Short Term Goals

[Elisabethsew 50]

Have you ever noticed that your weight likes to plateau at a certain place? I've been up and down and up and down year after year trying diet after diet. Each time I end up in the 260's, my body has a hard time letting me out of it. LOL. I finally made it into the 250's and have made going below 250 my next short term goal. I LOVE when the MD balance scale heavy weight moves off the 250 spot. :-)

How is everyone else doing? Any magic scale numbers or plateaus?

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

Have you ever noticed that your weight likes to plateau at a certain place? I've been up and down and up and down year after year trying diet after diet. Each time I end up in the 260's, my body has a hard time letting me out of it. LOL. I finally made it into the 250's and have made going below 250 my next short term goal. I LOVE when the MD balance scale heavy weight moves off the 250 spot. :-)

How is everyone else doing? Any magic scale numbers or plateaus?

There is typically a 50# plateau, I found the science behind it in an article I read then I lost the link. I'll look for it today and see what I can find.

I know this sounds crazy but when I would get stuck and the scale wouldn't move I'd carb load for one day. Then the scale would start moving. Problem is, when I start on carbs (certain kinds) I can't quit and I'd have to do the 5DPT to get off them. But, it did work.

[Elisabethsew 50]

I'm very happy to finally be off the plateau and losing steadily. I do very low fat, carbs from one fresh fruit a day and veggies, and Protein from poultry and fish. Protein is a challenge but I did finally find a Protein Bar I can tolerate... Atkins. It's 200 cal and 17 g of protein. I had the first one at work last night.

My desire is to lose as much weight as I can before the knees are replaced in Sept. I know I'll get daily workouts in rehab after the surgery but am looking forward to being able to do all the exercises post rehab that I can't do now.

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

Which Atkins bar do you like Elizabeth? There are quite a few of them that I like. I think they give me gas though. It seems like everything gives me gas.

[Malaika 50]

Which Atkins bar do you like Elizabeth? There are quite a few of them that I like. I think they give me gas though. It seems like everything gives me gas.

Did you look for those marshallow mud pie bars with only 1g sugar alcohol -- they are absolutely delicious I'm telling you

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

I haven't been to Walmart since I got back from Arizona. I went to JC Penny and Ross to look for preemie sleepers for my new grand daughter.

I need to go to Walmart tomorrow. I have to get dog food. They are remodeling our Walmart and I've heard it's a big mess in there.

Gotta go to user CP and do something about this font!

[Malaika 50]

I haven't been to Walmart since I got back from Arizona. I went to JC Penny and Ross to look for preemie sleepers for my new grand daughter.

I need to go to Walmart tomorrow. I have to get dog food. They are remodeling our Walmart and I've heard it's a big mess in there.

Gotta go to user CP and do something about this font!

Well make a list so you don't forget!

How is your new granddaughter doing?

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

She is doing great for only being 4 lbs 12 oz. She doesn't have any problems other than being tiny. She is nursing well and I think they are going home tomorrow.

I bet my Walmart won't have those. They seem to have a poor selection of Atkins bars. They used to have a good selection, but now there are so many kinds of bars out, Atkins seems to have lost some shelf space.

[Jaffa 5]

Yea, they give the shelf space to what makes them a better profit margin.

I have a mini goal, kind of, I am going to be going through the post op diet with my wife. I thought it would be easier for her, if I just drink the same Protein Water and progress through the stages with her. I only have 30lbs left to lose, so it will be interesting to see if I get a jump in weight loss while doing the same thing? Probably not, but at least she won't have to watch me eat food.

[Malaika 50]

Yea, they give the shelf space to what makes them a better profit margin.

I have a mini goal, kind of, I am going to be going through the post op diet with my wife. I thought it would be easier for her, if I just drink the same Protein Water and progress through the stages with her. I only have 30lbs left to lose, so it will be interesting to see if I get a jump in weight loss while doing the same thing? Probably not, but at least she won't have to watch me eat food.

I don't see how you CAN'T lose Steve if you're following the same diet as your wife - it probably won't be as fast as she loses, however, I bet you lose. I'm 1 week out today and have lost 12 lbs.

My goal right now, being so newly-sleeved, is to keep the scale on the downward slide as long as I can.

[Ruthi 60]

That is such a kind thing to do for her and of course it benefits you but still, the post op regimine is not easy to follow.

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

I am sure you will lose Steve. Every time I got stuck on a plateau, I put myself back on the liquid diet and was always able to break through it that way.

[Jaffa 5]

I am losing still, but so so slow at this point....I want to just jump it, and be done!!!

[Elisabethsew 50]

Which Atkins bar do you like Elizabeth? There are quite a few of them that I like. I think they give me gas though. It seems like everything gives me gas.

I like the chocolate graham ones. They were the only ones they had in the grocery store.

[Malaika 50]

I like the chocolate graham ones. They were the only ones they had in the grocery store.

Oh they didn't have those when I bought mine. So far my favorite is the Marshmallow Mudslide Pie (or something like that) ... so good to the point they could be addictive!