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Happy!!! Yes we plan to be all about the positive... no put downs here!! I think we beat ourselvs up enough...at least I know I do.

So how will we work this? Will we start at the same time and work it a week at a time like the book does? I'm still listening to the audiobook but haven't finished it yet. Today she talked about having a weight loss coach. It sounds like this is where we can really help each other. I read the "What are you eating today?" thread on the RNY forum but don't always post my meals there. I don't really see it as being accountable because I could say I ate three german chocolate cakes and a pound of lard and I don't think anyone would chastise me for it. I'm hoping this group will actually be an accountability group. If I know I'll be held accountable for eating off plan, I think I'm more likely to stick to the plan.

I was addicted to sugar pre-surgery. I loved candy corn, Sugar Babies, cotton candy, milk caramels -- it was like crack to me. I've got the sugar monster under control for now, but crunchy stuff has been making eyes at me and I'm succombing to the seduction. It's no-sugar-added granola and whole almonds that I crave now - relatively healthy stuff - but I struggle with eating a healthy portion and not over-indulging. I need for y'all to kick my booty when I lose control over that stuff.

Silly me thought I'd have surgery and all my food issues would be solved.

Welcome. THe plan is for us to works through the exercises in the book together, discuss, ask questions and encourage one another through the process. Isn't it funny that even with 'healthy' snacks we still struggle with portion control.

Hi My name is Trudy.  I had my open RNY in November of 2006.  I initially lost about 180 pounds but have put 60 back on.  I am working hard to get back to where I need to be both physically and mentally/emotionaly.

I don't want to go back to 360 pounds I have to find a way to stop.

I've done pretty good for the past week with getting back on track.

I bought the Beck book and read about two chapters and then never finished.  I am going to dig it out and try again reading it with y'all.

Good luck to us all.

Awesome...its harderto try todo it on your own. Lets support one another

Hi all,
I am 6 months out and losing slowly. i have lost 41% of excess weight. I struggle with emotions and food. When I started my trip to surgery several years ago I met a therapist *****commended the book.
I've utilized book. Still struggle with some of the exercises but I never utilized book day by day.
Looking forward to working the program in a group.
Michele L

Awesome! We share the same surgery date. We can do this together!!

Hi, My name is April.  I hope to post regularly in this group, but I am not always good about posting on the internet.   I have heard great things about the book, and decided to buy it early on in my journey.   I got through the first two weeks and my husband came home from deployment.  Things have been a little crazy since then.    I am trying to establish the right mind set now, so that I am successful now with losing and later with maintaining.   I had surgery September 9, 2009.  I have lost 72 pounds so far, which is half-way to goal.   

Welcome April and excellent plan. You are so wise to want to establish good habits now. I have been obese all my life and after the surgery I realized that cutting up my insides was not going to be the entire solution for me.

Hi,

I was skinny until I got married, 29 years ago. I got married, graduated high school 1 month later, started a 2 yr college program that was condensed to one year, got pregnant 6 months into the marriage, worked part time while going to collage, I was eight months pregnant when I graduated collage. No stress at all, I ate what i wanted when i wanted, grab and go- I gained 60 pounds during the pregnancy and never lost it, and just keep going up from there.

I finally had had enough and researched bariatric surgery for 2 years before starting the process. I ended up having rny- although that was not what i had originally had thought i was going to do, I thought i would have lap band. changed my mind when i found out that with rny i could be diabetes free.

My RNY was 7/21/09 and I have lost 103 pounds with about 20 more to go. I have been stalled for the last 3 weeks, and noticed that I am not making good choices- crackers & carbs are back in my diet and they shouldnt be. Trying to get them out, but cant seem to do it.

I stopped seeing my counselor around thanksgiving, and that is when my world decided to crumble. I am trying to get an appointment scheduled with the therapist on Monday.