Hey Renae!

I have been incognito for awhile.  I hardly get online these days.  Between two jobs, and my kids I am so busy.  I just had my one year checkup on January 12th.  Wow a year already!  My goal for this year is to just get to goal.  I have been fluctuating up and down with five pounds.  I have been feeling so tired lately and sore for no apparent reason.  I got my labs back and found that my Vitamin D is getting awful low.  I also found out low D can cause sore muscles, depression and difficulty losing weight.  Hmmmmm i'm thinking this may be why i'm struggling with this last bit of weight.  So I went out and got a higher dose of D and have started my new regimen so hopefully this may be the boost that I need to get that last bit of weight off.  I haven't been working out so that also doesn't help things.  I do have a physical job so i've been using that as my excuse for exercising.  Sad excuse I know, but i'm really glad I don't have an office job.  I still don't get enough fluids in per day so that is another thing on the list for goals.  For a little while there, I got hooked on diet soda but discovered that it actually makes me want to snack more when I drink it so I nipped that in the bud and haven't had any in three weeks.  Lo and behold I don't feel like snacking now.  I talked to my surgeon about this and he said he read that people who drink diet soda tend to be hungry more.  Coincidence? Maybe but it seems to be the case for me.  So there is a dose of accountability for me for now.  :)

Stuck at 165 lbs for the last few months but I know I will get to goal!

Jessy

Hi All:

Where are the folks that said they would be accountable with me?  5 weeks in and we've already lost our posters?   I can't be the only one who needs to regularly 'fess up 

Anyway, I did a hard workout last week on Tuesday, and my knees were pretty shot for running the rest of the week, so my mileage was way down.  Not my appetite, unfortunately.  Also, went to a family party last night with cake and ice cream, snacks and lots of good food, and I was not on my best game.  Oh well, at least I held pretty steady this week.

Starting weight: 298.4 lbs
Last week: 141.4  lbs
This week: 141.7
Gain of 0.3 lbs.  I'll take that. 

Back to the hard work this week.  I really want to be consistently under 140, and it's been awhile since I've been there. 

Thank you, Psoup, but I found a way to do it myself.  :)

Hi!
Just wanted to put a little plug in here if you're interested.  There is a support group in Chaska at the 212 Medical Building every 1st Tuesday and 3rd Monday of Each Month.  They meet on the third floor conference room of the building at 6pm and it's about an hour.  The group is usually run by Dr. Hal Baumchen (Psychologist) unless there is a special topic of dietary or product rehlm.

If interested in more information call 952-442-7820.  I am a patient of Abbott's but I now work for Ridgeview's Bariatric and Weight Loss Center and am usually at the groups as a patient.  We range from 9-25 people each time and in my opinion Hal does a great job of keep the group on topic and giving everyone a chance to talk if you want.  Everybody and anybody is welcome.  There are a couple of ladies who are 7-9yrs post op that come so that is very interesting to have that dynamic.

Just thought I'd let you know.  We are seeing a lot of patients from the Hutch, Glencoe, Gaylord, New Ulm, Mankato area because of the location.

Wish you the best!
Sal

Congrats Darla! It's amazing what these surgeries do for us! I had a similar medical moment this fall when I finally took action to treat my ADHD. I always managed it ok...or at least I thought I was, but this summer I finally got tired of being nearly debilitated by it. What a difference a med can make! I wish you tons of luck and more joyful NSV's!

Heidi