I'm using MyFitnessPal and I'm tracking calories. After meeting with the nutritionist I have a goal of 1500 calories. Yesterday marks 1 week finished. I started at 291 lbs. and I'm now 283 lbs.

I'm glad to see there's a change, but I don't feel much different at this point and that's okay. I'm still going. I've lost the weight before; like a yo-yo. I usually plateau around 270-260. I get nervous that I'll lose too much too fast or I'll somehow not qualify and then I'll be stuck and give up.

My first week was tough to reach 1500 and it was more around 1200-1300. My husband is supporting me and doing this right along with me. I've meal prepped and made my lunches for the week on Sunday and that was the best thing to do.

I've been able to cut out soda pop and I'm going on day 3 now.

I have to keep a "why" journal. So far I've just been thinking about the "whys" of doing this... I'm heading to the store to buy a little notebook to keep with me to write down reasons I come across... I thought of one while walking to the shower this morning. Id like to have a towel wrap around my entire body. I claim I'm fine being naked, but truth is the towel doesn't wrap around me and I dry off and chuck the towel or wrap my hair right away.

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Interesting. You are starting out at exactly the same weight I was when I began my journey.

In June 2016 I was 291, when I had my surgery in December I was 232 lbs and today I am 212 lb. I lost my weight by basically trying to stick to 1200 calories per day. I never drank soda, but cutting out chocolate was hard for me, and I still indulged occasionally. You should do this too, to keep yourself from going "F!ck it" and binging one day

You're doing awesome so far. It will take a while for you to start seeing the physical rewards of your hard work, but once you do, the ball will get rolling and keep you on track. I've dropped from a size 22/24 to a 14/16 and that's enough for me to feel motivated.

Try to lose as much weight as you can before the surgery. Not only will you be healthier when the day comes, but you will also make it easier on yourself afterward. Losing weight when you're close to 300 lbs is super easy... losing weight at 210 or so is definitely more difficult. Use the surgery to propel you to Onederland, easy mode

You can do it!

Edited January 19, 20179 yr by Erissel

Thanks! I've found it easier to lose the more I weigh. At Christmas time I bought jeans size 26 and my tops were 26/28. That was when I couldn't ignore this anymore. I've been 22/24 for nearly a decade. Id fluctuation between closer to 22 or more a size 24 throughout. When I'd diet and exercise I'd get down to 18/20... so I have a box of that size in the storage room of our house. I'm looking for forward to shopping for 14/16 and so on.

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