Margie122

187.0 lbs this morning. So pumped scale is going in the right direction.

I wait 20-30 minutes BEFORE & AFTER a meal.
It gets easier...it really does. I don't even miss it at mealtimes anymore.

I second @@Sophie74656 - don't buy a ton of stuff pre-op because your taste buds may change. I didn't believe it....didn't think it would happen to me. Had a Protein shake I ABSOLUTELY LOVED and when I drank it post-op??!!! BLECH!!!!
The other thing I did to keep my sanity - I only weighed at the doctors office for the first two months. Your body is going to want to "stall" about 3-4 weeks out and if you weigh yourself daily or even weekly and don't see a loss a lot of people freak out and think the surgery was a failure. It's not! You can search "3 week stall" and you will see it's normal.
Best of luck!

187.0 lbs this morning. So pumped scale is going in the right direction.

So It's been a little over a year since I started my weight loss journey and 9 months since surgery. I realized I've been neglecting a few things lately and I need to get back on track.
1) Water - I'm nowhere near my 64 oz I should be getting in. I have been drinking more Decaf coffee and with that comes 1/2 and 1/2. Going to limit myself to two cups a day - one in the AM and one in the evening. For some reason I like drinking coffee at night...it feels like a "snack" and helps me with avoiding munching in front of the TV.
2) Vitamins - I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW....something I need to get better at. I have not been able to get this into my daily routine. I'm good some days and not good the others. I just need to do it. End of story. They tend to make me sick and I got out of the habit.
3) Weighing/measuring/tracking - I've been eyeballing portions and I haven't been tracking. Again - I just need to do it.
4) Exercise - I've committed to exercising and I've been going to Zumba twice a week and Yoga 1x a week. I was doing really well ramping up my walking outside and then the weather changed and it turned COLD/RAINY BLAH BLAH BLAH (excuses excuses) and I haven't been getting in as many steps. I have a treadmill I could've used it but I didn't. I let myself use the excuse that it was cold, I was cold, it was rainy etc. to not get in any additional walking per week. I need to ramp up my exercise in order to lose this last 22lbs!
I have 13 weeks until my 1 YEAR FOLLOW UP with the Surgeon and my NUT. I would like to be 175 lbs by that date. My ultimate goal is still 165....but if I could get to 175 by that 8/23 appointment I would be happy! That's another 12 lbs.... I can do it!

So It's been a little over a year since I started my weight loss journey and 9 months since surgery. I realized I've been neglecting a few things lately and I need to get back on track.
1) Water - I'm nowhere near my 64 oz I should be getting in. I have been drinking more Decaf coffee and with that comes 1/2 and 1/2. Going to limit myself to two cups a day - one in the AM and one in the evening. For some reason I like drinking coffee at night...it feels like a "snack" and helps me with avoiding munching in front of the TV.
2) Vitamins - I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW....something I need to get better at. I have not been able to get this into my daily routine. I'm good some days and not good the others. I just need to do it. End of story. They tend to make me sick and I got out of the habit.
3) Weighing/measuring/tracking - I've been eyeballing portions and I haven't been tracking. Again - I just need to do it.
4) Exercise - I've committed to exercising and I've been going to Zumba twice a week and Yoga 1x a week. I was doing really well ramping up my walking outside and then the weather changed and it turned COLD/RAINY BLAH BLAH BLAH (excuses excuses) and I haven't been getting in as many steps. I have a treadmill I could've used it but I didn't. I let myself use the excuse that it was cold, I was cold, it was rainy etc. to not get in any additional walking per week. I need to ramp up my exercise in order to lose this last 22lbs!
I have 13 weeks until my 1 YEAR FOLLOW UP with the Surgeon and my NUT. I would like to be 175 lbs by that date. My ultimate goal is still 165....but if I could get to 175 by that 8/23 appointment I would be happy! That's another 12 lbs.... I can do it!

So It's been a little over a year since I started my weight loss journey and 9 months since surgery. I realized I've been neglecting a few things lately and I need to get back on track.
1) Water - I'm nowhere near my 64 oz I should be getting in. I have been drinking more Decaf coffee and with that comes 1/2 and 1/2. Going to limit myself to two cups a day - one in the AM and one in the evening. For some reason I like drinking coffee at night...it feels like a "snack" and helps me with avoiding munching in front of the TV.
2) Vitamins - I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW....something I need to get better at. I have not been able to get this into my daily routine. I'm good some days and not good the others. I just need to do it. End of story. They tend to make me sick and I got out of the habit.
3) Weighing/measuring/tracking - I've been eyeballing portions and I haven't been tracking. Again - I just need to do it.
4) Exercise - I've committed to exercising and I've been going to Zumba twice a week and Yoga 1x a week. I was doing really well ramping up my walking outside and then the weather changed and it turned COLD/RAINY BLAH BLAH BLAH (excuses excuses) and I haven't been getting in as many steps. I have a treadmill I could've used it but I didn't. I let myself use the excuse that it was cold, I was cold, it was rainy etc. to not get in any additional walking per week. I need to ramp up my exercise in order to lose this last 22lbs!
I have 13 weeks until my 1 YEAR FOLLOW UP with the Surgeon and my NUT. I would like to be 175 lbs by that date. My ultimate goal is still 165....but if I could get to 175 by that 8/23 appointment I would be happy! That's another 12 lbs.... I can do it!

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Just my .02 but it sounds like you are obsessing about food/diet/exercise. Do you have a therapist? We all have to plan.....what sounded obsessive was your use of the word CONSTANTLY....

Just my .02 but it sounds like you are obsessing about food/diet/exercise. Do you have a therapist? We all have to plan.....what sounded obsessive was your use of the word CONSTANTLY....

I'm in ! Thanks for taking over...I find these "challenge" threads really do hold me accountable and if I fall off track....I get back on.

So It's been a little over a year since I started my weight loss journey and 9 months since surgery. I realized I've been neglecting a few things lately and I need to get back on track.
1) Water - I'm nowhere near my 64 oz I should be getting in. I have been drinking more Decaf coffee and with that comes 1/2 and 1/2. Going to limit myself to two cups a day - one in the AM and one in the evening. For some reason I like drinking coffee at night...it feels like a "snack" and helps me with avoiding munching in front of the TV.
2) Vitamins - I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW....something I need to get better at. I have not been able to get this into my daily routine. I'm good some days and not good the others. I just need to do it. End of story. They tend to make me sick and I got out of the habit.
3) Weighing/measuring/tracking - I've been eyeballing portions and I haven't been tracking. Again - I just need to do it.
4) Exercise - I've committed to exercising and I've been going to Zumba twice a week and Yoga 1x a week. I was doing really well ramping up my walking outside and then the weather changed and it turned COLD/RAINY BLAH BLAH BLAH (excuses excuses) and I haven't been getting in as many steps. I have a treadmill I could've used it but I didn't. I let myself use the excuse that it was cold, I was cold, it was rainy etc. to not get in any additional walking per week. I need to ramp up my exercise in order to lose this last 22lbs!
I have 13 weeks until my 1 YEAR FOLLOW UP with the Surgeon and my NUT. I would like to be 175 lbs by that date. My ultimate goal is still 165....but if I could get to 175 by that 8/23 appointment I would be happy! That's another 12 lbs.... I can do it!

So It's been a little over a year since I started my weight loss journey and 9 months since surgery. I realized I've been neglecting a few things lately and I need to get back on track.
1) Water - I'm nowhere near my 64 oz I should be getting in. I have been drinking more Decaf coffee and with that comes 1/2 and 1/2. Going to limit myself to two cups a day - one in the AM and one in the evening. For some reason I like drinking coffee at night...it feels like a "snack" and helps me with avoiding munching in front of the TV.
2) Vitamins - I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW....something I need to get better at. I have not been able to get this into my daily routine. I'm good some days and not good the others. I just need to do it. End of story. They tend to make me sick and I got out of the habit.
3) Weighing/measuring/tracking - I've been eyeballing portions and I haven't been tracking. Again - I just need to do it.
4) Exercise - I've committed to exercising and I've been going to Zumba twice a week and Yoga 1x a week. I was doing really well ramping up my walking outside and then the weather changed and it turned COLD/RAINY BLAH BLAH BLAH (excuses excuses) and I haven't been getting in as many steps. I have a treadmill I could've used it but I didn't. I let myself use the excuse that it was cold, I was cold, it was rainy etc. to not get in any additional walking per week. I need to ramp up my exercise in order to lose this last 22lbs!
I have 13 weeks until my 1 YEAR FOLLOW UP with the Surgeon and my NUT. I would like to be 175 lbs by that date. My ultimate goal is still 165....but if I could get to 175 by that 8/23 appointment I would be happy! That's another 12 lbs.... I can do it!

@@Dub I rather like the Fairlife milk too! It's pricey though. Dasani Water - don't buy it, but in a pinch I would. Coca Cola had to diversify into other things because their sales of soda are taking....well not really they are still making billions but it's not the same amount of billions they made before.
I haven't ingested soda in a long time. I used to drink it daily, but as of about 3 years ago I went cold turkey. I did have a period prior to surgery where I let it back in my life for a little while but once I decided to pursue surgery I eliminated it again.

​Will I NEVER have a soda for the rest of my life? Probably not....I can see a ginger ale in my future maybe....or a root beer float for a treat....but every day? NAH. No thanks. I just don't want to waste the calories drinking them.

@@Dub I rather like the Fairlife milk too! It's pricey though. Dasani Water - don't buy it, but in a pinch I would. Coca Cola had to diversify into other things because their sales of soda are taking....well not really they are still making billions but it's not the same amount of billions they made before.
I haven't ingested soda in a long time. I used to drink it daily, but as of about 3 years ago I went cold turkey. I did have a period prior to surgery where I let it back in my life for a little while but once I decided to pursue surgery I eliminated it again.

​Will I NEVER have a soda for the rest of my life? Probably not....I can see a ginger ale in my future maybe....or a root beer float for a treat....but every day? NAH. No thanks. I just don't want to waste the calories drinking them.

Great article about a nurse at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston who had VSG....
ttp://www.wcvb.com/health/hospital-nurse-loses-135-pounds-after-stomachslimming-surgery/39632422?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FBPAGE&utm_campaign=WCVB%20Channel%205%20Boston
It's nice to see something positive in the media about bariatric surgery.

Great article about a nurse at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston who had VSG....
ttp://www.wcvb.com/health/hospital-nurse-loses-135-pounds-after-stomachslimming-surgery/39632422?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FBPAGE&utm_campaign=WCVB%20Channel%205%20Boston
It's nice to see something positive in the media about bariatric surgery.

I agree with Bufflehead....egg whites are so light you might not get a full sensation. Watch for those signs she listed (runny nose, burping, etc...) and stick to the portion sizes that your doc and NUT gave you.
Once you start eating more solid foods you will likely have a different feeling of "fullness". It's easy to go from being able to eat to realizing you took one bite too many!
Best of luck...

Great article about a nurse at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston who had VSG....
ttp://www.wcvb.com/health/hospital-nurse-loses-135-pounds-after-stomachslimming-surgery/39632422?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FBPAGE&utm_campaign=WCVB%20Channel%205%20Boston
It's nice to see something positive in the media about bariatric surgery.

Great article about a nurse at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston who had VSG....
ttp://www.wcvb.com/health/hospital-nurse-loses-135-pounds-after-stomachslimming-surgery/39632422?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FBPAGE&utm_campaign=WCVB%20Channel%205%20Boston
It's nice to see something positive in the media about bariatric surgery.

Great article about a nurse at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston who had VSG....
ttp://www.wcvb.com/health/hospital-nurse-loses-135-pounds-after-stomachslimming-surgery/39632422?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FBPAGE&utm_campaign=WCVB%20Channel%205%20Boston
It's nice to see something positive in the media about bariatric surgery.

Great article about a nurse at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston who had VSG....
ttp://www.wcvb.com/health/hospital-nurse-loses-135-pounds-after-stomachslimming-surgery/39632422?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FBPAGE&utm_campaign=WCVB%20Channel%205%20Boston
It's nice to see something positive in the media about bariatric surgery.

Great article about a nurse at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston who had VSG....
ttp://www.wcvb.com/health/hospital-nurse-loses-135-pounds-after-stomachslimming-surgery/39632422?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FBPAGE&utm_campaign=WCVB%20Channel%205%20Boston
It's nice to see something positive in the media about bariatric surgery.

Great article about a nurse at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston who had VSG....
ttp://www.wcvb.com/health/hospital-nurse-loses-135-pounds-after-stomachslimming-surgery/39632422?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=FBPAGE&utm_campaign=WCVB%20Channel%205%20Boston
It's nice to see something positive in the media about bariatric surgery.

Best of luck! Let us know how your recovery goes.