candi256

thanks everyone and congrats to all of you too. this is an awesome journey we are on together.

Well my weight is normal (not me so much ) According to the BMI calculator I am no longer overweight. Yay for that :)

The other day I found pizza flavored hummus. Best thing ever when I am wanting pizza but don't want pizza.

8 months and 90 pounds ago I would have not even thought about taking the stairs, now I look for them and run up and down them as many times as I can. I love this feeling!! The fact that I can do this is just awesome. Ok I am done. Just thought I would share. Its the little things that make me

this is just something I found interesting. I was told by the doc and the nut from the beginning no carbonated drinks ever, it will stretch your sleeve. (not that that's what you did, just saying) from the beginning I was told that was a major deal, (stretching of the stomach. ) 5 Ways To Prevent Stretching Your New Stomach Don’t overeat. This is the obvious one but it needs to be said. It takes more than one meal to stretch your stomach and cause issues. However, if you give yourself a big meal here or there, it will eventually get out of hand. That’s how most battles with obesity start. So, do not overeat. Even if its Thanksgiving or Christmas do not overeat. Have an extra sweet or a small portion of the scalloped potatoes – number 4 on this list should help in those situations where big meals are common. Avoid fluids during meals. Its best to avoid fluids during and right after meals. Give your stomach some time to digest the fluids separately from your food. Consider drinking your fluids an hour or two before a meal. This allows you to eat a decent amount of food without filling up on fluids and ensures that you get enough fluids throughout the day. And don’t drink carbonated (especially diet – new studies show diet drinks can increase hunger) drinks at all. They can mix with your food and create gas that can put pressure on your stomach causing it to expand unnecessarily. Snack. If you are struggling with hunger then its better to snack in-between meals than it is to go into a meal extremely hungry. When we skip a meal, such as Breakfast, its easy to get so hungry that we gorge ourselves the following meal. This is a good way to stretch your stomach. So instead, eat a snack in between meals. Try and make it a healthy snack and limit the portion size. Reward yourself with a treat rather than a large meal. Its important that you reward yourself from time to time. When our friends are eating chips and salsa or having ice cream its important to know that you can have a little bit as a treat from time to time. In fact, its important to change what you consider a treat. Its no longer OK to consider a large meal on Thanksgiving a treat. But it is ok to consider half a piece of chocolate a treat. Limit your treats to once or twice a week and keep the portion size small. Portion size is more important than nutrition. If you try to eliminate all treats and anything with fat then you are bound to fail. The key to success is moderation. That means that you shouldn’t eliminate everything good from your diet. If you do, you will probably end up cheating and then binging. Remember, food is not the enemy. Eating should be an enjoyable part of your life. The enemy is excess. Enjoy your food in moderation. Stretched Your Pouch? There Is Still HopeThe stomach is an amazing organ. It’s able to accommodate change in ways that have helped us survive for thousands of years. When food is scarce, our stomach can adjust our hunger sensors to say, ‘I’m full,’ after just a small amount of food. And, if needed, our stomach stretches to accommodate more food than is really needed. This can also be helpful when you might not know when your next meal is. However, our stomachs haven’t learned how to deal with a regular excess of food. Again, that’s why its easy to stretch your stomach after gastric bypass. If you stretched your stomach, get back on track. Your stomach will adjust its sensors and you’ll start to get back to normal. But you may need the help of a dietitian and support groups. Its worth it to call your surgeon’s office and let them know that you feel like you’re losing control. A decent surgical practice will have the resources you need to get you back on track.

Loved the taste but they made me really sick. Hurt to eat even 2 bites.

i had mine removed 3 weeks after surgery. My doctor said that it happens a lot.

My goal weight is 145. That would put my BMI at 23. I just believe this is a good healthy weight for me and my body type. I cant wait till I get there. Good luck to you.

I am in love with hummus the olive hummus it awesome.

When I first started the journey to a new healthier me my nut ask me what were some of my goals. My goals??? Ok well... I want to be able to tie my shoes. She just kind of looked at me all funny. So I explain and shoe her my shoes. They were tied (of course, I know how to tie my shoes) but the were tied to the side. I could not and would not bend over my big belly to tie my shoes cause it would get smashed and make it hard to breath so I would hike my foot up on my leg and tie it to the side. My surgery was on the 22nd of June I have lost 70 pounds and to be honest I don't see that big of diff when I look in the mirror, and I am already forgetting all the things I use to not be able to do. This morning I was tying my brand new knee high boots ( would have not even looked at 70 pounds ago) that I just got to go with my brand new size 12 skinny jeans and I realize I am tying my shoe!!!!!!! The skinny jeans being a 12 made me happy cause I started in a 22 but I didn't even get how much I have really lost until I noticed I could tie my shoe the correct way. Its funny how fast I forgot my little goals and started to just care about the looks of things. The being able to do simple tasks like tie your shoes or not be scared to death with the hostess tells you they only have a booth available and you are worried you wont fit. These are the things that make it all worth while. The reasons that even though I would love to have soda right now I am happy never drinking it again. I why when everyone else orders the fried foods I am eating healthy. These are the reasons I had this surgery. Not to see the thinner prettier me in the mirror (although that's awesome too).