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I fly out to see family and friends tomorrow.( My goal reward). I wish I could get my head to shut the hell up. When I was so heavy. My hope then was to be a bit smaller out of embarrassment of my weight. I'm still telling myself I got to get to the gym and drop more weight before I see them. Again..My messed up thinking.

@VSGAnn2014 A a friend in my local bariatric group. told me to stop loosing. The look on her face told me that her comment was definitely not a compliment. My local support group last night was finally a topic for people a year or more out. The facilitator told a room full of us that some of us need to put on about 10 pound to look less skeletal..Wow as if my head is not fucked up enough...

@@Inner Surfer Girl I do have a counselor. I see her every 6 months. She realty has no input. She wants me to talk and figure things out for myself. I herd it is common for the self image thing to catch up. Wishing it was over already. I feel like I'm obsessive compulsive when it comes to the websites I posted above. Lol I have to seriously stop myself.

@@pink dahlia I should have been more clear. What " REAL" women look like is just the name of the web site. The site is women that have posted photos of their body type. You type in your weight, height and the size you wear. It has helped me to see myself as no longer obese I know very much I am a woman..lol To better understand please take a look at the sites I mentioned. What real women look like. http://www.mybodygallery.com/ Model my diet is a weight loss simulator. http://www.modelmydiet.com/

@@CowgirlJane i admit. Carbs are a slippery slope to me. It seems to be wheat thins. I know i need to get them out of the house. All they do is trigger more hunger. I'm thinking of trying plant based to see if that changes things. I know none of us are exempt from weight gain. Still trying to find a balance. My fear of gain is keeping me on task right now. But I'm hearing it is harder after the two year mark. I'm thankful for the vets and their honesty.

Thanks for posting the article. I found this photo of a plate wls patients can purchase. The photo was enough for me to get the idea of what a meal would look like for me.

@@Daveo II agree paying a fine is not worth flashing a new weight on your DL. Congrats on the NSV

@@Daveo Love it. Oh yes I am one of the many that have lied about my weight on my DL. I'm actually looking forward to being pulled over by a cop to have the excuse to hand it over. Is that wrong?

@@Babbs I have never been this weight in my life ...well maybe at 13. Switching my focus to other things in life I thought would be easier. I seem to be stuck.

Anyone still obsessing about weight loss after goal. I find myself looking up my body type in Model my diet and what real women look like. Every day on the scale afraid to gain. I wish I could stop myself from comparing stats on bariatricpal. I think its just me. I can't seem to relax and let go of a years worth of focus on weight loss.

@@MR0218 Check with your surgeons office. They will give you instructions of how to deal with low blood sugars.

@@Nomorethickchick Its normal to be nervous about having any surgery. hope you did research on your choice to have weight loss surgery. No complications with mine. You could look up the statistic on these issues on the web. With your out of wack metabolism and co morbidity's. All can greatly be improved with surgery..On a side note. I am off my cpap, Off medications and my type one diabetes is well controlled. Have you checked what your BMI is? you have 65 pounds to take off and you are not that over weight? How successful have you been to drop 65 pounds on your own and keep it off? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm Absolutely no regret: I get to prolong my life.

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@@grandmaofone WOOOHOOOOO! You are so close to onderland. Celebrate! you earned it.

@@LisaS73 You are new at this.Not a failure....be a bit more kind to yourself. You have passed thought the surgery pain and it sounds like you are moving on. Fantastic you are off your medications. The emotional ups and downs sound normal to me. food addictions and old behaviors are something many of us have had to deal with and change to be successful with surgery. As an emotional/stress eater. I have had to find other ways to cope instead of food. ( hobby's exercise) Keep going! Work your plan and follow your surgeons instructions. Make everyday better than the day before.

@@runnergirl15 Excited for you. I purchased a running belt. You can buy Protein gummies, meal bars and liquid fuel to carry in your belt. I also use a camelbak for Water. Just look them up online. Many different thoughts on pre run meals. Everyone's body is different. As you train find the combination that works for you. This is what I found that has worked for me. Water intake is the same I eat protein and oatmeal for a bit of carbs in the morning. Most of my runs are at 9:00am. On the way to the run I drink a Protein shake. On the run I carry the above items. After the race another Protein Drink.

None scale victory. I'm questioning this one. I ran into my son's friends in the grocery store. He did not recognize me until I started talking to him. He say's I looked great. Thanked him for the compliment. Suddenly I see a perplexed look on his face. He asked me if I went to a specific gym in our city. I said yes. He commented that he also is a member of the same gym. He blushed and said he had checked me out not knowing I was his friends mom. Awkward moment. But made me laugh.

@@JamieLogical Your killing me here..Not even a stretch mark. I'm so jealous.

@@impact food addictions and old behaviors can start back up for any of us. You have lost weight before. You can do it again. Start back to where you began. Remove the food that trips you up out of your home, activity/exercise,Get back on your healthy eating plan and log food. Support and you might want to think about counseling. In the vets forum on BariatriPal there is information for people that are further out from surgery. Tips to get back on track after weight gain. Thanks for your honesty in your post. Just reminds all of us that the work never ends.

Listerine strips work well.

@@Folly First..I'm not offended... I'm glad you have no regret and you are doing well. surprised to hear you were not required to have a psyc evaluation as part of the approval process. This was a requirement for the majority of us. You were not given the information or a referral for counseling/therapy in Washington. What is going on with that surgeons office???? I understand why you have feelings about the drop the ball experience you had. This may be the surgeon that you used. My experience was very much the opposite. I can't say enough about St Luke's and the after care programs. Issues with weight and behaviors were seriously intensified with my WLS. I could no longer ignore the issues. I was forced to address them. Actually dealing with my own crap was the best thing I got out of this process. (Yes the weight loss is great. )

@JellyBellyNoMore. Very nice photo that you posted above. What ever works best for you to document. My husband took photos of me. The first was my day at the hospital for surgery. I did not appreciate it at the time but actually it worked well.. Then after surgery he took a photo of me each month in front of our fire place. I did a forward facing and a side photo each month. You can always go to the before and after posts to get ideas. Have fun with it.

@@Future skinny girl You are 9 days out from surgery..right??? You are just beginning. None of us drop weight at the same speed. You are going to make yourself crazy comparing weight loss with other people. Follow your surgeons instructions. Soon you will see the scale move. I was frustrated that my loss was not as quick as I expected...I laugh about it now. Looking back a year has passed so quickly and the weight loss still amazes me. Keep going make each day better that the day before. Jenn

@@dhrguru It's funny how your head can mess with you after surgery. Congrats on the new size! Enjoy the excuse to shop for new clothing. If you have a shopping addiction now...It will be off the scale when you get to invest in clothing once you reach goal.

@@Elode Ask Alex to start a topic?