Never to soon to start! I had mine on the 11th!?? Anyone else in June yet? And how's it going?

Take pictures of any rashes to document invade you need or want to have plastic surgery. I have heard if you have continued rashes that insurance will sometimes pay for it. It's worth letting it look bad for a bit to get some pictures.

Great advice for all of us!

Great advice for all of us!

Luckily my insurance is one that does this My dr told me to take my pics and print them off for her and she'll scan them into my file.

I feel like I'm making the wrong choices lately. Today I had three French fries and the other day at my brothers birthday lunch I went crazy and had like 8 sweet potato fries and some lemon soufflé cake. It so hard to say no to things sometimes. The head hunger is really starting to kick in and it's amazing how powerful it is. I know tomorrow's another day and I can always start over but I just wish I could get over it and for it not to present ALL THE TIME. This is the hardest thing I've ever done. Thanks for listening to me vent.

I like to look at it this way...

You had three french fries. You did not go eat an entire plate of them. nor did you eat an entire cake. I think as long as you are watching in moderation, and enjoy a treat every once in a while... I don't see it as a bad thing. When dieting before, when I would eliminate certain foods and not allow myself to indulge, that is what led me to over indulge and binge. I had 1 peanutbutter cup last night. I did not eat an entire bag.... nor did I want an entire bag, that is a great feeling!

DON'T beat yourself up! We've come a LONG way

I am on day 8 of my liver shrink diet. Feeling tired and weak. Is this normal?

I did not have to do the liver shrink diet... Hope someone can answer this for you!

Pr1ncessJulee that is amazing! Congrats on your success. Thank you for sharing and inspiring me. I am in awe of the weight loss success of everyone on this forum as well as their support and words of encouragement. Going on 4th day of my pre-op diet Thursday . Surgery 11-11-13.

Good luck on your journey!

To those who have arthritis... Have you noticed it's getting worse since surgery? Also what are you taking since we can't have NSAIDs. My hips are getting worse an the choice between Tylenol (that does nothing) or a narcotic is a scary one for me. I really want to be on a narcotic for the rest of my life but I have noticed my hips are getting worse. Maybe from all the exercise?

I don't know if it's arthritis, but my knees hurt, I do think it is from the more active life style, but I'm living and i love it! My pain isn't so intolerable that I need pain meds. I've lived with horrible back pain for so long... 2 surgeries... lived on loratab 10s (2 every 3 hours) and I'm so glad that is behind me for now!

heh, sorry for blowing up the list this morning! I'm finally having time to catch up on all our news! <3 this group!

So yesterday was Halloween and I didn't even have one piece of candy! In the past I would have eaten at least a dozen! The trial and error over the past few months has taught me that its just not worth it. I've been working a second job so I think that has helped keep my mind off food. Looking into dance classes for me and my daughter today. I hate the gym. What are you guys doing as far as exercise? Any suggestions for things not gym-related?

I like to look at it this way...

You had three french fries. You did not go eat an entire plate of them. nor did you eat an entire cake. I think as long as you are watching in moderation' date=' and enjoy a treat every once in a while... I don't see it as a bad thing. When dieting before, when I would eliminate certain foods and not allow myself to indulge, that is what led me to over indulge and binge. I had 1 peanutbutter cup last night. I did not eat an entire bag.... nor did I want an entire bag, that is a great feeling!

DON'T beat yourself up! We've come a LONG way [/quote']

Way to go Kristi!

So yesterday was Halloween and I didn't even have one piece of candy! In the past I would have eaten at least a dozen! The trial and error over the past few months has taught me that its just not worth it. I've been working a second job so I think that has helped keep my mind off food. Looking into dance classes for me and my daughter today. I hate the gym. What are you guys doing as far as exercise? Any suggestions for things not gym-related?

Dance class sounds like fun. Honestly I haven't done any structured exercise since I had surgery. I know, awful, right! But I work at a car dealership and walk about an average of 3 miles a day around the lot. But I danced ballet for about 13 years in my pre-overweight days and absolutely loved it.

Great advice for all of us!

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should say in case....not invade! haha

Take pictures of any rashes to document invade you need or want to have plastic surgery. I have heard if you have continued rashes that insurance will sometimes pay for it. It's worth letting it look bad for a bit to get some pictures.

Great advice!

SD: 6/10/13 HW 305/SW 259/CW 199.8/GW 150 <br />Sent from my SCH-I605 using RNYTalk

Wearing size 16 jeans today! Feels awesome!

Went to ruth's chris for dinner last night. I wore cute 3.5" heels and size 14 jeans. I felt cute.

Hallelujah! I've finally made it out if my stall and have been losing again. 6 lbs to wonderland!