Okay, so I set my first goal at losing 100 lbs, this was set from my heighest weight when I had my first consult with my lapband surgeon so it will include the 11 lbs I lost pre-surgery. Guess what? I'm only 9 lbs away!!! I'm thrilled. I'm so close now I can taste it. I will get there, no doubt about it now!!! :wub:

I've never lost this much weight before, so it's a brand new feeling for me. I've set my next goal at losing 50 more pounds and the one after that at 50 additional pounds. I felt I needed to break it down it substantial individual goals because I had so much weight to lose, however the first goal had to be the toughest because I felt it would be easier to lose in the beginning.

I have slowed down, of course going on a 12 day cruise didn't help but I came back only 1 lb heavier which I think was water retention from all the salty food. I did walk a lot, even the days we spent at sea so it is far more exercise than I would normally get at my desk job. As for my eatting... I admit to indulging in alchololic beverages and desserts, and higher calorie foods. But my portions were smaller than they would have normally been and my activity was higher.

Right now I'm having a bit of difficulty getting back into routine but I'm not doing horrible either... especially if the scale is still moving!

keep up the good work,it can be done. i lost 100lbs and then set my goals 25 lbs at a time,already lost that 25(1 yr 10 days altogether)slowing down losing considerably but still losing none the less, now working on my other 25 then i'll only have 3 more rounds of 25's to go. 50 or a 100 at a time is to daunting for me.but to each their on. ROCK ON!!!!!!!!

Great story of your success. I like this. You have done well. Can you share your daily eating habits with us while on your journey. Most of us are looking for a variety of foods to eat, not just one or two options. Congrats on your loss, your an inspiration to all of us.

keep up the good work,it can be done. i lost 100lbs and then set my goals 25 lbs at a time,already lost that 25(1 yr 10 days altogether)slowing down losing considerably but still losing none the less, now working on my other 25 then i'll only have 3 more rounds of 25's to go. 50 or a 100 at a time is to daunting for me.but to each their on. ROCK ON!!!!!!!!

Good for you! I may need to rethink the 50 lb goals, or maybe I'll do the next one at 50 and then instead of the 3rd at 50, I'll do two at 25. That sounds good now that I wrote it! LOL!

Keep up the good work!

Judy

Great story of your success. I like this. You have done well. Can you share your daily eating habits with us while on your journey. Most of us are looking for a variety of foods to eat, not just one or two options. Congrats on your loss, your an inspiration to all of us.

Sure, though I've been sloppy since I've gotten back from my cruise... so I'll post a sampling of my pre-cruise eatting habits.

Breakfast - Either 1 whole egg with a sprinkling of lowfat cheddar cheese or 2 egg equiv. of eggbeaters. I like the southwestern style and sometimes I add lowfat cheese to it to make it like an omlet.

Breakfast - another option is cold cereal (I don't like hot cereal). I buy high protien cereal individually wrapped in single servings from bariatric choice. I like the Kay's Better Balance Brand

Breakfast - when I'm in a hurry I grab a protien bar

Morning snack - yes, I'm the kind of person who must have 3 snacks a day. I can't make it on just 3 meals. I buy individually wrapped 100 calorie pack almonds from the grocery store. Or I might have a protien bar or a yogurt

Lunch - might be soup or a salad which I add 1 or 2 oz of ham or chicken with low fat dressing, sometimes low fat cheese too

Afternoon snack - I'm a cheese lover so once again I might have lowfat cheese. I buy cracker barrel singles 2% cheese or I have lowfat soft cheese like laughing cow. I also buy high protien chips from bariatric choice. Kays Better Balance makes some good ones. It really satisfies my need to crunch on something. Another snack I might have is fresh fruit or applesauce (unsweetened)

Dinner - often it is 3 oz of fish with 1 oz dried pasta cooked and then sprinkled with parm cheese (no oil or butter). Sometimes I have chicken but I have to be careful with it as it can get stuck. I've also eatten veggie burgers, veggie barbecue style riblets. I will order steak in a restaurant and have a small portion. Those are just a few examples. I try to vary it to keep it interesting.

Dessert: fat free jello or skinny cow ice cream sandwiches or ice pops

Well gotta run to a dentist appointment but if you have more questions, let me know.