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Topic: RE: Not losing!
You're not alone. I've been flucuating between 275-270 for over a month now, and it's driving me nuts! I was hoping to have that 100 pound goal reached, but with sickness and now a sprained foot, I feel really discouraged.
And I'm afraid to increase my protein since I'm so inactive. What do you think? Should I increase it or leave it alone?
Grace
9/20/04
360/273/140
Topic: Gas!
I am 8 months post-op and experiencing horrible gas pain & constapation.
I take phyzyme for gas & suppositories & laxative pills for constapation.
Needless to say, I am still in pain and the meds aren't helping like they are suppose too.
Any suggestions will be apprciated
Jo
444/414/288
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Topic: I am back on track!!
Last February I was laid off from my job. I received a severance package so I took 2 weeks off before I started looking for a job. I finally got another job and I started May 9. My new job has a shuttle bus that takes you to the employee parking lot. It is pretty far away. Since I started the job, I have not ridden the shuttle. I get to work early and walk from the lot to the hospital and after work I walk back to the lot. In April I only lost 5 lbs, but I have lost 13 lbs so far this month and it is not over yet. I realize now that I was probably not exercising enough before I went back to work. I now know that I must exercise to reach my goal.
I read something the other day. It said that you should eat within 1 hour of waking. It said that this speeds up your metabolism. So I make sure that I either eat breakfast or drink a protein shake when I wake up. Also I am trying to eat every 3 hours. This also speeds up your metabolism. The book I read this from has a website. It is jorgecruise.com.
Lynn J., lap RNY 9/29/04 -118 lbs.
Topic: Poll: What did you have for lunch today???
Time to share! I'll start: I had a Chicken Marsala Low-Carb Lean Cuisine (14g protein, 9 carbs, 140 cal.) and a Dannon Light 'n Fit Carb Control Smoothie (so yummy!) in berries 'n cream flavor (6g protein, 4 carbs, 60 calories).
This week I've been adding in a yogurt or a small salad for lunch so that I'm not ravenous at 4 pm, and it's really working! Wish I'd thought of that a few months ago, I'm such a creature of habit.
So spill . . . whadja have???
Topic: RE: The great swimsuit search!
HECK no belly button showing on me! The top meets up with the skirt. Fear not! i don't think there is an underwire in the top, but there is support. The back comes up high enough to help out. There is another suit at Target that is almost the same by Isaac Mizrahi in black but the back is cut lower and the cups had far less support which left my sadly shrunken girls a little too free and not enough coverage for my baggy armpit skin 
Normally I would prefer black. By the way, if your store doesn't have the size or color you need, i noticed they still have the olive color in most sizes top and bottom, but are sold out of the navy online. The olive was pretty also. Try it, I'll bet you'll like it. Good luck on your quest!
Love, Sue
Normally I would prefer black. By the way, if your store doesn't have the size or color you need, i noticed they still have the olive color in most sizes top and bottom, but are sold out of the navy online. The olive was pretty also. Try it, I'll bet you'll like it. Good luck on your quest!
Love, Sue Topic: RE: Water Loading...
Dolores -
I just keep track the old-fashioned way on paper with columns for protein, carbs, and calories. I just made a chart with Word. But I have heard people talk about Fitday.com. I tried it and it just didn't work for me. I can't always get on the computer at home when I want to. Good luck! Hugs, Sandy 
Topic: RE: The great swimsuit search!
Sue - Well, the bottom is cute NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that I'm seeing alot of belly/belly button in the display photo. Would it be unacceptable to wear it with suspenders???? (LOL!) Is there underwire in the top? Underwire and spandex are my new best friends!
Maybe I'll stop at Tarjay on my way home today, although I think I still have a residual case of PTSD (post traumatic stress syndrome) from my swimsuit experience the other day. But I may have to make this sacrifice in my never ending quest for cutting edge fashion, haha!
Love, Sandy 
Topic: RE: The great swimsuit search!
Girls! I got a great suit at a great price at Target. See the link below. I bought the tankini top in navy, and the skirted bottom. The top is flatterig and supportive and the skirt covers the inner thigh issue pretty well. It's now been marked down to $10.50 a piece!!!!! Even though you bought a suit already, you may want to get yourself this one as a back up. I love mine. The skirt has the built in panty by the way, so it's not just a skirt you wear over a seperate bottom. I bought a miracle suit last year for around $100. It is sitting in my drawer. I think i'll give it to my mom. Happy shopping and swimming!
Love,
Sue
http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html/ref=sc_fe_l_2_13629631_12/601-2334963-1811339?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=13747021
Topic: RE: The great swimsuit search!
Sandy you are hilarious!!! I went through the same thing and bought the same kind of suit and it too me more like 10 MINUTES to put it on! But once accomplished it did hold me together incredibly well and I think I did look better. I bought mine for the underwire support so my boobs would be separate from my knees and apron! Then to top it off I bought a cute swim skirt to wear over it. I thought my husband was going to faint when he saw the total! BTW for anyone else looking I got mine at a stor called EVERYTHING BU****ER. They may have a web site. Anyway I'd rather have wings than rolls and instead of looking for a 28/30 bathingsuit I bouhgt a 14 and now I need a 10/12 but at that price this will be it for this year! Keep up the awsome job and God Bless you....
Sonja Lima
San Diego, CA (Open RNY 9/9/04 _334/282/181 ~goal 150
Sandy you are hilarious!!! I went through the same thing and bought the same kind of suit and it too me more like 10 MINUTES to put it on! But once accomplished it did hold me together incredibly well and I think I did look better. I bought mine for the underwire support so my boobs would be separate from my knees and apron! Then to top it off I bought a cute swim skirt to wear over it. I thought my husband was going to faint when he saw the total! BTW for anyone else looking I got mine at a stor called EVERYTHING BU****ER. They may have a web site. Anyway I'd rather have wings than rolls and instead of looking for a 28/30 bathingsuit I bouhgt a 14 and now I need a 10/12 but at that price this will be it for this year! Keep up the awsome job and God Bless you....
Sonja Lima
San Diego, CA (Open RNY 9/9/04 _334/282/181 ~goal 150 Topic: The great swimsuit search!
Well, the pools open Saturday and since we are all pool rats in my family, I knew the day would inevitably come when I had to actually go to the mall and go through that whole demoralizing swimsuit search! 
Of course it was less demoralizing this year than in previous years BUT still i have a whole set of new issues! My boobs are just ridiculous. And so few suits provide ANY kind of support. Based on my shopping I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that 80 percent of women are what . . . like an A cup? And don't even get me started about my thighs and upper arms, I'm sure I will frighten little children!
So, I ended up with a "MiracleSuit." HAH! It's a miracle that they can find a dummy like me to pay so much money for something in which they look so BAD! But I wasn't shopping for the suit that looked the best, OH NO, I was shopping for the suit that looked the least awful! Know what I mean? The MiracleSuit slogan is "look 10 pounds lighter in 10 seconds!" Another lie from the industry (probably all men). You'd have to be a contortionist to get this swimsuit on in 10 seconds!
Well, enough of that! Mission accomplished. I'm looking at the bright side. At least this year I won't cause a tidal wave when I jump in the pool! Hope everyone has a safe and wonderful weekend!
Hugs, Sandy (268/159/136) 
Of course it was less demoralizing this year than in previous years BUT still i have a whole set of new issues! My boobs are just ridiculous. And so few suits provide ANY kind of support. Based on my shopping I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that 80 percent of women are what . . . like an A cup? And don't even get me started about my thighs and upper arms, I'm sure I will frighten little children!
So, I ended up with a "MiracleSuit." HAH! It's a miracle that they can find a dummy like me to pay so much money for something in which they look so BAD! But I wasn't shopping for the suit that looked the best, OH NO, I was shopping for the suit that looked the least awful! Know what I mean? The MiracleSuit slogan is "look 10 pounds lighter in 10 seconds!" Another lie from the industry (probably all men). You'd have to be a contortionist to get this swimsuit on in 10 seconds!
Well, enough of that! Mission accomplished. I'm looking at the bright side. At least this year I won't cause a tidal wave when I jump in the pool! Hope everyone has a safe and wonderful weekend!
Hugs, Sandy (268/159/136) Most Active
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