I went on sparkpeople and did my intake for the day and it was... CALORIES .....CARBS .....FAT....PROTEIN 1,245.............130 ........34 ........104 Yes the carbs are high but i have found if i don't get the carbs I can't get the calories in, So the surgon wins, i'll add carbs but if this don't work i'm smaking him in march I swear....lol Okay now it's your turn to check in. Shel P.S. I'm struggling very hard to NOT beat myself up over the high calories and carbs but I think thats part of the head game so I plan to try this for 2 weeks and see what happens.

Just got back from my pre-op appt, the total cost out of my pocket will be $7,330.00. This includes the tummy tuck with abdominal muscle tightening, liposuction of the waist, and a mons lift

read this... http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/PA/postdetail/44865.html?vc=0 This may help. It was posted on the PA board. Sandy

Hi all. I stopped losing weight about 9 months out. I lost a total of 75 pounds and stopped. I have maintained the last 5 months but can't seem to budge my weight. Don't get me wrong, I am happy with my weight loss, but I would like to lose another 30 pounds. Is anybody else in this predictament?

Hi Christine, Sorry your feeling so down and unfocused. Go take a nice hot bath tonight and and think about what you want, not what you may or may not be able to get accomplished. When each of us started this journey we wanted to get this surgury and get our health back..We did what we had to do and prayed alot that this would happen , and here we all set over a yr out from that goal of getting the surgery. They say that God doesn't give you more then you can handle, even if it seems like it at the moment. I have also noticed that when I ask for strenth I don't just wake up one day stronger,I end up in some situation that once I get through it I will be stronger but I have to willing to go through it and learn from it. Same thing goes for patience. Don't give in to the candy , or the depressed overwhelmed feelings..Remember as long as you keep breathing you WILL get through this. Each time you want a piece of candy go get 4 oz of water and drink it,Each time you want a soda think about how the carbination is going to make you feel bloated and unwell, and how the sodium in it will make you retain the water becouse your not getting in enough water to flu**** all out, and then go drink another 4 oz of water,Soon the candy and the sodium will be flushed from your system and you'll be feeling better and more focused. I know this becouse I'm going through it now. It just seemed easier to grab a tootsie roll (or whatever)real quick walking past it then to go all the way to the kitchen and get something healthy. We all asked for strength to avoid the candy and we all got a whole lot of candy put in our path were we ment to eat it? nope, it was put there to help us build that strength we asked for.....Look at it and thank god for the opertunity to build strength and then walk past it and know your now a stronger healthier person. Focus on one little thing at a time and life won't seem so bad in a few weeks. Go back to the basics..Protine , water, and excersize. We didn't start where we are at but luckely with this tool we are now able to get back on track as fast as we got off...Now if only the rest of our life was that easy. We love you, we miss you, and most of all we SUPPORT you, we are all human and need each other please remember that and vent here often. Hugs, Shel P.S. I'm not always as strong as I seem...lol