Goals

WOW! Good job, keep rocking your DS. My surgery is Jan 1. I be on the other side of the bench soon Are you staying from carbs

what's your diet like? if you don't mind posting. Congrats on your weight loss

Definitely staying away from carbs...

An example of my day would be

B - 2-3 eggs scrambled with 6 little smokies sausages  (I nibble on this for a while.  love big breakfasts!)

L - Bowl of chili (make my own so I can control ingredients, amount of protein, carbs, and sodium content)

S - 3-4 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese

D - Boneless skinless chicken thigh...  maybe 4-6 oz.  If there's any room left, some steamed veggies

I find that the first 5 days of the pre-op diet were the toughest to get over the lack of carbs.  But after I got over the hump, I was ok.  Don't really miss them now.  Carbs give me gas if I have too many and foods containing gluten give me painful/SUPER stanky gas!!!!  That's enough to keep me away from them.  I feel bad for my family...  I can clear out a room!!!  I've been evicted from the room before because it was so bad this one time.  But it's all a learning process.  I'm learning what my body can and can't tolerate.  Crackers are a no go...  lesson learned there.  =)

Good luck tomorrow on your surgery!!!!  Happy new year to you!

Thank you so much. Will definitely stay away from carbs after my surgery. You look so beautiful

I think your progress is amazing and you sure make that nose stud look good too!
I can't set goals like you are. My loss is too sporadic, historically. Like right now I'm in the dreaded 3 week stall. It started days before 3 weeks and is lasting into my 5th week with a weight gain of 7 pounds. I set my goals around specific things I can directly control myself. I want to get a minimum of 100g of protein a day. Another goal is to limit calls to 1000/day. I want to get a minimum of 60 oz. of water a day. I can control each of these goals. If I don't reach one of those goals it's because of the choices I directly made. My body releasing fat or releasing water, I know from years of dieting, exercising and charting my weight, there's nothing I can do to control that on a weekly basis.

When I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to, I know that my body will eventually respond and give up the weight. I just can't set a weekly goal because I can't control it and I know it's eventually going to lead to disappointment. Who needs any more disappointment in their lives?

Wow...ok..will you slam me if I said " wow...what a difference"!  I think you look pretty in both pictures, but your eyes seem to be so much more happier on you most current pic. Great job in jumping down the 200 scale level!!!! That is so awesome!!!