BladeFox

My sliders are peanut butter, cheese, and nuts.

you don't need your mouth wired shut, you just need to be more self conscious on what your putting in your mouth and how often. I know it's hard honey, but you can do this!!! I still have a hard time with getting my protein in but I do my best, and I am down to my goal weight but I still have to make sure I eat right to make sure I don't go back to where I came from. I have days where I feel like I over eat, and luckily I step on the scale and I haven't moved, but still it could happen, and so I am very conscious about what goes in. Good luck girl, I know you can do this just take it one day at a time!!!

If I let my husband wash my clothes, they'd all be rags that fit Barbie. But good for you that your weight is still the same.

Husbands...Dang.....that would be a terrible prank..Glad it wasn't and your doing well!

Husbands...Dang.....that would be a terrible prank..Glad it wasn't and your doing well!

Awww at least u know what the cause is...life happen at times just think about why u got sleeved and how much better life will be when u start moving....

Girl, I know stress can get us in a bad place, I have been under a lot of stress myself lately, but you have to push past that, and just do what you know is right for yourself, I have faith in you to get back on track, and motivated!!! have faith in yourself!!!

Thank you everyone for all of your kind words of support. My mind wants to exercise and do the 5-day pouch test to jumpstart my process all over again. Another thing that I found encouraging is watching those shows "600-lb Life" it is making me want to just get moving. I'm coming along and truly believe that I will get there really soon. Thanks again!

I am so glad that I feel better too, that was a rough month and a half, cause literally right after I started feeling better from the surgery I got sick, and it's just been awful, but now I am starting to feel normal all around and I need to get my motivation to get moving and get to a gym, and start working out, I only have 22-1/2 weeks till the wedding and I need to get these pounds that I want gone to be gone. Thankfully I only gained like 2 lbs during the holidays and with the surgery and everything and I have now already gotten that off, but now I just need to get to the below that point and get to my goal. We only have 2 months till our one year surgery anniversary!!! I know I am not going to loose 24 lbs in 2 months but I can try to get close!!!

I'm with you both! GET MY BUTT TO THE GYM!! I have about 5-9 pounds to first goal and want to go a bit further for a little comfort zone. I wish I LOVED working out...but I DON"T ha!! Glad I'm not the only one struggling with the exercise piece.

I am almost 2 years out from my surgery and I gained 5 lbs over the holidays without even realizing it! I didn't make my usual cookies, which I can't control, and I didn't make any sweet breads, another big temptation. I must have just let too many carbs in. I went thru a phase where food just didn't taste good at all and I was eating corn dogs, I know terrible choice. I wonder if that was enough to push me back? I was eating 2 every day for lunch. Then I started craving carbs like crazy over the last couple weeks. I got myself on my Pilates machine again yesterday and did a 20 minute aerobic dance workout and I do feel so good about that. And I have gone back to eating protein drinks and soup for a couple days to shrink my stomach again. (Kind of like the 5 day pouch test) but I haven't been eating large quantities, just not staying full like I used to. I think it's just a phase and I will get myself back on track now. Especially with exercising again. I can't believe how ROTTEN I feel when I don't work out and how GOOD I feel when I do!!! And still it's so easy to sit on that couch and not move!! I work at home on a computer so if I don't work at it I could just not move much in a day at all.

LOl I like the white cheddar low fat single bags.

LMAO, I have never seen Skinny pop popcorn? I guess I am going to have to try that one if its like crack? LMAO, I am so not a drug girl, and couldn't imagine ever even starting but I like popcorn and I usually get the smart pop?

So easy to scarf that stuff down!! I had to take it out of the cupboard too!

I hope it all works out for you, and soon. Best.

Stay positive girl, and I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers that you get it!!!

yeaaaa congrads it will work out

"only one standing and things are looking up which means down in pounds baby!!! " ? you are still working? leaving was the only option.??

i guess i'm slow!!! are things ok - you ARE still working?? - hope things move along at work for the better - you are doing terrific with weight loss - keep up the good job

No, I'm still working @proudgrammy through the merger. I am the last of the team that is still here and because of this, I may actually be offered a better opportunity where I report to only one person only and become permanent. "...only one standing and things are looking up which means down in pounds..." I also interviewed for another position that I hope to hear from by either tomorrow or Wednesday of next week, so it's looking up for me!

Hey chicky been away for the past 2 weeks from the site, don't like the mobile app, so I just wanted to get back at you on this, glad you knew you needed that time off to figure things out. That's great. I hope things are back on track for you and your figured things out so you can move forward. I am very happy to have gotten the chance to get to know you a bit through this site, and hope you find something that will make you happy. How did the interview go?

Thanks Pup, more things continue t happen here and questions how long I should stick it out. The interview went very good but they went with another candidate, yet I still push for other opportunities when they arise. I am slowly getting back to my post op diet by cutting out one bad habit after another. I haven't gained any weight and actually lost a couple of pounds, but it's still not good enough. I'm hoping the new year will be for the better and I can CATCH A BREAK! Hope all is well with you Ms. Sexy

LMAO, Ms.Sexy? lol I am doing well, went to post op appt yesterday and they said that I won't feel better till probably mid January, so it's been tough, and although I am feeling better then I was a week and a half ago, I am still in some pain and sore? Well my dear, if this job thing is effecting your health in a bad way then maybe your right maybe it is time to move forward to something different to where it will be copacetic to you weight loss? You are a great person and you will catch that BREAK that you want so badly, I just know it. You kept telling me to just keep in there and the weight would come off when I was on that month stall and I did and I lost 5lbs in one week to throw me under the 200's so I know you can do the same!!! Keep doing what you know you have to do for you, and you will get there!!!

Funny -- when I first read it I thought you said "stop cleaning"! Maybe you should take up intensive cleaning instead of eating! Try to find something healthy to replace cheating -- maybe take a short fast walk or do some planks or something or maybe just have some almonds or a healthy snack on hand and count it into your daily plan.

@Ginger Snaps, I have started cleaning more...funny! Ah, but yeah, I need to stop the madness!

Blade I'm sorry to hear about the stress!!! You have the control of what your gonna let effect you, if you know this is gonna happen I would say always carry some carrot stick and other veggies that you can turn to instead of the junk??? Just something to think about??? Good luck him!!!