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Well I do have to say this week has been disapointing,, I mean in the weight division,, I haven't lost a POUND,, not 1 slimmy pound,, I am sooooooooooooooooooooo depressed,, I mean I am 1 month out this can't be happening already,,, I finally got to the stage where I can eat mush ,, which THANK GOD FOR THAT STAGE, and I have been eating scrambled eggs with some real low fat cheese, and then some mashed potatoes every now and then and cream soups still,,, I don't know why I am not loosing , now NO I am not working out and I KNOW that makes a HUGE difference from when I was on atkins , but my workout center is broke so I can't go there and shee****s sooo damn hot outside, I get winded soo fast,, I want the workout room to open sooo bad ,, and the pool also but can't get in the pool til I am totally healed,,, I think I am going to go back to all protein shakes and no food, but gosh I am a biotch and a half when I am at that stage,,, But I need to learn to loose weight,, another thing is I am able to handle sooooooooo many things now , sooo good and I think ok maybe I know I am taking advantage of that and having a taste here or there of somethings,, please don't bash me I need support and someone who can say ,, damn I know just what you mean,, right now,, I hate hearing people say " I am doing perfect , have lost twice as much weight as I am susposed to at this point and have had NO complications ", gosh I want to slap them,, ahhhhhhh Can someone respond back who says , Ashleigh I eat candy all the time and cheat , so I know what your going through,,, I know I may sound a lil rude there and I swear I am not that type or not always!!! but I just need support !! other than the weight issue , I am doing good,, me.liz,my sister and her best friend are about to move into a house together and I can't wait to get out of a apt,, I love living in a house and being able to garden and etc,,, also alot we are looking at have pools and thats fun!! Broke my sis friend has a dog and I haven't had a dog in awhile so thats a adventure to see if my 4 cats like dogs!!!! hope everyone is good, I have been busy looking at apts and houses lately

Ash, hey girl I get depressed easy to when I get on the scale and it didn't move. but it will soon at one month you are still in the honeymoon phase and still losing a lot. it could be fluid in your body. I retain alot around that time of the month. just keep your chin up it will come off quick. take care, Chrissy

Thanks chrissy , Just the support I was looking for!!! Hope your doing awesome with your weight loss!!!

Hey girl don't get down about it most people stall at about three or four weeks even if they don't admit it. I did and went two weeks without losing a pound and was very upset about it. But it does start back up again. Here's what's happening your body is going into starvation mode and it is desperately trying to hold on to the fat it has. It will start to get rid of things it doesn't need to survive and this is where the hair lose will come in. Just up your protein and wait it out. And about the bad things I eat them I won't lie about it. I eat M&M's and bite size candy bars and small things like that. I only eat a couple of bites or I will get sick and I still lose weight. No one is perfect and if you could do without all the bad stuff you wouldn't have needed help in the first place right. So a little won't hurt you just don't over do it. I can eat two Hersey's kisses anymore than that and I get horribly sick. So just know you limits. But I found that exercise has helped me to start shedding the pounds faster. Although I was losing slowly without exercising too. I decided my window was passing and I needed to lose a lot more so I began walking every morning on the treadmill and also going to the park to walk. Walking is the best thing for you. Can you walk around your apartment complex any? Or if not just walk in place while you watch TV anythings better than nothing. Hope this has been helpful for you. Keep your head up and all will be good. Be positive! Tina -115

Thanks Tina, You ALWAYS give awesome advice and support and are soo good at it,, thanks , you seem to always know where someone is coming from and know just the things to say!! I am soo excited you have lost so much weight and can't wait to see you next time,,I do need to get off my butt I think I may get some taebo or something I seem to think those things are fun!!! thanks girl

Thanks A**** is sweet of you to say those things, I enjoying being able to help people and let them know I've been there. Before I got pregnant with my son I wanted to be a social worker go figure. I think Taebo would be fun too, and they say it is a really good workout. I wonder if I could get my hubby to do it with me. If you need someone to come get you up off your butt I will. We could go do something shopping is always fun. I need to hit the outlet stores in Gonzales for some shoes to wear on the cruise and you can get in alot of walking there. Take care, Tina -115 I can do it you can too!

Hey Ashleigh! I had my WLS one week exactly before yours. YOU ARE NOT TERRIBLE. I am about step in step with you. I've just started walking a bit.....like today...lol! I mean, I walked to recover, but today, a serious stride.....like I mean business. I'm in the mush stage too and finding more and more yummy things to eat. I'm for some reason really into cheese the past couple of days........I need some fruit or I'll be hurting real bad soon with the other end department. LOL. I have a heck of a time getting in enough water. I've had a couple of hospital stay setbacks. I've found that I can eat a little bite of some "not so great" things. BUT, I've also begun training myself to either pass that temptation...or be happy with just the bite. I mean, I have two kids and a husband....they didn't have WLS, I did. So, they eat the same killer things to me...like pizza, etc. The other night, I took the smallest, less than dime size, bite and was just sooooooo happy with that morsel...a taste, that's all. SO, I understand where you are at......and you are not alone. This board has been so great to me and all my questions. One thing I do, that you might want to try.........is not get on the scale. I've weighed myself at home once in the past 5 weeks. I let my doctor's scale tell the real story at my checkups. I'm judging my success on how I feel. For instance, before surgery, there was no way I could get on the floor and play with my 18 month old. Two days ago, I did..........and I stayed there, and my legs didn't go numb, and I could get back up without a huge struggle....HAPPY MOMENT.....NO SCALE INVOLVED!!!! LOL. Remember, all those foods that you crave, long for, and miss....helped you to your WLS. They will come back around in time......so, try to use this time, this "honeymoon" period to reshape your old habits. Small stomach, small bites, small body....forever! Good luck.......... Kendra

Kendra, THANKS SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH !!!! That was awesome support and made me feel so much better,, I know what you mean about having just a taste! My family was eating crab cakes and I just had to have one but I didn't ,instead I just licked it , and that was good enough!!!! I am also finding nice things in the mush stage, its sooooo nice to be here , those liquids were killing me,, I also am sure I am not getting in my required liquids but I am trying , went out and bought some more protein flavors yesterday and they were yummy!!!! I know I need to stop weighing myself so much and yes I can tell sooooo many things I can do now,, like walk up my steps to come home and not have to rest immed upon arviving,, also I think I am loosing inches so thats awesome! I am fitting into smaller clothes , so I have to be loosing somehow,, But I would just like to see the scale move you know!!! Thanks again so much, and keep me updated on how your doing!