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I don't know how much stuff to bring to swap and what sizes are best to bring.. can anyone advise me what's best? I've cleaned out my closet of all sizes larger than a 16/18 (all the way up to a 30) so I have tons of different stuff. Advice? Thanks in advance.
Lowest Weight: 145 lbs
Current weight: 148.6 lbs
Total Loss: 226 lbs
Continued prayers for your quick and uneventful recovery.
Lynne
First Dr visit - 330 - BMI 58.4, Surgery - 297 BMI 52.6
01/24/2011 - 196 BMI 34.7 (ONEderland YEAH!!!),
...GeorgiaPink08/10/2011 Reached GOAL Baby! 140 BMI 24.0 is my Angel.
08/24/2011- 139 BMI 23.8 One Year Anniversary
Does anybody know of a plastic surgeon's office in the Atlanta area that will help you get approved with your insurance company?
ObesityHelp Support Group Leader
What: Clothes Swap with GA Losing for Life OH Support group
When: Saturday April 30, 2011 11:00am - noon
Cost: FREE, but please bring a few items if you plan to swap.
Bonus: FREE bariatric samples and door prizes!
Where: Henry Medical Center
1133 Eagle's Landing Parkway
Stockbridge, GA 30281
We will meet in the Foundation Education Building. Take the stairs or elevator to the 2nd floor. We will be in the first classroom.
It's Clothes Exchange time!!! So, clean out your closets, and ask your family, friends, and co-workers to donate their gently used, clean clothes to your wls buddies.
It's so hard keeping up with your wardrobe as the pounds shed, so a clothing exchange is a great opportunity to give and take a few pieces to get you through your transition.
Pre-ops this is a GREAT opportunity to get all the awesome clothes others have shrunk out of. Our loss is your gain:-) The last clothing exchange I attended had tons of bigger sizes to share.
Your non-wls family and friends are welcome to participate in the swap too, but please ask them to share some things if they are planning to take a few things away.
Please spread the word with your surgeon's office and support group. You do not have to be a member of the GA Losing for Life Group to participate. Everyone is WELCOME.
Feel free to share:
business & casual clothes, especially fall/winter sleepwear
fittness wear, sports bras, sweats, etc.
work out videos, and fittness equipment
bras, and hosiery
swimwear
shoes
purses
accessories
unused protein products, vitamins, and other wls friendly products
wls books, magazines, etc.
**** Please be courteous and only share clean items, and current styles in good condition with no rips, stains, or tears. You do not have to place items on hangers.
Please come join us!
I am nearly 2 years out, and my "size" has not changed much. I take pictures of me in mostly skin so I can see changes in me, since I do work out and a lot of my weight lifting is geared to give my extra skin a nice form to drape over :}
But I have found that I *really* am encouraged by getting hydrostatically weighed! I am the same "size" pantswise as I was 6 months ago, one favorite britches have been a little tighter in the thighs, so I was thinking I definitely have gained muscle, but my breasts are a little more breasty than they were in the past, I was thinking, so I thought I probably have gained muscle and a fat percentage or two.
Anyway - this weekend was my annual Spring Fling - aka - day, possibly 2 of eating pure D crap with no limits. :} Sooo, I knew that my "dry weight" was going to be up more than it would have if the test had been schedule for before Spring Fling, but I do not make the schedule for when the guy shows up on this side of town, so that is that.
But! I am pleased with the numbers! Here they are!
Weight
This year (04/19/2011) 156
Last year (10/19/2010) 151.25
Body Fat
This year 16.7%, 26.1 pounds fat
Last year 19.7%, 29.75 pounds fat
Lean Body Mass
This year 129.9 pounds lean
Last year 121.45 pounds lean
CONCLUSIONS!!
Gained 4.75 pounds of dry weight
Gained 8.45 pounds of lean
Lost 3.65 pounds of fat
In 6 months, just doing my regularly scheduled eating and exercise.
Whoot!
I wishwishwish I had had this done before surgery and when I called goal! Ah well.
I get this done with these folks bodyfattest.com locally here in Atlanta. Its 45 for the first time and 35 for each time after, they come to my gym, but they go all around town.
It certainly helps me to have a more "realistic" view of what a goal weight ought to be, if I was still trying to be in the middle of "normal" then that would be 133 pounds, which probably I could not get to, and most definitely my body might fight me tooth and nail to be at!
I am 0.1 under OVERWEIGHT by the BMI - so can you see, it definitely works as a gauge for a while, but depending on your COMPOSITION - it can be setting you up to think you are less healthy than you think!
Thanks for the updates LaShelle.
Linda
You are in my prayers. May God heal you and give you strength.
Stephanie
