downsizingdiva

JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I NOW AM STARTING TO SEE COLLAR BONES! I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE EVER REALLY SEEN THEM DEFINED. WENT SHOPPING YESTERDAY AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I CAN BUY A LARGE!!! IT JUST BLOWS MY MIND. I'M 7 MONTHS OUT. ALSO, MY WEIGHT LOSS WAS PRETTY SLOW THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I CUT OUT QUEST BARS AND HAVE BEEN LOSING MUCH FASTER. JUST A THOUGHT.

I DID THE VERY SAME THING - LISTEN CLOSE BECAUSE I SUFFERED AND WISH I HAD KNOWN THE FOLLOWING. HAVE YOUR IRON CHECKED - MY INITIAL CAUSE FOR ALL THE DIZZINESS AND LIGHT HEADEDNESS AND JUST BEING PLAIN MISERABLE WAS LOW IRON, THE OTHERWILL BE KEEPING HYDRATED.

I ASK MYSELF THE SAME QUESTION. IF I'M DOING IT SO WELL NOW, STICKING TO MY PLAN, WHY COULDN'T I DO IT BEFORE. WELL I'M NOT SURE FOR EVERYONE BUT FOR ME I THINK ITS THAT I WOULD ABSOLUTELY KICK MYSELF IF I WENT THRU THE PAIN AND SUFFERING OF THE PRE OP, THE SURGERY, THE TRAUMATIC POST OP I HAD AND THEN CHEATED OR DIDN'T FOLLOW MY PLAN. EVEN IF I THINK OF TASTING CAKE ICING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THE THOUGHT OF DISAPPOINTMENT STOPS ME IMMEDIATELY. SO SO THANKFUL FOR THIS SURGERY. OH AND WITHOUT IT, EVEN EATING LOW CARB, I'M SURE I'D EAT TOO MUCH, ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WOULD HAD I NOT HAD THIS SURGERY.

MAY I ASK WHAT YOUR STARTING WEIGHT & SIZE WAS?

I DROPPED ABOUT 10 POUNDS AFTER STOPPING THEM BUT I'VE BEEN STALLED AT 204/205 FOR A FEW WEEKS. FINALLY AT 202 THIS MORNING. BUT I'M STILL OFF THE QUEST BARS, EXCEPT I FOUND A BROWNIE BAR IN MY OTHER CAR OVER THE WEEKEND AND ATE IT LOL - I LOVE THOSE THINGS!!!

me too had to be my favorite even though I have almost cut them out

I swear by it guys, I thought they were so grand but I accidentally ran out, I have to order then do I didn't have any for a week or so and blam I started losing again, like SIX pounds in two weeks....

I'M A SECRET SLEEVER, AND SO SO VERY HAPPY THAT I AM. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND KEEPING IT A SECRET UNLESS YOU LIKE OTHERS BEING IN YOUR BUSINESS, WATCHING YOU, JUDGING YOU, COMMENTING ON YOU, ETC ETC. MY JOURNEY HAS BEEN SO MUCH SIMPLER KEEPING IT TO MYSELF...THAT'S JUST ME THO.

THAT IS NOT EMBARASSING THAT IS AWESOME!

GRRRRRR......THATS WHY I TOLD NOONE - I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE'S COMMENTS OUR THOUGHTS BRINGING ME DOWN. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW ABSOLUTELY GRATEFUL TO MYSELF THAT I AM FOR KEEPING MY SURGERY A SECRET.

OH MY GOSH! CELEBRATE THAT LOSS!!! I HAD A HARD TIME MAKING MYSELF STOP STOP STOP WEARING MY BIG CLOTHES THAT DIDN'T FIT ANY MORE TOO. I MEAN YOU COULD'VE PUT A PILLOW IN THE SEAT OF MY JEANS WITH ME...ANYWAY I FINALLY GAVE IN (CUZ I'M MONEY CONSCIOUS TOO) AND GOT SOME JEANS ETC AT GOOD WILL. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOING THIS BECAUSE YOU WON'T BE IN THEM BUT A FEW MONTHS IF THAT. I FELT LIKE I WASN'T LOSING SLOWLY SO I DID BUY SOME GOOD STUFF AT RETAIL STORES BUT NOW I'VE HAD TO DONATE IT BECAUSE IT TOO WAS FALLING OFF. SO GOOD WILL, THRIFT ETC HELPED ME. BUT NOW I'M PRETTY MUCH A TIGHT 16 IF ITS NOT STRETCHY MATERIAL AND WEAR A LARGE SHIRT. I DID BUY A HUGE BAG OF NEW STUFF YESTERDAY BUT ALL THE LAST BATCH OF CLOTHES I BOUGHT WERE TOO BIG AGAIN. BUT I WEAR STUFF THAT IS FITTED AND LOVE IT. EXCEPT ITS WEIRD WHEN PEOPLE WHO KNEW YOU BEFORE OR NOT KINDA SCAN YOUR BODY. CELEBRATE!

I MYSELF WOULDN'T TOUCH A PC OF BREAD. REFRIED Beans WITH cheese SAVED ME WHEN I WAS THAT STAGE OF CLUELESSNESS ABOUT WHAT TO EAT. I RAN THINGS THRU THE BLENDER/FOOD PROCESSOR, EVEN chicken.

IT WILL MOVE, I THINK A LOT OF US HAVE REGRETS BUT YOU WILL SOON TOO SEE THAT THIS WAS A GREAT DECISION!! GIVE IT TIME!

ACID REDUCERS HELPED ME WITH THIS. MY HUNGER PANGS WERE ACID.

I HAD A COUPLE REALLY ROUGH MONTHS AFTER SURGERY, BUT ALL THAT IS A DISTANT MEMORY NOW AND I AM SO HAPPY, SO MUCH SMALLER, SO MUCH HEALTHIER, CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE IT! I AM MORE ACTIVE, KEEP MY HOUSE CLEANER, LOVE MYSELF MORE, LOVE OTHERS MORE, I THINK I'M A BETTER MOM TOO. THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS THAT I GOT MY AGRESSIVE/ASSERTIVENESS BACK FROM WHEN I WAS A YOUNG COCKY TEENAGER. ONLY WHEN NEEDED OF COURSE BUT I'M TRYING MY BEST TO BE NICE LOL. I THINK THAT HAS TO DO WITH KINDA COMING BACK OUT OF THE OBESITY SHELL. FOR SO MANY YEARS I FELT INVISIBLE AND KINDA WISHED I WAS. NOW I DON'T DREAD GOING TO THE STORE, GOING IN PUBLIC, AND I DON'T TURN MY INSECURITY INTO DISLIKE FOR OTHERS OR DISLIKE FOR ACTIVITIES. I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT THIS WAS THE BEST DECISION I COULD'VE MADE FOR MYSELF.

I HAD A RASH ON THE INSIDES OF BOTH OF MY ARMS. I'M SURE IT WAS A RESULT OF THE SURGERY/CHANGES/VITAMINS/HORMONES, SOMETHING...IT ITCHED AND LOOKED YUCKY BUT IT FINALLY WENT AWAY AS MY DIET GOT MORE NORMAL.

LOL, I have finally given up that battle! I just order water so they will LEAVE ME ALONE! I religiously order what cuz they just freak out if you dint get a drink. They already freak out enough if you tweak something on the menu a little to suit your needs.

I would ignore aunties pics or comments and she will stop, and as for my kids etc, what I eat and how much is absolutely NOT up for discussion or debate. I would nip that crap in the bud now! Funny post btw lol.

Blood pressure normal, I was borderline diabetic, I had sleep apnea, swollen legs ankles feet, headaches, insomnia, chronic fatigue, chest pains, I'm 7 months out but all this has been gone for like 6 months

Dannin light n fit or Triple zero

STRANGE. NO DIDN'T FEEL THAT

EVERYONE IS SO DIFFERENT - YOU'RE ONE OF THE EXTREMELY LUCKY ONES AND THAT IS WONDERFUL! - I WASN'T

I WENT ABSOLUTELY CRAZY A COUPLE MONTHS OUT. HARD TO ADMIT BUT I WAS NUTS, SICK, A TOTAL WRECK, AND EVEN BORDERLINE SUICIDAL. I HAD TO GET ANXIETY MEDS AND ANTI DEPRESSANTS. NEVER HAD TO DO THAT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE BUT I KNEW I NEEDED HELP AND I GOT IT IMMEDIATELY. I KNOW IT IS SO SO SO HARD FOR YOU TO BELIEVE ME RIGHT NOW BUT ALL THIS WILL PASS. I FELT LIKE MY LIFE WOULD NEVER BE BACK TO NORMAL AND I WAS TOTALLY FREAKING OUT ABOUT WHAT I HAD VOLUNTARILY DONE TO MY BODY...PERMANENTLY. BUT I AM SO HAPPY I DID, SO VERY THANKFUL, AND SO MUCH MORE HEALTHY.. IT WILL BE WONDERFUL FOR YOU IN TIME....

I HAVE LOST ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT AS YOU. I FEEL THE SAME WAY. SOME DAYS I FEEL THIN ETC BUT MOST OF THE TIME I FEEL LIKE I DON'T REALLY LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT (THOUGH DEEP DOWN I KNOW THAT I REALLY DO BASED ON REACTIONS FROM OTHERS ETC). I THINK IT WILL GET BETTER WITH TIME. I'VE EVEN HAD PEOPLE TELL ME I DON'T NEED TO LOSE MORE ETC (DON'T KNOW I HAD VSG) BUT I JUST CAN'T FATHOM THAT SINCE I STILL DON'T FEEL NORMAL SIZE YET. I STILL WEIGH 207. BUT ALL IN ALL SINCE 2013 I'VE LOST OVER 100 POUNDS TOTAL SO I SHOULD FEEL WAAAAAY SMALLER THAN I DO. BUT I AM SO SO THANKFUL FOR THIS JOURNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DEFLATED BOOBS AND ALL...

I'M VERY GOOD ABOUT IT... MAYBE ONCE A WEEK I MAY ACCIDENTALLY FORGET AND TAKE A SIP AFTER I'M DONE EATING, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA HURT ANYTHING...