Happy Tuesday Weigh-...

Happy Tuesday Weigh-In! Hope everyone had a good week this week and were able to make good food choice and get some movement in! Want to see more of ya posting on the "eats" thread, getting sparce again! Not being pushy or nothing! ;o) It is nice to get an idea what others are eating if nothing else.. Question of the Week: Answer this only if you feel comfortable sharing.. Do you have a transfer addiction? If so, what is it and how do you cope? Answer: I personally have tried really hard not to "transfer addict" but at the same time I know that it is very hard not to fill the void that is left behind when food can no longer console us. I saw my husband battle transfer addiction first hand after his RNY so I have worked hard to combat it and filter it into more positive "transferring" postop - exercise, food journaling, researching about WLS, attending support groups proactively, and being an avid participator here on OH. I also spent a few moments last night writing in my blog about transfer addictions and my thoughts on it.. its quite wordy as I just rambled along but feel free to check it out if you have the time. OK on with the weigh-ins! HW: 328 SW: 280 LW: 142 CW: 139 (got to goal (140) on 11/7!) How did you do? Lets have a good week everyone!

Hi Melissa and friends, Transfer addiction..hmmmm...I guess you could say I have an addiction to shopping, but its not related to WLS. I have always been a big shopper. From Ebay to Chadwicks to JcPenney here locally, I buy clothes and shoes like you wouldnt believe. Burlington Coat Factory is more than great coats, thats for sure. With temperatures here in Houston at 75 degrees already for the day, I don't need to buy any coats there, but I sure do buy lots of shoes there. When I last counted my shoes, I had over 100 pair, I think now I have about 200. Its so bad that I have had to move shoes into another closet in my house because my walk in closet does not have enough floor space. My friends lovingly call me "the shoe ho", I just laugh it off, I love a nice shoe, but I dont spend a lot of money on them, more than $60 is too much for me because I like to have a variety. With that being said, I dont call it transfer addiction in this case, but with me wearing size 4 pants, I am quite excited to buy those cute little outfits so I might have gone overboard. We are going on a debt diet at the beginning of the year so I better get it all out of the way now. I dont smoke, drink, do drugs or party, so my "drug of choice" is spending money. Its not as bad as it could be and I am pretty responsible with it, I just do it more than most. I am in the process of becoming addicted to health and becoming a true gym rat, that remains to be seen. I have always worked out at the gym on a regular basis, so its just a matter of being consistent with my workouts. In addition, I have always been diligent about my eating habits, always conscious of it so I know that I will do well with this. Well, thats all I have on transfer addiction. My results are below: HW: 241 SW: 233.6 LW: 140.6 CW: 138.2 GOAL: 130 at 5'2, but I really want to see a 100 pound loss which would be 133.6 and just 4.6 pounds away. My 1 yr surgery anniversary is December 8 and that would be a fantastic surgery anniversary and Christmas gift. Angela

HW:225 SW:225 LW:127.5 CW:131.5 (it better be f--ing water weight....grrr) goal weight:115

Angela--will you call my husband and tell him about your 200 pairs of shoes.......i have just under 100 and my husband FREAKS when i buy a new pair. He does not understand. Back in the days of Morbid Obesity--shoes and handbags were the only level playing field. You dont have to be skinny to have the same purse and shoes as everyone else! Are you going on the Oprah Debit Diet? A few years ago she had a series that my DH and i watched together--it is still on her website ----and although we dont follow it to a T it has some awesome principles.......we have paid off a lot of our debt- plus we only carry 2 major cc's now (i have my Macy's but that is an exception since i have to buy new clothes so often) Congratulations on the weight loss you look incredible!

HI Dawn, I will be glad to call your husband and tell him about my shoes. I even have a "catalog", but its outdated because its been over a year ago that I updated it. My husband knows how I love shoes and clothes and he does not bother me about it. He even encourages me to buy new stuff when I was losing so quickly that I had nothing to wear. I think he grew up seeing his mom wear and buy nice clothes and wants the same for his wife. I don't know, whatever the reason he doesnt say anything, I'm grateful for that. Over the years, I have influenced him too, in the past, he would not buy clothes/shoes for himself but he has started to shop for himself. That makes me happy to have a well-dressed man. I love Macys too!!! but I mostly shop online at Chadwicks or locally at JcPenney or Burlington. Tell me when and I will call your husband and tell him how we NEED all of those shoes. Angela

Big hugs to you!

I do not think I have a transfer addiction. I was never really addicted to food to begin with. The good news is that I am finally out of my "bouncing stage" and losing weight again. Thank God!! I was getting worried. HW: 261 SW: 261 LW:152 CW: 146 I am only 6 pounds from my original goal and 31 pounds less than my surgeons goal. I would really like to get down to 120-130, but we will see. I still have time to lose.

Fortunately I do not have a transfered addition and I feel very lucky about it. But I am starting to enjoy life much, much more and I love it. My stats are: SW: 320 LW: 190 CW: 189 I am pretty happy with the way I have been able to maintain my weight so far, however, sometimes I think that I should not settle for less and try to loose another 10 lbs. I like the way I look right now and I even like the fact that I can go to a store and buy a size 12 which is going to fit perfectly. The only part that I do not like is my stomach are and my hanging girls. I think that getting plastics will seal my journey. Or should I continue on the loosing path? Sometimes I think that I will let my body and the new system do their job and see what happens.

Hi B! I think its a personal decision, I personally have decided to let my body do its thing. I know my doc has guidelines set for me for calories 1000 to one year then 1200 after that.. i have 3 weeks till my one year appt so I plan to follow that until I see them again and talk with them and go from there.. im letting my body do what it wants till then. Good luck figuring it out.. I know how u feel I have been in that mindset for the past 2 months.. so far tho im happy with loosing more, more than I thought I would. My face does not look gaunt (that was my biggest fear) and I still look really healthy.. whew. The nurses I work with told me I look great and would let me know if I get too thin.. so far they say I can still lose, I trust them. Now if I would just not listen to my family. argh.. lol

Hi all I haven't transferred my food addiction it is still with food!!! Aaarrrgggg. But I am still trying and still supprisingly doing pretty good dispite my slip ups. Hw: 340 sw: 330 lw: 207 cw: 204 (oh my gosh 5 more pounds to onederland) what a day that will be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a wonderful and healthy week mini me