Hi everyone who is having surgery in October 2014. We can start a new topic for those of us who have had surgery already.

This is the spot were we will all end up, were we'll share our stories and recovery. It will be a new dawn for so many of us. Let's stay close as united we will conquer anything that comes our way!

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This weekend I deiced to give myself a weekend of not stressing over every calorie that went in to me, I was still in my calorie range and met my Protein goals...and lost half a pound! yay! I am thinking I might need to give my self a little slack during the weekends so I start my weeks more relaxed. No I am not going to have cake and ice cream every weekend LOL but I had a few bites of pancake (after my eggs) and I was stoked over it. I know it is a balance that I am still learning.

Last year I wore this shirt, it barely fit over my belly and it was so tight on me. I kept my big frumpy fleece on to cover up. This year, I took my hoodie off and froze my butt off til my sexy leprechaun friend went by lol

Luna you look absolutely gorgeous. But you were gorgeous before so there

Thank you!

Last year I wore this shirt, it barely fit over my belly and it was so tight on me. I kept my big frumpy fleece on to cover up. This year, I took my hoodie off and froze my butt off til my sexy leprechaun friend went by lol

Luna! You look amazing!!! That shirt is too big now!! :D

Thanks! Lol yea it's a lil loose now, but fits pretty comfortably

LUNA - You are HOT!!! Way to go!

Layknee - Great news! Good work!

@@Luna222 Fantastic job! You look great.

@@amylynns Congratulations! I hope to be there in a couple of months, so save me a spot.

@Glyndalin--I have a spot saved just for you!

This weekend I deiced to give myself a weekend of not stressing over every calorie that went in to me, I was still in my calorie range and met my Protein goals...and lost half a pound! yay! I am thinking I might need to give my self a little slack during the weekends so I start my weeks more relaxed. No I am not going to have cake and ice cream every weekend LOL but I had a few bites of pancake (after my eggs) and I was stoked over it. I know it is a balance that I am still learning.

I applaud you! I'm still so nervous about planning and logging every morsel of food that goes in my mouth. I find myself longing for foods I know I shouldn't touch! "Head hunger" is the worst!

It's difficult to get out of my own head sometimes.... any tips?

@@Becoming Bariatrical - it is not easy and I battle everyday!! I still log everything that I eat but this weekend I didn't stress as much about it. I had PMS pretty bad and it was just making it very hard to deal with myself and I was beating myself up over every decision and stressing. So I still made good choices because I didn't want to be sick but I stressed less and let myself have a little wiggle room. I will not be eating like crazy every weekend but I also need to know I don't have the structure of a week day on the weekend, and that is okay.

I am still learning to deal with the head hunger, I am an emotional eater so trying to not turn to food when I am emotional is hard. When I am going to eat something that is not on the days plan I have to stop and ask my self, why am I eating this, am I actually hungry, what are my emotions, and is this food going to feed me or harm me.

they are hard questions to ask.

So I knew I had my shirt from last years st pattys day in my desk but I had no idea how big it was!!

@ PinkPolkaDot619

Wow that's a big shirt and you look fantastic.

Sorry everyone, have not been around for a bit. Life got busy and my computer had a virus. Pop up windows that basically ran all over the screen making it impossible to turn them off. Jeez!

Things have been going well but I still get sick once in a while. Last Saturday, I ate a strawberry too fast and go really sick. My tummy was queasy for days and I think I am going back on Protonix. Does anyone get a lot of burping and gas? I am not sure why but sometimes I get these burping fits and I can't stop burping for an hour. My diet is good except for yesterday. I ate two Hawaiian bread rolls. Not all at once. Just a bite here and there but it was two freaking rolls. Didn't make me sick though. Very surprised!

Must do better today!

I have been thinking of you all a lot lately and imagining how feeling better must be making such a difference in your lives.

Love, always!

Oh yeah, even with the 2 Hawaiian rolls, I lost a pound but I think it was because I moved a lot yesterday. Busy like a bee. I find that just moving lots is the best for me. Sometimes I even make up busy work to keep moving. I used to sit around a lot. The new me moves all the time. It's fantastic.

I'm a little bummed... I only lost 4 pounds this month at my official doctor's weigh in. (Okay, it really was only 3 weeks). But, I have averaged 14 pounds a month since surgery. The doctor told me that I am where others usually are at 6 months (I am at 4 months), so, my body is probably just adjusting. Also, I have been working out and playing sports a lot and "muscles weighs more than fat". Intellectually, I know it is okay. But, I have this overwhelming sense of defeat today. I just want to go to happy hour...

@Shadow427. I only lost 2 pounds in the past 30 days. But my mentor who wen through this process 6 years ago (and still looks fantastic) said that most everyone has a little stall right around this time (4-5 months) out because the body needs a break to adjust. You may be losing inches instead, and if you lost less fat than you gained muscle, it's not going to show well on the scale. In my case, my body fat percentage has gone down 2.5%, which is about 11 pounds of FAT. So, if the scale only shows 2 pounds, that's okay. I know my body is just taking time to adjust to the new "configuration" of fat and lean tissue. Stay the course. Happy hour isn't that happy anyway.