Ms skinniness

Lol...flaming hot Cheetos what surgeons list are those on? They are not on my sugeon's list, but it is my one thing I allowed since I am at goal. But I really have to watch it or I will gain......

I would call your surgeon's office and ask them. But I do know that when I don't get enough fluids, I get a HA...It usually goes away with 2 tylenol's. It could also be that your still detoxing from the carbs and caffeine too. Let us know what happens.....

I have totally gained about 6 lbs since reaching my goal. I have had a lot of stress with the loss of a cat and children blaming others bc the cat got out. It so stressful and plus starting to work for a friend as and in home health provider, she and her friend eat and drink tons of carbs and junk. So I got hooked on sugar again. In the past few days I've readjusted my eating. Instead of eating more than I need, I tell myself to stop. It helps and also need to get back to the 5:2 eating regime......that helps a lot. I am also exercising a bit more now. We can do this and let's practice being grateful that we caught our gains early on and that we got this under control now....

I love spicy foods. I do find that eating flamin hot cheetos does cause some burnin. Hot sauces and jalapeno peppers don't bother me at all....

This was my belief also. But I have started eating some old foods that are sliders and have gained about 5 lbs back. I recently lost my cat, he got out and 9 days later we found him dead under a shed and since then I am so off track with eating. sliders is what I crave and I will stop this. As of today. My biggest slider is Cheetos. And then of course I am addicted to sugar so candy has no boundaries either. Oh and the QUEST bars are my crack. Can't seem to stop buying them. "Angry" at self!

He had lost 100lbs in 1 year. Wow that is fantastic! But if he did for political reasons than he we have a big struggle with himself. His personality can also be detrimental to him also. He has the lap band which people say they can cheat on it and eat around it and gain the weight back. But honestly even with the sleeve and RnY we can do the same. I hope we all look at our head hunger and emotional eating because that can be our down fall. Christie is human and I don't know his eating habits and I will not judge him. He is human.

What a wonderful transformation! Now it's time for your mental picture of yourself to catch up.

I love these pics! You look absolutely skinny and beautiful!

Wanda it is a really hard decision to make about putting your mom in a care home. No words can make you feel better but just know that we are all here for you and are praying for your mom. Kim your parents are doing pretty good. My in-laws lived on their on until they were 95 years old and my FIL took care of my MIL when when she started having dementia. He didn't want anyone to come in and help with the chores but finally gave in. They even had Meals on Wheels for Senior Citizens that was helpful for them. But then he told them to stop because it was too much food for them. Sheila you have done a great job hitting on all the posts! I wish I could do that...LOL Yes our thoughts on food is like a alcoholics mindset too.......I find that I do really good when I stay away from my crack which is sugar. Today I'm getting closer to my old low of 145 lbs. Just 2 lbs to go. I just couldn't do the 5:2 fast day, on some days I get to a certain point and I start getting light headed and a bit dizzy so then I start looking for food. Does this happen to anyone else and how do you handle this...? Florinda I couldn't life there..I would definately want to be right next to the bathroom. LOL My early morning needed to pee would not let me sleep. Will you be coming back to the states in 2 weeks? This is quite a transitional period for you not knowing where you will be..... Let us know how your doing... Off to start my day with healthy eating with little to no sugar... ;p

Denise and Sheryl had some really horrible weather to deal with...I wish they could send some of that weather down to California... Sounds like Hywel is taking the loss of Gary with great stride.... Gary's funeral will be on my birthday. I will keep everyone in my thoughts as well.....I hope your DH can join you two if you can get the day off. I think that I am done with menopause or perhaps what helps me is the Mirena IUD. Hope the hot flashes lighten up for you....I use to get progesterone cream from my nutritionist..... No judgements here....Steven is at least seeing a Counselor and working on his struggles with relationships and that's totally awesome. Now if he could put it in rapid speed and have everything come together. I like that he helped you to look deeper into yourself and to see the person he see's..... Hope you get to feeling better soon. Hope your unplanned fast days helped you lose a bit too. That would be an added bonus for sure.....Hugs to you too...... Well I haven't been posting too much lately. 2 days ago our cat got out of the house and has been missing. My family is very upset by his disappearance.... I have been doing the 5:2 and started losing a bit, but today I was up a few ozs...I noticed that the minute I ate something with sugar in it, my weight went up. So I will have to deal with the fact that I need to stay away from sugar or I will gain my weight back and be very depressed. Boy do I need a reality check... Glad to hear that Sheila is doing as well as to be expected under the circumstances... Has anyone heard from Laura? Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone.

Cheri I am so sad that you have had so many medical issues and then losing your Dad on top of everything else. Let us know how your doing bc you are family to us here on BP.... If there is anything i can do for you, please let me know by PM. You are a really awesome person and already are a success! you have a beautiful heart. Sending healing energy your way....

This is an awesome and amazing journey for most of us! I wish you the best and can't wait to hear more about your procedure when the time comes....

Those smells are so annoying and tempting to boot! Hang in there you have got a great start already! Keep it up and this has been the best decision i have made for myself....

Bill sounds like he's a really good man to have! Praying that your purse, money, and credit cards are still there when you go back... Sending some healing energy your way.

At least you know what the problem is and hopefully it will be resolved. Healing energy sent your way!

You look awesome. I love Quest's Brownie. It's my crack. Lol

Florinda I love the chorus from the men of "fluffy in all the right places." Puts a new perspective on things. The dating scene scares me too. It sounds like a lot of hard work. It's hard enough keeping my marriage on the right track. I need to focus on cleaning up my eating. I failed at my fast day bc I wanted to weigh myself first so I could see the difference. There's always an excuse. Well I have been at my highest bounce of 150 lbs for a couple of weeks so I guess 150 lbs is my new weight. So now today I am determined to fast and get under 150 lbs and work back to my 145 lbs. I did notice my pants felt a bit tighter.... Such denial at time will get me in a heap of trouble..... Wanda I love your will power and determination and you are such an inspiration to me. Georgia I like having a secret group that we can open up in.

This sounds so frustrating. I don't believe you will need a psych eval in Mexico. Perhaps the clinic you attended should have given you the valid reasons for being turned away. Keep on going and you will get to the other side.

It is sprinklin a bit here in Cali today. It's also kind of cold for us. Hahaha... Tomorrow I will be going up to the Mountain and there is high fire risk now. Sue people are sure losing it everywhere. So much trauma and violence happening. Gary is a casualty for all the people who loved him. I am sending my prayers for his wife and 2 kids, what a horrible thing to have to deal with... Sarah I see you as so skinny! We are so successful in our weight loss but will always have to watch our weight...

Sarah I'm so excited your getting a new oven! I just noticed your current weight is 121 lbs too! You go girl.... Sheryl the house is almost yours now.....yayyyyyyy!

I have found that I have cleared a lot of the emotional baggage from my earlier years and when I see the picture of myself (real life) I was depressed and confused about events that changed my whole life. I know that the hardest emotional baggage i will deal with is with my son and my husband. My husband is the nicest man ever, but does not set boundaries and it scares the pants off me. Ha! I am working on stepping back and let my husband put his big boy pants on and take care of himself. Not gonna be easy... Kim I'm so sorry your husband has to be so macho and wonder around for 4 days before realizing that he needed medical help. All the extra pain he's put himself through and not to mention you. Hand in there and good job sneaking the extra healthy stuff in his diet.... Florinda it is scary to live here in California with little rain and so little snow in the Mountains....that's why I want to move out of California to Oregon.... We are all fragile in our own ways. I know I am. But we will perserve and become stronger.... Glad you mailed your scale out.....I haven't gotten on mine for a few days....Ha! that will teach my scale a lesson. Denise I don't envy you having to struggle with Bill's Cpap, but it's good to hear your having a good relationship with him. You deserve it! I do envy that you don't have an appetite. I see things and I mindlessly eat them. Working on stopping that. Hang in there and have a good day today. Today is my fasting day and I mindlessly drank my protein shake! LOL Now to keep everything down to a minimum. Salads and soups for me today.....

This is so sad to hear...Sue please give him a big hug from me. Life can be so cruel to some....Gary will truly be missed......

It is what it is....LOL I haven't been receiving any notifications in my email for a few day now.... ?

OMG I love this thread! Sad that I've missed it and love reading posts from all the people that I have grown to love and respect. Speaking about Iron, I have blood panels done every 6 months and my iron has held fast. I've hardly taken my iron tablets because I can't take them with Calcium. But now that I'm reading others have had horrible results with anemia, I am going to make more of an effort to take my iron. Irene I'm glad your getting back on track and love the new look of the old VST to the new BariatricPal.... We have a lot of great people on here.... Cheri it's good to see your doing well too.....I have found myself drifting away from this site due to taking a lot of time catching up but it does help keep be focused. Right now I'm in a WaWa moment and just want to hide. Haha.......XOXO

I have missed so many days here that it's so hard to respond to everyone since there's and ever changing life events happening. LOL Life goes on and each day is a new day with so many life changing dynamics.... Everyone sounds like they are doing really good. I know that each and every one of us have so many stressors hitting us and learning to use or develop new coping skills to deal with these stressors are so hard. I do read everyone's post and learn from them too. I wish we could all get together and meet someday too. That would truly be a blast.... I have had a food feast for the past week and need to do some serious fasting tomorrow. Today I will clean the cupboards and the refrigerator out and do some internal cleaning. I'm struggling with family issues and am not quite sure where my marriage is heading. I have a lot of fear each day and start feeling sorry for myself thinking "at this age, I shouldn't be dealing with this stuff!" So I am taking a bit of time to take care of me and look at what I can control, and what I can't control. The answer is, I only have control over me and my behaviors. SO sad, but it does help let go of things though. I am really miss everyone when they are not around to post. I know they're busy and i just experienced the difficulties I had in catching up and find it impossible to respond to all the posts. But I love you all! XOXOXO