Lucy

How are you doing? Are you out doing the dogs yet? I started walking my dogs more and they get tired and stop and sit. I am like really. Makes me feel like I am progressing. Scale hasnt budged in quite awhile, but I am hangining in there. Would love to hear how you are.

I agree that support makes a difference. You can send me a message anytime. My doctor said that 135 should be goal. He said that we need to have some room to add pounds as we age. Uggh..I have been trying but this week I am going to be very strict and try and drop a few pounds. Goal to drink water...which seems hard for me still. and stay away from those dreaded white carbs. I found a great tasting Protein Drink that I got to sample before I bought it. pro-5 by nu-tek Mocha cappaccuino. I am not a big Breakfast person so I am going to sub the Protein drink in the morning. have a med lunch and light dinner. I am nervous for my appt. I did take measurements at the beginning so I will share those with him. I am going to try and do cardio in the morning for 30 min and weights in the evening. I found some info that it is much better to do them apart on the same day if you want to see "fat burning" results. Let me know how it goes at the doc. Keep up the good work.

I can't believe it has almost been a whole year. I head to Dallas this week for my one year check up. I am frazzled. I had hoped to be at 139 by my 1 year visit. I think I will be 10 or so shy. I feel like I have failed or something. Crazy I know but I have worked hard. The weight just hit a stall. I am proud of myself but cant help but feeling like I messed up a bit. I have had some issues with food intolerance. I have found I do experience dumping. Rare it is, but I am quite sure that is what it is. I have friends who had other surgeries and said OMG that is dumping. I can have chocolate, but if any other kind of sugar goes in like grapes or fruit or a jelly bean...holy cow I get bubbles and start feeling like I am going to lose it. I even have had sweats. So I am still learning. I hit a stall for a bit and suddenly my hair is growing like crazy. I woke up and thought someone had chopped the front of my hair, and realized it was baby hairs. Yea...I guess that body has to focus on one thing at a time. I am hoping that the weight loss will kick back in now that the hair and nails etc are all looking really nice. I hope everyone is experiencing great results and I would love to hear what has been going on good or bad. I have til the 29th to shed a few more pounds. Wish me luck.

The holidays took away almost any chance of me getting online. I am glad to hear that you did the measurements. I am planning on measuring today and then again in May. I hope to be at goal by then. I hope. I weighed myself 4 times standing in different positions on Sunday morning when I hit 149. I was like..it must be broken. Yipee. I just wish I didnt have any cravings. Silly cycle we experience coupled with kids makes it really hard sometimes. I take a few steps forward and then a step back. I should already have reached goal. I have been a little naughty about food over the holidays, but am doing much better. I have found that edamame is awesome and great Protein low calorie and satifies the salt craving. Let me know how you are doing. I need to get online more ..It helps keep me focused.

I am curious about how many people are keeping track of their inches. Weight is important, but how about them inches... Anyone? Did you notice the waist?

The size change is so amazing. Doesn't that make you feel so awesome? Pat on the back. Sleep, what the heck is that? At first I started to get some sleep, but now I can't. Working out makes it possible to fall asleep, but staying asleep is hard. I have a picture show running in my head 24/7. I guess I should be thankful that I get some rest and try to take naps ... Hmmm where does that get penciled in?

You must stay positive...Practice what we preach...isnt that funny. I used to be really terrible about letting everyone and I mean everyone utilize all of my time. As the weight has come off, I have started feeling different. Ive wondered how I let things get so out of control. I have 3 kids that are young a home business (dog grooming) and a husband who is uncrontrolled type 1 diabetic. I have been everyones everything...oh wait ...I was everyones everything except for me. I finally said wait...I need to go work out ..I am doing it.. Odd thing is at first there were tons of guilt trips and objections and then it became fact that I was going and I needed it for me. Now I do . I go sometimes just to have down time to think. Somewhere along the line most of us devalue ourselves because we feel like our weight cancels us out. Well, it doesn't and if we remembered that long ago, we probably wouldn't have continued weight struggles. I am so thankful for having the opportunity to feel good again. Grab a picture of a heavier weight and give yourself a pat on the back and keep moving forward. I only have about 5 pics from the last 11 years. I was so self conscious. Now, I went to my 20 year reunion last weekend and I clicked and was in tons of pics and am proud of myself. I still have 25 pounds to go and I will make it, and so will you. How is that for pep...? I need to update my picture.

Thanks for the pep talk. The hardest part is that there are so few sleevers in my area. I go to a support group and it is nice, but bypass is very different. I think my hormones fluctuate with intensity now that I can really feel what is going on with my body. It makes me a little emotional. On the bright side, it is amazing to have my clients tell me how some people who lose weight dont look good , but that I do. Makes me feel great. I can wear a medium not an xxl... I can buy cool trendy clothes. My 10 year old is so excited for me. I have so many things to be greatful for, but I guess it takes time for our brain to catch up with our body. I didnt know I still had stomach muscles. How cool is that. Three c-sections and I still have muscles. I found that by combining exercise info I have from many healthy diets you can tone your body nicely. Big tip...Treadmills are the best for now. Stairs and other machines can cause damage to muscles and tendons and the body is focusing on repairs instead of weight loss. So 15-30 minutes max on treadmill ..I found incline of 6.5 and 3-4 pace is great. I work out with weights for an additonal 30 minutes or so changing out arms and legs and abs. I have helped my fellow bypass buddy drop ten pounds by getting off the stairs and other stuff.(that was in about a week) It works for some reason. I have lossed inches so I guess I should be happy and I have helped someone else along the way who was not doing so well. Okay so I am doing good. Wow did I just babble it all out or what. Thanks..I needed to vent ...

Just an little note. The doc suggested that I wait until about six months after I quit losing weight and inches before making any changes . I guess once we stop losing, there is a bit of fluctuation. If you size down a ring, it gets thinner if you have to size up. Skin also changes for up to six months after all the loss.

I had my 6 month check up and it really isnt six months yet, but I was in Dallas and was not going to make another trip. The doctor says to continue doing whatever I am doing because I am having great results. Hmmmm. I guess I feel like I should have lost more weight by now. I work hard and work out often. Kind of makes me feel upset. I feel like I can eat to much. Is six to eight ounces ok? I guess it is a little self doubt. Feeling a bit down.

I used the Jay Robb Egg White protein. I know it comes in Chocolate and vanilla. I have heard they have plain too. It really is good. I haven't tried other brands since I tried a sample at my local sunflower market which is like a natural grocery.