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chai20

By chai20, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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LipstickLady    25,682

LipstickLady
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I haven't forced/ choked down a sleeve of crackers as of date....I'll sure to let you know if I do......and thank you for your compliments....you two are so kind...keep giggling your way to a 7eleven.

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Me either and I am 3.5 years out. But yes, I will giggle all the way wherever I care to in my size 8 skinny jeans, TYVM.

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FunkyMunkyBrat    205

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I haven't forced/ choked down a sleeve of crackers as of date....I'll sure to let you know if I do......and thank you for your compliments....you two are so kind...keep giggling your way to a 7eleven.

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WHUUUUUUUT?? What does that even mean?

I think it means you're taking me to 7eleven while thy choke down a sleeve o crackers?

Munky

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rolosmom7    740

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Aside from the daily dose of humor I get out of this forum (which is excellent) - if you are wanting crunch, I've just been approved for "all" food. The Quest Protein chips definitely get me the crunch, give me the fullness of protein, and I can eat 1/3ish of the bag. That being said - I'm not sure how healthy they are, but has to be better than ritz crackers.

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LipstickLady    25,682

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You weren't always a size 8...

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Of course not!! But I've been maintaining it from a size 20 for 2.5 years. I am an expert on NO ONE but me, but I am not a pandering fool either. I know what worked for me, and I am definitely a successful WLS patient.

I'm not sure I understand where you are going here. :D

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Babbs    14,681

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The disease of food addiction is the biggest problem. Those that have it, understand it. It's real and it's very powerful. My biggest challenge is to conquer this.

We aren't denying that. We were giving you the tools to make it easier for you. Not scolding you about the choice.

Crackers are made up of simple carbohydrates, which are processed in the body differently. They basically turn into glucose, or sugar in the body. That, in turn causes cravings for more, because sugar reacts in the brain the way heroine does. The easiest way I found to combat the cravings for more sugar or carbs is to keep myself full on Protein and fluids. It really helps. You need lots of both this early out anyway for healing, muscle building, and weight loss. You will eat less, too, because Protein is more dense and fills you up.

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Raynbolite    302

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I just don't think it is helpful to be so harsh. Advice is great, but telling someone they'll fail at the start of their journey seems unhelpful. It's not easy to be a newbie...we all make mistakes.

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Pescador    1,374

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I admit I am still weak at times. But if I had a sleeve of crackers in my kitchen, I know I would late nite grab one, two, three...... for that reason, there are NO crackers, chips, candy bars or the like in my house. If I feel hungry, I know I have a container of low fat cottage cheese, or a few almond in the kitchen, and all is well with my soul.

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Raynbolite    302

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We have Snacks in the house for myself and my husband which are healthy and good choices....and then we have some unhealthier ones because we have and 11yr old, a 6yr old grandson and 3 other older boys. But we put the unhealthy Snacks out of easy reach and the boys have limits set on how much they can have. I haven't had an issue once, since I have the healthy snacks to choose. It is a temptation, but we do ok.

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Pescador    1,374

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Raynbolite, it has to be hard having kids and grandkids around with their snacks!!! Good luck!

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Raynbolite    302

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We're used to it. I just try and focus on the prize at the end. The kiddos encourage us, so that helps too. Having my hubby do this at basically the same time, helps too. We know the other understands. Hopefully some of our healthy choices rub off on the kids!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        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.

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