craving a diet coke!!! MMMMMMMMMMMM

Hi Monica! It's YOU!! How have you been feeling since your surgery(s)? I'm not sure if you remember meeting me, but I think you were with your firend/family and my 2 year old kept coming over to you both saying "hi". The lady who was with you kept drawing smily faces on little cards for my daighter. :)   Joining a gym will help out a lot! I do water aerobics 2X a week and I try to make it to the Saturday morning class but it can be hard to get a sitter. On the other days I try to stay active with my 2 year old, which is usally not hard at all. I have gotten into yeard work and enjoy that. It's amazing the things I am doing now that I could not even do when I was 70 lbs heavier!  It is still really hard for me to think that I had a RNY! I still see myself as that 322 lb girl. Arggg! I know this will take time to adjust too. Have you been to any of the support groups? I have made it to one and I really would love to go to more, but my husband works on the weekends and it can be hard having the kids at home alone. I really did enjoy the support group meetings and am hopefully going to try and make one this month.  How old is your son? Thats great that he will be working out with you. Its good to have someone along with you. Try not to get frustrated with your weigth loss. You are doing GREAT!!! Just keep thinking of how far you have come in such a short time frame. Keep it up and once you start working out it should melt off! ;) Keep in touch and it was SO nice chatting with you Monica!!! Take care, Jill 

Hi Jill... I can relate... I had my first sip of my favorite "diet Dr.Pepper"  At about 2 months post op I put ice in a cup and a tiny bit in the cup and took a sip.... oh it hurt so bad... but I wanted it...  then I decided I wanted to "try" coke zero in April someone told me it doesn't have much fizz to it... so I tried again got me a big ol glass of ice and poured me some.... it went down a bit better than the first time but not much more than a sip... So I stick to my Crystal Lite, Ice Tea and Splenda, and Ice Water.... I think once you actually try a sip and see that it's not once what it used to be the cravings will pass... * I tried early out and it hurt really bad * I am NOT saying to drink pop* ** Follow your Dr's and your Nut's directions... ** Blessings Jenn 

 (This is our glass of pop!)  LOL  Hi Jen! Let me first tell you how amazing you look!! WOW!!! Awesome job Jenn! Congrats!!! Thank you for your reply! I am very content with all the flavors of cystal light and this has really been my 1st craving. Pop of all things to crave. I dont want to stretch my pouch because I wanted pop so bad. I know you are not saying for me to go out and drink pop, but I could really drink one right now! I did wet my lips with some pop the other day and I felt so stupid! I could not believe that it had come to that. I wet my lips with s diet pepsi and I got no satisfaction from it. I know this will pass and I am sure there will be many more cravings to come. I am just glad that there are nice people to talk too on OH and this is when I turn to people like you. Thanks so much Jenn! keep up the awesome work!!!! WOW is all I have to say!  Best wishes, Jill 

Heres a toast... LOL Thank you so much for your kind words... I have lost most of my weight in the last few months stress LOL... but hey how ever it come off I'll take it! Praise the LORD!!! I looked at your pictures! You too look AMAZING!  I can so see a difference! Keep up the good work and it has been such a short time! You go girl!!!   Yes you are right we will all have our cravings come to haunt us... Dawn's ROD help a lot to find a healthy way to fix things we liked in a healthier way I have found a way to eat things too... You did the right thing ... Post here... Let us share with you... You are gonna do Great Jill!!!