How are all of the June bugs doing?

Hello everyone! No one has posted in here for quite awhile, so I thought I would get things rolling again and do a "how we are doing" post. So let's hear it! How's it goin'? How much weight lost? How are you feeling? Any challenges lately? Let's hear from all of you June post-ops! I'll start it with my recent weight loss......uh....that would be zero! Na da, nothing....In fact I gained 4 lbs over the holidays and I'm still fighting to get them back off. I'm still not at my goal of 145. I was 148.5 and then gained my 4 lbs to make me 152.5. But I'm determined to make my goal of a even 100 lbs lost by my 2 year aniversary. No problems other than that. Feeling pretty good. How about everyone else? Let's hear how you are doing!! Lyn Becker 245/152/145

Hi Lyn, Me...I gained the same 4 lbs you did over the holidays. I have since loss them and a pound to boot! Its not much but its something right? To date I have lost 215 lbs. I still have 65 lbs for a goal of 150 lbs. I am not sure if I will make it but if I get in the one's I think I will be happy with that. I am going to keep trying and mind my scale faithfully so if there are gains they are managable like this Christmas. I can't be good all the time but I can be careful. I feel really good and positive these days. I finally am back to the gym 4 days this week! That is a record for me...I mostly do 3 days. I don't mind going. I just have days where I am too pooped from work. Can I retire now? LOL Debbie

Hi Debbie! Long time no speak on my part. I don't make it to this website too much anymore. Too busy living life I guess. I also am struggling to lose more weight and making the right food choices. I don't dump and this stinks! Haha. Right now I am at 205 and have been for a month I guess. I have altered my goal to 175 lbs i think and then of course a tummy tuck. Cause I need one! That is for sure. I started working out at curves about two months ago. It's a good plan for me (someone who has never worked out...haha) and seems to be helping at least with inches. I have lost a few inches since joining and have already lowered my body fat by 5 percent. I converted 8 lbs to muscle which I thought was cool. I am convinced it is going to take a year to get this last 30 lbs off but you know what I don't care! I have the time...as long as I can keep fighting these food demons. Somedays I win and somedays I don't. I find that I can graze now and this scares me. I try for about five small meals....or basically three small meals and two snacks.Anyway, I just wanted to say hi and hang in there. That's all we can do! Have a new pic on my profile from right before Christmas. I was sitting on santa's lap... Shawna

Hey Shawna.....Big ((((HUGS)))). I like the Santa photo. You look really good. I understand about the life...its hard to be in many places. I think you might be right about adjusting those time lines for goal weight. I am stuck at 211 lbs. Not like I am complaining but I want more. I hate the food demons more each day. I wish they would go away but I know they won't so I need to make sure I have ways to deal with them. I am doing 5 meals a day. I think I need to do less...some of my snacks are too big. I have to cut them in half. I do the Y and work out there with the weights and cardio stuff. Its fun and I don't mind going. I never said that before. I am coming down with a cold right now....But I still went to the gym. Very proud of myself for that one! Are you still making jerkie? Take care and glad you posted. Debbie

I'm doing good, although I'm not really changing my weight much either. I'm at 177 today... I run one or two pounds around that normally. I've lost 209 from my high weight. I'd love to see 150 but realistically am satisified if I can stay around the 175 mark.

HI Everyone, I'm doing good too but also ate my way through the holidays this year. I seem to stay between 121 and 126 most of the time, which is just fine with me. My weight goal was 130. So it's a total loss of about 155 pounds. Back in October I had a tummy tuck with a belt lipectomy plus an inner medial thigh lift. Was the worst experience of my life! But here I am 3 months later and I've scheduled myself for round two. On Feb 8th having a breast lift with implants plus braichioplasty. Since my tummy looks so flat and defined my arms are bothering me more since I'm working out at the gym in a sports bra now and I see the bat wings flapping when I exercise. So instead of waiting decided to go for it. This way I'll be all healed by summer to be showing off in a bikini. Just started taking belly dancing classes to show off my expensive tummy. It's fun but so far I suck at it. Hubby and I have been taking dance lessons for about 8 months now....ballroom, swing, country western, etc.... we enjoy it and it gets us out of the house and doing something active. Life has been great since my wls and sometimes when I'm out flaunting it in a club dancing and notice that men are watching me I have to wonder.....who am I now? Do I really know who this skinny, sexy chick is? Inside I'm the same person but on the outside I'm totally different. My husband married me at my fattest 2 years ago this Valentine's Day. He said I never ran away with you because you were a ******y, trophy wife.....but now you happen to be one. I told him for our anniversary this year he's getting new boobies! Hehehehehe.... I don't want to be big just fuller and have them lifted. Probably will go with a full B to a small C cup. I still weigh myself daily and work out 5 days a week, most weeks. I try to make the right food choices but don't always. I have to keep telling myself that I still am an obese person and I still DO have an eating disorder and that I ALWAYS will! Have a good week everyone. Take Care, Terry Coles 276/120

I've been struggling with the same 5 pounds for the last 5 months, but I decided that my "New Years Resolution" would be to committ myself back to the basics. I also started journalling what I eat, and was amazed at how many calories I was taking in. I knew I was starting to graze between meals, but didn't realize how bad it was getting... I'm now down 6 pounds in 3 weeks. My goal is 200, and I'm now at 225. I was sitting between 231 and 235 for months. I really want to be at (or below) goal for the 2 year follow up.

You sound exactly like me! I've been going back and forth between 175 and 178 (180 on really bad scale days! Ack!) for... like... ever! But I'm back to journaling what I eat on my FITDAY program and it's really helping me keep focused. I want to say goodbye to my size 14 clothes forever. That's my goal for my two year surgiversary... Good luck to us! Angie

Hello Junebugs!! Well I am keeping steady. keeping around the same. gain 1-2 lbs and loose 1-2 lbs. that's not bad. I guess. I still find it so funny that people don't recognize me.LOL You know , I've spent more than 1/2 of my life as a fat person. now I'm on the "other" side. and you know what.!! I LIKE IT! I have reached my personal goal. of 145 lbs. the surgeon did not set any set goal for me. so the 145 lbs is my personal goal. I do not want to gain and I am constantly weighing myself. weither it is a good thing or a bad thing. I have been lazy lately. and need to step up the exercise . I can't wait for spring. I will be walking more than. winter makes me lazy. and I need to eat more veggies again. less carbs. carbs bad.... veggies good!! we all need to still keep in touch once in awhile. lest us not forget all our progress we've all been through so much and we all should be so proud or ourselves. WTG junebugs! Mary

Hey everyone! I have been struggling with making the right food choices. I have lost about 90 pounds so far and have 130 more to go. I have been stuck at 286 since September. This week I started walking 30 minutes everyday at the mall. It's not too bad. I'm working on my application for financial assistance at the YMCA. That will help. They have a pool. Then my dh found out that he has a herniated disc in his back and needs to lose weight. He has scarey high blood pressure too(200/118) which he takes meds for, but I'm now trying to cook healthy instead of eating out. I have a dd with autism so I like to eat out because it gives me a little break. I don't eat any fast food because I can't tolerate that kind of food which is fine. I'm trying to concentrate on the positive things I'm doing instead of the negative. Like last weekI started seeing a nutritionist to help me food plan. Keep seeing my counselor although it's seeming to be more for marriage counseling than for food issues. Oh well. Thanks for reading this I know it's wordy! Janet in KC 368/267/199