Where are the 50s ???

[Joni 94]

I'm so excited I just gotta say - I bought a pair of size 12 jeans today. Can't take the smile off my face. I might have lost super slow, but who cares? Fast or slow - it does come off!! Whoopeee!

[tjmom 200]

Congratulations to all of you for your weight loss.....and.....good luck to you that are scheduled for sleeve surgery... It is a fantastic tool to getting healthy again.

I am 59..... 5'3" and started at 328 (pre-surgery) and 294 on day of surgery (May 2) & today the scale said 234... ((94 total & 60 since surgery)) I feel so good.

If some of you don't know about my story, i started out in a wheelchair (back-knees-hip-hands arthritis) my weight did not allow me the ability to walk, my body would just collapse & buckle. I would end up falling after about 10-15 steps.... WELL: I no longer use my wheelchair around the house at all. I use a walker when we go shopping because there are times that my back still gives out and when i have to sit down, its like right now-no time to look for a chair. So that works best....I don't even think about the chair anymore and i had been using it for over 5 years.

Sorry to go on and on, but i just want you all to know the surgery works. Yes there are bad days, when foods don't sit well at all. I had diarrhea for a long time and NUT said to add a banana every day.. OMG - There are SO MANY carbs in a banana!!! but if it works, i will continue. (started Wednesday)

Rambling again... sorry

you all have a fantastic weekend!

[ImLooznit 171]

Great inspiration tjmom.

[jillb 45]

thmom... you are my new roll model.... you go girl!

[Leslie Hudson-Couch 11]

Wow!!! I'm so happy for you, tjmom!! I know how amazing that feeling is. Congrats!!! Keep up the good FYI I also am a tjmom lol

[clancy 18]

Carbs are the enemy. Don't try to figure a way to slip them back into your daily routine. At least not in the first 9 months.

I'm 4 months out. Lost 70 lbs the first 3 months and 10 lbs more this month. 10 lbs more and I reach my goal. I'm not perfect...

while I keep the carbs at bay I have started drinking red wine again. A glass a day but it does slow down the weight loss.

I may have to stop drinking wine while this next 10 lbs comes off and go back to Protein Drinks, yogurt and Water. Boring but it works and works fast.

[DebInAZ 76]

TJ mom, I remember when you first started out, you were so worried, I remember when you first broke away from the wheel chair, you were so excited! now look at you! WOW!! you are Fab! thanks for your words of inspiration.

Jill and Tparker good luck on your surgery, please keep us informed on your out come, and how you are feeling.

Thanks again everyone for all of your good wishes and advise!

Deb

[DebInAZ 76]

Carbs are the enemy. Don't try to figure a way to slip them back into your daily routine. At least not in the first 9 months.

I'm 4 months out. Lost 70 lbs the first 3 months and 10 lbs more this month. 10 lbs more and I reach my goal. I'm not perfect...

while I keep the carbs at bay I have started drinking red wine again. A glass a day but it does slow down the weight loss.

I may have to stop drinking wine while this next 10 lbs comes off and go back to Protein drinks, yogurt and Water. Boring but it works and works fast.

Wow, thanks but all you have had is protein drinks, yogurt, and water in the last 9 months? Are you unable to eat anything else or is that all you wanted to eat? just wondering..

[tparkerc59 334]

Tj mom, you are awesome. God bless you!

[tjmom 200]

thank you all for your wonderful words of encouragement.... life is getting better each day!

[clancy 18]

DebInAZ: I can eat almost anything now and I do sometimes. But I really stay away from Pasta, pizza, bread and the like. Once you start with carbs not only do you stop losing weight, the craving for them kicks in again. I'm at the end of this race and the weight loss is slow. Returning to the basics will get me there.

[DebInAZ 76]

DebInAZ: I can eat almost anything now and I do sometimes. But I really stay away from Pasta, pizza, bread and the like. Once you start with carbs not only do you stop losing weight, the craving for them kicks in again. I'm at the end of this race and the weight loss is slow. Returning to the basics will get me there.

Thanks Clancy for the tips! good luck to you getting to goal, i'm sure you will get there soon.

[Ms.AntiBand 2,984]

Hahaha, Brenda... I so agree about the hot flashes. I am 55 and my family has been wishing menopause on me for years so they won't have to suffer from me being cold all the time and sweating them out of the house and car. I am barely beginning menopause and yep... The hot flashes just don't last long enough and then I am stone old again! Not even long enough to shed my hugeass sweatshirt. Course, if being cold all the time was my worst complaint in life than I'm living pretty good.

[Katie713 423]

tjmom...I am also amazed to hear your story, and how well you are doing, able to get around without the wheelchair again, and amazingly able to regain your sense of being able to take control of your destiny, your life. This surgery has helped so many of us that were feeling out of control for so long.

Good luck, you are doing fantastic!!

[Newfoundlove 95]

Clancy - thanks for posting! I stay away from most heavy carbs, but I did the same thing - started drinking white wine and you are right, it does slow down the weight loss, so I've stopped until I get to goal.