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OMG! And that is with your clothes & SHOES on?!?! You rock!

Bready To Roll! (Care of Hungry-girl.com) It seems like every week there's some new, low-calorie bread item popping up. (We're not complaining!) Last week, it was the Nature's Own Sandwich Rounds; the week before THAT, we gabbed about Thomas' Bagel Thins. Well, hold onto your Laughing Cow, people, because Sara Lee has just introduced a brand-new product -- 130 Calories & Delightful Bagels, which come in Plain and 100% Whole Wheat. Each of those nicely sized bagels has 130 calories (duh!), 1g fat, 330 - 340mg sodium, 24g carbs, 6 - 8g fiber, <1 - 1g sugars, and 10g protein (POINTS® value 2*). If you like Sara Lee's Delightful bread, you'll flip for these.

That would be me! Too bad I found my drinking buddy and she lives in Kansas I am so glad you liked the mixers b/c I thought they tasted like s**t Maybe I am doing something wrong? I ran out of vermouth so that may be it. I used Smirnoff vodka...do you think I need to kick it up a notch with a different vodka? Which do you use?

Could'nt have said it better myself.

Sweetie darling we are in February already...(but I'll have what your having & make mine a double) WW POINTS® Tracker entries Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Morning 1 bar(s) Chewy Granola Yogurt Coated Bar Vanilla yogurt chewy granola bar 3 2 Tbsp Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Creamer 1.5 1 Tbsp sugar 1 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 Subtotal 5.5 Midday 1 cup(s) cooked lentils 4 1/4 medium avocado 2 1 item(s) Select multigrain sandwich thins 1 1 wedge(s) Light Creamy Swiss Original Flavor 1 1 cup(s) tomato(es) 0 3 oz cooked chicken fillet 2.5 Subtotal 10.5 Evening No entries for this meal time. Subtotal 0 Anytime No entries for this meal time. Subtotal 0 Food POINTS values total used 16 Food POINTS values remaining 6 Activity 30 min elliptical trainer, moderate intensity 2 Activity POINTS values earned 2

Orange Creamsicle Martini PER SERVING (entire recipe, 1 martini): 109 calories, 0g fat, 69mg sodium, 2.5g carbs, 0g fiber, 0.5g sugars, 0g protein -- POINTS® value 2* This low-calorie cocktail tastes EXACTLY like those sherbet 'n ice cream bars you used to eat as a kid... Mmmmmmmm! Ingredients: 4 oz. diet orange soda, room temperature 1.5 oz. orange-flavored vodka (like Smirnoff Twist of Orange)
 1.5 oz. Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup 1 tbsp. Cool Whip Free Directions: Place all ingredients in a martini shaker, but DO NOT shake (or the carbonated soda will explode!). Mix thoroughly with a spoon until mixture is mostly lump-free. Add about 1 cup ice (crushed, if you've got it), and stir until mixture is cold. Then place the strainer on top and pour into a large martini glass. Enjoy! MAKES 1 SERVING Mounds Bar Martinis PER SERVING (half of recipe, 1 martini): 112 calories, 0g fat, 80mg sodium, 2.5g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 1.5g sugars, 1g protein -- POINTS® value 2* Creamy... chocolatey... coconut-y and deeeeeeeelicious. This recipe will rock your world! Ingredients: 3 oz. vodka (80 proof) 1 packet Diet Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix (the 25-calorie one) 2 oz. Torani Sugar Free Coconut Syrup 2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip Directions: Fill a martini shaker halfway with ice (preferably crushed). Combine cocoa mix with 2 oz. hot water, and mix well. Then add 2 oz. cold water, and pour the mixture into the martini shaker. Add the vodka, syrup and Reddi-wip, and cover the top of the shaker. Shake for about a minute, or until the liquid is cold. Then strain into 2 martini glasses. Enjoy! MAKES 2 SERVINGS Kickin' Key Lime Pie Martini PER SERVING (entire recipe, 1 martini): 129 calories, 0g fat, 21mg sodium, 7g carbs, 0g fiber, 4g sugars, 0g protein -- POINTS® value 3* This one tastes even better than a slice of key lime pie! Don't believe us? TRY IT!!! Ingredients: 1.5 oz. lime-flavored vodka (like Finlandia Lime or Smirnoff Twist of Lime) 1 oz. Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup 2 tbsp. pineapple juice 1 tbsp. lime juice 1 tbsp. Cool Whip Free Directions: Place all ingredients in a martini shaker with 1 cup ice (crushed ice works best). Cover the top of the shaker, and shake thoroughly. Strain into a martini glass and enjoy! MAKES 1 SERVING

1. Active Lifestyle Gellatin Cups - loaded with 4 grams of fiber per serving! Flavors are better than Jell-O! 2. Mishima Miso Soup poweder mix - comes in individual packets that you just mix with hot water! Only 35 calories a pop. 3. Cool Whip Lite or Cool Whip Free (great with the Jell-O. Feels like you are cheating when you are not) 4. Nestle Rich Hot Cocoa Powder with Caramel - A liquid Candy Bar! 5. Bigelow Vanilla Chai Tea Bags - A box of 20 (Try with a dash of skim milk and you would think you paid $3.5 for a cup at Starbucks! 6. Campbell's Soup At Hand "Blended Vegetable Medley" 7. Imagine Organic Creamy Tomato Soup (comes in a rectangle carton) 8. Yonique Low Fat Yogurt Drinks (Pina Colada is awesome) 9. Lifeway Lowfat flavored Kefir (found this at Whole Foods) 9. Slim Fast Optima Shakes (The only protein shake I like) 10. Benefiber individual Drink Powder (like Cystal Light except 3 grams of fiber per pouch - sold in the Metamucil Aisle. Flavors are awesome. Mix with bottled water.) 11. Original V8 - I love this at room temp or heated on the stove as a soup. 12. Naked Fruit Smoothies (variety pack of 10, 10 ounce bottles found at Costco for $13. I use these for breakfast!) 13. Applesauce cups (mix it up by buying flavors like peach or strawberry) 14. Amy's Organic Tomato Bisque Soup

Debbie is a Rockstar!!! No change for me this week. Still at 169...but I have come to the conclusion that my scale is on crack. Caught it being shady on more then one occassion. Plus my clothes are getting looser every day. Looked in the mirror this morning after getting dressed and did a double take.

Hmmm...interesting, I was at the other end of the spectrum post op. I did not have a bm for 3 weeks and I did not have any gas downstairs but I did and still do have plenty of gas upstairs!! I never was a burper before being banded and now I can't stop!

WW POINTS® Tracker entries Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Morning 1 bar(s) Chewy Granola Yogurt Coated Bar Blueberry Yogurt Chewy Granola Bar 3 2 Tbsp Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Creamer 1.5 1 Tbsp sugar 1 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 Subtotal 5.5 Midday 3 cup(s) greek salad with dressing 9 Subtotal 9 Evening 1 wedge(s) Light Creamy Swiss Original Flavor 1 1 item(s) Select multigrain sandwich thins 1 1 slice(s) lean luncheon meat, 3 G fat or less per oz 1 3/4 Taco Soup 1.5 Subtotal 4.5 Anytime 2 piece(s) Peanut butter cup miniatures 2 Subtotal 2 Food POINTS values total used 21 Food POINTS values remaining 1 Activity 30 min elliptical trainer, moderate intensity 2 Activity POINTS values earned 2

Thomas' Bagel Thins I found these at Costco this weekend and I am doing cartwheels! You get a pack of 16 bagels at Costco for $4.19 and toasted with the Laughing Cow Light Cheese Wedge instead of cream Cheese the Bagel AND the Cheese is only 145 calories OR 2 WW points!!! I also want to mention that if you toast these babies they also make the perfect bread for a sandwich! I made tuna salad sandwiches with these this weekend and guess what I used in the tuna instead of mayo?!?! If you said Laughing Cow Light Cheese Wedges you are absolutely right!! Just pop a couple of wedges in the micro for 15 seconds to bring to room temp and you are good to go! Thomas' Bagel Thins - People are going gaga for these things. (Imagine Sandwich Thins, only a bagel version.) In Plain or 100% Whole Wheat, each has 110 calories, 1g fat, 190 - 210mg sodium, 24 - 25g carbs, 4 - 5g fiber, 3g sugars, and 4 - 6g protein (POINTS® value 1*). We've been barraged with emails about 'em. Worth seeking out!

WW POINTS® Tracker entries Monday, February 22, 2010 Morning 2 Tbsp Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Creamer 1.5 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 1 Tbsp sugar 1 1 bar(s) Chewy Granola Yogurt Coated Bar Vanilla yogurt chewy granola bar 3 Subtotal 5.5 Midday 1 small white pita bread 1 2 Tbsp Mediterranean yogurt cheese spread 2 2 cup(s) greek salad with dressing 6 Subtotal 9 Evening 1 serving(s) Thomas' Bagel Thins 1 1 slice(s) lean luncheon meat, 3 G fat or less per oz 1 1 wedge(s) Light Creamy Swiss Original Flavor 1 Subtotal 3 Food POINTS values total used 17.5 Food POINTS values remaining 4.5 Activity 45 min cleaning 2 Activity POINTS values earned 2

Glad you enjoyed it...

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Please use me as an example (someone has to set a bad example) - I never fast before a fill and I just sceduled my 4th fill at the OCC for 4/2/10 so what does that tell you??? Now Angie2 fasted approx 28 hours before her first fill (she went with me) and she said Dr. So wanted to give her 5cc for her first fill! (she only let him give her 4cc) I only got 3cc on my first fill!

Congrats! Now drop that popsicle and go have a drink back at the hotel

WW POINTS® Tracker entries - Down from 23 points to 22 points daily allowance as of yesterday! Friday, February 19, 2010Morning 1 bar(s) Chewy Granola Yogurt Coated Bar Strawberry Yogurt Chewy Granola Bar 3 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 1 Tbsp Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Creamer 1 1 Tbsp sugar 1 Subtotal 5 Midday 1/4 cup(s) Chunk light tuna in water 1 1/2 item(s) Select multigrain sandwich thins 0.5 1 wedge(s) Light Creamy Swiss Original Flavor 1 1/3 cup(s) Low-Fat 2% Milkfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese 1.5 Subtotal 4 Evening No entries for this meal time. Subtotal 0 Anytime 20 nut(s) almonds 3.5 Subtotal 3.5 Food POINTS values total used 12.5 Food POINTS values remaining 9.5

WW POINTS® Tracker entries Thursday, February 18, 2010 Morning 2 1/2 Tbsp Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Creamer 2 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 1 Tbsp sugar 1 Subtotal 3 Midday 3 slice(s) bacon turkey, cooked 2 1/2 cup(s) 2% reduced-fat cottage cheese 2 2 item(s) egg white(s) 0.5 3/4 cup(s) tomato(es) 0.5 1/2 cup(s) cooked spinach 0 2/3 cup(s) cooked onions 1 1/2 cup(s) salsa 0 Subtotal 6 Evening 1 serving(s) Lean Pockets Chicken Spinach Artichock 5 1 item(s) Smart Ones Roast Turkey Medallions 4 Subtotal 9 Anytime No entries for this meal time. Subtotal 0 Food POINTS values total used 18 Food POINTS values remaining 4

Hi, welcome to the forum. A member of this forum Littleroo27 was banded at Torrey Pines in San Diego. You might want to look her up to find out her experience.

WW POINTS® Tracker entries Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Morning 1 bar(s) Chewy Granola Yogurt Coated Bar Blueberry Yogurt Chewy Granola Bar 3 1 Tbsp sugar 1 2 Tbsp Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Creamer 1.5 1 tsp coffee, instant or regular, powder 0 Subtotal 5.5 Midday 1 item(s) cooked chicken fillet 3 1/2 cup(s) tomato(es) 0 1 item(s) Select multigrain sandwich thins 1 3/4 cup(s) cooked yams 2 Subtotal 6 Evening No entries for this meal time. Subtotal 0 Anytime 23 nut(s) almonds 4 Subtotal 4 Food POINTS values total used 15.5 Food POINTS values remaining 7.5

Gained 0.4 this week and I am upto 171. But that was to be expected due to TOM.