Nov 29th Post-Ops- Check In Please!

Hi all! Congrats to everyone celebrating 6 months! I am doing great, so excited with my progress to date. I am losing slowly, but no compliants here! Only 51 lbs to go! Whoo Hoo! Is anyone having food issues? I am fighting carb cravings and chocolate cravings! It is hard not to eat them, but so worth it. I added some new pictures to my profile! Check in and let me know how you are doing! Love, Carla

You are too cute. Keep up the good work.

Hi Carla, I'm a Nov. 17th post-op. I am down 100#'s post-op +67#'s pre-op. Right now I have been on a plateau for two week's. That's ok, I know it will end sometime. Food issues~ YES! I am having food issues! I am hungry again. Not only that, I can eat twice the amount I could just a few short weeks ago. I find this to be frightening. I am Craving Sweets and carbs. I know I can't have sugar products, but I'm having a horrid time with the carbs. because they have no negitive effects on me. I wish I never would have tried them! What are you doing to stop from eating them? Anyone? It's times like this that we really need each other. God bless you, Annette

Hi Carla, I don't post often, but I am Nov. 29 also. I too am loosing very slowly, and I stall alot. I have been stalled for about two weeks now. My beginning weight was 257 I have lost 72 lbs. that leaves me at 185 currently, and my goal is 130. I also am fighting carb cravings. But I find when I eat them I get really bloated and just ichy feeling. I get my chocolate cravings taken care of with my pure protein bars from either Walmart or Eckerds drug store. They are cheaper at Walmart. Taste like a candy bar and have either 19g or 20g of proteing per bar. So I am extremely happy with my progress, getting my belly fat off is frustrating but its going slowly but its going. I am enjoying shopping again. I am down from 26-28 tops and 22 bottoms to XL or L tops depending on style and 12 or 14 bottoms. I haven't been this small since the beginning of my marriage. And hubby says I am like a new package arriving every day. Best of luck to you all, and happy loosing! Shannon Arnold 257/185/130???

I'm a Nov 28th Post-Op, been on a yo-yo between 260 and 263 for almost a month, then viola! down to 258 yesterday morning. WOO HOO! I actually went to the movies and had popcorn twice in the last week, I'm beginning to think I've been getting too few calories the last few weeks and this was just the shake up I needed to get back on track! Plus I've upped my water intake to 100 ozs a day, because of the hydration calculator someone posted on the mainboard last week. Whatever did the trick, it worked! Karen 356/258/???

Hello surgery sisters! I started in late summer/early fall at 376. On Nov. 29th, day of surgery, I was 354. I am now 252! I can't believe I lost almost 100 lbs in 6 months, and 125 lbs total!! That means i've lost 1/2 my weight!! CRAZY!!! We've all come SO far, and we should all be so incredibly proud of what we've accomplished. Cravings for me are DEFINITELY carbs... i'm usually craving something to "crunch" on -either chips or cheesy crackers. Also dark chocolate - i'll have 2 miniature bars & leave it at that. I find it amazing I can only eat about 2 or 3 oz of meat, yet I can eat 1/2 a bag of chips in a sitting. I REALLY need to work on that!!!!