Where do you want to be with your weight loss 1 year from now.

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

Where do you want to be in 1 year from now? When I had weight loss surgery, I

had no idea how long it was going to take me to lose weight; I was older than

most of you and everyone l drops their weight at different speeds.

Most of all of us ladies know that men lose much faster than we do. For me it

took me about 14 months to lose 105 pounds. I know when I started this journey

like the rest of you I wanted it to just melt off of me. As first it felt like

it was, but I knew that would slow down and it did.

What I want you to do it take it in small steps. Set your goals by weeks or by

a month, and DO NOT put yourself down if you don't reach that goal. Remember we

are all individuals.

I had a walking buddy and she was good to keep me motivated and when she was

down I did the same for her. She had sleeve surgery with Dr. Aceves about 6

months after I had mine. I was honored when she asked me to go with her for her

surgery.

Mix things up, become creative with your food ideas. I actually have become a

much better cook now that I am healthy and at my goal weight, but that didn't

happen overnight. I started searching out recipes that would incorporate my

lifestyle and something that taste great and that my husband and I both would

eat.

Find the protein that you like (for me it was chicken) and find 50 different

ways to cook with it and watch your carbs. Those sneaky carbs have a way of

messing up your weight loss. If you are eating carbs make them WHOLE GRAIN

carbs, not whole wheat—the key word is Whole Grain.

Summer is coming along find some great salads and put your protein in along with

a little fresh fruit—like strawberries and then make the salad you entire meal.

Watch the dressing that you are using. I learned to NOT put the dressing on my

salad, but dip my forks into the dressing and with every bite I always get

dressing.

So look at the calendar and set a goal in your mind where you would like to be

one year from today. Some will be there and some will not.

Don't overwhelm yourself with too big of a goal.

I also used to like to look at catalog or magazines that had great clothes that

I wanted to be able to buy when I reached my goal. I will be honest and say, I

have bought a lot of new clothes. Looking at these beautiful clothes kept me

from eating too. Do what works best for you.

If you haven't picked your doctor yest I would like to tell you the Dr. Aceves

is the very best that you can have for your surgery. If you have any questions

about him, I am more than happy to answer anything you would like to know. I

wanted the best I could have and after a lot of research and talking to people

on these boards, I knew he was the one.

I wish you great success, remember do this one day at a time. If you had a bad

day the good news is that day ends and you can start all over the next day.

Hugs,

Suzanne

Sleeved 10/210/2008