Lolo 2020

I made beef bourginion for a dinner party this weekend and was able to eat 2 bites of the steak , like 10 minutes apart . I mostly ate the veggies

Omg steve-o u threw up ? I didn’t think u ever did that ! I ate leftover broccoli with an egg and cheese this am- could only eat half so saved half for lunch . Ate it too fast and it was cold and whoops a daisy , it all came back up ???. Kicked Butt in spin this am though and am now 1.5 lbs from onederland - but this is after up 1.5 yesterday so who even knows ! I am trying to distance myself from this damn goal. And yes I agree that one week is not a trend . I was flat for a week and then dropped this am ..oh happy day !

Ironic , I am 8 weeks out from surgery tomorrow and have also lost 58% of excess weight . But downward trend seems to have stopped in the last week !

So I tried to be very measured today with real food . Had whey protein in my green smoothie , then tuna salad at lunch and mid afternoon . Made a real dinner of salmon and steamed broccoli but could not believe how little of it I could eat . Will see if it holds me so I don’t graze the rest of the night ?

Omg u r being very disciplined ! I start the day good but seem to graze the night away . Trying to get to onederland !

So I started doing green smoothies in the am with unflavored protein powder - am again going to try to do just one smoothie a day and regular food otherwise . Did U have any luck with the intermittent fasting ? I do feel like I am grazing from 4-9 pm and that worries me - I need to eat real food and real meals and eliminate this tendancy to snack which is what got me in trouble in the first place

Mikeyy , first celebrate your wins! Losing 150lbs is a huge victory ! I know it’s disappointing to have regained some and to have never reached ur goal . I think the “inspire” website has a plan to knock off lbs from regain , maybe try that ? Also try to get with a Nutritionist and /or therapist to try to understand why u are overeating . I just ordered a good book that was suggested called “we are WHY we eat”. In any case don’t beat yourself up (that never helps ) and wake up every day knowing that day is but one step on your journey . Try not to self medicate with food when stressed, personally I go do spin or yoga or sometimes I just go for a walk . Journal everything , good and bad that U eat or drink and try to figure out why you regained . Also don’t hold an unrealistic goal weight over yourself , some people are big boned and maybe that’s just not right for them . Let go of the judgement . Good luck and try to love yourself during this process

Is there no post op hospital care ? No way would I skip On that . I had surgery Thursday am and really needs he care Thursday afternoon through sat am

I’m in the same boat. Am planning on hitting wonderland by 2/15 too. Definitely has slowed down, but what can you do, even if you do just a pound a week, it is going in the right direction. I have started to eat more as well. So that’s a disappointment.. but so it goes. I just get busy with work and travel. I am getting in my steps, but i think you have to really eat no carb and 600 calories to keep up that same pace. Not sure i am up for that..

All good and traveling a lot . Tough to manage things , but doing my best . Cheated with 2 glasses of wine last week when in LA .. I’m stuck at 201 .. in the same boat , losing a lb a week or thereabouts .. kinda slow , but better than the alternative ...

Amen. how do you get that tape measure at the bottom of your post?

Congrats on ur successes, but I know it’s tough to be part way there . Every journey is a day by day step. Do u journal foods and portion sizes religiously ? Do you work out ? Do you drink your water ? I know thebsteps work and that is what I do every day . Some weeks it’s slow and I have skip ups , but I forgive myself, journal the misses and resolve to do better the next day . Good luck, You can do it !

Amen sister

Hi new life - I started at 238 and a BMI of 35 and went into surgery at 231 on 12/18. I dropped to 203 in about 5 weeks . Am losing around 3lbs per week on average . I do at least one but often 2 pure protein drinks a day (160 calories , 35 G protein , 1 g sugar , low carb). Usually one in am warmed with decaf coffee before I spin. After spin I have a poached egg . I drink 24oz of water while spinning . I have a little tuna salad midday. More water after . Then usually a string cheese stick or laughing cow wedge in the afternoon and a shake as I drive home . Dinner is 2-3 oz of fish normally or a cup of soup and some steamed veggie . Last I have a plain yogurt with some sugar free canned fruit cups mixed in, or Occasionally a sugar free outshine bar . Done ! Hope this helps . Usually I log in at 560 calories , 50% protein

Wow , I’ve lost 35 and have 35 to go- getting lots of comments at the gym and all my clothes r falling off . Happily I have my “skinny” clothes from 10 years ago i can wear . But I still have another 35 to go and measurements are ur best friend for this journey ...

Omg I am 6!weeks from surgery and just discovered I can eat chocolate and don’t self destruct . Very bad . I throw Up if I take too big of a bite of tuna salad but I can eat a bite of snickers bar and no bad outcome ? WTF? So armed with this knowledge I have to redouble my resolve to track my food and protein and stay away from bad stuff ?

What’s ur BMI? I am adamant I will get to healthy BMI and stay there

Veronica my heart goes out to you because we have all been there. “Just eat less and move more “ “they say”! I finally saw a surgeon when , at 57 I knew I couldn’t do it - menopause had made me even more ravenous and despite spinning 5 x a week, the weight kept coming on . You know you need this surgery . Forget everyone else and do it for you . Commit to be good to yourself and work the steps . I am 6 weeks out and down 35 lbs - have another 35 to go . This is a journey and I know you can do it . But u need to commit that u will make the requisite changes in ur lifestyle . Good luck !!?

I did phentermine years ago and that’s bad bad stuff for You. Surprised you have only lost 30 lbs with this procedure . Sounds like you are eating way way too much !! I was told 600-800 calories until goal . 60g plus of protein, under 50g of carbs and as little sugar as possible . Make sure you do 10k steps a day or 50min if cardio plus strength training a few times a week. Most important, get water in! People who maintain their weight after surgery eat an average of 1000 calories, but once they reach their goal . Skip the phentermine and use a food tracker and cut ur intake in half . I was a low BMI as well, this is a tool not a cure and u do have to work the steps, there is no magic pill

I think regular cardio and strength training is great - training for a marathon will boost hunger. In my view . I still use thebshakes to get the protein first thing in the am and if I do the hunger is much less -

Yes there is the 2-3 week stall, don’t worry , the scale will drop big very soon. It still is not very cooperative I’ve found - I will work out , drink liquids and nada. My nut says that when I lose weight the fat cells fill with water for a time a she said use cucumber water to flush out cells .. like a natural diuretic. But at the start ur body is super confused so don’t fret - it doesn’t know if it’s in a famine or what . Just stay the course , walk as much as you can , and drink ur liquids .

Definitely a cautionary tale. The surgery is a tool not a cure and it requires a lifestyle change for the duration ..

Coexister, I had a stroopwaffle on the plane home last week and a chocolate covered biscuit at work last week. Felt so guilty and thought surely I will explode , right ? But all good - still I have told myself , no junk food , cakes, cookies or alcohol till I reach goal and then only very little every again . I have 38lbs to go to goal , I’ve eaten that crap my whole life - I don’t need it any more , it doesn’t make me happy . Nothing tastes as good as being thin !

205?! Woo woo Steve ! Ur on ur way ! I am stuck at 206.4 since Friday , despite spinning and eating perfect all weekend - 5 days in a row of spinning, weights and riding plus 10k steps ! I think my body just holds on to the weight with water and then lets go 3-4lbs . That’s prob what happened to u - ao I landed in Phoenix and am off to La . Had a yogurt on the plane and some soup when I arrived . Just too hard to deal with real food ..I brought a blender ball shaker and some drinks so I’ll just mix some protein drinks .. just seems easier when I travel !

I use my Fitbit app and log all my liquids . I also do at least one but often 2 protein shakes a day . I will Thin then down to get more liquid in . I drink out of a swell bottle and know how much I am drinking . I’ve got to be diligent !