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Hi my fellow OH family Hi my name is Sophia 34yrs old and mother of 6 . I recently moved to Greensboro North Carolina {Guilford County area} and I am looking for some support. I moved from NYC and am no stranger to OH. I had my surgery October 22nd 2004. and have lost a total of 140lbs as of june 2006. Now here is my problem I have only been here for 2 1/2 - 3 weeks and have been eating like crazy I dont know why { is it the fresh country air}. I still cannot eat alot at one sitting but I do find myself picking all day long and since I have been here I have been doing alot of cooking. Its not like in nyc where if I didnt want to cook I could send the kids across the street and they could buy from just about any place to get something to eat and that really helped me keep my eatting down not having to cook big meals all the time just my own and I basically kept on track. So I weighed myself last night and to my surprise I have already gained 11 lbs wow!!!! I couldnt believe it. I realized I was starting to gain, my back was hurting me every night and I could feel some difference and see it in my stomach{looks like Im pregnant lol} all of a sudden.I thought it was gas or something. So as of this morning I searched for the Plateau Buster Diet and am under way. But question is is this what is going to get me back on track? or is there something else I should be doing. today I can say I have been very good and I drinking alot of water and everything. I feel like I have failed myself and I dont want to go backwards really in tears last night I couldnt believe I had fallen off the wagon {as I call it lol} and I am questioning if I can get back on the right track after allowing myself to go wrong. I hope I am not just rambling and someone can understand where I am coming from with all of this. I need to know if there are any support groups in the morning or during the day in my area and I guess I could really use a friend in my area I can call on for mental support. Any advice please give it. I also would like to know where I can get good protien shakes here in NC I am still learning the area and if there are any recommendations on brands. I am really not a big fan of the shakes I do so well with everything else but the shakes make me feel so ill. Thanks for listening and I hope to get to know many of you. Sophia

Hye Sophia, I moved from Pittsburgh PA about 6 years ago to Salisbury NC so with that said..... You have accomplished so much! Do not beat yourself over 11 pounds. You have six kids which is a lot to deal with and you carring for you and getting everyone else situated in the move dont you threat. You know you need to get back on track but, listen your human everyone does it just know you need to go in a different direction and get back to it! [email protected] if you need to email I am a stay at home mother and would love to hear from you. Melissa

Thank you so much Melissa I really appreciate the kind words. I have been beating myself up since I got off the scale. I stopped weighing myself so much because I was going crazy with trying to get the weight off but one thing I have never gained any weight. so this was really a hard hit to the head because it happened so fast. so now I am trying not to even go in the kitchen at all only for water to drink. I also wanted to ask on the pbd it says you can have sugar free popsicles but I cant seem to find that I found fudge pops and other ice creams but not popsicles. is there somewhere in particular I can search for that? Thanks again I will email you also Sophia

Sophia; Every WalMart I've been to (and I travel at least a week a month for my job) carries sugar free popsicles. You know how to work the tool. You've lost 140 lbs! You just need to dust it off and start working it again. I know you can do it! Blessings, Jennifer 253 / 157 / 137