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Thursday 2 scrambled eggs, 2 slices toast, 1 cup coffee 1 ham sandwich on gluten free mustard bread with mustard, avocado and sprouts 1 cup unsweetened starbucks iced coffee with 1 scoop chocolate protein powder

Wow...that is a lot on one plate. I haven't been where you are as I'm just starting my WLS journey and I can only share what has worked for me when I have been overwhelmed. Pick one thing. It sounds like you are trying to do everything at once and that may not be doable given that full plate you are balancing. Maybe this week focus on nutrition and don't worry about exercise, and next week focus on exercise...just my two cents. I know you can figure out what works for you...being in a master's program and all

Wednesday 1 small homemade smoothie with banana, mango, raspberry, almond milk and protein powder 1 c oatmeal, 2T brown sugar tall mocha Frappuccino ham sandwich on jalapeno bread with avocado and sprouts, tortilla chips, 1 cup caramel popcorn 1 cup goldfish, I glass wine 3 servings pasta carbonara, 1 cup steamed broccoli 1 slice (big one) marscapone cheesecake

Good luck! See you on the other side! Beth

Tuesday 2 blueberry pancakes, maple syrup, ham, coffee 1 bowl leftover red beans and rice, grande lime cooler from starbucks 1 humus/pretzel thins 2 servings Asian chicken salad, 1/2 baked potato 1nectarine 1 slice tiramisu cake

Thanks so much for sharing your frustrations...I'm just starting and I appreciate the "unglamorous" side of the story as well as all the successes! Good luck and I hope you get to go home soon

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Awesome! I like reading these posts because I'm just starting and I truly can't imagine what it must feel like to accomplish a 90 lb weight loss...thanks for putting it into words! Beth

Monday Muscle milk protein shake made with starbucks unsweetened iced coffee, whole wheat English muffin with cream cheese at 0700 Venti vanilla latte, large Arby's roast beef sandwich with 3 packs horsey sauce and 2 stuffed pretzels 1130 large rootbeer 1530 2 bowls home made red beans and rice, 1 slice cornbread 1730 1 bite French silk blizzard 2000.

Congrats! Thanks for sharing...I may steal the idea when I get there...

Sunday : 1 nectarine, muscle milk protein powder and almond milk at 0630 venti lime cooler from starbucks at 0830 bacon mushroom omelet with hash browns and watermelon at 0930 microwave popcorn and 1 serving beef jerky 1530 3 pieces pizza, salad, ranch dressing, 4 wings 1930 1/3 of 7servings of frozen tiramisu

I really WANT to be like you. I've let the scale run my life before...don't want that this time. Thanks for giving me hope that the relationship can be broken...

Hi JewlJ, You are an amazing woman! You are battling your own illness/pains, taking full time care of your husband, and working to improve your health....you have a very full plate. I can tell you that you are NOT the only one on the forum who is not losing weight...and I am so sorry for your frustration (consider yourself hugged). Take a deep breath....and then another. Your body is under so much stress right now, and maybe it just can't cooperate. Check in with your NUT to make sure there haven't been any misunderstandings about what your program should be at this point....and then follow the program. Maybe make a pact with yourself that you are not going to weigh for a couple of weeks so that you can relieve that stressor from your life...your body will release the weight when it can.

So a couple of Saturday's ago I had to go to traffic school. I was not a happy camper. I have had exactly one ticket in the over 34 years I have been driving... a speeding ticket in 1983 coming back from a Barry Manilow concert (and yes I was a party animal in college ). So imagine my surprise when I got a ticket through the mail. My town has invested a lot of money in red light cameras, speed cameras and such. They even have a van that they park unattended in sneaky places. My picture from three angles, not coming to a full stop before making a right on red. $171.00 for the ticket and $185.00 for Defensive Driving School later I found myself sitting in a small conference room at a local hotel I thought had closed, with 15 other folks to take an 8 hour class. So here's what I learned about my weight that Saturday...I am the worlds champion at rationalizing my behavior away. As folks were coming in we were all like "what did YOU do". So I spin a tale of being sick (we had had the flu for 3 days and I was on a ginger ale run), it being really early in the morning (yep, 0525) and there being no one else on the road (true, just look at the picture). And as I told the story for the 3rd time I had my epiphany...I was telling all that extra information to somehow justify that I had indeed broken the law instead of just saying, I ran a red light and owning up to it. I do that All The Time with eating. Have you ever thought (or even told someone): I really didn't eat lunch, so this pizza is lunch and dinner I worked out really hard this morning, so this donut is not so bad I'm starting fresh on Monday, so the Dairy Queen Sunday night is just a last treat I forgot my lunch, am pressed for time, so of course I had to get the fried fish sandwich through the drive through I could go on but I think you see the pattern. I have developed a great ability to rationalize because it is easier than taking responsibility for my eating actions. Last week, there was a thread in the forums about logging your food intake. I have never been very good at that, because I didn't want to see what reality was...can you say denial. But here's the thing, if I don't get over this mental speed hump, I lessen my chances of having a successful outcome. I go see the NUT for the first time in just over a week and will begin my 3 month supervised weight loss at that time. That doesn't leave much time! So this week I'm going to log everything I eat...in my blog...for realsies! This should be an interesting experiment because my daughter and granddaughter are coming in on Monday and we have the 4th coming up of course so that means I have to fix BBQ Ribs right?

Welcome! This is a great place to meet folks who are either going through the same thing you are or have already been down the road...I fall into the first category...just getting started!

HMMMM from what I can tell on here, not all insurance companies require a 3 or 6 month supervised weight loss program (mine DOES require a 3 month one that I'll start on 07Jul)...and there seems to be lots of variability between surgeons as well. Perhaps you should just come right out and ask at your next class....that way there aren't any surprises when you least expect them...

So frustrating I can't say I know what you are going through because I'm just starting this journey...but I will say keep at it....20 down will turn into 25 down will turn into 30 down....if you don't quit! You can do it!

YAY! Congrats and thanks for posting...I am just starting and have had trouble with plantar fasciitis for a couple of years...I'd been wondering if it might get better....thanks for giving me hope!

OMG I would share your frustration...but don't let it derail you...maybe you'll skip 20 altogether and go right to 18...how cool would that be?

I can't tell you it gets easier because I'm not there yet...just starting. But I can say remember why you wanted to do this in the first place and maybe things will settle for you when you get home...not much help I know...but I wanted you to know someone cares....hang in there! Beth

Woo Hoo!

I'm really just starting my journey towards WLS...first apt with surgeon and NUT is on 07 July. I decided to do it so that I would have a complete record of what I was thinking at each stage so that when I hit a stall, or get down I have something remind me of why I did it. I also have not told a lot of family yet, but if/when I do, I can share the blog with them as a way to bring them up to speed on the journey....plus sometimes I just have to be snarky and writing it gets it off my mind...

Thanks for sharing! I'm just starting and I like reading about people who are having success...gives me something to reach for!

Yay you!

Hey that's on my top 50 reasons to have WLS...I think it is number 6...congrats!