You can check out this link, Alice. You can call up nutritional info if you click on each juice.
www.treetop.com/trim/

Having to gain weight is sooo hard once we work so hard to lose it in the first place. I know how this feels...and I am going to have to gain a few pounds back, as well, once I am able to have plastics. I will just be too skinny once all this skin is gone!

Hang in there!

Good Monday Morning, My January Lovelies!

This message is coming to you from hot, sticky, summery California....where it will be a balmy 103〫today. Tommorrow? Finally under 100〫after many, many days of 100+ weather. Aren't you jealous of this sucky weather?

So, now that the weather is out of the way...on with the weigh-ins:

Surgery/high: 251.5
Last Monday: 139.2
Today: 139.4...though I suspect it is really a bit lower since I am bloated and popping Midol like it's candy.

I had a good weekend, followed by a sad morning today...my little one, Piper, is off on her first day of second grade. I miss her already. But, it will be good to have her busy again....she's "so bored, Mom!" all. summer. long. Thank goodness for year-round school.

So, make it a great week ladies, and check in to tell us how you are doing. We'd love to hear from you....last week's influx of new-old faces was awesome!!!

~Suz

~Suz

It's great to see you around, Marilyn!!

I am always amazed how much my weight can fluctuate in a month or in a day. All we can do is take it a day at a time...sometimes even a meal at a time. Keep reminding yourself how far you have come...we are soooo much healthier than we were before, and that=success!

Sorry so late...
last week was away with the triplets... not fun to fly alone with them- they took off on 2 different moving walkways and I was like- CRAP!!!  I guess you grab the slower ones first?  Then they would see me and started circling back.  It would have been kinda funny if they weren't my kids...
Then I had to seperate them on the plane- 2 in front of me and one with me.  Well the dvd player wasn't charged and so they couldn'****ch it as planned or I would NEVER have sat the boys together- they got out their markers to color and when I checked on them next- they had colored each others faces...  if I didn't think they would outwit me I would have drank on the plane...

Anyhoo....
I'm up 2 pounds- but am okay with it- barely!!!
HW- 250
LW- 127
TW- 129

About the wine- about 6 months ago I was having a daily glass and was loving it.  I think I may have gone up to a glass and a half at times- but then it just stopped.  It's funny.  It was like my nightly ritual for awhile and then it just totally stopped.
Suz- how are you doing?  I've been thinking about you tons!!!   Keep plugging!!!
Brit

I am really feeling like I blew this whole thing. I never truly felt like a success. I only lost 80 lbs, got down to 220. I have RA, and I have been on Chronic steroids, so that was part of it. I feel that I have made many positive changes that have stuck with me. I try to only drink decaf if its available, and almost always use Splenda. I am religious with my supplements, and have either a protein shake or bar every day. I havent excercised much, partly 'cause its hard to squeeze in with 4 year old twins, and partly because I am in pain from my RA alot, its not very well controlled on my current regimen. Having said all that, I have regained almost 40 lbs. I dont want to wind up back at 300 lbs, and all of this was for nothing. It all goes right to my stomach, so none of my clothes fit. I cant stand to look at myself. I have a special needs child, and I struggle with my stress level and depression. I eat at night, mostly carbs, when I am not hungry. I have tried the 5 day pouch test, but the farthest I got is one day in, because I just cant  make it thru a day just on liquids. I dont even know where to begin. I have had issues with my blood sugar. Sometimes I wonder if this surgery is a blessing or a curse. It gave me a glimpse of the other side, but I dont know if it or I can conquer my food demons for good.  Would love some ideas, or thoughts from those *****gained and managed to take it off. What did you do?