Fat's Not Easy: Bariatric 'No's'

I'm a 30-something year old wife and mother of three wonderful boys. After many years of emotional & mental issues, medication issues and (obviously) food issues, I have ended up overweight and tired all the time. Knowing my illnesses will not get better if I don't become healthier I had decided to start the long journey to Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) to better myself. I want to be the fun, healthy mom... and dare I say it?... the 'hot mom' & wife. Here's my journey before and after my gastric bypass surgery, along with some recipes.

Monday, January 25, 2016

Bariatric 'No's'

I HAVE to share this article with you all - - I just read it and can't agree more! I've mentioned this before, but I'm SO tired of reading all the sob stories about how so and so ate a doughnut, fries, garlic bread, pasta salad, bagel and cheesecake and now they're confused why they gained the weight back. Ugh! Are you serious? Or those people that say "You can have anything you want - just don't eat as much".... NO! If you eat a bite of cheesecake, your body will WANT the cheesecake and think it's ok to crave it. If you get used to NOT eating it at all - your body will become satisfied with healthier options and no longer crave the things that stick to our thighs and ass. Ugh!

This is a tool - - that's it. It's a tool to help us lose the weight while we are learning new habits and become healthier. It is not a fool-proof plan that will continue to work when we decide to quit or cheat. SO frustrated with the people that go through this process and then sabotage their own health. If that's what they choose to do - then shut up about it - I don't want to hear it. I am following the rules, doing my best and trying to learn new ways of eating and living so that I can become healthy and STAY healthy. I want this to be a long term effect on my life, not just a quick weight loss and then quick re-gain.

Alright... I've griped enough. Here's the website article I am referring to - - I love it!!

Not What You Wanted to Hear

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Weekly Progression

Surgery May 11

Wk 1 - 5/19 - told not to weigh

Wk 2 - 5/26 - 20 lb loss

Wk 3 - 6/2 - 25 lb loss

Wk 4 - 6/9 - 29 lb loss

Wk 5 - 6/16 - 35 lb loss

Wk 6 - 6/23 - 37 lb loss

Wk 7 - 6/30 - 38 lb loss

Wk 8 - 7/7 - 40 lb loss

Wk 9 - 7/14 - 40 lb loss (stalled)

Wk 10 - 7/21 - 45 lb loss

Wk 11 - 7/28 - 53 lb loss

Wk 12 - 8/4 - 54 lb loss

Wk 13 - 8/11 - 57 lb loss

Wk 14 - 8/18 - 57 lb loss (stalled)

Wk 15 - 8/25 - 59 lb loss

Wk 16 - 9/1 - 64 lb loss

Wk 17 - 9/8 - 68 lb loss

Wk 18 - 9/15 - 71 lb loss

Wk 19 - 9/22 - 71 lb loss (stalled)

Wk 20 - 9/29 - 75 lb loss

Wk 21 - 10/6 - 75 lb loss (stalled)

Wk 22 - 10/13 - 77 lb loss

Wk 23 - 10/20 - 77 lb loss (stalled)

Wk 24 - 10/27 - 82 lb loss

Wk 25 - 11/3 - 85 lb loss

Wk 26 - 11/10 - 87 lb loss

Wk 27 - 11/17 - 88 lb loss

Wk 28 - 11/24 - 91 lb loss

Wk 29 - 12/01 - 91 lb loss (stalled)

Wk 30 - 12/08 - 93 lb loss

Wk 31 - 12/15 - 95 lb loss

Wk 32 - 12/22 - 96 lb loss

Wk 33 - 12/29 - 97 lb loss

Wk 34 - 01/05 - 98 lb loss (slow)

Wk 35 - 01/11 - 98 lb loss (stalled)

Wk 36 - 01/19 - 100 lb loss!!!!!!!

Wk 37 - 01/25 - 105 lb loss

Wk 38 - 02/01 - 105 lb loss

Wk 39 - 02/08 - 105 lb loss

Wk 40 - 02/15 - 105 lb loss

Wk 41 - 02/22 - 108 lb loss

Wk 42 - 02/29 - 109 lb loss

Wk 43 - 03/07 - 109 lb loss (stalled)

Wk 44 - 03/14 - 109 lb loss (Ugh!)

Wk 45 - 03/21 - 110 lb loss

Wk 46 - 03/28 - 113 lb loss

Wk 47 - 04/04 - 117 lb loss

Wk 48 - 04/11 - 119 lb loss

(Rounded to nearest lb)