mylynn1377

It's good to know that there are options besides creamy shakes. Not that I mind the chocolate, vanilla, strawberry but it gets old after a bit. I can't wait until after surgery so I can see if I still tolerate those kind of shakes. If not then I at least know where to go to get a fruit flavored alternative.

My Ed gets me when I'm eating something that I like. I can go without and if I'm really not hungry then I may have a small bowl of cereal or oatmeal, maybe some toast. My problem is when I am hungry and I find myself with a plate of food that I truly enjoy, then I can put away more food than a hungry trucker. I've had friends be with me for days on end and say that they truly didn't understand why I was so overweight, because I didn't do this at every meal. But I did do it a few times a week, or I would make a pan of fudgy brownies and eat half the pan in one day, complete with a large glass of milk. Ed gets me when I feel crappy and I want to carb out, when I'm having a bad day and I want a giant cheeseburger with onion rings and a shake, or I have to leave the house really early in hurry and so it's easier to get McDonald's drive thru breakfast and my poison is a McGriddle at 450 calories per. That's when he gets me. So I have avoided McDonald's, I refuse to buy brownie mix, and I use a decent size plate at dinner and I make myself sit there for about 10-15 minutes after I get done with the first plate to make sure that I want more because I'm hungry or just because I like the taste of the food. I am trying my best to be aware and in the moment when I make a food choice so that I can ask myself if I really want it, or is it convenient, soothing a problem, or does it just taste good? So far it seems to be helping and everyday it gets better.

Again no weight change but I have a new exercise class that Im doing so hopefully September will get that last 11 lbs off so I can reach my wedding goal of 299...ahh to see the 200s after 3 years..that would be ahmazing! Still 310 (sorry) lol

So I was sad on Wed because the scale wasn't moving, but then my future mother in law measured me over the weekend for a refitting of my dress and she discovered I lost 2 inches in the belly and 2 inches in the hips! Yay for NSVs!

Still 310...no movement whatsoever...errrrrrrrr. My first real plateau and Im not a fan!

Sorry I'm late but there wasn't a change anyway...I just started back on the treadmill after hurting my knee and shoulder. I would rather be swimming but can't until my arm is completely healed...errr! 310 blah!

I would like to know too. I carry weight in my belly and abdomen and I've had 2 C-sections.

Checking in with a happy dance...I am 310 even no point 2, 4, 6, 8 who do I appreciate? Water, water, water...gettin in my 64 and then some and flushing this fat!!! I'll take 2 pounds down from last week!

Hi ladies I'm back for August and ready to loose more weight this month than I did in July! Name, real or screen~mylyn1377 Goal weight for August 31st~305 Weight on August 1st~312..I gained some back! eek! Age~35 Dietary goal for August~Protein, Protein,..measure, measure, and watch those carbs! Exercise goal for August~To exercise, (I hurt my shoulder and my pool is out of commission so I've been slacking!) Personal goal for August~To revamp my eating again, and reinvest in loosing weight! Date banded~No band yet, waiting on insurance! Total weight loss since doctors visit May10? From 334 to 312 What is your favorite place to travel?~Back home, I'm homesick for my family!

Well lovies I am ending this challenge at 311.8! I am soooo super stoked. Congrats to you all for trying and loosing and finding more of that inner you! Bring on August!

I am at 312 right now and have found that swimming works for me. I am just aimlessly swimming and playing with my kids in the pool. I will be taking a water aerobics class soon too. I got a treadmill for free from my almost sis in law and I have been getting on when I feel like it and just doing as much as I can. That's all you can do right now is as much as you can, but try to push yourself a little bit every time and before you know it you will be cranking up the incline and walking 45 minutes!

So I have been silent on the blog front lately, which isn't normal for me, but I have been back and forth on some issues. As we know from previous blogs I had issues with insurance and was facing the decision to pay out of pocket for lap band, which I don't have, or have gastric bypass. Well I went in to my regular doctor and she threw another curve ball my way. She now doesn't think that I need any surgery at all. She believes that since I have lost over 20lbs in 2 months on my own that I can do this on my own. She sat down with me to throw this info at me. I am on a time crunch with insurance, mine is over in October and my fiance's doesn't cover WLS. So If I switch to another managed care I can get lap band, but I will have to pay for fills/unfills/follow up care out of pocket. If I got gastric bypass, the first year is very critical and I would have to take care of that cost out of pocket also. But since I am doing well on my own, and pretty positive about the loss so far, we can leave it the way it is and revisit some other help later on down the road because my fiance's insurance will pay for a bunch of different weight loss medications. So now I'm on the what the heck just happened here track? Ok I am doing well and very proud of myself for keeping this momentum going. I have managed to really change my lifestyle, way I look at food, etc. A lot of that is credited to all you lovely people on this blog. Its great advice and motivation even for the unbanded really. To top it off, I have had at least 4 people be relieved that I'm not having surgery of any kind. So now I am faced with what to do. I could go ahead and change managed care plans because I already have the referral and approval at the center that originally evaluated me for lap band. That is if the managed care plans allow me to change, which also means I would have to change all my doctors and my kids doctors too. Blah....I really didn't want to do that. So now I am stuck here in limbo again, trying to make a plan! Lol, if its not one thing its the other!

There's a lady that is an excellent photographer in the town I just moved from. She has a specialized photography called Boudoir Pictures. When I get to goal I want to have tasteful but sexy pictures taken and put in this really pretty album for my fiance..who will actually be my husband by then. As soon as the wedding is taken care of in October, we are putting away savings for me to get tummy tuck, breast lift, arm lift etc so that I can seriously rock these pictures!

I've lost an automobile tire and I am almost to the pizza....hmmm I can't wait to tell everyone about the penis!