Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum - Considering Dr. Kirshenbaum

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A good way of being able to indulge occasionally is to be active. Ride a bike, take a walk, swim a lap -- introducing regular activity daily will help you be able to eat something yummy once in awhile.

I just checked my 2 hour pp after Breakfast - it was 91. I check mine once a day, just so that I don't miss something -- that and I am a nerdazoid!

Yep, I need to get active. I know that will help a lot! Why, oh why, do I have such a hard time sticking with exercise??? I'm not dumb, and I've had the self-discipline to accomplish quite a bit! But not this!!!!

91 is fab fab fab. Good for you!!!

[PrtyAntOvrYt 6]

Yep, I need to get active. I know that will help a lot! Why, oh why, do I have such a hard time sticking with exercise??? I'm not dumb, and I've had the self-discipline to accomplish quite a bit! But not this!!!!

91 is fab fab fab. Good for you!!!

Boy do I know this Mini! For me, I do great until I miss a day! One stinking day and it's like pulling a huge molar to make me return! I worked 4 and I wanted to sleep longer yesterday morning, so I didn't ride my bike (it was supposed to be an aerobic day), so here I am fighting with my self to get to the pool and swim.

I think of those people who do it as second nature. I long to be one of them! I wonder if it's just me and my personality - or is it in my genes? What kind of people work out without even thinking? Are they superhuman?

[jmegirl 2]

Bahotmamma! Have you had our - "Willie Nelson's Peach Cobbler" ice cream lately?

Hey!!! I just realized today is my 8 Month Bandiversary!!!

I had some of that B&J Peach Cobbler ice cream last night...ate the whole thing! :thumbup: Had terrible gas afterwards. Hubby almost kicked me out of bed last night!

Happy BANDiversary Dee!!!

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Boy do I know this Mini! For me, I do great until I miss a day! One stinking day and it's like pulling a huge molar to make me return! I worked 4 and I wanted to sleep longer yesterday morning, so I didn't ride my bike (it was supposed to be an aerobic day), so here I am fighting with my self to get to the pool and swim.

I think of those people who do it as second nature. I long to be one of them! I wonder if it's just me and my personality - or is it in my genes? What kind of people work out without even thinking? Are they superhuman?

I think working 4 12's should count as exercise. Good heavens.

I know what you mean about those exercise people though. What's up with that? I don't get it.

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I had some of that B&J Peach Cobbler ice cream last night...ate the whole thing! Had terrible gas afterwards. Hubby almost kicked me out of bed last night!

Happy BANDiversary Dee!!!

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Oh my. That sounds sooooo good. :thumbup: The ice cream, not the gas.

[marcyinak 0]

YAY for moving tickers!!!!

I have one week left of this Last Supper Syndrome, and then I start my self-imposed 30-day pre-op diet. Not only am I going low-carb, but I'm quitting sodas and beer! Sheesh, I deserve a medal for this. :tt2:

Jaime - You know...once my husband and I were going to start a diet together (Nutrisystem, I think) and we totally had last supper syndrome...we ate B&J every night until our first box arrived...needless to say we eat had 10 lbs. MORE to lose by the time the box got to us! Haha! Just be careful...you don't have to over-indulge. SOME things you still will be able to eat (heck, I can still drink soda and I'm pretty tight - now, most people can't, so I take it as a blessing:cool2:) MANY of the things I can't eat I don't WANT to eat anymore so it's not a biggie...so just relax and know that if you can get through this pre-op, you'll be TOTALLY successful in bandland! That really is the first test of the band...right before you get it! We're here/hear for you!:cool2:

ColoCrazy - it has only been your presence here that has brought out the negative in anyone...I'm sorry that you haven't felt the support here that others have. I hope you have another group so that you may be as successful as we are here. I'm one of the *small* handful of folks that was at the beginning of this thread so I can say that this really IS a great group of supportive people. We ALL have to find where we're comfortable and it is obvious that you aren't comfortable here.:thumbup:

Volleyball - well, that team I'm on is...well...CRAZY! :w00t:We don't get along and we've got a few ball-hogs on the team. Anyone ever watch that movie "Church Ball"? The premise behind it is the Mormons (and especially the missionaries) play basketball - and they're out for blood...totally dominant and crazy. It's a parody, but TOTALLY true (I'm Mormon and can talk about it with some sort of authority.) Anyway, we've got the missionaries on our team and one of them is Samoan and he's playing his own version of church ball....I called him on it last night while we were having dinner and I explained that I was no longer going to get bulldozed into...I was going to start doing some bulldozing...heck, I need to have fun, eh?:thumbup:

Now...scroll down if you can't handle it...the recipe for B&J pumpkin Ice Cream...straight from their cookbook:

2 larg eggs

3/4 cup sugar

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 cup milk

(this is the base...it is important to whisk the eggs, then add the sugar a little at a time)

1 cup unsweetened canned pumpkin

1 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1. prepare the base. Pourt ~ 1 cup of base into another bowl, add the pumpkin and spices, stir until blended. Add the remaining cup of base.

2. transfer to an ice cream maker and mix away

Makes "generous" 1 quart.:thumbup:

[marcyinak 0]

Oh, if you REALLY need it...I have all the other recipes too! :-D

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:w00t:We don't get along and we've got a few ball-hogs on the team. Anyone ever watch that movie "Church Ball"? The premise behind it is the Mormons (and especially the missionaries) play basketball - and they're out for blood...totally dominant and crazy. It's a parody, but TOTALLY true (I'm Mormon and can talk about it with some sort of authority.) Anyway, we've got the missionaries on our team and one of them is Samoan and he's playing his own version of church ball....I called him on it last night while we were having dinner and I explained that I was no longer going to get bulldozed into...I was going to start doing some bulldozing...heck, I need to have fun, eh?:thumbup:

Marcy! I wondered if you were Mormon when you said that the missionaries cut some of your firewood. My daughter is Mormon (converted when we lived in Oregon!) and my husband is a lapsed Mormon. He played Church Ball for years and would come home all battered and bloody. I would go watch sometimes and couldn't BELIEVE how competitive everybody got. It was hilarious. Good for you for bulldozing back.

[jmegirl 2]

Oh my. That sounds sooooo good. :thumbup: The ice cream, not the gas.

Oh the gas wasn't good at all. But I kept hoping my husband would get tired of it and just move to the spare bedroom. There's nothing better than getting our King bed to myself with our 3 cats snuggling close! They don't mind the smell of my ice cream induced gas. :thumbup:

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Oh the gas wasn't good at all. But I kept hoping my husband would get tired of it and just move to the spare bedroom. There's nothing better than getting our King bed to myself with our 3 cats snuggling close! They don't mind the smell of my ice cream induced gas. :thumbup:

Well, you may get your wish after you're banded! I have never had so much gas in my life. It's embarrassing! I know what you mean about having the bed to yourself . . . .whenever DH is out of town, I sleep diagonally on the bed, just cuz I can!

[lotzasunshine 2]

Volleyball - well, that team I'm on is...well...CRAZY! :w00t:We don't get along and we've got a few ball-hogs on the team. Anyone ever watch that movie "Church Ball"? The premise behind it is the Mormons (and especially the missionaries) play basketball - and they're out for blood...totally dominant and crazy. It's a parody, but TOTALLY true (I'm Mormon and can talk about it with some sort of authority.) Anyway, we've got the missionaries on our team and one of them is Samoan and he's playing his own version of church ball....I called him on it last night while we were having dinner and I explained that I was no longer going to get bulldozed into...I was going to start doing some bulldozing...heck, I need to have fun, eh?:thumbup:

Hey! I am Mormon too! I was laughing when I read about your church ball experience. i played when I was in the Young Womens group and it was BRUTAL!! My brother in Law tore his achilles(sp?) tendon playing church basketball, though that was kind of a mixed blessing because his unit got deployed to Iraq the next month, so he stayed in the states and got office work.

[lotzasunshine 2]

Ok, I know I'm a little obsessive and I just weighed myself for the third time today but I usually have to wait for my body to get going before I can get the correct reading for the day and I am down 20 lbs!!!!!!!!! YYYYYAAAAYYYY!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::tt2::laugh::thumbup::glare::sad::tt2::w00t::thumbup::smile2::cool2:

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Ok, I know I'm a little obsessive and I just weighed myself for the third time today but I usually have to wait for my body to get going before I can get the correct reading for the day and I am down 20 lbs!!!!!!!!! YYYYYAAAAYYYY!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::tt2::laugh::thumbup::glare::sad::tt2::w00t::thumbup::smile2::cool2:

That's fantastic! Congratulations! You must be very pleased! So is this fill working out better for you? I'm having another one on Wednesday . . . . I hope it works out okay.

[lotzasunshine 2]

That's fantastic! Congratulations! You must be very pleased! So is this fill working out better for you? I'm having another one on Wednesday . . . . I hope it works out okay.

Since I have upped my calories it has been great! 3 lbs since I started that last week or so! YAY! I may need another but as long as this is working I will hold off. Good luck on Wednesday!

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Since I have upped my calories it has been great! 3 lbs since I started that last week or so! YAY! I may need another but as long as this is working I will hold off. Good luck on Wednesday!

Thanks! I've been upping my calories a bit too, but am still kind of up and down.