My name is Tammy I live the in Kitsap County Washington state. I am getting prepared for gastric bypass surgery I have not had the surgery yet. Just getting through all the stages. I still have to get my goal weight for surgery. I have finished all my tests and now I have 3 behavioral therapy sessions to complete and I finished my physical therapy and nutriontist appointments. I am nervous about not able to eat the foods that I love and don't want to give up. I am nervous about going through the surgery and having the dumping syndrome. I am having trouble with foods that I am suppose to eat. I have trouble with skipping mealsand Snacks.

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Feel free to add me I'll charge my fitbit tonight if I can find it haha. Duckydoom on both MFP and Fitbit.

What kind of dogs do you have? I have a crazy 1 year old hound puppy that needs to be walked daily (probably a couple times a day, who am I kidding) and a fat 8 year old Rottie mix who loves to go for long, leisurely walks.

How do I add you to my fit bit are you on Facebook

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Feel free to add me I'll charge my fitbit tonight if I can find it haha. Duckydoom on both MFP and Fitbit.

What kind of dogs do you have? I have a crazy 1 year old hound puppy that needs to be walked daily (probably a couple times a day, who am I kidding) and a fat 8 year old Rottie mix who loves to go for long, leisurely walks.

How do I add you to my fit bit are you on Facebook

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Yep! Www.Facebook.com/Duckydoom I think if you go to fitbit and search by username you can find me, but I am totally ok with being fb friends too as long as you don't mind pictures of my dogs!

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Love dogs

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Love dogs

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We will be good friends then

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Love dogs

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We will be good friends then

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I am so frustrated I am not loosing weight and I am not eating much and I am walking every day.

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How is your Water intake? I don't lose at all unless I cut carbs down to 20 to 30 grams and drink about a gallon of water a day. Make sure you get electrolytes too if you're drinking that much water, I use fizzy tabs that I got from Hammer nutrition that don't taste too bad

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How is your Water intake? I don't lose at all unless I cut carbs down to 20 to 30 grams and drink about a gallon of water a day. Make sure you get electrolytes too if you're drinking that much water, I use fizzy tabs that I got from Hammer nutrition that don't taste too bad

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Not getting much water in not sure about my carbs. I will have to watch that. What do you eat if you have to watch the carbs. Cuz I like my breads and rice and Pasta and starches. I am pretty much on my own I have a appointment with the nutriontist on the 17th of this month.

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Definitely track on myfitnesspal - you can set custom amounts for macronutrients, so if you start to go over the amount of carbs it will let you know.

When I go low carb, I follow the ketogenic protocol which is basically phase 1 of Atkins. 20g or less of carbs, moderate Protein, and high healthy fats. It cuts out all fo the breads, rice, Pasta and starches, unfortunately. HOWEVER - I found a good high protein low net carb pasta from IsoPasta. It's pretty good, and has less carbs than the Barilla high protein pastas.

What I usually eat:

Breakfast - 2 eggs, 4 pieces bacon, 1 cup coffee with 1 tbsp heavy whipping cream

lunch - salad with mozzarella, lean turkey or chicken and a low carb dressing, or sliced mozz, avocado, olive oil, salt pepper and vinegar.

dinner - meat and veggies. This can be salmon, steak, ground beef, chicken, whatever, and usually asparagus or broccoli.

My Snacks are 1/2 cup full fat cottage cheese with some walnuts and rosemary infused olive oil mixed in.

All of that is roughly 1300 -1500 calories for me, and I weigh everything out. When I stick to it, I lose all of my excess Water weight SUPER fast. The fats keep me really satiated and I have ridiculous energy. Last time I did it I lost 10 lbs in a week and was bouncing off of the walls. My irritable bowel symptoms all but disappear, I'm not gassy, or crampy, but I do spot.

As a disclaimer, I usually stall right at the 230 mark though, so that's why I'm still pursuing surgery. The sleeve is also going to be a great tool in helping me to avoid all of those starches, pastas, and carbs in favor of healthier foods. It's going to be a great extra boost for me.

Hi! I'm in Kitsap county too.

I'm waiting one lab test result so my dr can submit for final insurance approval. (Very frustrating wait).

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Where in Kitsap County

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I live near Seabeck/ Bremerton area

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I live near Seabeck/ Bremerton area

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Oh wow I live in Port Orchard

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I have to do some shopping and I want to know what foods I should buy. I don't like cottage cheese or asparagus. If I want some kind of Pasta what should I buy or if I want tacos or lasagna or rice. I am trying to get the weight off. So any suggestions on what foods I should buy. So I can get this done with the next step.

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I swapped out Pasta with zucchini. You can chop or slice it up, quick sauté - yum.

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Do you like Greek yogurt ?

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Its OK I like Activia and youplait

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