Ms skinniness

Today I have realized that I'm not even hungry and have eaten a lot less then before my fast day. I love this. Today may be my second fast day. Going to the Mountain for Thursday and Friday so I don't want to set myself up to fail. LOL Good job everyone, you've all given me inspiration. BTW when I eat fiber one brownies i am so gassy! can't go near them.....

Wowza Coops! you are looking really hot and sexy too! I love your smile....... I want a TT too.......

Today I did a fast day. I had a protein shake for breakfast, quest protein bar for lunch, 2oz salmon and I got hungry and ate a quest bar. It was 604 calories. but at least I feel like I've accomplished something. Wednesday will be much better. My weight went up over the weekend so I will see where it is tomorrow. I do feel like I have more restriction.

It takes awhile for the brain to catch up with the body. Don't let the fear hold you back......Go try some pants on, you have a giant surprise coming to you......

I have Kaiser and they told me my A1C needed to be under 6.0. Well, my A1c was about 7 and they approved the surgery anyways. So don't give up hope. Try doing a high protein diet. A friend of mine had really high A1C and he had basically ate soup all month long and his A1C went down really quick. He would make vegetable soup. So please do what you can and work on not eating carbs if at all possible.

Coops and Laura have a wonderful vacation......

wishing you a pleasant sleep........and the beginning of a new life journey! CONGRATS!

Happy Birthday!

He is scared of losing you. But after it's done, he will be fine. He will reap the benefits of a healthier wife and your little ones will have a healthier mom that can do more things with them. This is part of change and we are always going to have change. I had to stop talking to my husband about diet etc because it drove him crazy. This is life now and it's so much better for me.

I was very stubborn, i could not phantom eating pureed foods, it would make me gag. LOL I did primarily yogurts, sf pudding, sf jello, and cottage cheese.

We all lose weight at different rates. Your doing good so keep on ROCKIN that SLEEVE! Congrats.....

This is an amazing smoothie and sounds delicious. The one concern I would have is the high sugar content it has. It's loaded with carbs and can sabotage weight loss in the early stages. I am a sugar addict and pretty much have to stay away from high sugary foods. JMO.

This is typical for everyone. You will lose the weight in due time. There is something called the 3 week stall and that's the time your body is most likely adjusting in inches and restoring glycogen in the body. Everyone has a different rate of losing his/her weight and most will meet the goal weight lost with time. This is the time to sit back and enjoy the ride. Start noticing times when your getting trigger to eat foods and what the underlying emotions are to are causing the triggers. This is a roller coast ride. Overall, you are doing great! Keep it up....

I do have to admit that I struggled to do the days of fasting. I had an emotional time last week where I have to make a decision that is not in the benefit of my client. So I turned to some emotional eating. I also went up to the mountain and have learned that our property is a MONEY PIT.......It's one thing after another. Uggggggggggg! But I got on the scale this am and I have gained 5 lbs. So today i have no excuses. i see the evidence where everyone is successful by doing fast days. So today, I am on a fast day. I will stick it out no matter what....I just finished my protein shake and it actually took me a long time to finish it. That's success. Today will be a pure protein day.........I will have a protein bar for lunch and a protein shake for dinner. I am going to my fitness pal right now and log it......It's done, in writing and cemented. No more excuses for me.......

Thank goodness that she's in the hospital and they are treating her for her blood clots. My prayers are with you.

I get bored and do give in and it drives me crazy. I work at staying out of the kitchen at night and don't keep any foods that are unhealthy if possible. I love quest protein bars and have worked on decreasing portion size. Instead of eating the whole bar, I eat 1/2. I live the ideal of getting out of the house and also practicing mindful eating habits. I am working on eating slower today. It's hard. We can only do our best.

I'm almost 2 year out and I have have no complications from my surgery. I am a couple lbs to my personal goal and have been for over a year. Yayyy!

Cheri, I love how you process things by writing them down. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Your thoughts hit the nail right on the head and I realized the goal I have forgotten about for myself is the biggest goal ever. And that is to love myself first and then to continue on with working on maintenance. I will work hard on maintenance, but I will work even harder on loving myself. In fact, I just had a client that had inappropriate behaviors that totally made me feel angry and violated. I will be referring this client out because the love for myself is very important. The person that I work with will be totally angry due to the money but I don't care. I'm more important than a little bit of money. Cheri, once again, thank you, this is something I really needed to read to get my peace of mind back...........

I told my PCP that I was going to get this surgery in Mexico and that's when he gave me a referral. If you get surgery in Mexico, KP will still do follow up treatment. You would go through your PCP and they would then refer you to a bariatric specialist if a complication arises. I have a clt who had surgery in Mexico and has done exceptionally well.

You will find a way to get this surgery. I got my surgery through Kaiser and I didn't lose the recommended amount they wanted. But they did it any ways. I do have diabetes. Before I had surgery I cut my meals in half and was losing weight pretty good. But because of my BMI my surgeon that I had been referred too, told me not to lose any more weight. You need this and do what you have to do to make it happen.

I usually don't eat breads, pasta, rice, or starchy vegetables....I keep my diet protein, veggies (some carbs), and some healthy fats like avocados. I do drink Premier protein shakes and quest protein bars. But I really like to keep my diet simple.....

It's due to your body being in a state of ketosis......I usually will suck on a breath mint.

Cheri this is truly a struggle for all of us here too. I hear u are working really hard to get back to ur old goal weight before having ur beautiful baby and have done really well. I know that u will drop those pesky lbs really soon and will be rocking your sexy body soon, even though ur body is totally sexy right now. You are a very determined lady that is doing what you know will work. Keep doing what ur doing. I have these times too and am working on seeing my body for the size it is and not the size it was. You have healthy eating habits and u are very healthy which is the most important factor right now. In fact u have had a lot of stressors lately which have affected u too. You are still Rockin that sleeve!

What, no sexy? Hummmmm, I mean sexy in our own way. I'm just learning to accept mine..........LOL

The second most caring and loving thing you can do for yourself is to find a therapist that is a good fit for you to help with the feelings of being exposed. Self help books can help but everyone's issue is different and gaining insight into the problem is great, but he answer lies in what you do to make the changes. Therapy is a great investment and can guarantee that bc I am a therapist and I have done my own therapy too. Please do whatever it takes to get some additional help.