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I should start planning, too, and get better control of what I eat. I'm sure that it would become a habit sooner or later.

I don't think I could do Weight Watchers because it's a life long commitment if you want the weight to stay off, but I can plan a little better and limit portions. My biggest downfall is snacking, and I know I can eliminate or minimize that.

Being a normal weight is a life long commitment for those of us who have weight issues. Weight Watchers is great because it teaches you to eat healthy and limit serving sizes. That's why people who go on diets don't succeed over years and years if they don't change their lifestyles.

Oh bless his heart. That is really dangerous for him at 10 years old. I was like that. In the 5th grade I was 140 ponds. In 7th grade I was 200. When I had the bypass I was 412. I am stuck at 290 right now and have been for forty forevers.

FOrty forevers. Sounds long. I would concentrate on fruit for afew days. I know that for me they really help to clean me out.

to be opposite,I do not how to be fat.

I know the difference and I didn't have the bypass surgery, my stomach is not small like yours. I get hunger pangs and I feel weak and because I am a diabetic i have to eat.

You'd be surprised what you can do when you want it bad enough. I have less hunger because I stimulate less insulin to be secreted. The more you eat the more you want to eat. There's a difference from wanting to eat and truly being hungry. If we lived where there is no food we could both live a year on our fat stores alone. We carry our food store in the form if fat. I eat what I want but a lot less of it. 2 to 3 ounces of food is plenty for a few hours. I try to eat 6 times a day. I fix it in advance so I can just nuke it for 20 seconds. I eat 4 to 5 teaspoonsful at one time. After the first day it's easy. It's the same as I did for the first 2 years post op. I let myself get complacent and I gained 70 pounds. I still have 30 pounds to lose to get to my previous weight. Then I can begin losing for real. This is not a diet. This is just eating less to accommodate a small stomach. The stomach stretches out when you start eating more volume, so I will be measuring again. I didn't have this surgery just to get fat all over again. I have to care. I do care.

It's easy to break those bad habits. You just plan for it. I like to make soups/stews in the crockpot. I have 2 ounce containers with lids. I also make cornbread and cut it up into 1 inch squares. I eat small like this 6 tomes a day. I also eat an apple it two a day or make a frozen strawberry smoothie with a sweetener and 4 ounces of low fat milk. I usually have 1 cup of salad a day with 1 tablespoon of French dressing. Everything I put in my stomach is measured in advance. I make Crystal light tea or some other flavor. I measure out my coffee creamer to 2 tablespoons. I don't use sugar on or in my food. If I want egg and toast, I make 1 slice of toast and cut it in half. I cut the egg in half too. I eat the first half and later I eat the other half.

thats wonderful kudos girl. you really know whats good.

You're doing great, PQ! And kudos to your brother - wow! I don't know about lucky here. I have the genes to not gain so much weight - but I have the other problems of high cholesterol, high triglyceride levels, and since with my 2nd child I had gestational diabetes that makes me pre-diabetic for the rest of my life.

My labs are all normal thank goodness. My cholesterol used to be heart attack level when I was over 400 pounds. My labs have been normal for over a year now.

Oh to be so lucky! I want to have 80 pounds off by next Christmas. My brother lost 160. He walks 7 miles a couple of times a week. I can't do that, but I stay busy and get a good bit of activity. I kept over 120 pounds off but still need to lose 80 more.

I love tacos. I could make myself sick on them. I make myself just eat a little instead of a whole taco at once. I just crumble up a taco and split it up into half portions. I put about 2 tablespoons of the taco meat sauce on it and eat it that way. I want to lose 80 pounds by next Christmas.

It's really easy to see it because I am more satisfied with less. This proves that when I eat more, and feel an appetite it is just because I want to eat. I need to get back into the habit of the tiny portions like when my bypass was new.

Yes I am under a doctor's care. I was 412. I've come a good ways but got complacent and gained some. I've list 40 of the gained weight. I still have 30 more to lose to get to square one again.

I'm glad you don't have a weight problem. I have been obese since kindergarten, at least. I'm not sure what pesto is. I'll have to search that.

Hi Ritter. It's easy for me. Since my stomach is 'built' to be small. I am fixing to have my strawberry smoothie. I make it with frozen strawberries and milk in the blender. It's a great treat. I do very well with small portions.

I'm really not on a diet. I just eat small amounts.