Half way there!
Jan, you are my idol. I am loosing much more slowly than you are, dernit. Keep going..... Hey, when can you put your picture up? With that loss, you can't be still running from cameras. I am just starting to get over that, and like you, have lost about half of the weight I am hoping to.
Congrats!
~Diana~
Aloha Jandell.....I am so happy for you!! You are one of the stories that make me feel like a slow loser, but then I'm just happy that each week a couple more pounds comes off, and I know eventually I'll get there. So far I've only lost 64 pounds in five months, and have about that or a little more yet to lose to get to goal. I am encouraged when I see losses like yours though. Do you have any secrets to share for we slow losers? How many calories a day? Mostly protein? I am eating around 700 to 1000 a day, lots of protein, no sugar, flour or pasta. I try to get in 85 oz. of water a day..usually succeed.
Congratulations and keep up the great work!
Aloha nui loa,
KarenS
Karen,
My secret is that I started off at 374 lb. so I'm sure I have quite a bit more than you to loose.
I'm lucky in the fact that I still have no appetite, and my body doesn't tolerate carbs, they still make me sick, so for me it's easier to avoid them. Also I avoid the 6 white things my DR told me about -- sugar, pasta, rice, potatoes, flour, and popcorn.
I don't keep track of calories or protein my DR says just eat protein first at every meal. I eat three meals a day and if I snack it's a banana (which I have to eat one a day because of potassium levels being low) or something high in protein like jerky.
I'm addicted to Tea Misto's from Starbucks, but hubby bought me my own milk steamer and Starbucks is no longer getting my $ as often. Tea Misto's are half tea (I use Chai tea) and half steamed nonfat milk. So I'm getting protein drinking those sometimes two a day. When we go to friends I make one up and take it in a thermos to have while everyone is eating dessert.
My DR doesn't allow us to drink protein drinks after the first month, they say they are finding it slows your metabolism down, since the body doesn't have to work to break it down. So all my protein comes from food.
That's my life in a nutshell. I decided before having the surgery if I was going to do it, I was going to do it right. I follow all the rules, well, I will be honest and say I have a hard time getting the vitamins in! I also carry around a picture of myself, a very unflattering one, that is me at my heaviest, and I show it to everyone as a reminder that I don't ever want to be that way again. I'll post it soon.
Jan
Jan, Im so glad u posted a pic. You are beautiful both inside and out.
I started out higher than you did. I was 394 the day after my surgery and today Im about 270. I was up 4 lbs 2 days after Christmas and then the next day I was back down ...so Im not weighing in again for another day or two...that was to emotional for me. I cried for hours the day I gained 4 lbs. That was the first time since surgery and I was a total basket case that day. Im hoping it was jus****er gain from the diet change and from that time of the month. Seems better now.
I got a new outfit in the mail today and its a 2x. I cant wait to wear it tonight. Havent been this size in probably 14 yrs.
Mariah
Congrats, Jan. According to My Yahoo! Weight Tracker I'm down 61% to my goal, even more to my doctor's goal which is 10 pounds more than mine. That's very exciting. I'm trying to remember that instead of the actual numbers so I don't get frustrated. You are doing a great job and keep us posted, you are inspiring us all!
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