Weekly Post:
Username: @Tomsgal1985 (Susan)
Today’s Date: July 31
Weigh-in day: Wednesday
Previous Week's Weight: 228.4
Today's Weight: 228.6

Forgot to post this Wednesday. Have a great August!

therealbluenote wrote: »

Tomsgal1985 wrote: »

Nice loss, Nancy! Praying for you! I know it sounds counterintuitive, but have you tried apple cider vinegar? I dilute it in water, but my son takes it straight and says it feels like aloe vera on a sunburn. I know you’re under a doctor’s care, so I would check with them first. Just thought I’d mention it 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

My surgeon said no apple cider vinegar because it is too acidic and with my stomach being a newborn it just would not handle it well. I put in the newborn, but you get the idea. 😆

Understood! Pray the reflux is resolving 🙏🏻

therealbluenote wrote: »

Today’s Date: August 2
Weigh-in day: Friday
Previous Week's Weight: 368.8
Today's Weight: 364

@therealbluenote Look at you go!! :-)

Weekly Post:
Username: @Tomsgal1985 (Susan)
Today’s Date: August 7
Weigh-in day: Wednesday
Previous Week's Weight: 228.4
Today's Weight: 228.4
I’ll take it 😔

DaffyGirl88 wrote: »

Good morning TBBTers, just popping in to say hello.

@Tomsgal1985 I hope you stay safe in the storm. Only good thing that I can say about Debbie is that she's bringing cooler temperatures.

@therealbluenote I hope the acid reflux is getting better.

Take care everyone!

Hi, Sue! Thankfully the hurricane hit well north of us and our wind and rain was not destructive. We have some standing water in our backyard, but nothing too awful 🤓

Tomsgal1985 wrote: »

therealbluenote wrote: »

Today’s Date: August 2
Weigh-in day: Friday
Previous Week's Weight: 368.8
Today's Weight: 364

Nice loss, Nancy!! How are you feeling?

First I’m glad you weren’t in the line of the hurricane. Thank you, God!

Second I’m doing better. I finally gave up trying to eat soft foods and am staying with puréed. I do not get a lot of reflux with the puréed. I’m getting pretty tired of protein shakes, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, and yogurt, but at least I don’t wake up every day sick to my stomach.

I’m 50 pounds down. I’m so grateful I had the money to afford this surgery. I am finally seeing that my clothes are too loose! I was petrified to order the next size down, a 4x, but I went ahead and ordered some cheapie pants from Walmart to see if they fit. They should arrive today. I’m scared to death of the rejection but I am tripping over my 5x’s! 😆

Sue, I’ve been in your position before and it is terrible. The wait game goes on forever. I hope you get lucky and things start progressing!

therealbluenote wrote: »

Tomsgal1985 wrote: »

therealbluenote wrote: »

Today’s Date: August 2
Weigh-in day: Friday
Previous Week's Weight: 368.8
Today's Weight: 364

Nice loss, Nancy!! How are you feeling?

First I’m glad you weren’t in the line of the hurricane. Thank you, God!

Second I’m doing better. I finally gave up trying to eat soft foods and am staying with puréed. I do not get a lot of reflux with the puréed. I’m getting pretty tired of protein shakes, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, and yogurt, but at least I don’t wake up every day sick to my stomach.

I’m 50 pounds down. I’m so grateful I had the money to afford this surgery. I am finally seeing that my clothes are too loose! I was petrified to order the next size down, a 4x, but I went ahead and ordered some cheapie pants from Walmart to see if they fit. They should arrive today. I’m scared to death of the rejection but I am tripping over my 5x’s! 😆

So glad to hear of your progress, Nancy! Great work! Sorry the skin cancer surgery was/is so painful 😢 Pray you will heal beautifully and soon 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Hi everyone!

Hope everyone is good. Thank goodness Debbie brought some cooler temps so I've been able to get outside a bit and enjoy the days.

@Tomsgal1985 Thanks for the well wishes. Still no movement so I guess it's time to call State Farm (again).

Have a great Thursday!

therealbluenote wrote: »

Today’s Date: August 16
Weigh-in day: Friday
Previous Week's Weight: 358.6
Today's Weight: 355.8

I’ve had another tough week with now an infection in my scalp from the skin cancer removal that has spread to my neck and left ear. I’m sure there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but I wasn’t prepared for how long the tunnel was going to be. 🙃

Dear Nancy! I’m so sorry for your pain! Praying for your recovery and healing 💜🙏🏻
Nice loss, by the way. Sending hugs!

Today’s Date: August 23
Weigh-in day: Friday
Previous Week's Weight: 355.8
Today's Weight: 352

I’m not losing as quickly as I was told I would, but at least I’m losing. It has been a horrible week. I had to come to the realization that I really can’t do my teaching schedule in this pain and with my stomach issues, so I resigned last week. My students deserve a healthy, stable choral director, and this just isn’t me at the moment or the foreseeable future. It was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make. My heart is broken, but I have to take care of me right now. Please pray or send positive thoughts that they find a good replacement for me and find it soon. 💔

Thanks, Sue. It has been terrible. Most of the students get it and are supportive amidst tears. And some of the parents have been supportive but some have been downright rude or mean. My glucose levels started soaring to the 170s and 180s due to the stress. After the surgery they stabilized at 110. 😑

@therealbluenote Oh, Nancy! I’m so very sorry you had to resign, but I think you had no choice at this moment. I echo Sue’s thoughts that hopefully you will be able to heal more quickly now and I’m certainly praying for that! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Big hugs! As for those mean and rude parents, BOO!!! 😩 I just don’t get people 😞

@therealbluenote as my husband's favorite quote from the Modern Family TV show goes - slow is steady and steady is fast. 😁 It's progress!

Good luck with adding soft foods.

therealbluenote wrote: »

Today’s Date: August 31
Weigh-in day: Friday
Previous Week's Weight: 352
Today's Weight: 350.6

Thank you both for your support. I know these are just little bumps on life’s road and I will get through them!

Weight loss is slowing down as I try to incorporate soft foods in my diet, but I was warned this would happen so at least I’m not completely shocked! 😳

God bless you as you travel this road, dear Nancy! Our son Matt is planning bariatric surgery in the next month or so. He’s been going through the process for about five months and a lot of good has come out of it. He’s finally using a CPAP machine. He is only 29, but has been big almost his whole life. He’s probably about 350 now. Any advice? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻