I got my date as August 21.

CW 295

What all are you doing to prepare? I'm worried about starting pre-op diet too early and potentially running out of willpower in advance. I'm also looking for therapy for disordered eating to begin ASAP and continue through the process. I'm also working on not drinking during meals and thinking about how to start increasing my water uptake. I'm also contemplating how I can prepare meals with veg and protein for easy access.

3 hours ago, Justarwaxx said:

Look at you!!! Onederland looool at first I didn't get it ??

Yesss u r doing something right for sure! We are the worst own critics

One way ticket to skinnyville

I love it!! We’ve got this.

On 11/2/2024 at 4:15 AM, ShoppGirl said:

I’m dealing with some pretty scary medical stuff right now (outside of the bariatric stuff) and I had a long drive home late last night alone and scared of what the results will be from a test I’m doing Monday as well as the test itself which I believe is going to be pretty painful. I drove past McDonalds and even though I have no physical hunger, the emotional hunger was very real and I seriously almost caved. I didn’t stop, though. I went home and ate the chili I asked my husband to pull out of the freezer. This morning I got up and did my YOGA and kept right on trucking. I am going to a group fitness class at the gym I wanted to check out with a friend tomorrow. I won’t be able to do anything for five days after this test so I’m really trying to stick to my routine right up to Monday. I may need a little encouragement to get back into my routine, though. I’m pretty nervous that a five day break is going to make me lose my habits. I have to ask to be sure but I think I will be allowed to do everything again starting back Saturday but I was told I have a Princess pass for 5 days. No exercise, housework, nothing. Not even dishes. I was a little excited about that one.

Good luck tomorow and I'm praying the test does not hurt as much and the results are good ?

Praying for you

On 11/2/2024 at 5:15 AM, ShoppGirl said:

Thank you so much. I am actually feeling a bit more positive this morning. I stepped on the scale and I dropped over two pounds to finally get into “onederland”which I kinda hoped was going to happen sometime next week but had assumed that wouldn’t happen with no activity. Well 199.6 but still under 200. So maybe that’s a sign that I need to just stay positive and that I can still handle this.

We are here to help support you to continue your good routines after your tests! Just let us know how you're doing. Right now it sounds like you are making amazing choices and have great routines, so it sounds like your brain is not going to let you just switch that off. I hope your tests go smoothly and everything is okay.

Thank you both.

Well today was crazy but I still managed to stay on track with my nutrition. I just finished eating dinner since I missed lunch and had to eat it late. I wasn’t really hungry so I just ate some chicken breast to get my protein. The good news is that my calories were way lower today so that should help offset the fact that I didn’t do any exercise.

2 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

Well today was crazy but I still managed to stay on track with my nutrition. I just finished eating dinner since I missed lunch and had to eat it late. I wasn’t really hungry so I just ate some chicken breast to get my Protein. The good news is that my calories were way lower today so that should help offset the fact that I didn’t do any exercise.

Fantastic.. maybe pack some protein snacks next time? I've been missing meals too these days but I'm also not working out .. my period was so painful this time n I had meetings during my gym times but at least my cals are good. Last night I got home late n had pcs of Filet Mignon lol same story different protein. Hopefully we can go back to routine soon

3 hours ago, Justarwaxx said:

Fantastic.. maybe pack some Protein Snacks next time? I've been missing meals too these days but I'm also not working out .. my period was so painful this time n I had meetings during my gym times but at least my cals are good. Last night I got home late n had pcs of Filet Mignon lol same story different protein. Hopefully we can go back to routine soon

Yea I think we have to realize that life happens and we will have things come up that break our perfect streaks, but that doesn’t mean we have failed and need to throw in the towel. A day or two off track isn’t the end of these world so long as we get back on track soon.

14 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

Yea I think we have to realize that life happens and we will have things come up that break our perfect streaks, but that doesn’t mean we have failed and need to throw in the towel. A day or two off track isn’t the end of these world so long as we get back on track soon.

@ShoppGirl how did all your medical stuff go? Are you doing okay?

@Justarwaxx I have heard periods get worse when your losing weight because so much estrogen is stored in fat, so when you lose fat you have more estrogen in your body, which in turn makes you cramp more and your flow worse. That has been my experience so far. I was hoping I would have lighter periods since I'm not intaking as many calories.

3 hours ago, Chatterboxdea said:

@ShoppGirl how did all your medical stuff go? Are you doing okay?

@Justarwaxx I have heard periods get worse when your losing weight because so much estrogen is stored in fat, so when you lose fat you have more estrogen in your body, which in turn makes you cramp more and your flow worse. That has been my experience so far. I was hoping I would have lighter periods since I'm not intaking as many calories.

I am okay. The test itself went okay. Wasn’t as bad as I expected.

I wonder if that’s why I’ve been spotting with my period. I got the IUD a little while back because I had polyps and they said it would decrease the lining and reduce the risk of them coming back or something like that. Anyways, I had completely stopped getting my periods for like a year and recently I have been spotting. Nothing crazy, but it’s more than I had.

Edited November 6, 20241 yr by ShoppGirl

I was so excited to learn that they changed the fitness app with the update so now you can pause your rings for a day or several days. I’m guessing it still averages in a zero for that day but, it doesn’t break your streak if you are down for recovery and pause it. I have an almost two month streak except the one day when I got my new phone I they used the backup from the night before so my activity for the day didn’t transfer over ? but at least this five down days won’t break my streak. Just in case anyone else uses it.

Edited November 6, 20241 yr by ShoppGirl

1 hour ago, ShoppGirl said:

I was so excited to learn that they changed the fitness app with the update so now you can pause your rings for a day or several days. I’m guessing it still averages in a zero for that day but, it doesn’t break your streak if you are down for recovery and pause it. I have an almost two month streak except the one day when I got my new phone I they used the backup from the night before so my activity for the day didn’t transfer over ? but at least this five down days won’t break my streak. Just in case anyone else uses it.

Oh yay! I used to use it but good to know if or when I go back to it! When is it ok to go back to your movements? I finally made it to the gym today and did a body compat class .. I'll attach my chart! It was a full body workout like a mix if martial arts.. excited for my weight in

5 hours ago, Justarwaxx said:

Oh yay! I used to use it but good to know if or when I go back to it! When is it ok to go back to your movements? I finally made it to the gym today and did a body compat class .. I'll attach my chart! It was a full body workout like a mix if martial arts.. excited for my weight in

That’s awesome. Kept that heart rate up too. I get to start back exercising Saturday but I need to check to see if I can go back full on or if I need to start with like just walking.

9 hours ago, Justarwaxx said:

Oh yay! I used to use it but good to know if or when I go back to it! When is it ok to go back to your movements? I finally made it to the gym today and did a body compat class .. I'll attach my chart! It was a full body workout like a mix if martial arts.. excited for my weight in

1 kg down on the dot! 92.55 kg!! Wow I can't wait to leave the 90s! Now that's a milestone i am looking forward too

Got cleared yesterday to go back to exercise except weights and I got right back to it. Did almost 5 miles so far today, will do the same tomorrow before I meet my friend for lunch.

Edited November 9, 20241 yr by ShoppGirl

Guys I think we should make it a point to check in at least once a month when we get further out. Like on our surgery date, maybe.