Re: Well there you go!>Mel > Cherie>Mel

[Guest guest]

Hang in there kid and just keep going back for more fill until you

are at that point where you lose the hunger and the portions are

tiny. It will happen. Once you get some more in you, just take the

increments really slowly so you don't overfill. there is a very fine

line between that " sweet spot " and toppling over into overfill. When

you hit that spot you will not PB or have reflux unless you do

something wrong - this is the time when you really have to follow the

rules. Speaking of which I have to do that myself now. I am full

and still have over 1/3 of my tarte left which I have just

reluctantly scrapped into the bin as I type this. If I ate it, I

would be sick and in this instance I have an ulterior motive. I

still have my custard slice in the fridge waiting for my tummy to

empty!!! It is really hard for me to throw food out and today I

should have just put half the portion on my plate, but no I went the

whole hog - little miss piggy me.

Chin up Mel - you will get there. What did the doc have to say about

your weight loss. Maybe a trip to their dietician might help you as

well - get back on the straight and narrow - set yourself a little

goal for Christmas, back to Curves and just go for it. Just think

only 7 sleeps and when you get on the scales this time next week, a

little loss will give you the incentive to go forward for the next

week - one step at a time!!!

Cheers

Cherie

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> > > I am home again after my trip down the highway. If it wasn't

school

> > > holidays I would have buzzed you Nic for a bite to eat... or

slurp

> > in my

> > > case. I sit here slurping on chicken & corn soup... which has

to be

> > > chewed which is ok. He tells me that I am now up to 6.5 - not 7

as

> > I

> > > had thought I would be. So I have been 6ml all along. Anyway, we

> > will

> > > see how this goes. I get dreadfully depressed when I jump on the

> > scales

> > > down there... I am still in triple figures and only 6 odd kilo

> > down. It

> > > honestly can't be right???? Makes me wonder really.

> > >

> > > Interesting how you can have fill and your stomach can rumble

all

> > the

> > > way home in the car with hunger pangs... very odd.

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> > > Mel

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[Guest guest]

He just looks at me like I have two heads... we like to argue about what

I am doing wrong - never have we come to any real conclusion. He thinks

that I eat too much, and that I have to have very low calorie food, no

treats, no wine etc etc... same old, same old. I don't like the

dietitian at his office. I have never liked any dietitians... they tell

me what I already know, I eat too much and too many calories and don't

exercise enough. I should pay myself a hundred bucks now... because I

know what I do wrong, I just can't fix it. I didn't get obese by

following the food pyramid! LOL!

No... I am ignoring it all. Have you noticed that I do this everytime I

see them down there at the surgery... its their scales - I loathe them!

Mel.

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> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > I am home again after my trip down the highway. If it wasn't

> school

> > > > holidays I would have buzzed you Nic for a bite to eat... or

> slurp

> > > in my

> > > > case. I sit here slurping on chicken & corn soup... which has

> to be

> > > > chewed which is ok. He tells me that I am now up to 6.5 - not 7

> as

> > > I

> > > > had thought I would be. So I have been 6ml all along. Anyway, we

> > > will

> > > > see how this goes. I get dreadfully depressed when I jump on the

> > > scales

> > > > down there... I am still in triple figures and only 6 odd kilo

> > > down. It

> > > > honestly can't be right???? Makes me wonder really.

> > > >

> > > > Interesting how you can have fill and your stomach can rumble

> all

> > > the

> > > > way home in the car with hunger pangs... very odd.

> > > >

> > > > Mel

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> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

You know I am totally against dieting - it's what got me fat in the

first place and I believe that you eat when hungry, stop when full

and your body will regulate itself and when we are banded we have

that help of portion control which is very hard without the band.

How is your chocolate consumption going? Are you still eating

protein first? What is a typical days food intake for you - spill

the beans and we will have a pick at it and see if we can help. I've

been on pate and brie on cruskits for breakfast for weeks now - for

lunch I had a big run on roast beef with aoili/chutney on cruskits

and at night I have fish or meat - a lot of the time just protein, no

veg or carbs and I have a hot choc with marshmallows every night or a

date shake or a iceblock type of thing. The routine doesn't change

much. Last night I had carbs (pasta) - last week I had nachos

several nights in a row. I rarely eat snacks anymore and the only

reason I don't graze my way thru the night is because the thought of

reflux scares the hebbies out of me. Nights are hard for me and I am

doing lots of reading, at the pool 2 nights a week, going to start

doing my quilting again soon so that will keep me occupied. It's all

about distraction. Laying off the wine 5 days a week must be doing

some good. Have you been to a naturopath or someone to test if you

are having reactions to certain foods. Perhaps your body doesn't

like certain things and it is interferring with your metabolism or

you have a thyroid prob etc. Always worth checking these avenues.

You might need to change the combination of the way you eat foods to

kick start things - there could be lots of reasons, but you need to

go and have some tests and try and eliminate any possibility that it

could be outside forces that have little to do with the amount you

consume.

I feel for you and know you must be really down about this, but use

it to your advantage, don't do what we would have done pre-band and

go out and blow it even more to comfort yourself.

OK enough of the lecture .....

Take care

Cherie

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> > > >

> > > >

> > > > I am home again after my trip down the highway. If it wasn't

> school

> > > > holidays I would have buzzed you Nic for a bite to eat... or

slurp

> > > in my

> > > > case. I sit here slurping on chicken & corn soup... which has

to

> be

> > > > chewed which is ok. He tells me that I am now up to 6.5 - not

7 as

> > > I

> > > > had thought I would be. So I have been 6ml all along. Anyway,

we

> > > will

> > > > see how this goes. I get dreadfully depressed when I jump on

the

> > > scales

> > > > down there... I am still in triple figures and only 6 odd kilo

> > > down. It

> > > > honestly can't be right???? Makes me wonder really.

> > > >

> > > > Interesting how you can have fill and your stomach can rumble

all

> > > the

> > > > way home in the car with hunger pangs... very odd.

> > > >

> > > > Mel

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