HAPPY YEAR LUANNE!!

This is great news ladies!  I so happy for you.  What a nive way to begin the new year.  Keep up the good work!

Holidays are stressful and tempting.  I ate way too many sugar free Oreos!   I'm going to see Dr. G for my six months check in two weeks and am having my blood drawn in a few days.  Time to get back on track and serious about my plan.

I am so glad to hear I am not alone!  I think at this point in the journey we are all starting to struggle.  I ate like crap the past few weeks and my weight loss all but stopped.  It is bound to happen.  All we can do is just start over and get back on track.  I have uped my protein and have drastically limited the sweets (peppermint bark was calling my name from the 75% off rake at Walmart today..ahhhhh!).  You are doing amazing! 100 pounds is AWESOME! Cut yourself some slack and move on.  If you start to panic and obsess over the food you will just create the very behaviors that got us all in trouble to begin with.  We have to learn to co-exist with food and our pouch. We have to learn to eat in the real world and that includes holiday parties and treats! Enjoy a bite or two and move on with life. Regarding a support group, you should ask your surgeon for some in the area.  My surgeon sponsers 4 different ones a month (he is awesome).  Good luck to you!!!

I met my goal! I was 196 yesterday (and today...)!! I can't believe it! I didn't think I would get there since my weight loss was slow this month (only about 10 lbs).  I am so happy and proud of myself.  It has been hard. I haven't been as vigilent as I have been in the past few months.  Probably explains the slower weight loss.  I have started working out again so that it helping.  I am so blessed to have had this surgery! I hope you all are doing good! I haven't been on much lately and I have missed you guys! I am going to try to get on more! Take care!