lauramomof3

hey wisconsin girl-the brand name of a wrap we have found is by mission- low carb wrap. it seems like it has 12 grams of carbs then has quite a bit of dietary fiber which you take away and it takes the carbs down to 5 gr. yes 5 grams and they are actually really good!!! i can usually only eat half of one. i find them at walmart,food lion and bi-lo. see if you can find them at your grocery store or you may be able to go on-line.

i am cold all of the time. i stay in a jacket, socks, blankets, 72 degrees on the thermostat. when i go out now i have two coats, scarf and gloves. i have never worn this many clothes in all of my life. crazyyyyyyyyyy. i don't understand it!!!

those spin classes look and sound like the devil his self. when i am doing to eliptical i hear the instructor yelling at those people spinning and I think why would you put yourself through that. there is a class that i wanted to start on monday but i never called because i didn't know how much it would cost and who the instructor would be. well good look building your stamina back up. you are a true inspration to me.

what kinds of sides do you eat with your meat early on. i am getting so tired of the same old thing. please help... the tilapia with parmesan cheese sounds really good.

Hey Rachel, it is getting to where at most meals I can eat anywhere from 4-6 oz of food at a meal now. like tonight I ate 2 oz of cube steak, with about 3 oz of different veggies. It is getting easier other than trying to find something to drink that really taste good and most meals I have no idea what to eat. I am getting so down and tonight I was talking to my husband and started crying. I haven't cried since my surgery. He had the RNY done on the 28th of Dec and has no problems with foods. He is already on soft foods and our Doctor is great with it. Mostly he still eats alot of muchie stuff but he can eat stuff that would really hurt me. He drinks so much better than me also and that is very frustrating. he also wants me to stop reading all of this negative stuff on the internet about people losing the weight and then regaining it. i don't know he just thinks i am getting way too down.

congrats joan. way to go! keep up the great work. keep working that sleeve..

sounds like you are trying to do everything right. way to go re: the gym. you are such an inspiration to me..

cajun- did you have to start all over again with mushies? i know i am still having problems with muching on stuff i shouldn't be. especially at work. those girls have chips, cakes, bagels, and all kinds of junk. i don't have any of the bad of stuff at the house but work is awful.

i am so sorry you girls are going through this. i am so glad that i had a hysterectomy 6 years ago so i don't have to go through cramps at the same time. lol

oh and i also want that recipe. that sounds good. i need more ideas of things to take to work that i can eat.

:confused1:how do you get more cals in so the weight will start coming off again. I am stuck at 242 for the past 5 days. I don't like getting stuck like this! I really need to up my cals before the 21st or my doc will get on to me. I plug in all of my cals for the day and I have been staying around 750-780 just about everyday. Also when you up the cals you eat do your carbs not go up too. Need help figuring all of this out. So confused with all of this nutritional guide.

good for you rachel. i am glad you called her to talk about the foods you should eat. i am going to call my nutritionist to ask questions about carbs and cals. i am stressing so much about that and i don't want too. the scale started moving this am. i had lost just 1 more pound. so hope fully it will start again. i am hitting the gym pretty hard. i have been going everyday this week. i usually try to do cardio 5 days a week and strength training 3 days a week. that is what i want to get in habit of doing. i think working out makes a huge difference in weight loss. i wish we lived closer to each other. what is your age? i am 39 and have been heavy since 92 right after i got married. well talk later and hope your scale starts moving for you. lol laura

deedee. you have done so good girl. that is amazing. i am not looking forward to the skin thing either but the alternative is not where i want to be either.

my weight hasn't budged either in at least 1 1/2 weeks. don't really understand why it is not moving either. which type of milk are you using? try putting only half of the yogurt in the smoothie. are you putting yogurt and fruit in the shake? are you able to eat fresh fruit right now?

also rachel i want to ask a question about your protein shakes. do they equal 200 cal with protein and milk? mine are: protein 96 cal and 1% milk for 4oz is 48 cal.

rachel- are you using the fitday.com website that lets you key in everything you have eaten for the day and a good way for you to keep up with it. you could also print this out and take it to your nutritionist for you guys to sit down and take a look at what you are eating.

girl you look good and you know did you measure yourself before surgery? the scale is just a number! i know i didn't measure and i wish that i had because i am getting slimmer in different parts of my body that i know have not seen in years. like my hips,thighs, buttocks, the rolls on my back are gone, and my breasts. lets not even talk about my breasts. they are going flat!!! we all wish for different things and i know my wish would be to be like i was when i was 18 but that is not the life that i have lived for 20 years. like my doctor told my husband the day he had surgery-he can help us loose the weight but he can't make us be like a beautifull model! just remember that. take it one day at a time.

my doc wanted me to be getting around 600-800 cals a day but by the time I go back to see him on jan 21st he wants me up to 1000 cal per day. i just can't seem to get there with everything i am eating. like today i got around 723cals today. and only 36g. of carbs.

i was pretty much the same way. sleeved on a tues morning and then didn't go until that saturday. had stomach cramps, sweets and finally went. i did put some miralax in my protein shake for two days and then i finally went. now i go just about every other day. i am about 3 weeks 4 days out. i do believe bowel movements help with weight loss. so i think we need to be having bm's at least every other day. keep hydrated and walking. lol