Weekly Weigh In week of 8/20

Hi Heather, CONGRATS ON YOUR 121 POUND WEIGHT LOSS glad to hear about your WOW moment day! whooooo hoooooooo 35 lbs to goal hugs, Britt

Heather, congrats on the 2 pound loss and a special congratulations for being able to carry that extra heavy gear and even having energy left over!!! WHEW! Were you an EMT before surgery? If so, I'll bet the difference before and after WLS is amazing in your endurance and ease of movement! Can you imagine trying to carry that gear and climb stairs before WLS?! You deserve the compliments of the other crew members!!! I'll bet you were outdoing the guys as well!

I have been an emt since 1999. I was about 10lb heavier then I am now at that point, I met my hubby at the Fire house, we got married, had a son, and I gained 120 lb!!! It is so much easier to move around in the gear plus lifting the equipment. I was up and down on my knees the whole day. I can totally see a difference. When I was bigger I didnt take as many calls. Because I didnt have the energy, plus my ankles were weak and I twisted them every few months. Which would put me out of commisssion for a while. So today starts a new journey for me in the Fire HOuse. I am starting Fire school tonight to be a volunteer Firefighter too!!

hi britt and everyone else!!! I have to say that I still crave the carbs I know is bad but is something that I can't help. My healthy choise for it is whole grain bread!!! or went I get a bad craving I drink the light and fit smoothie they taste good and sweet, so I feel like I had something good insted of eating something that is not so healthy! Starting weight = 275 Last week = 157.5 This week = 157.5 Loss this week = 0 (nada) Total loss = 117.5 I hope everyone had a good week!

hi Luisa! CONGRATS ON YOUR 117.5 POUND WEIGHT LOSS Good choices with the whole grain and the Dannon Light N Fit yogurt - you are satisfing your craving with a healthy choice - sounds like you have made some GREAT changes in your *NEW* life. and I see you too are in the Nada - zip club!!! hugs, Britt

Luisa, I really enjoy the Light and Fit Smoothies by Dannon too. I pour one in my Magic Bullet, mix in a scoop of Any Whey unflavored protein powder and have a wonderful, filling burst of about 25-30 grams of protein! And, it tastes NOTHING like a protein shake with the bad aftertaste! It's GOOD!!!

You can add me to role call in the nada-zip club that we have going on this week! One thing that I've noticed is that if I'm truly in a big eating cycle some external event has to break it. For instance...I leave the house...company comes over...I go for a walk...whatever it takes to break the chain of events. If I stay home by myself without breaking it I will end up eating all darn day!

Wanda, I LOVE that you are AWARE - of a potential situation and BREAK IT UP ...*BEFORE* it happens CONGRATS ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS So that makes 4 of us in the Nada Zip club have a great week, Britt

Good Monday everyone, I don't really have a plan in place to banish the munchies when they come around. I HAVE to get something started that will help. I like Wanda's idea of the nutritional information but I know me...I will reason with myself that I will only have ½ a serving so it "won't be too bad." I try to divert my attention to something besides food but it seems that I reason with myself a lot these days and still eat badly. Britt's idea of the pictures may be a better option. I just don't know if that is enough to keep my head out of the fridge or hand out of the cabinet. Well guys in the words of Wanda last week just take my previous stats and stutter. Starting weight = 348 and BMI 60 Weight on Day of Surgery = 332.5 Last week = 235.0 This week = 235.0 Loss this week = 0 lbs Total loss = 113 lbs Since surgery 97.5 lbs 2 weeks no weight loss. I know it is technically not a stall but it is still frustrating. Also, we are going to CA to visit my husband's family September 1st and I really wanted to hit the 100 lb mark before we left. Oh well almost 2 weeks left to make that mini goal happen. Have a great week everyone. Valorie

Hey Valorie, Another one joins our Nada Zip club! Ok OK - its a limited membership .... we all better be outta this "club" by next week! CONGRATS ON YOUR 97.5 POUND WEIGHT LOSS I think YOU have to know what will work for YOU in these situations, maybe taking someone elses idea and tweaking it to work for YOU is best! I hear you about being FRUSTRATED with our stuck scales 21 days for me you NEVER know you can ,ake the century club before 9/1 - hang in there! hugs, Britt