EarthyGoalie

Why discouraged?

I want to reach my goal weight and stay there! I want to not be scared of anyone pulling out a camera to take pictures! I want to be able to wear every single thing that has been in my closet for years! These are my top 3 :-)

I too have gone from a 20-22 to a 14-16. Isn't it just great :-D

That is a great great story! It doesn't happen to me sometimes, when I look at a skinny person, and I go "well what if she also had surgery? What if she was bigger and lost a lot of weight?" But of course there are also these other skinny ones who have been skinny all their lives and judge others. But we don't know who's who, and what they've gone through, so i think that's a great lesson for us, to stop judging because we simply don't know what goes on behind the curtains.

Hang in there! I have heard that it doesn't get any easier. I'm glad you came back on here for support and aren't forgetting all you went through for this. You can do it!

Hi! I was sleeved on sept 27th. I lost a total of 36lbs since the sleeve (51 if you count preop) I'm doing ok, but my Protein and Water intake have been rather bad this week :-( very bad.... And I'm a bit concerned that I'm not eating enough variety. All I eat is basically cheese and Greek yogurt. I do have some ham or chicken here and there. But I won't go a day without yogurt and cheese. I feel that I have completely lost my imagination and creativity for cooking up meals :-/ like I just don't know what to make anymore....

How do you get 90grams of protein a day without adding a lot of carbs and fat? :-/ It almost seems impossible to me. My surgeon told me to wean off the shakes, and eat more solid. I have been trying, but I cannot get more than 50. But I noticed a lot of the things I think of to eat, is either high in fat like cheese or high in carbs :-/ So how do u do it?

I don't have any food related ornaments. Just for the simple fact that the only time I did, years ago, every time I looked at the tree, there was something on there I wanted to eat and didn't have the edible version in the kitchen, quickly accessible. Lol. I've just been a fatty like that :-P so it was frustratingggg lol therefore I stopped getting them years ago haha. Those fitness ones look goo though. Should've thought about getting some haha maybe looking at the tree this time would have made me want to go work out lol.

With just 50 lbs down, I KNOW what you mean. Just 3 months ago, I remember not being able to fall asleep because I had a double chin, fat that was strangling me when I layed down. And walking to my car would make me tired.

Thanks for being honest. I think the only way we can start to be better about it is to recognize it, so bein honest with yourself is at least a step!

I could definitely see myself becoming a fattist! But I'm goin to keep trying not to be. And like you said, some of it is simply some useless jealousy of not being able to eat that the whole burger that tastes sooo good. Or sometimes not even be able to tolerate even one bite.

I think in beginning to get that. Both in bad and good. I can't remember the last time men saw me walking by at the mall, or grocery store. I've always felt invisible. And now, I'm starting to notice some looking at me as I walk by, like I'm no longer so invisible. On the other hand, I have lost a friend recently because we had an argument after I told her that I couldn't eat the cupcake she brought me, she flipped, saying that I'm becoming like those skinny b who don't eat anything but leaves. But I know it is sooooo not true. It's so hard for me not to deviate, because I'm still very fat, mentally! But I just figured, if she couldn't understand, then we were not meant to be friends!

Thank you! I will definitely browse there!

This is to all veterans, people who have lost a tremendous amount of weight, people who are almost unrecognizable in the streets due to so much weight loss... Do you feel like a different person? (And I don't just mean your way of eating, your habits), I mean do you see people the same way? Do you hang out or socialize with the same people? Do you like to do the same things still? Do you ever find yourself looking at an obese person and thinking "oh my gosh, he/she is so huge! They should do something about that!" Do you find yourself discriminating against other big people? Have you become that "skinny b***ch" who not only eats healthy, but is judgmental towards others who don't eat healthy? How different are you? When you think about it in all honesty with yourself and try to remember the way you truly were.... Just how different?

You have just described me and my whole life. And I can relate soooooo much. And truthfully, It scares me much, that obsessive part of me. It's always going all the way, or nothing at all. It is frightening! I hope you find your balance. And that each and everyone one of us in the same addiction boat find our balance as well.

Oh my goodness! You look amazing! And you look like you were always small! :-)

Haha! Thank you!!! It is a great place to be in less than 3 months. :-)

I am 188.6

One to two weeks. It was so annoying not to. I gradually started again adding pillows on my side

Thank you! I needed to hear this. I do try my best to own up to my mistakes and slip ups and enter them in myfitnesspal whether or not I'm proud. :-( But yes, you are right, tomorrow is another day!

First of all, congratulations your loss! :-) What do you do about carbs? What kind of carbs do you eat?

Thanks! On myfitnesspal, I use the calorie count after exercise. But I don't exercise a lot so far, so it doesn't make a big change :-/

Thank you!

It's so interesting how there is such a variety to the experiences people have after being sleeved...

I hope so for you! I feel your pain!