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Sorry I feel like I'm bombarding the food board today but catching up with the stuff I neglected to post this week. Okay let's be honest, this isn't desert, but it's as close as I'm going to come to it right now, so I decided to enjoy it. Pics here: http://sleevers.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/pumpkin-caramel-bake-high-protein-low-carb-gluten-free/ Fall weather is here in Texas and it’s time to make something with pumpkin that’s still sleeve friendly. I adapted this from eggface’s pumpkin ricotta bake. It would actually make a nice Breakfast dish as well. Ingredients 2 eggs beaten 1 c ricotta cheese 1/2 c pumpkin puree 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1/2 c sugar-free Caramel syrup (I used Torani) 1 packet Stevia (optional) Toppings Handful of dried craisins Handful of slivered almonds Method 1. Mix together all ingredients. Pour into greased pan. 2. Sprinkle toppings . 3. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour or until knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Really, does it get simpler than this? 4. Let it cool or eat warm with whipped cream.

I don't know what to tell you on this from my experience. My answer appears to be, sometimes. This time I continued to lose weight through it. Would I have lost MORE weight if it wasn't for TOM? I dunno. But in any case, if you suddenly gain 5 lbs it's a pretty sure bet it's not real weight so I guess that's what happened to you. Think of how much fun it will be to suddenly see it gone though

what a wonderful post! Jogging is like the ultimate fat barrier mindset for me. I think I'm too fat to jog. What a wonderful accomplishment. Congrats!

44%! Almost half way.

you are 15% of the way there already. When were you sleeved?

I love my coffee. We have a Nespresso and I have one caffeinated cup and at least 2-3 decaf espressos daily. Yum.

I can't find the vets forum to read either. Where is it?

Actually that's all you are allowed to eat post surgery. Meat, vegetables, nuts, no grains, very little fruit, nothing processed. That's Paleo right there. Only difference is that we get to do dairy which, at first, is the easiest protein to ingest and true Paleo would shy away from dairy.

You are scarily good at making these up

I love this!

Pics and nutritional facts at: food still and we’re tired of throwing it out or giving it away. One of the ways to make this happen was to buy smaller cooking pots. I’ve been using the Fagor multi-pot for pressure and slow cooking but it’s 6 quarts so everything looks really small–until you dish it out and then you realize you’ve made enough for an army of marauding Huns. So last week I bought a 2-quart multi-pot and scaled down our recipes. Just think–a pound of meat now makes 2 dishes, and each dish feeds us for 2 meals. It’s really hard to wrap my head around it still. So this week’s pound of ground beef was transformed to two dishes. A low-carb vegetable-meat chili , and a low-carb shepherd’s pie. I cheated a bit on this chili. I don’t usually use spice mixes, but this is an easy supper that takes 15 minutes to assemble, and we all have days where we need something like that. I’m also using frozen vegetables because we’re still buying too many fresh vegetables and having to throw them out, so I’m trying to learn to love some frozen ones in our diet. Ingredients 1/2 lb lean ground beef 1/8 c chopped onion 3 cloves of garlic 2 tsp coconut oil or ghee 1/2 packet ready made chili spice mix 1 c mixed frozen vegetables 8 oz can tomato sauce (not paste) 4 oz Water MethodUmm…put everything in your pressure cooker. Mix. Cook on high pressure for 6 minutes. Enjoy. Seriously. That’s it. You could also cook it a crockpot for 8 hours on low. I’m sure browning would help tastes, but I don’t think it’s entirely necessary.

I'm bumping my own dang thread because if was funny! And more people should get to laugh with me on it! And the forum is still a bit jacked so maybe you missed it.

I really warn to know about these people's real lives. Is that how they cope in the real world? One disagreement with me and you're gone! If you disagree with me you must be a mean person! I really hate when people confuse a difference of opinion with personal love and loyalty. I could love you to pieces and still entirely disagree with you. But! not in a forum apparently. I particularly hate it at work because I get paid for my brain (thankfully not my body or we'd be bankrupt:p). Anyway I digress I get paid for my brain, not to be friends and agree with everyone. And when people equate support and loyalty with yes-man ship, I get very frustrated. As to your pill selling friends, karma will bite them in the azz sooner or later. Those types of deeds don't go unpunished.

I have a different suggestion. Ditch the canned chicken and make your own super moist and soft chicken. I have a proper recipe on my blog, but season some chicken the way you like it, slice up an onion and put in the crockpot. Place chicken on top. Cook for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high. That's it. No need to add water, it generates it's own gravy/juice. So simple and so much tastier than canned chicken and it's soft and moist and yummy.

Well but now I want cheese and rice!

What a wonderful post! The sneaky thing about denial is you don't know you were in denial until you have accepted the truth. I would have denied a food addiction up and down until I got sleeved. And I would not have thought I was lying to myself. In fairness, I don't think I was actively lying. Lying is when you know the truth and choose to disregard it. I didn't know I had a problem. Sure I knew I was eating sugar. Yes I had metabolic and inflammatory issues. Yes it is true that I have the ability to put on weight with a lot less food than my friends. Yes it is accurate to say that the last time I put on weight, it was faster and with fewer calories than humanly possible in a well-functioning body. It is also true I never binged, sneaked, or lied about my food. I also ate extremely healthy meals. It was the sweets that killed me. But until I was sleeved, and until I had spent a long time on The Artist Fomerly known as VST, I had no idea I had an addiction. I dont regret my sleeve at all. But I do regret not ever trying to eat low carb and better controlling my insulin response. I do regret never accepting that the sweets were making me PHYSICALLY if not mentally addicted to more sweets. Could that have made the difference for me? I don't know. And now I will never know whether my current eating regimen, albeit at higher calories, would have helped me lose weight. I do know I refused to accept that I needed to give up simple carbs before. And now, I accept that they will never again play a starring role in my life. I have an addictive personality. This is why I never did drugs, alcohol or gambled. Because I was fairly sure I'd get addicted. But I didn't think of food like that. It never occurred to me to stay away from unhealthy sweets because you could get addicted. Isn't that denial of a sort? Because how can we live today without being aware of sugar addiction? How can one know about the chemical cocktails food companies create that make you crave more junk, and yet deny that I was a willing participant in that game? I was well aware of all the facts. But somehow I didn't relate the facts to my own situation. Isn't that denial of a sort? I started smoking at 14. I continued for years where I limited myself to 3 cigarettes a day (not packs) I'd start, I'd quit. I'd stay quit for years, then I'd start again. The last time I quit was 5 years ago. And I will stay quit. You know why? Because now I accept that I am a nicotine addict. One is too many, and 1000 aren't enough. I don't believe I can EVER smoke a cigarette again--unless I want to be a smoker. The sugar thing--I haven't accepted I can never have sugar again. That's what scares me. Against all odds, I find myself wondering if I couldn't just have sugar once in a while? My husband accepts he can never have it. He quit a several pack a day habit overnight. Yup, 40 years of smoking and quit cold turkey the day before we met. He knows what addiction is. And he knows we were addicted to sugar. He never wants to get started again. I do. I still very much want it. I want to believe I can do it in moderation. Isn't that denial of a sort? Sorry for the long ramble!

Omg! 64%. Count everything! 64%. Almost two-thirds of the way there. How crazy is that?

Try 81%! How cool is that??

actually to me, you do. You look very good.

I just snorted while eating my lunch...very clever

Interestingly, my goal is where you are at NOW. 150 lbs, and I'm your height

OMG if only! He is almost there. Me, only halfway. But I'm not complaining! Never thought this woudl happen.

49%! Almost half-way there KJ. Good for you!

91.5%!! Hooray!!

girl, every pound lost counts. who cares how you lost it? besides, the more you lose before the surgery, the slower you will likely lose immediately after so don't short change yourself.