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I'm sure there is some sort of "lead water pipe" going on at this time in history... like when the Roman elite used lead pipes to carry drinking water to their homes, and went crazy from lead poisoning. What is the lead pipe that leads to obesity? Do you think there is one (or more?)

The 25BMI must be the gauge of the 62%? I would think... So your Doc is ok with you losing more? I know I want to lose more than my highest normal bmi...

Thats looking like a good idea! Thanks everyone... Ill let you know how it goes.

Alex my man, you have your work cut out for you! I tryed to show my husband the befor and after pics.. it was hard to navigate to see more than one pic in an album. It was the first time he was interested in seeing what I have been looking at, and got bored and left because I couldnt find the "after" pictures to go with the "Befores". Thanks, I know you are probably already losing sleep getting this thing together....

I am in a strange place, I have to stay the same for over 3 months! I am right at the bottom of the BMI and have to stay the same to qualify... I am counting calories and trying not to lose any weight FOR A CHANGE!! I actually really want to lose now, reading all the posts here, I am inspired...the really hard part is I am not getting surgery until January... I have to stay the same through the holidays and vacation too.... It is interesting to see how many calories I need to stay the same... not that many... around 1600. Im trying to eat more Protein, no Water during eating or after, and getting in my Vitamins... Writing everything down.. Sometimes that donut or pototoe chip really calls my name. My Nut warned me, no binging. Eat healthy. I will be able to eat most anything I want later on, just small portions. Im trying not to say Goodbuy to my faves...the thought I wont be able to eat a huge pile of salad with everything on it makes me sad sometimes... chin up all! Relax, we will be OK....better than OK in the end.

I am a vegetarian, so never did Atkins, except for about 3 days about 20 years ago. I have followed South Beach as a vegetarian, and found it was the only eating plan that really removed my "addiction" feelings towards food. This made it much easier to avoid eating too much. I think that how and how much we lose weight is more than just calories in calories expended... but that appears to still be the most believed theory in the scientific world...at this point...

I know that the drill is protein first, low carb veg and fruits and if room, carbs. My question is, if you were to eat carbs then fruits /veg and protein last instead... wouldn't you lose the same amount if the calories were the same? ( I know we need the protein to stay full and get nutrients to keep the body healing and building, and high glycemic index carbs tend to make you hungry faster....) Im playing the devils advocate here....:scared0: ? Why should carbs make you stall if the calories are the same?

I wear a size 12 shoe and a size 11 ring! I cant wait to have those numbers go down a bit. I may have to give some jewelry away, or perhaps sell it and get some new pieces!

So many firsts! You and the kids will do fine! Don't forget to have a great time.. look out the window while your in the plane, its a great view! The next time you see it you will be starting a whole new part of your life.:thumbup:

My husband and i were making jokes about the tube sock boobs last night... he said make sure to roll them up with the crease side down so you don't have strange horizontal cleavage! :thumbup:

Well I certainly don't want any of those symptoms in my life... I already have a few. Bringing my numbers from 14 to 30 made me feel better (less muscle soreness after exercise and lifted a mild depression) I will continue to raise my D and see how it goes! I need a bigger pill box! Here is a good general article about VitD history... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/to-sun-or-not-to-sun-a-ra_b_740822.html

cool! I just might have to try that!

My Dr. even said that women do better on 40... and that lots of research is being done on VitD right now and it will be given more importance in the future. I'm not so sure about the VitD council... they are sponsored by and endorse a tanning bed company, Vitamin companies and a blood test company. They might be fine, but check other sources.

So I woke up this morning craving chai. So I took one cup of 1% milk, added about 3/4 teaspoon of chai spice (from the Indian grocers) one packet of stevia and one good quality bag of decaf tea. I heated them until steaming but not boiling...and let it steep for a couple of minutes. I mixed one scoop of soy isolate in 3/4 cup of cold water until smooth. I then poured some of the tea mixture into the soy mixture, then all the soy mixture into the pot with the tea mixture. I stirred quickly over a low heat just to bring the temp up a bit without boiling. I can taste the soy a bit, but the chai spices and the sweetener and the milk really did the trick. YUM. experiment successfull :wink0: milk 10 gms protein soy 11 gms protein =21 gms protein!

Ny name is Kim and I'm a Chocolate/peanutbutter junkie. Thank God for SF chocolate pudding and PB.

I'm pretty sure day one... Some Drs don't want you to ingest anything red for a short while.

Congratulations! That is just so cool!:001_smile:

I just try and use low glycemic index carbs like whole grains, low fat dairy and high fiber veggies...and not a bunch of refined sugar and white bread. This worked pretty good on South Beach in the past. Really kept the craving and hunger down. I think the carbs in Low fat dairy should be fine...and beans...check out the fiber, that is just carbs going out the other end!

Interesting! I had been wearing sunscreen for years, and my dermatologist said get the VetD checked.... It was at 14 (should be at least 30)....I wonder how my next test will be...taking just the lower daily....I was a little depressed...taking the VitD did the trick!

My understanding is: Take your once a week VitD, prob for 6 weeks, this is standard practice to bring the numbers up (30 minimum) then you can take around 1000 a day. Vitamin B12 you dissolve under your tongue/sublingual...it is best absorbed that way. Your other VitB12 is combined in a multi pill? Swallowing it is not the best way to get your B12 after surgery. I don't know about the Iron, I just remember taking it and it made me nauseous years ago when I took too much... This is the experience I have had, but listen to your Dr.

This is what my Nut said too....

Miss Vanish, I love bellydancing! I have been taking classes twice a week for over 2 years. I am really going to miss it while I heal. I think all the stomach isolations might be hard on the stitches, so I hope Its not tooo long. Rock on sister Bellydance! I hope to get the surgery in January. Let me know how it goes in class when you start.

We have many Indian markets around us... they all sell chai spices in a little box, just steep teabags, some spice mix to taste, splenda or stevia and milk in a pot with some boiling water.... delish!

It is going to be really hard for me to keep my carbs so low...Im a vegetarian, and everything I eat has carbs in them. I can keep my calories down though... I expect a stall....

That sound great!