Bigfuzzy

I have a job in public service & I tend to treat(help) heavier people more & treat them better. it may be that I know what they go thru?

does everyone take iron? what amount? I see post telling people to take iron, just like vitamins. I was told by my surgeon that how much, when or if I had to take iron would be determined by blood work. he told me that taking too much iron was as bad as not taking enough. was he wrong?

after you have been out of the honeymoon stage & maintaining a stable weight, has anyone went back & lost more weight? how did you do it? anything drastic? have you been able to keep it off? the reason for asking: I am just over the line to being over weight by the bmi charts, if I lose 10 to 20 pounds more I will hit normal weight by the chart. would like to get there for 1 time in my life. does this make sense? right now I vary between 205 & 212 and need to get under 200 lbs to be in the normal range. before it is said, yes I know what bmi charts mean. have been told that most of my excess weight is excess skin. my pcp told me that if I had it removed I would be under 200(surgery not going to happen).

I notice a lot of people say they don't get hungry any more & have to remind themselves to eat. how do you get to this point? is there anything I can do to get to this point? I actually have pain in my intestines (to low to be my stomach) if I go to long with out eating.

I still struggle with #1. I use saucers & smallest plates/bowls I can find to eat off of. at times I still think it not enough still. a lot of it is a head game.

salt cuts the bitterness in coffee, will it do the same for tea?

Bigfuzzy will probably stay, had it for years, I am a long way from being small. I am 6'4" & just over 200lbs so I don't see it going away. I have tried a few teas & have found nothing that hits the spot. I drank sweet tea all my life up till 3 or 4 years ago, when I tried unsweetened it wasn't worth the effort. now i don't even like the unsweetened that comes in the bottle.

the only time my surgeon wanted me totally off coffee was the 2 weeks after surgery, then he told me I could start back. it amazing how the programs & requirements differ with different surgeons. will try the celestial seasonings 1st.

do you use milk &or sweetener in it.

need suggestions for hot tea. I have not drank very much hot tea & have not found any I like. the only hot drink I have is coffee & would like to replace part of it with tea. I used to drink a lot of iced sweet tea, when I started with the iced unsweetened tea it tasted like muddy water to me(this was years ago). we have a kurig coffee maker & I guess I need a starting point to start. I have tried 3 or 4 different 1s but I haven't found any I like. would like to find 1 so I can drink coffee in the morning & tea in the afternoon & evening to go along with over 100 ounce of water. right now I use coffee in the evening when cold. thanks

How many people have had to go back on diabetes &,or blood pressure meds after getting off them? One of the primary care phy. that I very rarely see told me that people would have to go back on diabetic meds long term. None of the other drs have told me this. if you have had to go back on them, have you had weight regain &,or are you following your program? how long was it before you had to start back? I am talking long term not 6 months or a year. any other medicine you have had to start taking. my surgeon & usual pc told me I should not have to go back on any meds as long as I stayed on the path.

I got to the point that I couldn't sleep with it running, too much pressure. I talked with dr & he wanted me to have a sleep study to see if it could be reduced or stopped. with a cost of $4 thousand+ for the study I just stopped using. wife told me I was sleeping fine, so I packed it up. it was 6 to 8 months after surgery.

I had used a cpap for around 20 years. before surgery I ran a pressure of 14, couldn't sleep without it. after I lost some of my weight(around 65lbs) I started having dry mouth & waking up at night. went to my pulmonary dr to have pressure lowered & they told me I would have to have a sleep study done before they could lower it. sleep study would have cost me 5500 dollars that I couldn't afford with my ins. I stopped using it, my wife paid attention to me sleeping & told me I didn't snore or wake up from not breathing. I haven't used it since. it is wonderful sleeping without it after all those years.

I guess I didn't make it clear in question. I don't have a problem with protein, I make goal 9 out of 10 days. I see post from time about people watching calories &or carbs along with sugar. not interested in protein, that is the 1st thing I look for. I also know you can eat high protein & still get in trouble with weight regain if you don't watch calories & carbs. not worried about fiber at this time. I would like to know what you look for 1st 2nd & 3rd on the labels with calories sugar & carbs & how much. do you just watch 1 of them like carbs or a combination of them. where do you draw the line on carbs, calories & sugar? this is for after the honey moon period is over & you are trying to maintain. don't mean to be so direct, thanks to all

when you are shopping or getting ready to eat something what do you look at 1st on the label ? calories, sugar or carbs?????? what are your standards for each 1?