What's on Your Wednesday Menu, RNYers?

This is how I feel as well.  My surgeon never gave me a goal, at the beginning the counselor asked what my goal was, I told her I would be thrilled to be 180.  Well that was before the weight started coming off.  My goal is 140, I am only 5'2", I think that is reasonable to strive for; however, I'm afraid I'll be lucky to get to 160 at this point.  Still striving for that magic 140 though.

Elizabeth is right, and I think I've been a bad friend lately because I haven't chided you.  You are entirely too hard on yourself.  Yes, you've made some bad choices, but they are not the end of the world.  Don't give up, you have done so extremely awesome, and it wouldn't be hyperbole to say that you have won at weight loss! (see how I used my word there?) Also, beating yourself up daily makes you a huge douchecanoe, (yes, I used your word too, I'm freaking awesome!) especially since you've lost like 175lbs in a YEAR?  That's like losing a Deanna.  I weighed 175lbs on the scale this morning.  Think about that the next time you start to get down on yourself.

You are the queen of losing weight

you are the queen of knitting!

you are the queen of being an awesome mommy! 

and finally

you are the queen of being an awesome friend. 

I...ummm...is it dusty in here all of a sudden?  

Be proud of what you have done so far. My goal is also 150 and I am 20 pounds away. My year is in about 1 month and I know I won't make it by then, but I am extremely proud of all I have accomplished so far and am continuing to work on converting fat to muscle at the gym so things are changing even though the weight isn't. Maybe your body (and mind) just needs a little time to adjust and get prepared for maintenance. You will get there eventually!

My dear, i didn't tell you earlier on facebook because I was pressed for time, but I completely **** on my menu last night.  Go look at my day in MFP.  You are not alone in your issues.  But we can fix this.  I'm resetting again today and I know you'll do the same.  Stay strong, you skinny thing!

BTW, I LOVED your memory on FB this morning.  Prego Melissa pics are awesome!

Agreed! Beautiful with a baby bump :)

I had lost 120 lbs on my own before getting pregnant with Parker.  Then had a high risk pregnancy where I wasn't aloud to do ANYTHING, couldnt even lift a grocery bag!  I gained SO MUCH WEIGHT, and of course it never went away.  Then came another pregnancy, we lost that precious baby, but the weight I gained stayed.  THEN pregnant with Elliot and BAM more weight.  yikes

I, for one, will never mind anyone complaining.  That's why we're all here, right?  To support each other.  Honestly, I feel the same way about the issues I'm going through.  No one wants to hear about my blood issues, or whether I should convert to bypass, but I need to get that crap out, or I'll explode and I figure this is the best place to do it.  I was at my goal weight for a period of time before my blood went wacky and my medical team made me increase calories.  They told me I would gain, and I did.  Now it's a struggle to get back to where I was. For a minute, when weighing whether to bypass or not, I thought "on the bright side, I'll lose my remaining weight, (which according to my surgeon is around 10 lbs)" but he told me yesterday it likely wouldn't fall off that quickly so I shouldn't put that on my "pro" list.  So, anyway, Melissa . . . complain away!

You are wrong.  I do want to hear about your issues!  I want to hear about everyone elses issues, too.  Maybe it's selfish of me, but hearing that everyone else has issues and struggles make me feel less alone in this whole thing.

Gosh, I feel all glittery and unicorny today.  Sheesh.