Melting Michele

It's not too late !!! Don't look at it in a negative light !!!
You can do this !!! Get stubborn as can be and fight this fight !!!
Your surgery, Your weight, Your food intake..... it's all YOU. Not the others in your home.
Take control and find ways to take your mind off of food when you see others in your house indulging. Maybe go for a walk if possible. You are on this forum... and that's a good beginning. We are all rooting for you !!!

This was a really good question.... one I wanted to ask also but I don't know how to post a question yet.
My surgery was October 22nd 2014 and I am down 38 pounds. The scale hasn't moved much lately and I was getting a little concerned!
I am disabled with back, neck and joint issues.... so I haven't exercised or began a walking regiment yet. I did order new sneakers and I think I'm ready to start walking at least!!! Maybe that will get the numbers moving a little!
P.S.
My skin is starting to itch now. No rash or hives though! Has anyone else experienced this?

It's not too late !!! Don't look at it in a negative light !!!
You can do this !!! Get stubborn as can be and fight this fight !!!
Your surgery, Your weight, Your food intake..... it's all YOU. Not the others in your home.
Take control and find ways to take your mind off of food when you see others in your house indulging. Maybe go for a walk if possible. You are on this forum... and that's a good beginning. We are all rooting for you !!!

This was a really good question.... one I wanted to ask also but I don't know how to post a question yet.
My surgery was October 22nd 2014 and I am down 38 pounds. The scale hasn't moved much lately and I was getting a little concerned!
I am disabled with back, neck and joint issues.... so I haven't exercised or began a walking regiment yet. I did order new sneakers and I think I'm ready to start walking at least!!! Maybe that will get the numbers moving a little!
P.S.
My skin is starting to itch now. No rash or hives though! Has anyone else experienced this?

@@ELI.p.m I know it can be difficult to make any sort of lifestyle change. I for one will not talk down to you or shun you. We were/are all food addicts and that's what got us in this position in the first place. Each of us will have big and small battles with food as we continue on this journey.
However, I think on a daily basis you have to remind yourself of why you went through all the trouble in the first place. To be healthier, to look better, and to feel better. None of those will be accomplished if you don't put forth a good faith effort.
I'm not saying you can never have junk again, anything you can tolerate is okay occasionally. But, you should really focus on finding healthy foods that taste good and provide you with the nutrients you need to be holistically successful on this journey.
Best of luck to you!

everyone in this house eats SOOO damn much food
@@ELI.p.m
YOU are the one that has to deal with food in general
you can't tell the world to have Water and Protein shakes
doesn't work that way
it must be hard being around all that food
don't ask others/family to change "their" habits
you gotta stop with the eating of chips et al
cake,spicy food
stop eating all those foods
you know you shouldn't even "say" such words as cheesecake
you want/need to lose your weight
you made a wise decision to have WLS
please don't screw up now!!!!
get a mindset that you MUST do this for your health and happiness
are you having trouble drinking / do you hurt when you swallow??
if not, then you must push the fluids
whether you like it or not!!
set a timer every 15 minutes to drink, drink, drink
at this early stage Water is more important
then again at 1 month post op you do need your Protein too
look at yourself in the mirror
say what the heck am i doing??
i need to lose this weight
i finally went through a major surgery to help me lose weight
i gotta get back on the stick!!!
now DO IT!!!!
"do or do not, there is no try"
hopefully you'll get back on the boat safely, before you start to sink
good luck
kathy

Were you self pay? If not, how the hell to you get past the psych eval? Didn't you have ANY preop counseling? Does your bariatric team offer any postop therapy or group support? It kind of seems that you have no intentions of committing to the changes it takes to be successful. And trying to blame it on the other people in your house is very lame. I'm sure I'll get slammed for this "tough love" response, but seriously, you have obviously wasted your surgeon's time and either yours or the insurance company's money.