Aloha All,

These are my before and after pics at 8 months post op.

starting weight 312

two weeks on pre op diet/ surgery day 302

current weight at 8 months post op 240 which are the two bottom pics. I have been losing quite slowly but can only blame myself due to my weakness for wine. My surgeon did warn against alcohol as it will slow weightloss. I am doing much better at abstaining from drinking! Good luck to those who have not made the jump yet and for those struggling, get back on your plan, you can do this! Happy New Year everyone:)

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Good progress pal!! Stay on track ??

Edited December 30, 20178 yr by Back2fit

WOW!!! You are Beautiful! Your skin just glows!! I don't know if anyone has said this or not but CROSS ADDICTION is REAL!! When we can't have food to help us deal, sometimes we move to other things: alcohol, sex addiction, exercise. We all need to be careful here because it is a slippery slope. I am not saying this in a bad way. I just want you to be aware. My hubby said that he hoped I was addicted to sex. LOL NOPE but I do love to shop online and clothes, boots, and purses are my things that I overdo for sure!! Just be aware,

Shedo it's right. You're glowing. Absolutely gorgeous!

Candy

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Good progress pal!! Stay on track [emoji123][emoji123]

Thanks. Definitely working on it! Holidays sure make it tricky. lol.

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WOW!!! You are Beautiful! Your skin just glows!! I don't know if anyone has said this or not but CROSS ADDICTION is REAL!! When we can't have food to help us deal, sometimes we move to other things: alcohol, sex addiction, exercise. We all need to be careful here because it is a slippery slope. I am not saying this in a bad way. I just want you to be aware. My hubby said that he hoped I was addicted to sex. LOL NOPE but I do love to shop online and clothes, boots, and purses are my things that I overdo for sure!! Just be aware,

Thanks. The struggle is very real. I was a wine drinker before surgery but was more on the moderate side. When my surgeon discussed it I kind of brushed it off thinking it wasn't going to be a problem. After surgery, as I am also a student often stressing on papers, I found I was reaching for the glass more than usual! I have to admit my shopping has leveled out as I am also a fan of online shopping. Lately, I have had to cut back as clothes I have been ordering end up sliding off me within weeks so I have resorted to shopping in my closet from previous years. I will wait until goal weight to shop again! lol. As for glowing skin, that is probably the vitamins that I take religiously or maybe its the makeup! lol. I have often seen some folks who end up with tired looking skin and I think it has to do with taking vitamins. I was a bit shocked to find out that not everyone takes them as they should:)

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Shedo it's right. You're glowing. Absolutely gorgeous!

Candy

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Thanks Candy. Aloha:)

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Congratulations! I love hearing about people's journeys, and you look great in the pictures. Aloha from SF.

I have always taken my vitamins. I knew of 3 people that had their WLS back when the called it stomach stapling. None of them were stressed too take their vitamins daily without fail. One has to have IRON infusion often, one has gained ever bit back plus. The 3rd is my niece, who does weird rituals with her eating!! She will eat Kentucky Fried Chicken's mashed potatoes and gravy weeks at a time. She is NOT healthy at all. After my RNY I kind of went off on her about not taking her vitamins and to stop drinking sweet tea 3 or 4 a day. Now I understand part of it, I also have things that I eat for a long time. LOL Like now I can eat whole grain bread, so I take 1 piece of bread, cut it in half, mayo and 1 slice of swiss cheese and 1 slice of ham. I can eat this over and over again. Sometimes it is chili beans or tamales. I eat them over and over. I have always had a hard time with changes, so I tell my family it is just my OCD!! They all agree with me. Telling me that I am a creature of habit. TOTALLY True!!

Thanks for sharing - you look stunning! It is so inspirational to those of us months behind you!

Congratulations! I love hearing about people's journeys, and you look great in the pictures. Aloha from SF.

Thanks Greenreader. Aloha:)

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I have always taken my vitamins. I knew of 3 people that had their WLS back when the called it stomach stapling. None of them were stressed too take their vitamins daily without fail. One has to have IRON infusion often, one has gained ever bit back plus. The 3rd is my niece, who does weird rituals with her eating!! She will eat Kentucky Fried Chicken's mashed potatoes and gravy weeks at a time. She is NOT healthy at all. After my RNY I kind of went off on her about not taking her vitamins and to stop drinking sweet tea 3 or 4 a day. Now I understand part of it, I also have things that I eat for a long time. LOL Like now I can eat whole grain bread, so I take 1 piece of bread, cut it in half, mayo and 1 slice of swiss cheese and 1 slice of ham. I can eat this over and over again. Sometimes it is chili beans or tamales. I eat them over and over. I have always had a hard time with changes, so I tell my family it is just my OCD!! They all agree with me. Telling me that I am a creature of habit. TOTALLY True!!

LOL Shedo! I have seen this weird food ritual phenomenon in action! I think so long as we get our required protein, liquids, carbs, etc. we are good to go on whatever else we eat staying at appropriate calorie level as well. I drink my vitamins and fiber gummies and go through my facial routine every night before bed so that it's a no brainer and I am not worrying if I forgot to take it throughout the day when I am awake. Establishing some kind of routine is a must. Thr same goes for drinking times and eating times. When I was fresh out of surgery, it was such a chore! Now, it is so normal to me, I wonder how I was ever able to eat as much calories and food as I did before[emoji23]

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Thanks for sharing - you look stunning! It is so inspirational to those of us months behind you!

Thanks Biddynz, I said the same thing to those who had theirs before mine. It gives us perspective on how we could be too. Let's motivate and lift each other up! Aloha:)

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16 minutes ago, Lola4rmKona said:

Thanks Biddynz, I said the same thing to those who had theirs before mine. It gives us perspective on how we could be too. Let's motivate and lift each other up! Aloha:)

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And to you - aroha from New Zealand

What beautiful skin! Lookin good, girl! Hard work is paying off:)

What beautiful skin! Lookin good, girl! Hard work is paying off:)

Thanks Creek! Aloha:)

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