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OP, why not ask your GP for a referral to a dietitian? If you have high blood sugar and are overweight then you may be able to see one at one of the hospitals and not have to pay.

I had gastric banding done 5.5 years ago and it was, for me, the best thing ever. I lost nearly 37 kg (80 lbs) over the course of 3 years and went from a size 26 to a 16. I then saved like crazy and two years ago had surgery to remove 4.8 kg of excess skin. People who don't know about the procedure think that it's a quick or easy fix. It's not. One of the best things my surgeon did for me was refer me to a dietitian to work out a healthy eating plan to ensure that with my very small portions I still got enough nutrients. There are a few things that I cannot physically tolerate eating, so I avoid them. Pretty much anything white gets stuck and is extremely painful, but thankfully most white stuff isn't really chock full of good stuff anyway.

The good advice I got was that the more colourful the food the higher it is in vitamins. Carrots, while high in sugar are a bright vegetable and contain loads of vitamins A and C. Broccoli is high in fibre and full of good stuff. She also told me to use a set of kitchen scales to weight portions. And not to deprive myself. If I want ice cream then I have ice cream. I just know that the rest of the day I need to eat lower calorie foods to make up for it. Oh, and stop when you're full. A lot of people my age were raised to finish everything on your plate which is a very bad habit. I always try to leave at least something on my plate when I put my fork down and leave the table. That's something else. Make meal times something nice...eat at the table with no distractions. TV off, no phones, etc. Take at least 30 minutes for a meal so you don't overeat; you'll begin to feel full and tend to eat less if you slow down.

Good luck with your weight loss journey. It's very tough to maintain once you reach your goal, but if you develop good eating habits it will only get easier.

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Somebody on the news had that done on the cheap in mexico. They came back with a hole in their stomach which the food fell out of.

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Follow recipe here:

How to cook perfect jerk chicken | Life and style | The Guardian

delete chicken, substitute whichever white fish is cheapest this week. Serve over grits (cheese grits if you will).

No idea if it's calorie efficient but it's cheap, tasty and quick to make.

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You gained 3 stone in a year?! Bloody hell, I can see why you started the thread. Maybe engineer some walking into your routine. I often park 5 or 10 minutes away from where I want to go so I can force a walk in (and not have to bother with parking meters :o) it works. Squamish is small, do you use your car in town, maybe you could make a no in-town car use rule?

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one could always try the zero flavour 'Basa fillets' real cheap around $0.99/Ib frozen - look in one of the chinese grocery stores.

Simply cook in a pan (not too much oil) flash fried, add all kinds of herbs & spices, salt & pepper, cilantro, parsley, red pepper, lemon etc etc, some cream ....

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I feel sorry for their creepy uncles. Sure they're easier to catch, but who wants to fiddle with a fatty?

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Have you had your thyroid checked? That is a lot of weight to gain just by giving up walking!!

I'm starting this weight loss malarkey. Just discovered my blood pressure is through the roof so now on medication to bring it down. Weight loss has to be part of the new regime! Good luck to us both!!

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I thought the cute pig picture was a better post:p

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I bought some in Giant Tiger. Reminded me of soggy paper allowed to dry. :(

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Did your parents feed you fish growing up? What did you eat as a child?

I find that often people who say they don't like fish are people who have never had access to fresh fish. There's a world of difference between fresh caught fish and canned/frozen/processed fish.

I baked a wild Coho last night with a grainy mustard, soy, honey, and hot sauce glaze = YUM!
Here's the recipe: http://www.thestar.com/life/food_win...ed_salmon.html

I'm also a fan of simple wild salmon over a grill/BBQ. No sauces are needed - only some fresh dill and a slice of lemon. If I want a sauce, I typically go for Japanese-inspired recipes - teriyaki, soy, garlic, etc. Fresh halibut cooked with a butter, lemon, vermouth, caper sauce is also one of my favourites. Lingcod is another choice I go for here in BC, which is often the cheapest and the mildest in terms of flavour. Lingcod is good for fish & chips, but is also delicious in a coconut cream curry. All these types of fish are easily found on the BC coast - they're local, fresh, and delicious. This how I typically eat fish. This is how I make it taste good, although, I'm also a believer that fish tastes good on its own. When fish is fresh, it doesn't have that "fishy" flavour or smell or taste.

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Yes good luck to you as well.

I have had thyroid checked and its all good, and the doctor has checked just about everything under the sun and only 2 things that came back outside the normal range was blood sugar and cholesterol but within a range that isn't a concern provided there is some diet changes.

The only other thing to come back abnormal are my liver enzymes, they are not super high, but elevated above normal, so far the cause is unknown, the ultra sound showed no abnormalities of my liver, so its still a work in progress and unknown why my liver enzymes are elevated.


My parents tried to get me to eat fish, I just refused to eat it. I was a very picky eater as a child despite my parents attempts to vary my diet and making me sit at the table until I was done, but I just sat at the table as I refused to eat anything I didn't like.

I am less picky now, but still pickier then an average adult would be, but I haven't been able as of yet to find something I like fish wise.

Granted I don't have easy access to fresh sea food either as there are no sea good stores locally, so everything is previously frozen or frozen and pretty much limited to Salmon, trout and cooked shrimp.

I'll stop by a sea food store in Vancouver next time and see about finding some of the other sorts of fish mentioned here and by other posters and do some experimenting.

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Oh and yes I am going to try and get in more walking. While a small town, Squamish is fairly spread out, with part of the stuff at one far end, and everything else at the other far end, with nothing in the middle but residential places.

Makes it hard to run errands on foot since nothing is really within walking distance of our apartment.

Its the weirdest designed town I have seen.

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I've lost 50lbs but can't seem to get any more off, I've found that exercise doesnt make much difference to the weight but it does make a difference to circumference,. Still in spite of being a chubster all my blood results and BP come back as normal. I had a scary ECG recently but that only motivated me to eat more out of worry. ;)
Veggie soups are cheap and filling for suppers. Lentils, beans etc are filling and cheap. The trouble with dieting is that it tends to cost more.

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I am not too concerned about the weight itself for looks as really, I just want to get a healthier weight, even if I don't lose the full 40, just losing enough to see cholesterol come down to a normal level and reduce my risk of future illness.

I'd be happy at my weight, if it was muscle and not fat.

That said 7 days of no drinking soda now, only water, a little green tea with no sugar or sweeteners added, along with water with a slight bit of pure lemon juice just for a bit of flavor.

The scale says 225 in the morning today, a week ago it said 230, so apparently dumping soda is working, along with 20 minute walks, although 5 walks now and my hips are killing me, but I know the pain will go away once my body gets used to the exercise, been through this before, so I know its only short term pain.

Honestly if I still loaded airplanes, I'd have no issue with this, would never have gained so much weight.

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Jsmith @ post 135

Sounds like you are on the path to being healthier & dropping the weight which is wonderful & good luck to you

Definitely cut down big time on the soda pop, the sugar products, as well as snack foods. If you are hungry eat a stick of celery

Suggestion for you is first thing in the morning as well as before you go to bed, is a cup/mug of hot green tea which you will find will drop you pounds as well as flush some of the unwanted crap out of your body

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Is that worth the vomiting though? :rofl:

I've yet to discover any herbal, healthy teas that don't taste foul after smelling nice.

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Very true! The commercial herbal teas composed of dried stale herbs are terrible.

However, I quite like an infusion I make myself from various mint leaves (no sprays or chemicals ever used) that are picked fresh from my own garden ....

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What makes it healthy though? Green tea has the same amount of caffeine in it as regular tea..

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No idea about healthy, but you don't need boiling water to brew it, which makes it the 'least worst' option in certain coffee shops....

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The best herbal I've had was in Morocco, where they use enormous strands of fresh mint and copious amounts of sugar (or was that me?) to produce a wonderful tea.

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Mint and sugar? Yeah, that's it. ;)

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Something in the preparation though. I haven't been able to replicate it at home.

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That stuff will make your teeth hurt!

It take some getting used to but it's surprisingly refreshing.

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the C&P above is from post #1....:ohmy:

No disrespect mean't, but after re-reading the OP, could it be perhaps that after so many pages on this thread, that you may have bee having us all on?:confused:

And here we all were trying to make suggestions about diet, fish, ways to cook things, exercising to suggesting you see a doctor & dietitian.

After the comments to my 'green tea' suggestion, I think its time to take a nap:eek:

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I'd answer but you've confused me.

I have seen a doctor hence why I know I am at risk for certain things, but those illnesses have not developed so I have time to change life style choices to prevent them from happening hopefully.

I have tried to lose weight before and failed, hence asking as I know people have been successful in losing weight and keeping it off.




I don't know if green tea is healthier or not vs other tea's, I drink it for a bit flavor since I can drink it without any sugar or sweetener added since its a weak flavor overall.

Other tea's I have to dump in so much sugar defeats the purpose....

Lipton does make a decaf green tea although I haven't tried it, just saw it at the store once.

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I don't like green tea at all but can stand other herbal teas - of course they're much better with whiskey and sugar in them though.

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I've read that (Japanese) green tea provides some extra health benefits. Can't remember what though.

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Sounds like whatever you are doing is working so stick with It. A good way to keep calories down is to make sure each meal or snack is one third non starchy vegetables or fruit.

I feel motivated to get back on my diet plan now, thanks for the nudge.

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Why don't you stop moaning and trying to gain system and **** off back the the US.

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Why would I go back there?

I've been here most of my adult life (over age 18 life.)

6 years adult life in US

10 years adult life in Canada.

My girlfriend is Canadian and we plan to marry, she has no desire to live in the US, so what I should leave her? That won't happen because I adore her and she is my perfect match and means the world to me.

I have no roots in the US, nor anywhere to live/work etc there.



I am not sure what your comment is supposed to imply either.

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Jsmith @ post 151, the 'trials & tribulations' of your personal life are yours, as they are for each of us, however when you begin to share part of that on a public forum, then you must expect some posters may be sceptic, added with cynicism or critique to what you divulge that at the onset may have been a simple 'plea for help' to a personal issue.

'Carry on and do whats best for you' ... you know what you have to do without the words in cyberspace

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JS, BTW your link "how a borderline brain works" isn't working!

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Just speculating ....

makes you wonder if he is trying to tell us something that relates to his health issues?

New insights into the ‘borderline personality’ brain | University of Toronto Media Room

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just because he is an American?

Obese to Beast: Guy Bravely Strips Down to Show What Extreme Weight Loss Does to Skin | Muscle & Fitness

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You missed out rudeness. ;)

jsmth has been very "up front" about health issues for some time. More power to him! :nod:

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It is only the British I believe that can be so 'blunt, bold & forthright rude' while pretending to be polite .... after all 'we are British aren't we':amen:

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A lot of the British are decent people, it's only a few rude ones that make the rest look bad.

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Some people just want to watch the world burn.

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He's joshing you.

People in the US are known for being massively obese so rather than lose weight **** off back and be seen as slim again!