PRESIDENTS DAY WEIGH IN!

GOOD MONDAY TO ALL YOU LUCKY ONES THAT DIDNT HAVE TO WORK TODAY ON THIS HOLIDAY AND SORRY BUDS FOR THE ONES THAT DID... LEON IS OFF TODAY SO MIGHT TRY TO GET A LIL HONEY DO'S IN THERE SOMEWHERE. IM SURE THE PRESIDENTS WOULD CARE LESS LOL I HAVE HAD MY PUTER UNDONE ALL WEEK WITH ALL THE PAINTING I HAD TO DO IN MY OFFICE AREA.. BOY LET ME TELL YOU ONE THING... IT LOOKS A HECK OF A LOT EASIER ON THEM THERE SHOWS OF PAINTING RED THAN IT REALLY IS... THAT CRAP IS HARD TO PAINT AND COVER TOTALLY. I HAVE TO SAY THE JOB LOOKS GREAT.. JUST HAVE TOUCH UPS HERE AND THERE TO DO... NOW IT MAKES  YA WANT TO FRESHEN UP THE REST OF THE PLACE LOL.... I HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL AND DOING GOOD. I HAVENT EVEN READ ANY POST SO FAR... IM A LIL DRAGGIN THIS MORNING... MY GRANDKIDS WENT OUT OF TOWN WITH THERE OTHER GRANDPARNETS  FOR THE WEEKEND AND MY DAUGHTER HAS REALLY ENJOYED SOME TIME TO NOT BE MOMA'S TO DEATH THIS WEEKEND. SO I HAVE BEEN HER PARTNER IN CRIME OF RUNNING ALL WEEKEND.. WE WENT THRIFT SHOPPING, MALL SHOPPING, AT OUT AND JUST DONE KIDLESS THINGS LOL.... SO NOW BACK TO BORING DAYS....I HAVE TO SAY ONE THIS ..... I AM HAVING A HUGE FAMILY GET TOGETHER AT THE BEACH IN JUNE AND DONT HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT ILL BE WEARING BATHING SUIT WISE... I HAVE THE WORSE CASE OF LEGS AND ARMS I TELL YA... I HAVE BEEN TELLING MY KIDS JUST HOW BAD MY LEGS ARE AND THEY DIDNT GET IT UNTIL THIS WEEKEND... WE WENT TO SEARS AND I TRYED ON THIS CUTE LIL NUMBER MY DAUGHTER WANTED ME TO TRY ON... IT WAS YOUR BASIC BLACK NICE WHOLE PIECE... GIRL LET ME TELL YOU... I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA THROW UP IN THE DRESSING ROOM LOL.... MY DAUGHTER CAME IN THERE TO ACCESS THE DAMAGE AND SAID..... I GOD MOMA YOUR LEGS ARE REALLY BAD AINT THEY? OMG I STARTED LAUGHING AND TOLD HER..... WHAT DO YALL THINK I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO YALL FOR MONTHS... THEY HAVE BEEN SAYING OH MOMA GET A BATHING SUIT.... HAVE YOU BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE ON THE NET YET.? YOU REALLY HAVE GOT TO GET STARTED.... I ACTUALLY COULD PUT BRA'S ON MY THIGHS THEY HANG SO SO BAD... ITS SAD TO BE THIS SIZE AND NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO WEAR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT THOUGH BECAUSE I CAN JUST WEAR LONG SHORTS AND SOME KIND OF COOL BREATHING SHIRT BUT NEVER SLEEVELESS .... ITS JUST COMES WITH THE TERRITORY LIKE MY DROOPING FACE... GOTTA HAVE SOME KIND OF BACKLASH AFTER ALL THAT QUICK WEIGHTLOSS... I HOPE EVERYONES EATTING HAS BEEN OK... I HAVE TO CONFESS I HAD RITZ CRACKERS YESTERDAY AND THEM SUCKERS WERE SO GOOD... OMG I HAVE MISSED THEM... I HAVE ALSO CUT OUT ALOT OF WANTING CRUNCHY WRONG STUFF WITH EATTING ALREADY TO EAT CARROTS ( IM LAZY). AND I HAVE TO SAY WHEN THEY ARE IN THE FRIDGE AND YOU GET ONE OUT AND CRUNCH ON THEM IT SEEMS TO HELP ME SOME... I JUST HAVE THIS OVERWHELMING URGE FOR CRUNCHY ALL THE TIME. MAYBE ITS ALL THE CARB OVERLOAD FROM YEARS GONE BY.. WHO KNOWS.... DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE YOURSELF DOING THAT? WELL ITS TIME TO WEIGH IN KIDDO'S AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAS DONE AS WELL AS CAN... SO LETS SEE THE AMAZEMENT OR DAMAGE... EITHER WAY....... ALL WE GOTTA DO IS SHOOT THE SCALE LOL... BEGINNING WEIGHT-397 SURGERY WEIGHT-386 LAST WEEK-150 THIS SEEK-150 HUGS MARGE

I've been looking for bathing suits too and ugh is right! Talk about humbling. But I have to have one for the camp I'm going to next month and finally figured out a way to wear one without scaring people . I bought a top (I love that they have separates!) and then bought board shorts - they are long swim shorts (go to above your knee) that are mostly used by surfers but have gotten popular for swimming. I love mine, they cover up my wrinkly legs but I still look cool I did decent this week, lost almost all I gained last week. I'm really trying to lose these last 9 pounds before Moab, so I am determined to really watch it this week. I know I can do it, if I just avoid those tootsie rolls! surgery weight: 371 last week's weight: 171 this week's weight: 169 Have a great day everyone!

HEY PJ,       YOU WILL SO BE AT THAT GOAL BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.... I DONT THINK UGH IS EVEN THE WORD FOR BATHING SUITS FOR ME LOL.... WHEN I WAS 400LBS I DIDNT WEAR ONE THEN EVEN BUT AT LEAST ALL THE FAT FILLED OUT EVERYWHERE... GO FIGURE ???WEIGH TO GO ON THAT TWO POUNDS THIS WEEK!! WHO HOO.... HUGS MARGE

Good Morning Everyone, Beg Weight 468 Last week 362 This Week 357 5lbs Yay!!!! Have a Great Day!!!

HEY TOMMIE,        WHAT A GREAT WEEK YOU HAD,,,,FIVE FEEKIN POUNDS!!!! WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING MAKE SURE TO KEEP IT UP LOL.... IM JELIOUS... HUGS MARGE

Good morning, Marge welcome to Monday.  I'm can totally relate to the swimsuit dilemma!  My flabby arms are just going to be out there, but I handled the scary thigh issue by buying a separate swim skirt.  It hangs down enough to cover the seriously flabby excess skin on my thighs.  My challenged was finding a suit with a high-enough neck, as my girls could simply float out of a suit with a regular neckline!  Luckily, I found a Delta Burke suit with a high scoop neck that holds the girls in place just fine. 

Beginning weight - 396
Surgery weight - 386
Last Monday - 188.5 Today  - 187.7

I'm happy with the 187.7 - Aunt Flo was around last week, and I ate 400-600 calories more per day than I've been eating for the past month or so.  My weight stayed in the 187-188 range for the whole week though, so I'm thinking that some of the physiological changes that go along with Aunt Flo may increase my energy needs.  Anyway, both Aunt Flo and the increased hunger are gone now, so I'm going back to my 2000 calorie a day plan this week.  We'll see how that works at next Monday's weigh-in!   Have a great week -

Kellie

HEY KELLIE,      YOU KNOW THAT AUNT FLO KICKS BUTT SO BADLY EVEN THOUGH SHE DOESNT SEEM TO BE COMING AROUND ME ANYMORE.. RIGHT NOW I STILL AM MOODY AS ALL GET OUT AND STILL CRAVE THOSE MONTHLY GOODIES.... CRAZY I TELL YA.... GUESS THAT ABLATION SURGERY CANT CURE EVERYTHING HUH? BUT GOTTA SAY THAT 187LBS IS STILL SWEET AINT IT? HUGS MARGE

I've never cared what I look like in a swimsuit because I'm just interested in being in the water.  Having said that, my handed down bathing suit just committed suicide, and I was lucky enough to find a sale at Junonia so I could replace it for $16 plus shipping.  Costco has bathing suits on sale, but I'm not into an 18 yet (I could be if all this hanging fat/skin were gone). I usually favor the one piece tank suits.  I have to be careful now about getting a suit that doesn't have high cut legs, otherwise, my big floppy panni falls out the leg holes along with my giblets.  Most embarrassing! I didn't have a loss this week, but I have to admit my eating habits have been a bit lax.  I've been craving crunchy lately, too, but I hate raw carrots and raw celery doesn't sit well.  I need to factor some dry protein Special K into my daily food plan and use that to satisfy the crunch. I don't usually attend my surgeon's support groups because my HMO has its own support groups, but this week's topic discusses plastic surgery and exercise, so I plan to be there.  I am most curious about PS options and their cost, and I'd like some exercise input from a trainer familiar with the nuances of WLS folks. I definitely need to stay away from the carbs.  Carbs create all sort of evil thinking and destructive habits.  Why, oh why, are they so tasty? Beginning weight: 530 lbs Surgery weight: 407 lb Last week: 218 lb This week: 218 lb Kix

HEY KIX,        I TELL YA THAT CRUNCHY CRAP WILL KILL YA.... I HAVE NEVER BEEN ONE TO EVEN EAT CARROTS AND NOW THAT EVEN SOUNDS GOOD... WEIRD FOR SURE... IM TRYING TO STICK TO THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE BEFORE IT WAS OVER I WOULD HAVE DONE EAT A HALF A BOX OF THEM THERE DRY SPECIAL K'S.... THEY WOULD OH SO BE SPECIAL TO ME LOL.... IT IS SORTA SAD TO BE MY SIZE NOW AND WEIGH WHAT I DO AND STILL NOT BE ABLE TO WEAR A BATHING SUIT THOUGH. MY ARMS ARE WHAT THEY ARE.... BUT THE LEGS ALONE ARE SOMETHING ELSE. I CAN EVEN LIVE WITH THE ZOOLOO BOOBS HANGING TO MY WAIST. THEY LOOK LIKE SOMETHING OFF OF A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE FOR SURE...LOL... I DONT WANT MUCH,. JUST TO NOT SWEAT TO DEATH IN FLA WHEN WE GO... THE CUTE LAYERED LOOK IS JUST ABOUT EVEN TO HOT FOR THAT TIME OF YEAR... SO GUESS ILL KEEP LOOKING.... AND AT LEAST THAT SCALE DIDNT GO THE OTHER WAY... IDLE IS BETTER... HUGS MARGE

Happy Monday Marge!  I have to tell ya last summer I took the boys(my scout den)   swimming and it was kinda Horrible I rememebr watching them look at me and even though they didn't say anything I could tell they were a little wowed by my size in a suite lol  So I can't help but think about that as part of a goal, to be able to go swimming without being the entertainment!   My thighs are  really lose too, so I will need a suite like Pj talked about and my arms well Nothing I can about them.  I have learned that I kashi Go lean cereal as kind of a crunch food. Like Kix I do the dry special K as well. Or like last night I ate a hand full of baked cheeto's which I find to be as evil as fried ones because it just makes you feel ok to eat them lol  I have been very laxed at the GYM but tonight my friend and I are going together , The kids are on winter break from school so I don't have to get my son off the bus. Thank God:)  Beginning Weight -392 Surgery Weight -344 Last Week -266 This week-264 OOOPS !   -2 I'll take it!  Thanks Marge have a great Week !  Estelle