WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU????

Hey everybody! Its been about a month since I posted this last time but I think its time we shared whats been going on with us! How everything is going, whats new, good food bad food, weight up and down, you know all stuf we should be talking about in here...lol. Lets get this started and give each other some support! 


as for me I think im doing ok.. My loss is slow but at least im loosing lol. Im down 45 pounds! THATS HALF WAY TO MY GOAL WEIGHT!
So thats exciting...but I think I have not been eating as healthy as I should be so that is going to be my new focus. I have been exercising everyday for 2 weeks now!!!! Thats a BIG deal for me. lol so enough about me I want to hear from ALL of you how and what are you doing????

Things are going pretty good for me, other than the nasty cold/sinus infection I'm recovering from. Need a boost in weight loss....get sick, lol. I dropped 8 pounds the week I was sick to put me at a total of 83 pounds lost. I gave away or donated almost every item of clothing in my closet and dresser this past weekend. I had boxes in my basement for years with my "skinny" clothes in them. I went through the boxes and guess what? Almost everything fits. Give me another week or two and the rest will fit too...Woo hoo! It's like having a whole new wardrobe.

Another wow  moment was when I had to show my ID to pick my daughter up from school. The after school lady didn't recognize me. They even asked my daughter if I was her mom because I don't look like my picture on my driver's license. OH, and I now actually weigh the weight on my driver's license. Next time I get it renewed I won't have to lie!

Glad to hear you are doing so well. Great job on working out! That's next on my "goal" list.

OMG that is too funny about your ID weight !  I have always lied about my weight on there lol but mine says 145 LOL so im still not there! 
Congrats on your "NEW" wardrobe! That has been really fun for me too, going through all the old clothes I have held on to. (although alot of them are out of style now LOL. Glad to hear your doing good!!! 

Hi there,
By the way u are looking fabulous.  A major difference.  I just had my one month post op appt today.  It went real well.  I have lost 34 total from my surgery on April 27th and also a few pounds before surgery, making me down a total of  43 pounds gone.  I got to advance to stage 3 in my surgeons diet manual.  No more pureed blenderized foods.  Now on soft.  I can eat cheese sticks now and buy me some nice deli turkey slices.  Looking forward to going shopping in a few hours.  I can have unsweetned canned fruit now.  I tried a piece of toast with peanut butter on it for lunch, so far it sits great.  Some people I guess can't do the breads.  Have u done great with toast?  I did find out that I was doing one thing incorrectly.  My weight had stalled for nine days on the same number.  I thought if I only ate one meal a day and had a protein shake for breakfast then one for lunch I would drop.  This was a big NO NO.....  found out that I was getting too many calories from the protein shakes.  I would be better off trying to eat 3 small protein rich meals then thinking the drinking on liquid protein shake scenario would drop some weight.  I eventually got of the nine day plateau.  I was getting upset, I thought maybe my surgery quit working.  My surgeon thought it was funny.  I guess I'm right were I need to be for my one month out.    I do need to step up on the excercise now.  I can't weight lift for another two weeks, but I sure can get my butt out walking more.  I admit I haven't been too motivated cuz I'm enjoying my time of from work , being lazy around the house and going shopping alot.  I have been moving alot though.  I'm glad your alreay half way away from your goal.  My goal is 140 lbs.  Now I'm at 231  I started at 274.  I have 91 to go to goal, I don't think it will take me a year, I think I will be here in six months.  Take care.  Congrats on all your achievements so far.  YOu look wonderful. --Crystal

Hey Crystal,
You are doing AWSOME!! 43 pounds in one month!! WHOOHOO!! It took me 3 months to get that much off!! LOL.
I think we have the same hobbies! lol lazy around the house and shopping!!! you are my kinda girl!! lol. good luck on the exercise..its so hard to get motivated!  And also thankyou for the very nice compliments!! 
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

Hey Robin,
 I agree guess everyone is busy living their healthier lives now. I know I have more energy to do so now. Maybe that's there excuse for not being around here anymore.
So I am down almost 60 lbs now. I have another 45 or so to go.
My food is going down pretty well. Although at times chicken really needs alot of time to digest between bites.
Just bought a size 12/14 bathing suit. If you've seen any of my profile pics. My official before photo that bathing suit was a size 3x. I have one size 12 suit but have to much up top to fit it it properly. Boobs come out every which way.
Other than that everything is good. I just posted new pics from this weekend. Glad I can now shop in the normal size clothing shops.
You by the way are looking really good. And good for you for working out so much. The hard work is really showing.

Take care
Candie

Candie,
WOW 60 lbs!! AWSOME!!! you my friend are kickin butt! and not to mention the 12/14 bathing suit!! WOOHOO!! Im gonna go check out your pics after I finish posting. I also LOVE being able to shop at my FAV stores like American Eagle I bought a size 12 jeans there the other day..they are tight..but.....they fit!!! lol. Oh and Thankyou so much for the nice compliments! You keep up that good work!!  

Actually I'm feeling pretty discouraged right now! Four weeks ago I weighed 219.5...... as of yesterday, 222!! I'm so down about it! 3 months out and I've lost 38lbs. I was expecting a lot more by now.

Hey Steph,
Dont get too down in the dumps! its probably jus****er weight it will be gone in a day or 2. I dont know if you weigh yourself alot but I DO and I think its the worst thing I can do because my weight fluctuates up and down all the time. just try and be patient and it will be gone. =) Besides you know you look AWSOME!!!!! so dont even worry. Smile youre BEAUTIFUL!!

Hi everyone,3 months out down 50 pounds.Feel a lot better,getting around easier.Dr said wt loss was good for time since surg.Blood work came back good,protein ok,I use the bullet 42 grams per serving,still have to exercise and drink more.I also had a stall for like 3 weeks.but was losing some inches, No regrets glad I had it done.  Frankie