First food stress test-passed so far.
On Thursday afternoon my 14 year old daughter was struck by a truck while crossing the street. She was flown to Children's Hospital in DC (mom flew with her). She sustained a broken arm, 4 broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a broken foot.
As you can imagine it has been a very stressful time. I have been here almost every moment since then and every imaginable temptation is available. The cafeteria is filled with sodas, sweets, and carbs of every kind. When I am not here I am driving here (90 min each way).
I have been sticking to plan. I am even getting exercise. It is 1/2 mile round trip to the cafeteria and I am making like 5 trips a day down there to eat or get stuff for my daughter. A healing girl needs her ice cream!!
Congrats on how well you are doing. Best wishes for a full recovery for your daughter! :-)
5'7" HW 256 (1/6/2014) SW 236.2 (VSG: 1/26/2015) CW 165.5 (01/10/2016) Total Weight Lost 90.5
Pre-Op: -19.8; Month 1: -19; Month 2: -12.7; Month 3: -9.9; Month 4: -7.2; Month 5: -6.4; Month 6: -2.8; Month 7: -3.7; Month 8: -4.2; Month 9: -0.6; Month 10: -2.1; Month 11: -0 Month 12: -2.1
GOALS: BMI Normal = 159 (6.5 to go); 100 LBs Lost = 156 (9.5 to go); FINAL GOAL: 139?? (26.5 to go)
Wow! Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I have a 14 year old daughter as well and can only too well imagine this. Great job sticking to your plan!
~Shel
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!
Oh wow...I'm so glad she's doing alright. What a scary thing. I'm so sorry that happened!
I work at the hospital next door. If you get a craving and need a friend to get you through it, let me know. PM me if you want.
Height: 5'7" HighW: 266 SSW: 253 Surgery date: 11/17/14 CW 165.4
(FIRST GOAL OF 170 REACHED 6/30/15) NEW GOAL: 159 (BMI of "normal")
M1: 24 M2: 15 M3: 11 M4: 10 M5: 8 M6: 8 M7: 5 M8: 3 M9: 3
Oh my gosh, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter's accident! I'm glad she's getting good medical care and hope she has a speedy recovery.
I work in a hospital and one would think that there would be healthier food in their cafeterias - nope! So I feel your pain on this one :-(
Hang in there and keep making good choices. It's possible, just not easy! 
Tracy 5'3" HW: 235 SW: 218 CW: 132 M1: -22 M2: -13 M3: -12 M4: -9 M5: -8 M6: -10 M7: -4
Goal reached in 7 months and 1 week!
Lower Body Lift w/Dr. Barnthouse 7-8-15
How is your daughter doing?
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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Thanks for asking Gwen! She is still in the hospital. She had a bit of a set back with her chest tube so it is staying in a bit longer. We are hoping she is home by Friday. Today's commute down and back was 4.5 hours. Mom hasn't left since it happened, she is staying with her while I juggle the boys. This is probably the hardest thing I have ever done and if I can hold it together through this I am confident I can hold it together through other things.
