ladybug97

MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP. MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP, MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS, MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE, MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING dinner STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS. Happy Thanksgiving! Seriously though, I found a great pumpkin recipe. Each serving is 1.5 weight watcher points. Wisk together one package of fat free/sugar free instant vanilla pudding mix with one can of evaporated skimmed milk. Place in the fridge for five minutes to soft set. Then beat in one 15 oz. can of pure pumpkin and one teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. Spoon 1/2 cup portions into small bowls, cups or ramkins and top with 1-2 tablespoons of fat free whipped topping. Refridgerate for at least ten more minutes. The recipe makes six servings. It tastes exactly like pumpkin pie but it is much easier. I love it!

Hi All I have been on my lapband Quest since this summer and will finish my six month period for insurance approval next month. The weight loss center that I have been working with requires that I lose sixteen pounds before I am scheduled to see the surgeon. I struggled for months...gaining and losing the same five pounds. Then last month I lost nine pounds! I was well on my way to the sixteen pound mark but hit a huge roadblock. Since I last saw the docin October, I gained it ALL back. I go for my November check-in with the doc and dietician tomorrow and needless to say, I am dreading it. I am embarrassed, shamed, guilty, etc. I thought about cancelling but I own this, I need to deal with it. No more running and hiding. I am not going to be one of those people who go in with an "I don't know what happended" excuse because I DO know what happended....I got cocky, thought that i could do it on my own without the diet journal and hard core attitude. At every meal I told myself that this would be my last "cheat". I let the gain happen because I fell back into old patterns. So, I am now back to square one. I did however, march myself into Curves two weeks ago and have gone almost everyday since. I'll see the doctor, the dietician and am schedule for three nutrition classes tomorrow. (I live 2.5 hours away so I make the most of my day off and gas money). If I lose the sixteen pounds by my december appoinmnet they will go ahead and schedule me for an appoinment with the surgeon as planned. If not, I assume that i will be benched until I do lose the weight. I guess that I am wondering if they are going to question my commitment. Why wouldn't they, I am? Old habits die hard. Any advice?

Thanks for the support. They don't have me on a specific plan. So I have been just doing whatever. When I I lost the nine pounds I was substituting the optifast shake for breakfast and lunch. My original plan was to take a day off from doing that. The day break turned into another day and then three, five, ten.......you know the story. Thanks!