Stopping by to say hello...`
Hi everyone!
It has been so long since I have stopped by. I don't even know where to begin. Things have been going really good. I have lost 111 lbs since July and 150 total. Kind of nuts! I wear a size 12 and large shirts. It is crazy that I have actually gotten to the point where I can walk into any store and buy things. I don't but I can. My eating has been less than ideal. I got into the bad habit of eating snacky food and not paying attention to my protien amounts. I had no idea how many calories or grams of protien I was taking in. Today I downloaded the livestrong iphone app and I have been checking my calories and I was very suprised to find out that I am eating quite a few calories. Its 6:30 and I have already had about 1500. I haven't lost any weight in the last month or so. It feels like I hit the 180s and it halted. I feel really good at this weight. I would like to see goal (150 lbs) which is what, 36 lbs away, but honestly if I could get a tummy tuck at this point (I have "shrinkles" like you wouldnt believe. I look like a melted wax figure!!! It's gross...thank God for Spanx!) , I would be happy at this weight. My BMI is in the 20s amazing since I started out at like 54! I don't work out as much as I should but I am 10x more active than I used to be. I walk, go for hikes, take the stairs, just overall way more active. I really want to settle at a weight that is comfortable and allows me to eat like a "normal" person. Problem is, I am not a normal person and my compulsion to eat is still there. Sometimes at work I get so stressed I get frantic looking for food. Luckily I can usually calm myself with some coffee, gum, or ativan :) But the desire/need to eat is still there. That is the part of all of this that really freaks me out. I still want to eat and think about food all the time. I woke up the other day thinking about the peanut butter m&ms on the table on the other side of the room. I got up and ate some. At 7:30 in the morning! WTF!! I was talking to my mother in law who is 10 yrs post op and she looked at me like I was crazy. For her, the surgery switched something in her that makes her never think about food. That did not happen for me. I have been considering counseling to help deal with the issues. I haven't gone to a support group since November and I am really going to try to get childcare so I can go next Tuesday. I think the support has been the missing part of the equation. It is amazing how much more aware I have been today by watching what I eat and coming to the message board. It has been great checking in on all of your guys progress. It is amazing what this surgery has done for us! It has been such a blessing and I am so thankful. I feel like I have my life back. I was missing out on so much! I can chase after my kids, hold them on my lap, and be the mom they deserve. I still struggle with my issues but its getting better. Keep up the good work guys!
It has been so long since I have stopped by. I don't even know where to begin. Things have been going really good. I have lost 111 lbs since July and 150 total. Kind of nuts! I wear a size 12 and large shirts. It is crazy that I have actually gotten to the point where I can walk into any store and buy things. I don't but I can. My eating has been less than ideal. I got into the bad habit of eating snacky food and not paying attention to my protien amounts. I had no idea how many calories or grams of protien I was taking in. Today I downloaded the livestrong iphone app and I have been checking my calories and I was very suprised to find out that I am eating quite a few calories. Its 6:30 and I have already had about 1500. I haven't lost any weight in the last month or so. It feels like I hit the 180s and it halted. I feel really good at this weight. I would like to see goal (150 lbs) which is what, 36 lbs away, but honestly if I could get a tummy tuck at this point (I have "shrinkles" like you wouldnt believe. I look like a melted wax figure!!! It's gross...thank God for Spanx!) , I would be happy at this weight. My BMI is in the 20s amazing since I started out at like 54! I don't work out as much as I should but I am 10x more active than I used to be. I walk, go for hikes, take the stairs, just overall way more active. I really want to settle at a weight that is comfortable and allows me to eat like a "normal" person. Problem is, I am not a normal person and my compulsion to eat is still there. Sometimes at work I get so stressed I get frantic looking for food. Luckily I can usually calm myself with some coffee, gum, or ativan :) But the desire/need to eat is still there. That is the part of all of this that really freaks me out. I still want to eat and think about food all the time. I woke up the other day thinking about the peanut butter m&ms on the table on the other side of the room. I got up and ate some. At 7:30 in the morning! WTF!! I was talking to my mother in law who is 10 yrs post op and she looked at me like I was crazy. For her, the surgery switched something in her that makes her never think about food. That did not happen for me. I have been considering counseling to help deal with the issues. I haven't gone to a support group since November and I am really going to try to get childcare so I can go next Tuesday. I think the support has been the missing part of the equation. It is amazing how much more aware I have been today by watching what I eat and coming to the message board. It has been great checking in on all of your guys progress. It is amazing what this surgery has done for us! It has been such a blessing and I am so thankful. I feel like I have my life back. I was missing out on so much! I can chase after my kids, hold them on my lap, and be the mom they deserve. I still struggle with my issues but its getting better. Keep up the good work guys!
Let me start by saying Congratulations on losing 111 lbs! WOW that is awesome! I have lost 85 and like you I am wearing a size 12 and I'm in a medium top now. I am also like you in that I want food a lot too! I can't eat as much as I used to but the desire is still very much there. I think that we have to figure out what makes us this way? What triggers this in us? I think a lot of the time I am just thirsty but I want food instead! I also think stress is a HUGE factor. I was really stressed out today and I kept munching and nibbling on things all day long. I can eat all day and NEVER dump or react to things! I can eat sugary, fatty, bready, and greasy foods and be just fine. I am bummed about this really. I think if I did dump then maybe just maybe I would be losing weight more quickly and steer away from the bad stuff. I am at 157 lbs now. I want to weight 135 ultimately.I'm so close I can taste the victory. But my weight loss like yours is SLOW... it's really making me crazy! I want to get this off of me once and for all and KEEP IT OFF. I want a body lift. The shrinkles make me look and feel like YODA. lol
Anyway I think your doing great and it is good to know that others have the same doubts and concerns that I have. We are all in this journey together. And united we stand / divided we fall! Lets do this! Woot Woot!
Anyway I think your doing great and it is good to know that others have the same doubts and concerns that I have. We are all in this journey together. And united we stand / divided we fall! Lets do this! Woot Woot!
Congratulations on your huge weight loss. It is nice to see your face back on the message boards. Isn't it wonderful where we are compared to last July! This surgery certainly was a bigger blessing than I ever expected.I have never attended a "support group" since I had surgery. I live in a very rural area and the closest support group I can attend is 60 miles away in Chicago. So I use this board as my support group. These (mostly) girls/women have been the best support system for me. Right Georgiapeachinla? If you come back here more often, I'm sure you have a lot to offer us as we face the same daily struggles to be success with this surgery. Sometimes I only check in once a week or so, but it does help to keep me on track.
We really are just babies at this thing. Look where we all were just 8 months ago. We have a lifetime of wrong eating to overcome and become more health conscious as we proceed into the future.
Nice to see you! Laura
If life knocks you down 7 times, get up 8!
Laura_Illinois
Lisa 
That's awesome on the weight-loss HIGH FIVE!!
I mean you are a tall CHI CA like me.. so 180lbs you probably look so tiny.. I have people telling me... LOOK at skinny MINNIE.. I be like.. Uhhh.. still have 33 or so more lbs till weight loss goal it just fits different on a taller frame.. If I never lost another pound I would never regret getting my life back.. we just have to remember that it is still a day to day struggle to not do what we did before.. so every now in then I do not feel like it is bad to have a little snack every now and then.. just portion control plays a factor... I actual do something I would never have done before READ THE D---M LABELS on the packages.. I actual eat the size of chips according to serving size I count 1,2,3, 4, etc.. LOL We can do it.. we all can.. because if you read any where on the web if we regain its not because the surgery fail, we just failed to change the bads habits that got us there in the first place.. but you have something totally different this time.. TEAM SUPPORT!!!.. I do talk to a NUT some times because I have to get use to the new me.. I STILL SEE 380lbs.. but lets save that story for OPRAH.. LOL.. but it does help.. you are not alone.. NO REGRETS GIRLIE...
PEACE & LUV!!
P.S.
LEAVE THAT GUM & CANDY ALONE.. MAKES the hormone level spike increases hungry!! LOL
I mean you are a tall CHI CA like me.. so 180lbs you probably look so tiny.. I have people telling me... LOOK at skinny MINNIE.. I be like.. Uhhh.. still have 33 or so more lbs till weight loss goal it just fits different on a taller frame.. If I never lost another pound I would never regret getting my life back.. we just have to remember that it is still a day to day struggle to not do what we did before.. so every now in then I do not feel like it is bad to have a little snack every now and then.. just portion control plays a factor... I actual do something I would never have done before READ THE D---M LABELS on the packages.. I actual eat the size of chips according to serving size I count 1,2,3, 4, etc.. LOL We can do it.. we all can.. because if you read any where on the web if we regain its not because the surgery fail, we just failed to change the bads habits that got us there in the first place.. but you have something totally different this time.. TEAM SUPPORT!!!.. I do talk to a NUT some times because I have to get use to the new me.. I STILL SEE 380lbs.. but lets save that story for OPRAH.. LOL.. but it does help.. you are not alone.. NO REGRETS GIRLIE...PEACE & LUV!!
P.S.
LEAVE THAT GUM & CANDY ALONE.. MAKES the hormone level spike increases hungry!! LOL
Hi Lisa,
You are so right about sticking with serving sizes. I count out everything too! I keep telling my 19 year old daughter (who is "normal" weight wise) you really get the most satisfaction out of the first 2-3 bites of something. After that it is all just going down the throat mindlessly. So I really try to savor the flavor of the first few bites.
You are right about the surgery not failing, and us failing to change our bad habits. It is like walking up a seesaw and trying to find the right balance of good nutrition and just a taste of a treat to keep us from going overboard. I enjoy a small taste/or 1 serving of a treat every now and then. I think that is "normal". If I over indulge in sugar, I get so nauseous, so that has really kept me in check.
You are so right about sticking with serving sizes. I count out everything too! I keep telling my 19 year old daughter (who is "normal" weight wise) you really get the most satisfaction out of the first 2-3 bites of something. After that it is all just going down the throat mindlessly. So I really try to savor the flavor of the first few bites.
You are right about the surgery not failing, and us failing to change our bad habits. It is like walking up a seesaw and trying to find the right balance of good nutrition and just a taste of a treat to keep us from going overboard. I enjoy a small taste/or 1 serving of a treat every now and then. I think that is "normal". If I over indulge in sugar, I get so nauseous, so that has really kept me in check.
If life knocks you down 7 times, get up 8!Laura_Illinois
You're right there with us girl. Look how much you've lost too! I started out at a lot higher weight (409 lbs.) so I think that is why I've lost so much. The more overweight you are the more you've got to lose.
I've hit a plateau for the last couple of weeks. I can't get past 230 lbs. which is my next mini goal. I was hoping to make it to 200 lb. by June 1st. I better start exercising. Seriously.
I've hit a plateau for the last couple of weeks. I can't get past 230 lbs. which is my next mini goal. I was hoping to make it to 200 lb. by June 1st. I better start exercising. Seriously.
If life knocks you down 7 times, get up 8!Laura_Illinois
Hi Girlie!!! I've missed you!!! Get a new pic up! I wanna see!
I felt you were writing my post. I still have so many emotional issues.
I don't know what advice to give you because I'm right there with you. I do come here but not as often as I used to and I'm trying to change that. I have gone to some of my support groups and I love it when I go. It really renews me. But I've missed the last couple of months for whatever reason.
I vow not to miss support group next month!!!
Keep in touch!!!
I felt you were writing my post. I still have so many emotional issues.
I don't know what advice to give you because I'm right there with you. I do come here but not as often as I used to and I'm trying to change that. I have gone to some of my support groups and I love it when I go. It really renews me. But I've missed the last couple of months for whatever reason.
I vow not to miss support group next month!!!
Keep in touch!!!
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