KTlady143

My NUT, and fitness trainer both suggested chili. They said it is a lifesaver. I will likely be eating a lot of cottage cheese, and Beans lol

So, i am still trying to wear my jeans that are a size 26 - I need to get a belt if I continue to do this.
A friend gave me a box of her "fat clothes" from after her surgery so I would not have to purchse much.
She was smaller that me to begin with, so most of the pants and jeans she sent were a size 16. However, there was one size 18.
I thought I would give it a shot, and what do my wondering eyes should appear - they fit - they are tight, but I can breathe in them!
Wow!!! so excited!!!

I'm ecstatic that I broke the 100lbs lost mark! Today I got to 101lbs lost. 47lbs PRE OP & 54lbs POST OP since 9/10/14.

I weighed in yesterday morning at one pound from my surgeon's goal. Reaching goal has been my raison d'être for the past year. Now that I'm nearly there, I am reflecting on the lessons learned and planning for the next year's phase.
I know that my initial goal weight was an arbitrary number and fully intend to continue in weight loss mode until my middle section has a lot less fat. But even if I can't lose anymore, I am so happy with my results so far. My diabetes is completely resolved (unfortunately not before I developed glaucoma, as I had confirmed yesterday morning). My blood pressure has been mostly stable. And wonder of wonders, I rediscovered how much I love walking, hiking and bike riding outdoors. Before weight loss, I found it difficult to walk a block.
I have so enjoyed coming to BariatricPal each day since I discovered it pre-surgery. I have learned so much about what works for most people and what doesn't work for almost anybody. This is a good thing because otherwise I might continue to believe that my old way of doing things was mostly ok. Well guess what? The old way had me weighing in the mid 200's. So the chief thing that I have learned in the past year is that I need to pay attention to the experience of others and apply that knowledge to the maintenance phase. This is a big lesson for me, because I tend to be stubborn.

Well this isn't FAIR!! I didn't get to eat huge portions like that EVER and I still got fat!! Wth?! I don't even drink soda! Dang my moms, moms, grandmas moms , genes!

I ended up tell the girls I worked with before leaving because I was just so stressed about it. Some people in the office where excited for me and then the girls I work work directly with where so rude about it they broke my heart. One even made a comment "isn't that the easy way out " "oooo not saying that's what you are doing "

Make sure you stay on top of your pain meds and walk ! I'm 9 days post op and every time I get gas pain I walk around the house. It seems to help me. Good luck and try to look at the big picture and your goal weight !

Make sure you stay on top of your pain meds and walk ! I'm 9 days post op and every time I get gas pain I walk around the house. It seems to help me. Good luck and try to look at the big picture and your goal weight !