I know its not ALLOT but

I lost 4lbs woo hoo I just started a week or so ago watching what I eat, I stopped eating breads and pasta been drinking lots of water and I am going back to the gym.... woo hoo Pam

Good for you Pam!! Every pound you lose is one that you didn't gain!!! It's always good to go back to the gym- I am still working on that one. I saw Dr. Phil the other day and he said it best- breads, pastas, and sugar are the white devil!!!  As much as we love them- they really aren't good for us.  Keep up the good work!

Awesome Job!   Keep up the great work.   Every lb.  is you getting closer to better health!  Every ounce lost is worth the celebration! 

Good job! Bev

That's great!!!  See, if you keep this up, you'll show the surgeon that you're serious about this surgery and do well with it.   I lost 18 prior to surgery when Aranow wanted me to lose 10.  I did a modified South Beach and from June/July until Sept 28th '05 day of surgery, I hardly had any carbs at all.  If I did, it was in the form of a veggie, etc.  I found walking to be the best...it got my body ready for surgery and helped with all the stress I was going thru.  If I was nervous or anxious with waiting, etc, I took a nice brisk walk.

Make sure you drink A LOT of water...especially because it's SO hot out.  You'll find that works well, too.  Add one of those little packets of sugar free flavoring if you get bored with it. Paula

Congrats on the 4 pounds. I have 12 more to go. I understand, as most of us here do, the little victories need to be celebrated. I have to get my butt back to the gym. I have skipped for 2 weeks and I am feeling lazy. Oh and side note, just my opinion, don't let the hair loss stop you from doing what is best for your health. I am a little worried about it myself but I know that it will come back (I have a friend who did this and it got thin but it's back now) so I don't stress it that much and I focus on how healthy I will be when all this is done. Take care. Kathy

Christine~ The white devil that is so true , I never realized how much I loved bread till I stopped having it, bagels, english muffins, pasta  and I have even started to cut way, way way back on ice cream and eat sherbert .... Thank You Chrissy , Bev, Chrissy, Paula and Kathy for all your words of encouragment Paula~ I wanted to try and loose as much as possible before especially when I saw what the scale said after my jaw hit the ground and I watch BIG MEDICIAN  (sp) and they always try to get there patience to loose some weight prior, I drink plain water during the day and with my meals I drink my crystal ligh****er and now I am drinking green tea three times a day....yuk!! Kathy~ The one thing I miss about when I was loosing weight is the gym I always felt good about myself after a good AM workout it always kept me on my program when I would go to the gym first thing, I have allot of thick hair but it still freaks me out...dont want to loose it..LOL Thanks again !