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Monday I started my full body cleanse and so far I am doing pretty good.  It's a twenty day cleanse and all I can eat is raw food.  No animal products what so ever.  I'm determined to get back in shape.  Thank goodness I had purchase a Vitamix blender.  That machine works like a vacuum.  It only takes a few seconds for me to make a smoothie.  It's great.  This cleanse is a mental challenge, but I have no choice and twenty days is not long at all.  I will post my progress by the end of my cleanse.  Wish me luck. 

I can't believe that next Friday will be exactly seven years since I had my weight loss surgery and while I have gain some weight, I am no where near the weight I once was.  I would like to loose about 15-20 pounds and my ultimate dream would be to do a lower body lift.  From the stomach down I do have loose skin and although it is a little bothersome, it isn't something that  get in the way of my day to day routine. 

My little boy is now four years old and is going to preschool.  He is so smart.  Too smart for his own good as sometimes he can be a wiseguy.   I love my son so much.  

I'm going to take an updated picture of myself to post.  I hope everyone in OH world is doing well.  As the years goes by, it seems as though l hear a lot less from people who I have initially been in contact with when I first started this weight loss journey.    Trying to maintain my weight loss is an everyday struggle and I will say one thing is for sure, I still have the side effects when I overeat, but that doesn't stop me from overeating.  I often wonder how come I have lost the incentive to lead a healthier life style.  In the beginning I was more cautious of what I would eat and I would exercise.  Now, it seems as though it is a struggle to do so.  The one thing I won't do is give up.  No matter what, I vow not to be the obese person I once was.

It's been quite some time since I've last posted on this website.  I guess as many of us are experiencing the ups and downs of WLS we don't post as frequently as we did in the beginning.  It will be seven years since I had my surgery and while I have gained some weight, I am nowhere near where I once was.  I recently joined Weight Watchers online about two weeks ago as I refuse to buy any new clothes as my current clothes are fitting tight.  I also need to incorporate exercise in my daily routine. 

My son is four years old now and he talks my ear off and I love him to death.  Things between his father and myself is unstable to say the least, which is a contributing factor to my emotional eating.  For the past few months, I have been on a white rice kick.  I could eat a a pan full of rice in one evening.  I would eat in the middle of the night.  That alone had contributed to my weight gain. 

This time around I have a more stable job at the present moment.  I returned back to the same employer that originally laid me off.  The pay is less, but at least it is a job and hopefully it will become permanent.  These past couple of years have not been easy, but I do see a light at the end of the tunnel.  It just takes time and persistence.  Also, believing that I can overcome this weight battle and never giving up.

Until next time,

Carla

I went for my Weight Watchers weigh in this past saturday and I've lost 5.4 pounds so far.  I would at least like to get back to my lowest weight of 135 pounds, but my goal is to be 125 pounds.  My initial weigh in I weighed 152.4 and as of Saturday, I'm 147 pounds.  My next goal is to start exercising again as well as starting to take my supplements and drink more water.  So far I'm off to a good start.  I've cut down a lot on the snack foods such as eating a whole full size bag of tostidos, ice cream, candy, cakes, and anything else that isn't nail down.  My clothes aren't as tight and I do feel better. 

Since I have last written, I finally found a temp job and it is at the place where I was originally laid off from.  I have also received my Associate degree.  I'm currently taking a break from school as I am trying to come up with the additional funds to continue my education.  I have also recently moved in with my son's father, so I have to see how that situation works out as there are some issues that we need to deal with.  Other than that, I'm taking one day at a time.  I've recently rejoined Weight Watchers as I had gained about 17lbs from my lowest weight.  I am trying to work on eating better and tracking my food.  I will see tomorrow how I am doing so far, but I can say that I am feeling better now that I am trying to get back on track.  My next step is to start exercising again.  I keep everyone posted on my progress.

Carla

Yesterday was my five year anniversary since I had WLS.  A lot of things has happened in those five years.  I'm half the size I was prior to surgery, I have a very busy two year old son, I was laid off from my job of eight years and I went back to school fully committed to getting my degree.  I have one more class left to receive my Associate degree and about another year left to receive my Bachelor degree.  While this surgery has been a blessing, I still have the everyday struggles of fighting those food demons.  Lately, it seems as though those demons are winning the battle.  My stomach seems to be a bottomless pit that never gets full.  I'm eating constantly and it seems as though I can't stop.  These pass couple of years have definitely been a struggle.  I still haven't found a job, I'm still living in my parents house and I'm still having relationship issues with my son's father.  My financial situation sucks as I had to apply for welfare as well as filing for bankruptcy.  Thank goodness my car was paid off. 

Despite all the curve balls that life has thrown to me, there is always someone who is worst off than I am.  At least I have a place to stay and food on th table.  There are times when I do have a pity party for myself and I hope that I'm a good mother to my child.  I'm doing the best I can do with the hand that I been dealth with.  With that being said, the stress of this is a huge contributor as far as my eating goes.  I'm constantly grazing and I'm trying to get back into the habit of making sure that I am taking my supplements everyday.  

I don't see the familar faces that I used to see when I originally started this journey.  I hope all is well with eveyone and no matter what my current weight situation may be, I just wanted to let all of you know how important this website has been in these five years since having my surgery.  I'm still working on being comfortable in my own skin and I still have dreams of getting a tummy tuck one day.   I look forward to the next five years as I accomplish many of the goals that I have set for myself.

Until next time.

Carla

I don't know why I can't stop eating.  My stomach is like a bottomless pit that doesn't seem to get full.  As usual, I'm getting back on track as I will be going back to the gym to get in shape.  This weight loss surgery has helped me tremendously to reach my weight loss goals, but now I am on my own regarding getting my head together.  This is the difficult part and it is always a work in progress.

Anyways, I'm still unemployed, but I'm doing much better in school.  Thank goodness.  My little boy is growing so fast, I just can't keep up with him. 

Until next time,

Carla

First, let me start by saying that the scale is not my friend.  Although I am eating way better than I have been in the past couple of months, that damn scale won't budge.  I should just throw it in the trash .  I won't let that scale sabotage my progress.  Now with that being said, I'm focusing on maintaining my current weight for the moment.  I'm also planning on getting a tummy tuck next year, so that is something I am looking forward to once I save up the funds to pay for it.  I would love to get a thigh lift as well, but I am only be able to afford the tummy tuck since I will be paying for this myself as Medicaid doesn't pay for the procedure. One thing that this recent weight gain has taught me is now that I am lighter, I could tell that I did have weight gain eventhough it was 10 lbs.  I have that muffin top in the belly area when I wear pants and I just feel bloated.  My clothes feel tighter and I don't like that feeling.  In my heavier days, 10lbs wouldn't have concerned me like they do now, so that is a good thing and now I know I have to get rid of this regain.  It's been four years post-op and I am a daily work in progress as I seem to be learning something new all the time about living a healthier lifestyle.

This week I've started my journey on regaining control of my weight.  I've gained about ten pounds within a four month time frame.  To be honest, I had gotten too comfortable, so now is the time to take responsibility.  First, I joined an online mentoring group that helps post-ops get back on track with their weight.  Next, I've started exercising again which I haven't done since my pregnancy (my son is almost two years old).  Lastly, I took an honest look at what I was eating and it was no surprise that i did gain weight.  I eat just about anything that I crave for.  Chinese food, fast food, sub sandwiches, pizzas, ice cream, Cheesecake Factory, soul food and that's just  coming off the top of my head.  I ate candy, cookies, cakes, etc.  It seems as though my stomach is a bottomless pit.  Although I have the constant diarrhea, that didn't stop me from overeating.  I had even gotten so cocky that I had stop taking my supplements.  

For the past year and a half I have gone through some obstacles that have been challenging.  Besides being a single mother, I was laid off from my job which in turn had forced me to live with my parents.  That alone weighed heavy on my mind as I didn't want to be a burden to no one.  Although my parents say I'm not and enjoy being able to be a part of my son's life, the fact of the matter is, it's very difficult to depend on others for help especially when I feel I should be independent.  Then there's my relationship with my son's father.  Let's just say it's been very rocky and I am at the point where I am ready to move on as he is nothing but a distractor and non-supportive of me.

I've decided to go back to school last July and that was also a rocky start as I was failing in many of the classes I was taking. I was even placed on academic probation.  I was at the point where I had met with the counselor to talk about all the things that was going on in my life.  I was in the office crying and I needed to get some of these things off my chest as everything was building up inside.  I am proud to admit that this past semester I did so much better and I am on my way to academic success.

I've finally decided that it is time to start getting my life in order and the first thing that needed to be done is my health.  So here I am getting back on track and losing those ten pounds that I've regained plus an additional five pounds.  I will give myself credit to say that I'm glad that I didn't wait until it was 20, 30, 40 pounds or more to do this.

It's been almost a year since I've last written here.  I'm still unemployed, but I am in school.  My little boy is growing so fast, I just can't believe how quickly times flies.  As far as my weight is concern, I did gain about five pounds and I can feel the gain especially around the stomach area.  So I've decided to join a gym.  My eating habits are horrible and I've been slacking when it comes to taking my supplements.  I've started taking my vitamins again as my lab results showed my iron levels, vitamin D are all low.  I didn't come this far to fail.  It's definitely a work in process.  My stomach looks like I'm pregnant and the loose skin had worsen since I had my son.  That annoying muffing top just makes me feel self conscious.  One day I'll get my tummy tuck.  Anyway, I just wanted to give an update.  Hopefully I'll hear from some of the post-ops just to see how everyone is doing.  It amazes me how everyone is faithful in the beginning of their weight loss journey, but as times goes on we tend to write less and less.  So my goal is to start being honest and start blogging again.  I miss doing that.  When I'm writing on the OH website it makes me own up to my responsibility when it comes to my weight.  With so many things going on in my life, the one thing that I have to take care of is me and being honest will help me to own up to that responsibility.