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Topic: RE: So proud of myself...I met one of my goals!!!
Awesome!!! Great work.
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Topic: RE: 6 month update/rant
January was our 6 months? I thought it was 7.... thanks ,, now i feel better...
and it is good to see someone on here who has the same surgery date...
I keep thinking I have been slow on the weight loss , but I am down to a weight where people are checking me out...
we gotta just keep the faith...
look at even those around us who we thought were thin and you can see they are also soft in the middle. I am noticing that all of those people who used to look down at me or I thought were are now bigger in the gut or look fat...
so we have accomplished much...
and it is good to see someone on here who has the same surgery date...
I keep thinking I have been slow on the weight loss , but I am down to a weight where people are checking me out...
we gotta just keep the faith...
look at even those around us who we thought were thin and you can see they are also soft in the middle. I am noticing that all of those people who used to look down at me or I thought were are now bigger in the gut or look fat...
so we have accomplished much...
Topic: RE: How's everyone dealing with the cold weather?
Yes! Post a new picture, I wanna see it. You realize how far you've come when you post pictures.
If life knocks you down 7 times, get up 8!
Laura_Illinois
Topic: RE: How's everyone dealing with the cold weather?
has anyone noticed increased hunger and storing of food in the winter?
Topic: what do you eat?
just out of curiosity, im wondering what you're daily food.fluid intake looks like. in this stall (geez almost 7 months out and wondering if i already failed or if i should look into a revision) but i started keeping a food journal and i still cant figure out where im going wrong, maybe too many calories? not enough? also does a lack of vitamins stop weight loss? i ran out of my iron and calcium and cant get any more until friday (but, confession... ive been out for a while)
heres a typical day for me
7am- 8oz water
8:30-coffee or tea
10:30- 3oz chicken meat (or tuna or protein powder with milk)
11:00- 16.9 oz water
12pm- lunch, today its 4oz chicken meat, green beans and almonds
1pm- 16.9 oz water
2pm- low fat cheese stick
2:45- 16.9 oz water
3:15- snack or jello mouse (s/f) or fruit like banana or apple
5pm- snack on my train ride, peanuts or... i have resorted to a 2oz bag of cheezits or soy crisps (ack i know!)
6pm- 16.9 oz water
7:30 dinner or 4oz chicken (or tilapia), brown rice and veggie or dreamfields pasta with meat sauce or veggie and steak stir fry... we mix it up with dinner, we try to keep it bariatric and toddler friendly.
8:30 16.9 oz water and sometimes a s/f popsicle
Topic: RE: How's everyone dealing with the cold weather?
Ya know what? I just thought it was colder this winter, but it's ME! I've always had a couple pairs of pajamas but hardly ever wore them. This winter they are getting a workout. I wear some every night. Oh and...when it was really cold I put some on underneath my clothes.
Topic: So proud of myself...I met one of my goals!!!
I am so ecstatic that I want to cry!!! I am not an exerciser...I don't know if I ever will be. I have to find things that interest me or I will quit doing it.
Everyone knows that I bought a bicycle in December. I totally enjoy riding it and if the weather wasn't nasty I would probably be out there everyday.
Here's a pic of my baby...
Well one of my goals was to get bikes for the family and ride together. My girls didn't have bikes and they didn't know how to ride without training wheels. I guess I was falling down on my motherly duties there but when I was so heavy I didn't even want to try to teach them. I didn't think that I would be able to do it.
This past Saturday I bought bikes for both girls and I taught them how to ride on Sunday. It didn't take long to do and they caught on really quickly. I amazed myself because I was running behind them making sure they didn't hurt themself if they should fall. At one point it hit me that I was actually RUNNING!!! Wow!
So Sunday the girls and I rode down our street and back a couple times and yesterday we rode all over the neighborhood. The girls are so happy and enjoying it so much.
After we got home, I was just overcome with emotion. I am doing something to help myself and my girls! My girls are not the skinniest, not terribly overweight but they could stand to slim down a bit. Hopefully they will kick me in the butt to get out on that bike as much as possible.
Sorry so long, but I wanted to share my triumph with you!
Everyone knows that I bought a bicycle in December. I totally enjoy riding it and if the weather wasn't nasty I would probably be out there everyday.
Here's a pic of my baby...
Well one of my goals was to get bikes for the family and ride together. My girls didn't have bikes and they didn't know how to ride without training wheels. I guess I was falling down on my motherly duties there but when I was so heavy I didn't even want to try to teach them. I didn't think that I would be able to do it.
This past Saturday I bought bikes for both girls and I taught them how to ride on Sunday. It didn't take long to do and they caught on really quickly. I amazed myself because I was running behind them making sure they didn't hurt themself if they should fall. At one point it hit me that I was actually RUNNING!!! Wow!
So Sunday the girls and I rode down our street and back a couple times and yesterday we rode all over the neighborhood. The girls are so happy and enjoying it so much.
After we got home, I was just overcome with emotion. I am doing something to help myself and my girls! My girls are not the skinniest, not terribly overweight but they could stand to slim down a bit. Hopefully they will kick me in the butt to get out on that bike as much as possible.
Sorry so long, but I wanted to share my triumph with you!
Topic: RE: to kick up the weight loss
I had a slow January too. The weather has been nasty and I haven't gotten out to exercise much. Of course that's not an excuse because I have a treadmill sitting in the house. But all I'm going to say is that it's more fun walking outside than on that thing so I haven't done much.
I think you have the right idea. The extra protein will definitely help us. I slacked off on my protein shakes but now I'm trying to get 2 in every day to try to kickstart my weight loss.
Can you describe that shake some more? I haven't ever put Crystal Light in a shake but it sounds interesting and something I would like to try.
I think you have the right idea. The extra protein will definitely help us. I slacked off on my protein shakes but now I'm trying to get 2 in every day to try to kickstart my weight loss.
Can you describe that shake some more? I haven't ever put Crystal Light in a shake but it sounds interesting and something I would like to try.
Topic: RE: 5 day pouch test
Hi Jill:
Don't be too hard on yourself, you are probably just in a "Plateau". Don't let the old habits come back though. I had my surgery in November 2005. I was 310 and went down to 155 (my lowest). Most of my weight came off the first 6 months but then I hit a Plateau and didn't lose any more for about 3 months. I fluctuated up/down 1-2 lbs each day, it was very frustrating!
Like you said you are losing inches so that is still EXCELLENT! Here they have support groups that I attend with other people that have had the surgery and they help alot. There are a lot of people going through the same thing that you are so maybe you should check and see if there is something like that in your area.
I did the pouch test when I had put 9 lbs back on (like you my old habits came back) and I thought I was going to die! It worked very well I realized that I am in control and it is up to me to use my "tool" the best way I can.
You hear alot of people say that they don't weigh and they use their clothes as a guide. NOT ME. I am on the scale every morning and I diary my weight on the calendar. I have a "Oh $&#!" weight that I have made for myself and once I reach that I put myself in check and control what I eat. My OS weight is not what the "charts" say but it is where I am comfortable.
Hope the pouch test works for you. Let me know
Di-Di
Don't be too hard on yourself, you are probably just in a "Plateau". Don't let the old habits come back though. I had my surgery in November 2005. I was 310 and went down to 155 (my lowest). Most of my weight came off the first 6 months but then I hit a Plateau and didn't lose any more for about 3 months. I fluctuated up/down 1-2 lbs each day, it was very frustrating!
Like you said you are losing inches so that is still EXCELLENT! Here they have support groups that I attend with other people that have had the surgery and they help alot. There are a lot of people going through the same thing that you are so maybe you should check and see if there is something like that in your area.
I did the pouch test when I had put 9 lbs back on (like you my old habits came back) and I thought I was going to die! It worked very well I realized that I am in control and it is up to me to use my "tool" the best way I can.
You hear alot of people say that they don't weigh and they use their clothes as a guide. NOT ME. I am on the scale every morning and I diary my weight on the calendar. I have a "Oh $&#!" weight that I have made for myself and once I reach that I put myself in check and control what I eat. My OS weight is not what the "charts" say but it is where I am comfortable.
Hope the pouch test works for you. Let me know
Di-Di
Topic: RE: 5 day pouch test
the pouch test brought back my feeling of restriction, however i didnt not lose an ounce. i really have no idea what to do at this point? is it too early out to look into a revision? am i crazy? is anyone else stalling and not moving? is there any light at the end of this tunnel?
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