Cheles

GREAT NSV!!!

I took them for the 1st month post-op too.

Congrats! I too got into size 16's pants this week! Hoo Woo to us and anyone else!

I'm 10-weeks out and still get the bubbly feeling. Sometimes it goes on all day....it's begining to drive me nuts!

Woot! Woot!

I'm like you. I cannot jog to save my life! But I can tear it up on the elliptical for 30-min.

I was sleeved on 12/20. I've lost 45 lbs and have dropped 4-pant sizes. I started working out 3-weeks ago and try to go 3-4 times a week. The down side, I can only eat 2oz of protien per meal, but I supplement with a shake. The weekend I have a really hard time getting all my protien and fuilds in, and hopefully that will change.

I'm doing good and losing. Yesterday I veered off-plan. I stopped by the Cup to get some cupcakes for my DH and for myself. I was craving one of their tuxedo cupcake which is dark chocolate cake with buttercream icing.

I know full and well that I cannot eat a whole one at all. I tend to cut a cupcake up like a cake so I get six or seven pieces of it over the week.

Not last night...and I so paid for it too. After having dinner of 2oz of polish sausage, my husband presented me with a 1/3 of the cupcake. I was already full, but I ate it. The last 2-bites I knew I was at my limit, but I down it.

Then I spend the next 3-hours with a sore sleeve....NOT doing that again.

Wonderful job.

Great Job!

Great job! I wish you the best!

I personally take a toning class at the Y twice a week. It is kicking my tail!

Cheles, I'm an HR consultant and I go to companies and help them implement market-based salary bands. LOL Do not despair. If you are that far off, you don't have the right job level. Once you start thinking about it, I'm sure you'll find plenty of duties you're doing that put you several levels above where you are.

As for the emotional eating, I've been having similar aha moments. Sometimes I instinctively find myself reaching for one of my go-to foods -- like milkshakes. I've picked one up one time, starting sipping and within 5 minutes I felt sick. I haven't craved a milkshake again! It also happened with a cupcake -- ate the whole thing and felt uncomfortable for an hour. Haven't had one of those either. It's great because I'm changing, but I need new techniques to deal with my stress! I'm determined to find healthy outlets.

Best of luck to you.

Thanks for the feedback, BKdoll! The day after they gave me the news I pulled market research for my job description and requested my current job description along with our network design team job descriptions that Friday. It's already been forwarded to HR.

I tried a milkshake once...got about 4-sips into it and gave it to my hubby. Also,. I've been picking at 1-slice of cake for over a week. I needed a bite of something sweet and it did the job. I don't think I could even try to eat a whole slice...that would just kill me.

Way to go! Great job!

Thanks everyone.

I know I should take the upper road on this one, but I am truly sick of these women and the drama they bring to our office. It's ugly behavior on their part, and I will not become one of them. I've always felt you treat people the way you want to be treated.

That being said, when I started in this job almosts 4-years ago the one key cliquer befriended me. I truly thought she was a friend I could confide in. I realized within a year how she was talking badly about me and telling this to her group.

At this point I've not confronted her and one other, but I've come to the conclusion that when I resign this year, I will ask for extra exit interviews with her and the other, and I will speak my mind about their ugly behavior.

BTW, I'm catty enough that I might have had to swing my booty a little extra for them! :wink1:

HA HA HA...not sure if I could do that just yet.

Yesterday I wore my skinny leg jeans, a ribbed v-neck white sweater, my black leather jacket, and my pointy-toed black boots. Yeah, I looked hot! Smiling still...

This was the 1st day in the two-weeks where I could really show off my new body and weight-loss to everyone. First, one of the directors chased me down to say how great I looked. That made me smile.

But, the true NSV was from the group of women that I truly cannot stand. These women are a clique and spread hateful gossip like WILDFIRE! These women haven't said a single word to me since my return to work 2-weeks ago. But, they do stare at me.

So yesterday I'm in an early morning meeting with one of them discussing a new priority project. One of the key-cliquer's is in the meeting. She watches me get up and then looks me up and down with her mouth gapping....does she not think I cannot see this? I'm laughing inside and keeping a straight face while talkikng with my boss.

Then another cliquer walked in and I get the same reaction from her...looking me up and down with a gapping mouth, but not saying a word. I act like I don't see her, but she goes over to her clique-mate and they start whispering. I'm sure they are talking about how I took the easy road by surgery, but I don't care.

My take-away from this...the joy of seeing them look me up and down in shock over my current transformation. Just wait girlies....there is more to come!

Agreed. I'm slowing down and think 2lbs per week is awesome compared to a big FAT ZERO....which used to be the case. Smile, you're doing great!

I'm at work yesterday. My company unveiled its new Market-based compensation. So, it's me and my boss reviewing where I fall in this new pay structure. After describing all the scales and coding he finally gets to "where I fall". Needless to say, I was SCREWED!

My pay-band structure for my job title has dropped significantly and I am 42% higher than the max range. He then tells me it would be like 20-years before I get a raise. I'm sick, mad, and trying to get clarity on this whole thing.

So, I begin by saying...wait. I'm not classified correctly. He asks me to provide market research on the job I perform and the pay-scales so that he can take it back to HR. But, it could take a year before they make a change in my job description.

Anyway, feeling frustrated I walk out and discuss with my co-worker who also agrees I am not labeled correctly. Finally, I go home instead of the gym (mind you I had taken an hour class at lunch time) like I was going to do. I discuss with my family for the next 2.5 hours, but the whole time I'm telling my husband...I'm hungry. I was. I hadn't eaten since 2:30 and it's almost 7:15. We finally decide to get something to eat. That's where I REALLY did this.

We're at Hardees’s and I order a Steakburger without bread and a steak quesadilla (knowing I'll remove the shell). The dinner comes. I dive into the burger and only eat a 1/3 of it. I also scrape out the wedge of 1/3 of the quesadilla. I brought home all the leftovers. But why did I order this much?

On the way home I realize...I just ordered like I would post-surgery when I was upset or angry. WHAT THE HECK. I really did this. I never before realized I actually ate when I was upset. I am so GRATEFUL my sleeve kept me on track from all this emotional eating, and gave me the ability to see what I had done.

Yeah, I too was told to avoid Special K because of sugar content. I drink Premier Protein ready to drink from Sam's. I like them cold.

I recieved them the day of surgery and while in the hospital for 2-days.

You look amazing! Keep up the great work!

Thank you all. mnbsleeve that's exactly what I told her. Mom, this will get me though the next month if I'm lucky! LOL

thinoneday...I did miss the 22's altogether...not even a chance to wear them. :-)

I need to get some before and after pic going. I just HATE looking at the befores....yuck!

This is my 1st week back at work since being sleeved on 12/20. I thought I was going to be the "freak on display". Thankfully it wasn't that way. Although, the ENTIRE building knew about my surgery...can you say GOSSIP CENTRAL?

Anyway, I had cleaned out 1/4 of my closet before returning to work. That left me with 22 and 20 sized pants to wear. Well, I wore 22 on the 1st day and my legs were swimming in them. Some of my co-workers were like, you need smaller pants!.

So, the next day I wear 20's. I only had 3-pairs of size 20 in my closet. And again I heard, you need smaller pants you are swimming in them. Tuesday night I shopped my mom's closet for the 1st time in my life. She's always been smaller then me. This was a treat! She's a classic,, tailored dresser like I am. She gave me all her 18 pants, some 1X tops, blazers, and the beautiful navy blue dress coat (which I have adored for years). I came home, emptied out another portion of my closet and hung all these beautiful clothes. Mind you, mom's pants are way to long for me and I need to get them hemmed.

So off to work I go Thursday. I have on 18's which are comfy and dressy. My shoes...well, I've lost a shoe size so my Pliner which I hadn't worn in 4-years were sliding off my feet! Ugg! I'm so ticked about that....really, my feet this quick??

Thrusday was also the day of the 1st instance of a freak on display occured. I got a good laugh about it. They didn't ask me a question or say anything about the surgery. They just stared and said "Welcome back...you were missed".

I also received a wonderful compliment about how my weight loss has taken 10-years off my face. That made my day!

WOO HOO! I just did that recently did that too! YAY!!