Beach Lover

Can you share that no flour sugar free cookie recipe. Pretty please!

Lost 2 pounds this week. Very happy with that since I seem to have slowed down now.
Was 210
Now 208 Onederland needs to get here!!
Thanks Bea for all you do for us!!

Lost 2 pounds this week. Very happy with that since I seem to have slowed down now.
Was 210
Now 208 Onederland needs to get here!!
Thanks Bea for all you do for us!!

I think we all go through a resentment period after the 6 month mark. We have been good for so long and the old habits want to creep back in. I too have been fighting the resentment. I haven't gained but my weight has slowed down drastically. I keep reminding myself that I really have to stay with this way of life because it is what my body responds to even though my mind wants to go another way. It sounds like you have started the path back to a clean way of living and if you stay with this wonderful group your support will be there. Thanks for posting your feelings because you are really voicing the same worries and concerns of many. It helps to hear others are struggling and working past it which in turns gives others like myself a stronger resolve. You can do this!! You have already lost a tremendous amount of weight and I know you will get past this!

You look absolutely beautiful!!

Today is January 15th 2014. Exactly 6 months ago today (178 days) I took back my life! In 178 days I have lost a total of 104 LBS!!! Sucks I don't have better before pics but as you can see. Befores were only taken when I wasn't aware!
Highest weight 350
Surgery weight 343
Current weight 246

Hello Florida friends. Hope everyone is doing great! All I can think about is getting on the beach when it warms up, and walk with the sand between my toes without gasping for breath! I am not panting because of my asthma anymore just coming home from the grocery store! Have a wonderful day today!

Hi everyone!
I have been approved by my insurance and I am waiting for my surgery date. Maybe the end of February, hoping sooner though. I can't wait to start this new chapter in my life. I am going to Dr. Jawad in Orlando.

If you heat they whey Protein much over 130 degrees, it will clump up. A chef's thermometer comes in handy. I find that the protein powders mix up best in cold liquid. If I want something hot, I get the liquid to temp first. To the side, I blend the protein in a little cold Water to make a smooth paste, then add it to the warmer beverage.

Are you taking an acid reducer? Call your doctor and ask him about this if you aren't. Many times acid will mimic a hunger that can't be filled. You will eat and then within a half hour your stomach hurts and you swear you are hungry all over again. This happened to me one day which was very unusual because I am never hungry. I would eat and before you knew it I was hungry again to the point of it hurting. Then I realized I forgot to take my Zantac and within 15 minutes of taking it I was feeling so much better. If you are taking an acid reducer you may need to switch brands or the script your doctor prescribed. We all react differently to acid reducers.

She lost 28 pounds!!!!! I can't believe he said "Be careful what you ask for"!!! I want to punch him also!! I hope a dog bites him in the ass!!

I agree. She needs the support. I really hope that she does well with the third surgery. Hopefully, she'll keep the same doctor. He has been tough on her, and has not minced words. Some of us need that kind of "tough love".

She really needs help and I hope it works for her! It would be awesome if they communicated with us on the forum!! I would love to be a support for her!

Incredible how rude, abusive, negative, degrading, mean people can be and he's so blanton about. I think he will be gone to on the update as well.

I'm watching the show now. Olivia has already had 2 weight loss surgeries. Wow. I hope that the third works for her and that she addresses her issues that are causing her to overeat.

I really felt bad for Zsalynn, her husband was wicked, her story was on last week. I hope they do a follow up to her story soon.

I can't stand that man. What an emotionally abusive relationship. I want to shake her and yell "you deserve soooo much better than his sorry ass"

She lost 28 pounds!!!!! I can't believe he said "Be careful what you ask for"!!! I want to punch him also!! I hope a dog bites him in the ass!!

Watching it now as well. I really want to punch Gareth.

You are looking fabulous!! Way to go!!!

At this time last year I was two pounds shy of 250 pounds. I had spent 10+ years trying countless diets and dedicated myself to these little spurts of "exercise dedication". The diets never lasted and I never remained dedicated. Healthy foods were not a problem, I love all healthy foods; exercise wasn't a problem, I used to be certified as an aerobic instructor and weight trainer. The problem was that I loved ALL foods and I loved them in COPIOUS quantities. Another problem was time. Between a full time job as a high school English teacher, grading papers (115 students multiplied by x amount of assignments/ essays...yikes!); sponsoring the dance team (taking up 3 evenings of my week, including Friday football travels and arriving home after midnight); and being a mother of 4 kids (ranging from 2 to 10)...my life was pretty stressful. I struggled to manage my time to take the time to make healthy meals and exercise. Fast food was the quickest and easiest. No cooking time required and--even better--no clean up! Every year the weight crept up, reaching 200, 210, 220, 235. I couldn't stop it.
In April, after I found out my aunt was getting the surgery, I decided I wanted to get it too. I thought, "Why wait until this gets even more out of control?" I did the research. At first I was adamant that I was going to get the lap band, but after extensive research and discovering so many horror stories, I decided to go for the sleeve--especially seeing that the bypass required supplementation for life (I have 4 kids for a reason folks!). My doctor agreed and on June 18th of 2013 I had the sleeve.
I made changes at home. I spent my weekends preparing food for the week (like dicing fresh fruits and freezing them for homemade smoothies the whole family enjoyed for breakfast). I bought the kids bikes, baseball gear, volleyballs, and everything in between and my husband and I decided to make our weekends active ones at the park. I stopped buying junk food. Period. Including chips, sodas, juices, and any starchy and heavily carbed foods with no nutritional value. My whole family has benefited. Exercising has become a part of our weekly tradition, like going to church or going to work. It is a must and a priority.
This surgery has not only changed my life, but the lives of my family as a whole. And I feel good that my kids will have a better foundation of healthier living because of it. It was worth every penny. Now, I have 15 to 20 pounds to go! I want to keep some of my curves, so I haven't decided how low I want to go in weight until I see how I look!

Just bought a Monin's Triple Sec flavored sugar free Syrup. Skinny Margaritas? LOL. I used to love an orange chocolate coffee drink i had years ago. Wonder if I could recreate it.....
coffee, Triple Sec SF syrup, chocolate SF syrup or SF cocoa, steamed milk, top with a shake of cocoa and a grate of orange peel.
Ok, now I have to have that. Leaving now.

Google Starbucks recipes. Here is a good list:
http://www.dwallace.net/starbucks.pdf

Ocala Florida here, 6 days post op.

Pretty close. I plan on having my procedure done in Boca with Dr. Shillingford.