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!

From 314.6 to 312.8. I will keep my goal of 312 flat though and see if I can maybe get below that!

I have pure protein frosty chocolate already made in the can almost every morning just because I hate cooking breakfast except for weekends. My go to before was always something bad so i have my meds, wait an hour, then have a protein shake and a cup of coffee. I love them things...35g protein, 170 cals, 4 carbs. Can't beat it. One day a week I have a protein shake for breakfast, a high protein bar for lunch, and a very sensible and low carb dinner. I call it my jumpstart day...gets the stubborn off faster.

You lady are also rocking it, and kicking its booty! I can't wait for twoderville either....ahhh not having a 3 to start my weight out..I haven't seen the like in almost 4 years!

Checking in at 314.6! Down 1.4 from last week and passed my July goal already! So I will change my July goal to 312 and see if I can hit that!

Super great job, being in the zone sir and congrats on the weight loss so far! While I am not banded yet and still in WLS limbo for the moment I am trying hard every day to control my obsession for baked goods. Fast food, greasy food, doesn't appeal to me anymore and I find myself evaluating every food choice to see if it's worth the work to eat it. But what still gets me is baked goods. Not even candy appeals. Iced coffees, no way. But you slap some cake, cookies, brownies, etc in front of me and yeah I'll eat it. So to combat this my fiance comes up with the plan that if I want the whatever I have to prove that I earned it that day, I have to add 15 minutes of exercise the next day or that day, and I have to take 3/4 of the recommended serving size so I eat less calories than listed. This is my evaluation tool and more often then not I don't want the extra hassle to have it. If I am willing to do the work for it then I really want it and its not just because it's there. So far its working out well for me, but I can't wait until my insurance comes to a decision so I know what tool I get to use to help me with this!

It seems like in most self pay cases the doctors will do a small unfil if you have a problem and usually not charge you for it. So just call the doctor and tell them what's going on. Restriction and not being able to eat are two different things.

I go to Sparkpeople.com and plug in my food there. They count the calories for me so all I have to do is throw the info at them. Some people don't have to count calories. Others only need to count until they get pretty used to what a decent portion size is. For me though it really opened my eyes to what I was eating. When I started I figured out pretty quickly that I was taking in 2500 calories a day. I was pretty shocked honestly. I keep at it now and try not to go more than a day without inputting my stuff so I know what damage I did or if I was a good girl!

Down to 316! I was a swimming girl this past week. A few hours in a small pool dragging two toddlers around. Didn't seem like exercise at the time but boy they wore me out!

Yes but its a pound in the right direction!

Name, real or screen~ mylynn 1377 Goal weight for July 31st~ 315 Weight on July 1st~318.4 Age~35 Dietary goal for July~ To fight those nasty carb cravings Exercise goal for July~To get up to at least 1 mile on the treadmill Personal goal for July~To keep fighting to loose weight, knowing that its an everyday battle against me! Date banded~Not yet Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~Weight loss since May 10--334-318.0 What is your favorite 4th of July activity~ BBQ'in things I can eat and spending time with my family!