No game

Lol! A boogie???

Cheri! There you are! Oh but not good about the hubs Hang on there, and know you got us... Not the same I know but we have good ears for the listening

Hey I just started taking a scrip for D! Let's hope it works... Ok fast day gals, have fun today! I'm fasting and gearing up to go for a 8+ mile mountain bike ride!!! Hey where's Cheri???

Yep BFF! Mindful eating on your feed days are a must!

Ugh... I guess I'll have to quit being lazy and go look

Welcome, And good luck on your stress test! I wanted to be able to be here for my children too, it was one of the most important factors as to why I had this surgery

Well the thing is, these rats were fed high fat on none fast days... That to me would be the equivalent of me fasting then eating McDonalds, Then fasting again and McDonalds... I don't go crazy (for the most part) on my feed days.

Congrats! Glad your doing well!

Mafar, At 174 you started quite small.. Perhaps not too you, but trust me to a lot of people that's small. While a 18 pound loss is great, people probably won't notice much when a small person gets a little smaller. My advice? Screw em, you did this to get rid of your band, lose the regain and feel good. And by your first couple of sentences it sounds like that is happening!

Georgia my new BFF!!

I'm loving this guy tonight! http://www.drsharma.ca/how-many-extra-calories-do-you-need-to-become-obese.html **** it's late!! And I'm all alone here reading I need to go to bed!! Nighty night

Oh and really thank you! I could not find it I like this Sharma guy I've been enjoying his articles on OH (sorry Alex)

Thanks!!!! Oh a picture of me waiting and scared for my weigh in!! Butters request

Thanks I was poking around looking for it!

Poor pokey! I think the ole girl was just sowing her wild oats! Or eating them... The love boat... Exciting and newww... Come aboard we're expecting youuuu.... You go bigcountryab !!

Good stuff misty. We had a discussion about this in the 5:2 a couple of weeks ago. I find the research very compelling (and a slight bit confusing) and have been looking into diversifying my intake. I think one of the girls (FYE) is taking in ancient grains to mix it up.

I had a "check up" with my surgeon today. It's funny how I stressed about the weigh in.. But he seemed pretty happy with it. I asked him about long term success.. He said first off, that he sees his patients yearly after the first year... Glad I like him! He said yes he sees lots of regain but it happens slowly for most of them, about 10 pounds a year on average. It's the slow creep of getting to comfortable.. We also talked about reduced calories for us compared to a "normal" weighted person of the same size that never had weight issues. What thread was that here? About consuming 20% percent less than an never been obese person? Well it sounds about right. I also asked about stretching of the sleeve. Has he actually seen it with his own eyes? He told me yes more than once. It's not unusual if someone continually eats to over full. So that was definitely "food for thought" It gave me a better handle on the things I need to do and look out for to have more potential for long term success. Me at the doctors scared to be weighed....

My fast was a little over yesterday.. Stress was not handled the way I wanted it. So a handful of almonds did me in after dinner.. Ugh I wanted to do good! But I also had an appointment with my bariatric surgeon today... So I stressed ate about being weighed! Well the surgeon was pleased as punch with my weight so I worried for not.. We talked about eating and confirmed yes we will have to eat less than a "normal" person for the rest of our lives as not to regain. And I asked about stomach stretching he says yes it happens. and has seen it with his own eyes! Scary stuff!

Lol! See, now that's the fat comparison I want to see with my morning coffee!

Tell me about it I was expecting like a picture of me "before" and some hot bikini model!! Nope I got an actual fat picture

Don can you post a picture of the difference between and apple fritter and a bear claw.. I'm drinking coffee and the fat pick kinda turned me off

Sorry your not feeling well Georgia I hope you get better soon. Skinniness you ate some bread? In the form of pizza hehehe... Ok biopsy done! It went well, I won't know anything for at least a week so.. But as far as the pain, not to bad, although I'm going to play it up when my husband comes home! Maybe I can get out of cooking dinner Fasting is going ok today, I'm not hungry but I want to eat. Sucky but I'll be strong (I hope)