WEEKLY WEIGH IN/PROGRESS REPORT WEEK OF JUNE 09

Lol! Yeah...I do better with the cold actually. I spent last summer in Arkansas and just about died from the heat and humidity (and was singing opera wearing, at one point, three kimonos made of polyester in an open air ie not air conditioned, theater). I figure you can always put more clothes on but you can only take so many off I think the thing that is frustrating me the most is that I hear some of you gals talk about having a bad week and eating junky carbs but not gaining anything and here I am being so good and still not loosing....grrrr! I'm beginning to think that perhaps my body just really likes the 150-155 range. But I'm still going to try. After all it took three weeks to loose those first three pounds so if I loose three more in another two weeks I'll be happy I stuck with it And after all it's a lesson in watching what I eat because I'm pretty sure the days of eating what I want (kind of) and letting my malabsorption take care of it are over. *sigh* FIVE WEEKS???? Oh crap...and I was worried about how I was going to take off two. Yikes! Thank you for the answer though.

Corinna, You are much younger than me and some people have very little trouble after PS. I think Wanda went back to work pretty quickly and I'm amazed at how fast some of the people on the OH Plastic Surgery board go back to work. Is there a "slow" time for your line of work? Maybe you can schedule it for then. My surgeon said that the body does get used to or accomodate the malabsorption which is why we need to take every opportunity in the first 18 months to lose weight. It DOES get harder after that. That is what frightens the h#ll out of me because I'm finding it so hard not to eat carbs and I'm having "cravings." You are doing so well with the low carb that it is keeping those cravings away. Don't let our situations get you down. We are feeling out of control but through luck or whatever just haven't been facing the consequences YET. That's why we are posting here feeling so scared. You are doing the hard work and will certainly benefit in the long run even if the scale isn't dropping like a stone yet! CeCe

CORINNA - i FEEL FOR YOU - snow - COME ON ... REALLY????? UGH!!! Congrat on being below 150 whoooooo hooooooo hugs, Britt

Hi Guys! Thanks for getting us started CeCe and welcome home Britt. We are glad to have you back with us. I hope your time away was productive and that it helped you to refocus on the important things. We all need a little "time-Out" once in a while. I had a very busy weekend. The same old routine- yard sales and thrift store searches for replacement "things" I actually left the house Sat morning at 07:30 and didn't return till 8 pm. then my best friend "dragged" me out for some dancing till 3 am. I was one tired lady on Sunday but I managed a lot of running around the house placing this and cleaning that and my DH said last night, "it is finally looking like a home." I think that was the best compliment. I have to say last week was not good food wise. I snacked far too often and on really bad food.....M&M peanut-and potato chips- I have to stop. I bought a scale this weekend and this morning it read 191. Which is the same as the last time I reported but I know 2 weeks ago it would have been one eighty something. I could tell in my clothes. Now...not so much. I have to do more planning and less snacking. I think it is going to be hard this week too. It is hormone hell week. I am fighting the craving monster as we speak. It is saying, Fritos and cookies! Sometimes I wish I would dump on these things. Oh, no, not me! Even if they made me feel sort of bad, I would be the one to suffer through. It only lasts for a little while...Yep that would be me. I need to be the person that gets violently sich from carbs or sugar. The only thing that effects me now is fat. Too much fat and I am laying down for hours to fight the stomach pain and headache. Well, I need to get back to work. I did get a refurbished computer but the darn keyboard isn't reading. I have to take it back to the shop. Maybe soon I will back on a normal routine and can post from home. Hugs, Valorie

Valorie, You are one tough lady if you were out doing yard sales this weekend! I was out early Saturday morning and it was still humid! Hope you found some good stuff! And, I admire you going out dancing all night! Was it a girl's night out? Sounds lke FUN! Aw. that was so sweet that your husband said the "new" place seemed like home! I think NOT gaining is success so get back on track and that scale will drop again. We all seem to be in the same darned boat lately - having trouble with carbs - junky carbs. If we could all just get a few great days under my belts (!), it would be much easier to avoid those temptations. I have a Wednesday appointment with my WLS surgeon and I so wanted to have lost at least 2 or 3 pounds since the last time I was there but I've had another one of "those" weekends! Not horrible but not what I should be doing. I know Hormone Hell is torturous but try to load up on the good protein so you'll be able to fight the urges a little better. You are doing great, Val! CeCe

THANKS for the warm welcome Val! you sound like one busy lady!!!! I hear you about wishing some things would make me sick- NOTHING gets me sick *sigh* sounds like you are slowly but SURELY getting things - back to normal - it must be a lot of work doing all of that! hang in there I love "more planning less snacking" go Val!!!! hugs, Britt

Ohhh Goodness! I had such a beautiful four days off work! Randy flew home for a long weekend. We had such a great time. It was so hard to get back to reality this morning. I've done great with my eating. Last week my highest was 144. This week my lowest was 137! I'm back to 138.5 today, but oh well. Such is life! I had a great work-out session today. This is my first real work-out since my last surgery. It felt so good to get back to my routine. CeCe, isn't it nice to have our husbands goo-goo eyed over us! Randy thinks I'm just the most beautiful woman around! It's so sweet. Let's hope he never gets those contacts and eye glasses changed!

Wanda - Congrat for getting BACK ON TRACK Whooooo hooooooo -- 130'S AGAIN! YIPPEEEEEEEE Sounds like you and Randy are BOTH enjoying the NEW you have fun, Britt

Wanda, You ARE the most beautiful woman around!! You're the one who gets free oil changes! What did Randy think of that story?! I'm sure Randy has been full of compliments the whole time you've known him but Hank is just not like that and I've known him almost 37 years, literally through my being thick or thin!!! He's never given me the compliments he's given me in the last months so I know he is thrilled with my results! He says all the time that the PS investment is the best money we've ever spent! Yeah, it's GREAT, Wanda!!! What's also great is that you are back at the gym! You go, Wanda! I know you enjoy working out so I'm glad you are back there. Is the hand totally back to normal or are there lingering results? I think Britt's idea of a 5 pound leeway for the weight is a good one. I've set an arbitrary number for my "high" weight and I'm trying to stay within a few pounds of that. Wanda, your weight seems to bounce around like mine. One day I might be up almost 2 pounds and then fall 3 the next. There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason in it either. Yesterday I felt like I ate a lot. I succumbed to a bagel (with butter) at the coffee shop yesterday. I was sitting happily drinking my Cafe Au Lait with skim milk and reading the Wall Street Journal after going to 2 gyms yesterday and some women at a near by table were talking about the bagels. Instead of putting on my iPod and reading away, I went up to the counter and ordered my own bagel! And, just like 99% of the time, the THOUGHT of the bagel was much better than the bagel itself. But, did I stop eating and throw the rest away? NO! Last night we grilled out again. I even ate 1 whole hamburger bun (not at one time) and was scared to get on the scale this morning but I was DOWN. Shocked! Today I am determined to stay on track and have done very well so far but mornings are no problem for me. We'll see how I'm doing at 10 pm. Tonight we are going out to a dinner meeting but I'm determined to eat lightly because I go see my WLS surgeon tomorrow for my 18 month check up. CeCe

Hi Everyone, It's so nice to see Britt back and to hear everyone else is doing good even though we are struggling a little. I really think my body is the happiest weight in the lower 160's so I know I'm not always perfect but who is and I really don't want to have to fight tooth and nail to stay at a certain weight. We had a PS speak at our group last night. She was really good. I think I'm going in to have a consult and just see how much it will cost and what she thinks I need to have done. I'd really like to have a lower body lift and my arms done. Has anyone had their thighs done that surgery really scares me. Stats for the week Beg Wt=298.5 Last week=162.8 This week=163.2 gain= 0.4 Total loss=135.3 BMI=29.8 The only thing I'm really unhappy with is my BMI. I'm OK at this weight especially if I had plastic surgery but I'm really discouraged that I'm still classified as over weight. Everyone have afabulous week. Deb