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WOW- What a ride this has been! And I am LOVIN' it!
I often say I wish I had done this 10 years ago- but not sure if I would have been in the right "mind set" to have been successful. It is a total lifestyle change, and my hat goes off to all of you for being so successful! I know most of you are younger than me.... SO ENJOY IT!!!! I know I am!!
I've got to share some "numbers" with you all....
6 months prior to my surgery- My highest weight was 373- I managed to lose 19 pounds prior to surgery- day of surgery I weighed 354.....
This morning......... I weigh 225!!!! A weight loss of 129 pounds!!
All in 5 months... and I find that AMAZING.... yet what is more amazing are the inches..... a total of 89.25!!!!!
Monday-7/13/09
Weight: 256.2
TW
1/12
Total loss
Neck
15.5
19.5
4
Wrist
6.75
8
1.25
Forearm
9.5
12.5
3
Upper Arm
12
16.5
4.5
Bust
44
55
11
Waist
43
59
16
Hips
48
64
11
Thighs
38
52
14
Upper Thigh
22.5
30
7.5
Calf
14
19.5
5
Ankle
9.75
10.75
1
Ribcage
41
52
11
89.25
I'm sorry I'm not in here all the time, I am on dial up and to top it off- having computer problems, so by the time I read everything- I get frustrated when I can't post!
I do read the board, and want to again say thanks for being here and congratulations to everyone!!!
sorry this is late I took off friday!
BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.
BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.
on 7/12/09 2:33 am - MO
Where does body fat go when you lose weight?
Answer from Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.
When you consume fewer calories than your body needs, your body turns to fat for energy. Your fat cells (triglycerides) provide the fuel for this energy.
Through a series of complex metabolic processes, triglycerides are broken down into two different components — glycerol and fatty acids — which are absorbed into your liver, kidney and muscle. Here, these components are further broken down by chemical processes that ultimately produce energy for your body.
The heat generated through these activities is used to help maintain your body temperature. The waste products that result are water and carbon dioxide. You excrete water primarily in urine and sweat and carbon dioxide in air exhaled from your lungs.
Where does body fat go when you lose weight?
Answer from Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.
When you consume fewer calories than your body needs, your body turns to fat for energy. Your fat cells (triglycerides) provide the fuel for this energy.
Through a series of complex metabolic processes, triglycerides are broken down into two different components — glycerol and fatty acids — which are absorbed into your liver, kidney and muscle. Here, these components are further broken down by chemical processes that ultimately produce energy for your body.
The heat generated through these activities is used to help maintain your body temperature. The waste products that result are water and carbon dioxide. You excrete water primarily in urine and sweat and carbon dioxide in air exhaled from your lungs.
on 7/12/09 2:00 am - MO
I have been thinking -- if you look at the lapbanders like Amanda's 178 pound loss, and Kernie's huge loss -- they drink a RIDICULOUS amount of water. All that fat has to have somewhere to go, and I assume it gets expelled through our urine and probably our pores when we sweat, is that right? So if I'm not drinking enough water, which I don't think I am, the fat isn't getting "washed" out, right? What do you guys think? Should we really focus on our water and see what happens? I swear I think that's logical. I KNOW I can't drink 200 oz. a day, but I'm nowhere near 100 oz. a day so I think I'll make that my goal, and to get my ass moving... my food intake is okay I think so maybe if I can flush the fat out....
Thoughts?!
xoxox
Lex
BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.
