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The holiday season is, officially complete now.

 

There is a Snuggie in my household that I might have traded a Slap-Chop for.

/thud

PS.  This means, all hell breaks loose on my ass pretty soon, aka tomorrow.

 

"Weight-loss surgery may soon be widely used"

According to this article from the LA Times, my ass is already in line for another Weight Loss Surgery procedure.  Pfffft.

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After spending the majority of her 48 years trying, and failing, to slim down, Veronica Mahaffey was still 50 pounds overweight -- not morbidly obese by a long shot, but still far from the size she wanted. Worried about her health, she called a San Diego weight-loss surgery clinic last spring and asked for help.

She was told no.

At 185 pounds and with a body mass index of 28, the Ramona mother of four was not heavy enough to meet medical guidelines or insurance company qualifications for weight-loss surgery. Those standards require a BMI of 40 or higher, or 35 or higher for people with a related medical problem such as diabetes or sleep apnea.

"People would say, 'You look fine.' But I couldn't get into normal-size clothing. That's not fine," Mahaffey said. "And then I was told I was going to have to gain weight to qualify for surgery. That doesn't make sense."

Ultimately, she got the surgery through a clinical trial of one of several new weight-loss procedures. Now 10 pounds from her goal weight of 135, she says she looks better, feels better and is confident she'll no longer have to fight her weight.

Her experience may soon be shared by thousands of Americans.

Usually reserved for the most obese people, weight-loss surgery is unlikely to be a last-ditch option much longer. Technological advancements are turning it into a one-hour, incisionless procedure -- making it more attractive to moderately overweight adults like Mahaffey; overweight and obese teenagers; and normal-weight people with difficult-to-control diabetes. Several new procedures are already in human clinical trials.

Atkins Advantage Caramel Chocolate Nut Roll Bars: BABY RUUUUUUUTH!

 

Uh-oh.  Danger, danger.  These. are. too. good.  These poorly named Caramel Chocolate Nut Roll bars are fanfreakingtastic. 

If you are a fan of the ISS Oh Yeah bars, Labrada Rock'nRoll bars, PayDay candy bars, or have a spot for Baby Ruth's?  "Baby Ruuuth!"  These are for you.  

I hate that I love bars like these from a huge company that that need no promotion.  I sound like a damn commercial, and it's so far from the truth.  I am not a commercial.  These weren't samples, I bought two boxes myself, and have eaten a box so far, and am eyeing the second.  *grin*

Want sweet satisfaction with not one bit of remorse? Then this is the bar for you. Loaded with caramel, peanuts and a chocolaty coating for a satisfying candy bar taste. Even better than your favorite.

 It's a "nougat" center, with a caramel layer, rolled in nuts, and dipped in chocolate.  The texture is juuust like candy, biting into a chocolate coating, then into the super chewy center and with all of the nuts, NOM! It tastes like, candy. Which sucks.  Why?  Because I want to eat them.  

The stats: 

So there's that.  It's super low carb, but high in The Fats, which works for ME, because my body likes a protein/fat/low carb blend.  However, it contains lots of fiber and maltitol, which causes me some wall-paper peeling distress.  

Which means I have to limit my intake, because although they taste amazing and do not make me sick -- I am afraid my family will move out.

• Product - Atkins Caramel Chocolate Nut Roll 
• Via - I purchased these at a grocery store, in the future, Amazon.
• Price - $6.99-$7.99
• Pros - BABY RUUTH!  High fiber, low carb, tastes amazing, GREAT texture!
• Cons - Living alone
• Rating - Pouchworthy with limits, ^MM

CLICKING off the New Year Winner

...is Jeanette!  Congratulations!  You won a super cute CLICK pack with a LOLITA Martini Glass and CLICK!

Please email ME at meltingmamamelted@gmail.com ASAP.

In 2010 I am going to finish what I have started...
1. I will lose these last 34 pounds.
2. I will get caught up on EVERYTHING at work.
3. I am going to (work on) finishing my degree.
4. I am embroidering a Christmas Stocking for my niece, and it wasn't done for this year, so it has to be done for next year.

The one new thing I would like to start in 2010 is train for the Challenge Obesity 5k in April...if my knees will allow it.

Posted by: Jeanette | 30 December 2009 at 05:25 PM

A Typical DS Diet in Pictures

Post by Bronwen, DS Sister -

So, it's the new year, and a lot of people have made resolutions to do something, anything, about their weight.  There are Weight-Loss boards flooded right now with people looking for solutions.  Many people are coming to the end of their collective rope and are contemplating surgery.  It's important to choose your surgery before you choose your surgeon, and also to choose a surgery that will allow you to eat in a way that you are going to be able to maintain.  Be real, people - I knew I could never maintain a low-fat, low-sugar, low-calorie diet in the long run.  Been there, done that, outgrew every size T-shirt on the way up to a 4x.  Melting Mama has chronicled for years what she's been eating.  I figure I'll do the same today, just to show you the differences.

Ok, so I was thinking about trying to explain what it is I can eat, being a 3.5 year DS (Duodenal Switch) post-op, and I thought pictures would be helpful, too.  I took these photos about two weeks ago, so they aren't exactly typical in that I don't eat out every day.  Most of the time, I pack my lunch.  Since I was Christmas shopping, I got to have lunch at an actual restaurant!

So for breakfast:

I hit the Dunkin Donuts and had a large Iced Coffee with cream and sugar, hash browns, and a sausage, egg, and cheese on a croissant.  I threw away the bottom of the croissant because I got the hash browns.  The coffee lasted me most of the morning, as I sipped it as I shopped.

Then, there was a snack that I had when I stopped home to drop off the first round of packages:

It's a piece of homemade peanut butter candy dipped in chocolate that one of my husband's coworkers made.  It was pretty good!

I went back out for more shopping, stashed my purchases in the trunk, and went to Panera for lunch (mmmmmmm!!!!!!).

It was pretty sunny in my window seat.  I got the BBQ Chopped Chicken Salad, a piece of whole-grain baguette (and 7 pats of butter), a diet pepsi, and a shortbread cookie.  It was heavenly!

I got home late in the afternoon and was starving, so I had a snack.  I made iced coffee at home and heated up some party-sized meatballs that I'd had left over in the fridge.

Later, I made a salad for dinner, too.  This isn't really typical of me, either, since I'd normally nom a pot roast waaaaaay before I'd crunch up a salad, but they just tasted good to me.  So here was my Asian Chicken Salad:

I threw a bag of salad in the bowl, chopped up some cilantro and onions, and threw on some chow mein noodles and salted cashews.  Had I had a red pepper in the drawer, I'd have julienned some of it and mixed it in there too, but alas, I was pepper-free.

There was dessert, too.

More homemade candy - a caramel and a piece of toffee, and a Yodel!

About 9:30, my stomach started growling again, so I had my last snack.

Extra sharp cheddar cheese and some whole wheat crackers with the rest of my iced coffee.

It looks like a lot, now that I see it all laid out in pictures.  You certainly would never suspect that I'd had eighty-five percent of my stomach removed.  I take my time eating, but it's not abnormally slow.  I don't have any food intolerances, although I've heard of people that do - lactose intolerance is fairly common after RNY and DS.  I had a cast-iron stomach before my DS.  I suspect that my surgeon had to use a laparoscopic blowtorch to cut through it.

I know a few of you are thinking "Regain?"  The answer is no.  I maintain between 152-157 naturally by eating this way.  If I go above 157, I throttle back on the sweets and my weight drops back into range.  It's also important to note that I didn't start eating cookies and candy until I'd lost the majority of my weight - I lost 145 pounds total, and have maintained that loss.  I weigh every day.  That doesn't work for everyone, but it's what works for me.

I didn't show my vitamins in there - I took 'em, though!  Breakfast, lunch, and bedtime.

So that's my DS Diet in pictures.  Any questions?

/Bronwen's post

MM adds - You know, that intake quantity is about the same as I can eat at five years however many months out now with a RNY.  HOWEVER, we know that eating like that with an RNY = My Ass.

Regarding the glass and it's fullness.

 

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. 

And here I am, pushing 2009 out on his cold, bony, ass.  2009 has been cruel to a lot of you out there. And, I can only hope that 2010 brings change.  

We have had good and bad here.  Number one -- my family has been HEALTHY.  My kids NEVER GET SICK.  *knocking on the desk*  Mr. has a JOB.  Although he had a loss in pay this year, took on a new job and went back to his original job, he's GOT ONE.  

Even though I have no idea what it is that I "do," I have apparently created a job for myself, and earned more income this year than I ever have from actually working, which means... I did it.  I didn't realize it till now, but that was a goal (of many, most of which are nowhere NEAR being reached) for 2009.  

Yeah, so I didn't lose weight or find a cure for whatever the hell is wrong with me, but damn it, I got paid.  I guess the goals for 2010 will be the same.  Lose weight, find out what's wrong with me, keep paying the bills, and...everything else I completely failed to complete... then, what?  

Goals?  I haz 'em.  Some are easy.  Some are likely ridiculous.  And, some, I can't remember, so pretend I shared them.  And some, I won't share, because that usually bites me in the ass.  ;)

• I still want to go to school.  
• I still want to Get A Real Job.
• Fix my brain.
• Lose the damn weight.  Again.
• Get more active.  Like exercise.  For real.  With Sweat.  Or at least panting.
• Buy a big ass mofo car that fits my family.
• Take time away - get the kids away - somewhere - anywhere.  Repeat.
• Eat more vegetables.
• Eat less butter.  ;)

That's enough for now.  I'm tired.  There's no way I'll be up to watch balls drop.  

From the "DUH!" Files: Low blood sugar may impair diabetics' driving

Oh, really? Hypoglycemia can mess with your driving? HA. I swear I didn't hit another car before and not really remember it until I tested my blood sugars in the 30-40 range. Nope.  The PCP told me it was impossible.  In fact, told me I was crazy, go see a psych!  

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That said, if I were to wait for a 90 blood glucose, I may never drive.  Or never eat.  Whichever came first.  the roads might be safer that way.

 
 

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Sued By 'Cookie Diet' Company

What?  What if her statement was an opinion, even uneducated, but simply just an opinion?

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Mr. Siegal’s Cookie Diet filed a defamation lawsuit against the reality starlet in Miami on Tuesday for unspecified damages after Kardashian reportedly Tweeted on October 29 that the popular diet was “unhealthy.” 

According to the lawsuit filed by the Cookie Diet, Kardashian wrote:

“Dr. Siegal’s cookie diet is falsely promoting that I’m on this diet. NOT TRUE! I would never do this unhealthy diet! I do QuickTrim!”

“If this Dr. Siegal is lying about me being on this diet, what else are they lying about?"

The company has refused to take the Tweets sitting down.

“Kim Kardashian failed to say she is a paid endorser of QuickTrim. She is in the public eye and when she makes a comment people hear it,” Matthew Siegal, the President & CEO of the company told Pop Tarts. “She made a derogatory statement about our brand, and that negative impact could cost us tens of millions of dollars.”