I start my first cup of coffee within 5 min of getting up, and then have breakfast about 15 min after finishing it…maybe 30-40 minutes after I wake up. I vary my breakfast between some kind of egg (poached, scrambled, baked in a muffin with meat & veggies) and homemade protein muffins or the occasional Greek yogurt. If you’re a pinterest user,…[Read more]

After driving over 12 hours, we stopped for the night. 3917 steps so far … Did my best with food … Thanks again for the shout-out … Sometimes I really need that cheerleader … My hubby is a great guy but he is one of THOSE people that eats as much and whatever he wants and doesn’t gain weight, so he can only understand so much the…[Read more]

Popping in quick for “Check In”. I’d say that I did pretty good this week with eating slower and making time for my meals. However, I also discovered that I sometimes take too big of a bite and not chewing it enough (especially when eating meats and poultry). So I have begun incorporating this into my meals.

I wish I was better at saying “no” to people who ask me to do things. I’m pretty good about saying no to food pushers!

I love breakfast, and also try to eat every 4 hours, so I start my morning with coffee then breakfast, then vitamins. But everyone is different!

I wish I were better at self care.

13526 steps so far … Food was mostly OK. I did eat 3 bites of my husbands dessert at  a late lunch and had 1/2 of a flatbread pizza for dinner … We start heading for home tomorrow so won’t be walking but will have more control over my food choices

I wish I was a better:

• Habit maker (follow through)
• Not worrying so much about what everyone else thinks of me
• Not always saying yes to everything –learning to say no

I know what you mean Kathy, but think it’s awesome that you are acknowledging your feelings!!! You go girl!!!

Endoscopy went well, he took a couple of biopsies since I had been tested positive in the past for Barrett’s Esophagus. He showed me the pics he took during the procedure of areas biopsied and also a pic that showed that I still had a staple from my WLS!!! I’ll know results in about a week. All of the dinners I had planned for the week didn’t…[Read more]

Off day for me since I had my endoscopy this morning which meant no eating or drinking until after the test (which was about 10:30 this morning). Made myself an egg sandwich around 1:00 (sprouted grain bread, an egg and a little butter) and ate it all over 15 minutes. Had broiled scallops, mac salad and coleslaw (take out) for dinner–ate most of…[Read more]

Just out of curiosity which rules do you find the hardest to follow?

For me:

• Feelings expresser
• Listener

Right there with ya, sister!

I wish I were a better post-op rule follower.

I wish I were a better good habit former

Mid/end of week SWEEP! (That just means I come into this forum once a week and check on everyone’s progress lol)

Did you make your list of who to call first and questions? Have you made any calls yet?

Mid/end of week SWEEP! (That’s when I come through this forum and check up on your weekly goal.)

I like that you identified two very specific things to be accountable for. So tell me…have you been meeting those two goals?

Mid/end of week SWEEP!

From my view you’ve been doing pretty darn ok this week, even with a super busy schedule. But how would YOU say your week is going?