Wacky Weigh In Wednesday!

Good morning Rhonda and the rest of Cali,

Hump day, which can only mean the weekend is just on the other side.  Nothing special going on out here in the old IE except the heat.  You'd think after nearly 4 years of living here I'd be used to it.  Well I'm not.  I like my ocean breezes and I miss them.

As for WWW, now that I'm seeing a nutritional doctor, I'm leaving my weigh ins to him and that will be once per month.  So I'll report my total sometime in October.

Nothing big planned today.  Just work and then Mike and I were going to go to the Improv tonight, but I think we decided not to go.  His back is bothering him and my hip and now my neck are just not letting up.  I think we will probably just go home and crash.  I do have to do some more reading tonight for class on Saturday, but other than that nothing else planned.

Time to go get some coffee and start working.  None of this will get done unless I do it.  Everyone have a fabulous day and remember to do something extra special just for yourself.

Stephanie

I lost a total of 2 lbs this week!  Woooo Hooo!!!!!  Yay! 

Good Morning Rhonda & Calilfornia OH'rs

Well, today I am happy to report that I lost 4 lbs. since last Wednesday. 

Did not do any walking Fri, Sat, Sun but I did get back last night.  Come the weekend and walking for me is like whatever....  Now that I have joined facebook, I am up very late into the night playing FarmTown and FarmVille.  Facebook also allows me to chat with my family in New Mexico since we don't talk on the phone much and I only see them every 4-5 yrs.  I wish I could get my mom to accept a netbook so she can join in on the fun.  Oh well, guess I should just call her more often.

Rhonda - you may want to change the battery in your scale as this happend to me last week and all I could think of was:  OMG what if my weight is completely screwed up because of the low battery b/4 dying.  As you can see, the scale is being good to me right now.

I know I am not getting enough protein in, and find myself trying to fall into old habits.  I am sick of chicken and it never sits well with me.  Beef, Pork, Turkey seem to be ok.  Last night I made chicken catticiore and this was just yummy.  No pasta for me, just chicken, pasta sauce & mozz. cheese.

Well, back to work, hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday and I am so looking forward to Saturday to see everyone that is attending the LB Coffee.  I will now start calling this the So Cal Coffee Group and this is the name on our Name Badges.

Have a good one!!!

Annette

Good Mornijng Rhonda and Cali Crew!
 I lost 2.8 pounds this week. I have to up my exercise and increase the protein. Just thought I'd drop by to share the numbers. I already rambled too much on Barb's Daily Thanksgiving thread.
Have a good day!

the scale isn't giving it up for me today.... but I expected it!  :) 

I have a question for RnY'ers about measuring your weight - do you notice a cycle to your losing, plateaus, gaining? Im not really talking about the irrational omgosh's I did or didn't do/eat this or that........ Im wondering about the way it works.  I lose 1 or sometimes 2 lbs a night for about 3 or 4 days, then my body seems to need a little time to catch up usually a day or three, then the losing starts again.  Im pretty conisistent with what and how much I am eating and how much I am exercising.  The little plateaus have the potential to really freak me out and affect my moods, but I also notice the more confidence in the processes of my body I have, and the calmer and less obsessed I mentally stay about it, the more the "cycle of losing" keeps plugging along on that schedule.   I am 3 months (or 13 weeks) out yesterday. Is it like this for anyone else out there?  What was your experience? How did you notice if/when things started changing the further out you got.  Were there specific triggers? and if so, do you feel that the triggers were mostly emotional or physical or quantative or a combination of things?

Hope everyone has a fantastic day today! Its a bit gloomy today in SF!
Hugs! 

P.S. I've lost 4 lbs this week.

Rachelynka
I also have little plateaus. I haven't had a week that I haven't lost something (knock on Wood) but sometime it may only be 1/2LB. I will take it. The next week I may lose three. I am like you and don't stress about it as much anymore. I think about it and go over what I did the previous week. But I also know that it may just be my body catching up with itself. I have never had the massive weight losses in one week. It has always been pretty consistant. It has slowed down alittle now that I am 4 1/2 months out but thats ok. If I work the tool, the tool will work. You are doing great

I lost 2.7 lbs this week. Three more pounds and I will be in onederland. Haven't seen that land since high school.

Kim in the Valley

Rachelynka,

I've noticed the same thing. I also had RNY and I am around 15 weeks out.  I will lost 6 pounds one week and nothing the next week. I've also been stuck for around 3 weeks on the exact same weight, but this morning, I went down 2 pounds. At first I also freaked out when I didn't lost anything thinking I somehow blew my chance to lose weight or the surgery didn't work.  For me, when it seems like exercise is the key for me. I will lose weight without exercise, but it takes longer and I seem to have more plateaus, but exercise seems to bust plateaus and my weight loss seems more consistent. I hope that helps!

MsBlues

Morning Rhonda and Cali Gang
Just a quick drop by to report 2.7lbs lost this week.  Amazing what happens when the snacks get ignored! LOL  Now that I am so close to breaking into the 140's...I've got to be very vigilent in not letting my brain sabotage my efforts...but it's hard not to jumb ahead and fantazise about 'when'. I can't believe I'm so close to goal....way back when I worried whether I would be a 'success' and whether I could 'do this'...I LOVE my RNY!!!
Have a great day everyone!!
Nancy aka Sunray

Good Morning,

Well here goes....I can't believe it, and definately sunflower seeds to NOT put on weight.  I started before I went to the hospital for my back surgery at 240, when I got home a little over 5 weeks ago I was 250....I was so pissed, but it was all the crap that was pumped into me, anyway I weighed myself yesterday at the doctor...drum roll please, I was 229, with shoes and clothes on!! So in the 5 weeks I have lost 11 lbs, I am not going to count from the 250.  It had to be water.

Also the doc said that the holes in my scar are healing, no signs of infection.  Also he is going to be doing a cat scan on me to see why I am having so much numbness on my left hip, leg and foot.  Just a little set back with the scar and then when the scar is healed I can then start therapy.  The hole that was 2.2 cm in my scar is now only 1.9 cm deep....I don't know metric, so all I know is ouchy!

Ok kids, life is good, happy to have some good news.  I hope that all is well, I cannot wait to see real people, not doctors and not just Doug, but my friends on Sat.  I MISS YOU ALL......so hang on, I will be on a happy roll on Sat.  Please Becky I may be funnier than normal so don't sit near me, you could wet your pants!!  Or I have something that I got as samples in the mail that you might be able to wear so it doesn't show when you do...

Love, D

Ah, here goes.  I did NOT report the 7# I gained by grazing (I merely kept my mouth shut, kicked myself in the a$$ and buckled down) so I'm not going to take credit for the 8# I have lost.  Let's just call it even and start from here! 

I did something good yesterday.  I've been working on it for a while but the plan all came together in a big way.  Joe's 2 older kids haven't spoken to him in almost 3 full years.  They're 19 and 18 now.  Long sordid story but their mother was always so afraid they'd go live with him, or he'd try and take them so whenever he started building a good relationship with them, she'd yank them back, deny visitation or cook up some sorry excuse after another.  The last time was after he had a long conversation with her about her allowing the kids to use drugs and drink alcohol.  Right after that CPS showed up and all hell broke loose.  She blamed him and convinced the kids he'd done it (nope..........)

Anyway, for the last 6 weeks Kristen and I and Dad have been communicating by facebook.    I asked Joe to take me to the store she worked at to so I can pick me up a 2# bag of the most yummy jerky ever.  I saw her there, gave her a big hug and a kiss and she asked if dad was there.  Yup, out in the parking lot by her car.  She RAN out of the store and by the time I got there they were hugging, tears were flowing, etc. 

We took her to dinner.  She wanted her boyfriend to come along, but he was working, but that will happen soon.  The fact that she couldn't wait to introduce the boyfriend to her dad speaks volumes.

It was a total beautiful moment.   Speaking of beautiful moments - I scheduled myself a total mush afternoon.  at 3:00 I go to get a massage, then a chiropractor moment.  Then off to Physical therapy for my butt muscle.  Ahhhhhhhh, I am going to be a useless puddle of mush later. 

I need to get back to work.  Did you drink your water yet?  Take your vitamins?  Shake your Boo-Tay?  Get it moving people!