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Hi Everyone,
I'm new to this site and I really don't know where to start/post.
I'm currently considering gastric sleeve self pay due to struggling for a decade to release the unwanted fat. I'm vegan and I love it (being vegan has helped me due to my dairy allergy). I've been a "yo yo dieter" for over 10 years my weight goes up and down constantly.
I want to finally get a grip on things for good (weight loss tool). I do excerise and eat healthy yet for some reason that seems to not be enough for my body type. I'm concerned that I could reach my former weight and I told my self that I would never want to be or allow myself to ever get that big again (over 280 almost 300).
So what I need help with is the whole stigma of Bartric Surgery people always assume "it's the easy way out" or that people who get it are lazy and somehow "cheated".
I also want to know about the potential pros and cons of being self pay as well as opinions concerning should I continue to strive towards my "natural weight loss journey" or if it's time for me to try something else (I'm currently 100lbs over weight).
Thanks
I'm an Apple guy.
I have added to an iTunes library over the years and have done so with iBooks and their movies, too.
Everything is nice and easy to que up from a number of Apple devices in the house......be it laptop or desktop computing, home theater or streaming music to the kitchen den, bedrooms and deck.
Uber simple.
That being said......an average smartphone with some ear buds is all you need to get rolling with. Tons of free apps such as i heart Radio can be downloaded and you are up and grooving on the types of tunes you like for free.
Live, love and make the most out of what your surgeon has done for you...........live your life without excuses and without regrets.
Spanx is now making workout stuff that holds the muffin top in. Just got an email from them about it the other day -- check the web site. For me, I have the arm flappies which there is no cure for - yet. Not til I get to goal and see the plastics guy.
So maybe it's because you WANT to run? I know before I didn't want to be active. I idea of running wasn't remotely on my list. Of course the weight loss helps.
The mental game that's needed for WLS is high interest and desire for loss, I think a similarly having a high desire to do activity helps a lot.
Age:40|Height: 5'9"|Lap Band 2/11/08 |Revision VSG 3/14/16
The cake is a lie, but Starbucks is not.
I love the hobbit legs comment. I'm 5'2" as well. I think my boss is about 6'2". Sometimes we have to walk across campus together for meetings. I used to REALLY struggle to keep up and was completely out of breath. Now I often lead the pace and can comfortably carry on a conversation as we walk. DH and I walk a 3 mile loop together when we can fit it in our schedule. He's only a little taller than me but has always walked very fast. I used to always have to tell him to slow down, now it's sometimes the other way around. Keep up the great work!
Surgery Date June 3, 2016
HW: 329 W at first consult 290. SW 238, LW 128, CW 139
I didn't exercise after my surgery (but I had 3 children under 3 yo so that's prob why lol) and I lost all of my weight. But as it crept back on from no activity, I started running! I too did the C25K and HATED it at first. I hated to run! but I did it anyway (the first week was awful, I can remember). I ended up getting to where I'd run a 3K almost every day. Then I joined a spin class at my local gym. I loved every bit of it. Needed a change and now for 2 years, I do Crossfit and LOVE it. And I still run :) It's definitely do able! Keep it up!
Andrea
SW 228 - lowest weight - 132 - CW 160
Gastric Sleeve - July 2009
BL/BA/TT - August 2010
TT#2/Full circumfrential lift - July 2014
I use my iPhone (and before that, a used iPod) with music from iTunes. If I'm not wearing a coat with pockets that I can stuff my phone into, I use this Slim Fit Sports Belt. That also holds id and a house key, which is nice.
I found that regular earbuds constantly had one ear not working or cutting in and out -- I went through maybe 4 pairs before I got fed up and switched to a bluetooth headset. Mpow Sweatproof Sport Headphones
Band removal & RNY Feb 1 2017
Morning!
hope your surgery and recovery are smooth!
M: group strength and 40 minute yin session on stretching the psoas/hip flexors
T: nada. Spent most of the day in the car.
W: running intervals for 30 minutes plus 30 minutes of yoga. And a home strength workout, 30 minutes too.
Th: running intervals for 30 minutes plus 30 minutes of yoga.
F: group strength and yoga
S: running intervals for 30 minutes, yoga for runners
S: tbd. Want to try something new for fun!
RNY Sept 8, 2016
M1:23, M2 :18, M3 :11, M4 :19, M5: 13, M6: 12, M7: 17, M8: 11, M9: 11.5, M10: 13, M11: 10, M12: 10 M13 : 7.6, M14: 6.9, M15: 6.7
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