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I buy the cooked shrimp platter. (I don't use the cocktail sauce.). Best shrimp around. And salmon w basil pesto butter. Also fresh. Back against the wall next to the meats. I rotate between the two. The salmon is 3 big pieces. I'll usually cook two and freeze the other one- butter and all. The two cooked ones lasts me for several days.

costco never uses frozen fish for their prepared meals and you can taste the difference.

I also but most of the frozen seafood- the basil lemon talapia is yummy. And the crab cakes! Yum.

I'm going to learn how to scuba dive when I get to goal! Already have started a scuba diving fund. Will probably be in 2014 since I'm a slow slow loser, but that doesn't matter. I am absolutely enjoying my transformation along the way and am enjoying my life.

Plastic surgery....maybe, maybe not.

Courtney, thanks for posting this!! It is so true, we can't sustain on so few calories. It's just not healthy.

Congrats! Enjoy your salad!

Judy

Hi' date=' I had someone suggest to me before, but its difficult for me to eat small meals during the day, because I'm a teacher and my planning period isnt until 11:45am....so I have to go from 7:45am to 11:45am just drinking.....and drinking just goes straight through me....I'm now trying to keep turkey Jerky at my desk, but now I think I will keep nuts now.....I need things easy to get to, sneak and munch on without refrigeration....

life of a teacher[/quote']

Try baby bell cheese. They are covered in wax and stay protected outside the frig for several hours. I've kept some in my purse all day and eaten then at night. :-)

I'm pretty much always hungry now and I think I need to raise my caloric intake some. I am horrible at planning meals and i just don't eat enough food to interest myself in cooking. I am working on changing a lot of this and it's so hard. My head doesn't want to do what it's suppose to do and that's planning my meals and following through with them. I am so bored with my go too's now and I really am not interested in eating junk foods or high carb foods. This is hard work and I know that I have to do the work to have healthy eating habits..... But I'm not really sure what my caloric intake should be right now.......Frustrating.......

I get a lot of prepared healthy foods. costco has some really nice healthy shrimp platters. Any store does really. I go to the store & get a rotisserie chicken, container of cut up veggies, salmon w pesto butter ready to be baked....different items that require less than 5 minute prep time.

I agree 100% w Butter. I was having head hunger at 6 months out. I found myself munching more. Then I realized I WAS really hungrier. I've upped my fats to 60-75 and I'm back to losing again.

I tried to tell people over and over again that we are all individuals. I felt like I was talking to a brick wall. I guess shame on me for giving up on trying to help people who wanted help. But really, my weight loss is all about ME. Just like 'your' (as the collective you) weight loss is all about you. As it should be!

We all lose differently. And if people have higher BMI's generally they will lose weight quicker in the beginning; but not always. The point is we are all unique. So this comparison has got to stop. It really doesn't help anyone and I think does significant emotionally damage to some people.

Judy

Oh, and one more IMPORTANT item: I feel that because I am losing slowly, or not at all at times, that it has allowed me to focus on HOW to eat for MY body. Not anyone else's. Mine. What makes me feel good. I have had the time to adjust and work out how I can eat healthy (90/10) for the rest of my life. No more fad/crash diets for me ever again!!

My story is like many of you on here. I've lost 59 pounds. Still have 40-50 to go. I was sleeved 8/21/2012. I lost about 25 pounds pre-op and the rest postop. So yep, that's slow. I was in a 9 week stall after Thanksgiving. Lost a few pounds and back to about a 5 week stall.

Honestly, at this point, i've stopped stressing. I do weigh myself almost daily because it holds me accountable. But that doesn't work for everyone.

I do log what I eat and focus on low carbs/high fat & Protein.

I feel better than I have in years. The weight will come off at it's own darn pace. I've accepted it and my surgeon better accept it when I see him in a few weeks.

At almost exactly 6 months I realized I could eat more. I can now eat 2 eggs for Breakfast instead of one. I like this because it means that I don't have to eat as often. And it sure as hell isn't ANYTHING close to the quantity I could eat pre-sleeve.

I stopped posting on VST a few months ago. I found myself getting WAAAY too adjitaded with all the competition, comparisons, etc. I've just started reading at the Veterans forum. If I start feeling that panicky 'i'm not losing fast enough' again, I probably will go back into hiding for my own sanity.

Cheri & Sweetums are right- there is no 'end' date. Patience. Tolerance. Acceptance. And work the sleeve.

Look at you!! Even your wrists and ankles are smaller!

Hello Everyone ' date='

I was sleeved on August 21, 2012 . My start weight was 243 and I'm now done to 188. I am so disappointed with myself as I have not lost weight in 2 months. I'm so frustrated and don't know if this is normal to go this long with out losing. Any one out there in the same situation ??[/quote']

Hi!! We are almost identical!! I started at 253, had surgery August 21, AND am now at 196. I was losing very slowly and i was ok w that, and then 2 months ago I stalled. Came to a grinding halt. About a week and a half ago it started to move again.

I refuse to be disappointed in myself. I am eating right and exercising. There's not much else that I CAN do.

My advice to you is don't give up. If you are following the program then eventually it has to work. It just has to!! Good luck.

Hi Pammie,

This is a serious operation. You should be somewhat anxious, but it does sound like you are more anxious than most. My suggestion would be to go seek counseling. I don't know what your situation is, but many insurance companies pay for counseling. You need to find a way to manage this anxiety.

Good luck,

Judy

You look great!! I love your cute nose too!!! (Even though that wasn't part of your surgery.)

Congrats!!

Holy smokes! You look amazing. Actually, you don't even look like the same person!! Love the cat!!

WTG, OTR!! Ya just woke up the baby!! :-)

I find it amusing how irritated people have gotten w this post. So what if people want to post? As long as they aren't bashing others (which many have! W a cast Iron skillet!)

Just unsubscribe if the thread annoys you. :-)

I do have to admit, that threads like this has made the search option harder. Last year when we searched for a topic, we'd get solid info. Now there's a lot of gobbledegook to wade thru making it harder to search. And that's a shame.

I finally started losing. Went into a stall as soon as I signed up for this challenge!! Lol!! Maybe i jinxed myself!!

SW 249.5

SD: 8/21

TW: 200

I stalled out in Nov but it seems to be going again.

Today's weight:

197. I'm .5 shy of halfway to goal.

Lol thanks Doxie I think a little humor is good at this point...

My feelings exactly!

A little humor for tonights side show. :-)

I have a cup of hot choc too!! W whipped cream. So yummy.

We need a new forum: 'The Party is HERE! Clothing Optional!' That'll keep the fudiduddies out. All of is sitting around in our wrinkled birthday suits.

Sounds like OTR has another pitstop to make during his roadtrips. Think you can handle him Sel?

Frye's man is a cutie.....

Hi! Welcome!! While you are zooming around in the scooter, just remember, this will be the last time you'll ever need one!!! I loved my 'lasts' as my weight went down.

I'm crashing the Pity Party Sexting Thread!! I'm married = celibate!

Is THAT what Frye is holding? I couldn't tell!

OTR is wandering around trying to find the bumper sticker from the other thread. :-)