Okay October People I have lost a total of 71lbs since my surgery my Dr. told me I am losing to slow I am proud of my weight loss so far

For me it was... B - 1 jumbo shrimp wrapped in cheese and bacon L - frozen low carb meatloaf with broccoli (I ate all of it which was kinda scary! 8oz meal) D - jumbo shrimp again and 5 french fries Water still not what it should be...48oz

I'm not sure what my "secret" is .... but to be honest, I may not be eating enough, each day. I work in the office of a huge warehouse. So I try to walk laps around the office every day. I also work out twice a week at an exercise bed place. I try to get in all my liquids and my vitamins, etc. Protein I am still working on. And, to get into my apartment, I have to go up/down 23 steps every day. I dont know if any of that is "the secret" or if it is something else ... but that's all I do. Now, at first, I was getting sick quite abit -- about 3-4 weeks out. And I did have to have 2 endoscopies ... maybe that helped? But, thanks! I am feeling good now -- thats all that matters! (just stuck on a plateau for about a week) Susan

I had.. B - beef jerkey S - 5 hershey almond kisses..hey it was Valentines day I couldn't resist!! L - Chicken/broccoli and cheese sauce (frozen meal...ate 1/2) D - about 5 chips with bean dip and 2 jumbo shrimp stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon Did horrible on water...40 to 50 oz. and forgot all my vitamins. Will try harder today.

Before surgery, I decided I was going to do everything in my power to be successful. One of those things was to join a gym and get a trainer. I started out by using Google, putting in search terms like "personal trainer" + my city. That got me lots of hits. Then, I added bariatric to the search and found my trainer. He had worked with WLS patients before, and that made me feel more comfortable. Also, it ended up that he was in the process of opening a new studio 2 minutes from my office! It was all too lucky (providential), so I went for it. It is certainly not cheap, but I've cut back other expenses to make it happen. I signed up for 3 1-hr sessions/per week for 1 year. It's going really well so far. I print out my FitDay diaries every week for him to review and give feedback. He knows when to up the intensity and push me and when I've gone far enough. I work very well with the accountability, and I feel healthier and stronger than I have in years. Of course, I'm building lean muscle mass, so my weight loss (by the scale) isn't as dramatic as some people here, but I feel I'm doing what I need to do for me. We generally focus on one or two major muscle groups each day and do ab workouts every day. For example, Friday I did legs. Today, I did back and biceps. Wednesday will probably be chest, triceps, and shoulders. That way, I completely fatigue one muscle group during the workout, but it gets several days to recover before we hit it again. Good luck!