Ready for the new Lay-Lay

Hello,
Having surgery Monday. No one in my family knows. Just me and my husband are in this journey together. Reaching out for encouragment and prayer that everything goes well.
Thank you
Lacie

Good morning! I am so sorry about the weight gain. All I can tell you is what I do, what I've done from the beginning. For me it is a total lifestyle change, as natural to me as breathing. I call this my 'dashboard'.
1) I weigh EVERY day. I KNOW how quickly I could gain eight or ten pounds, and that would be overwhelming to me. If I'm up a pound or two, I just make a change or two and it's gone in several days.
2) I weigh and/or measure my food when I am at home (eye ball it carefully when out)
3) I log my food on my fitness pal. Before discovering MFP, I used fitday.com and at the VERY beginning, I have a spiral notebook and wrote it down.
4) I attend support groups
My comfort zone is 142 - 145, I weigh first thing in the morning, out of bed, go to the bathroom and on the scale. A pound or two is manageable, but for me, I cannot go by how my jeans fit, by that time I'd be up ten pounds and it would take me a few months to get that off, I'm sure of it. I must track my calorie, there is a fine line for me between maintaining, gaining and losing. I've been doing this for over 2.5 years, so I've got the hang of it, but I can never be complacent. Like I said, this is my new normal. This is why I call what I do, my dashboard, if a 'light' comes on, and to me, being up a couple of pounds, or my calories being above what I need.....those are my lights. I just change things up a little, meaning, I lower my calories by 100 -150 and that takes care of it.
Make sense? My advice is, find something that works for you, something you can do forever, there is no end date, we've made a lifetime commitment.....and make it part of your life. Good luck, you can do this.

Today is the day!!! It is storming!!!! I am choosing to think that the storm is here is wash away my past of obesity, depression, and low self esteem. I am claiming today a low weight loss, a low blood pressure, a healthy surgery, a doctor is will do his absolute best, a quick and healthy recovery, and I just claim VICTORY over it all!!!!!!!! Please have me in your thoughts and prayers today!
Thank you
In Jesus name
Amen

Today is the day!!! It is storming!!!! I am choosing to think that the storm is here is wash away my past of obesity, depression, and low self esteem. I am claiming today a low weight loss, a low blood pressure, a healthy surgery, a doctor is will do his absolute best, a quick and healthy recovery, and I just claim VICTORY over it all!!!!!!!! Please have me in your thoughts and prayers today!
Thank you
In Jesus name
Amen

Tomorrow is the big day...June 4th, 8 a.m. in San Antonio, TX. Wish me luck and send your positive energy my way

I'm June 4th in Memphis!!! Who is your doctor? Mine is Woodman. I have to loose 10 pounds. I'm at 9 for two weeks now. They said he will cancel if I don't get that pound off

June 4th!!

June 4th...can't wait!!!

June 4th!!!!

June 12 in Memphis

Don't beat yourself up over this. It happens. I start my pre-op diet the 5th and to be honest, I know that I am going to have some issues. What I am telling myself is that hunger is all in the mind and I can control my mind. The other thing I do is rely on my faith. I won't go all religious on you, but my faith is what gets me through everything.
As far as changing your thought patterns, if you can, take a walk outside and enjoy nature. If you can, drink Water if that's allowed during the time your hungry. (not sure how your pre-op diet goes...sorry).
Hope this helps some. I know how hard it is, but if I can do it, anyone can!
Eric

I suffer Migraines and even have received occipital nerve blocks and botox in my head and neck for them, but I still get them. I am allergic to Imitrex and other medications and the only medicine that helps me is Excederin Migraine.
If mine get bad, I take a warm shower and then get into a cold dark room and throw a cold pack on my neck and a cool washcloth across my eyes, normally with a fan on and I chill my head down. The warm shower usually makes it so my head cools off faster. I often use Vicks Vaporub across my forehead (expect to wash your pillow case). It's a few of the things that has helped me. I have suffered from these since the age of 5. I hope it goes away soon.

Lay-Lay, I'm only allowed Tylenol as well. I've had two Migraines since surgery, on the same day. One was the silent, behind the eyes type, and the other was a full-fledged Migraine. I took my tylenol, laid down with a cool cloth and killed every noise maker in the house. Both went away fairly quickly and I figured out later that I ate something with MSG in it, which is a trigger for me.
One migraine since surgery is pretty good, IMO. I used to have about 1 a month, so 1 in 9 months is awesome! Especially considering that I figured out the trigger immediately.

Hello all. I am in Memphis, TN. After a year of appts, a pysch consult, nutrition classes, and support groups.....i finally meet my surgeon on Wednesday. I. am SOOOO nervous. Are any of you in Memphis or close?

hello all!!! My surgery date is June 4th!! I am excited and very nervous. I have to loose 10 pounds before surgery or he said he will cancel. i am nervous I won't be able to do it and keep it off. I am good for loosing 10-15 pounds and I am great for gaining it all back plus another 5. He didn't give me a pre op diet but I think I should just do the post op diet. My only other problem with the post op diet is that I have a sales conference with my job for the first week in May and i don't want anyone to know and I don't want to be starving around all these people. Then mother's day weekend i am going out of town with my family who are so unsupportive. i think I just need words of encouragement. my hubby gives them to me, but I just don't know.

Good luck.
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Congratulations on taking control of your life. I am 2 years post surgery and down from a size 22 to an 8, seriously an 8. I never thought that was possible. My husband wasn't in complete agreement on my surgery either, I think more scared. Now he knows I am healthy and is very happy for me. Not to mention, some people think he had a new younger hot wife. For me, I drink at least one can of Pure Protein in frosty chocolate a day. Sometimes it's hard to find, but is the best tasting product I found. I think it only has 125 calories, but 30 grams of protein or so. One day at a time, you can do it. Trust me, once I was past the age of 50, I thought it was all over for me. If I did it, anyone can!

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And now for the main event! Step up to the confessional and spill your guts! The jucier the better and always, this thread is flame retardant

I want to go walking with my family and not have to turn back after 15 minutes or gripe the whole time that my back hurts. And I want to cross my legs. It's been YEARS.

I can't wait to wear clothes that don't have an X in the size. I can't wait for my feet to not kill me when I wear heels all day. I can't wait to no longer have deep marks in my back from bra straps. I can't wait to enjoy having my picture taken again. I can't wait to not feel anxious, hot and sweaty in social situations. Oh my, the list could go on and on.
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Oh and one more thing. This may seem silly to you but I want to be able to look cute in just a plain ole white tank top and jeans. LOL

I can't wait to participate in picture taking. I avoid the camera like the plague because when I see the pictures, I am mortified. I also can't wait to wear white and not feel/look like the Michelin Man. I mostly can't wait to wake up everyday and my first thought not be about how fat I am and feeling hopeless about changing it.

I cannot wait to go the amusement park and not stand in fear awaiting if I will fit in the dreaded seat or not!

I can't wait to go sexy bra and panty shopping!!! Lol!! I know I'm not alone on that one!!! Lol!