http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/gaylancsu's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2010/09/21/the-plateau/Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:07:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2010/09/21/the-plateau/I'm going to bust it!  The weight has been SOOOO slow moving this summer- like it just stopped (not litteraly since I have recorded a loss, however small, every month at the Dr- but WAY TOO SMALL).<br/><br/>So I'm trying to shock my metabolism into action.  800 calories/day, added exercize... 5 days.  I can ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2010/05/27/darn-scale/Thu, 27 May 2010 12:36:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2010/05/27/darn-scale/I am SOOOO tired of seeing numbers in the 260's on that darn scale.  My body is changing, my clothes are getting smaller (bought all new size 20 shorts/capris/crops for summer... can't remember the last time I wore 20's.. started this journey in VERY tight 28's).  Hopefully this weekend I'll see something ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2010/04/24/feeling-blue/Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:12:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2010/04/24/feeling-blue/I don't know what it is I am just so BLAH.  Weight loss has slowed, it's picking up some, and I'm trying to get more active, but it's not the excitedment of the first 5 months.  I'm not even that worried about that.<br/><br/>My husband and I are both in grad school, and it's ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2010/03/09/5-5-5/Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:37:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2010/03/09/5-5-5/5 Months since surgery.<br/><br/>5th fill today<br/><br/>Down 55 pounds<br/><br/>I'm thinking I need to play the 5's in lotto tomorrow.  <br/><br/>When I was leaving the doctor's office today they said someone in the waiting room wanted to meet me.  Fellow OH Bandster Amy heard the receptionist say "Gayla" was heading out and waited to meet ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2010/02/01/celebrating-weight-loss/Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:31:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2010/02/01/celebrating-weight-loss/In my life, celebrations have always revolved around eating.  You won something, you eat.  You earned your degree you eat, it's your birthday you eat, anniversaries... family in town... you get the picture.  I don't know how to celebrate without eating.<br/><br/>I wanted a way to celebrate the little milestones with this ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2009/11/20/the-first-6-weeks/Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:13:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/gaylancsu/blog/2009/11/20/the-first-6-weeks/The Journey <br /> I can&rsquo;t believe that it&rsquo;s been 6 weeks. Since deciding to move forward with surgery in the middle of August, everything has gone by so fast. First doctor&rsquo;s appt was August 20, by the end of the next week I had completed all of my pre-op testing and screening ...