7 months! -130lbs!

hey everyone i haven't posted in forever..so sorry! but i havea question! how are you all doing with eating and followig the rules..be honest...im eating so little compared to what i use to eat..but alot more compaired to when i came out of the surgery...i think my head is just playing tricks and im thinking im eating like a cow when really it is so little!!!! like i eat half or a half of a sub and ia m STUFFED for half a day!!!! but in my head im like frig i just ate to much!!!!! ok anyone elce?? or is this just me??? like i am eating low fat frozen yogert and ice cream every once in a while?? anyone elce??? is this cheeting or treating myself once every 2 weeks?? i have slowed right down in the weight loss...but i did loose 130 in 7 months! i am slowly creaping down like in the past month ihave only lost like 10 labs! ok help me am i crazy??? thanks kate

it's normal for our weight loss to slow down now...i think after 6 months it begins to slow but think about it..10 pounds a month is still a lot! i'm still sticking to the plan quite well...i haven't cheated at all. i too feel like i'm eating a lot but i know i'm not cuz i weigh most of my foods. good job on the 130lbs!! that's awesome

you're doing a great job...130 pounds is awesome. our weight loss does slow down after the 6th month i believe. just think though 10 pounds a month is still great. i am proud of myself and i haven't cheated at all. i haven't had any sweets other than gum...i'm still laying off the carbs...and still no red meat or pork other than sliced ham from the deli. you're doing great keep it up!!

hey! my first post disappeared so i rewrote it and there it is again....whoopsie!! well i'm extra proud of my fellow February friends!!!

hi kate: you're doing so well. congrats on the success story. i must admit that i have been slipping just a little, too. here and there i taste something i know i shouldn't be eating but i figure as long as it's only a bite, i'm ok. i'm still focusing on protein first and lots of water. that will be my life long mantra. but since it's a lifestyle and not a diet, i prefer to think of it as a variance, cheating. again, kate, kudos on the success story. thanks for sharing. dorthe

Kate, Wow girl you are doing great! You are so pretty! I can so relate to this post. I'm having major head issues with food. I feel guilty for eating anything. I am petrified that I will gain the weight back. I'm actually starting therapy next week to get a hold of it before it gets out of control. Even healthy protein rich foods make me feel like I'm eating like a pig with no self control. Ive actually had to stop myself from purging. Its really scaring me since Ive never had this kind of eating disorder. But like I said I know I need professional help so I'm just gonna have to go and talk it out till my head catches up with the rest of me. I'm actually at goal and about to have plastics, but I feel like I'm still 260 lbs. Looking in the mirror I still see the old me. Just the other day I bought a pair of 6 jeans. Granted they were stretch and still tight, but I started off trying on 22's that same store trip. Even though Ive been out of that size for months I STILL go to the plus section and get the bigger sizes convinced that I cant wear anything smaller. I end up getting 6 or 7 of the same thing in sizes from 22 down to 8 just b/c I dont think I can wear the smaller, but my hubby insists that I can so I take them "in case". Of course hes right, but its still a major trip to me. And yes, I have had the occasional s/f ice cream bar or a few bites of a biscuit or things like that. I find if I have a "taste" it gets rid of the craving and I dont over do it. Now if I wait and try to resist the craving I end up going overboard and then feel 10 times as bad about it. My surgeons told me from day one ~~~ nobodys perfect, if theres something (within reason of course) that you want go for it, just remember MODERATION is the key. A bite of cheesecake here or there is not gonna make or break us, just brush of and do your best. (easier for me to say I know, I never could follow my own advice) Besides before surgery what would you have had?? I know I would have had a whole gallon of chocolate icecream with the works so my s/f icecream bar is definetly not such a bad thing in comparrison and isnt gonna hurt anything (as long as we remember MODERATION) You really are doing great!!! I think we are probably all having similar feelings with this. Thats why this site is so great. I know I'm not alone and there are so many others out there that can relate to what I'm (and many of us) are going thru. Krystle