ELIZABETHHHHH!!! im here guys...

I'm sorry i haven't been posting like i normally do.. i have been fighting a little bit of depression and trying to overcome it with the right things...like exercise and sex..lol...or are those the same thing..hmm...food for thought. Anyyywaysssss... I'm here... 7 weeks post op as of tomorrow and down 32 lbs. by the Dr.'s scale... 34 by mine. (i like mine better ) I'm fitting into clothes i haven't worn in 2-3 years! It's wonderful already..but i've been getting the blues lately. Trying to overcome....still missing "food" in my life...and im hoping that this winter i wont really really miss it when im stuck inside with cold weather. I am having a problem with my youngest daughter eating all my sugar free stuff..so when i decide i got the munchies and want something ...it's gone....very bummed. Thinking about gettin a box i can lock with my stuff in it..but some in the fridge i couldn't lock up.... any suggestions? ~~~Dawn

Dawn- Which "foods" are you missing? I thought I'd miss chocolate- but I haven't so far. Sometimes I miss things like SWEETS- Like pie or cake- but mostly, the occasional graham cracker does the trick. On hot days I'd love to have a tall Pepsi- but that's what got into this mess! So, I try and remember that nothing tastes as good as thinner feels- and go buy something new, that fits! My husband keeps his goodies in a cabinet over top of the refridgerator- out of temptations way. He's tall enough to reach- I'd have to grab a chair! Do you feel that you've had the surgery- so how come all this weight hasn't disappeared? I felt that and told Dr. Coster- he asked how many years in took to put this weight on? The he said wouldn't it be only fair to give back 1 or 2 years to get rid of it? He said that it takes time for your body and mind to adjust to your new self. I sure hope he knows what he's talking about. Keep your sunny side up- you look GREAT!! Jeri

Dawn, I think this ungodly heat is making everyone a little bit depressed. I know it is not doing anything good for me!! I have missed foods too, but I take a bite, and some things, when they make me sick about 15 mins later, I dont want them anymore! like cheesecake! we had it at work, and I thought, oh this is soft and will go down, I can have a few bites. WRONG! yucky yuckyyyy!! anyhow, after reading how much you guys are gaining in muscle and not losing, I feel guilty, cuz I should be out working out too, but with going to school full time, working full time and raising a 6 yr old alone I dont have as much time to get out and exercise like I want to. But, a good friend today told me this; write things on your calendar in PEN, like work out for 30 mins. then, you HAVE to do anything in PEN. it sounds simple, but I hope it will work. we will see tomorrow night how much it works. ! well, take it easy dawn. as far as sugar free, just tell the kid they can NOT have them. they have other treats they can eat! Thats what I tell Matthew. when I say its sugar free, he doesnt want it! Judi

Dawn, glad to see you are still kickin!! I was about to call you if I didn't hear soon. I think the depression is part of the "hibernation syndrome" I would imagine by the time winter rolls around, you will have learned how to deal with a lot of the separation anxiety from food. Not all, but most. No suggestions for your sugar free stuff except telling her that nutrasweet isn't good for her and will stunt her growth. You can always add in her worst fear! LOL Congrats on the -34 lbs (your scale can't be wrong!) and KEEP US POSTED!!! Elizabeth