Re: Judie - Love that menu!

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Hi Reece,

The weight loss has been phenominal! Im down 80 lbs and hubby is down 120 in less than 7 months. Im only less than 25 lbs from goal now with another 16 months with my window of opportunity so I think I will sit back, relax, eat and let the surgery just do its job!

So many people think in order to just get enough protein they must eat just plain meat and things like that, but Im here to tell you you can have the carbs too.....I just use them 2/1 ratio......more protein over the carbs. (you do need the carbs to keep from getting too tired and bored with your foods)

Here is something else to think about.....fast foods are good for us DSers but not for those who have not had the surgery!

Judie =)

Oh, Hi all, I'm back

Hi everyone, it's from NE Philly, 8 days post op and ready for my first post from the other side. I still don't have too much stamina, so I'll be posting about my experiences at Mt. Sinai a little later. I will say this though: given all the bad publicity I read right before leaving, I thought I was in for it. But the weekday/night staff on the tenth floor where I was - along with our own Terry Engelbert - were awesome! (The weekend crew is another story...)

Right now, I have a question about the dreaded protein intake. I am not able to eat much of anything right now. Everything that goes in just hurts, from gas and bloating. I also get these very bad tastes in my mouth. Fortunately, I am hydrating very well at about 6-8 cups of ice water daily. Protein is a sorry 20grams a day because I am only forcing down 1/4c at a time. As for supplements - oy! My dh got me Challenge Protein 95 and it tastes like liquid cereal!!! I did make a 22gram smoothie for lunch today, which went down well, but I've got such an aftertaste from the 1/2 cup cottage cheese that was in it....Anyway - at this stage (8 days out) is there anyone that was eating things like cheese sticks or chicken or lunch meat?

The handout from Mt. Sinai says two different things on two different pages, so I can't wait to see their nutritionist, Liz, about it...I'm going back to NYC on Monday to have my staples removed (by Dr. Inabet - anybody care to comment on him? Don't read much about him) and to meet with her.

So, I hope everybody has been doing well. I've been catching up with the lists slowly.

from NE Philly, age 39Open DS w/ Dr. Pomp, 6/27/01 w/ a BMI of 638 days out and yet to be weighed!----------------------------------------------------------------------