I took that to mean that he really didn't like the way my $22 Costco suits fit me! If he wants to spend the big money on a nice suit (I'm thinking My Top Drawer) then hey who am I to argue!! I'm sure they do have much better support but they're really isn't anywhere to tuck in the extra squishy parts!! LOL

Hello everyone!!

Today marks my 2 year surgiversary. I absolutely know this surgery has changed my life forever. However it is a tool and it only works if you work the plan. I derailed a bit and regained 23lbs... empty calories. I have since started recording my food again and within 4 days have lost 5lbs. So although regain can be part of this journey... its okay... just focus... get back on track and remember. Don't beat yourself up as we can't change what happened yesterday but we can control what happens tomorrow.

All the best!!

Happy Valentine's Day!! ?

Laura

Happy Valentine's Day everyone.

This morning I'm going swimming, running some errands, and then meeting a friend for coffee. I'm still not feeling completely recovered, so tonight we are getting takeout from out favourite restaurant instead of going out for Valentine's Day dinner.

QOTD: This is will be a hard one to answer for me, but what are you doing this Valentine's Day to show yourself some love? We tend to always put others first and forget about caring for ourselves. I suppose not cooking, and taking the time to go and have a natter and a giggle with a friend over coffee today. Also not eating the dessert that comes with the dinner is showing me that I am worth so much more than a stout brownie with macerated cherries and chantilly cream, lol.

The eats today at 4 years post-op of are:

B. Let's all sing the coffee song.

L. Meg's sausage stew with some super rich sour cream on top

S. Coffee, coffee, coffee.

D. Crab cakes with avocado mayo and roasted red pepper salsa, Grilled Flat Iron steak, sweet potato puree, brown butter sauteed oyster mushrooms, and sauce Bordelaise. NO dessert, lol

S. A warm cup of Crio Bru.

Have a great day everyone. Love you guys.

Hmmm, I guess every program is different. I was not required to lose weight prior to getting my surgery date. There is a reason we got to the weight we did...perhaps it depends on how much you have to lose? I have to lose about 135 lbs to get to weight goal - started at 300 lbs.

However, I'm really sorry you are feeling so bad - truthfully I spent the year leading up to my surgery enjoying all the things I knew were out for rest of my life - I even had a multi course Indian dinner the night before I started Optifast (I sort of felt like it was my last dinner, ever!)

However, once I started the Optifast (for 3 weeks) I did not cheat/stray once - Optifast and lots of water! If I was going to risk dying to get my weight under control, I was not going to screw this part up.

I am now 4 months post op - and working super hard to stay completely on program, which is for rest of my life; it actually feels really good.

Give yourself a break and be kind to yourself; worst case your surgery will be postponed - but be honest with them tomorrow and perhaps it will be okay! If you have to lose a certain amount of weight pre surgery, you can do it! Remember, it won't be like all the yo-yo dieting because you will lose the weight, have the surgery - which is to stop the yo-yo stuff and you will keep losing. Find things to motivate you - you so can do this!!

Good luck, Sunny

So happy: I just hit my half way mark on my weight loss ticker. Exciting to see how much I'm down, and trying not to ruin my happiness with looking at how much I still have to go.

I have this fear of jinxing everything and that the losing will just stop - I'm working hard to keep adding positive changes to my life: I track my food daily using my phone app, I've introduced 1/2 hour on my treadmill (previously the item I hung stuff on, placed items on top!).

I've researched gyms in area and found the one that we can go as a family - starting mid March! Even set aside $ for personal trainer sessions, to make sure I'm weight training correctly to get those muscles more shapely and to help set goals for the next year.

I will hit 4 months post surgery on Feb 22; I'm thinking overall I'm doing good - current goal is to up my water intake (somehow cold months make it harder...)

Wishing everyone a happy Valentine's Day tomorrow - there is always someone to share an extra hug with, including our 4 legged family members!!

Sunny