No worries! I took your comment in the spirit it was given. But let me try to answer you.

My kids are Bariatric Foodie kids. What you see on the blog is what they grew up eating. They were 9 and 6 when I had surgery! So they know label reading (and do it better than some dietitians I know). They know portion sizes. They know complex vs. simple…[Read more]

The caveat is that you should also recognize that hunger may not present the way you are used to seeing it. Do you know what your body’s hunger cues feel like now?

It took me waiting a long time to eat and just observing to see what mine are. (By the way, when I am hungry I feel a vacant feeling in my pouch, and it’s sort of a nagging feeling. If…[Read more]

Glad to see you!

Since you know I’m all about accountability, I’m going to challenge you to be accountable!

What have been your hurdles in doing the habits in this challenge?

Yay! So proud of you for the 72 oz!

Mid-week sweep!

It was so good to get to speak with you last night on the demo! Thanks for coming.

How’s your plan this week shaking out?

Mid-week sweep!

Is everything going smoothly with your plan this week? Looks to me like you’ve been rocking it. But do check in when you get a chance!

Mid-week sweep!

How’s your shoulder doing? You’ve spoken about “post party recovery” in the daily check-ins so I feel like I have a good idea about how that is but I don’t recall hearing much about your shoulder. I hope it’s better!

Get crackin’ sister! That letter’s not gonna write itself!

😉

Can’t wait for you to post that this one is checked off the list!

Sort of in the same vein as what I asked Sarah above, do you think this is a habit you won’t continue because you don’t NEED to continue it OR is it a habit you won’t continue because you find it difficult and/or unenjoyable? (And, fair warning, it could be either or both and that’s ok!)

Again, me doing my job!

Do you think that drinking the recommended amount of water is not a habit you’d like to work toward, or was it that you felt like it was too much too soon?

(NOTE: I don’t have an opinion either way but that question popped into my mind as I read your response. So that is to say don’t take that as any kind of suggestive…[Read more]

Feel free to think out loud here! I have a few meals planned out. The big exception to next week will be date night. We usually do dinner and some sort of activity and that is IMPORTANT time! But other than that, I’m packing 🙂

I definitely think this challenge has helped. My weekly goals before this challenge were to get my liquids in everyday. I was struggling with that. Now I’m hitting my liquids goal consistently.

As for the no eating 60 minutes before bed, I’ve learned that I have to have it no farther out than 30 minutes or I’ll be awake in the middle of the night…[Read more]

I’m tired today and have no idea why. But, steps are done, liquids are almost done.

Breakfast was a Premier Protein shake mix with coffee and heated up

Lunch was some homemade chicken salad and some apple

Dinner will be meatloaf and green beans

And bedtime will be early!

I will take the liberty of adding context. 😉

Konica would like to go to Obesity Action Coalition’s “Your Weight Matters” Convention in August in New Orleans. To do so, she would need to secure a sponsorship and plans to ask her doctor’s office and a few other places to drum up support. This requires a letter. She has started writing it but needs…[Read more]

You guys are doing awesome with the water!

Well I give you an A for effort!

Yeah see I don’t want you to spend money if you think that you are likely ignore the thing. But it is important to get enough water! (Dehydration = not fun.) So let’s keep thinking together about ways to improve your water intake.

Rome wasn’t built in a day!

I’m really glad you’re here. I haven’t said that in a while. 🙂

Are you just trying to drink plain water or do you flavor it? Also do you have a smart phone? Before you try something like Ulla, you might try an app like Plant Nanny.