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Welcome, cmuse!       03/21/04 06:10 AM Edit Reply Quote Bevvy Reged: 11/04/03 Posts: 5918 Loc: Northwest Washington State Don't get discouraged or depressed -- after all, you found US! And we're here to help. You came to the right place. First of all, I think you need to find a better doctor. (Don't we all!) Good GIs are hard to come by. You need a colonoscopy to rule out other things; you have to have a confirmed diagnosis, not just "Well, I think you have IBS." Secondly, don't worry about the weight -- for now. Right now you need to concentrate on the program. Get Heather's books, especially "The First Year." It's our bible. Read as much as you can -- and come into the boards often. I got SOOOO much better after I came "on board" and everyone here guided me along. Try the incredible recipes in the recipe board -- it's a lot of fun trying new things. I have a weight problem as well. I joined Weight Watchers once and actually GAINED on it! So I understand where you're coming from. However, the FIRST important thing is to get stable. Learn what you can and can't tolerate, and get yourself to a point where you can start adding in some fruits and veggies. Ruchie's right -- you just cook them. Throw your veggies into some stock, either home made or canned, and fix some great soups. Eat them with a French roll or other soluble fiber. Have your fresh fruit in a smoothie -- check out Heather's berry banana smoothie; it's fabulous. Heather's advice to me about my weight control was to cut out all the sugar because they're empty calories. I've been on a sugar-free eating program since Monday, and I'm doing pretty well. But that's something you might want to consider LATER, after you're stable. Just focus on one thing at a time; that way it won't be so overwhelming. It was very overwhelming at first for me, but I learned to relax (through the hypnotherapy program), and once I relaxed and "went with the flow," learning everything I could, and STOPPED CHEATING, I got better. LOTS better. Just remember, you're with others now who have the same thing and a lot of people here are very knowledgeable -- and extremely helpful. Just ask -- ANYTHING, no matter how embarrassing (we've heard it all) -- and I guarantee you'll get better. Welcome to the Boards! Bev -------------------- <img src="http://home.comcast.net/~letsrow/smily3481.gif">Bevvy Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread Sweets (Like Jen) Bevvy 03/17/04 08:21 AM Re: Sweets (Like Jen) belinda 03/19/04 10:11 AM Re: Sweets (Like Jen) jenX 03/19/04 10:21 AM No More Irritable Bread Syndrome! belinda 03/22/04 11:16 AM We'll make a baker out of him, yet! Glad it's working out, Belinda. -nt- jenX 03/22/04 11:20 AM Sweets (Like Bev) jenX 03/17/04 08:41 AM Re: Sweets (Like Bev) cmuse1224 03/21/04 04:24 AM Christine jenX 03/21/04 09:42 AM Re: Christine cmuse1224 03/21/04 11:33 AM Re: Christine jenX 03/22/04 05:32 AM Re: Christine cmuse1224 03/22/04 01:18 PM Re: Christine LauraSue 03/22/04 01:23 PM Re: Christine LauraSue 03/21/04 11:46 AM Re: Christine cmuse1224 03/21/04 04:12 PM Re: Christine LauraSue 03/22/04 08:44 AM Re: Christine cmuse1224 03/22/04 01:20 PM Welcome, cmuse! Bevvy 03/21/04 06:10 AM Re: Welcome, cmuse! cmuse1224 03/21/04 06:49 AM Re: Sweets (Like Bev) Snow for Sarala 03/21/04 05:29 AM Re: Sweets (Like Bev) marjo 03/18/04 03:54 PM Sugar cravings! jenX 03/19/04 05:36 AM Re: Sugar cravings! Snow for Sarala 03/19/04 05:51 AM Re: Sugar cravings! jenX 03/19/04 06:07 AM Re: Sugar cravings! Snow for Sarala 03/19/04 06:11 AM Duh, Help me out here??? What is Gluten LtDanFan 03/19/04 12:43 PM GF jenX 03/19/04 06:16 AM Re: GF Forgot something!! crc 03/19/04 12:14 PM Re: GF Forgot something!! jenX 03/19/04 12:19 PM Re: GF Forgot something!! Snow for Sarala 03/19/04 01:28 PM Re: GF Forgot something!! crc 03/19/04 01:50 PM Re: GF Make that quintuplets! crc 03/19/04 11:31 AM Re: GF Make that quintuplets! jenX 03/19/04 11:40 AM Re: GF Make that quintuplets! crc 03/19/04 11:59 AM Ladies and gents, let me introduce my twin Snow for Sarala 03/19/04 06:22 AM To my twin.... jenX 03/19/04 06:43 AM Re: To my twin.... Snow for Sarala 03/19/04 12:30 PM Dearest Twin.... jenX 03/19/04 12:40 PM Ack! melitami 03/19/04 07:02 AM Re: Ack! Snow for Sarala 03/19/04 01:24 PM Uh-Oh -- Maybe You Have Another Twin? Bevvy 03/19/04 06:56 AM Re: Uh-Oh -- Maybe You Have Another Twin? Snow for Sarala 03/19/04 01:21 PM Nope, Not Me, Ruchie Bevvy 03/19/04 02:35 PM Re: Nope, Not Me, Ruchie Snow for Sarala 03/20/04 06:44 PM Well, Ruchie, My Day.... Bevvy 03/20/04 07:14 PM Bev! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!!! Snow for Sarala 03/21/04 05:33 AM Twins!?! We're quadruplets! Linz 03/19/04 06:58 AM Oh, boy! jenX 03/19/04 07:13 AM Linzy is extra British today! "Naff all?" *grin* -nt- jenX 03/19/04 07:07 AM Re: Sweets (Like Bev) adobemoes 03/18/04 01:57 PM I heart rice. jenX 03/18/04 02:34 PM Re: I heart rice. crc 03/19/04 01:26 PM Re: I heart rice. Snow for Sarala 03/19/04 12:33 PM Re: I heart rice. jenX 03/19/04 12:46 PM Re: I heart rice. Snow for Sarala 03/19/04 01:31 PM For Jen's Shark Bevvy 03/18/04 02:41 PM Bev's shark made me laugh out loud!NT marjo 03/18/04 03:46 PM BEV makes me laugh out loud (in a good way!) -nt- jenX 03/19/04 05:39 AM That's what I look like right now searching for RCTs!!!! -nt- jenX 03/18/04 02:46 PM Cutting Out Bread?! Bevvy 03/18/04 02:12 PM Re: Cutting Out Bread?! adobemoes 03/19/04 09:15 AM Gotcha. jenX 03/19/04 09:54 AM Re: Cutting Out Bread?! Kree 03/18/04 02:25 PM Jen Debby 03/17/04 05:09 PM Re: Sweets (Like Bev) LauraSue 03/17/04 04:33 PM She's a showoff! (just kidding) -nt- jenX 03/18/04 05:09 AM You're both sweets! Kree 03/17/04 08:56 AM Re: You're both sweets! jenX 03/17/04 09:06 AM Re: You're both sweets! chinagrl 03/17/04 09:14 AM What!?!?!! jenX 03/17/04 09:17 AM WW Linz 03/18/04 05:22 AM WHAT'S WITH NO ONE EATS LESS THAN 20 PTS!? Inquiring minds want to know!? jenX 03/18/04 05:28 AM Bad news for Linz chinagrl 03/18/04 06:00 AM Listen, jenX 03/18/04 06:12 AM Re: Listen, Linz 03/18/04 10:06 AM Re: Listen, jenX 03/18/04 10:08 AM Re: Listen, chinagrl 03/21/04 06:11 PM Re: Listen, jenX 03/22/04 05:33 AM

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