Daily Maintenance Weigh In - Thursday 8/30

104 even today.  That's pretty good for me.  I am finding that I need to eat more in order to maintain this weight, the exercise is kicking my butt and I am burning at least 500 calories extra a day.  My trainer keeps warning me to eat more.  I really am trying.


On anther note, a mother at my kid's school has been talking about my weight loss behind my back.  She is telling the other moms that since I lost weight, I now  look a bit anorexic.  I don't agree with her and think she is a bit jealous as she has about 20-30 pounds that she could easily lose.  I am trying to stay away from the mean spirited stuff, but it's hard sometimes.  I keep running through all the nasty retorts I could make to her if she ever said anything straight to my face.  Meow!

 Just keep prancing your skinny ass around school. They have to have "something" to talk about, if that's the worst thing they can say, well it reflects more on them than on you!

 Elina, I have seen you in person and you do not look anorexic at all. You are very tiny and have a bone structure to match. I wouldn't recommend that you lose anymore, but you are not anorexic looking. I felt like a truck driver next to you. Ignore the naysayers. That woman sounds jealous.


Gail

Thank you Gail.  I don't think I look anorexic either, but this stuff has a way of playing with my head.  I asked my trainer about it today too, she said, " you look just right for your height and bone structure, but don't lose any more weight".  Basically, the same thing you are saying and the same thing I see when I look in the mirror. 

I just realized what the date is today.  I am 2 year post-op today.

While I struggled with a gradual gain of 7 lbs over the past year, I buckled down and lost those recently with Dr Cirangle's help.  Today I weigh in the 126 - 127 range which is the lowest I've been since surgery.

The goal he set for me was 120 - 125.  I've continued to think I can get lower, but it hasn't happened yet.  

I really have come to terms with what I can and can not eat.  I do avoid sugary foods and breads, which I used to love.  I recently became a vegetarian and have been struggling with what to eat.  It was so easy to eat chicken and salads every day....I'm searching for a new normal for me.

The past years have been a challenge, but I'm thrilled to be a thin person instead of a fat one.  I should write a post for the main board....will do that later.  I just wanted to share my anniversary with you all.

While maintenance is tougher than losing after surgery, it is so worth it.

I know what you mean!  I have been a vegetarian for many years and I have really had trouble finding things that I can eat that are dense enough for my sleeve to restrict my intake.  Any ideas you come up with would be very welcome here.  I have 2 protein drinks a day, but they run right through my sleeve so I still eat the few things I know my sleeve will restrict.  Right now I am trying to cut out sugar and simple carbs because I found it was making me ravenously hungry.

Weight today: 168.8 (again!)

143...holding steady despite the whole jar of Nutella I have consumed whilst on opiates...slowly weaning myself off Have a great day everyone!

Nutella is the devil.  Stay away, my daughter gained a number of pounds last year and when we tried to figure out why this was happening, it all boiled down to consuming Nutella on a regular basis.  That stuff is addicting as sin.

 THat's because it's an ****** in a jar...hahahhahah It's gone now, and I won't be buying anymore!

 109.6 lbs

Today is my 2 year surgiversary. When I met with the Bariatric Internist in the program today, she called me a "Superstar."  Made my day. I am within 1.5 lbs from what I weighed last year at this time. Pretty amazing.


gail