I am scheduled for February 18th. I will be first in. Wow, this process takes forever.

I had my tubes tied 10 years ago and I swear it caused weight gain...

On 04/05/2019 at 16:23, Everythinganna said:

I had my tubes tied 10 years ago and I swear it caused weight gain...

Possible. Who knows what exactly happens to our hormonal balance when such a thing happens.
I had to get mine done when my 21yo daughter was born. I’d had multiple miscarriages and her and her brother were high-risk pregnancies.
My OB told me after she was born healthy that he so strongly recommended tubal ligation for my survival that he would refuse to be my doc if I got pregnant again.
Soooo it’s been almost 22 years since that also and I can remember suffering a lot of depression. Hard to know if it was mild PPD, the realization I’d never have another baby again, or hormonal shifts from the procedure.
Guess I’ll never know but that’s also something that’s really really far back and I’m glad it’s done with.

So how is everyone doing this weekend?

So far I’ve done a fair bit of gardening work, went to support group, visited a friend in the hospital, done 2 Pilates classes, and have started some prep work for my spare bedroom remodel.
Lol, can’t wait for tomorrow so I can go to work and “rest”

My big news: When I weighed myself on Friday, I was at 199.6 lbs! I can't even remember the last time I was under 200--even if it's only by .4 pounds!

The other news is that we took our first mini-vacation (three days) this weekend, and every meal was in a restaurant. I stayed fully on the program by ordering strategically and then only eating what I could. (In one case I had to order a full meal and eat just a fraction, which is sort of a waste of money.) The downside is that it reminded me that I will never again be able to go to a restaurant and eat like a normal person. I try to keep telling myself that I will probably live 10 to 15 years longer thanks to the surgery, and that makes it all worthwhile.

That sounds great. I made it under 300. It was great. I know the feeling. Going out is different. Cannot even eat a children’s meal. Lol

Wow,you guys!
I’m so excited for both of you! ???
I’m currently sitting at 208.4, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I’m under 200 by the end of the month

That sounds like an active weekend! I generally did housework. I am starting to have more pain in my chest when I've been eating lately. That has been making eating much less enjoyable (although I don't really think of eating as enjoyable after surgery, more like necessary). I might have to start taking reflux medication again. I took it prior to gastric bypass but was told that I would no longer need it after about 6 weeks after surgery. I was hoping my GERD would be healed after the bypass. Has anyone else gone off their GERD meds after bypass and found the pain in the chest scenario I'm describing?

19 minutes ago, Recidivist said:

My big news: When I weighed myself on Friday, I was at 199.6 lbs! I can't even remember the last time I was under 200--even if it's only by .4 pounds!

The other news is that we took our first mini-vacation (three days) this weekend, and every meal was in a restaurant. I stayed fully on the program by ordering strategically and then only eating what I could. (In one case I had to order a full meal and eat just a fraction, which is sort of a waste of money.) The downside is that it reminded me that I will never again be able to go to a restaurant and eat like a normal person. I try to keep telling myself that I will probably live 10 to 15 years longer thanks to the surgery, and that makes it all worthwhile.

Sweet! Reaching ONEderland should be a huge celebration. I've been at 198 for about a week now. At my last post-op appointment I was told that the weight loss is like a rollercoaster ride--sometimes you take a drop and other times you just coast along. I guess I'm just coasting! May I ask what you ate at all the restaurants? I have the best luck eating the four-piece grilled chicken bites at Chick-fil-A. They seem to be the right portion size, although I mostly eat only three. They have a good flavor. Other places I've just had shrimp and a few potatoes, eating the shrimp very slowly. The au gratin potatoes are a no-no, but I had a few and am counting the cheese as a wee bit of protein. Would love to hear what successes you had "off the menu."

Edited April 7, 20197 yr by Gottajustdoit

Congrats to you guys who have broken through a barrier! Great news!

My weekend is going ok... just a hormonal blip going on here haha. I'm just trying to eat sensibly and get through it. What amazes me though is that when I have PMS I don't have the same restriction as normal. Can anyone explain that? I can understand having more hunger, but I'm talking physical restriction.

Congrats to all of you surpassing milestones! I’ve been at 203 for the last 5 days, hoping to see a drop soon. I’ve been experimenting with teas and sf Torani syrups today. I think my favorite so far is Tazo Passion with the lemonade drink stick added and the Passion with Raspberry syrup.

As I get further out and the newness is wearing off I find myself with the head hunger struggle more and more. I had a couple of servings of nuts the last day or 2 and have decided I’m not mentally ready for snack type foods and I plan to save nuts mostly for maintenance.

On 4/4/2019 at 6:55 AM, Sheribear68 said:

Sounds like a good plan.
Well my daily weighing for this week is paying off.
Got on the scale and had another 0.8 pound loss for a total of 2 whole pounds since Monday!
Wow, this is the most I’ve lost since the first 2 weeks.
I’m completely psyched now and drinking Water like a maniac again
Wow..... if I keep this up I might actually have a week where OVER 3 whole pounds drop off!!!!!!

Lol, I know that number seems teeny to some of you guys who are losing like rock stars, but I’m cursed with extremely slooooooooow progresss.

You and I are on the boat! I’ve been the same weight up and down within the same pound for 3 weeks. Finally today I weighed a pound less (since week 3!) but my progress has been noticeable in measurements so I won’t complain too much. I hope I make onederland by my birthday next mid-month. 12.5 pounds to go.....

I bet you’ll make that goal no problem!

I’ve got a good feeling you’ll make it Sheri!

I keep reminding myself that I will eventually lose the weight if I keep doing what I'm supposed to do. I'm naturally just very impatient. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night to pee, then I go check my weight. I've been stuck at 190 for 4 days then yesterday..."Hallelujah"....189.2 lol.

I know this is generally an area to detail successful days but I gotta let you know about a bad one yesterday. After seeing a ‘whoosh’ 7lbs weight drop last week from Sunday to Sunday and not feeling so good after a couple glasses of wine the night before I had the worst eating day of the entire year. Had my morning protein shake but for lunch I was able to eat a slice of pepperoni pizza. Followed by grazing on half a single serving can of pringles. 4 gummi worms and an oat bar from Starbucks. Dinner was take out butter chicken. I was too afraid to get my daily weigh in this morning. I know I have to be better but all of us know the struggle. This is a new week and with a trip to Spain next week I am more determined than ever to get back on track. Cheers everyone