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Well, I'll tell you, the med seems to really have been the missing link for me. My success with it only strengthens my belief that obesity is a complex, multifaceted metabolic disease/issue that has been abusively classified (and still is by many) as a simple lack of discipline, will power and commitment.
Hope the grocery store isn't too much of a zoo! Congratulations on your stellar weight loss!!! It gives me so much happiness to see tribe members who worked so so hard to lose weight find a medication that makes it possible.
January temperature here for the next week. No snow/ice makes it a bit more tolerable, but lows of 12 degrees are very sad.
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
147.1. Bad eating day yesterday, not in the choices I made but the amount! I had a Quest protein bar for breakfast, a Fairlife shake for lunch, and one shredded chicken taco for dinner. I ordered refried beans to go with the taco but couldn't eat them! Hopefully I can get in more today!
Wrapping Christmas gifts today and gifts for the games we are playing. The adult kids enjoy like doing the games and the competition is always fun.
I also have to pick up our race gear (bibs and t shirts) for the Turkey Trot we are doing Thursday morning. We are just doing the 2 mile walk. Gonna be cold!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Congrats on the 60 lbs. lost!!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
That's awesome!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
216.9 this morning. This weight marks a loss of 60 pounds since beginning the GLP1 meds! A great way to start the Thanksgiving weekend.
I LOVED Diane's reweigh story this morning. I would have done EXACTLY the same thing!
Ann, doing the kitchen, too? I know it's a chore, but LUCKY YOU!
CC, banquet pics????? I got my first filling at 13. The next one in my 40s. What my problem is periodontal disease. I inherited crappy gums from both sides which I think I only worsened because I smoked. So though I have relatively healthy gums now, the recession is severe so lots of root surface is exposed which causes problems. I'm a daily flosser and use prescription toothpaste to keep my oral health in check. Ron is like you and your dad.
Liz, HALF A CORN DOG??? WTF? Girl, you need to eat more. That's not even enough for a toddler! You're going to lose too much muscle if you keep eating like that! Though I know that some days you just don't have an appetite with the meds. The muscle loss is my concern about the meds when I read how little some of you ladies on the meds are eating. It really is worrisome to me. Losing muscle mass for a post menopausal woman in NO BUENO. Have you considered dropping the dose more or getting off the meds so you can eat more protein? I don't want any of us to have "Ozempic Face"! It's a real thing and not so pretty! LOL!
After ranting about eating too little I admit that I am lucky that my metabolism works relatively well. It took several years to get it back in shape after the decades of yoyo-ing starvation and deprivation dieting followed by fast gains followed by VSG, but it is a blessing! I am able to lose weight eating roughly 1800-2200 calories a day. I maintain well at 2500 a day, though I'm sure it will be a lower calorie level to maintain my goal weight.
Naturally I left my grocery shopping until today. It must be the glutton for punishment in me. In addition to grocery shopping, I have a few bills to get paid, a post office run, grocery shopping, dog trimming and bathing and workout on the books. Better get my butt in gear!
Too funny, too true, and oh so telling about how we think! And yes, I would have done the exact same thing!
