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Hi Bea, please count me in for Valentines Day Challenge. Also, on a personal note. I too gained this week. 4 pounds. My eating was not too bad, but I did partake in 3 nights of drinking! I cant wait for Christmas to be over and family to go home so I can get back to exercising. I just hope this is water, bkoat and not an actual 5 pounds of fat! My weighin on Christmas day isnt looking so good.

Hi challenge peeps! My weight today is 174, dont think ill make it too 167. But even out of 170s would be cool!! Valentines challenge sounds awesome to me, thats my birthday!!

Good Morning everyone. It is freezing here in Monterey County!! Starting weight 179 Week 1 180.2 Week 2 176 Woohoo

I am soooo glad you said that!! I am making my teenagers bring me a cup immediately! please keep in touch. Are you doing the New Years challenge thread?

Hi Arty, I too am back on track I have been back to my walks 3 miles daily 4 out of last 5 days, and also a bike ride. I am back down to 177 and expect to drop below that tomorrow. I skipped lunch today which I NEVER do but I had some hardboiled egg whites alittle late to make up for it. chicken and veggies for dinner I can never finish my veggies. I was wondering, what are your thoughts on coffee?? I used to drink big cups everyday, and then after surgery I cut it out almost completely ma6be once a week. Well my cousin just moved in with me and between her and my older daughter's there is coffee brewed now stop!! I always use splenda and it seems to statisfy my sweet craving instead of increasing it. And I always measure my creamer, but I am so darn strick on myself I cant fully justify drinking a cup everyday. Even if it is currently in the low 30s on the sunny west coast!!

Hi Bea, I am like you too, I read everyday but not always post. Its like my weightloss therapy. My WL story starts 15 years ago, where I met the man of my dreams, quit using drugs, and got pregnant all within 6 months. So I went from being 150ish (I remember lying about 150 thinking I was fat) to 185 when I delivered. To highest weight of 265. My poor husband lost his skinny hot wife quick. He never complained I dnt think he saw me as a 265 pound woman. When I had to have spine surgery and was looking at another my husband agreed to let me try WLS first. April 4th 2013 I met my surgeon who said I had to get healthy eating habits first at 253 pounds. On May 21, 2013 I went in at 237.7 today I am at 178.4. I want to hit my first goal of 150 (that weight I lied about being!! For my husband) and then 130 for myself. Im 5'6. And I excercise daily (although I did have a Thanksgiving falloff) I average 3miles 45minutes a day fast paced walking atleast 6 days a week. And I bicycle 3 times a week about 7 miles in addition. Im fortunate to not have to work right now, but I am nervous for when I do have to return. I eat really well, but I drink to much. And I have picked up a nasty coffee habit recently. Never starbucks though, I try to not EAT 300 calories at a time let alone DRINK that many!!. I cant even begin to imagine where ill be at my one year mark. Oh, I was on 3 antidepressants, 2 benzos, 3 opiates, and bp meds. Now I take vitamins only!!

Ok, I managed to get out and fet my walk in. I know it will take a solid 3 days of exercise to feel like myself again. But hey I made it today. Stayed away from bad foods and had lots of protien. But dont know if ill get out of drinking tonight. Its my cousins birthday and she moved in. Wish me luck, and if I dont make it tonight. Remind me tomorrow to get off my ass! [ATTACH]38101[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]38100[/ATTACH]

Also alcohol makes your body retain Water so that "gain" is really just water weight that will come off just as fast as it came on. Increase your water drinking. Now stop reading this and go for that walk. Scarlett, I think your right about the water falling back off. I was 180.2 this morning. So I feel alittle better, soon as I stop tyoing ill go walk!!

Artymama ok we can work together!! Made my husband promise to make me walk today, so far he is laying in bed!! I will strive to walk and eat clean today lets check in tonight!

Im checking in, 180.2 I was down to 178.6 when I started and I bounced (or floated on tequila up to 183 after Thanksgiving) just grateful to be ready to break 180 AGAIN! GW 167 I must have been drunk when I joined!! Jk. Does anyone know how to see the chart when it goes up?

I had my VSG in May 2013 I was down to 178 ( exactly 75 pounds). We hosted Thanksgiving Dinner for 30 people over the course of 5 days. While I gave myself the week off, I had good days and I had a few desserts. I had 2 days of drinking. EVERYONE else averaged 5! Regardless, my weighin yesterday was 183. I havent exercised since Friday (and I have been a devout exerciser!) I craved carbs all day and was too sluggish to get back to walking today. Anyone else struggling? Any ideas.. anyone want to support each other? I took the Thanksgiving challenge and hit my goal early, then joined the New years at 178 and went for 167!! But now im 183! Argghh

I hit my original goal of 180 then made it down to 178. Final weighin this morning 179. Ill take it, total of 75 pounds lost and out of the 180s.

I want in please. I didnt know there was a check in every week rule so I will be sure to do so! Current weight 179 New Years goal 167!! Whoohoo!

Been at 179.6 since the previous post, this morning I was 181!! Dont know if I will make my new goal of 175....grrr

Been stalled at 179.6 for 4 days. But I guess thats ok since I had a goal of 179 because I was stalled at 186. Lose 5 then stall a week. New goal for Thanksgiving. ..175.

Started challenge on major stall 11/02. 186.6 11/12. 179.8 Original Goal 179 New Goal 170!

Almost 6 months out. Im mcburpyson too

Also you are just a few weeks out and sounds llike you are doing great. Remember eat for fuel. Even if bbutterfiners are delicious, you dont technically NEED them. But if you hhave one and tomorrow want to jnow what you can improve on...start with those. Also when I realized I was avoiding protiens because they were uncomfortable and not fun to eat (yes thats there wholllle point) I started committing myself to that uncomfortable fullness. Thats what my body was craving.

Hi patty, I havent really figured out the PMssging yet. But I can respond here First I want to say I was sleeved 5/21 so almost 4 months before you. I am just bbarely figuring this eating business out. I try to have a daily plan. Then if I venture from it I know where my extra calories came from. MEANING, I get up every morning and while I drive my daughter to school I have a glass of FF milk. To get my metabolism going. Its like 16 grams of protien for 16 fluid ounces and 172 calories. It takes me about 20 minutes but I drink it in the car. THEN I come home and do my morning excercise 2.5 miles brisk walking (35mins) and ddrink my first wwater bottle. Then I have breakfast. Usually 2 scrambled eggs 1 turkey sausage patty. 200 calories, 20 grams of protien. Then an hour later water bottle number 2 and allll my vitamins. About 1 I have a salad for lunch. Open nature turkey, ham, and some lf mozzarella for protien. Not alot of protien but salad but less than 250 calories even with dressing. But I measure tthe tblspn. Then I force another water and have a protien snack at 4. Lite muscle milk or mini protien plus bar. And I suffer through another water. Man I hate water I think lol. Then at 7 I make myself 2 chicken tenderlions, 1oz of beans, and 1 oz of veggies. What I have found for me, is tthat the first few months I didnt know what to eat so I just ate whatever was close and usually I was starving at the time. Once I decided that these meals worked for me at these times for bodyfuel and tthat anything else was for my benefit it got alot easier. I was in a 6 week stall and as soon as I committed myself, and everytime I recommit I pull out of stall. So now coming on 6 months... I excercise 6days a week atleast 1 time for 30 minutes. On good days I bikeride now also. For 30 40 mins. I eat about every 3 4 hours. Mornings are easier for me. I log everything in MFP now I didnt before and I felt I was eating clean, but I wasnt. I was constantly sneaking things in my mouth!! So I average between 800 1000 calories and 175 is my morning milk! Also, I was constantly looking for people like me who drank twice a week and ate cereal at night sometimesss...but guess what when I do that I stop losing. I stall. So now I drink once a wweek. AND I plan for it. I drink the water before cut out extra calories and log everyshot I take!!No calorie counts on swigs I checked!! I am just now on the side of losing again and its truly because I know I do have to work at it.

That sounds like a great plan.

You will barely having liquids at this point, cleared too..but not feeling like eating or drinking. Hence, exhaustion. Even if you feel good in the morning to start a few things you get tired soo easily. Its 1 Thanksgiving I vote for giving yourself a break.

Thanks math genius...I mean gamergirl lol

Wags... we are pretty close in stats I think. Can I ask when was your surgery date? How did you get your goal weight? And how tall are you? I dont remeber my dr ever discussing goals with me. I just picked a number one day. Its the fake weight from my drivers liscence when I met my hubby. It said 150, lol I was more like 155 or 158. I thought that was fat!! Haha ahh to be 22 again!