Hey Valorie, Sorry you had a tough week. I hope this one is better for you. YOUR HOME GYM sounds perfect and you are right it will give youNO EXCUSE not to exercise!!! I love your new avatar - so pretty!!!! I agree - rid that Easter Candy! hugs, Britt

Britt - Perfect word Detox that is sooo what I need. Three day's I like it and I need a committed time too so... at least three days. Then planned and purposeful eating. The addiction is cunning - bafling and powerful - as they say in overeaters anonymous. I can't take the week off of being vigilant with my food. If I were eating Ok and gained - I'd be better but... with what I've put in my mouth this week it is amazing the gain wasn't more. You are right I need to do the right thing every time - that disease says... "Just this once or this little bite won't hurt." I know the truth but I don't always remember the truth. I really need to totally stay away from white flour and processed sugar but that is easier said than done. I will fight the good fight. I will not give up. I will stay focused on my goal. I will not quite. I will not be defeated. I will be healthy! Trudy

Britt, First of all, I know how it must feel having to let Spencer go to a new home. I know it was a heartbreaking condition. I hope you have a good arrangement with the new family and can check on him frequently (at least in the beginning). I hope he loves his new home and will adjust quickly. Our little guy we got from rescue has been with us a little over 2 years and I know he's as happy as a clam. We have the two dogs and I'm always asking one or the other "where's your brother?" They are brothers from a different mother and are so different in personality yet sometimes so alike! Neither of them likes my post-op condition. The smaller dog always wants to bury my drains under cover. He pushes the cover furously with his nose! The bigger one just doesn't want to be right by me. I guess I smell differently and they just don't know what to think. The seemed to do well in their pet resort while we were gone. The attendant said the cat did exceptionally well which was surprising! From all I've read about WLS, Britt, that little jump in weight is expected. You work out hard and have great muscle tone and we all know you look fantastic. You are a little taller than Wanda and me so your current weight is certainly not out of the ball park. Yet, I know it bothers you and I know you had concerns the other week that you weren't following your program as closely. Even before WLS, we all knew what we should do, huh? It's just hard to do in the real world sometimes! You will get back all of your resolve. You are a very determined person. Just take care not to beat yourself up or get desperate because, if you are anything like me, it's easy to become our own worst enemy. You give so much support on this board and you know how supportive you would be of anyone in your shoes right now. One step at a time! Get through an hour, a day and things will fall back into place for you, our special hot super model cheerleader! Since I'm still FULL of fluid, I won't go through my complete stats. I'm back down to 140 this morning so that's 10 pounds of fluid gone but I still have plenty because the tops of my hands and legs look like puffed up pin cushions and I can barely bend my fingers! My wrists are funny looking and my rings won't begin to fit and they were too big before surgery! So, I'm trying to be patient. The pain level isn't TOO bad so I haven't taken any more pain meds. I'm having trouble sleeping because my stupid SI joint is out of place yet again and no matter what I do, I can't seem to get it to pop back in place. Hubby is coming home for lunch and I'm hoping we can take a few minutes to get me in position to do some of the tricks the PT taught him. The back pain is worse than the incision and swelling right now. CeCe

Ok guys count me in the no loss/no gain catagory this week. I endured He!! week and did well with eating. I didn't get to the gym any day except Monday so exercise was the worst I have done for months. We worked on my exercise room this weekend and it is coming along great. I will post some pics when it is finished. Soon I will have no excuse not to exercise EVERY DAY....gym or no gym. I need to change my routine and force myself to get up and exercise in the morning. I am notorious for getting out of the bed at the very last second. This is one habit I haven't worked on yet and I know it will take MAJOR WORK to change it. Have a great week everyone! Take my advice and get rid of the Easter candy today! That doesn't mean eating it either! Hugs, Valorie

Thanks for the encouragement, Valorie! I know it's tough and it was really hard for me to post that gain but I did it!! I don't want to give up after 1 slow week. I want to keep on and I know that eventually it will turn into great losses!! Thanks to everyone for the words of support and encouragement. Knowing I have to be accountable to myself and to you all has made a difference with me! Staying strong for all of us, Deidrah