Cass Elliot

Hang in there and know that you are not alone. I also started messing up after 7 months of eating perfectly to plan. I'm not 100% on track but I'm trying. When I don't eat well I tell myself its OK to start again next meal or next bite! I am really hard on myself which is counter productive. Give yourself a fresh start otherwise you can fall in to a guilt cycle that feels hopeless.
I also have some go to meals that I enjoy (egg white omelettes with veggies and LF cheese) and SF chai tea. The key for me not to overeat is to throw the food away as soon as I feel satisfied - NOT full. I LOVE eating so it's hard not to keep eating. I tell myself - Don't stretch your stomach. You can eat again later. It's really important to get physically away from the food so I stop eating.
You made a huge step with WLS and that shows that you are committed to a healthier lifestyle. We are here for you! You can do this!!

I wasn't diagnosed pre-op but I know for a fact I had a food addiction and was beginning a binge/purge cycle. I had been doing pretty well and was being super strict with myself for about 5 months. For the last 3, I've been telling myself 'one won't kill me', or 'I'll just work it off later'. But that, just a few bites of chips or Pasta have turned into binge fests where I eat more than I should until I feel sick. And I keep doing it. I feel so at a loss.

Wow your skin bounced back so good. Tell me your secret. You look great

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WOW Amazing you look soooooo good! How did you get the tummy and thighs to cooperate? Lol Keep up the great work! You go girl!

You guys are the best! ALways learn something and get an insight. Thanks!! AmadaWho I hope you are now almost done. So hard when you're in it - so hardly a memory when it's behind you! I can barely remember - it's all a blur even though I'm only 5 weeks out. ha ha maybe it's my memory or I just wanted to forget. Soon it will be over!
Now I understand why I can't stomach Protein shakes! I hate sweet! that's it. Too bad they don't make 'chips and dip' flavour or 'doritos' or KFC!! They would have some takers!
Hope everyone is doing well on this Monday morning!

You guys are the best! ALways learn something and get an insight. Thanks!! AmadaWho I hope you are now almost done. So hard when you're in it - so hardly a memory when it's behind you! I can barely remember - it's all a blur even though I'm only 5 weeks out. ha ha maybe it's my memory or I just wanted to forget. Soon it will be over!
Now I understand why I can't stomach Protein shakes! I hate sweet! that's it. Too bad they don't make 'chips and dip' flavour or 'doritos' or KFC!! They would have some takers!
Hope everyone is doing well on this Monday morning!

Down a total of 190 pounds, sometimes I still can't believe it!

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I don't have the sweet tooth either and I've done a lot of broth during my pre-op. You're so close hon, hang in there okay.

I'm trying. I found no sodium broths and they are my life. I'm so sick of the shakes because it's just sweets and normally I don't have a sweet tooth to begin with- I crave salt. The no sodium broths are taking the edge off at least!

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Cheer up, buttercup. We've all been in a slump, or will be, at one time or another. It's exhausting having to be accountable for every single thing we put into our mouths and screw ups happen.
How much did you gain? Women can fluctuate five to seven pounds each month, depending on their hormones. If you feel up to it, send me a private message on what you've been eating, or if you log it into a Fitbit, take a screen pic and send it. It might be nothing, it might be something. I feel slumpy today. I ate a hotdog today. Even though it's a low carb food (2 carbs), it's a terrible choice loaded with sodium and questionable ingredients.
Oh, you know what I have been hooked on? Dunkin Donuts medium iced Decaf coffee with 4 creams, 2 splendas, and a shot of unsweetened vanilla. It makes me sad that I do two coffees a day for the last couple of weeks. It adds 6-8 carbs a day that I could not be consuming if my coffee ways didn't suck me back in 😔.

One thing I realized, but don't yet understand, is why women are so brutal to one another.. like so much animosity and backhandedness. My wife was tormented in high school by other girls for being 5 pounds overweight.

Ha ha hope I'm not offending anyone! I am tired of typing about my weight or food intake or 'congratualtions'. And that ****. I want to say it with pictures!!

Ha ha hope I'm not offending anyone! I am tired of typing about my weight or food intake or 'congratualtions'. And that ****. I want to say it with pictures!!

Ha ha hope I'm not offending anyone! I am tired of typing about my weight or food intake or 'congratualtions'. And that ****. I want to say it with pictures!!

Imagine being chastized for your weight at 140!! Ridiculous. I remember one of my old boyfriends saying he'd never seen me heavier when I was 136 (in high school)!. There were always the comments - oh she'd be perfect if she just lost that last 5 pounds... little did we or they know this would lead us to have to lose the last 50 or a hundred pounds!

How are you doing anyway? Hope it's going well. I'm in a slump - didnt weight myself all last week and thought I had lost but I'd gained! I am not eating enough veggies or Protein Shakes, etc. It feels like I'm never doing it uite right. I get that feeling from everybody! Just about. except the really arrogant ones.

I joined a great Facebook group that is constant moitvation. you should check it outl. let me know if you want the link
Thinking about you and all the APRIL SLEEVERS out there!!

Ladddaay (read this with a terrible Jerry Lewis impression) How've you been?
Thanks, but I never really did pre-op dieting. I was/am in the research program so they just gave me their meal plan three nights before surgery, for two days, and then they put me on liquids 24 hours before my surgery. I mean, I think I lost six pounds..but nothing drastic like you and so many here.
And physically fit exes with a side of arrogant @sshole--yeah, I had one of those too. I used to have to be around him all the time, but thankfully I havent seen him in three years since my daughter graduated high school. I should've dropped him in College when he told me to join a gym because I was 140.
i hope you're doing well and kicking mucho @ss!!!!

I went through the arduous weight management program in Alberta in order to get it funded without any cost whatsoever. Doing it this way got not only continuous weight management support but post-op care for at least a year or two. I actually mentioned the other day to them about those from Alberta that go to Mexico and they said they wouldn't support them at the endocrinology/metabolism/wm/bariatric centre. I was lucky I had it done when I did, my RD went nuts on me right before surgery and I gave her a huge earful post-op, to which she raged out of the room. LOL. Oh well. It's done, and was free, alles ist gut.

This is 3 days post-op and about 5 weeks later. Small changes, but this morning I was able to completely wrap a NORMAL sized bath towel around myself! No gaps either!

Awesome job!!! I'm down 21 pounds from surgery day (at my 1 month post op appt. this week) and 18 pounds away from ONEderland! I've been in a but of a stall with the scale but feel like I'm shrinking daily regardless!

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Finally over the 3 week stall, lost 4lbs in 4 days!

Only 10lbs away from ONEderland! Way to excited [emoji24][emoji1373]

How's all my other 4/24 sleevers coming along?!

@Cass ElliotI just noticed you're in Canada.. did you have surgery here or in Mexico? And how long was your pre-op diet?