Sunday weigh in
You just might be the biggest loser here! Congrats and keep up the great work!
As for me:
302...Dos
224...Today
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82 lb loss
C Leigh Hi C Leigh,
Oh hun, I wish I could help you. I don't really know what my secret is. I do know that I had a lot to lose, and that helps one to typically lose faster. I try to focus on protein first. I keep my calores between 500 - 1000/day. And I am anal about my water and vitamins. I don't drink protein drinks (my program doesn't allow them) and I excersize when I can. (But I'm not very regular about it. I'll get there, though.) I am not allowed to drink for one hour after I eat, and I am also anal about that. My program has us eating 3 times a day, and I keep with that (or less; depending on how my morning went) as well. I also stay away from breads (as much as I can). I'll have a bite of a bagel once in awhile, but I won't eat one for breakfast or anything. Breads scare me (I hear they can ball up inside you) so that keeps me away from them. I love pasta and I miss that, and I'll have some once in awhile. But where before it was more pasta than meat, now it's more meat than pasta. Know what I mean?
One thing I've seen is that environment is important. My family is extremely supportive and really good about not having bad food around. Heck, we even had a birthday party for DH with no cake!! DS is learning *much* better eating habits now! He misses the junk food once in awhile, but we've always tried to teach him better eating habits than we had, so it hasn't been too much of a struggle for him. I am proud of him. 
A good friend of mine does not have as supportive an environment as me, and she has struggled mightely. She has lost the weight she wanted, and is maintaining, but it's been kind of uphill for her. Food is the main purpose for gatherings and such. I think that helps me a LOT is that we have taken the food out of reasons to get together. We'll have poker parties and have people bring over their own snacks, instead of us providing the big dinner. We'll invite folks over for movies or game nights, and have it not revolve around dinner. As I already mentioned, the birthday parties are now out and about, instead of at home with gobs of cake & ice cream & pizza. We'll got to a park and play outdoor games, or we'll go out dancing (that's for my birthday party! ) or head to the mountains or coast. Just kind of a life change. It's hard, though. Oh my goodness is it hard to pass up on all the goodies at the store, and see the cakes dripping with my favorite icings and just say no. I still struggle, but someone on here once said that nothing tastes as good as being thin(ner) feels, and that becomes my mantra sometimes.
Oh my, this became much bigger than I thought it would, sorry about that! Not really much of a secret or anything. I try to follow my program to a tee, and am not always successful. But enough that I haven't had any stalls or anything yet. I was really hoping to be under 200 for my 6 month appointment, but I doubt that will happen. I can eat more than I have been able to, and I've had to relearn where I am full enough at. So I forsee my loss slowing down. I've been losing 4lbs a week for so long, that I'm sure I will get depressed when it goes less or not at all. But yikes, I can't lost 4lbs a week forever!! That's not healthy either!
Take care hun. I'm sorry I didn't have any advice for you. Just know that you are doing the right thing, and as long as your surgeon and program (and especialy YOU) is happy with how you are doing, then you are doing great. I know, it's easy for me to say. I *really* feel for the folks who are bummed about how slowly they are losing. I wish I could help, I really do! I try not to talk about it too much, so noone will feel bad. I've heard that some people had to leave for awhile due to some of us losing so quickly. I probably would, too! So I try not to talk about it much.
Well anyway, I guess I was feeling wordy tonight! Good luck, C Leigh. I think you are doing GREAT and you have a lot to be proud of!
Talk to you later,
Lisa
A good friend of mine does not have as supportive an environment as me, and she has struggled mightely. She has lost the weight she wanted, and is maintaining, but it's been kind of uphill for her. Food is the main purpose for gatherings and such. I think that helps me a LOT is that we have taken the food out of reasons to get together. We'll have poker parties and have people bring over their own snacks, instead of us providing the big dinner. We'll invite folks over for movies or game nights, and have it not revolve around dinner. As I already mentioned, the birthday parties are now out and about, instead of at home with gobs of cake & ice cream & pizza. We'll got to a park and play outdoor games, or we'll go out dancing (that's for my birthday party! ) or head to the mountains or coast. Just kind of a life change. It's hard, though. Oh my goodness is it hard to pass up on all the goodies at the store, and see the cakes dripping with my favorite icings and just say no. I still struggle, but someone on here once said that nothing tastes as good as being thin(ner) feels, and that becomes my mantra sometimes.
Oh my, this became much bigger than I thought it would, sorry about that! Not really much of a secret or anything. I try to follow my program to a tee, and am not always successful. But enough that I haven't had any stalls or anything yet. I was really hoping to be under 200 for my 6 month appointment, but I doubt that will happen. I can eat more than I have been able to, and I've had to relearn where I am full enough at. So I forsee my loss slowing down. I've been losing 4lbs a week for so long, that I'm sure I will get depressed when it goes less or not at all. But yikes, I can't lost 4lbs a week forever!! That's not healthy either!
Take care hun. I'm sorry I didn't have any advice for you. Just know that you are doing the right thing, and as long as your surgeon and program (and especialy YOU) is happy with how you are doing, then you are doing great. I know, it's easy for me to say. I *really* feel for the folks who are bummed about how slowly they are losing. I wish I could help, I really do! I try not to talk about it too much, so noone will feel bad. I've heard that some people had to leave for awhile due to some of us losing so quickly. I probably would, too! So I try not to talk about it much.
Well anyway, I guess I was feeling wordy tonight! Good luck, C Leigh. I think you are doing GREAT and you have a lot to be proud of!
Talk to you later,
Lisa 
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