Ms skinniness

The problem is if you could have done it on your own, you would have. We all couldn't so we choose to have this surgery for a new start in a healthier life. I don't consider myself a failure. I have succeeded at losing my weight and look really good. I feel great too. Try and think positive about this. But if your not sure than maybe your just not ready for this. It is a choice we all have to make.

I agree with using smaller increments....10 lbs is doable and you will be so proud of yourself......I love the idea of a ribbon tied to the refrigerator doors. He's very thoughtful....oh and I have really got to work on my mindless eating habits....lately I find myself having lunch with a friend and I'm back to old habits of shoveling food in my mouth.....this makes me realize that this is a life style change for sure... I over eat when I'm stressed out too....I'm working on finding something else to do instead of eating. Been thinking about going for walks but I don't always have the time frame to do it. Hopefully I can get a handle on this one.... Hope your feeling better.....I had a HA this AM and now I need to keep focus on healthy eating with very small carb load.... Such work...

You can actually eat all that? I could barely get in a little bit of protein shake. I struggled with getting in my water too. But overall, you are doing ok. Keep following your docs and nut directions. CONGRATS!

Stop thinking about it. U will drive yourself crazy. It will happen and u will be just fine. Trust in the process.

Lookin good.

I truly try to stay away from breads. When I allow myself, I gain weight. So I just eat the inners with no condiments..... Thank you Alex......

I'm so glad to hear this. I can eat a Quest Protein bar and it pretty much fills me up. Let me know how you meals taste. I've been doing the 5:2 diet in addition to your Basic Bootcamp diet and I've been losing a bit every day.

I do love you pic! Dam I keep forgetting to do my squats, I want to get rid of the 2 smiley faces under my cheeks.....LOL Sheryl I think you look great already now!

I am not sure I want to ever have to do this kind of program again. I get tired of the same old same old and want it now, not later....LOL Can I ask you how much you are able to eat of it. I can certainly eat a lot more after 2 years out and I know a lot of it is head hunger....

I so love how I look in cloths, especially jeans, but naked, I'm totally hating the squishy, wrinkly, muffin type skin there.... My PCP wouldn't refer me for a face lift....the nerve of him....LOL I might be going to Mexico really soon.......

Hi Kim, I have been noncompliant with taking my statins for a few years and my doctor suggested that I take a natural supplement that has been know to reduce cholesterol. So I went to GNC and bought the Red Yeast Rice. I take 600mg 2 times a day. My doctor wants to have blood workup to see if the supplement is lowering my cholesterol. I do not like putting synthetic supplements in my body so I buy only the biologically made supplements. I will keep you informed as to the progress of my cholesterol... Holy Smoke! You look absolutely beautiful and it helps me figure out how to put my corset on now.... thanks! I look like this too, except I have more...... Hope you get this over with soon. Sending some healing energy your way.... I know that you have had a rough few years with all the past traumas you've experienced. No one deserves the things that you have had to endure either... but I have noticed that I don't get any response from you on my posts and I'm ok with that. I do comment on your posts most of the time but a lot of the time I don't because I do not want to offend you in any way. You are a beautiful woman who is struggling like I am on a daily basis....wishing you the best! Georgia it is so good to see your back...Missed you terribly...I have only been on the boards in the AM and have kept it limited due to my daily stresses. For the past 2 days I have been detoxing again from my horrible sugar addiction. On day 2 I went to dinner with a friend and stuck with just rotisserie chicken and veggies, but I really really really wanted some bread and dessert.... But I am happy I stuck to my plan of very very little carbs. However, the scale remained the same. I'll take it, it's better than going up... Cathy when i started out, I really didn't have a goal weight either. then I made up an arbitrary number and have stuck with it. Got to goal and then gained a couple of lbs. Now I want to just get under my goal and be healthy. My big goal right now is to start exercising more in which I have. So have a wonderful day everyone! FLORINDA you are a success! You lost 30 lbs! That's fantastic! I agree with KIM, I see dancing bananas too..

Sheryl you have described my son to the Tee! It's so sad. The other emotional part to the puzzle is that my husband feels like he is a failure as a father and enables him continue on with his lying, stealing, etc. I have to give this to the Universe, because I am tired of fighting it. Coops I hope you get to feeling better really soon..... BTW I bought the red and black corset and will be trying it on this weekend when I get my courage up. My daughter loves it...... Went to see my primary to discuss cholesterol issues and statins. I am a horrible patient when it come to taking statins, I'm afraid they will impair my cognitive functioning...I was so surprise at myself because I just described my whole life picture for him. I told him what I needed and he gave it too me. I did agree to take an over the counter red yeast rice to help reduce my cholesterol. So we both won. He won't refer me for a face lift though, but I tried. When I got on the scale my weight went up a couple of lbs. But yesterday I cleaned my diet up and ate proteins except for the carbs in the quest bars, then most of them are canceled out by the fiber content..... Today when I weighed myself, I had went from 150 to 148 lbs, so I dropped 2 lbs and I'm happy! Now back to the 5:2 diet on Thursday if not sooner..... It sucks to bouncing around. I know it does for me.....

Actually women are Goddesses.

I have lost most of my weight with some walking. I have been walking more now due to needing to strengthening my muscles.

Florinda I'm so with you on this.....this is not an easy journey....I am so frustrated with my body that I am so bitching at other people right now.....gotta start recognizing what I do have and let go of what will never be for me. The rage moments about the extra lb gained and the wrinkly skin really bites me at times. But as Kim has said, perhaps it's time to start rockin this skinny body, after all, I do look good in my clothes these days.... I haven't went down in clothes size for over a year and I really miss dropping cloths sized the most.....LOL Dee I am so happy your finally moving back home.....There's nothing like home sweet home... I have really been doing awful with the 5;2 diet. Can't seem to focus these days. Today is the day that I have desinated as clean eating again. Today is all protein and the snacking has got to stop.....I am a food addict and an emotional eater....there's no way around it... I have to stop and work on my thoughts about eating those stupid Cheetos because I have an emotional crisis happening. That's my truth and now I need to do something about it...

This so saddens me all the time.... I met up with someone I truly love and she's been doing meth and pot for over 35 years. I imagine it's even worst now because her mom recently passed away. She doesn't think that anybody knows, but her family knows and I know. It's so painful. She has such a good heart but her thinking is so out of wack and things she has put her family though are horrible. There's really nothing I can do to help her, she has to hit bottom first and want to quick. My friend will probably never quit. She's a really beautiful loving person to and when she uses drugs, she disappears also.... Sarah hang in there and be there when she needs help and asks for it.....My son is also just got out of jail for drugs and it is a really difficult time for me. I haven't been on this site and finding myself hiding. I am also emotional eating also.

I am so struggling right now......I have been going to a friends house and helping her with home health needs and her best friend has a whole lotta crap in the house. It's pure sugar and I've found myself making all kinds of excuses to eat it...... I told her yesturday that unless her friend takes her crap food home, I will not be coming over much....I really don't have the right to make these demands, but I know that I am doomed if I keep going over there and eating that crap... So she agreed, she told me that she doesn't really like the sugary stuff and feels her friend will understand. But it is possible to gain the weight back especially when we can eat when we're not physically hungry... It's head hunger..... I can eat a lot more now than I use too and that is scaring the pants off me.....

Wowwwww! This is mental abuse. Has he always been this verbally abusive. I highly recommend some Marriage Counseling. Keep talking about your weight loss and when he saids something, tell him you are very proud of your accomplisents and would appreciate it if he would take better care of himself. He will probably get angry but will get over it. You don't need this abuse, no one does.

I really love the feedback and openness you have Miss Diva!

I found myself wanting snacks in between meals and then I realized that I was thirsty. So now I try to drink crystal light flavored water between meals and after meals. It helps....

Your Bday sounded that it was a really good day....I eat at Subway at times and I always tell them to hold the bread and it ends up being a salad. I love it....What kind of cake did you have? I am so sorry for your loss, 72 years old is very young to die... I like to think of death as a passing to a better more happier place. My body is a shell and when I die, by spirit is released and I am free......It's a celebration of life and I how I choose to live it. Denise I love that your attracted to this guy and I hope it goes well for you....You may be 61 years old now but you feel much younger than that, you sure look younger than that.... I am amazed. I still had restriction on a feast day and really chose not to feast, but I really wanted to eat more of my shrimp dinner at Red Lobster. I also wanted to go buy all the live lobster and run them down to the ocean and free them. It's so sad to see them and to know that their time is limited. After my feast day, I still lost about 1/2 a lb. I'm so surprised and happy at the same time. Thanks to the 5:2 diet, I have hope again. I will get to the 130's after all.

Sheryl I hate it when someone cancels on the last minute. Couldn't he have planned on his Doctor's appointment early on. So frustrating..... You will get back to 5:2 when your ready, just not right now....... I thought that you may enjoy this, it looks so good! Glazed Strawberry Banana Dessert Ingredients: 1 banana, sliced 2 cups strawberries, sliced 1 ounce raw almonds or walnuts, chopped 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg 1/8 tsp. ground ginger 1 tbsp. coconut oil 1 cup Greek yogurt 3-6 drops liquid stevia extract Directions: Heat coconut oil in a medium saucepan over low heat until melted. Add cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and liquid stevia, mix to form a brown glaze. Keeping heat low, add sliced bananas and strawberries and mix until they are completely coated. Continue to heat until bananas are just warm. Remove from heat. Add nuts and mix until nuts are completely coated. Spoon mixture onto a plate alternating in layers with the greek yogurt. PO also says: "You can sweeten the yogurt with a little stevia too, but I prefer the contrast."

Sheila I was also struggling with completing the fasting days too since Nov. But I have succeeded finally and some how did 2 fasting days in a row.... So proud of myself. I have lost 3 lbs and now I hope it stays off. I do know that some of it is water weight. It really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I just needed a detox....You will get back on track after the bday thing is done and over. Kim I can't wait until I hear about your big event and hearing the wonderful news.... Denise and Sheryl, you will both find you man! You are both so determined and I love hearing about your adventure.... I really love that LilMissDiva's back on the site now too...... I sure wish Laura and Cheri would come back, I miss them....

Georgia I love this. I will have to make them for my husband and self....

Sheryl I admire all the work you have done and your insights. The point I would like to make is that Steven is not your responsibility. He has to come to a point in his life where he recognizes that he needs help so that he will seek help. He sounds like a really super person but has too much sh** to deal with. Keep looking at yourself and remember, he will find some where else to go. perhaps that's what he needs to get a reality check going... Hang in there and take good care of you...BTW i believe all of us have some codependency in us bc we need people...... Good job and thank you for sharing...