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My name is dominique im 23 years old and I live in pasadena,tx and my doctor is dr. robert marvin he actully has a tv show on 39cw in the earily mornings on sunday at 6 am.my surgery date is finanlly set for aug 20 ive had todo a month diet program I started off at 305 and im down to 280 im not realy scared but I am nervous because I have a 5 year old son and he starts school like 5 days after sugery thank god for my husband so my questionis how did some off yall deal with this new change and having a young child and having to change my eating habits when I have a husband that loves to eat and is in reat shape and my son as well but the kinds of foid they like is not whats goid forr me

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Hi Dominique. Welcome! And congratulations on your 25 pounds already lost. That's fantastic! I can sympathize with your dilemma. My husband and teen daughter can mostly eat whatever they want and not gain weight. However, I've been thinking of it this way: If something is not good for me, it's probably not good for them either. Maybe they can eat it and not gain weight, but it's probably not truly good for them. So, I'm trying to prepare healthier things in general. There are also some ways to slim down what they are eating or even do some simple modifications to the menu to make it suitable for you. For example, let's say you want to make a Pasta dish with chicken and veggies. Grill the chicken (which is healthier for everyone) and steam your brocolli, or whatever veggies and then prepare your plate with those items. Go ahead and finish the pasta, add in the veggies, chicken, and sauce of your choice (maybe alfredo) and serve that for them. You're all eating similar foods, no one has to prepare two meals, and you can still loose weight. Stay encouraged! You're doing great and I know we will all be much happier when we get rid of the "extra" we have to loose.

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