peeperjj's Journal, 03 Apr 18

i have the same issue. but its okay. you can do this. :) 

Thanks! I have surgery on 4/25 and I’m trying to lose as much as I can first because they said I’ll probably be limited to 3 sessions if 10 minutes of moderate walking daily for a few weeks and I heavy exercise for 2 months. It could change but that’s the general recommendation. Oh and I’ll need a good full calorie diet for 4-8 weeks to help the fat transfer ‘stick’. I had planned on surgery at the end of summer but they want to do it now so if I need another we can do it at the end of summer :/. I’ll gsin it back mostly if it’s true on the diet BUT if I lose more now I’m hoping to keep some off with my new healthier choices. But I always eat carbs and chocolate after surgeries. No clue why but I do. Surgeon said my body needs the carb energy afterward so that explains the carbs but not the chocolate.  

I can gain by reading the nutrition on the package :( 

You could have still lost weight but it shows the gain due to water retention, so don’t worry about it 👍🏻 

It's water. Don't stress about it, t will go away. 

shhh...might need to eliminate LoL 

Thanks guys! I need to drink more water but I honestly dislike it and 0 calorie waters flavors leave a bad taste in my mouth afterward. When it hits 80 degrees I’ll drink more without thinking about it but for now I have to make myself drink it and it’s easier to grab coffee from the pot, a Coke Zero or a G/2 Gatorade. My teeth hate cold so I’m stuck with room temp water(yuck) or my teeth hurting. Maybe I should have some milk as I’m lactose intolerant and see if that helps haha. I may have found the pound but I know I’ll lose it again soon :). I’ll worry when I gain 2 in a week rather than 1 in a day :).  

Y'all we are all so fortunate, we have so many choices, some people do not. Enjoy...a little here and there is okay. I love water at room temperature, it actually absorbs in our body quicker. 

We are quite lucky with all of the choices we have! If I personally had less choices I’d learn not to be so picky or lose more weight haha. I honestly wish stores would move candy and junk food away from the registers. I tend to buy something from there every trip so would appreciate some bananas or apples lol. I’ve instead started buying sugar free gum. I feel like I’m grabbing a treat for later and it’s own the kids like too and lasts days instead of a few minutes like a snickers. That being said, I ate a snickers for lunch :,(. I’ve had one laying here for a month and decided I could have a treat if I worked out later. Only calories I’ve had so far today as I’m just not that hungry but my sweet tooth wants more.  

@Dinah57 I’ve thought about running just water through my coffee pot after cleaning it. I find that I enjoy coffee with my meals and I’ve never liked it before. The heat makes me feel more satisfied and I read somewhere that hot drinks with meals actually help you lose a small amount of weight. Keeping the fat from congealing in the stomach perhaps? As of now I don’t drink water unless outside exercising so I need to figure out a way I can drink it without gagging! Dislike all of the fake sugar flavorings and most of those make me gag too. Thought I’d add a Splenda and see if that helps lol. As a kid I’d add a couple of skittles or a jolly rancher. Somehow I don’t think that’s very healthy!