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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 326995" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>Janet, sorry that your conversation went that route.</p><p></p><p>Do you remember when I posted several years ago (2004) about having gastric bypass? I heard the stories of : diet pills, no carb diets, all protein diets, shake diets, starvation diets, soup diets, and on and on. I heard about miracles via Jenny Craig, specific workout videos, SlimFast, Herbal Magic etc. I heard and I heard and I heard. I was told that gastric bypass was easy (HA!) and that I'd just gain it all back and stretch my stomache back out again (impossible to stretch your stomache back, but you can slowly eat your way to a higher weight again if determined). All this was by "well meaning friends". In spite of me knowing not a soul who long term kept anything off without a balanced diet, moderation, exercise etc, I was told and told. Know what I mean???</p><p></p><p>I still to this day get snarky comments about how I've kept it off. It astounds me. I'm proud of my success. Surgery helped me get there, but so did a 100% lifestyle change. Completely foreign to me eating changes, elimination of so many foods and introduction of a whole new pattern of consumption and thinking. Mixed with a complete lifestyle change in terms of exercise.</p><p></p><p>I applaud you for your balanced approach and wish you the best of luck. Its such a difficult thing but worth it and it is doable. My advice is a realistic goal in a realistic time, if you fall behind - move forward again and dont' beat yourself up, celebrate each milestone and never ever let others talk you down, or out of your goals. You are a smart cookie. You know what needs to be done.</p><p></p><p>I'll throw a twinkie at your friend for ya <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 326995, member: 4264"] Janet, sorry that your conversation went that route. Do you remember when I posted several years ago (2004) about having gastric bypass? I heard the stories of : diet pills, no carb diets, all protein diets, shake diets, starvation diets, soup diets, and on and on. I heard about miracles via Jenny Craig, specific workout videos, SlimFast, Herbal Magic etc. I heard and I heard and I heard. I was told that gastric bypass was easy (HA!) and that I'd just gain it all back and stretch my stomache back out again (impossible to stretch your stomache back, but you can slowly eat your way to a higher weight again if determined). All this was by "well meaning friends". In spite of me knowing not a soul who long term kept anything off without a balanced diet, moderation, exercise etc, I was told and told. Know what I mean??? I still to this day get snarky comments about how I've kept it off. It astounds me. I'm proud of my success. Surgery helped me get there, but so did a 100% lifestyle change. Completely foreign to me eating changes, elimination of so many foods and introduction of a whole new pattern of consumption and thinking. Mixed with a complete lifestyle change in terms of exercise. I applaud you for your balanced approach and wish you the best of luck. Its such a difficult thing but worth it and it is doable. My advice is a realistic goal in a realistic time, if you fall behind - move forward again and dont' beat yourself up, celebrate each milestone and never ever let others talk you down, or out of your goals. You are a smart cookie. You know what needs to be done. I'll throw a twinkie at your friend for ya ;) [/QUOTE]
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