crowsnestmama

I am thankful for the opportunity to live again, and fully. To be able to be a participant in this life rather than a spectator. I am thankful for so many things!

Exactly. I don't treat ANYTHING as a "cheat". It's why I had wls in the first place - so I'd never have to "cheat" on a "diet" ever again.
I occasionally will eat 1/4 of a homemade Boboli crust pizza (with italian cheese, olives, and mushrooms - my fav toppings). I like homemade much better than store or restuarant pizza and if I'm going to eat something - I make sure I LOVE it. I can only eat 1/4 of it, somedays not even that much. So 1 pizza makes 4 meals.
If more people told the truth, I'm sure you'd see a bunch more people eating pizza on here. Pizza is part of life (as is Pasta, bread, and rice) and I eat small portions on everything. I'm now only less than 10 lbs from goal so something must be working...

<Lifts her head in a meerkat fashion at the mention of Guinness>
'Black Gold'.
Drink of the gods.
I drink 4 or 5 of those every 1-2 weeks.
It's the law, don'tcha know....

Yup! Mine went to 5-6 no worries we will get there!

I haven't actually fainted but the dizzy and blacking out of my vision. I found it is directly related to hydration and Protein intake. If I'm low on one or the other I'm ok, but low on both and it really messes with me.

Negative progress (yes, that means another gain!) for the second week in a row. This is the first time this has happened in the 8 months since my surgery. Still, there are 2 things that are keeping me from stressing over this. First, by being a part of this site I've seen it happen to plenty of others so I was expecting it. That's really one of the GREAT things about bariatricpal...I am almost NEVER surprised by what happens in my own case as I'm able to take advantage of the experiences of others. That's just SO cool! But the second reason is that I have some indicators that my shape is changing. My pants have been fitting different in the past 2 weeks and I've gotten compliments from people who see me every day. So I really think this little plateau (including just a bit of weight gain) is not hurting me at all and will be over soon. So...I'm just hanging in there and being patient. I probably won't make my goal this time but I'm still feeling incredibly good. Yup, that's right...it's really no big deal (never thought I'd be able to say that!)

146.4 today ????

147.8 today, getting there.

CW 149.0
Thank you

I was told to gain 5, I am the only person on the plant that would lose 12...seriously. I kept my purse on, all my clothes and my boots. They giggled, and wrote it down.

It depends on how much more you want to lose, and how much loose skin you have. Your best bet is to talk to the tattoo artist, they should be able to give you a better idea.

Me too. My insurance wanted a history of weight loss attempts but I don't think they actually looked into it. For me I put weight watchers, lost 40 lbs, gained it back. HerbalLife, lost 43lbs, gained it back, Jenny Craig, lost 10 measly lbs, gained back 15 lbs... seemed to be all they needed

I'm in! I'll post my start weight on Sunday.
Goal weight 143

Not to goal, but finally a real loss, 149.0.
Trying to remember that a loss is a loss, no matter how great, and I'm one step closer to being where I want to be.

Speed will come with time. Do what you can at the beginning and the rest will follow. The most important thing is just getting going ;o)

Here's a pic from the changing room- not the best but definitely captures the moment!

Only down .2 this week.
151.6

Did it in 30:55 today!! Whoop!
Followed it right up with a 75 minute red got yoga class...dragging now but that was the point.

THAT was an AWSOME night for sure! You have worked so hard for it!
You go Revs!

151.8!

Did it in 30:55 today!! Whoop!
Followed it right up with a 75 minute red got yoga class...dragging now but that was the point.

Did it in 30:55 today!! Whoop!
Followed it right up with a 75 minute red got yoga class...dragging now but that was the point.

My pants are too long. Lose weight and legs get shorter? Having to pull my pant legs up so I don't walk on them. Lol!
I know it's because there's not as much of ME to fill the pants in, but it's funny none the less!

@Planetheather, if you haven't, you may want to check out http://mybodygallery.com - you can see pictures that women upload of themselves, just search for your height and different weights. The pictures also include info about the sizes the woman wears. It's how I figured out my goal size (10).

152.8
And Bea, I always use the lowest # I see for the week. If I can see it, I can claim it. Lol!