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lol.... the new scale will become your best friend..... because best friends are honest no matter how much it hurts.

LOL....I totally understand. Maybe you can stand on your new scale with part of a foot hanging off (by accident of course) just to make yourself feel better....

I think that you are doing great! 34 pounds?!!! Just focus on all the times you tried to lose before...how long would it have taken you to get to 34 pounds before the surgery? I know that it would take me so long to get that far. You have increased your physical activity 50 times! How many people can say that? Every time your hubby brings crap food in the house, empty it into the trash. He will get tired of wasting money soon enough!

Your doing great. I will share with you that in the beginning you will have to experiment with different foods. It may take you a while to figure out what goes down the easiest until you get used to learning to feel for soft stops. It took me months to eat eggs. For me a lot of food tasted different to me and my tastes seemed to change. My MD told me he had no idea why I felt these things but he had other patients tell him the same thngs. I ate a lot of greek yogurt and grits in the beginning with protein powder added to everything. Honestly I worried in the beginning if I would ever be able to actually sit down and eat a normal meal and also wondered how in the heck I would ever get down the protein and veggies I was suppose to. All of this comes with time and practice. It really is like learning to eat all over again. Good luck and keep up the good work.

I haven't told a lot of people that I had a sleeve done. I just didn't want the negative. This is the new normal. Go out with your friends.. you can be the designated driver. And there is nothing wrong with talking 2/3 of a restaurant meal home in a box. You can eat it later..... and you can still have fun.. and be a healthy weight.

What you are discovering now is something I discovered years ago. I had to go through chemotherapy at age 31, it wasn't something I wanted to do but the choice was to do it or die. I felt powerless and I would complain all the time to my Dr "when would I feel normal again". I was so tired of being tired. He told me that I would have a new "normal" and frankly I was not happy about it. In fact, I really did end up in a deep depression and it was more about the fact that I felt my life was out of control. I'm saying this because you will find a new normal and it will be great! I'm trying to cope with needing to have this surgery (scheduled June 4) and knowing that I will have to again find a new "normal" but in the end, it will be so worth it. Just try to stay away from those people who are negative... I think that's why I haven't choosen to tell anyone other than just my husband and two of my children - I just don't want to hear the negativity that can come when choosing this option to help with loosing weight. Just know that there are people who read your blog and care about you!

Hello Cheryla, I understand that your are having problems right now with things not working out and can put you down in the dumps, but I believe everything happens for a reason. We as people always try to control things that we cannot control and we worry way more than we should. Only thing worring does is cause us to be upset and discourage and maybe becoming ill for NO reason.Keep the faith and your head up. BLESSINGS

Very inspiring blog post ChaCha! I missed you! You've made some major food changes for your diet. I was just at Whole Foods and looking at better quality foods, thinking that just might be the way I want to go. I'm 4 wks postop now, and eating soft foods. Quantity is still very small, and I too always put more on my little plate than I can come near to eating!! Which is okay with me. Weight loss has been slow, but who cares?! I'm fine with that too. Congrats with your progress!