Playing in the surf!

Hey May Babies! Its 5 weeks out now......I am totally healed up....down 33 pounds total at 4 weeks out.....and getting used to my new healthy lifestyle! Saturday we went to the beach....Florida ocean....and I played in the surf with a boggie board and my honey bunch.....got lots of sun kissing and sea shells.....and craved a Mickey Dees on the way home! So yep....2 princess bites of a double cheese burger and 3 french fries later I was a happy beach bum! And not one twinge of guilt! Everybody else enjoying our new active lives? God Bless! Sally 318/285

Dear Sally, Spent this weekend putting in 180ft of stockade fence. Worked my butt off (well hopefully)... Felt good, even in the extreme heat. Normally, I would have been tucked inside with the A/C and a good book. I can already feel the difference in my physical condition. I did make the mistake of not eating enough... I'm looking into protein additives to go with the diced meats that I'm eating. Heading down to Captiva in two weeks.... My DH, Son, Daughter, and a friend of each are going to be cavorting in the breakers, fishing, snorkling at one of my favorite FLA resorts... Tween-Waters. We've made a bunch of local friends down there over the years.... I'm hoping that my 38 lbs+ get a comment or two... I pray that they will have a hard time recognizing me next year (one year post-op). I've promised myself that I'll make the century club by then.... I've noticed that you don't have a goal weight listed in your stats. Are you playing it by ear? I need to keep my eyes on the prize. I'm going to be happy with anything under 150, but I'd love to get down to 125. Glad you're feeling frisky!!! Kate Z 313/275/125

Dear Kate, So that is what everyone is posting! Your goal weight! Well....you can see I don't have a clue here! LOL! My ideal weight....according to my doctor is 125.....now that is ideal! Like you 150 would be a dream! The lowest I've been that I can remember as an adult is 166....and I was thin! LOL! Anyway........I see that you had your surgery one day b4 me.....and have lost 10 lbs more than I! What am I doing wrong???? I must admit I am a bit bummed out about only losing 11 pounds post-op in the first month......it felt I for the food I wasn't eating...!!!....that I should have been down 50! I try to tell myself my poor old body is just tired of dieting all my life and has figured out how to tolerate whatever new fad I sign on to.....but gosh.....11 years ago I went on a "divorce diet" and lost 40-50 in the first month! Yes....I am happly remarried and sleep snug at night....and my schedule is light for the summer so my activity level is not frantic.....but really....11 pounds!!! Don't get me wrong....I am thrilled to be down 33 pounds all together and I feel great....and I feel truely blessed that I had a perfect surgery and recovery phase....so I try not to look a gift horse in the mouth.....and try to tell myself that 10 pounds a month down beats it up! But.....but....but.....and thanks for letting me vent....I guess I needed to! Congrats on your wt loss....and have fun at Captiva....its so beautiful! and yes...........here's to the century club! God Bless! Sally 318/285/125 (there....now I know what I'm doing!!!)

Sally, Is the 33 lbs since your surgery? My surgery was one day before yours and I've lost 21 lbs since surgery (but, I'd lost 20 the month leading up to the surgery). I, too, feel like I've trained my body to live on very little with all the dieting of my lifetime! Lori 384/343/170

Hi Sally- I'm lovin my new active life! My husband bought me a new bike for my birthday last Thursday and I've been riding every day! Now a couple months ago I would NEVER have wanted a bike! I'm also going to Kauai in 2 weeks and am planning on hiking the hikes I had to miss last time! Candice 323/276/185

Hey Guys, I've written this sooo many times that you are probably getting bored with me but..... PUT Away the darn scale.... Pre-op / Post-op... why nit pick... We start the journey (usually at the top of the weight mountain). We do what we have to do to have a successful surgery... and we continue to work very hard to attain our goals. I agree that seeing the loss does motivate in some instances... but mostly it causes us to be discouraged at the speed/lack of progress. I hate my scale... I always have... I refuse to look at it's ugly face with the exception of my monthly anniversary date. I expect to always see some progress... even a pound is progress toward our goal. If you are on the scale everyday you see fluctuations that play with your mind.... We did the right thing.... We are on a journey... Even little steps get us toward our desired goal. (geeze... I'm on a soapbox this morning.) Just be happy and try to make the right choices... by having the WLS, we are already on the way to a better life.... Kate Z 313/275/125