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Topic: How was everyone's Thanksgiving? :)
So? How was it? How did everything go? Did you face any challenges?
I thought it might be interesting to take a poll, since Thanksgiving is the ultimate glutton holiday, that we can no longer celebrate to the fullest extent anymore LOL.
Personally, my day was really nice.... love spending time with the family! Dinner rolled around and I filled up a HUGE plate full of food..... ate till I was full (which didn't take long!).... and saved the left for leftovers. Seemed to work pretty well.... I'm a slow eater.... so by the time I was done with my tiny amount, everyone else was about done gorging themselves..... so we all got to sit there and moan and groan about how full we were LOL.
I had a little bit of a hard time getting the turkey down comfortably.... I like the light turkey and it's a bit dryer than dark meat. And I didn't feel too guilty about eating pumpkin pie.... my boyfriend made it sugar-free.... so it's basically like eating squash, right? :) :P
How did you guys do? Is there anything you would do different in the future?
Sorry, this was my first major holiday since surgery.... so I'm curious to hear :)
I thought it might be interesting to take a poll, since Thanksgiving is the ultimate glutton holiday, that we can no longer celebrate to the fullest extent anymore LOL.
Personally, my day was really nice.... love spending time with the family! Dinner rolled around and I filled up a HUGE plate full of food..... ate till I was full (which didn't take long!).... and saved the left for leftovers. Seemed to work pretty well.... I'm a slow eater.... so by the time I was done with my tiny amount, everyone else was about done gorging themselves..... so we all got to sit there and moan and groan about how full we were LOL.
I had a little bit of a hard time getting the turkey down comfortably.... I like the light turkey and it's a bit dryer than dark meat. And I didn't feel too guilty about eating pumpkin pie.... my boyfriend made it sugar-free.... so it's basically like eating squash, right? :) :P
How did you guys do? Is there anything you would do different in the future?
Sorry, this was my first major holiday since surgery.... so I'm curious to hear :)
HW: 243lbs 
SW: 222lbs
CW: 198lbs 
GW: 140lbs
I'm just a hair under 5'1.
12/1/2009- Third Fill, 7cc in a 11cc band
11/3/2009- Finally under 200lbs!!! YAY!!
SW: 222lbs CW: 198lbs GW: 140lbsI'm just a hair under 5'1.
12/1/2009- Third Fill, 7cc in a 11cc band
11/3/2009- Finally under 200lbs!!! YAY!!
Topic: The Holidays Are Rough!! Crossing Over to Transfer Addictions
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/crossingtotransferaddictions/
Hi All,
The Holidays are here: more food, more alcohol, more shopping, more EVERYTHING!!!!
There is a new OH Online Support Group. The above link will get you there.
It's called Crossing Over to Transfer Addictions
This group discusses the issue of transfer addictions (also known as cross addictions) after weight loss surgery. there are millions of people who have undergone gastric bypass who are now dealing with issues of addiction transfer.
For a number of people, giving up overeating leads to adoption of a new compulsion. Addiction transfer occurs when someone is unable or unwilling to rely on one compulsion (for us, it was food) and so switches to a new compulsion (alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, shopping, internet, porn, etc) due to not having dealt with the underlying issue behind the compulsion.
***Please feel free (and safe) to join and discuss any and/all issues you have regarding Transfer Addiction. ***
WE WILL SUPPORT EACH OTHER WITHOUT JUDGEMENT!
Hi All,
The Holidays are here: more food, more alcohol, more shopping, more EVERYTHING!!!!
There is a new OH Online Support Group. The above link will get you there.
It's called Crossing Over to Transfer Addictions
This group discusses the issue of transfer addictions (also known as cross addictions) after weight loss surgery. there are millions of people who have undergone gastric bypass who are now dealing with issues of addiction transfer.
For a number of people, giving up overeating leads to adoption of a new compulsion. Addiction transfer occurs when someone is unable or unwilling to rely on one compulsion (for us, it was food) and so switches to a new compulsion (alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, shopping, internet, porn, etc) due to not having dealt with the underlying issue behind the compulsion.
***Please feel free (and safe) to join and discuss any and/all issues you have regarding Transfer Addiction. ***
WE WILL SUPPORT EACH OTHER WITHOUT JUDGEMENT!
Topic: RE: Finding Positive!
Joyce
Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010
www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com
Woooo Hoooo Melani! We need a high school teacher type to help as a volunteer:)
Can you shoot me an email so I can get you on the "email committee" with all the updates?
[email protected]
Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!
Can you shoot me an email so I can get you on the "email committee" with all the updates?
[email protected]
Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!
Joyce Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010
www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com
Topic: RE: Finding Positive!
Thanks, Joyce! I look forward to meeting you and many others from the Arizona!
I would love to help, schedule permitting, (I'm a high school teacher) with the AZ WLS event in February.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Melani
I would love to help, schedule permitting, (I'm a high school teacher) with the AZ WLS event in February.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Melani
Topic: RE: Update on ooooops someone forgot
Thank you I checked and my credit is not good enough.
Terri
Terri
Topic: RE: Update on ooooops someone forgot
Have you looked into Care Credit? They do medical loans with awesome rates!
Last time I checked, they do 0% interest loans as long as you pay them off in the first 18 months. I'm sure they'd be able to set up reasonable payments for the $1200! :)
Last time I checked, they do 0% interest loans as long as you pay them off in the first 18 months. I'm sure they'd be able to set up reasonable payments for the $1200! :)
HW: 243lbs SW: 222lbs CW: 198lbs GW: 140lbs
I'm just a hair under 5'1.
12/1/2009- Third Fill, 7cc in a 11cc band
11/3/2009- Finally under 200lbs!!! YAY!!
SW: 222lbs CW: 198lbs GW: 140lbsI'm just a hair under 5'1.
12/1/2009- Third Fill, 7cc in a 11cc band
11/3/2009- Finally under 200lbs!!! YAY!!
Topic: RE: Update on ooooops someone forgot
Thank You for the kind thoughts. I have my surgery set for the end of December. That is if I can come up with the 1200.00 than I will have surgery.
All Good things come forth.
Terri
All Good things come forth.
Terri
Topic: RE: Planning BIG WLS event! Need volunteers
Joyce
Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010
www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com
Joyce Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010
www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com
Topic: RE: Planning BIG WLS event! Need volunteers
I wish I would have seen this sooner.... let me know what I can do to help!
I do admin/secretarial stuff ALL day long... spreadsheets and organizing are my specialty! :)
Hey there cute friend!
I will definitely take you up on your offer. We had a GREAT dinner meeting last night with ideas, plans and excitement levels flowing freely! We divided up a few things but there are still a zillion areas that need some TLC from good volunteers.
Can you shoot me an email so I can add you to the volunteer group email that we circulate? Then you'll stay up to speed and can contribute when you have some ideas.
Thanks so much! See you next Tuesday at group?
Happy Thanksgiving!
Joyce
Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010
www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com
On November 25, 2009 at 10:50 AM Pacific Time, sunshine86 wrote:
Joyce!I wish I would have seen this sooner.... let me know what I can do to help!
I do admin/secretarial stuff ALL day long... spreadsheets and organizing are my specialty! :)
I will definitely take you up on your offer. We had a GREAT dinner meeting last night with ideas, plans and excitement levels flowing freely! We divided up a few things but there are still a zillion areas that need some TLC from good volunteers.
Can you shoot me an email so I can add you to the volunteer group email that we circulate? Then you'll stay up to speed and can contribute when you have some ideas.
Thanks so much! See you next Tuesday at group?
Happy Thanksgiving!
Joyce Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010
www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com
Topic: RE: Gas Pain & Possible Heartburn..HELP!!
After reading your symptoms, gallbladder is my very first thought.
I've been experiencing the EXACT same issues.... and thought it was just heartburn. I tried EVERYTHING..... Tums, Rolaids, Zantac, Pepcid Complete, Pepto Bismol, etc etc..... NOTHING worked!!! So I started doing a little research and discovered that my symptoms pointed to gallbladder issues..... and gallbladder issues are very common in the weight loss surgery community.... as you lose all that weight, your liver/gallbladder have to work overtime to process all the fat out.
I'd definitely reccommend sticking to a strict low-fat diet, and talking to your doctor if possible.
I personally no longer have health insurance (sigh).... so I opted for the "homeopathic" hippie route.... increased my fiber, cut out fats, and am basically now a strict vegetarian. So far, so good..... I've lost even more weight.... and the heartburn, gas cramps and heavy chest feeling are all gone.
I've been experiencing the EXACT same issues.... and thought it was just heartburn. I tried EVERYTHING..... Tums, Rolaids, Zantac, Pepcid Complete, Pepto Bismol, etc etc..... NOTHING worked!!! So I started doing a little research and discovered that my symptoms pointed to gallbladder issues..... and gallbladder issues are very common in the weight loss surgery community.... as you lose all that weight, your liver/gallbladder have to work overtime to process all the fat out.
I'd definitely reccommend sticking to a strict low-fat diet, and talking to your doctor if possible.
I personally no longer have health insurance (sigh).... so I opted for the "homeopathic" hippie route.... increased my fiber, cut out fats, and am basically now a strict vegetarian. So far, so good..... I've lost even more weight.... and the heartburn, gas cramps and heavy chest feeling are all gone.
HW: 243lbs SW: 222lbs CW: 198lbs GW: 140lbs
I'm just a hair under 5'1.
12/1/2009- Third Fill, 7cc in a 11cc band
11/3/2009- Finally under 200lbs!!! YAY!!
SW: 222lbs CW: 198lbs GW: 140lbsI'm just a hair under 5'1.
12/1/2009- Third Fill, 7cc in a 11cc band
11/3/2009- Finally under 200lbs!!! YAY!!
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