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I use MapMyFitness when I exercise. That has been helpful. There is also an app call Restaurant that has hundreds of restaurant menus. That helps when you are eating out and want to know the nutritional value of the foods you may want to eat.
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I have had no cravings at all since my surgery in January. I also have a totally different mindset after going through gastric By-Pass. As far as eating prior to, I didn't follow the plan exactly. I left myself some "wiggle room" because I know that I would not be eating most of the things I was eating after surgery. Now,…
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My doctor sets a body fat percentage as a goal and not a weight. People ask me all the time what my goal weight is and I don't have one. I just want to feel great and be healthy. If I had to pick a weight, I would say between 140 and 150. My goal is to feel great and get down to a size 8-10....whatever that weight may be.
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I did two days before my surgery. Fried shrimp, french fries, shrimp egg rolls and chocolate cake was the last meal I had. Now that I am 3 months out and down 42 pounds, I can honestly say I don't miss those foods and have no desire to put the taste for them back in my mouth. Those types of foods are what got me to the…
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I had the RNY on January 12, 2015. I was 219 the day of surgery and I am down to 178. I also had type 2 diabetes that was being controlled by an insulin pump. In addition to diabetes, I had high blood pressure. I came off all medications 3 weeks following my surgery. Someone mentioned something in an earlier post that is…
