Ms skinniness

Probably the only way you can stop smoking is if you want to. It's up to you. You might talk with your surgeon about this.

Cheers! What could be better?

The world is now in the palm of your hands. hehehe. CONGRATS on your new journey!

This is a wonderful NSV! Keep Rockin that Sleeve!

I love what Bionicwoman stated. It is extremely important to prioritize yo in this journey in order to have better health. If your children are in crisis, then it will weigh on you, but know that they have the skills to seek help and it's good for them to be allowed to figure some of this out for themselves. They will be ok with your support, but only if your taking care of yourself. This is a time to role model for your kids what they should be doing for themselves. You are an awesome mom, and it's ok to prioritize you. Missing your protein quota a couple days (3) is not that big of a deal. Just recognize what was going on at the time you didn't get your protein in and be extra careful not to let that happen again. You are doing a great job taking care of yourself. Keep it up.

OMG, I love going into Forever 21 and buying sports jackets and tops. It's such a high. Can spend a lot of money if I'm not careful. I want to wait until my maintenance now. I still have some fears of reverting back to gaining weight. But, I'm not going to let that happen. Here's to healthy eating and a healthy new life style.

Yes, you can expect this behavior more often. You have chosen to be healthy and in this journey, that means healthy eating. I have found myself craving veggies which I totally hated before. Now I enjoy veggies and will totally eat them. I also find that when I eat fish, I tend to lose weight then. I think it's the Omega 3's in the fish, so now I am taking fish oil capsules. They rock! I love eating healthy now.

I didn't check in with my CW since the beginning of this challenge. My weight has fluctuated somewhat. SW 223 CSW: 153.4 CW 153.1 GW 130 I wanted to lose 7 more pounds so my target weight loss total would be 146. Yay, we can do this or get close.

I'm 6 months post op and ended up with dehydration. I got up this am and my SIL called and asked if I could go to the hospital and stay with FIL because he was extremely agitated after his surgery. So I said yes, got up ate Breakfast and went to the hospital. I was standing there next too him and he was agitated, scared, wanting me to take him home, he felt trapped. I remember standing next to his bed and I got so dizzy like a vortex was coming down upon me. Everything started getting dark and heavy. I told FIL I needed to sit down because I was feeling dizzy. I don't think he understood me. Sitting there I felt embarrassed and finally said something to his nurse. I didn't know what was going on with me. I started getting clamy on my back and chest. I got really pale and I had to go to the bathroom really bad. I had someone walk with me to the bathroom. When I got back to the room I was doing a little better. So I decided to call my son and have him pick me up. He did and then took me to Kaiser urgent care walk. At Kaiser they did 3 EKG's, sitting, standing, laying and my blood pressure was low. The doctor ordered some blood work, did a neurological test, and administered some IV fluids. I started to feel much better. Apparently, I really need to make sure that I get enough Water every day! the nurse reminded me that caffeine causes dehydration too. the good news is, I don't drink anything with caffeine, but I have been eating a little more chocolate lately. However, I can not tolerate crashing from dehydration. So I will be focusing more on fluids than food. My hunger is probably from not getting enough fluids. This was a big giant lesson. Have you experienced any dehydration? If so what was it like for you and how did you cope with it?

I really didn't have any pain after the surgery, it was difficult to get in and out of bed to go to the bathroom. I did however, push the morphine drip when ever I had a chance. I knew that if I didn't I would have gone stir crazy and wanting to get the HE** out of there. So the morphine helped me stay calm.

Welcome the the BIG LOSER's CLUB! We've been waiting for you to join us. If you have any questions or concerns, pleases feel free to ask us.

Do You track your food on something like myfitnesspal.com? You have done really great losing weight so it might not be a problem for you. And the calories you consume are good. I wouldn't worry about it unless you've started to gain weight. Just relax and enjoy the ride.

Yep, you F***** up royally. So what. Get the cornbread and the oreo cookies out of the house. I take joy in throwing them away now. That's my pleasure. If they're not around you will not be tempted. I would also check out LilMissDiva's Basic Bootcamp in the food and nutrition section and stay on that program for about 3 to 5 days to get the sweet tooth in check. Time to pull up your boot straps and get back to the basics. You can do this, you've done a great job so far! Keep Rockin that Sleeve.

I really like what gmanbat comeback was. Only a pinhead would think that.... Perfect~

Keep a smooth sail from here on! You rock!

Let's all dance! This is a great NSV!

I tend to avoid dry foods, pastas, but I will still have my baked potato.

"Ouch!" This always works for me. How rude are they. Keep going as much as you can and take all your supplements for good health. I believe our bodies will stop when it's time. And besides, have you reached your surgeon's goal? WHAT about your goal? Your doing fine.

Even when I drink 60 ozs of water, the next morning I can tell that I am somewhat dehydrated. So I am working on increasing my fluid intake as soon as I get up. This will get better for all of us.

BTW if you are dehydrated, your blood gets thicker and can cause your blood pressure to go lower. If you think you are dehydrated, then drink some gatorade and water and take a shower to replenish. If your extremely dehydrated, then go to your PcP and get replenished with an IV. I now drink G2 Gatorade diluted with water and I'm using a straw which helps me drink more fluids. I was told by my surgeon to not use straws so I'm hoping that I will be fine with the straw.

It could be about 3 weeks. It's a time where our bodies are redistributing our weight and going down in inches. Start drinking a lot of water to help flush toxins out of your body, that could help in breaking the stall.

I didn't think that this story for funny, it touched me and it mad me sad to see that you had experienced a hardship and a trauma. I know things will get better for you and definately after losing your excess weight, you will feel better. I hope you can get some counseling to help you though the hard part. Please keep us posted.

Yep.... This is totally normal. This is probably your 3 week stall period where you will be adjusting in inches instead of lbs loss. I myself prefer to lose inches over lbs. The 1 lb gain could be water weight also. Drink lots of water to stay hydrated. Keep up the good work! You have done an excellent job.

Have you called your surgeon or your NUT? Search the internet for medical facilities that post this topic. Hope it gets better. How tall are you? What are you eating? If it's high sugar foods than some of this makes sense. Please let us know but determinately call your surgeon's office.

Could this be Ketosis? I have some weird size effects for Ketosis. Sometimes my head gets foggy and I get spacey. My words don't come out like they should or have in the past. I hate this feeling so now that I'm so so close to my personal goal of weight loss, I don't want to go into ketosis anymore. I know that I do need some healthy carbs and that's what I choose to eat. "I am woman and I am strong." LOL