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Hi everyone! Sorry I missed last weeks check in. Everyone is doing great!!
4/8 weight 251
4/16 weight 240
Today......199.6!!!!!! Woohoo out of the 200's and never, ever going back!!!!
Total loss 52 lbs
Success- being home for the summer has allowed me to exercise more. I'm walking an hour a day plus some weights.
Struggle- we are leaving for Disney on Sunday. I know all of the walking will help but not having access to shop or cook worries me. Hoping to still come home after a week as a loser
Can't believe 12 weeks! Goal #1 was to get under 200! Next goal 160!

I hit the 50 lb mark! I have 21 to go til onederland. I'm ready. I bought a couple new shirts today too. I looked at my sister and said "I have a hard time believing I'm this thin" it feels like I'm picking out clothes for someone else and seeing someone else in the mirror. I feel pretty awesome!

Welcome!!!!! Sounds like you have done a really awesome job! I started at 255 and I'm right around 192 now 12 weeks out. It's exciting to hear someone that started out at a similar weight losing so much. I bet you feel like a new person. I already feel totally different and I'm just beginning. Congratulations to you!

Just wanted to say hello! I am 14 months post-op and new to this forum. After being overweight most of my adult life, I decided to have weight loss surgery. It was the best decision ever! On the day of surgery, I weighed 258 pounds. I currently weigh 138 pounds, which is 2 pounds below my final goal weight! I feel happy and healthy where I'm at, and I am trying to maintain my weight. I am pretty disciplined about eating properly and going to the gym, but have been struggling lately with slacking and snacking! Planning on doing a 5 day pouch test to help get back on track! Looking forward to sharing our successes and struggles! Glad to be here!

Sorry to hear about your family troubles this week. It sounds like you're doing a great job setting boundaries on how you want to be treated. I find that the older I get, the more it takes for me to get angry. I don't want any person, place or thing to impact what kind of day I'm going to have. I don't like who I am when I'm angry. It changes who I am both mentally and physically. Focus on what you have control over - YOU. We can't control other people. We can only control our feelings, our reactions and how we view a particular situation. Take accountability for your part (and make amends to anyone you may have harmed) and leave the rest.

1) Height / weight starting our wls programs: 5' 7" 255 lbs

2) Weight day of surgery: 243

3) 12 week post op weight pounds lost/gained: 4.8 lost this week / 62.6 lbs total

4) Goal weight: 150-ish

5) Your biggest success this week: still managing to lose without hitting the gym in a week. I did exercise by walking all over Six Flags on Sunday, but I was in a good habit of exercising at least 4-5 days in addition to my weekend adventures with the kids.

6) Your biggest struggle this week: I allowed mean, hurtful, vile, ugly, people to affect my mood and bring me back down to an overweight, insecure person when I had been feeling so confident and so incredibly happy with myself. My 18 year old sister in law got mad at me over something really ridiculous and sent me a horribly vulgar, hateful message that called me several "fat arse" type names. I know it's stupid to let her affect me since she's just a kid, but I had just shared with my in-laws about my surgery and they were so happy for me and then at the drop of a hat, they turned it against me. My husband and I decided we are done with them as I don't want hateful, negative people like that around me, let alone my kids. Sorry, just had to share since a) I haven't shared with everyone about my surgery and that was truly my struggle this week.

1) Height / weight starting our wls programs: 5' 7", 236
2) Weight day of surgery: 226
3) 12 week post op weight pounds lost/gained: 1.9 pounds lost this week, 45 overall and 50 pounds lighter than my heaviest of 241 in 2011. Current weight 191.1. Maybe I will take a poop and get into the 180's!
4) Goal weight: 175 mini goal by end of August when I leave for my tropical vacation. 160 surgeon goal, 140 stretch goal (although this would out me at a BMI of 22. That's teeny!)
5) Your biggest success this week: I have noticed this shift in me where I want to exercise verses viewing it as a chore. I think the main difference is I am seeing results and being successful keeps me motivated. Before I would easily give up, as I wouldn't see the scale move or see any improvement. I went for a 2.5 mile walk everyday on my vacation last week up/down huge hills in 90 plus degree heat! Another pleasant surprise is a pic my honey took of me while laying out on the beach. We tried to recreate an unflattering pic he took of me last year in the same location in my bathing suit which horrified me. I still view myself with a fat lens and it was nice to see a difference!
6) Your biggest struggle this week: my weight loss is soooooooo slow! I keep telling myself this will be the norm as I get closer to my goal weight. I do feel lucky that I haven't yet hit a stall and hopefully my skin will continue to bounce back loosing at such a snails pace. I average 1-2 pounds per week. I keep reminding myself that pre-surgery, I would have caved by now and would be munching on a super deluxe chicken burrito. Mmmmm.... Mexican food.

1) Height / weight starting our wls programs: 5'9" 290 2) Weight day of surgery: 271 3) 12 week post op weight pounds lost/gained: 222 haven't gotten on scale in two days 4) Goal weight: 170 realistic 190 5) Your biggest success this week: Staying positive. Loving my new job. :-D 6) Your biggest struggle this week: Looking at my ass and realizing without actual working out I have developed to round pancakes. :-0 lol!! Time to hit the gym now that food Vitamins and Water are on track for the most part!!!

I usually only hop on the scale thursdays for my weekly update, but I felt extra huge and so I got on the scale and was down 3lbs. Such a happy sight. I'm 5.7lbs away from onederland! That will be a magical day! My bf and I are going to magic mountain next week for my birthday so I'm praying I don't have issues fitting into the rides. I haven't been there since high school. I was probably close to the same weight back then and back then even though I was big I didn't even think about not fitting. I was tramatized at universal studios years later one time when I almost didn't fit and have constant anxiety about fitting on rides.
Where I work we have to park in a structure about half a block away. I always park in the back, the first spot I see when I come in. Also for every break we have to up and down 2 flights of stairs there and back and then 2 flights to leave the building and another 2 flights at the structure. I used to park on the 3rd level because I told myself if I parked on 3 I could take the elevator. Lol the dumb excuses I would make. Now it's always level 2 and the stairs. But even though I'm lighter (only 33.7 since surgery) my legs feel weak and I'm exhausted at the top of the stairs. I really need to start getting my muscle tone back.

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7 things to remember when you think your not good enough!
1.The people you compare yourself to compare themselves to other people to.
2.Your mind can be a very convincing liar.
3.There is more right with you than wrong with you.
4.You need love the most when you feel you deserve it the least.
5.You have to fully accept and make peace with the "now" before you can reach and be satisfied with the "later".
6.Focus on progress rather than perfection and on how far you've rather than on how far you have left to go.
7.You can't hate your way to loving yourself.

Sorry for being late on my 11 week check-in, I was in Baltimore for the holiday weekend.
1) Height / weight starting our wls programs: 5'4" 289lbs
2) Weight day of surgery: 281
3) 11 week post op weight pounds lost/gained: 249, lost 5lbs! 40lbs total
4) Goal weight: 140
5) Your biggest success this week: I flew in the plane and for the first time the seatbelt fit comfortably and I was able to pull the strap a good 6" to tighten it. My hips didnt overlap to other seats and I was very comfy sitting in the middle seat as well! I wanted to cry cause that was such a major accomplishment to me cause I travel alot and it felt so good fitting in that seat finally!
I am also another size smaller for my tops, Im a 1X now...I was a 3X before surgery.
I have accomplished so much these past couple weeks, Im up to 2 miles of walking!
6) Your biggest struggle this week: I cant really think of one, everything has been going well for me this week.

1) 5'9 290
2) 271
3) 48lbs at 223 today
4)ideal 170 realistic 190
5) feeling back to normal, eating normal, high energy! What a difference regular food and Vitamins have made! Back to my positive CRAZY self!
6) nothing to do with weight but the stress of my new house needing work!
Hard to believe that we are almost halfway to out six month mark. They say the largest weightloss happens in the first six months. I'm not really concerned about the number more so how I feel. I'm feeling fabulous! I have gotten rid of almost all my clothes. I'm going to have to start running around naked soon. Lol!!! Last go round I bought uncomfy tight clothes and I do believe the poop pouch in the butt of my pants are back! Going to wait til something falls around my ankles to go shopping again! Hugs my wl fam! happy Friday!!!

I get a tightness in my chest. Almost like I can feel the food sitting in my throat. If I am eating too fast and have another bite in my mouth when the tightness starts, I have learned to spit it out (when I'm alone) because that one last bite will put me over and make me feel gross.
I also get hiccups with or without the full sensation. I know if hiccups start, I have to quit eating. I've had more hiccups after surgery than I have my entire life, I think...

Here are my stats:
1) Height / weight starting our wls programs:
5'8" - 298 lbs
2) Weight day of surgery
280 lbs
3) 11 week post op weight pounds lost/gained:
215 lbs - 83 lbs lost
4) Goal weight:
170 lbs
5) Your biggest success this week:
6.5 lbs
6) Your biggest struggle this week:
Finding time to get workouts in

1) Height / weight starting our wls programs: 236
2) Weight day of surgery: 226
3) 11 week post op weight pounds lost/gained: I weighed 193 yesterday, so I lost 1.8 pounds this week. Slow and steady..... No stall yet!
4) Goal weight: 160 surgeon goal, 140 stretch goal
5) Your biggest success this week: I walked on the treadmill 5 out of the seven days for over an hour each time/ 3 mile at a vigorous pace. I also started lifting wights.
6) Your biggest struggle this week: no real struggles.... Except I'm up at the cabin for 4th of July and we spend the majority of our time lounging in the lake. I weighed 45 pounds more this time last year. We go on plenty of trips where I wear a bathing suit, but for some reason I'm dreading putting on a bathing suit this year! I will do it, but so aware how much more self conscious I am! It's almost like as a fat person it's ok to have imperfections, now I'm looking at all of my skinny fat parts! Oh well, motivation to keep exercising!

1) Height / weight starting our wls programs: 287

2) Weight day of surgery: 277

3) 11 week post op weight pounds lost/gained: 35 lb lost since surgery (Mine was 4/29 so I'm only 9 weeks out, and crashing this April group because there isn't one for my date! Hope you all don't mind too much. )

4) Goal weight:145

5) Your biggest success this week: Continuing exercise and eating right in the face of a longish stall--and then seeing the scale finally move!

6) Your biggest struggle this week: Planning interesting meals within (reduced) calorie and (increased) Protein needs--while not buying too darn much food.< /p>

Hello everyone, been a while again, I was reading a few pages trying to catch up a little. You are all doing so great the weight loss is wonderful!! I copied you guys and made a ticker! Hopefully I paste it correctly...
Sooooo I have a question, I think I am at a lull in weight loss (I can't say more then two weeks because I lose ounces) and usually I am good at this head game thing but I feel a little crazy about it. That feeling of I hope I did not go through major surgery for 50 pounds... I am sure its just a slow down, praying (lol) and jumping into a serious exercise routine, walking is not cutting it anymore...
I will not be all negative I am off my blood pressure medication as of last week!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No more sleep apnea machine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do feel amazing; I guess I just need more positive self talk!!!!
I was just wondering if anyone else is having a slow down and maybe anything you did to snap out of it...

Thanks for all the advice guys! I'll definitely try your suggestions.

Welcome josh. Melodica I don't really enjoy cooking as most and when I do cook I cook for an army. I'm thinking now that I can actually eat without vomiting this last week to commit to one day a month and making stuff I can freeze and nuke later. Eggfaces blog has a ton of Protein muffin type things you can freeze. Sounds easy enough to me. I also bought 30 minutes or less meals and marked the ones I could eat.
Icouldn't take Vitamins until last week without getting sick. Since I have started to gag them down what a difference! I really started to feel down the last few weeks and the fatigue made it hard to get out of bed. A total omg wth did I do to myself feeling kicked in. The thought of maybe unhealthy and fat was better than vomiting all day long but now that I have concentrated on vits and eating reeeeeeeally slow I'm back to almost feeling like my happy awesome self!
I'm sure you will snap back soon sweets. Just keep telling yourself this is a long slow race. It will not be easy because if it was, we would of never been the size we were but it will be worth it. I for one think I will appreciate it even more since it wasn't easy and I did have so many bumps. Not that easy doesn't appeal still.
Baby steps and baby bites. Have a great weekend!

Oh no! Sorry to hear you have another hernia. That stinks. Hope the medicine can help. I didn't have hernia repair but I hear it's quite painful. Good luck to you!

Seriously - trader joe's! Or the meat department of a BIG grocery store. I have a package of lean turkey meatballs - just nuke 2 or 3 and done. Packages of Babybel light cheese, eggs (buy hard boiled by the half dozen at most big stores now - and i make skinny deviled eggs). also in the meat dept or deli case buy a large bag of chicken breast strips and add them to anything. Nice think i noted after surgery is that i'm not so picky and such a glutton for all the rich stuff. So a simple dinner is fine. Go on a seek-find mission at the store and take pics of all the easy things you spot so you can make a list for later trips. Also be SURE to read blog and recipes and ideas on The World According to Egg Face - it's great for this! Hang in there - you can do this. It really takes some and some adjusting, and you're brave to take it on.

Thanks for the boost guys. The scales moved down another 4lbs, so that's about 7lbs this week so far. Not too bad. I'm looking forward to never seeing my weight starting with a '3' again. Only about 3 more lbs to go!
Still frustrated about foods though. I hated cooking before surgery (which is part of the reason why I was fat - fast food is easy). The surgery didn't change my opinion of it either. It's so frickin difficult to come up with meals. And even more difficult to remember to eat something every few hours. I know I don't eat enough and I've been horribly neglectful about taking my Vitamins. I'm amazed that I'm still losing and still have hair.
And welcome to the club, Matt! We could use a guy around here. I actually think it's interesting to see how people react to men having the surgery and how men lose the weight as opposed to women.

Melodica - I'm sorry you are having trouble. I don't know if this would help, but I've noticed when I eat with regular silverware that I feel like a few bites in I get a giant lump in my sternum. Almost like the food is stuck. I bought some cocktail forks (which are super cute) and some baby silverware and it reminds me to take tiny bites. I've noticed I am more aware of my chewing when I use the small silverware. Sometimes if something tastes really good and I'm using normal sized, I tend to eat it too fast or don't chew as thoroughly and it feels stuck and is painful. I'm not sure if this helps, but I know when I've hit times that I've been sick or in pain, just one little thing sometimes made a huge difference. As far as upset stomach, I'm not sure if you are talking about nausea or just feeling yucka after eating, but two things really helped me. My surgeon suggested keeping sugar free cinnamon candy with me. I even branched out and got some SF lemon drops and SF lifesavers, but when I start feeling nauseous or just feel gross and don't feel like eating, I will suck on one of them and maybe it's mental, but it seems to help. If it's straight nausea, Zofran worked. I hope you start feeling better. Please don't stop posting because we are all here for you.