I have to put my nose to the grindstone

I have been SO lax lately in my eating that I've been playing with 3-4 lbs lately and I will NO****ch it stick. I am at the point where if I don't try, I will not lose another ounce. I realize this, and now it is time to get serious. I need to lose 20 lbs to be down below 200 and I want to do that by my anniversary on March 10th. I have 2 months to do that, so I have to really put it in high gear. Anyone else doing the last minute panic to try to get to a certain point by their anniversary date? Dina

Hi Dinka: I'm with you, I lost only 70 pound since mi surgery, and since September no more pound lost, mi weight is 172, I'm not sure what is mi goal, because I can wear size 9 pants (strach) I don't want to loose a lot more, maybe another 25 to stop on 150 in order to have my TT this year. Martha

Hi Dina, When I saw Dr S in December for my 9 month check up, I was just over 91 pounds total, and that is not even from surgery, but from when I walked into his practice 1/29/04. My 10 month checkup is 1/27 which will be exactly 52 weeks since I walked into his office for the first time. I am sooooooooooo wanting to be at 100 pounds (officially, tho it's over 100 since I started trying on my own). Anyway, when I was there in December, we had a talk about 'now' is when it gets hard for patients. Having lost 100 pounds and getting comfortable with things the way they are. It is such a dramatic change from where we were and we start to coast. I can completely sympathize with you. Since September I have only really lost about 5 to 7 pounds. I've had some issues with the fistula and the ulcer and the stricture, but hopefully that is all behind me. I am eating properly, but I guess I am going to have to kick it into 'diet' mode to lose the last of this weight. I have a personal goal of 130 which gives me another 50 or so pounds to go. I've got 4 weddings to go to this year, starting in April and ending with a week long trip to Texas in August. I REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY want to be at my goal by the time I get to Texas. (yes, would like to be there by the first one in April, but I have accepted that is not realistic .. lol). Good luck. Hugs, Mo

my eating hasn't really been my issue so much as my lack of movement-exercise- so i am trying to jumpstart that again-- i have been in the 160's for months now and finally have hit 160 on the nose- for four days now- no the scale isn't broken! so i need to jumpstart to get it downwards again- i am hoping to get to 125 eventually but that is still 35 pounds- ouch! ya know what ? i don't even remember my goal weight- is it 120 or 125??/i just know that i want to get those last pounds down off my midsection--and start working toward TT.... i have been shifting sizes in clothes and am sitting between 12 and 14's in elastic waist pants- still my hips are bigger than my tummy so makes for ugly in the zipper dept!!!and then there is that panni!!!!! i also am in medium tops-whoo hoo!!!!! dina i love your new pic--i am desperately needing one--i go for my driver's license this month - renewal - anyhow- i guess i won't say that i am doing last minute panic but i am certainly kicking my arse back in gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 232/160/125?

Hey Dina, My weight loss has slowed so much that I have fought with the same two lbs for the last 5 weeks. I am currently at 182 and want to be at least 168 by my surgery date of 3/25- that would make a 100 lb loss. Do you want to be accountable buddies for the next two months and be held accountable by each other for what we are or aren't doing?? I am up for being held responsible for lack of respect for myself and I am also open to praise when I do good because I am really nice and like to look at the positive over the negative side of everything!! I am offering a hand to hold during this journey to anyone who needs it, we are not alone, as long as we chose not to be. Let's get moving- I am starting by doing thirty minutes of stairs today and only eating my dinner with no late night snack tonight- wish me luck!!

Dawn, you were beautiful pre-op; now you're absolutely gorgeous. The joy of life radiates from your face. I'm very happy for you. Best, Maureen

Gosh, I can relate. I was 247 on my date of surgery and now I am 147 so I am exactly 100 lbs down. I'm 5'6 and would like to be between 135 and 140 and am trying to "jump start" my body into getting rid of this last bit of weight. To be even more specific, I'd like to lose it in my stomach, since my shoulders, hips and legs are so narrow at this point. I'm a size 6 to 8, size small tops, and I think I'd be comfortable at 135, my old college weight. I'm thinking of doing liquids for a couple of days to see if this helps. This last 10 lbs is a killer for me. If anyone has any suggestions on it, I'd love to hear. I'd like to be rid of this by March 3, my anniversary date. Thanks, all!

I will be in a rush to loss at least 18-20lbs before 3/17/05. I have lost a total of 108lbs. over the last 10 months. I want to try to be at my goal weight by my anniversary. I have loss quickly and then s l o w l y then quickly then s l o w l y. I have only gained once and that was 2lbs over the holidays. I have lost that now and I am working on getting that last 20lbs off in the next two months. Going to up the water and protein. I may even get serious with the workouts...secert...I have not been going any working out over the last couple of months. Anyway, I wish you many blessing over the next couple of months and look forward to reading great success from all. Shannon The Irish Lassie 266/158/140

Dearest Twin, Girl, you know I am right there with you!!! ooooo its so hard now! Stuck at 226. The past week was hard now this 2nd week has actually gotten a little better. Except for GAS!! EEGADS! My protein shakes are really bubbling my insides!!! I have sworn off the sugar and MAN its hard hard hard. I have to confess that last night I had some chex mix. Not alot of calories or fat but still CARBS. I didnt have alot but still ... CARBS... GRRR... my little confession. I am going shopping tonight to get the little shrimp so that I can go the fridge in case of extreme hunger and pop a little shrimp instead of something bad or carby. I am going to stock up on my protein and try some new protein again to keep it interesting. Make sure I have nothing with plain sugar in it!!! sooo important! We are going to loose 20 pounds for sure before our March anniversary date. (mine is the 3rd). 'sigh' we can do it! I am back to the gym! and going to really work hard. I am a little discouraged because another week has gone by and no loss... but I am hanging in there hoping for a pay off soon! If not then Im cutting my food even further! We can do it everyone! You look so awesome in your new pic! Elizabeth M

Dina, I'm with you. I did really well right after the start of the new year. I lost 5 pounds and thought I was on my way. Yesterday I went screeching off track. It was a really stressful day at work with many crises to resolve. It made the day go fast, but at the end of the day, I realized I had snacked my way through it because I didn't have lunch. Cheese Nips here, trail mix there, a handful of popcorn a dozen times. At the end of the day, I forced myself to sit down and count it up and I had snacked my way through about 1600 calories. I haven't eaten this many calories in a single day since surgery - not even over the holidays. Sure enough, the scales showed a gain of 2.2 pounds this morning. I'm sure most of it is water weight since most of what I ate was salty, but a gain none the less. The good news is that I still worked out at the gym and then came home and scrubbed all the floors on my hands and knnes. Hopefully I worked off a good chuk of what I put in my mouth. I want to lose 20 before the 9th of March, but I don't know how realistic that is for me. Connie OH! You are absolutely gorgeous in the pic, but then I've always thought you were gorgeous. Is this a pic that I've seen before? It seemed familiar.