:

Depending on how much you want to make:

1-2 32 oz containers of egg nog, you can also make it from scratch but this way is quicker.

1-2 15 oz cans of cream of coconut

1-2 14 oz cans of condensed milk

1/2-3/4 liter total of Bacardi dark rum and Myers rum ( I like it strong, but you can use less depending on you taste). You can leave out the Myers, I do that as a homage to my wife's WI heritage.

1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon- (I use fresh ground cinnamon)

1/4 teaspoon of cloves

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (again I use fresh ground)

Blend all the ingredients together and refrigerate for 2 hours. shake well, serve and enjoy. I garnish the glass with a fresh cinnamon stick.

Yes, it is great to have a wife who cooks so well, she also owns her own bakery. Now you see my dilemma.

Enjoy the recipe[/quote']

Buplee, you are awesome thanks for sharing the recipie. I look forward to making it and hopefully being a hit at the holiday party... Wow, wife is a baker.... Omg. I see ans share in your dilemma, my husband is a foodie, he is a former Marine with a hearty Cuban Italian appetite. Plus he is a feeder, me or the dog, he wants to feed us, he equates that with love as most people do. I'm not sleeved yet but reading some crazy complications here I'm on the fence big time... So scary.. you know .....

Sent from my htc evo 3D using VST

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Hi I'm Mexican-American :)

My abuela is the greatest cook out there! I'm pre-op and I'm aiming for a Dec. date so I'm going crazy on my birthday and Thanksgiving. I'm going eat my cake and enjoy it too!

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Baby Beluga,

You are welcome for the recipe, and yes it is hard with a wife who is a baker and is thin. There are complications with any surgery. Don't use the forum as your source for info, speak to your surgeon's office about complications. I too was nervous, but I thought about and decided I want to be thin. I want to shop in departments stores in the "normal" section, and not in the big and tall or the portly section. I thought about the band at first and have two neighbors who have had serious issues with the band, and told me they wish the sleeve was around when they had wls.

Think about the future. Do you want to go through yo-yo weight loss or do you want a lifestyle change? I have lost a lot of weight in my life and gained it back each time. The road along your journey will not be easy at times, but the benefit will be worth the effort. I know mine won't given the cultures and the foods. Do your research and speak to a medical professional and you will be fine.

Think carefully and you will make the right choice for you. Best to you on your journey.

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hi saludos Puertorriquena living in OHIO I'm 4 months post doing very well loss so far 53 lbs no exercise but walking 2 miles per day. wow you guys talking about food is so hard still for me to eat rices alcapurrias pateles anything like that i get full fast i tryed to incorporated something different every week don't work . most of the time get very sick if i eat something fried or grease. so if you guys eat stay away from those. i can eat hot spices but one day yes and skip two day because i get heartburn. drinking me Protein 64 gram per day' date=' still lossing hair a little not much thanks God. any question ask I'm so happy to find this forum Dios las bendiga[/quote']

Que bien Boricua! Happy to hear so many of my paisanos and all Latinos doing well.

Just Do It!!!

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