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#14 My biggest NSV so far. Last Saturday, I discovered I can pass the Army PT running requirement.
A group of military recruits were being timed on the same track I was running on. It was an adrenaline rush to see if I could keep up with them. (The average age 17 to 31) I kept up with the person in the lead. I was still on the track running after all the recruits completed two miles.
Not bad for an old woman who used to be morbidly obese.

Same here things are slowing down. The holiday's didn't help but the 3 pounds I gained I lost them. So I'm glad about that.

How is everyone's monthly losses going? Mine lbs lost per month are steadily decreasing which is making me nervous about reaching my goal. I know.... I know..... we are not supposed to compare ourselves to others but we know we all do..lol
1st mth - 15.2 lbs
2nd mth - 10.2lbs
3rd mth - 8.0 lbs
4th mth - 4.2 lbs
I have had some stalls in there also, of course. Especially this month I stalled for over 2 weeks, hense only 4.2lbs for the month.
I just wonder if you guys were noticing that you were still losing at a pretty steady average each month or if it was slowing down. I still have another 33lbs to lose to meet my ultimate goal. I do realize as we get closer goal it may be more difficult but i just am not ready for to stop losing yet.
I want to take the best advantage of my "golden time" after surgery.

Woo-hoo! Look at that tiny waist!

# proudest 2018 moment
I am emotional posting this.
I lost my mom to cancer 2013. My surgery was 2014. She never got to see me healthy. 1st goal was to do a 5K in her memory. I turned 50 in 2018. I completed two bucket list half marathons. Race to robie creek and zeitgeist.
My proudest moment is enjoying my grandchildren and keep up with them. My mother never got to see how beautiful they are.

Yesterdays dinner. I ate one and it came up to 246 cal.
2oz shaved steak, peppers & onions.
1 tbsp fat free refried Beans spread on a corn tostada with some shredded cheese on top and a few drops of Taco Bell’s mild sauce. So good 😍

It sounds like you have a good grasp on the reasons why we slow down as we go (like having less to lose over all), so that's awesome, first of all. You're already ahead of many people that may not even realize that! Also, you're looking at the month rather than day-by-day, so kudos to you!

Having slow and fast months is totally normal. Even a slow month is kind of a plateau. Being 4 months out, your body is still healing, so there is still going to be inflammation that causes your body to hang on to fat a little longer for fuel to heal.

As long as you are moving, staying on plan with nutrition and vitamins/supplements and getting in your Water, you should be fine.

I remember having those same thoughts then suddenly having a loss shortly after. Keep us updated! [emoji175]

~SW: 278 CW: 165~
RNY 1/5/2005
"What got you here won't get you there."

How is everyone's monthly losses going? Mine lbs lost per month are steadily decreasing which is making me nervous about reaching my goal. I know.... I know..... we are not supposed to compare ourselves to others but we know we all do..lol
1st mth - 15.2 lbs
2nd mth - 10.2lbs
3rd mth - 8.0 lbs
4th mth - 4.2 lbs
I have had some stalls in there also, of course. Especially this month I stalled for over 2 weeks, hense only 4.2lbs for the month.
I just wonder if you guys were noticing that you were still losing at a pretty steady average each month or if it was slowing down. I still have another 33lbs to lose to meet my ultimate goal. I do realize as we get closer goal it may be more difficult but i just am not ready for to stop losing yet.
I want to take the best advantage of my "golden time" after surgery.

And a thought for today:
Wrinkles mean you laughed***
Gray hair means you cared***
And scars mean that you have lived.
Live these last days of 2018 in joy and happiness
And may 2019 bring You your Hearts-Desire!

9 pounds until goal!!!

Edited to add - I know my ticker says 19 pounds to goal, but I think 140 will be too small for me. so I am choosing 150 as my goal But man, what a difference! Loving my new life. I think 50 looks pretty good on me!

Checking in. scale finally moving again after a 2 week stall. 10.2lbs down since the start of the challenge.

Checking in. scale finally moving again after a 2 week stall. 10.2lbs down since the start of the challenge.

Making progress. 3 months postop 48 lbs gone. First pic was day of surgery. Second pic was 3 months.  

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My first food before and after post. I think ate 1 sausage too much. I'm stuffed. The picture makes it look like so much food!  
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My first food before and after post. I think ate 1 sausage too much. I'm stuffed. The picture makes it look like so much food!  
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My first food before and after post. I think ate 1 sausage too much. I'm stuffed. The picture makes it look like so much food!  
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This is 100% true - but impossible to follow. LOL. I weigh every.single.day. Sometimes I look at the scale and I'm like... naw... I'm not falling for your tricks today. But then I'm like... I MUST KNOW. And cave.
On the plus side, I am down a pound this morning. HA. *adjusts ticker by one pound*

This is totally for my own sanity and not because I need a logical reply... but feel free anyways. I am 5 weeks out today and...
I HAVE NOT LOST A SINGLE POUND IN 8 DAYS AND WTF I AM EATING 400 CALORIES A DAY AND 100% ON MY DIET GIVEN MY ULCER SITUATION, AND DOESN'T THE HUMAN BODY BURN LIKE 4 TO 5 TIMES THAT AMOUNT OF CALORIES JUST SITTING AND DOING NOTHING ALL DAY SO WHAT IS THE DEAL, BODY??!??!?! WHO EATS ALMOST PURE Protein AND EXTREMELY LOW FAT AND CARBS AND DOESN'T LOSE A SINGLE POUND IN OVER A WEEK? AND YES I AM FRIGGIN' HYDRATED. GET REAL, BODY! DO SOMETTHIIINNNGGG.
Aight, I'm better. Not really. But UGH! I lost this much on Atkins. FMLLLLL.

Just had to rant. Woooosssaaaa.

I'm reading James Clear - Atomic Habits, to assist in carving out my new life habits since surgery. Excellent reading! In today's email, he summarizes 55 non-fiction books he's read this year, and one of them seems so appropriate for us. Here's a link to his site and article, and then the summary that struck me relative to our stalls.... https://jamesclear.com/book-summaries
Mastery
by George Leonard
Print
The Book in Three Sentences: The most successful path to mastering anything is to practice for the sake of the practice itself, not for the result. All significant learning is composed of brief spurts of progress followed by long periods of work where if feels as if you are stuck on a plateau. There are no experts–only learners.

In a stall. So frustrating!!!!! I have gained and lost the same 1-2lbs for two weeks now. Only 7.2 lbs lost since the start of the challenge.

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In a stall. So frustrating!!!!! I have gained and lost the same 1-2lbs for two weeks now. Only 7.2 lbs lost since the start of the challenge.

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In a stall. So frustrating!!!!! I have gained and lost the same 1-2lbs for two weeks now. Only 7.2 lbs lost since the start of the challenge.

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I know I am not the only one with a sweet tooth out there. What are you guys doing to curve or satisfy your sweet cravings post bypass without destroying your diet. I do have trouble with dumping and have had several episodes, if I tried to push the sweets limit. I do eat fruits and that helps sometimes, but sometimes I have an uncontrollable urge for CHOCOLATE!
I have also found Fiber one bars that are oats and chocolate 140 calories. That's not too bad right? But I sure you guys have discovered so other things I haven't thought of so lets hear it?

They should, as they are just basic black, herbal, green or red teas with additional natural and artificial flavors.

We don't have those delicious sounding teas in Ireland. I wonder if you put sugar free syrups in regular tea with milk would it taste similar? Or no?

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