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Yes, I had to look myself in the mirror and say, are you doing what you need to do. I am back on the exercise route really tough. I kind of slack off because of school then family obligation. But I have to do it for myself. I am determine to fit into my new dress comfortably by Dec. 13. Upping my protein and eating more veggie. Daily struggle. Day by Day, hour by hour, minute by minute.
Yes, I know about the injection, it's cortisone. They also use it to flatten out keloids once they form. I had it once for an eara piercing gone wrong when I was a teenager,(that's how I discovered I was prone to keloids) and I had to have them "shoot up" my scar from my DS ( it was open, not lap) to get it to flatten out, but it's still dark. I'm going to see if my dermatologist can give me something a little more powerful than Ambi to lighten it. The saving grace of the surgery is that the incisions will be on the inside of my thighs, so they'll be hidden for the most part. Thanks for your well wishes and advice! 
HW 405/SW 397/CW 138/GW 160 Do the research! Check the stats!
The DS is *THE* solution to Severe Morbid Obesity!
I grazed all day yesterday bringing up my calorie average so you bet I've got some cutting back to do for the week if I am to maintain my calorie average. Many clothes that were tight fit again but I'm not there yet. Working on it. Gotta drop 15lbs. The tools are there for me but using them is my call. I need a fire lit uder my @$$, lol.
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
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V'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
My mother and aunt (identical twins) both suffers from keloids, have told me that there is an injection that can be given prior to surgery to prevent (or at least minimize) it from occurring. Let your surgeon know that you are prone to this disorder and if this injection is available. Good luck on your surgery - and the new you
Sis'ta Thick-Bone from Sunny So. FLBelieving that God's intentions are for us to prosper. (I Corr. 2:9)
TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH AND BE ACCOUNTABLE:
Are you doing well & feeling positive? Are you struggling? Have you adjusted well and make it day by day feeling a sense of normalcy? Are you all over the place?
Right now I am everywhere and nowhere for a variety of reasons. Danger Zone Alert! It is too easy to find oneself at extremes of behavior. When feeling unfocused we are likely to exhibit our worst be it excess or starvation. Stay focused on healthy habits especially when you feel off center. Worth repeating again and again: Focus on your desired outcome. Let this desired outcome guide your actions. Let this focus guide your emotions. Each time the negative self talk sets in, counter it with repeated positive self talk. We believe what we hear repeatedly.
One day at a time; or one hour; or one minute; or a non stop battle with each random thought. Sometimes we don't really believe in possibilities or in ourselves. This is when we must LIVE AS THOUGH WE BELIEVE IT.
Visualize what you want and how you want to live. Make this vision part of your daily life. Create the reality you want and focus on living it. Do this where weight loss and good health are concerned. Do this in all areas of your life.
SUCCESS COMES FROM FOCUS ON THE DESIRED OUTCOME. Those who succeed over a lifetime are focused on using each and every available resource to achieve their desired outcome. This drives their thougt process. When they see a tool or an obstacle, it appears to them as either a risk or an oportunity and it is treated accordingly.
MINUTE BY MINUTE NOTICE THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD AND A LIFETIME AT A HEALTHY WEIGHT. Adjust your focus and use these to your advantage. You will for see what you need as you remain focused on your desired outcome.
...All are welcome, jump in at anytime.
For reference:
5 Day Pouch Test (5DPT) website
http://www.5daypouchtest.com/plan/theplan.html
5 Day Pouch Test Instructions
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/black_american/3995048/Hold-my-feet-to-the-fire-please-Accountability-Mision/
Protein Train Instructions
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/black_american/3993571/Protein-Train-Educate-me-please/#32309205
Wagon Plan Instructions
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/black_american/3650242/The-Wagon-Plan-Get-back-on-the-wagon
Overeaters Anonymous
Online Meetings Around the Clock * Information on changing eating behavior
Protein Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF)
The no op version. This version is still severe but far more liberal than the one many pre ops are given.
http://www.holisticmd.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ProteinSparingModifiedFast.pdf
Daily calorie needs calculator
A more advanced calculator that's still easy to use.
Advanced option lets you choose from 3 different calculation methods. Enter data once for calorie needs at maintenance; plus calorie needs for 2 different levels of weight loss; and, results include a week long calorie cycling plan. Calculator takes into account age and gender as well as activity level. Links to other calculators are on the same page.
http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm
Podrunner
Not just for runners. Site has a variety of workout music and music timed to progressive running programs for 5k, 8k, 10k, and speed. In place indoors, treadmill, or at the track run to the beat and you'll complete the stated distance. There is also a variety of interval training music from about 130 bpm up to to 180 bpm; and, fixed bpm workout music as well. Lengths of tracts vary but there is a speed/ length to suit most workout needs.
http://www.djsteveboy.com/mixes.html
A WORKOUT site to get you started or keep you going
http://www.exrx.net/index.html
No special equipment is required for this group of progressive workout programs designed for those new to it all and for those wanting to step it up a notch. Perhaps you can only do one or even none today. Perhaps you do quite a few already. Either extreme or somewhere in the middle, this self challenge is still for you.
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/
http://www.hundredpushups.com/
http://www.onefiftydips.com/
http://www.twohundredsquats.com/
http://www.twentyfivepullups.com/
USDA - database, nutrition facts
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
LV'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
on 10/28/12 1:10 pm
best wishes You can do it. Make exercise a part of your day like bathing and grooming. Start with short periods and work it into your routine.
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
LV'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
Thanks for the reminder. We are on a diet for life. The basics, especially protein first will keep us from regain. Loose sight of the basics and we are just like dieters who go back to old ways. Congrats on getting back on track.
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
LV'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
I don't know if we lose more slowly, because I dropped my first 200 pounds within my first year.
I've seen medical literature on my particular surgery that showed that revisions tend to lose more slowly than initial surgery patients.
I think it's like everything else, different people respond differently to treatment.
The link to the article didn't work for me, but I'd like to read it.
HW 405/SW 397/CW 138/GW 160 Do the research! Check the stats!
The DS is *THE* solution to Severe Morbid Obesity!
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