BethFromVA

The pouch diet is listed somewhere in this thread. Sorry, computer's moving too slow to try to find it.

Or....... y'could run around the block a few times to wake yourself up. :thumbup:

FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:

Sounds good! :thumbup:

My guess is that since it was the dietician who did the yelling, it is because many refried beans are made with lard, not a very diet-conscious food.

I was banded days before Thanksgiving and was on liquids. I have not -- NOT -- cheated at all in the early phase of this diet nor since. It doesn't mean I won't cheat somewhere down the line, but in the first few days?? I know we are a support group, but what good does it do the original poster OR new bandsters to rally around somebody who did something so foolish so early in? WHY should we say it's okay? It's NOT okay. She asked for opinions, and she got them -- good and negative. So long as they ask, some of us will have the cajones to be honest. We do no service to anybody if we sugar-coat something this bad. If somebody cannot break this habit so soon after surgery, then apparently they slipped through the cracks and should not have been allowed to get the band. This is NOT a magic bullet -- put the band in an viola, you lose the weight. You STILL have to follow instructions and work the band. If you can't, then you shouldn't have gotten it.

I immediately didn't like the one blonde on the green team, the one that was "hyperventilating" and crying on the treadmill. I felt that her partner was very positive and an "I'm just gonna do it" type, and the other was holding her back. Frankly I'm glad that is the one that got sent home. She just seemed like a heck of a whiner. She'll be back, however, because I believe her teammate will remain. I felt for the 19-year-old boy who weighed the most. He seems like such a sweet kid, and to be SO fat at such a young age... wow. I can't relate because I didn't get fat until I was in my mid-20's.

Many do. They get good at cheating with slider foods. I knew a guy who had gastric bypass and was easily 450 pounds for the 2-3 years I knew him. He was down maybe 100 from his highest, but he used to BRAG about how he could eat ice cream in large amounts because it "went right through." :thumbup:

Yep, but I couldn't just let that one slide. It was just wide open for me. :thumbup:

Well... not "just" like the rest of us! :thumbup:

Oh, it CAN be done, but the program they do on TBL is not realistic. They work out for multiple hours a day, which no normal person can do.

I heard it mentioned earlier in the show, maybe when they were introducing everybody. He had an RNY, I believe. That is why for me, personally, I am against that type of WLS. Too many people re-gain with those types.

Oh, something tells me you could identify with THOSE singers. :thumbup:

Exploitative in the sense that American Idol is exploitative in the beginning when they are making fun of those horrible caterwaulers? :thumbup: Yeah, it is somewhat exploitative, but they at least give these people something to strive towards and you can see the progress as the show goes on. I guess htey could start them out by having them weightlift creme puffs, but what fun would that be?

That poor young boy... 457 pounds! Bless his heart.

How bad have you messed up? Pretty bad. Seriously, like Jachut said, if you couldn't even commit to yourself this early in the process, how committed will you be overall?? If you went into rehab for a drug addictiion, would you come out and "only" smoke pot a few times right after? I just don't get it, I really don't. And as Jachut said, this isn't just slipping up a bit, this is BIG. Burgers and tortellini so soon after surgery, with "small meals" in between? Wow. You need to figure out RIGHT NOW what it is you want in life -- to remain fat with a slipped or removed band, or to get with the program and get real.

I have learned if patience is not readily available, make sure a baseball bat is. :thumbup:

Thanks! It's tough, but I am glad I'm not doing it while playing mom too. I had taken some of my courses years ago when DD was young and in school, and I was on a schedule where I got home right before she did. However, now I work full time and go at night. My only saving grace THIS semester is that I found some one-night-a-week classes that will be about 3 hours rather than being two nights a week. Otherwise, just to take two classes would have me at school four nights a week and then taking all my weekend time to do homework. However, the trade-off is that my Monday class will go from 7:00 to 9:40, and my Wednesday class (which will be 12 weeks beginning 2/9) will go from 6:30 to 9:40. Ugh. BUT, it frees me up for this summer, where I will only need one more of my basic courses before I go to university, so I will try to take an expedited class so I can get out on the motorcycle this summer. I was hardly riding at all this past year. I doubt I put 2,000 miles on her, and some of that was riding to school. :thumbup:

Way to go!! That first 25 pounds is the best.

Since you have two weeks, maybe start now going to bed each night 15-30 minutes earlier and getting up that much earlier until school starts again. That way it's not so drastic.

You won't (in a good way), but you'll be fine. :wub: I'm older than you and I'm doing it. Once I get my basics out of the way (summer session should be my last one), I go back to university from community college to get back to the major work. When I was there, more people were closer to my age. What is the JD curriculum?

I catch it off and on depending on which day of the week they play it or what else I am addicted to TV-wise during that time slot. :tt1: I DID catch the season finale and saw Michelle win. What a gorgeous woman, no matter her weight. I thought she was gorgeous when she was fat, and she is certainly gorgeous now. I hope she can stick to it since not all can. I will try to catch this season to help motivate me. Btw, I bought some of The Biggest Loser's workout dvd's -- anybody else get them or use them? I haven't cracked them open yet so I don't know what to expect. Ten hours' worth of Nazi-style workouts? Hope not... :wub: :thumbup:

Ugh, I realized I am starting up again on Monday. However, my second class doesn't start until February 9 and will be a 3-hour, one-night-a-week, 12-week course. Those Wednesdays will be looooong days!

WOW! To me 9pm is early, but 7pm??? I haven't even had dinner by 7pm! :wub:

I'm going to call the office today and see if Paul is available next Monday. I'm up 3 pounds from my lowest! :wub: I ate out a LOT the last 10 days or so with company here and all, but I didn't make bad choices. However, I can eat pretty well still...