AND NOW DAY 12....

i am getting to be a real pain in the butt, huh? oh well, i am going to post everyday until my scale moves! this morning the scale said 155.6 from 155.2 yesterday. geez, i thought for sure i would get it to move! had over 90oz of water yesterday and ate pretty well. took those metamucil capsules last night around 10pm...no BM. gonna have to try something else soon, this is day 5 with no BM! on a much happier note, my sister gave me a box of clothes over the summer that she was getting rid of. so this morning i took out 2 pairs of jeans that were in there, both of them size 12....and guess what i'm wearing today? a pair of size 12 jeans! woohooooo!!!! hugs~mary jo

Glad to hear that you were able to get into those jeans! You should be proud- and don't worry the dreaded scale will start moving soon enough. I went two weeks with nothing and it is now slowly- and I mean sloooowly- starting to move again. Good luck!

thanks erica! from the sounds of it, this stall is happening right on time for us junebugs. i got a busy weekend, so maybe i will try to stay off the scale til mondy morning and see if it moves down. (yeah right) god, i am such a scale junkie! it makes me feel better that i am not the only one having 2 week stalls! hugs and luck to you too!

Mary Jo You need to try Milk of Magnesia. Also I added Special K to my diet twice a day, it not only helps with the BM but it is high in protein! Wendy Daly

hi wendy! thanks for the info. i will see about picking up some MOM. does that just come in a liquid? what is best to get? i never had this problem before surgery! i have a box of low-carb special k i think, at home. if it isn't stale i will start bringing some in for snack to work! thanks for the tips!

CONGRATS on the size 12 jeans! WOW mary jo ALSO get out that tape measure check your measurements during your stall! IT WILL HELP i bet its catch up and melt some inches down time! JUST A THOUGHT! lisa

i hope you're right hun! heck i am thrilled to fit into a size 12! i can't believe it, this is a WOW moment for me, most definitely! i am so lazy, i have not measured myself even one time since surgery. i really should, but... how are you today? i hope you are doing good, sun is shining here, hope it is there too! hugsssssss

HEY MARY JO... I would be lieing if i said im good. IM in a bad funky depression. TRYING to find happier moments. THE sun isnt out i am in for a few more days of rain ahead. JUST what ill need sitting in the rain for a football game saturday that my daughter cheers for. OH well the things we do for our kids. I do measure via my gym. I did loose from my medical leave from june 1 to sept 1 almost 42 inches all over. THEN i measured for the month of SEPTEMBER to find i was down 13 more inches. SO measuring is important. I do believe when we arent looseing the inches are going away. ALSO, WENDY (hope i got the name right from reading the thread) how much protein is in Special K, i never knew that had protein and would be a good source of protein and fiber, I know i can up the protein by having it with Carb Countdown milk. I might try this thanks for the info on SPECIAL K LISA

Hi lisa, I am sorry that you are still feeling down. I know that that stinks to feel so bad especially in our profession. I am currently trying to step down off my anti depressant. Since my surgery is has really messed with my sex drive so I am trying to get off it, anyway I have noticed that I am more irritable with the kids this week, but hopefully that will pass because my sex drive is starting to come back. Yea! Anyway what I was starting to write you about before I got sidetracked talking about my issues is that if it doesnt go away you may need to see your doctor about an anti depressant for a little while until you can get back on track. I was taking paxil for anxiety associated with insomnia and it helped alot. I didnt start having problems with the SD until after surgery and I am not sure why except maybe my body just was experiencing so many changes at once. But there are other things on the market for depression such as wellbutrin that have less of a risk of sexual side effects. Anyway I hope all gets better for you and that the kids are really good for you until you start feeling better. Lynn

aww lisa, i am sorry to hear you are down. "this too shall pass", at least that's what they tell me! i hope things start to get better for you soon!