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Imagine how utterly surprised I was when I stepped on my scales Thanksgiving morning and saw that I had finally hit my 100 pound mile-marker,,,,,,,,,,,,yeaaaaaa me!!!!!  There was a time when I felt I would not be able to meet this goal....but it truly happened and in only 8 months.  I feel like I have really achieved something and now with only 32 pounds to go to reach my goal I'm really feeling like I'm gonna make it..............good luck to everyone and I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving. 

Well, now that my weight loss has slowed down I decided a few weeks ago to start weighing myself on Friday's and Sundays........oh and by all means first thing in the morning when I get up.  I weigh myself twice a week now because it allows me to feel more secure in my weight-loss for the week.  There have been weeks when I weigh myself and the scale hasn't moved at all and then the next week I lose 5 pounds and the following week I'm up a pound.  I truly believe that there are several circumstances that come into play when weighing oneself.  The time of day, what you are wearing when you weigh, when you go to the bathroom and so on and so forth.  I even bought a new set of scales thinking there was something wrong with my old ones since they kept bouncing up and down.  But both set of scales and right on with each other.  So when I weigh myself on Friday and then again on Sunday and the scale reads the same on both days I feel confident that I truly lost or didn't lose that week, whichever the case may be.  This mornings weigh in (Sunday, July 3, 11) put a pretty big smile on my face.  It said that I was down two more pounds from Friday's weigh-in.....that's good right???? At least it didn't say I was up two pounds from Friday.  This would make a total weight-loss of 62 pounds from my pre-surgery date.  Yay!!!!  But for me and my mind it's not quite that simple........so I'm chosing to accept the weigh-in on Friday of down 3 pounds for the week and total weight-loss of 60 pounds rather than today's down 2 more pounds and total of 62 pounds.....Like I mentioned earlier I just feel more secure with the readings.....might sound crazy and silly to some but to me it gives me security. 

Well today was my 3 month post-op visit to my surgeon's office.  I have lost 57 pounds and she told me I was doing great.  Yaaaahhh!!  I'm happy about the weight loss so far, but my brain is giving me discouraging thoughts.  At my surgeons office they teach you that you're not on a diet, you are going through a life style change and there is nothing you are forbidden to eat just be careful of high sugar items.  It's all about portion control.  They teach you that there are no good carbs or no bad carbs and it is a diet mentality that makes you  think this way.  I am constantly being hard on myself if I eat something that I think is a bad carb or for that matter a good carb even if my portion is very much controlled.  I know why I think like that, I know that it has to do with all the years of dieting and listening to all these weight loss experts but I still can't seem to shake it.....I'm always feeling guilty when I eat any kind of carbs.....so my surgeon says I might want to think about seeing a therapist who deals with behavior modification......so I'm thinking about it....who knows maybe that will help.  She says that they do not do the surgery to prevent people from enjoying food, but to give them an opportunity to learn how to modify their eating.  Well just wanted to share and wondered if there are others who have had this same problem but have found ways to get over this issue and would like to share.  Thanks everyone.....all your input is greatly appreciated.
Vickie