twobluecats

...I don't post over here much anymore, but I spend a lot of time over on obesityhelp.com. I Celebrate my nine month anniversary from surgery today. I can't believe it's went by so darn fast. I'm down a total of 104 pounds (16 pounds preop), and I feel great. I track my food, and I weight daily. For the most part, I concentrate on Protein and low carbs. But, I don't deprive myself of anything as I simply love food. In fact, I had half a cupcake today at a lunch, and I tracked it too! I just don't make bad choices back to back or on a consistent basis. Here's the latest before (day of surgery) and after (today!) photos.

Haven't been doing a good job of posting here. But I'm very frustrated this Monday morning. I've been hovering at 200.4 for the last week or more. I was at 203 on August 3. I am SOOOOOO wanting to see 199 on the scale. I am starting to wonder if it will ever happen! I sure hope to report back next Monday with better news, but with a trip to Las Vegas planned on Thursday, I'm not sure!

Awesome! I think of you often, and your success is inspirational! I can't wait to post here in December. I'm very happy with my progress thus far, and I know how you feel when it comes to living a more active life! Take care!

This is definitely a matter of personal opinion as the ol' scale affects us all differently. But, I weigh daily..twice to be exact. I weigh in the morning and at night. I find that I don't beat myself up if it doesn't move or fluctuates up (I know I didn't eat 3500 calories to cause a pound gain!). And, I like to start my day with a reminder of my goals.

So, three months ago today, a major bodily organ was sliced into pieces and part of it was pulled right out of my body. Funny, seems like a lot longer than that. I am down 59.5 pounds since December 1 when I started this journey and 43.5 since surgery day. The last two weeks have only garnered a two pound loss each, but my sleep pattern was really a mess as my husband worked nights to do some training. I still track every meal on myfitnesspal.com, and I average 750-800 calories (sometimes a bit over, but not regularly), 75-90 Protein, and 30-40 carbs (again the rare overage, but not ever over 50). I will be 42 in two weeks, and I don't consider myself a fast loser at all, but I am happy with the progress. As long as I continue downward, I am thrilled. I eat everything now, with nothing "off limits." Fortunately, I'm not a sweet tooth or snacker, so that has not been an obstacle. I have pizza, tacos, etc. But those things don't completely dominate my diet anymore, and I balance the days that I have some to ensure that all my counts are still good. And, I can only eat a small amount compared to the large pizza I used to inhale! Life is great. We are going to Tahoe for Easter, and we are going to Europe for 16 days in May for a Mediterranean cruise. I hope to be under 220 by then, and I'm at 239.5 today. I think that's very doable based on my current stats. I love my sleeve and my journey. And, I love the support I find here and at obesityhelp.com.

Happy Monday, all.... HW:299 SW:283 TW:244 I'll take it!

Even happier now as I'm at 39 pounds as of today...almost 11 weeks out. It goes by so darn fast!

I am 50.2 pounds down since my December 1 preop diet began and 34.2 since surgery two months ago today. Woo Hoo!

pizza has always been my all-time favorite food, and I waited until my two month anniversary to try it. We usually get Papa Murphy's Delite pizza, which you bake at home and is basically the pizza toppings on a cracker thin crust. The crust is super, super thin and doesn't compare to any other thin crust from the chains. I cut the pizza in slices about two inches across the crust end. I was able to eat two slices, which was about a normal sized slice. I didn't really know what to expect, but I knew that with their crust being so thin, it wouldn't be like regular pizza, even thin crust from other places. Anyway, I have this feeling of guilt, surprise that I was able to eat it, and sorta happy that I can (after all, that's what I love about the sleeve compared to other surgeries. I counted for it on my daily journal, and my calories were a little high for the day(over 900 and I usually stick well below 800), but everything else was in check. I know it won't be a regular rotating meal, but I am happy that I can include pizza every couple of weeks or so as long as I plan well (my lunch was too high, but I can revise that for future meal planning). Anyone else have experience with pizza post surgery?

Awesome work, ladies. I'm at 249 today, which is three pounds down from last Monday. I'll take it as the slowing will begin with my vicious menstral cycle. I always seem to slow for two weeks before I begin. Then, I lose well two weeks.....repeat.....

I love this forum! It's so nice to "hear" yourself think and then bounce things off others for advise/support. I could totally wolf down most of a large pizza before, so I know my sweet sleeve is working fabulously. I started thinking that the amount of pizza I ate basically equated to almost the size of a regular thin tortilla with a normal amount of "stuff in it. Not that much food when I think about it. But, boy pizza definitely has more calories. Still, it's one of my favs, and I'm glad to know I can work it into my plan from time to time.

And, way to go to you for whizzing past your goal weight! That's AWESOME!

Well, I'm down 50.2 pounds since December 1 when I started my preop diet and 34.2 since my December 14 surgery date. I'm very pleased with my progress and ready to cross another milestone. I'm at 248.8 today, and I don't want to EVER see 250 again!!!:w00t:

YOU ARE AMAZING! I can't even imagine how wonderful that feels, but I sure hope to find out some time this year! You've worked very hard to acheive this goal, and you are an inspiration to me, for sure!:lol0: