Bio_Lab_Rat
so close!
Sep 14, 2010
Got my orange belt in kickboxing
once I lose 1.5 more pounds I'll officially weigh less than 200
life is good
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once I lose 1.5 more pounds I'll officially weigh less than 200
life is good
Still Going Strong
May 22, 2010
Still losing weight
Still exercising all the time
Feeling fabulous!
Just don't have time to long on very often.
Thought I'd check in with my OH friends and say
I hope you're doing fab, too!
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Still exercising all the time
Feeling fabulous!
Just don't have time to long on very often.
Thought I'd check in with my OH friends and say
I hope you're doing fab, too!
still in shock
Jan 22, 2010
I can't believe how much weight I've lost! I'm counting since I started my pre-op weight loss in August. The weight's just been coming off so quickly since my surgery, though, that I can hardly keep track! Most of all I feel great. I can climb the hills and stairs on campus easier, and I can get through an entire kick boxing workout just as easily as the rest of the class. I've dropped down 2 pants sizes and the next size is coming fast. I'm sleeping better and I'm focusing well in school. Sometimes I expect to wake up to reality any time soon.... but this IS reality!!!
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New to all of this....
Jan 01, 2010
This is the first time I've been on this site, so I'm just getting a feel for it.
I've been overweight all my life. My friends and family have always been there for me, but they don't understand. Every time I hear "I really need to lose 10 pounds" I just want to scream. They've been very supportive of my decision to go through with weight-loss surgery, but they just don't know what I'm going through. And while I love them dearly, I really need friends and a network of people who do know what it's like to feel shunned in the world because of something that has taken over your life.
I had the LapBand surgery the week before Christmas. It's been the most surreal experience--not eating and never feeling hungry. I've only felt depressed twice since the surgery. The first day was after spending the day at my sister's house, when everyone was eating cookies and candies and my sis announced her engagement to her wonderful boyfriend, and I was still on the liquids-only diet and still figuring out the single life. It was just a very hard day. Of course I felt a bit down the next day. Today I have family in town again and I'm a little scared. My cousin had weight-loss surgery about a year and a half ago and she's doing very well. She's the only one who really understands what I've gone through. But my mom and dad often compare me to her and I feel like I have to do everything just perfect when she's around. So my depression episodes really have had nothing to do with the surgery, but with the holidays and my family. Is that really so surprising?
Well, there's my insight for the day. Hope you all have a wonderful New Year.
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I've been overweight all my life. My friends and family have always been there for me, but they don't understand. Every time I hear "I really need to lose 10 pounds" I just want to scream. They've been very supportive of my decision to go through with weight-loss surgery, but they just don't know what I'm going through. And while I love them dearly, I really need friends and a network of people who do know what it's like to feel shunned in the world because of something that has taken over your life.
I had the LapBand surgery the week before Christmas. It's been the most surreal experience--not eating and never feeling hungry. I've only felt depressed twice since the surgery. The first day was after spending the day at my sister's house, when everyone was eating cookies and candies and my sis announced her engagement to her wonderful boyfriend, and I was still on the liquids-only diet and still figuring out the single life. It was just a very hard day. Of course I felt a bit down the next day. Today I have family in town again and I'm a little scared. My cousin had weight-loss surgery about a year and a half ago and she's doing very well. She's the only one who really understands what I've gone through. But my mom and dad often compare me to her and I feel like I have to do everything just perfect when she's around. So my depression episodes really have had nothing to do with the surgery, but with the holidays and my family. Is that really so surprising?
Well, there's my insight for the day. Hope you all have a wonderful New Year.
