Ms skinniness

I never get to a point of throwing up. I eat a certain amount and then stop. i put less food on my plate and then I stop. I give most of my food that I get when eating out to other family members. But I don't stress on it. All we really need is a small amount of a well balanced diet.

CONGRATS! How is everything going? Have you lost 9 lbs in pre-opt or is it post op?

Thanxs so much!

KateMarie ~ You have been talking about depression and triggers to eating and this is a great time to get a therapist if at all possible. He/She could help with giving you new tools to deal with the triggers.

Wow! This is fantastic! Congrats!

Cobrargc ~ Have you had surgery or are you in the process of having it? Just curious.

I had gotten dehydrated last thursday and had an IV Since then I have increased my fluid intake utilizing G2 gatorade diluted with water. I get in around 80 oz to 90 ozs and am always going pee. When I go to bed and sleep for 7 hours, I am totally dehydrated again and have a slight HA. I'm not sure what's going on or if my body is still recovering from my dehydration. I've researched the web and can not find any time from for recovery. Has anyone had this experience?

I went to work about a week after my surgery. It wasn't easy driving to and from and being able to focus an my clients at first, but very doable. CONGRATS! Take care of yourself.

Fantastic! CONGRATS! Keep up the weight lifting.

This would be a great time to call your doc's office and check it out with them. Taking a diuretic could cause dehydration and that is not a fun thing to deal with. Never hurts to check with the doc. That is their expertise, so why not use them. Hang in there!

I do slouch too! I know that in the beginning it was a way to protect my stomach. But I have no reason to protect my stomach anymore, but I always find myself slouching when at the computer and sitting. As I was reading your post, I was slouching. I really need to work on strengthening my core and that means I need to exercise. So after my dehydration gets straighten out, I will hit the gym and hire a personal trainer again.

This is awesome insight! Yes, do listen to your husband. It's natural to see yourself as the bigger you, but reality is knocking at your door! Let reality in and readjust your picture of yourself as a slimmer, yes smaller, you. CONGRATS! This is an awesome NSV!

failure? There's no such thing as failure. Failure is a choice and you have come too far to make this choice. Stand up, brush yourself off, pat yourself on the back for losing 92 lbs and go to myfitnesspal.com and utilize the tool of logging everything that goes into your body. That will help you see your calorie intake, and break down proteins, fats, sugars, carbs, etc. Make the choice to continue your journey with weight loss and drink a lot of water to keep things moving. You can do this, it is a choice. CONGRATS on your 92 lb weight loss, that's like another person!

Meggspeggs~You've been stuck at the 8 month post op mark. Have you tried switching things up like eating more then eating less, varying exercise routines? Drinking more water? This can help alleviate a stall. Keep up the hard work and eat by sleever's rules. Flush your body with a lot of water. You can do this and will my dear. This is called determination. You've got, let's keep going.

GT ~ You are doing ok if you are only eating 1088 calories. NUT has told me that I need to eat 1200 cal to up my weight loss. I'm so afraid that I'll gain weight that I cringe when I get over 900. Then the guilt sets in. Hummm, this is a vicious cycle. There's really no pleasing me. So I am trying to relax about it. I am working more on eating Protein, protein, protein, low sugar (natural), and working on veggies. I am also focusing more on drinking fluids all day long. This is such a chore for me, but I feel better on a daily basis. Instead of focusing on food and grazing, focus on drinking your Water. Drink more and more and eat on a schedule. I eat in the am, noon, and evening. I sometimes will have a snack and that's fruit. Like yesterday I had a part of a banana. That was completely satisfying. Now I need to work on staying hydrated and exercising. You can do this, you will start losing weight again. Refocus yourself, you can do this. I got your back! Coops ~ I love that your able to sweat. I have never been a very good sweater. Maybe just a little. But have noticed that when I was dehydrated, I wasn't sweating at all, even when in a heated room that was way toooooo hot for me. I will keep drinking fluids every day, all day long and take in fluids in the night too. This is my war now, on dehydration. I want to start exercising as soon as I feel better too. I will do this, I am woman! LOL

Meg ~ your not lazy. however, I have been struggling with exercising. I think it's because I haven't felt as good as before and just found out that I was dehydrated. So I'm trying to rehydrate myself. I am getting a little sad at my spongy skin, so I am working on just walking more, drinking lots of fluids, and keeping all the sugar out of my diet. I need to eat Protein first, veggies, and cut back on my starches. sorry I got off track. You have done a great job!

Has anyone experience waking up feeling dehydrated? I drink a lot of fluids in the day and when I wake up I'm dehydrated. I would really like to get past this dehydration. I don't drink caffeine drinks or eat candy. This is really frustrating for me. I am totally open to any feedback.

If you are a thick skinned person. Then why all this stress about legisytation? It won't change how people think about obese individuals. I don't want or need any laws saying obese people are handicapped. There not and should be treated as equals. I day let it go.

Hey. It's a lot easier to eat yogurt and can get more in. The time u will feel ur restriction with more dense things like protein. Mushies and stuff are easier to eat more. You all are doing just fine. Keep it up and enjoy ur new journey.

Yayyyy! To,e to start celebrating! CONGRATS!

It would be a really great ideal to call your surgeon's office and run it by them. In addition, force yourself to drink more fluids. Let us know how your doing.

cataracks ~ Ouch! Uncle Fester with Hair. Hilarious.... Actually we are our own worst enemies. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. You are doing great.....

that Dad has stage 4 cancer. This is going to be am emotional roller coaster for you and your family and will pull at you in all different directions. Take 1 day at a time and pre pack your meals if you can. Glad to hear your not tempted by the junk food places. I'm lucky I worked through that a couple years back.

Don't give up hope. My pre-surgery weight was 209 and it came off rather quickly. It all depends on your metabolism. If you think your metabolic rate is slow, then do what you have to do to speed it up. Search the internet for solutions. Plus, the slower it comes off, the better off you skin will be. Your skin will have more time to adapt and will create less hanging skin. That is a big plus! Your doing just fine. Try not to worry or compare yourself to others losses.

Wowwwww~these are all great. so happy to rock my sleeve!