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Finished up around 520. Ended up walking about 4 miles today as well. I had a great dinner, but kind of thought about peanut butter and other treats.... thanks for tomorrow! Ill eat them then if I still want them!

Fasting and ready for it. I liked how fasting made me feel on monday soooo much, I was looking forward to today. I just feel like my metabolism is kicking in right now... don"t know how long that will last, but lovin' it now! Even on feast days, I was loving it. My food tasted so good, and at the same time I could hardly get to my calorie goals. Love when that happens, which is not that often if I'm not cooking for myself. Going to LA in a couple of weeks, and will have to go onto "maintenance" mode then. (only one fast in the week) You all have a nice day, and don't forget to leave some room for something better to happen than you ever could have imagined!

Cute bike!

Maybe she learned it from her dog!

I have an Electra and love it. I def ride it lots more than I did when I was 259!

You are one awesome cheerleader! Careless, yes, elegant? Once in a bluemoon, I do like my big jewelry and lipstick though! And I have been trying to make more of an effort the last 2 years... might as well make the best of the best its going to get! I shop at all the best thrift stores! No awesome $4.99 blouse refused!

muesli ?

I am 2 1/2 years out and I finally got to a "normal" body fat percentage! I'm still not at my "normal" BMI, but thats getting closer.

Meow!!!!

Might be the lower carb way to go... but perhaps eating high probiotic fibers in their natural state would be good/cheaper too... whole oatmeal (I made some for breakfast.... I have been trying to eat less carbs in the AM) Also they say eat more cultured sour foods to diversify the gut microbes. I was looking up the lowest carb, highest fiber grains and oat bran is quite high in fiber and protein...

grain and sauerkraut.....and more...

...Let me be the last one to Hijack... read this, 4 part article, that talks about the importance of what comes out "the other end"! and weight. http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/gut-microbiome-bacteria-weight-loss?page=1 Most intersesting!

Welcome back!!!!

Keep a graph (like on MFP) It really helps to see the overview. I weigh every day, but check the graph and can see what is going on much better, also measure your measurements and body fat if you can now and then, these tell you as much if not more about where you are...

Very interesting article- 4 parts, read them all.... gut-microbiome-bacteria-weight-loss http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/gut-microbiome-bacteria-weight-loss?page=1

Hijack much? This might best be covered in a separate post?

I do like monday/ths best.... I did Tue/ths and it was too long like you say.

I work in a day program for adults with Developmental disabilities. Love my work! Glad this is working out well for you! I have been noticing ketosis at the end of fast days, the morning after.... I am down the recient bounce, plus another .2.... lowest yet this year. And HURRAY COOPS!!!!!

Swizzy, transportation walking is a lifestyle! Thats the best kind of exercise! I clip the fitbit to my bra, and forget it. The good thing about the One is you can recharge it... the zip uses batteries The One logs stairs or elevation, and sleep...and if you want to use it has a vibration alarm to wake you up.

My coworker has the zip, she loves it. I have the One. I love it! I had an ultra for a while... bought second hand, then went all the way with the One. You can compare them here: http://www.fitbit.com/comparison/trackers

Your tummy has not stopped working. It works as good as ever, if you use it the right way. You want to get to goal? Get back on the wagon. I am 2 1/2 years out, got to within 5 pounds of my goal, stalled out then gained 22 pounds. As of Jan 2013 I got back on the wagon, tried three different methods to get the 22+ off, and the third one is working the best. 5:2. NOT for people under a year out, people who are pregnant or that have eating disorders and are prone to being underweight. ... in my opinion. Like Georgia said, do some research, we have posted some stuff here, and there is more on line. As a newbie, I asked every question in the book. I also spent a lot of time researching, and still do. I have made mistakes, but learned from them. I have learned how to (mostly) not panic. Slow and easy. For the long haul. Leave hate out of it. Get informed, patient, accountable, honest. Get moving, make myself into the person that can get healthy and stay that way. Develop a support group. Yes. I tried to pay it back for the first couple of years, and never left this forum. About a year ago I just didn't feel like I had so much in common with the newer members. I needed support for myself and my struggle, and newbie advice was full of hubris and "I have lost this 20-30-100 pounds FOREVER" and "what am I doing wrong? I haven't lost any weight in a week! or two, or three..." I understand this. I said it too, but I needed someone to talk with who has the same experience level that I have...its not the same as early on. As others have said, Easy to stall, Easy to gain, Hard to lose, Easy to eat more, Hunger. The good part is the restriction is still there if the tool is used well. The honeymoon is a very exciting time, don't forget to enjoy every day of it! I still am so happy I got the sleeve, and it still serves me well. I love the Vets group, and they give me lots of support and I hope I do the same for them. Really, I think having a slightly isolated think tank of vets can be very useful for people closer to the surgery. When I was early out, I totally looked everywhere for people and research about people 3-4-5 year out... not much at that time. We can be that reality check. We are not everyone, I don't know what everyone else is doing that were on this forum years ago when I started here... some are coming back and its nice to see them, some are working thier a$$es off still, others, who knows. My Docs assistant said 50% of his sleeve patients hated the sleeve. She was surprised I liked it so much and was doing so well. What the F&%@? I just find that hard to believe, but thats what she said. You have to be a fighter. You have to get rid of your ideas about hating diets, hating weighing, hating counting calories and weighing food, exercising. Loving life and living a different way can be rich and good and it can work. "Dieting" is a small price to pay for a greater life! Learn to be grateful for the chance to turn things around. I am now 8 pounds from my lowest weight post sleeve. 13 from goal. Im almost there at 2 1/2 years. I am optimistic I will get there this time. It might take a while, but I have not given up, so it is still possible. Then there is maintenance.....which is pretty much more of the same forever (or maybe its not! Only the future will tell!) Good luck to you all, and welcome to the Vets forum soon enough....

Congratulations on all the success you have seen over the last three years! (even though it may not have looked like it at the time)

You have done great!

That is great! Im lucky if I hit 7000 a day, I think in 6 months Ive gotten to 10,000 twice or three times! Darned right thats exercise! you hook it up with its website, fill in your stats, connect it to MFP then clip it to your bra in the AM, wear it all day, use your phone or computer to upload wirelessly, and it will sinc with your MFP and tell you how many calories you have burned in a day. It also can tell you how many times you wake up at night, and how long you actually sleep. You can then log extra, non walking activities into your MFP and that will round out your exercise profile. I LOVE IT!!! Give it a try! I eat my exercise cals back, not all do, but anything over 1200 makes my day that much easier to do (on feast days, I dont add them on fast days of course) Girlfriend! Get that fitbit charged up and get it on! I find it very motivating and walk more for sure.

Fast day today, in the habit of putting an ESA carb control chocolate into my Iced decaf, drink that until I get home, then fix dinner. Works pretty well. HOWEVER today, I was trying to stay away from artificial sweeteners.... my iced tea is without... but the ESA is sweet. Oh well, at least I stayed away from the crystal meth... I mean crystal light!