***JOIN US! Wednesday Weekly Weigh In! 1/16/08***

Hi Gang! Happy Hump-Weigh Day!!! How is everyone doing? Sounds like a lot of people are sticking to their plans, being accountable and doing some movement. I am very proud of all of you. Kelly has really taken ownership of her postop plan and I want to give a shout out to her and tell her we are all here for her and rooting her along! Have another great week Kelly! Check in as you can if you need to come here for support this week for any reason please don't be afraid to do so.. we are here to SUPPORT ya! As for the rest of you... what have been some of your frustrations now that you are a year out? What are you struggling with? Lets talk about it. For me its knowing I can eat much larger quantities and get away with it. I had a 3 egg omelet the other day with veggies, ham and cheese and a slice of whole grain muffin.. kids that's a lot of food! Shouldn't be this way.. goes to show that my pouch can eat more if I let it. I think its important to understand that we must focus on slowing down, chewing, and tasting our food. I find myself "inhaling" because I can.. unlike many of you. I know its not about my pouch as much anymore.. its really about me. As frustrating as it is, I cannot dwell on that fact and I just have to make the best choices. Also for me (as always) its finding that maintenance point and not going overboard or under with calories with my workouts and now this low blood sugar thing as a reaction to good carbohydrate ingestion. I will get it worked out though, I have no doubts. So share with us what bothers you so we can discuss it. Here are my stats! HW: 328 SW: 280 LW: 133.6 (lowest weight 131.6) CW: 132.8 So I continue to maintain which I am happy for especially since the other day I had way more ... WAY more cals than I should have with my 5 drops in blood sugar on Monday. How did you do???

Hey Gang Well as for me (as most of you know) my biggest struggle is the white carbs and has been from the very beginning and now that we are able to eat larger portions it scares me to death!!! I believe I would rather die as to go back to where I was and that is what scares me so bad but there are days when I just can NOT seem to help myself and that is very FRUSTRATING. I know I am always asking but please keep me in your prayers and I will pray for you all too. HW: 340 SW: 330 LW: 196 CW: 195 (((HUGS))) Mini Me

Hi Ladies, I struggle with the scale showing something different that I want it to show (sometimes). I struggle with being able to eat sweets with no or little consequences. I struggle with getting to the gym on a daily basis (I feel so good afterwards so I don't know why it's a struggle, but it is). I used to be a gym rat, before I gained all of the weight. I love the way I look and feel when I am exercising and eating right so that should be my motivation, sometimes its not enough. My husband is extremely happy with my new body and it really creates a lot of fun times for us at home, that should be my motivation, my size 4 pants should be my motivation!!! I have many reasons to keep the weight off and I do, yet I still struggle. I do not have a problem with volume, I cannot eat more than 7 ounces at a time and usually have to struggle to eat 3 meals a day. Believe me, I need the support here real bad and I'm not afraid to come and ask for it! Thanks ladies, for always being there. Onto the weigh in: HW: 233.6 SW: 233.6 LW: 138.6 CW: 136.8 Weight is getting back to normal. I am hoping to get to 130 real soon!!! Angela

My biggest frustration is hunger. I feel like I am hungry all the time and no amount of water or tea can curb it. I feel like I am always eating, maybe because I am. I am doing really good going to the gym every night, but I can't (read don't) stop eating. Oh, what's a girl to do HW: 372 LW: 187 CW: 189 I have been bouncing between 185-189 for about 2 months now

are your sure it's real hunger? or head hunger? I also find myself eating and drinking all day but I never feel real hunger. It's ok to eat all day long as long as you are making the right choices which I know is not always easy but it can be done. Keep up the good work and please, please do not get discouraged.

I was not going to post but I realized I NEED to. HW-358 SW-338 LW-241 CW-246 YES, I am up 5 pds and am SHOCKED. I think a lot is water weight as I know I am holding water but I am so not happy. I think this was a GOOD wake up call for me. No need to reply to this and as I know I am screwing UP. D

I am frustrated with myself for not exercising enough. I know I need to do it, I know I feel better when I do, but I just don't want to! I am thankful for this tool. I could eat chocolate, if I wanted to. Frnakly, I want to a lot. But, I can control it. I found myself at the checkout counter looking at the Dove bar, thinking, oh that looks yummy. I even picked it up. Then put it back down. I am struggling with feeling like the biggest person in the room again. I know I am not. but I sure as Heck feel like I am. HW: 392 SW: 357 LW: 210 CW: 206 Oh, And I soooo can taste Onderland and it is frustrating me to death!

If you feel like eating chocolate try the SF ones, Dove makes a great sf chocolate but you have to make sure to eat one or two at the time b/c the laxative effect will hit you real bad if you have more than two. It's ok to indulge yourself every once in a while, remember that depriving yourself of something you really want makes you want it even more.

Hi there! Happy frozen hump day to you too! I either dumped or had a hot flash at work today (does your heart race with a hot flash?) and it was lovely to be warm for a little while even though I did feel sick during. Brrrr! I'm struggling with grazing and carbs. Even though I choose healthy carbs I should be choosing veggies. No problems with protein. HW: 268 SW: 230 LW: 133.5 CW: 132 Maintenance is hard and moreso when I am exhausted, like today. Going to have a quick nap...

My biggest struggles right now are the quantity I'm able to eat, the fact that I can pretty much eat anything I feel like without horrible dumping, and weight gain. While my rational mind knows this is all pretty much pregnancy related, it still worries me. I've added refined sugars in the late evening (read candy and such) because it makes me incredibly sleepy and I'm ABLE to sleep. For now, I've accepted this as a safe alternative to drugs during my pregnancy. I do fear that I will still crave them and be able to eat them post partum. I DO have it set in my mind however do go back to typical post op eating once baby is born. Although, I'm not sure how possible that is given the fact that I would very much like to breastfeed, and that requires an additional 500 cals per day and carbs are a must. We'll see. And again, weight gain is a struggle for me. I KNOW it's supposed to and is going to happen, bu****ching the scale go up in numbers is very depressing for me. I try to remind myself positively, but it's hard. HW: 265 SW: 240 LW: 186 CW: 188 Considering my first OB Visit I was at 181 and I have 10 weeks left, I should be pleased, plus I'm still 2 lbs lighter now than I was when I got pregnant with my youngest. But alas, I struggle.