Hi everyone! How'd your week go? Any weekend plans??

My week went well. I was on track all but one day. I haven't lost must weight this week just floating around 251. I got in a yoga class last night (Thursday) and a great morning walk today. My gym doesn't offer child care on Fridays so no gym today. The weather is amazing here!! I might go for another walk after DD wakes up!

Weekend plans, STAY ON TRACK, babysit tomorrow afternoon, then church.

I LOVE to read!

Here are afew that i have found helpful in regards to health and weight loss:

Perfect weight America by Jordan Ruben

The Makers diet also by Jordan Ruben

What the Bible says about healthy living (forgot the authors name? excellent book, very detailed )

The Antioxidant miracle (again forgot the author)

The coconut oil miracle by bruce fife

and two books I plan on getting very soon, are Walk yourself thin by David Rivas (I think??) and Eat this and Live (forgot the authors name?)

Those are just a few tht came to mind

I'm reading a really good book right now on the subject of eating healthy and losing weight (shocker, right? hehe!) I'd love to get a thread going about anything you've read i the past that was helpful on healthy eating, losing weight, emotional eating, and anything on keeping a positive outlook while going through the process. TIA!

I have the same thing before my period I usually go up a couple of pounds that week actually do to water weight, so I usually will not weigh during that time. As far as my exercise right now I am walking, I walk any where from 1 mile on a day that I have all 3 of my kids to 6 miles when i walk with my friend and we put our youngest daughters in their strollers and just go! i also have some exercise video's that I do from time to time and I have five pound weights that I do arm exercises with on a regular basis. I used to be a gym rat and go 5 to 6 times per week for an hour each time, but I cannot afford it any longer, I was pretty burnt out on that too and for now have really enjoyed the walking, I got of pair of walking shoes with the curved heal that I walk in as well, I really like them, I pretty mush just try to move my body a lot during the day, and not be sedentary. As far as nutrition goes, I am currently changing things up to get back on track with weight loss, my goal is to eat "clean" this means as clost to natural as possible, organic produce, no hormone or antibiotic treated meat, I try to elimanate or severly reduce the amount of processed foods and anything with artificial ingredients in it, I quite eating fast food and soda (have had these things only a couple of times in the last 2 years) I also try my best to stay away from white/refined carbs, sugar, flour etc. I use natural sweetener such as stevia and agave is my favorite, I use whole wheat and whole grains for breads and pasta's when i do eat them, but right now I am staying away from those as well, I do still use my isagenix shakes when i have them those are organic undenatured whey protein, I drink mostly water at least 120 oz per day and sometimes green tea as well, or sometimes will just squeeze lemon in my water, this is very alkalizing to your body as well! I eat lean meats like chicken turkey and fish, some of my favorite snacks are raw almonds, greek yogurt, and fruit. I know that for my body type I shed weight the quickest with protein and veggies, but when I do add the complex carbs I will do things like brown rice, whole wheat pasta, ezekiel bread, and lower sugar fruits like blue berries and strawberries, I cant think of any thing else to add right now, if i do I will let you know, I pretty much eat some kind of salad every day, and a lot of times I will jist put a little EVOO and vinegar on it or I will find a good all natural no perservative dressing, there is one that my kids like by "maries" that I can find at most grocerie stores, ok, hope I didnt talk your ear off, but that is some of my diet!     

Congratulations to you both!

If you can avoid having WLS, then, in my opinion, you should.

As almost anyone who has had WLS will tell you, the surgery is only a tool; you still have to do the work. And having the surgery is by no means a guarantee of success.

I wish you both the best & I think you are doing great!! :)