Saturday. Feb 21st

Any pointers you have would be great!! I'm all ears.

I think Elina or someone else told me not to worry about the calories as much the first couple of days and just worry about the carbs.

I'm really disciplined once I make it through the first 2 days of decarbing but sometimes I can't even make it through the first damn day. 

Welcome! This board is full of supportive people - I think you will find just what you are looking for here! We are all in this together!

I've had a 20# regain and still screwing around with it.  I'm not giving up, though...it's a life long journey and one of these days I'll get my head in the game.

 This is a great group of people who are full of knowledge and support!

Hang in there!

198.8

I am doing the Fandango with my weight this week. Up, down, Up, down... Today was an up day. 

The NSV for yesterday: I brought my own food for lunch and avoided the club buffet. I didn't eat any of the chocolate sheet cake. I ate my snack of a boiled egg and a turkey stick in the late afternoon. 

Not so good part was that I was really more hungry than I am used to by the time my group got to dinner about 6:45 or so. We went to a Mexican place called Chevy's. Good choices available. I chose steak and shrimp fajitas. I ate the meat and shrimp and roughly a TBS of rice/bean combo. HOWEVER, I did eat some chips and salsa before dinner and an opened faced quesadilla wedge type of thing (a little triangle topped with meat, beans and cheese). 

Once back at the show grounds, getting ready to leave I had to pass by the club table and the doughnut boxes were still there. I took a peek and there were several there. I was exhausted and I had a moment of "what the fuck" and broke off a small piece of a chocolate old fashioned and popped it in my mouth. Then I grabbed a glazed maple "for Ron". Within the next 30 seconds while walking to the car I went through what was coming next and knew that "Ron's doughnut" was never going to make it home if it was sitting in the car next to me. I was able to see my twisted rationalization and tossed the doughnut in a trash bin near my van. 

On the way home I stopped at the store to get some cream and a bottle of Bolthouse Avocado Cilantro dressing (if you don't know Bolthouse, try it - low cal, 40-45 cals for 2 TBS -and creamy and not at all "fake". It's yogurt based dressing and is very good.) I went down the ice cream aisle and seriously considered, read a couple of labels which always helps me make an informed decision, but opted for my greek yogurt at home. I reminded myself that I had my b'day cookies individually wrapped in the freezer (bless my Food Saver!) and I could have one or two of those instead. And that's what I did! 

I am also pleasantly sore all over from my new workout routine for the upcoming week. We added significant weight this week and added three heavy duty core exercises. My upper and lower abs, my lats, forearms, glutes, hamstrings, and even my traps are just a tad sore. Completely bearable. This could also be a reason for a little extra water today. 

Anyhow, thanks for reading the novel. It helps me to process through my behavior. It also is nice to have a place where I can be honest about my eating, be accountable to myself and "my peeps",  and not feel ashamed. I also am able to see as I type that what I may think of as an off food evening looks very normal and mild in comparison to a normies eating. And compared to what a binge of mine might have looked like 12 months ago, last night was stellar. 

Tomorrow I will see a friend for the first time since she had her VSG in late January with my surgeon. So excited to see her! 

Happy Saturday! 

Devon

I love reading how you mind analyzes your choices!

Even before you called your post a novel I was thinking that it was a suspenseful short story.  "....the doughnut boxes were still there.  I took a peek...." and I was hooked.  What would happen next? Was donut carnage inevitable?  

Good for you for not falling for your MO's machiavellian attempt at a donut as well as managing the rest of the day!

Greetings and salutations'

Holy cow, is that the sun thats out? Yesterday started out well enough but then it was suddenly hailing and raining sideways. People stayed in the art gallery to avoid the downpour. 

Hmm, seems like the leg cramps are becoming an epidemic. I wonder if they are more common in wls patients. There have been a few times in my life where I seemed to get them fairly often but then it would quit for years and years. Hubby was the same. My sympathies Carbon. 

Good on you Kairk for tossing the dog show donut.  In my fat  days I used to get a donut or two at Winco as a reward for dragging myself through that huge store which exhausted me.  Then on day I went to get some and there was this huge black fly in the donut case. That kind of did it for me and every time I am tempted by a donut, I think of that huge fly. 

May Pen read through some of the older posts by Kairk about finding your way to deal with regain. Lots of insight there. Back to basics is only part of it. 

Need to get to Chez Costco this weekend and maybe get the raku firing done that has been prevented by weather all week. 

129 today.   diane s

158.2 today.

My husband wasn't feeling so well yesterday evening so we went to a place nearby for dinner.  We had cheese fries for appetizer and I had a glass of wine.  It was soooo good.  But I shouldn't have ordered anything else.  To the statement earlier about portions out--they are too much, especially if you order an appetizer.  I only ordered a main meal because I felt like that's just what you do.  I took two bites before I realized I was feeling uncomfortably full and this was ridiculous.

Today my step daughter is visiting.  we usually cater to her while she's here.  So there's a good chance that outback will be for dinner.  And probably a movie or two and a stop by the mall.

Good evening everyone. Busy day today. Did my 6 k run this morning and then the normal Saturday errands etc.

stayed the same today. 148.7. I'm good with that. Planning a breakfast out tomorrow with my motorcycle riding group. It will be fun I'm sure. 

Take care of yourselves. Hugs. Lorna