HIJACK... OMG... had I not read your username I wouldn't have believed your new avie!  You look fantastic!

ya know, none of us are absolutely perfect.  We all have to focus more and sometimes, I realize it's easier said than done.  I wish I would exercise more, in fact, I set here on my recliner, laptop in lap (finally have one of those :-) and under my electric blanke****chin' TV.  But today was very full, did alot of walking, ate decent, didn't drink as much water as I know I should.  We can't change everything overnight.

To the gal who is having difficuties getting your meds in.......focus.  Go get yourself a 7day planner with about 4 different servings worth of taking pills through out your day.  In fact, maybe you can even take them all at the same time except for your multivitamins.  Once a week, I take my pill bottles, and put them into their appropriate box for each day of the week.  I could not survive without this organizational tool.  It's been a lifesaver.  There are so many pills we have to take and it's so important.   Sounds like you need to pick one issue and focus and pay attention very deliberately and just do it. You can do it!!   You need to get a routine set up for yourself.  When I wake up every morning, I take my pill box, empty out my 1st round of pills onto the counter top and proceed to take them all with a few sips of water.  Then I usually make a protein shake (sometimes not right on time, but eventually, I do put a protein shake together).   I wish that I could focus more on getting in as much water as possible.  For instance, right now, I should have a glass of water setting beside me and I don't.  That's been the hardest part for me is getting my fluids in.  Luckily, I'm at least aware, so with that said.....I'm going to enter this and go get my water.....

Be nice to yourself.  We've all been given a wonderful tool and you can get back on track.  Stay focused on your goals.  You can do it  :-0

No I have not done the BEST I can.  I cheat all the time.  I am super super stressed right now.  There are sooo many changes going on in my life, so many scary things and I wasn't prepared for it all AFTER having surgery.  I am not a stress eater but the exact opposite.  SO I don't get my protien in I don't get all my fluids in and I am lucky if I remember to take my vitamin much less the rest of the supplements I am required to take.  I know, I know I need to take them before it's too late but I just don't have it in me right now.  The only thing I see when I look at other people is their amount of stress compared to mine and I wish I could do what they were doing to ease it.  I know everyone has stress and no life is perfect but compared to my 33 years PRIOR to surgery this is the absolute worst time in my life!!!  The only regret I have is not trying harder.  I wake up every morning vowing to change.  vowing to resist the cheetos and halloween candy but at the end of the day I realize all I had all day was a mini snickers and a handful of cheetos.  I don't have the support I did in the beginning so that's a little tough.  I will get my mind right =)  I've lost a good amount of weight so far and I am soooo happy for that but I know I can do better!!

I posted this on the other post but will repeat it here.

I feel guilty that I don't exercise every day, but I refuse to get angry or down on myself because of it.  I am WAY more active than I used to be.  I don't mind walking now, but have no interest in doing it "for exercise".  I think it's boring.  I like to walk with the purpose of GETTING somewhere.

I look in the mirror and still see all the fat.  I DO recognize that there is less of it.  I do see than I have more form and shape than I did so I know I have made progress, but I am by no means "thin".

I am also noticing that I am WAY more confident that I used to be.  I no longer choose to hand back in the shadows and hope noone notices me.  I volunteer for more things at work.  I no longer feel self-conscious about being seen somewhere.  I'm really liking that.

A recent thing is I have been a bit emotional the last couple of days.  I know that tends to happen with the weight loss as the hormones are released into your system, but I assumed that was over with?  Maybe not.  I'll just take it as a sign that I am buring fat again.  LOL

Overall I am loving my newer body and very afraid to gain my weight back again.  I have faith in myself that I will keep making better choices than I did earlier in life that put me into that fat body.  I have lots more faith in me now than I used to and that's a REALLY good thing.

You guys rock!  Keep up all the good work and thanks for the support!

I was thinking that there was something wrong with me.  I expected plateau's just not this early.  I figured after 6 months or so.  The team said you lose most of your weight in the first 6 months, so I didn't think I'd have to worry about it until then. 

And, I lost 5.5lbs.  That's more than all of October!