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Thanks ladies! Really it is all in my head I know this. It's just weird, I was feeling good yesterday and now for some reason I'm picking myself apart today. I do feel so gloomy. I wasn't even supposed to workout today, but I just felt the need to go outside and get some sunshine. I walked 2.5 Miles, not super fast but at a good pace. I feel somewhat better but my brain is just in a funk today. I mean, I was looking at my thighs as I'm sitting here and thinking, gosh they are so huge!!! It's not anything more than that. I'm just feeling the weight I'm still carrying I guess... It's also not because my scale, I weigh on Fridays. Sometimes it feels manic! One day I'm super overjoyed, the next I'm feeling defeated. Not all the time, ok I don't want to exaggerate here, but I do have my days... Julia, I DO talk to my poor husband all the time. I actually feel really bad about it, though he always responds like a champ. He's so patient... if the tables were turned I think I'd have told him off by now... hehe! I know that's kinda messed up - but sheesh!! LOL I'm feeling that grumpy girl coming out!! Leslie, that is SO me today... blahhh!! Coops and Kelly, THANK YOU! You both made me smile just now. Coops you reminded me of those huge pants! OMG I can't believe I used to fit those. Kelly, you totally made me laugh with the big toe...

Hey Patrice - wow girl you're looking great!!! Happy 7th Month Sleeversary too! I really think you're doing outstanding! I hear you on the workouts. Right after I finished my 5K I really started slacking big time on my workouts. It showed because I've only lost 3+ Lbs since then. I guess it still comes out to 1 Lb per week, but I'm used to averaging 2-3 so it really did slow me down. Well I've been back at it again, and I hope the scale will cooperate! Thanks for joining in the Gym Rats conversation! Please stick around, I need all the motivation I can get right now especially... LOL AGAIN CONGRATS TO YOU!!!!

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Why am I feeling like this today? Just yesterday I felt great, noticed I'm losing some inches. For some reason today though I just feel.... ugghhh!! Why when I was 330 Lbs I never felt fat, yet here I am lighter than I have been in 20 years and I feel bloaty and huge!! I don't get it. And no, it's not my TOM. That was last week. Just not feeling it today. Sorry, rant over.

Wow.. very true, with all our limited eating we really have to be mindful of what we're eating. I find the very best thing to do is to always balance out any carbs I'm eating. If I have something that's on the higher end of the carbs, I will also be sure to have some Protein with it. It usually does work to keep me from getting weird glucose spikes or drops. xoxo

Location: Market Square food court @Arden Fair Mall. Street: 1689 Arden Way City/State/Zip: Sacramento, CA 95815 Phone: 916-529-1830 If you have any Protein Drinks, please bring them! It's a Protein flavor try-out. Also, if you have a pile of clothes ready for donation, bring those too. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please RSVP, thanks!! Hope you all can make it!!!

What brand scale is that? I'd really like to get a scale like this. Thanks!

Wow thanks! Where in the grocery store do you find this? Or do you make it yourself?

Yayyy!!! Welcome new challengers!!! You CAN do it!!! As for me... we'll see. Tomorrow is weigh in day for me and boy I've really been being a good good girl. I know I'm losing inches right now. But one thing I've learned in the almost 9 months out now is while I'm losing inches my scale wants to be stubborn. We'll see! But... the positive side to this is I'm coming up on the weeks where I lose really well. So... onward and downward!! I'm really gonna bust my booty to make this goal!!! xoxo

Very interesting, and I didn't even think about it really until Coops, you mentioned the whole being asked into more meetings. My first thought was, "well not really because I received all my promotions while I was still very large". But... in thinking more about it I have recently begun to be asked in much more meetings, especially ones where our Director is present and I'm the one dishing out answers and suggestions to him personally. That's actually really huge where I work! I was never asked to do this before. I'm also really given free range to run my desk how I see fit and my Manager really asks a lot from me. You know how managers are, they really just look to their best workers to make themselves look good and know what their doing, aside from it being true or not... Anyway, I think maybe there is a little bit of truth to this. I think maybe its a little bit of both, in that we are feeling more confident AND we "look" the part too. Exactly stated as Coops put it "the lazy fat one". ETA: Just to give a little history, really I haven't changed anything in how I perform my job. I've been doing what I do for almost 4 years now. I know what I'm doing, I just feel like all of a sudden I'm being taken much more seriously. Sad, but true.

Yep we have our own spot to make new threads and everything. It's pretty nice. I like this group idea.

Great Alex and Patrice!! Whoohooo!! Someday I might join up at a gym. I'd like to take some classes - that would be interesting.

Rewarding ourselves for mini goals is tops. It's so hard to lose 10 lbs, 20 lbs... etc... so when we hit some great milestones it's nice to pat ourselves on the back. Nothing wrong with that! When I hit Onederland I hit up Ulta big time! Beauty supplies never expire or get too big. It is true, buying expensive clothes right now is not a good choice. As you get smaller the sizes seem to go through much faster. M2G has an excellent point though, I also ask for clothing store gift cards now. I have a bunch saved up for that one special moment when I say I'm done losing weight. It will be a great day! But not until then. If you are eyeing a certain piece of jewelry, don't hesitate... go get it. You really do deserve it. You worked really hard for it.

Hi Becky, CONGRATS TO YOU!!! Don't worry about the no hunger. For some sleevers it just takes a little longer for the hunger to go away, so you may still be one of the "lucky" ones in time. Also, great job on the weight you have already lost!!

Oh and where are my manners... WELCOME BACK!! It is nice to see you

It doesn't really sound to me like you're fallen off the wagon, just maybe letting your focus go other places. Why don't you join our weight loss challenge... maybe that will help with the motivation and get your focus back to that last pesky 10 lbs! You can do it!! http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/16638-4th-of-july-what-will-you-weigh/page__p__140700__fromsearch__1#entry140700

Hey Patrice, how did you do today with your walk? I did *almost* everything I was supposed to do... I ran 3.8 miles today, but the last half mile was my slow down. My 5K (3.1 miles) I finished in less than 37 minutes. That's really good for me! Like I said, I have to go easy on my knees, so yeah, I'll never be able to pull a 17.5 minute 5K... Yes people really can do this... it's pretty incredible to say the least. I do acknowledge however, that will never be me! I was supposed to walk another 2.5 miles at my break at work today but it ended up raining... BOO!! Oh well, next time. I've done well this week. I'll still pull out a 30 set of calisthenics tonight. It's all good! Hey new members, why so quiet? What are your goals for the next week? Take care everyone!

Pretty much if you're eating healthy your tiny sleeve is going to force you to do a low carb diet. When you get to solid foods you have to eat your Proteins first because that is the nutrient your body needs the most. I have added up my totals here and there and I get anywhere from 50-75g carbs per day. This is a bit more than many here do. However, I lose pretty good, and I don't really have many complaints. It has slowed some recently but I don't blame the carbs. I blame my laziness for not working out like I should or rather I say, like my body is used to. I feel good though and I believe for me I have found a good balance. That's the most important thing, in the beginning is a learning curve. You just will have to find what works the best for you and what keeps you at 100% top speed. I've picked up my normal routine for workouts again and I can already see a major difference in the last 4-5 days. I know a good sized weight drop is coming soon. I weigh on Fridays, so we'll see then or even maybe the Friday after. Good luck to you! This will likely be the ride of your life!

To be able to cross my legs - DONE! To get less than my lowest Lap Band weight - DONE! To weigh less than my Husband - DONE! To fit into clothes I've saved from 20 years ago - DONE! To Run an entire 5K (A real event) - DONE! To make Onederland - DONE! To wear a size Small top - DONE! To fit in my Size 8 Goal pants - DONE! To see a real woman's figure in the mirror - DONE! To fit Size 6 Panties (not sure why this was a goal... LOL) - DONE! To not be the biggest girl in my office - DONE and then some! To not have to fit sideways in the turnstiles at the baseball games - DONE! To fit comfortably in the seats at all sporting events, with extra room - DONE! To make my final goal - Still working on it.

Yep, sure wouldn't hurt to find out. I bet that's it and you'll be feeling better soon. It usually takes about 2 weeks for whatever you take to make full effect. Feel well!!

Wow incredible everyone!!! Love it!! I see the clothing thing is a big one here. I think that would be somewhere on everyone's list, it sure would be mine if I did a top 10! I looove shopping... almost too much...

Great question! I'm tired of Lindsey Lohan, Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Robert Downey Jr., ... Hmmm I sense a trend here. Really though... do they have to be so danged annoying all the time?

Ah, but then there's this nice feature called "Reply" and you can see whatever they say in the quotes. To the OP, I'm very sorry you encountered negativity. Like Dave said, some people use the anonymity to their advantage and becomes everyone else's disadvantage. Sometimes the best response is no response at all. When chatting with tens of thousands of other people, you have to learn to pick out the weeds and keep the roses, so to speak.

Hi Samantha: Some options I've found helpful are Fage Greek Yogurt, small half serving of nuts (low sodium - don't want the Water weight), Tb of chunky Peanut Butter (this really curbs snackies), fresh fruit smoothies make with splenda (berries are great with low sugar and AOX), a piece of fresh fruit. HTH