Ms skinniness

I know you might be home by now and I hope you have a quick recovery! Welcome to the BIG LOSER'S BENCH!

You look totally awesome! Good job there!

I loved this article...It ran true to my ears in so many different ways...Thanks for sharing it with us.... Butter, just think how much money you and the Mrs saved by not buying into all those energy supplements. that's a million dollar business there..... LOL Good job on the marathon!

Ok this is my second time writing this and it's totally frustrating. I've been wondering if I have been eating too much protein now my body and if there are any negative effects of too much protein. This article that FYE has provided was totally helpful... I have been re-evaluating my protein, fat, and carb % on MFP and my carb increase is higher and my protein is like 30% now.. I have been eating my crack bars (quest) and they do help me be regular on pooping. Yep, just like clock work... However I don't like the fact that I crave them.....so I have to get on top of myself and cancel my automatic order today. I really have to work on eating real foods and preparing them myself. Exercise is another monster I need to conquer. I am very resistant to exercise. So today I'm going to the mall and walk around. I'm going to bring in my tread mill and stop looking at it and use it. I need to get focused on something and get some passion for something in my life. There I said it....I need something I'm passionate about and fun..... sorry for the rambling on......today is a clean eating day for me.

Sugar is so addicting for me. Once I ha be some, my mind wants and craves more. It worst than crack for me. I wish it would make me sick too.

this is quite normal to see yourself as still being fat. It's an illusion and plus the cameras always adds about 10 lbs. keep the pic as a marker for your weight loss bc when you get to your goal weight you can place the pics next to each other and you will see the difference. Good job on your loss of 53 lbs.

I'm 2 years post op and I haven't had any migraines since before my surgery. Yayyyyy for us. Who knew this would. Be so helpful

As a therapist, I totally believe this. If find myself thinking about food when I don't have something bigger to look forward too. These days my case load is down and I have a lot of free time without a plan. I'm really bored and I find myself grazing more than I want too. If i'm busy, then I don't think about food and I don't eat. It's fundamentally simple but yet very complex.

I am also doing the 5:2 diet and it has helped me maintain even though I have messed up a few times...It keeps the extra off and when the scale goes up, I will do a fast day. I found that I have better restriction after my fast days too. It also helps with keeping my sugar intake at a real low since I try and focus on mostly proteins....I highly recommend this for people that are further out, past a year too..... ;P

Isn't this an amazing journey for us both.. Good to hear that your doing well to. I do fluctuate up and down by a couple of lbs too... Merry Christmas and I hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful New Year....

FYE I love your script....how I forgot about these tools....Thank you for sharing this with us...I love taking journeys like this one... You are a very creative genius.... Laura I hope your day is going much better now....I'm glad you spoke to Cheri and she's coming back...miss you Cheri...... So looking forward to my next cup of hot chocolate Georgia.....with less calories is great.... Today my scale batteries were dead...I just replaced them about a week ago.....frustrated with it...

You are 2 months post op and these things take some time..It's very frustrating to have to put up with these symptoms but they will go away. I do notice when I eat too much I do feel nauseous for a bit. I am 2 years out and I still take my omeprazole.....You stomach is most likely still swollen from the surgery so be gentle with yourself and eat foods that are easy to digest in small portions (I know, you can only get so much in). BTW remember this is the time that you are going to have a lot of hormones fluctuating in your beautiful body that's transforming right now....Love and Hugs to you...

good to hear from you Queen of the Crops! You are doing really great and I'm simply amazed that you have moved from Amsterdam! Wow, this is so life changing....

I do believe it would be helpful to me as a veteran if we post after being sleeved for at least a year. Heck some of us can accumulate a 100 posts in just a couple of days.....Hahahaha... Yesterday I ended the day at 700 calories instead of 500. But when I fast, the next day I feel shaky and weak....Is this normal....? But after getting going I am ok. It's a horrible feeling.... Thank you Georgia for the Keurig dark chocolate hint......The funny thing is the hot chocolate from Swiss Miss would make me kind of nauseous...that should of been a big clue...... LOL LV don't be too hard on yourself........take a deep breath and breathe......You are doing fantastic.....You will do the gray in due time......I have difficulties with the gray zone......but you do really well with 5:2 so keep it up.......Hugs my dear friend!

Its part of what makes him unique and unstoppable.. He will accomplish big things. **** he already has.. Lol I don't know half of what that kid is talking about most times He can get bogged down in the details sometimes and at age 11 sometimes puts to much pressure on himself to produce (produce what I do not know) and invent. I get him though, with his obsessive thought process. I sometimes feel paralyzed in my thoughts and behaviors.. He's a really smart kid! I experience obsessive thoughts about food and then I give in. Not as much now as I did in the past...I just want to quit thinking about food and eat to live, not live to eat.....Before the surgery I had a epiphany that we really don't need much food to live on. That was a profound moment...I wish I could recapture and put my thoughts on something more productive...

Gosh, to have OCD with Tourette's is a struggle at times....but is manageable with meds. LV it sounds like your son has a wonderful caring mom and dad that are always be there for him..... Such joys...i do believe that OCD can also be a learned behavior too.......it's just retraining ourselves once we are aware of what's going on.

It's funny hearing that you have OCD....The underlying issue under OCD is anxiety! Yep, we are a major stress bomb and we get caught up in the underlying issues that contribute to our stress...and anxiety is mostly caused by our thoughts.....Having said this, it's difficult to recognize the automatic negative thoughts that we have on a daily basis.....This is work for us, identifying the trigger points for our anxiety that triggers our need to control our environment, to decrease our anxiety. It's a vicious cycle......Sorry, I am a Marriage and Family Therapist and I can make this sound so easy, but in reality, it's not, it's very convoluted.........

I love this stuff.....It holds a lot of value for me..... I really believe that our thoughts contribute to how we feel about something and how we handle our eating. I love the mindful eating but when I become lax on it, I forget to eat mindfully and just put food in my mouth with out enjoying the flavor. This is what I work on....

Hot chocolate will really sabotage us! I have pretty much stayed int he Vet's forum and the majority of my posts lately have been in the 5:2 and enabling...... At least a year yes.. I have mentioned this to Alex recently. I hate to be bitchy about it but Butter mentioned that most of us girls stick to the 5:2 group these days.. And not the vets forum. But now that the flood gates have been open to anyone posting it's not the same. Lol yes I'm pmsing too But I stand by my words

Thanks for the article FYE i find that the majority of people that are successful in keeping their weight off do these eight things in some form. It made me happy to read this.... Chimera your friend's story is horrid.......it makes me sad to hear she's going through all this and makes me realize how fortunate I am to be healthy with no complications from the surgery..... I am so going to work the 5:2 this week. I keep fluctuating between 143 and 147 and want to get down to around 135 again. I love Georgia's sticking to healthy eating on here feasting days.....I hate the word feasting, it reminds me of eating too much. LOL M2G you are also very motivating too.... I like commenting on the 8 things to do to keep our wl off and would be very helpful to read them..... Coops congrats on your new low! Amazeballs! Yayyyyyyyyy! GT attorney's do take a portion of the rewarded amount about 1/3rd I believe.....You can just get documentation from your doctors and do the appeals yourself.....It is common to be denied a few times before being excepted......If on disability, you would qualify for low income housing too in California. A friend of mine is living on $200 of general relief fun and her rent is $7 a month......It's hard but better than nothing...... Today I am fasting and I had a cup of Swiss Miss dark chocolate sensation. For the past couple of weeks I thought it was like 60 calories and was feeling so proud of myself. today logging into MFP it said 160 calories and I had to go check the package. That's what I get for becoming laxed with not checking the labels.... Ha Ha.......So cheers to everyone.....

Georgia you are really rockin that sleeve! I need to get off my lazy duff and get serious.....I so want to see the 130's.......Good job everyone...

Aww thank you! You made my day! Nicolanz you look so hot! Good job and glad to see your back.......Missed ya! Those kids are so adorable! So which one is the surf instructor? (Of the daughters I mean, not the grand kids so much ) The younger one is the surf instructor. Thank you about the grandkids I can't kiss them enough! What a beautiful family! You all look fantastic! HaHa I need to work on my turkey neck! Gobble, gobble, gobble....... LOL My son cooked for us and had to leave before we ate to go to his girl friend's parents house to see her sister...It just wasn't the same. It felt empty..... Cheers to our upcoming Xmas! May it be about family and not about food. Damn I really hate seeing all my favorite foods and not being able to eat much......

I'm really noticing that LV is enjoying taking pics now of herself and sharing....this is so awesome! LV you look absolutely beautiful....i wish I could share my pics but I always forget to take pics of me.....LOL I love your family!

Jane you have a beautiful family and I love your smile especially! Thanksgiving was a very long day here and I am so glad that it's over.... My son is a master chef when it comes to cooking and he made a delicous ham, turkey, stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes, and I was only able to eat a couple bites of everything. It was all delishious and i ended up having such a stuffed feeling. I will have to do a fast on sunday because I think my stomach is able to contain more..... LOL..... My son told me he was going to take the left over stuffing for a pot luck at work, and my DH flipped out. LOL....he doesn't need it, it completely blew his eating out of town......So both of us our taking it easy. I so missed eating a big meal and hated to stop eating after just a few bites... GT i know a lot of people here in the states that have gotten disability without ever working....there must be a way.......don't give up........Perhaps you an retain an attorney to help you fight for it.......just a thought...

Globe I am so sad that this is happening to you....I am sending healing energy your way........I am very thankful that you have shared your journey with us. I know that you are proactive and with Dr Wahl's eating plan, you will be able to delay MS.She did.....please hang in there...