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Topic: TRY SOMETHING NEW
Try something new.
There comes a time when what you are doing stops working. Then its time to try something new--whether that "something new" is stepping up your exercise routine, changing your diet, or getting more information on an aspect of recovery you know little about.
Human nature is to like doing things the way you've always done them. Change is tiring and scary. Yet change can be a good thing. It helps you grow (or shrink as the case may be). You may need to get a personal trainer to help you develop a new exercise routine or see a nutritionist about adjusting your menu. When the tried-and-true stops working, it's time to try something new.
Action for the day: Have some things in your routine stopped working? If so, research what you can do differently.
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HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
Topic: RE: Planning for success
After having WLS and regaining almost one third of my weight back, I agree with everything you said. Plan, plan, and more planning. But even more than that I have to say dealing with the Why's is even more important. If we never deal with the head issues we will never really be a success at keeping the weight off.
So for me head issues is a must. Once I figure out the why's and a prevention system then I can go ahead and successfully reach my goals for a life time. This is the hardest piece or key to weight loss. If you notice many programs are now adding this key to their programs.
Thanks for making me rethink this again. Your reminders are very helpful and you are truly an inspiration to me and you make me believe I can re-lose my weight and reach the goal I never met after my WLS!!
So for me head issues is a must. Once I figure out the why's and a prevention system then I can go ahead and successfully reach my goals for a life time. This is the hardest piece or key to weight loss. If you notice many programs are now adding this key to their programs.
Thanks for making me rethink this again. Your reminders are very helpful and you are truly an inspiration to me and you make me believe I can re-lose my weight and reach the goal I never met after my WLS!!
HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
Topic: Good news and my goals for July
I ended the month with only a 3 pound weight gain, so I was able to lose back 9 of the 12 pounds gained in June on my roller coaster ride. No more roller coasters for me for a while. 
My goal for July is no more YO-YOing. I want to be more consistent with eating. I want a maintain or lose. I want to lose at least 8 pounds just because I am still a size where this is a realistic and reasonable goal. Meanwhile, I will continue with my exercising which I can't complain about at all. I am back up to exercising almost every day, including weight training and avg 50+ min of cardio exercises. What are your goals for the month of July? Please share.
My goal for July is no more YO-YOing. I want to be more consistent with eating. I want a maintain or lose. I want to lose at least 8 pounds just because I am still a size where this is a realistic and reasonable goal. Meanwhile, I will continue with my exercising which I can't complain about at all. I am back up to exercising almost every day, including weight training and avg 50+ min of cardio exercises. What are your goals for the month of July? Please share.
HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
Topic: RE: Weigh****cher's Question
I had WLS in 2004 but I have to add my 2 cents to your question. If you had said your friend weighed over 500 pounds then I would agree with 250 as a goal weight for sure. My doctors feel 220 is a good goal weight for me because all of them knew I weighed over 600 pounds at one time for many years. My primary phyican even told me she would be satisfied with with me getting down to 240 to 250. and for me this would be wonderful. I could fight it with WW because I have at least 20 pounds or so of excess skin weight to contend with.
Weigh****chers would have approved the 250 if your friend had weighed over 400 pounds or more. I know this because they did it for a friend of mines who weighed 460 prior to weigh****chers. They go by some type of percentage weight. If they did not do this they would have too many people and doctors setting too many goals and they would lose too much money. Just as already stated it is a business and they can't have everyone setting goals without them making enough money on you. It is what it is. If your friend is comfortable at 250, she could join TOPS when she gets to 250 and they will help her maintain 250 weight. 250 is still a healthier weight than 300 plus no matter who you slice it. Hopes this helps give you and your friend a different perspective.
Weigh****chers would have approved the 250 if your friend had weighed over 400 pounds or more. I know this because they did it for a friend of mines who weighed 460 prior to weigh****chers. They go by some type of percentage weight. If they did not do this they would have too many people and doctors setting too many goals and they would lose too much money. Just as already stated it is a business and they can't have everyone setting goals without them making enough money on you. It is what it is. If your friend is comfortable at 250, she could join TOPS when she gets to 250 and they will help her maintain 250 weight. 250 is still a healthier weight than 300 plus no matter who you slice it. Hopes this helps give you and your friend a different perspective.
HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
Topic: RE: Down 9.5lb for the month of June!!
Sherrie, I am brand new to the site and am so happy to see how well you all are doing. Congrats on the weight loss! Are you doing the WW points system? Stacy
Topic: RE: New here. Was supposed to have VSG yesterday...cancelled it...
Amie, I'm from Northern California- in the Sierra Foothills. I think my nut said I could go to 1600 calories because I do clog 2 nights a week for 2 hours each, plus performance days - like tomorrow (so maybe just on those days). I do need to exercise on the other days though! I know my kids would love to take a walk - it's just getting my lazy butt out the door. Okay, I think I'm going to weigh-in once a week, wanna be my partner? I need to get a better scale, though, this one jumps all over. But, I'll go with 262 today. Have a great weekend! Blessings, Stacy
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on 7/2/10 2:26 am
on 7/2/10 2:26 am
Topic: RE: Dr. Suggested Alli
I've never taken Alli and I've heard the horror stories - but I think if you do what you're supposed to do you won't have any problems. The bathroom/pant problems are due to eating too much fat. I would think that the day you eat too much fat and have an accident would help you stop eating the junky fat food. I would guess it would give you that quick swift kick in the pants (literally and figuratively) to remind you not to eat poorly? I think that works for some people - will it work for you - well you know yourself best. Will it make you stop and think about what you're putting in your mouth? Will you be able to say - hey I can't eat this because I take alli? If you can do that, then I think it would help you learn new, better habits. And I would be prepared with a change of pants handy just in case the worst happens. It's not the worst thing that can happen.
If you do try it, please come back and let us know how it's working.
If you do try it, please come back and let us know how it's working.
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on 7/2/10 2:10 am
on 7/2/10 2:10 am
Topic: RE: The good, the bad and the ugly - what a day I had yesterday
LOL Collard greens - I eat tons of veggies, but I can't stomach collard greens either - I know that smell you're talking about when they've been cooked way too long. I hope I'm lucky like you were and don't have too much pain. I will be taking everything they give me for pain, at least early on. I'm going to have to work on my arms - LOL they are weak.
Yeah, I'm enjoying being a trophy wife now. It feels so good - I'm sure you're feeling the same way.
As for shedding weight - I'm just going to stick to what I'm doing and let it happen naturally - so I haven't lost those 5 pounds yet - but I have lost 1.5 which is good. Then I ate something really salty and gained water weight back LOL.
He mentioned stitches inside and glue outside - at least I think that's what he said. I hope mine turn out like yours - that's wonderful that you can't see them in photos. I am a little scared and working through those fears - this is huge scary surgery. I was too scared for WLS - and now I'm having to have much, much worse LOL.
Yeah, I'm enjoying being a trophy wife now. It feels so good - I'm sure you're feeling the same way.
As for shedding weight - I'm just going to stick to what I'm doing and let it happen naturally - so I haven't lost those 5 pounds yet - but I have lost 1.5 which is good. Then I ate something really salty and gained water weight back LOL.
He mentioned stitches inside and glue outside - at least I think that's what he said. I hope mine turn out like yours - that's wonderful that you can't see them in photos. I am a little scared and working through those fears - this is huge scary surgery. I was too scared for WLS - and now I'm having to have much, much worse LOL.
Topic: RE: Dr. Suggested Alli
I'm hoping it will act as a barrier to a binge. He suggested it because of other health problelms I have may not work so well with the WLS. The only surgery he felt would be safe for me was the lapband. I guess since I am losing on my own he thought the addition of the alli might be enough to see the result s I need without surgery.
It is ont that I don't think it won't work or that I don't want to try it. I am just a bit disapointed in finding others who have tried it. Every search comes up with just horror stories of the treatment effects. Well if you work the program right you shouldn't have them.
It is ont that I don't think it won't work or that I don't want to try it. I am just a bit disapointed in finding others who have tried it. Every search comes up with just horror stories of the treatment effects. Well if you work the program right you shouldn't have them.
Topic: RE: The good, the bad and the ugly - what a day I had yesterday
Hey Trophy Wife, glad to hear you rocked your event!
Girl, my doc has those abdominal muscles so tight you can feel them under my skin! I had the lower body lift so I was cut all the way around, I just knew I was going to be in horrible horrible pain. I woke up in the hospital bed, looked down and couldn't believe that body belonged to me! Then I got to thinking, shouldn't I be in pain, so I laid there and waited for the pain...it never came. I would have sailed through it except for them leaving collard greens in my room while I was asleep. They stunk so bad they made me nauseous and I threw up my Sprite. Getting out of the bed was hard at first but that was because I was more afraid than I needed to be. Work out those arm muscles Sister, I used my upper body strength to get me up a lot.
So you say alla this is for the hubs, huh? Of course it is, trophy wives are high maintenance don'tcha know!
Did you lose the five pounds, yet? LOL. Go sit in a sauna all day and then call your doc's office! Well, it's an option. ;-)
Is your doc going to use stitches or glue to put you back together? Mine used glue and my incisions are hardly visible. I tried to take a picture of them the other day to send to one of my old plastics board friends and they wouldn't show up on the camera...gotta love dat!
Mary
Girl, my doc has those abdominal muscles so tight you can feel them under my skin! I had the lower body lift so I was cut all the way around, I just knew I was going to be in horrible horrible pain. I woke up in the hospital bed, looked down and couldn't believe that body belonged to me! Then I got to thinking, shouldn't I be in pain, so I laid there and waited for the pain...it never came. I would have sailed through it except for them leaving collard greens in my room while I was asleep. They stunk so bad they made me nauseous and I threw up my Sprite. Getting out of the bed was hard at first but that was because I was more afraid than I needed to be. Work out those arm muscles Sister, I used my upper body strength to get me up a lot.
So you say alla this is for the hubs, huh? Of course it is, trophy wives are high maintenance don'tcha know!
Did you lose the five pounds, yet? LOL. Go sit in a sauna all day and then call your doc's office! Well, it's an option. ;-)
Is your doc going to use stitches or glue to put you back together? Mine used glue and my incisions are hardly visible. I tried to take a picture of them the other day to send to one of my old plastics board friends and they wouldn't show up on the camera...gotta love dat!
Mary
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