Healthier2day1227

Today's weight 199.4.
Onederland yay!

Today's weight 199.4.
Onederland yay!

Today's weight 199.4.
Onederland yay!

Today's weight 199.4.
Onederland yay!

Today's weight 202
I passed my Valentines goal of 203!

Today's weight 202
I passed my Valentines goal of 203!

Today's weight 202
I passed my Valentines goal of 203!

Today's weight 202
I passed my Valentines goal of 203!

Today's weight 202
I passed my Valentines goal of 203!

Today's weight 202
I passed my Valentines goal of 203!

I think it depends on the person. For me one would never be enough and i would search for more. But then I love chocolate but am ok with other candies. If you post sleeve have good restraint it should be ok but for me this is a trigger food and makes me want more. Also as long as its not in the house I'm ok. So if I buy a single Cadbury egg and eat it anywhere but my house I'm ok. I don't know why that differentiation exists for me but it does.

You have a lot to be proud of. You look awesome!

Today's weight 205.6
Valentines goal 203!

Today's weight 205.6
Valentines goal 203!

Some challenges for me are:
1. Slowing down. Maybe it would help if I wasn't that hungry when I finally settle down to eat.
2. Taking my Vitamins.< /p>
3. When people ask me if I had surgery or if I did it on my own. One girl asked me three times at a party because I wouldn't answer directly.
4.trying to rush the process. I'm 27 pounds from my physicians goal and I want it to happen now but the closer I get to goal the slower it moves and the harder I have to work.
5. Having a delicious meal and really wishing i could have more. I just remind myself I do get more. Tomorrow. Leftovers.
All in all these challenges don't begin to outweigh the good. I was sleeved 7 months ago and love my healthier life. I love saying no thanks to unhealthy goodies that are offered to me because that was never me in the past. I love being out of pain and feeling so much better.

Great job at losing 120#. That represents a lot of hard work, focus and discipline.
Do not fear eating, treat it like an enemy or give it any power in your life. We need to eat a certain amount for proper mechanics of the body. Part of moving into vet territory is coming to grips with eating in a normal way that does not elicit fear, anger or any other negative reaction. food is just energy. If you find your weight increasing a tad, cut back a little or increase exercise, but do not let food take on any more power than being fuel.
Listen to your full signal. Your body may be comfortable with eating 1/2 cup or 1 cup of food now, but is that beyond your satisfaction signal or at your full signal or beyond? Everyone has different satisfaction and full signals and these responses to eating change as time goes on. Full signals are easier as a new post op than satisfaction signals. They are burping, hiccuping, sneezing, runny nose, etc. this is important to receive these signals because a lot of post WLS folks are still learning what it means to eat. Eating past a full signal as a new post op results in best case some sliming and in worst case pain. You do not want to do this for obvious reasons. That is the power of WLS during the initial months. Later on, it takes more food to receive the same full signal and more attention to recognize the satisfaction signal. However, you always want to eat to satisfaction and not to being full or beyond. Satisfaction might illicit a sigh or some little nuance you get trained to listen for. If you continue to eat to full post 1 year and longer, considering you are near or at goal, you may want to reevaluate what it means to receive satisfaction from a meal. And by meal I mean any time you eat. I happen to eat 7-8 times a day.
Definitely make smart and informed choices about eating in terms of quality and positive impact on the body.
Quantity will not be such an issue if your food selection is clean and healthy. Your body will adapt and burn more calories by raising the BMR, especially if you become fairly active.
Dense Proteins first, leafy green veggies second and low glycemic carbs third.
Try and pick foods low on the Glycemic index that illicit a normal and steady response of insulin in your blood.
Focus on good adrenal health which directly influences the endocrine system for optimal pancreatic, pituitary gland and thyroid responses (align these and your body will improve the BMR).

Today's weight 208.8
Valentines goal: 203

Today's weight 208.8
Valentines goal: 203

Today's weight 208.8
Valentines goal: 203

Lets all share our best and worst well meaning compliments about our weight loss.
My best was after returning to work after summer break: where'd you go this summer?! I mean where'd you go? Half of you is gone!
Oddest (considering it came from my mother in law): look at you! You're nothing but boobs!
Rudest: wow you lost all that weight and it found me. (Yes I am now responsible for others weight gain)
But the nicest compliments are the simple, you look great! I know they mean my weight loss and I appreciate the subtlety.
What are yours?

Happy Friday!
CW: 210.2

Lets all share our best and worst well meaning compliments about our weight loss.
My best was after returning to work after summer break: where'd you go this summer?! I mean where'd you go? Half of you is gone!
Oddest (considering it came from my mother in law): look at you! You're nothing but boobs!
Rudest: wow you lost all that weight and it found me. (Yes I am now responsible for others weight gain)
But the nicest compliments are the simple, you look great! I know they mean my weight loss and I appreciate the subtlety.
What are yours?

Just checking in! Sleeved June 19 down 60 pounds from day of surgery but down 87 since 1/1/13 which was when I started meeting with my surgeon. Today was a day of a couple nice NSVs. I went shopping with some Christmas money and bought a couple pairs of size 14 jeans from NY and Co, so that made me feel good. Then went shoe shopping and discovered my foot has shrank to a size 10 from a size 11 (still huge feet but I'm 5'10"). For tops I'm still in an XL because I'm still pretty busty but that's ok. I'm still 35-45 pounds from goal so we will see. It just felt so awesome to go into a regular store and buy regular sizes and have stuff look good. That certainly hasn't been my experience in the past.

Just checking in! Sleeved June 19 down 60 pounds from day of surgery but down 87 since 1/1/13 which was when I started meeting with my surgeon. Today was a day of a couple nice NSVs. I went shopping with some Christmas money and bought a couple pairs of size 14 jeans from NY and Co, so that made me feel good. Then went shoe shopping and discovered my foot has shrank to a size 10 from a size 11 (still huge feet but I'm 5'10"). For tops I'm still in an XL because I'm still pretty busty but that's ok. I'm still 35-45 pounds from goal so we will see. It just felt so awesome to go into a regular store and buy regular sizes and have stuff look good. That certainly hasn't been my experience in the past.

These are my during pics because I am still not at goal. Surgery day weight 270, today 211. Sleeved 6/19. Highest weight 298 last January.