It's so harrrrrrd

[sleeve 4 me 910]

Well I did it! I stepped on the scale today and it was NOT GOOD NEWS! BUT the good news is I STEPPED ON THE SCALE! I don't care what anyone says but I HAVE TO weigh in daily to keep myself on track. I hadn't weighed in 3 weeks!!! I did start counting points today, and I did well! I just found out my pre op appointment is 8/18/10 and I hope to lose at least 10 lbs by then! Thank you all!

[sleeve 4 me 910]

You are so right! Thank you so much! I can do this! I will do this!

[sleeve 4 me 910]

My last post was to SPARKLE :-) you rock!!!! Thanks to everyone for your feedback!

[sleeve 4 me 910]

OK I'm back on track! Thank you JESUS! I'm using the Weight Watcher system (points) and so far it's working! Thanks again for all your support! You all ROCK!

[Papillon 7]

The premier Protein shakes from costco are actually really good. I am getting a little tired of them being on day 4 of the liquid diet but.,... if you take them and put them in the blender with some crushed ice and a little sugar free Torani Syrup they are like a chocolate shake. heheh

Hang in there guys!! I keep reminding myself if all the people on this forum can do it, I can to!! This week has really shown me how much of things I really need. I will never look at food the same way again.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

Yes those Protein Shakes are yummy!

[Donna4545 13]

Hey--reality check! After your stomach heals, you can still eat what you like, just in small amounts--no food funerals are needed. Kick yourself in the butt and decide you're going to get serious about this surgery. Have two low carb, high Protein Shakes a day, a salad with homemade dressing for snack, a dinner of 4-6 oz lean meat and a non-starchy vegetable, and 64 oz of Water a day. that's what I'm doing, I'm not hungry, and I've lost 11 pounds so far. See my blog for how I got through it. You can do this!

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

For me personally, it's not about thinking that I can't touch "bad" foods again (I've concluded from multiple posts on here that you can still have whatever you want after a few months, just in small quantities). It's more about being able, for the first time in my life, to eat what I want and as much as I want of it without worrying about the consequences and feeling like a failure. I don't have a scale here, but I'm sure I've put on 2-3 lbs in the last 2 weeks, but I just revel in the ability to have a dessert with every dinner, have a peach or strawberry pop without agonizing over the 160 calories, etc. 4 more weeks!