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Hello Everyone I hope you are all weathering the weather wherever you live! Cooled down a lot here one the east coast. FINALLY! Now for my wonderful news.. It has been awhile since I last posted. If you remember I had a bit of a difficult time with my TT. I wound up needing a blood transfustion in the hospital. Well, let me back this story up a bit. Prior to my PS I had gained back 25 pounds because I had discovered I can hold down sugar etc, and began grazing. Not too smart on my part. Well, immediately following my PS I told my surgeon I wanted to start all over again as though I were a brand new post op WLS patient. I went cold turkey on the sugar and grazing and started eating the proper way that we were all taught. I am happy to say it is now 5 weeks since I have had any sugar or junk food. I have lost 25 lbs since PS and am now down to 150 lbs. My original goal was to lose another 5 lbs but if I cant, I would be just as happy to stay where I am. I am now eating properly, stopping when comfortable, and I weigh myself daily because I am NOT going to EVER gain back any weight after all the trouble it took me to get where I am now, weight wise and tummy wise. I have gotten back on the wagon and never plan on falling off again! Wish me luck----I hope that with age this will not change anything weight wise. I truly know now that WLS IS JUST A TOOL, and it must be taken seriously. Thanks for listening as I felt I had to share. Stay safe and COOL Hugs Marianne

Marianne - First of all - great picture, you look wonderful! Second of all - congratulations on the terrific loss! You are an inspiration! Now, for my two cents.....(and please forgive these ramblings, but as an OH leader I have to - it goes with the job LOL).... Weighing yourself every single day can be counter-productive. If this works for you, then great - I think it is very important to identify what works for each of us, and stick with it. However, I will relate to my own personal experience with weighing, and how it affected me emotionally as well as physically. I was one who, very much like yourself, was weighing every single day. I was NOT going to allow any weight gain, after all of the complications and headache that I went through, I was not going to let it happen - no way! However, I never took into account when weighing myself each day, the normal fluctuation of 5-10 pounds that can occur due to fluid retention. It is very normal for the body to fluctuate up and down purely from fluids, and that will show on the scale. Even though, logically, I KNEW this, when I would see a slight gain on the scale, knowing that I had been following all of the rules, I would be devastated, I would get depressed, and I would turn to bad habits. Now, what I PERSONALLY do (again, not telling anyone what to do, but just relating my own experiences), is I weigh myself NO MORE than ONCE per week, and I make sure it is always at the EXACT same time and day. For example, I personally weigh myself first thing in the morning, EVERY Saturday morning, naked fresh out of the shower. Then, I chart my progress on FitDay (or some other chart of your choice), and I can see the overall results of my efforts, and I am pleased. By doing this, I do not have to be confronted with the potential daily fluctuations that can occur from fluid retention, which as we all know is almost always temporary.... Anyway, just a thought. But you look wonderful, and that is a great picture! Have a beautiful day! Mike ------------------------------------------------- Michael A. Campellone 240 Pounds Gone Forever! ObesityHelp Support Group Leader SABariatrics WLS Support Group (334) 718-4518 www.sabariatricswls.com