So my surgeon and I made a deal...

So I went to see my surgeon on Wednesday for my 6 month checkup, just a little bite late... (I started a new job at the six month mark and was just now able to get off)....

I had been off track and depressed due to a major plateau a few months out...

I had a talk with my surgeon and was VERY honest about what I knew I'd been doing wrong and of course my goals...he didn't beat me up about it because I was already bawling...I've been beating myself up about it well enough he'd said...

He and I made a deal that if I got down to my goal weight (180...and I'm 6'2....) he'd put me on his billboards.... LOL.

So anyway...I know it's only been two days, but I've been doing well...nixed the sodas...no matter how badly I've been craving them, keeping a food journal and I'm already down 2 lbs. I'm very motivated...and am on bottle #5 of water for the day!!!

Thanks everyone for all the support you've given me!

Im so glad that you have decided to get back on track!  I also started my food journal after my a visit to my surgeon on Monday and Im also down 2 pounds.  Its funny how we sabotage ourselves during this journey, but I believe that makes the victory even sweeter! 

P.S. Im looking forward to seeing you on those billboards

 Kim....I am SO PROUD of you.   I have read your posts and I believe that I even sent you the Plateau Buster's Diet.    It is so hard to get through those "mind games" that we play sometimes.   I know I too have been struggling probably most of this year to keep my weight down.    In the honeymoon stage which is where you are is the easiest time of your journey.    Trust me....I am almost 4 yrs post op and struggle with the mind games constantly.   Let me suggest to you what I did this week.   Dana and several others earlier in the week were talking about the Beck Diet Solution.    I have read about them talking about that book a long time ago also but just passed it by the wayside.   This time I didn't.   I went out and bought it.   Ya know...my scale has moved down about 2 lbs this week also.  Let me suggest that you go purchase that book.   I got it at half price books for $10.   It is amazing and trust me...it will help you as I know it has helped others.   Now....don't think that it is a diet....it isn't.   But it helps with the "mind games" we tend to play on ourselves and our "stinking thinking" as Yvonne calls it.   That is just my suggestion to you.  Congrats on the 2 lbs.   Anything is a accomplishment with weight loss !!!!   Good luck to you and I know that you will continue to have many many more successes !!!  Hey by the way.....you will have to take a photo of the billboard he puts you on when you reach your goal and put in on the MB's.


Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

Kim come Monday I'm going to get really serious again so I'll be right there with you.  I find when I log my food I do SO MUCH better.  So starting Monday I'll be logging, de-carbing from the "bad" stuff, chugging the water and trying my best to lose 5 lbs.  I'll be posting on the August Adventure so feel free to join us-we need each other to make it work.  I can't wait to see those billboards!!

hi jack


Girl I gotta be right there with you.  I am about despondent with this damn weight roller coaster crap. I have got to find a way to overcome this mess of - one day with carbs and I"m up 3 pounds.  There HAS to be a way.

Kim,  even with my whining here, just know that no matter how far out you are, you can always get back on track.  it's just a matter of focusing and know that there will always be support here.

Thank you guys for your support!! I definitely need to be accountable...and this board and site helps me do that!!!

When I weighed Thursday morning, I was 290.8...Friday was 290.2....and then this morning was 286.6!!!! So I'm going to just work and watch the pounds fall off!

Kim,
You went down the wrong path, but you found your way! That is great! Your doing it!! Good for you! Your surgeon is going to remember you... he is going to remember the day you sat in his office and cried! Good for you for turning around! You are an inspiration to everyone. Keep up the great work! Your doing great! You know how to do it, what to do, and how to get those results! You already did it in just a few days you lost weight already! You knew it all along! 
FOLLOW THAT PATH!!!