My mind started thinking all kinds of kooky stuff like did the surgery work or will I be the failure. I'm glad I'm not alone in this. You guys make me feel much better. I guess I'm not crazy!

Thanks again everyone for your thoughts and ideas. I need to come to this board more often because y'all really understand!

Denise

Water is HUGE. I have been struggling lately too, but now that I am exercising the water intake seems to be increasing nicely. It affects the bowel movement aspect too and Lord knows if we are backed up that way it could be affecting weight too.

Thanks for the reminder!!

Denise

Trust the process--that is a tough one, but I really sat and thought today and said I can either continue doing the right things and battle through it or I can let it get me down which will drive me to start eating the wrong things and that is what got me here in the first place!! I do occasionally have a sugar free cookie or whipped cream on fruit and maybe part of my problem is that I feel guilty for my little "treats", but this is real life and I am not going to go forever with nothing sweet ever again, so at least I'm trying to make good substitutions. The head hunger is starting to get me a bit too, so I'm trying to fight off the urge to eat other than scheduled meal and snack times.

I really try to only weigh once a week, but when these slow time**** I weigh more in hopes of seeing movement. Probably the exact wrong thing to do and I am really going to make a real effort to stop it.

Thanks for all the kind words.

Denise

I had hit 20 lbs at my one month check up- I didn't get on a scale until my 6 week time and lost another 10.  I don't plan to weigh again until my 8 weeks - but am sure I will stay the same.  My body always did work differently with that time of month.  My weight can stay the same for 3 weeks and then the week after my monthly time I can lose 5 lbs in a day.  Just quit looking at the scale and start drinking your water!  You know you are doing what you are supposed to and it will show up- maybe not tomorrow morning- but one morning.  I can't believe your nut wants you to have 120g of carb a day- I am limited to 40gms!

Hey Denise...we are one day apart on our surgery dates and I hear ya!  For the little amount we're eating, it feels like the scale should be going down every time we step on it!  So, at a little over six weeks out, I really had thought I'd be down more by now, but nope, the past couple of weeks have been SLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW weight loss!
I wish you all the best and look forward to hearing about your success...it's coming!