peacequeen

Hi!

I missed you! I kept asking and wondering what happened to you!!

Missed you girl..look at you sportin that new body! You look fantabulous!

I am so happy to see you back here. Everyone's perspective is so important to get the full story. Welcome back, our prodiGAL PeaceQueen. (We need some peace around here, lately)

Of course, I'm going to suggest going back to basics.

• Eat lean Protein first, then good veggies, then starches
  
• Don't drink before, during or immediately after eating
  
• Put the utencil down after each bite. Evaluate how you feel before taking the next bite
  
• Exercise - Your heart rate should be up there. You should feel absolutely exhausted when you are done.
  

Welcome back!

Hey pdx! I knew you'd kick my butt into gear!!lol So good to be back and looking forward to my next level of the journey. I feel like I'm getting a second chance. I have been a bad girl,,not following the rules and those of you who are new at this,,there's no room for cheating yourself. The weight has like frozen in it's comfy place. Time to make some positive changes and get back to it. pdx hits the nail on the head with the guidelines. I know what I need to do and am soooo glad yall have my back. Thanks for the welcome Peace to ya.lol

I use to frequent this site a lot and was a very active member. Due to some stressful life events, I took a long break to focus on those things. During this time I've only been able to lose a few pounds and I've realized I cannot do this alone. I need to get back on track here and at mfp. I miss the friendships I made here and am so glad to start fresh and hopefully run into those who helped me on my journey. I've lost a total of 106 pounds since surgery..12/27/11 and have about 55 pounds left to go to reach my personal goal..33 to meet drs goal. I really need the support and companionship of people who know what I'm going through. It's a tough world and everyone just doesn't understand what we have been through.

It's been a while since I've posted. I celebrated my surgiversary on Dec. 27th. It's been a crazy year of ups and downs but I would say a positive experience overall. I enjoyed giving a shot with the challenges but I hit a long stall and am fluctuating around the same 3 pounds for a month now so I only met 1 challenge. But in a year the good news is I made it to my 1st goal to make it to onederland and goal 2 was met, I've lost over 100 pounds..101 to be exact in less than a year,met this back in November. Next is to shed this last 64 pounds to make it to my ultimate goal. High weight was 298, current weight 197. I've gone from a size 24-26/2x-4x to a comfy size 16.

My biggest struggles are sweets and breads. The holidays did me in and is probably why I'm in this current stall. I need more strength and courage to make it to where I need to be. My motivation has been lacking and getting back on track and using tools like vst and mfp, I'm hoping my dreams will come true. I'm feeling pretty good these days but my myasthenia has caused me a few problems. Taking my meds regularly and getting back to excercising as much as I can will help. Wish me luck everyone. Hope everyone has a blessed new year and rock your sleeve. It really works.

You are doing fine. That nurse is referring to statistics and everyone is different. It's normal to stall out occasionally. Things will move right along, you are probably losing inches. I would recommend you ask for a different nurse or tell her to keep her negative comments to herself that you are following the program as you were told to. You should be really proud of yourself,,you've lost about 5 pounds a week! YOWZA! How can she think you aren't losing enough????...she's a quack.lol

I made it! I weighed in this morning and all though it was very close at 199.8...still made it! Yay me

I just started the challenge day before yesterday, my weight is the same.

SW 201

CW 201

GW 189

SW 201

GW 189

If I make it past 198, that will be 100 pounds lost plus I'll be in onederland so I really want to make it that far at least! Hitting the 180's would be an added bonus!

I'm late posting but I did weigh in yesterday. My goal was 198 and I weighed in at 201.2. I didn't meet my goal..again. However, after stewing on it all day yesterday feeling disappointed in myself I realized I should be proud of myself. I took a long look at what I HAVE accomplished. I've lost 10 clothing sizes, I've lost nearly 97 pounds total and I did come so close and I did lose 7.8 pounds in 3 weeks..pretty good for being almost 11 months out. I looked up the word "goal" and found this definition: "the end toward which effort is directed". I did give it a good effort and will not give up. I've come a long way and had my struggles.. just to give up on myself would be a waste. I really enjoy the challenges, it makes me try harder. I'm so happy for those who made their goal..good job and to those who didn't, you met the goal to try

I know I already weighed in this week but just wanted to report today because I'm so so close to my Thanksgiving goal, losing 100 pounds and hitting onederland. If I can accomplish all 3 that would be awesome. I'm also excited because some 16's are too big on me now. It's strange because I remember wearing a 16 when I weighed 170 pounds years ago?? What's up with that?

SW 209

CW 202.8

GW 198

SW 209

GW 198

CW 204

I've worked super duper hard this week and knocked off almost 3 pounds. So I have 6 to lose in a week,,I won't say it's impossible..anything could happen!

SW 209

CW 207.2

GW 198

I just moved back to southern Indiana from Shelbyville

Small world,,I'm originally from Shelby Co. I live in Anderson Co now.

I've been at 207 for a while but today went up to 209 but I haven't followed plans exactly the way I should. So my goal is to work even harder to get on track and to make it to what was supposed to be my halloween goal of 198 by Thanksgiving.

SW 209

GW 198

I didn't make my goal but will sure try harder for the next one! Great job everyone!

I decided to post here since some of the new folks may have alot of questions they need answers to. I'm no expert, mind you, but I am over 10 months having my sleeve. I have been through most of it..had a leak, a stricture and have had my share of heartaches during this whole process. To date I've lost 91 pounds. Keeping that in mind, I'll tell you I could be much better off by now if I had done what I was told. If you think the sleeve will fix emotional eating,,you are very wrong. I met the Labor day challenge but have not met the halloween challenge and here is why. I'll get the excuses out of the way..had family problems, a very defiant and stubborn but much loved special needs child, had serious illnesses in my family including a tiny newborn who developed IVH and a sister who was involved in a bad car accident (lost my parents in a car accident so this was especially stressful), have 2 sons in college we are struggling getting through school due to my husbands layoffs from work, my stepdaughter got pregnant,,,again and she's only 18 and alone..there's enough drama with that one that caused alot of sleepless nights so insomnia sets in, losing my hair by the hands full, still can't buy another house since we lost the one we had when I became disabled with an autoimmune disease,,recently went to a sleep study where not only did I find out my sleep apnea has not improved but they found issues with my heart. So off to the cardiologist I go..waiting on the tests results. My whole body aches and I went into deep depression which I've struggled with for years but it has gotten bad. So there is a starting list of reasons for screwing up..the list could go on and on. I turned to my favorite fixer,,food. I've eaten out at fast food restaurants, drank sodas, eaten pizza, candy, ice cream..living that lifestyle like I didn't ever have surgery. What I got was more depression, anxiety and only 8 pounds of weightloss since Labor day. You may think,,well hey you still lost weight but that's only because my stomach is not quite large enough to hold alot..if I was further out who knows how much I could hold and how much I could gain. I spent 3 hours at the bariatric center yesterday having melt downs and they rushed me into see the psychiatrist as well as the nutritionist. After talking to them and saying everything out loud..I woke this morning as it is a day of reckoning for me. I WILL start over, I will succeed and accomplish what I set out to do. Please hear me people, if you have emotional eating problems..get help. I've been in therapy for years but have talked around relating my problems to eating and vice versa. I knew I had the problem but always have excuses and that just doesn't work. You will not succeed if you do what I did. You will not be happy with the results. Take charge and do this thing full force and keep in mind that you have to make lifestyle changes. You cannot continue to eat whatever you want and expect good results. I am usually a positive person and try to keep upbeat and laid back. I pat people on the back and say it'll be ok but I just can't do that anymore. So if you decide you want to have this surgery you need to prepare yourself and make the changes that come with it.

I don't mind saying,,you're hot!

Start challenge weight 215

Current Weight 207.6

Goal 198

Thanks, everyone. I know that God is the ultimate healer and I have to just put this in His hands.

IVH is bleeding into the brain. There's more info here :,http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/ResourceCentres/PrematureBabies/AboutPrematureBabies/BrainandBehaviour/Pages/Intraventricular-Hemorrhage-IVH.aspx

Thoughts are with you. Keep us posted!

I had read several articles online but this one was very thorough and much easier to understand. As hard as it was to take in, thanks for sharing the link.

After adopting 2 children and 16 long years of trying to have a baby, my niece finally gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. There have been alot of complications. We found out today that the baby has stage 3 IVH (intra-venticular hemmorage). I don't know alot about this condition but I was told it is in a serious stage. I'm reaching out for prayers please. Also, if anyone can tell me more about this condition, I'd like to hear about it.

SW 215

Goal 198

Today 209

Pds to go 11

Doubt I will make it but who knows Maybe bootcamp again?

I actually tried this week. But didn't do very well with only .2 lost,,but it's a loss so I'll take it.

SW 215

GW 198

Weight this morning 210.4

Start weight 215

Current weight 210.6

Goal weight 198 (I changed it from 199 because that will be 100 pds lost)

Not sure I'll make it by halloween but gonna try.

Thank you, everyone for the outpouring of warm wishes for me. I really do appreciate it and needed to hear positive words of encouragement. My parents passing has been a while but was one of the events in my life that really set off my depression and anxiety. So I have been in consistent therapy since then for that issue as well as every other issue I've faced including my eating disorder. I know it has had lingering effects on me and I have just taken it one day at a time (as the song goes) to help get through it. I wonder sometimes if I made the right choice of surgery considering my mental stability,,not that I'm crazy but just the ups and downs that come with dep. and anx. I failed my first psych eval but passed the second,,not sure I was completely honest in the second one because I wanted the surgery so bad. I do love my sleeve and not sure I could go through with bypass. I think my sleeve is doing what it's supposed to but I think I'm abusing it right now. Each one of you have given very good advice. I'm going to try going back to the basics (again) and I know I definitely need exercise. I haven't just been lying around, I do keep busy but I know it's not the same as putting effort in to break a sweat and get that heart rate pumping. I see my therapist today,,and yes he has experience working with people with eating disorders. He sees several other patients who have had wls so he's really familiar with the process and what goes along with it..but there's only so much he can do. I know it's up to me to actually follow through with the suggestions he makes and work on the game plan he has set forth for me. I'm really going to try harder, I agree that a support group of some sort would probably benefit me. Going to look into that right away. Thank you all again.