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JRinAZ
on 4/29/10 1:32 pm - Layton, UT
Topic: RE: Banner Gateway
Woooooo HOOOOOO Stacy!!!!  Congrats!  High Fives!  Hallelujahs!

You're just a few winks away from a great journey!  Let us know how we can support you!


Joyce 
Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010   
     www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com

                  

JRinAZ
on 4/29/10 1:28 pm - Layton, UT
Topic: RE: scared to lose weight
Hey sweetie!
You've just got to get to know the knew you!  Some of us wear out FAT as a protection.  Some of us have embraced our FAT and so when it begins it's exit we have to adjust our identify all over again.  Note that I'm using the F word!  LOL!  Believe me, it's taken oodles of support groups, therapy and good old fashioned photos for me to realize that I really was FAT!  I hope that doesn't offend anyone but it was a piece of my healing to say it out loud.

There are oodles of ways to get used to the kudos, the compliments, the questions ...etc....  Attend support groups!  People have great experiences to share that can help us.  I've been going to them for 8 years and still get charged up.

Congrats on your weight loss!  ....  Learn to just say thank you and leave the lengthy explanations to close friends and relatives (and only if you think they will be supportive).

Huggggzzzz! 
Joyce 
Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010   
     www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com

                  

Dawn T.
on 4/29/10 11:39 am - Phoenix, AZ
Topic: RE: Approved for Revision to DS!!!
Congratulations, Joyce!! I know you've had a lot of difficulties with your extended RNY - hopefully this will resolve your issues. I love my DS and I'm sure you will too.  I also wish I would have done this the first time, though I started with the band. There is NO comparison! 

Dawn


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Stacyb15
on 4/29/10 9:44 am - Casa Grande, AZ
Topic: RE: Banner Gateway

One thing I ended up doing was calling and calling and just bugging the heck out of them.

I finally got ym surgery date, May 17th!! I go in on the 12th for my preop stuff appointment. I am exctied and nervous. I was hoping to get it done in March, over my spring break, but it was just not to be. I am ready now though.



Jean135
on 4/29/10 8:20 am - Sun City West, AZ
Topic: scared to lose weight
 I had someone notice today that I was beginning to lose weight and it scared me. Has anyone else had this reaction??  I can't figure it out. Thoughts??

Jean
JRinAZ
on 4/29/10 6:36 am - Layton, UT
Topic: RE: Craving ice cream
Sorry about all the mispelled words.  My laptop is having "d" issues!  LOL!
Joyce 
Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010   
     www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com

                  

JRinAZ
on 4/29/10 6:32 am - Layton, UT
Topic: RE: Craving ice cream

Make your own!

1 1/2 scoops chocolate protein powder into 2 oz of cool tap water
Whirl a second in your magic bullett

Add 1 Tbsp cool whip and crushed ice,  pulse just a second.  Tastes like a Wendy's choc frosty.

And...try getting the cold-sweet flavor that you can get from ice cream in other textures.

Cheesy dessert (good for those on low carb programs)
>
> 2 parts ricotta (I do the 8 oz whole milk ricotta)
> 1 part or more of cream cheese softened (so 4 oz or more)
> 2 parts heavy cream whipped
> sweetener to taste (use the syrups you like - I use almond and vanilla together
> - otherwise it's 10 - 12 splenda packets I think and using vanilla extract
> and almond extract)
> 1 part sour cream (4oz)
>
> first whip the cream. add sour cream, ricotta, cream cheese and sweetener.
> It's good right away and even better after it sits in the fridge for a
> while. Makes a big batch, but you might want to freeze some or else scale it
> all back to half or a quarter. Good with toasted almonds on top too.


Eleanor's Chocolate Cheesecake Pie

Take 16 oz. tub of ricotta and a standard size block of softened cream
cheese. Combine them (hand mixer works well), adding a bit of cream as
needed to loosen up the mixture a bit, adding a package of SF pudding
mix (is there any flavor other than chocolate?). Tastes like chocolate
cheesecake without the crust. I suppose you could do a crust with nuts
if you wanted to.

Keep in refrigerator.


Dreamsicle Dessert

Nutritional Info
Fat: 0.0g
Carbohydrates: 5.7g
Calories: 25.7
Protein: 1.0g
Fiber : .3g

Ingredients:

8 oz container of Cool Whip Free

1.4 oz box of S/F Fat Free Vanilla
Instant Pudding (sm. box)

.3 oz box of S/F Orange Jello (sm box)

Directions:

Make Jello as specified in directions on box.

Stir in the dry pudding mix.

Mix well.

Add 8 oz container of Cool Whip Free.

Mix well (mixer or whisk)

Transfer to 6 containers (1 cup each)

Freeze or refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

Enjoy!

Number of Servings: 6

My families favorite:  Orange Protein Fluff!

1 large cottage cheese (I like 2% small curd)
Cool Whip (medium size)
large s/f orange jello
Stire dry jello mix into cottage cheese.  Stir in cool whip.  I add drained mandarin oranges an sometimes pineapple tidbits (draine).  ....  When I make this for newbie's, I leave out the fruit and add a scoop of flavorless protein powder.  YUMMY!

Another easy dessert for summer:

Green Gravy
1 box s/f pistaccio pudding
Stir dry pudding into a box of crushed pinapple (do not drain)
Stir in Cool Whip

You can mix the dry pudding flavors with the cool whip....and leave out the fruit.  Try stirring in Greek yogurt to boost hte protein.  Yum!!!


It's great to keep some kin of "WLS friendly" cool treat in the freezer or refrigerator throughout our long hot summer or else we'll be checking out all the ice cream places!  LOL! 

Go easy on the S/F ice creams.  There's still a lot of carbs and the lactose can kill most of us!




 

Joyce 
Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010   
     www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com

                  

Vicki S.
on 4/29/10 5:47 am - Peoria, AZ
Topic: Craving ice cream
I am craving ice cream like crazy. Any idea's what I can try that I won't dump on? I see Baskin Robins has some no sugar added ice cream. Online it says it only has 4 grams of sugar for a 3oz scoop. Anyone ever have Baskin Robin's? Does it taste good? Just looking to fix this darn craving LOL!
                        
FLGail
on 4/28/10 12:50 pm - Sun City, AZ
Topic: RE: Approved for Revision to DS!!!
Happy to hear your good news Joyce!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
                                      Heres to good health after the surgery. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                                                   My prayers will be with you.
                                                                                                                       Gail
JRinAZ
on 4/28/10 4:19 am - Layton, UT
Topic: Approved for Revision to DS!!!

Appealed the denial and WON!!! 

....just waiting for the call back with the surgery date then I'm headed to Dr. Keshishian in CA to get a life!!!!  I've taken the long rough path to finally get a DS....Proximal Rny to Extended Rny ......If only I'd  have known then what I know now I could have skipped years of miserable!
 
Wooooooo HOOOOOOO!!!

I'll take all the prayers and good wishes I can get!  I'm sure my insides are a challenge at best!!!!

It scares the bejeebies out of me
but I've gotta take the chance for a better quality of life!!!



 

Joyce 
Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010   
     www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com

                  

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