Just coming in to join the WLS journey with all of my Native sisters and brothers. I am Amy, 27, live in Philly, but miss my Minneapolis home. I am Ojibwe from the LeechLake Res in Northern MN. I am still contemplating whether to do this. Somebody quick come up with a recipe for low carb frybread! Amy

Sounds good to me. Since most of us have been on about or tried to follow most of the diet programs out there some of us have learned a lot about dieting, and realize that these diets are doomed to fail. Studies have indicated the Native Americans can't tolerate the carbohydrates well and to us they have become a poison, causing the rampant spread of diabetes in those that Are Native American. Especially now attacking the Youth and elderly. I watch what I buy now more than I did when I was on any of these diets trying to illiminate products that contain sugars and excessive carbs. We have learned that Carbohydrates, and isulin help trigger the hunger mechanisms, and with the competition of the food industries trying to come up with foods that are fast, tasty, and easy to prepare. we have foods that not only have became loaded with carbs, but have had a devastating effect on this country and the fight against obesity. I have came to the opinion that we need to have a voice to educate people to the fact that maybe a hundred years ago people became obese because of overeating. But today the causes vary from each individual and I blame the addition to these food aditive as a major culpret of it. Some of us didn't have to eat much at all to become obese and surely didn't have to eat much to maintain the excess weight.

I hope we can keep it up also and get more response. To answer your question. I am originally from Granite City, Illinois, I grew up very close to Cahokia Mounds In Collinsville Illinois, In 1975 My Parents moved to South Eastern Missouri. My Mother was born in Parma Missouri in 1917 in a Teepee. She wanted to move back In 1983 I moved to Chicago and stayed there until 1992, I came back to help take care of my Mother she passed in 1993. I am married and live with my Wife in Paragould Arkansas. I have been here in Paragould for about 3 years. Most of my Relatives Live in Missouri, and Illinois.

Hi Steve, I am new here also. I have checked out this post a number of times but it was always Vacant! I am part Cherokee, my paternal grandmother was full. CONGRATS on your success! Hope to see you around. Patticake

OF COURSE IT IS REALISTIC with WLS! If you eat those things that have ruined our diets, and that we LOVE so much, you will have problems.If it wasn't for this surgery I would be doomed. I just do not have the will power to NOT eat those things all of the time and to replace them with protein and veggies. SOOOOO, this is my rebirth, and I AM STICKING TO IT! Patticake