stretching your pouch
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HW: 274 | SW: 232 | CW: 137 | Goal: 145 (ticker includes a 42 pound loss pre-op) | Height: 5'4"
M1: -24 (205) | M2: -14 (191) | M3: -11 (180) | M4: -7 (173) | M5: -7 (166) | M6: -8 (158) | M7: -11 (147) | M8: -2 (145) | M9: -3 (142) | M10: -2 (140) | M11: -4 (136) | M12: -2 (134) | M13: -0 (134) | M14: -3 (131) | M15: +4 (135) | M16: +2 (137)
LOL. 
I suppose now I have to think of something witty to put in MY signature as a disclaimer that any advice I give about people throwing out the scale for a while to reduce their anxiety is not intended as professional Psychological advice!
Saterry... I need your help, LOL!
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Yes, you better. I mean, what if I read your advice and so I throw my scale out the window and it hits someone in the head and they sue me? I would, of course, then sue you because you advised me to throw out my scale.
Perhaps we'd all better start saving up for all our upcoming legal fees. Posting on OH is going to get expensive!
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I wish we had a LIKE button.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Who pissed in your Cheerios this morning? Egad!!!
lol, the post from the meanie must have been removed between when I started and posted. Boo to them! Kelly, keep the info flowing!
HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
Love it! That all makes so much sense, and is reassuring.
So, here's a question: If you always stop eating at or just before full, will your pouch still grow some? My nutritionist told me that I'd start at and ounce of food and work up to about 1/2 a cup or 1 cup. But if I never stretch it out with eating or drinking, won't it just stay the same size?
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I guess if you never ate more than an ounce or two at a time, it might not stretch at all. I imagine it would be pretty hard to do that, though. I know I'd be awfully hungry these days if I only ate one ounce of food. Plus you'd have a heard time getting enough calories and protein down the road, if you never ate more than an ounce of food.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I don't know about anyone else, but after 10 years there are days when I can eat a full plate, but my stomach always shrinks back down when it gets empty. There's been numerous occasions where I missed breakfast, went to eat a protein bar at about 11 and I could only handle one or 2 bites, which doesn't help how shaky I'm feeling by that point because I then need to wait for my stomach to settle before I can even get a protein shake in, as was my cir****tance this morning and yet last night I had one and a half chicken breasts, along with potatoes and green beens. It doesn't pay to sleep through one's alarm clock.
True victory comes at the very end, when you can say, " I lived, and will gladly do it again." View "failure" as a setback, and meet each accomplishment with a larger goal.
