Comments on: holiday help http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/05/25/holiday-help/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:02:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Val Owens http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/05/25/holiday-help/#comment-4552 Val Owens Sat, 26 May 2007 05:18:05 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/05/25/holiday-help/#comment-4552 I agree with you it is hard through the holidays. I have decided that since I am cooking for the family that I will have a taste of the most desired things on a small plate. Then I can enjoy Thanksgiving. I had my surgery in May and have lost 80 but am stuck here I know it is because I can have a small slice of thin thin crust with mostly olive,fetas cheese and peeled tomatos. It worked for me. But I limit it as a treat not an every day thing. I think if you treat foods that are hard as a treat and know you must keep the healthy foods for your health then you can make it through. Just go each day and go to meetings with groups or choose walks instead. I hope this helps some. Marylou Well here we are again at the kick off to the holiday season.As I am planning out my holidays with family and friends I am accutely aware of how much of the holiday traditions center around food. I feel like I'm running a gauntlet. First I have children that will be trick or treating, I don't want to make a big deal out of their bringing home <!--more--> bags and bags of candy so I have dedicated a cabinet just for them that I will refuse to even open( I hope)next I have two of my boys birthdays (nov 15&21) cake ice cream pizza I'd love to say the temptation to have any of these was removed during surgery but it wasn't just the ability to eat them not the desire to have them. And then before I know it...Bang..turkey day with all its fixins. more temtations and deprivation oh joy,and I won't even start on Christmas but my wife bakes 14 different kinds of holiday cookies! I have been reading everything I can on controlling cravings.So far not much luck."overcoing overeating" can not apply to someone post op. The "mad russian" was not for me either. I feel like I am locked in a never ending battle, I suppose I am.I thought it would be easier after surgery to control my cravings, I was wrong. Does anyone take any medication to help with appetite if so what? I'm asking anyone whose reading this,Please send me your advice, your prayers, helpful hints or anything you think may help. Thank you all most sincerely Elisa SPONSORED LINKS Obesity surgery Obesity surgery center Obesity surgery specialist Visit your group "obesitysurgerysupportgroup" on the web. --------------------------------- If you tell the truth you never have to remember anything. Mark Twain sincerely, Marylou I agree with you it is hard through the holidays. I have decided that since I am
cooking for the family that I will have a taste of the most desired things on a
small plate. Then I can enjoy Thanksgiving. I had my surgery in May and have
lost 80 but am stuck here I know it is because I can have a small slice of thin
thin crust with mostly olive,fetas cheese and peeled tomatos. It worked for me.
But I limit it as a treat not an every day thing. I think if you treat foods
that are hard as a treat and know you must keep the healthy foods for your
health then you can make it through. Just go each day and go to meetings with
groups or choose walks instead. I hope this helps some. Marylou

Well here we are again at the kick off to the holiday season.As I am
planning out my holidays with family and friends I am accutely aware
of how much of the holiday traditions center around food. I feel like
I’m running a gauntlet. First I have children that will be trick or
treating, I don’t want to make a big deal out of their bringing home

bags and bags of candy so I have dedicated a cabinet just for them
that I will refuse to even open( I hope)next I have two of my boys
birthdays (nov 15&21) cake ice cream pizza I’d love to say the
temptation to have any of these was removed during surgery but it
wasn’t just the ability to eat them not the desire to have them. And
then before I know it…Bang..turkey day with all its fixins. more
temtations and deprivation oh joy,and I won’t even start on Christmas
but my wife bakes 14 different kinds of holiday cookies!
I have been reading everything I can on controlling cravings.So far
not much luck."overcoing overeating" can not apply to someone post op.
The "mad russian" was not for me either. I feel like I am locked in a
never ending battle, I suppose I am.I thought it would be easier after
surgery to control my cravings, I was wrong. Does anyone take any
medication to help with appetite if so what?
I’m asking anyone whose reading this,Please send me your advice, your
prayers, helpful hints or anything you think may help.
Thank you all most sincerely
Elisa

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Obesity surgery Obesity surgery center Obesity surgery specialist

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If you tell the truth you never have to remember anything. Mark Twain

sincerely,
Marylou

]]> By: Roberto Kristian http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/05/25/holiday-help/#comment-4551 Roberto Kristian Sat, 26 May 2007 00:33:37 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2007/05/25/holiday-help/#comment-4551 Elisa, Trying to avoid the temptation is sometimes more of a trap then allowing yourself a small indulgence. I am very strict with myself about sugar, but I am still very tempted. When I know that I will have a strong urge, trick or treat!, I generally buy myself some sugar free candy. A small chocolate or sugar free licorice. It really helps my to feel included and as if I haven't missed anything! Have your wife start looking for recipes for sugar free cookie recipes. There are some good ones out there, or have her adapt her own recipes using splenda instead of sugar. You can beat the temptation! Hang in there! Linita Well here we are again at the kick off to the holiday season.As I am planning out my holidays with family and friends I am accutely aware <!--more--> of how much of the holiday traditions center around food. I feel like I'm running a gauntlet. First I have children that will be trick or treating, I don't want to make a big deal out of their bringing home bags and bags of candy so I have dedicated a cabinet just for them that I will refuse to even open( I hope)next I have two of my boys birthdays (nov 15&21) cake ice cream pizza I'd love to say the temptation to have any of these was removed during surgery but it wasn't just the ability to eat them not the desire to have them. And then before I know it...Bang..turkey day with all its fixins. more temtations and deprivation oh joy,and I won't even start on Christmas but my wife bakes 14 different kinds of holiday cookies! I have been reading everything I can on controlling cravings.So far not much luck."overcoing overeating" can not apply to someone post op. The "mad russian" was not for me either. I feel like I am locked in a never ending battle, I suppose I am.I thought it would be easier after surgery to control my cravings, I was wrong. Does anyone take any medication to help with appetite if so what? I'm asking anyone whose reading this,Please send me your advice, your prayers, helpful hints or anything you think may help. Thank you all most sincerely Elisa SPONSORED LINKS Obesity surgery Obesity surgery center Obesity surgery specialist Visit your group "obesitysurgerysupportgroup" on the web. --------------------------------- Elisa,

Trying to avoid the temptation is sometimes more of a trap then allowing
yourself a small indulgence. I am very strict with myself about sugar, but I am
still very tempted. When I know that I will have a strong urge, trick or
treat!, I generally buy myself some sugar free candy. A small chocolate or
sugar free licorice. It really helps my to feel included and as if I haven’t
missed anything! Have your wife start looking for recipes for sugar free cookie
recipes. There are some good ones out there, or have her adapt her own recipes
using splenda instead of sugar. You can beat the temptation! Hang in there!

Linita

Well here we are again at the kick off to the holiday season.As I am
planning out my holidays with family and friends I am accutely aware

of how much of the holiday traditions center around food. I feel like
I’m running a gauntlet. First I have children that will be trick or
treating, I don’t want to make a big deal out of their bringing home
bags and bags of candy so I have dedicated a cabinet just for them
that I will refuse to even open( I hope)next I have two of my boys
birthdays (nov 15&21) cake ice cream pizza I’d love to say the
temptation to have any of these was removed during surgery but it
wasn’t just the ability to eat them not the desire to have them. And
then before I know it…Bang..turkey day with all its fixins. more
temtations and deprivation oh joy,and I won’t even start on Christmas
but my wife bakes 14 different kinds of holiday cookies!
I have been reading everything I can on controlling cravings.So far
not much luck."overcoing overeating" can not apply to someone post op.
The "mad russian" was not for me either. I feel like I am locked in a
never ending battle, I suppose I am.I thought it would be easier after
surgery to control my cravings, I was wrong. Does anyone take any
medication to help with appetite if so what?
I’m asking anyone whose reading this,Please send me your advice, your
prayers, helpful hints or anything you think may help.
Thank you all most sincerely
Elisa

SPONSORED LINKS
Obesity surgery Obesity surgery center Obesity surgery specialist

Visit your group "obesitysurgerysupportgroup" on the web.

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