Ms skinniness

Weight loss does slow down after the 1st year or so but is possible to loose more. It is all about going back to basics, Protein, protein, protein, veggies and minute amount of carbs. No sugar if possible... You can do this just refocus. As far as people telling you your gaining weight, just take it as feedback and smile and let that help you get back on track. It's all about refocusing. That is what I have todo right now. refocus and cut the sweets out. Also I have to cut portion size too. It is always going to be like this and I know I can do and so can you. you've done all this so far so just keep it up and get on track with proteins......

Hi everyone, I've been hybernating for a while now and I really need to come back. Need to do the 5:2 eating plan to get back into a healthy eating cycle. I need to facus on eating more protein so today is my first day back. I was down to 142 and now am at 149. I'm finding that my appetite increased after I stopped drinking crystal light because of an allergic reaction to it after 2.5 years. Today I will focus on getting 500 or as close as I can. This is a great tool to help be get back on track....I am a sugar addict and an emotional eater as well.....Ughhhhhh.....

Hi everyone, I am 3 years out and stopped taking my supplements due to feeling nauseous the last time I had taken them. Lately I have such severe dry chapped swollen lips ever. Haven't been able to heal them for over a month. SO now I'm taking my multi and vit B complex hoping that this will help. Have anyone experienced this? I know that I have had a lot of increased anxiety too.

Hi everyone I have been away for quite a long time. Many changes in my life these days and some shame of getting off track and putting on about 7 lbs from eating cr**.... Last week my bariatric case manager called for our annual appointment of 3 years and she told me that I should be eating 1000 to 1200 calories a day to lose weight and if I eat 1500 calories I will gain weight. Now I am back on track and have lost a lb or 2 from eating proteins first and cutting out the candies. I found that I could eat a lot of candy and a large bag of flamin hot cheetos.......I knew at the time that I was risking putting on some weight but couldn't get back on track. I found myself eating due to emotional stress and more on automatic pilot. I just kept putting it in my mouth even though I wasn't hungry.....So I am going back to eating low calorie fresh organic proteins and veggies. This has not been an easy journey. thank you all for reading and hope to get feedback from others. Sincerely Dorrie

My nose always runs when I'm full......

Thanks Linda and Sheryl. I have gone back to basics and am down a couple of lbs already. It really isn't easy especially with a bunch of life changes and emotional ups and downs as we all know about. I have gone back to tracking on MFP and find that it is really easy to keep it under 1000 calories. You guys on here are awesome and I love how you share and are supportive too. Thank you so much.

Par1959 this brings up a topic I have with my clients all the time. Intimacy is how to talk and treat each other and the special connection you have with your significant other. It is not just about having physical sex. Since your surgery you have made a tremendous amount of changes in a very rapid time period. You have been in warp speed and your spouse is still trying to catch up with the changes... Be patient, take here on dates, treat her like a queen and most of all, seek some marital counseling. Wish you luck and sorry for being somewhat blunt......Happy trails my friend and good job on your weight loss......

Love the transformation! You ROCK Ebonise!

Cheryl have you ever thought that perhaps it all him? He may have some kind of sexual issues that prevent him from getting sexual or close to you......sit back and see what happens......take 1 step at a time......

Looking good! I need to get back to basics. I got down to 142 and now I'm hovering at 150 lbs....

Actually after the surgery about 2 1/2 years ago, I have no episodes of IBS now. It is such a relief not to have to know where the bathroom is....

Congrats on the new low! Love it.... Glad you are team leader now.....who needs to deal with an ill tempered team leader. Denise, I'm glad that you and Bill have worked things out. When people use the CPAP device, it actually helps them with their cognitive abilities and moods the next day. Oxygen deprivation creates havoc on our internal organs too causing exhaustion and depression. Life is so much better with a good nights sleep for both you and Bill.... Let us know when the interview is scheduled so that we can send positive energy your way.... It is frustrating waiting though. I've been feeling this way for the past couple of days. It's like I have no energy, my head in floating in space and I could fall a sleep too.I have a high stress level that today actually brought me to tears...... So I'm being more vigilant at taking my vitamins and walking more..... Kathy and Coops I'm glad you had a wonderful Mother's Day...... Yayyyyyyyyy! Kim I love your welsh heritage. My heritage is german and I someday want to go to germany and see where I've come from. Georgia I hope your free from the shingles outbreak. Too top it off, I realize that the past couple of weeks I have slipped. I am at 151.5 lbs today and it just makes me feel sick. I need a fast day tomorrow. Today I'm doing basically protein and cutting way back on the sugar. I know that I am addicted to sugar and when things go down hill, I hit the sugar..... Sheryl I too am looking at my life and wondering why I can't just be happy go lucky as I used to be. Now I'm also looking at my relationships with others and how my past has influenced how I think about others. I know it's about me and I'm working on changing some things.

Kathy: Happy Birthday to you my dear!

Florinda I think when you get back to the states you will be so much more happier. It's time to get out of the military environment and away from all the trauma's from that environment.... I hope you interview goes really well, I think your be a good assess for any company that hires you... It sounds like you had a head trauma from the fall and it will take time to heal. Hang in there and hope to hear you will be coming home really soon. Cathy I wish you luck on the move. the one positive thing is that you will have to do some spring cleaning and getting rid of stuff that you don't need. That will give you a good feeling about you. I call it "out with the old, and in with the new." Sheryl I am too going through periods of dryness that is kinda painful at times. I will be making an appointment with my GYN really soon so I can get some help but am thinking about buying some progesterone cream. I usually check my emails on my iphone and find it difficult to post when I read something. So I know I am missing talking with several of us on here. Georgia I hope the pain from the shingles is gone and the medication has helped..... Wanda congrats on your playwright! How exciting is this? Coops I get so frustrated when I have ups and downs in my weight too. I've been thinking that perhaps I should just be happy if my weight stays under 150 lbs. Today at 148.5 lbs. I think several of us fit into this category too. As far as having fast days, I'm not doing very well. I have a lot of stress with DH and older son, At times I think it would be easier to just be done with my marriage and move on. I know I'm over dramatizing it, but this my wha wha moment. Alot of feelings unprotected by DH and manipulated with son. I see his old patterns of behaviors coming up and it scares the sh** out of me. Oh well, that's my story.

Sarah I am thinking about your FIL and hoping the best for him, you, and your family..... You really don't need any more stress on your plate.... Georgia I'm very happy to hear your a host on the vet's forum and kicking the newbies out... cowgirljane it's a really good feeling when something spontaneous happens out of the blue. Perhaps Stephen is learning some new tricks. You two do seem really close and are able to talk about the most vulnerable things... Just saying.... Last night I meant up with some colleagues from my past job. I had a little bit of a mini breakdown when one of them started talking about past employers in which I had heard a million times and wanted to quickly run away...I'm so over that. My ego isn't there anymore, I'm more for letting go of the past of wanting to be and now working on just being and loving myself and my friends too. Last night was a big surprise for me.....Today is a new day so let's bring in the new and out with the old....

M2G you looking beautiful in the pic! Just beautiful! Coops the weight will come off and it is totally frustrating with this weight loss thing. this AM I was thinking that even with the little amount we eat, we are still prone to gaining weight.... if only it would come off as easy.... I find myself going to work for my friend and the majority of food at her house is junk. I do have some peanuts there but I am so burnt out of my go to foods, i don't want anything. I go out to eat with my family and OMG my head hunger gets way out of control. I order bbq ribs and bbq chicken knowing darn well I can't eat much. Then the bread basket comes and I eat 2 pieces dipped in salad dressing. The the food comes and I eat 1 rib, 2 bites of baked potato, and 2 bites of cole slaw....when will I ever learn. On a good note, thank god I could only eat that much.... thank you my beautiful sleeve.... As for my friend, it's sad to see here going up in weight and knowing the physical consequences she faces ahead.. When I come here and read the posts the thoughts are so much like mine. I learn a lot about myself here too. I do read a lot but haven't been able to post due to not having access to my computer.... I hope everyone has a wonderful day today! HAPPY Saturday....

Change is very hard. I'm happy to hear your mom is in a better place emotionally and will or has moved to town. At least you will have people around her to help if she needs assistance. I hear that you are mourning the loss of your father. It is very a very complex emotional turmoil. Sometimes I have found myself eating just to eat those high carb foods. I really beat myself up for it too...... So sad when this happens. What a beautiful family! I can't believe that with all you've been through with your shingles that you were able to host a wedding.....you did a great job too I must say.....CONGRATS! I pray that your shingles go away permanently and I am so encouraged to go back to my PCP and insist on getting a shingles vaccine. You look absolutely amazing! What a wonderful trip you had. Your doc thinks losing 5 lbs will help lower your cholesterol. Hummm, my #'s are a coupe digits over the goal and my PCP wants me taking statins. So I'm taking the Red Wheat Rice which is a natural source. I need to go have blood work up done. However, when I log everything into MFP my fat ratio is way up there. SO I think I need to cut the fats out.....we will see..... Yeah, I can understand that. And BTW, why is it when I get to where I want to be I tend to sabotage myself and ease off? Ha! Me and the PB crackers are living large right now. Fighting to stay in my bounce zone but I really want to just "enjoy" a little too much. This is so true. I am my own worst enemy and am finding myself sabotaging myself with eating junk due to my emotional state....or environment. I really just want to eat the foods that I enjoy and don't want to stop. But thank goodness for my small stomach...LOL This was happening to me a lot. I really wanted to throw the scale out the window.....I am still at my high bounce so now I'm thinking it's just my norm now. I have been really busy trying to get myself organized. Having emotional fears come up with family and it's not easy to deal with.... No matter how much I tell myself it's not my issue, it still scares me. I have no control over other people...... If I did, it woul be so much easier... I can't seem to stay on my fast days.....I work for my friend and I get so angry because her meth head friend is so obsessed with food that it pushes all my buttons.....it's really crazy making to the point where I told my friend I can't work with her friend and the obsessiveness of junk cr** and still take care of myself..... sorry for the rant but it's so frustrating...........

CVS, Wahlgreens carry OTC Omeprazole, pepsin etc. This will help drastically.

You have a beautiful young lady and be sure to tell her how beautiful she is. Talk with her about healthy eating and start exercising with her. Try not to criticize her. It is so hard bc all the fast food places are addicting. Weight watchers could also help her and your family. Good luck.

Kim I am not the cleanest person around, but I am more organized and cleaner than my friend. I have known her for almost 50 years now.....she is my bestie for sure.... she is one of the few that i can say what I'm thinking without sensoring it and we get each other.... FLorinda you don't need to be invisible at all! Never again my dear. I will PM you a bit later when I have a little bit more time. As far as Queen of the Crops, I don't mind inviting her, but I like this site the way it is. The people here now are awesome and perfect..... Sheryl I do get frustrated when answering some of the same old questions that I've answered previously. I do admire your patience. BTW I'm looking into getting into another business on the side so I was wondering what you all think about a medical marijuana dispensary? Of course it would be for medical reasons only and totally legal....BTW I don't smoke marijuana and I think that it destroys some of our brain cells. But this is a business idea....

Need to bring in some new stuff to make my life more exciting! Gonna start breeding Bengal Cats for a hobby..... How exotic is that?

I finally got appt today at 2. 100% sure it is. Rash w blisters over the area and excruciating pain. Wish I gotten the vaccine. My dr wouldn't give it until age 60. ( turned 60inJan) Georgia sorry to here about the shingles. I asked my PCP for a a shingles shot and he told me I couldn't get it until I was 60. That so sucks. Hopefully it's a mild case and will clear up with the proper medical care. Florinda I love your insight. I think in some ways we are all trapped in our own little boxes and get stuck in our comfort zones..... Perhaps maybe the time is coming to open the door and experience the other side. You are beautiful inside and out whether you realize it or not. I have learned that life is what I make out of it and yes, I too have been doing a lot of contemplating about what I want to do.....I find myself just doing the same old thing everyday. How boring is that. the problem is, I don't know what to do to get out of this box... Lately I have committed myself to being an in home health provider for my friend that is paralyzed from the waist down. I see a different part of life and am coming to realize how lucky I am to have mobility, good health, and wonderful friends. She lives on basics and takes care of herself last which really pushes my buttons so I find myself doing what I do (I'm a therapist), and challenging her to take care of herself. then I have to remind myself to take care of me too. Cathy it's good here I'm not the only one sitting in the back seat. I am working on encouraging myself to bring myself forward too. Yesturday I started out really good and realized that I could do a fast day since I was out of the house and ate minimally. well when I got home, I ate everything in sight! I don't know what happened. It was a ravenous hunger. I ate so much, 2 small slices of pizza, protein bar, piece of sugar free pie and then sneezed for about 5 minutes. It was like I lost my head. SO frustrating...... I know that a friend of mine has this dilemma going on too. I need a coping skill to deal with this issue. What do you guys do if you have this situation? Do you know what causes it? Is it that I'm hungry? Or is it stress eating? So many questions........sorry.... Sheryl I love your pics! You look awesome and sexy! Greta Garbo looks too!

Sheryl are you going to Mexico for vacay? It sounds so wonderful... Florinda if you can eat 600 cals and not be hungry, my hats off to you. This weight thing is so frustrating at times....weight goes up, weight goes down.......I do know that sugar=inflammation.......... Sarah you and I are on the same boat in detoxying from sugar......I am focusing on making my own foods from scratch and staying away from the protein bars. I will continue with protein shakes because they help with no constipation.... LOL But foods with only a few ingredients is what I'm striving for. Went to Coco's yesturday and was surprised to see that they have gluten free stuff, eggs hormone free and cage free, and 1 more change I can't remember.. They are becoming a bit more health consious.... Sheila how is you puppy doing? This is like one of our children being sick. My family has recently lost a cat and we are devastated. Tomorrow is my official fast day. Has anyone heard from Laura or Cheri? Happy Monday to all....

Sheryl I love the horse! SO beautiful and relazing at the same time.... I really enjoyed St David's day..... I have been off the computer for several weeks now and have pretty much missed a lot on hee. Too much to remember to comment on. Overall it sounds like everyone is doing really well. I haven't been doing really well as I had gained some weight bc I got in a frame of mind that I just didn't care. I wanted to eat and I did.....Now I'm back and focusing on eating proteins first and drinking a lot of water. Going into markets I have totally ignored the Cheetos and the Reese's Peanut Butter cups. Just decided I didn't need them. I am deciding that i love eating small portions (even though I can't eat larger ones). LOL Been workin on getting in a 5:2 day and sometimes I make it and sometimes I'm over. But I am slowly losing some of the weight I had put on. This is not an easy job for us. Keep up the good work everyone...

This is such a hard journey for all of us.... I the first year, I thought I had it made. I was so success. Now over 2 years out I have had to look at my weight gain and get back on track with tracking my intake of food, weighing on a daily basis and re-establishing that "yes, I am a sugar addict." when I eat sugar, even just a bit, I will gain weight. It so sucks at times....But I did gain about 6 lbs and as I stopped the sugar intake by closely monitoring all processed foods for sugar, corn, soybeam oil, or any other hidden sugar name. I am also following the 5:2 diet plan and am getting back to my goal.....It's hard and I get so tired of it and then my old pattern of junk enters the picture for just a second, and I'm a goner.... So now I'm using my positive self talk of "I'd rather be healthy and thin than carry on all that extra weight again." It works for me right now and plus I have reverted back to my old habits from the 1st year which is: eat protein first, veggies, little to no bread or tortillas, no pasta, no rice and eating organic.... This is my life style now. Eating out I eat pretty clean too. So I can not revert back and give up on myself.....I don't want anymore surgeries unless it's a plastic surgeon for my excess skin.