June Post Ops!

[iamsoworthit 430]

My thoughts on hunger and additional calories are as follows

1. as long as you are eating healthy and eating for your body not your mind ( head hunger) the calories will be burned off with the increased activity level.

2. we all knew the pouch would stretch and the severed nerves would reform. as long as you are aware of the intake and keep the portions small and the intake healthy. im not sweating it.

lets be realistic about this as all of us get past our goals we need to be the people we are and have worked so hard to become and no longer be the person " who had WLS" now its up to us to not let the WLS define who we are and who we will be. now its time to be the people who we have worked sooo hard to become.

Peace out to all you beautiful people.

Rj you are always the vouce of reason. You rock!!!

[Mel3620 299]

Mel can you email me the slide show? you have my address I would love to Celebrate this event and seeing this would help me understand what you have gone though this past year.. let me know

I attempted to email a link to my Facebook page where I posted the slide show. If it doesn't work, then I will take my lazy self upstairs to the computer and send it. Some of the pictures are small, but it's my first try.

[kirk117 0]

Never to soon to start! I had mine on the 11th!?? Anyone else in June yet? And how's it going?

I had mine June 19 last year down 88 lbs

[kirk117 0]

Never to soon to start! I had mine on the 11th!?? Anyone else in June yet? And how's it going?[/quote

Stopped losing weight three months ago please pray for me

[Mel3620 299]

I have been on a stall for awhile as well. I think our bodies just have to adjust.

I had my surgery last June as well. I have lost around 75-80 pounds. I have honestly stopped looking at the scale so much because it was discouraging me.

Glad you joined us! We have a great group as you can see if you go back through and read all of our pages.

[Weight Warrior 445]

I'm starting my soft mush good tomorrow ..

I would appreciates some suggestions .

Thanks everyone

1. Hummus!!!! wide selection of different flavors.

2. Yougurt

3. egg salad ( no/ low fat mayo. no celery)

This phase goes quickly. also if no one has clued you into sugar free tropical flavored pops i highly suggest them a mind blowing flavor explosion. and they count towards your daily Fluid intake.

Cheers!

[Weight Warrior 445]

I attempted to email a link to my Facebook page where I posted the slide show. If it doesn't work, then I will take my lazy self upstairs to the computer and send it. Some of the pictures are small, but it's my first try.

Sent you an email. did not work. hall your lazy butt upstairs please :-)

[Baconville 578]

Never to soon to start! I had mine on the 11th!?? Anyone else in June yet? And how's it going?

I had mine June 19 last year down 88 lbs

Welcome! I am very glad you found us. This is a wonderful group of very supportive people with great advice. We will be here for you!

Congratulations! That is a great loss in a year!! I will be at a year on June 25 and as of this morning am down 198 pounds, but the scale has really been fighting me these last 10 pounds. I only have 2-3 to go, and I have worked harder for these 10 pounds than the 190 combined! I am trying to switch things up, exercise, food and Water. The scale is moving, all be it VERY slowly. I was down .2 pounds this morning, a new low. One thing that seems to be helping is that I am making sure my Protein stays in the mid 80s (does not go over 90 grams) and that I am adding more vegetables to my diet. I find the vegies really fill me up and that helps because I seem to be hungrier now than I was even a couple of month ago. I am still hopeful I will get under 130 pounds for my 1 year check up on June 26th. WE HAVE COME SO FAR! WE CAN DO THIS!!

Carol

[Baconville 578]

Hey!

I didn't realize you were also a June 12th surgery! Congrats to you too!! You have been like my twin during this journey, and I have drawn so much encouragement, peace of mind, and inspiration from you. Do you have plans to Celebrate the day? RJ is correct (as usual!). It is time to stop being on the WLS journey and to start living our lives in the gift of these new, healthy,bodies. I wish you all the best! Mark this day with something special, YOU DESERVE IT!!

I am a bit behind all of you. I won't reach my surgaversary until June 25th, so I have a couple more weeks. I am hoping to be under 130 by then, was 133 this morning, so it is possible. I am so thrilled with the new me, that it won't matter if I don't get there. It would be nice for my BMI to hit 'normal' though.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Carol

Carol, I consider you my twin too! We are just so similar in our stats. I see my surgeon on june 25th and am praying I'll be in 120s by then. We have 2 weeks so let's both try together!

GREAT IDEA! OK, so here is what I am doing. I am limiting my Protein to about 85 grams - it had been creeping over 90 - even though my calories have stayed about the same. I am increasing my vegetable intake, especially broccoli and cauliflower. These REALLY seem to fill me up, which helps with the increased hunger, I feel much more satisfied. I have upped the Water so I am getting between 80 - 100 ounces a day. This morning the scale moved to a new low, it wasn't a big move (.2 pound) but it was a move! I am worried about tomorrow as I have THREE graduation parties to attend, one is for my niece which I am helping to give, so I will be working with food. Lots of temptations, so I hope I don't undue all the hard work I put in this week.

Let me know what you are doing and how its working. Together we can do anything! Have a good one!

Carol

[Kristi 195]

I can't believe it's been a year for our group! I'm so proud of us!

I can't wait for summer and more activities! I haven't made it to that normal BMI yet, but it's right around the corner! I may not hit it by my 1 year follow up but I'll hit it shortly there after!

<3 you guys!

[Mel3620 299]

Sent you an email. did not work. hall your lazy butt upstairs please :-)

Be nice now! It was like 1 am.

[iamsoworthit 430]

Welcome! I am very glad you found us. This is a wonderful group of very supportive people with great advice. We will be here for you!

Congratulations! That is a great loss in a year!! I will be at a year on June 25 and as of this morning am down 198 pounds, but the scale has really been fighting me these last 10 pounds. I only have 2-3 to go, and I have worked harder for these 10 pounds than the 190 combined! I am trying to switch things up, exercise, food and Water. The scale is moving, all be it VERY slowly. I was down .2 pounds this morning, a new low. One thing that seems to be helping is that I am making sure my Protein stays in the mid 80s (does not go over 90 grams) and that I am adding more vegetables to my diet. I find the vegies really fill me up and that helps because I seem to be hungrier now than I was even a couple of month ago. I am still hopeful I will get under 130 pounds for my 1 year check up on June 26th. WE HAVE COME SO FAR! WE CAN DO THIS!!

Carol

Carol I didn't realize you've lost 198 lbs!!! My goodness that is phenomenal! I am so proud of you!!

[iamsoworthit 430]

GREAT IDEA! OK, so here is what I am doing. I am limiting my Protein to about 85 grams - it had been creeping over 90 - even though my calories have stayed about the same. I am increasing my vegetable intake, especially broccoli and cauliflower. These REALLY seem to fill me up, which helps with the increased hunger, I feel much more satisfied. I have upped the Water so I am getting between 80 - 100 ounces a day. This morning the scale moved to a new low, it wasn't a big move (.2 pound) but it was a move! I am worried about tomorrow as I have THREE graduation parties to attend, one is for my niece which I am helping to give, so I will be working with food. Lots of temptations, so I hope I don't undue all the hard work I put in this week.

Let me know what you are doing and how its working. Together we can do anything! Have a good one!

Carol

I am making sure to split all my food into five little meals, really 3 meals and 2 Snacks. I was starting to just do 3 but I really think the five a day keeps the metabolism rev'd. My team says it all the time. I also added an extra 2 glasses of water and am trying to keep sodium lower. That by far has been the hardest. I love lean cuisines but they are loaded with sodium so I'm trying to cut them out and just cook real food. Lol

We can do this, we're in the weight loss homestretch and maintenence is next.

[Baconville 578]

Carol I didn't realize you've lost 198 lbs!!! My goodness that is phenomenal! I am so proud of you!!

Thanks! It has changed my entire life!

[Weight Warrior 445]

I can't believe it's been a year for our group! I'm so proud of us!

I can't wait for summer and more activities! I haven't made it to that normal BMI yet, but it's right around the corner! I may not hit it by my 1 year follow up but I'll hit it shortly there after!

<3 you guys!

you will nail that this summer. congratulations on your 1 year. thanks for all of the support it has made a huge difference