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Topic: RE: I'm going to do this the old fashioned way!!!
good luck to you!!! and i will take any and all encouragement
Topic: RE: I'm going to do this the old fashioned way!!!
I think it's a very hard choice to make but only you know what is right for you! I'm re-starting my own weight loss challenge on Monday, so maybe we can encourage one another!
Melanie
Melanie
Topic: RE: Need support before the Wedding!!!
Just remember you can can do it. Water is your friend lots of veggies and portion control is key. I just started my diet last monday and I am down 8lbs. I don't care if it is water weight its 8lbs!!! Good luck and congrats on the wedding.
Topic: Need support before the Wedding!!!
I am kind of new to this whole thing. However, I am definitely going to use OH to stay motivated. I am getting married in 2 short months and am looking into losing as much weight as I can before the wedding. My fiance thinks that he can lose more weight than I can before the wedding...and I am here to prove him wrong! 
And I absolutely refuse to be one of the statistics and gain weight after I get married. The goal is to lose 70 pounds before we consider having kids...and since we want kids then I better get a move on it.
So what do you say...can you guys help me?!
And I absolutely refuse to be one of the statistics and gain weight after I get married. The goal is to lose 70 pounds before we consider having kids...and since we want kids then I better get a move on it.
So what do you say...can you guys help me?!
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on 9/7/10 12:16 am - LOUISVILLE, KY
on 9/7/10 12:16 am - LOUISVILLE, KY
Topic: RE: hcg
Done it, just one of those fads. If I were you I would look into zija, its a nutritional system product. It really works. Out of all the crap I have gone through and taken I wish I would have found this earlier, we shall see. I have just been on for 3 weeks and lost 9lbs. You can go to drinklifein.com to get more info on this As far as the hcg you have to be pretty compliant only having 500-800 a day no sugar salt, its very strict if u want it to work. You will lose its just keeping it off and sticking to their plan. With zijz u dont have to change your eating habits, its always still a good idea to eat healthier, just no diet drinks or fruit juices as these contain artificial sweeteners and fructose syrups.You can contact Donna at 1-270-465-1143 and say Jackie referred you. I hope it works for you enjoy the results!
Topic: I'm going to do this the old fashioned way!!!
Hello everyone
I am new to this forum. Long story short I was approved for lap band about 2 weeks ago. It all was approved so fast I barely had time to think. OH was a wonderful place for me to learn a lot about he band. After a long and agonizing week of thinking I canceled my surgery that was scheduled for 9/3/10. I felt I needed to give myself one more chance at doing this without surgery. I have a nutritionist who has given me a plan of action so I hope with her help and all of your encouragement I can do this!!! Hugs to all
I am new to this forum. Long story short I was approved for lap band about 2 weeks ago. It all was approved so fast I barely had time to think. OH was a wonderful place for me to learn a lot about he band. After a long and agonizing week of thinking I canceled my surgery that was scheduled for 9/3/10. I felt I needed to give myself one more chance at doing this without surgery. I have a nutritionist who has given me a plan of action so I hope with her help and all of your encouragement I can do this!!! Hugs to all
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on 9/4/10 1:11 pm
on 9/4/10 1:11 pm
Topic: RE: Help/Advice Please!
Hi! I just wanted to put in my two cents... and give you some encouragement... I was really close to having the surgery too! I was researching the RNY and the D-Switch. I was 451 pounds at my heaviest and could hardly walk. I really felt awful most of the time, because of the weight.. I couldn't fit in places... but anyway to make the long story short I felt like if I was going to have to change my life because of the surgery... I could change it before having the surgery... So I refuse to say that I am on a diet... I really changed my lifestyle.. I eat healthier. I started walking 1/4 a mile- one day. I didn't think I was going to make it ... but I did!! and I got up the next day and kept doing that .. I now walk 5 miles a day .. every other day .. and can move way better.. last I weighed in ... I had lost 80 pounds.. I don't drink sodas.. I drink water.. I eat whole grain carbs if I eat them.. and basically .. I changed the way I live... after you change what you eat and how much and make a conscious decision about it everytime ... it will become second nature... I am still losing ... and I am doing something I can stick to for the rest of my life.. Last I weighed I jumped for joy at being under 400 pounds.. I really feel like if I can do this thing... I know you can!!
Topic: RE: Help/Advice Please!
Hi. I'm new to this board, but I wanted to post anyway. I've spent years thinking, researching, and even planning to have the Duodenal Switch, which was my surgery of choice. However, I every time I'd shy away thinking "I wish I could do it on my own."
I was also over 400lbs and felt like it was too much to do. At the end of last year though, I started doing some internal work. I just tried to get intouch with me, figured out how exactly I was feeling at every time of the day, and began working on my self - esteem (which was a big part of my problem). I lost a little during that time (probably about 15lbs from Nov. 09 - Dec 09). Then in December I had a long talk with myself and basically told myself, and the fat, that the fat was free to go. That I no longer needed to use it as a sheild, a cover-up, a protector, or anything else I'd been using it as. Ok, it wasn't as simple as that, but that was the beginning..lol.
From that moment to this I've lost 93lbs. Now I have much more weight to lose (I'm currently at 320lbs), but I know I'll be successful. I do it by focusing on the goal of 10lbs per month. It's small and do-able. At the end of the month, I celebrate that 10lbs and move on to the next 10lbs. The only changes I've made are making better food choices, watching my portions, and making an effort to be more active (I'm not as active as I probably should be, but I'm more than I was).
Internally, I pay attention to what it feels like to be satisfied. I'm aware when I'm in an emotional state that used to make me eat that comfort food. I acknowledge, feel the feelings, and let it go. I pay attention to calories but I don't write everything down because I'm not good at it. However, there aren't very many things I'll eat that I don't know the calorie count of.
I have to say it was hard in the beginning. I wrote letters to whatever food was calling my name telling it to leave me alone! LOL.
Example: Dear Cinamon Roll, I hear you over there in the snack bin calling my name. But I'm not answering you today. I love myself too much for that. Call someone else. Love, me.
It's silly, but it helped. There were many other tricks I used. If you would like to talk further, don't hesitate to email me or respond or whatever folks do to contact each other on here...lol. I'd be more than happy to help.
Melodie
I was also over 400lbs and felt like it was too much to do. At the end of last year though, I started doing some internal work. I just tried to get intouch with me, figured out how exactly I was feeling at every time of the day, and began working on my self - esteem (which was a big part of my problem). I lost a little during that time (probably about 15lbs from Nov. 09 - Dec 09). Then in December I had a long talk with myself and basically told myself, and the fat, that the fat was free to go. That I no longer needed to use it as a sheild, a cover-up, a protector, or anything else I'd been using it as. Ok, it wasn't as simple as that, but that was the beginning..lol.
From that moment to this I've lost 93lbs. Now I have much more weight to lose (I'm currently at 320lbs), but I know I'll be successful. I do it by focusing on the goal of 10lbs per month. It's small and do-able. At the end of the month, I celebrate that 10lbs and move on to the next 10lbs. The only changes I've made are making better food choices, watching my portions, and making an effort to be more active (I'm not as active as I probably should be, but I'm more than I was).
Internally, I pay attention to what it feels like to be satisfied. I'm aware when I'm in an emotional state that used to make me eat that comfort food. I acknowledge, feel the feelings, and let it go. I pay attention to calories but I don't write everything down because I'm not good at it. However, there aren't very many things I'll eat that I don't know the calorie count of.
I have to say it was hard in the beginning. I wrote letters to whatever food was calling my name telling it to leave me alone! LOL.
Example: Dear Cinamon Roll, I hear you over there in the snack bin calling my name. But I'm not answering you today. I love myself too much for that. Call someone else. Love, me.
It's silly, but it helped. There were many other tricks I used. If you would like to talk further, don't hesitate to email me or respond or whatever folks do to contact each other on here...lol. I'd be more than happy to help.
Melodie
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