Reputation from hopeliveshere - Page 13

hopeliveshere reacted to ProudGrammy in pardon me while i brag for a minute February 3, 2014

hopeliveshere
oh oh oh oh
brag alert, brag alert
so.....you think 43 lbs lost is something to be excited about???
you betcha it is
gotcha
you should be ecstatic!!!
glad your stall broke, and you are feeling better too
you are doing amazing
keep up the good work
good luck
kathy
congrats

hopeliveshere got a reaction from gmanbat in pardon me while i brag for a minute January 24, 2014

2month follow up yesterday---after a dissapointing one month f/u i am so happy to say that my weight loss has resumed ive lost another 13 lbs! i am now down to 213 from my starting weight which was 257... HIP HIP HOORAY! i am ecsatic. The stall has finally ended!!!!!!
the dr would actually like me to UP my calories as i am only taking in about 400 daily.

hopeliveshere reacted to hatters in Onederland January 31, 2014

Today I am 10 weeks out and I reached Onederland. I cant believe it. Thats 48 lbs. since surgery. I am so happy I had this done. Just wanted to share my good news.

hopeliveshere got a reaction from McButterpants in if the scale doesnt move by monday... January 28, 2014

this happened to me as soon as i started soft foods as well. just like mcbutterpants. i was stalled for more than 3 weeks. then i just went to the dr last thurs and BAM i was down another 13lbs. your body just needs time to catch up. its in shock right now. dont sweat it, you will start losing again.

hopeliveshere reacted to McButterpants in if the scale doesnt move by monday... January 28, 2014

I went thru a stall for 10 days between Weeks 3 and 4 - it sucked. I was not mentally prepared for it, though I knew it was coming. I weighed every day in the beginning. I loved to see the number drop every single day, then, like a punch in the gut, it stopped. What the hell????? Why is this happening to me. My "old" brain said, "You have to restrict more" because that's what I did for years.
Here's the thing - your body is trying to figure out what you just did to it. There's a lot going on inside your body right now. If you look at it logically, there's no way you're not losing weight - you aren't consuming enough calories to stay level or gain. You just had major surgery - that has an impact on what's going on as well.
My suggestion for you - hide the scale for a week or two, then bring it out once per week. You will be surprised how freeing it is (my husband did this for me and I am so appreciative). Follow the plan provided by your NUT or doctor - they know best. Be kind to yourself.
Best of luck!

hopeliveshere reacted to abarta83 in officially left the plus size department! January 27, 2014

Although in a stall since Jan 7th..I am officially out of plus sizes...went to kohls today...where I was previously a 2x..today I tried a 1x..swimming in it...carefully wandered to the regular sizes and walked away with a cute XL top and a pair of 18 rockstar skinnies from old navy and 16 from the gap..great way to close out the weekend!

hopeliveshere got a reaction from Lainey3074 in Intimacy with partner January 25, 2014

2 weeks here as well. i asked my dr about it at my 1 week checkup and he said it was fine as long as i was comfortable with it.