GradyCat

Hooray for you! I would love to be overweight. Soon, very soon.

Enjoy your vacation. My next trip is in 35 days - - a cruise to the Caribbean.

I guess the only thing I wish I'd known is how careful I have to be not to slip back into old habits and gain weight.

Give your body time to heal. It gets better every day. You just went through a major operation, so your body needs healing energy. Hang in there.

Sorry, I can't help you with this one, I don't drink alcohol. What about a nonalcoholic beer?

I am so sorry to hear about your grandma. I will be praying for her and your family. Don't worry about the weight right now. It's stress weight. You've got more important things to deal with at the moment. Take care.

Way to go! Your hard work paid off! Woot-Woot!

That's interesting and good to know, especially since it's free.

In addition to everything that @anotherguy said, which was an EXCELLENT post by the way, I've learned that often I have to start eating MORE to break a stall. Like for example currently I am only taking in 1,000 calories/day and probably exercising off 500 of those and my body is like "What the hell?" so the scale doesn't budge until I add calories. Shake the body up. Make the body feel secure.

I follow a girl on YouTube who is on a weight loss journey and she does Grocery Haul videos and she says it's very good.

That's an exciting Non-Scale Victory! Way to go!

I couldn't stomach the powdered ones, so I do premade GNC Lean Shakes, 35 g protein, 170 calories, Swiss Chocolate flavor. There are also protein bars, protein chips, protein cookies, protein snacks . . . you name it, it's out there.

That's wonderful. How exciting for you. It's a wonderful journey. Good luck to you.

Happy Surgiversary!

All of us gained weight during COVID. Good luck on your surgery tomorrow.

Do you drink it it 30 minutes before eating? Because we're not supposed to drink WITH our meals. Just curious.

Whatever's working for you at home for dinner, make it up as a lunch to take to work.

Are you listening to yourself? "I've only lost between 39-41 pounds in 10 weeks." That's FANTASTIC!!!! Have you ever lost that much before in that short amount of time? Doubt it. The process is working. Stalls happen. Exercises affect muscle mass. You've got this. Don't worry . . it's all good. Keep up the good work!!!

Yeah, after the infamous Week 3 stall, stalls are sporadic and specific to the individual. It's normal, even though it's frustrating, especially when it's 30 days or longer, but keep focused on doing the right things such as tracking food, getting in your water, getting in the protein, and getting some exercise.

Do you think you're due an appointment with your WLS surgeon to discuss what's going on with you?

Oh don't worry, they aren't going to quiz you. They're going to go over your past history of dieting, comorbidities, etc. They're going to ask you which surgery you want. They're going to ask you if you have any questions. You don't have to be an expert. And it's okay to be nervous. It's a big deal.

The container lies. LOL! ? I'm finding the same thing with Skinny Pop popcorn. The container says it has 6 servings of 3 3/4 cups per serving. But I only get 3 1/2 servings out of it when I pour it into measuring cups. I think the packaging is deceptive.

I think topicals are okay because they don't go through your stomach.

I say, whatever works for you.

Am I crazy or has this happened to you to? Well, not that those things are mutually exclusive. LOL! ? I remember the first time I did Weight Watchers (WW) 20 years ago and I wasn't losing and it was because I wasn't using all my daily allowance of points. So the counselor told me to eat MORE, which I thought was crazy, but she was right and when I ate ALL of my daily points, I actually lost more weight. Here I am now post-WLS sleeve VSG and starting over again after gaining weight during COVID and giving WW another try and I'll be darned if it's not still true. I wasn't using my Weekly Points and I was stalled, but as soon as I started eating MORE, I started losing again. Why is that? I still don't understand it. I certainly wasn't starving myself at around 1,000 calories per day. Does anybody know why it works this way? Has this happened to you too?