Pookeyism

Try tums sugar free antacids when you get hungry (on a little water) it will help. I think it will help...sorry, at work and distracted...

carbs vs. net carbs are what you are looking for, and sugars. for example, Kroger candied yams: 210 calories for 1/2 cup serving total carbs 51g Fiber 1g sugars 43 g kroger mixed veggies, canned 40 calories for 1/2 cup serving total carbs 7g fiber 2g sugar 3g looking past the obvious difference in calories, the yams have 51 total carbs, and only 1g fiber - so your net carbs is 50g - that is 50g that basically your body will and or can use for energy. only 1g can be used to help "flush' your system and counter the 43g sugar! he mixed veggies have a high sugar to total carbs ratio, however, you have a much higher total carbs to fiber ratio. the sugars, at 3g for 1/2 cup is nominal. Did that help? lol

SO young. I would not have risked it at 23 - but that would have been my 23, and this was all so new, our WLS was not even available! Had I had your options, wow - 15 years. What could I have done with those years? lol!

Sure.

Are you on any meds? You may need to adjust them. I would probably call off working today - or driving, playing with sharp objects at the top of the stairs, etc....

I was wondering if anyone ever felt this way - i don't get nauseated, more very impatient. It has not changed any - grrr!

If you are asking about how to gain more before you start your post op, the "food funerals" I would say why? Small meals of your favorite foods, moderation, and dealing with the issues that are affecting you still - no offense but why the desire to do that? these are the things stressed to us to conquer before the surgery. I have heard of the food funerals, but I took it as an opportunity to address my cravings and I think it has helped me soooo much. Not preaching, observing. I always "question" - without questions we rarely have answers.

I don't have time to read all the responses but about the cards: Your FICO score is based inpart on your available credit AND how much you are using. Closing a card will almost always lower that score if you have a balance. But again too many cards with open balances can be an issue too. Answer:just don't use them. Really. Truly. No your miles don't add up to enough to matter, no you don't get as much back as you think. A zero balance card can be bad too. if you have zero on the card and a 15000$ limit that is 15000 you could run up quickly - and most of us that is a bit of our income, and affects potential debt. When you stop a card that has a balance you have stopped a portion of available credit, and you nw have a balance. Yo uhave lessened credit available, and yes lowered the credit you could dip into, BUT you now have more of a debt/available income ratio. ZING Keep only cash. Keep small bills, make yourself SEE what you spend. If you must spend, go to consignment shops - but I would seek counseling - you have noticed it in time and recognized it enough to mention it here. Now get help - not for the shopping per say but for the fact that your eating issues were unresolved enough to start a crossover addiction. PS - as for the cards, you may want to consider moving the balances for specialty cards (never get a specialty card) like lane bryant over to a general use cc. Then close it at a zero balance. You can then focus on putting expenditures on the cc while also paying down more than you spend. It could get you in the 25 day zone, which is usually a grace period before you owe on the card. Good luck!

PIlates in my opinion may be less forgiving than yoga. I have been doing yoga for over 20 years so I am biased! here is a website I keep a very inexpensive subscription to to show friends and fam how to begin, to be abel to practice and the have bariatric yoga also: http://www.medicineyoga.com/index.php this is an OK review for the book 'yoga for wimps' - I do not like the new pic of someone stuffing their face - as if to imply this is for people who are lazy overeaters - because it isn't - could be, lol, but isn't. I am not saying buy it from here! It just has lots of info. There is a DVD also but I do not keep the dvd. http://video.barnesa.../e/743452186228 core exercizes are essential, and many things can still be done in modificaton as long as the modification stil supports the same muscles being used - remember at first core training seeks to make your brain remember how to do these things - you re-wire! like an older computer getting an upgrade - except you have no obsolete parts. Do not be afraid if you shake - literally or feel awkward. For the stand up exercizes utilize a finger or two on a chair or wall. If you need one-on-one help with yoga see if you can find an instructor that does free or donation-only yoga classes (If you can afford classses this is stil a great option. Donate what you would pay). I think alot of times these instructors are so overwhelmingly happy to assist someone in our position you get almost 1 on 1 care. Bariatric yoga is a newer term and it is gaining credibility fast. In a year you will be doing acro-yoga. I hope to be! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acroyoga I dislike wiki overall but decent info on acro yoga. PS - Even the most basic rotating of your hands and feet will help - never omit the small things! If you want more info let me know - I will help all I can.

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/key-nutrients-that-protect One of several sites to help look up nutritional info.

The small OMG's can be the best!

I am a much more mellow person right now but I wish I had been there with you! GRRRRRRR If you ever find your way you Houston let me know we will have a lite dinner and some Xbox kinect and no one will make an issue. That invitation goes out to everyone!

It sounds like a good idea. take advantage of it!

Bartering is inefficient, It uses too much human capital. LOL studying Economics right now! PS - You can still do that provided the other person agrees.

So you are a size 4, 5'6" and 170? 160? I have my goal at 150 - I really should go ahead and change that! (5'10") Awesome pics in LBD!

Lol I thought you meant hip insurance like 'leg connected to'...i need to call it a day and go home! lol

Yup! I go into the kitchen more now to feed my rabbits than I do myself...but they are HUGE rabbits!

Depending on how much you have to lose and the little extras life throws at you, it is possible to still lose weight after a few years, but chances are either you or your body will create a stall. A stall further out is different than it is in the beginning. The more weight you lose the less "sitting" calories you will burn. So unless you have added activity to your lifestyle you will not burn much extra. Even then it has to be an active lifestyle, not a life with an activity in it. Another thing is I think many people hit that level that they would have anyway, but it is harder to slingshot back. You have no guarantee you will only consume 1000 calories a day...if you learn bad habits you could easily eat twice that much. I know a young lady that took 2 years to lose 45 lb...but she did it and eight years later it is still off. Who knew...

Cindy lynn I live just off 290 in cypress!

How much have you lost?

By the time we are into summer you will already have lost so much! Cheers to your new life!

Sleeved 1/4/12 and I have lost over 30 lbs. Not sure on the exact amount. I was 279 in January of 2011. I am 210 (weighing in two days) now.

Does it irritate your tummy again when you do that? I am back to liquids trying to get to the mushie phase so I have never experienced it...8 weeks on liquids! Ugh!

You should print and frame that pic of your half-eaten yogurt!