The Lounge

4,946 topics in this forum

I'll be going home in a few weeks, and I'm going to start bugging my DH to fix the motorcyle he bought for me. He bought me a Yamaha 500cc bike, and I think it is a virago model, but don't quote me on that. I do know it is one of the "V" bikes though. As a reward for my DH getting his band, I enrolled him in a motorcycle saftey class, since that is something he always wanted to do, but felt like his weight was a barrier. (he weighed close to 600 pounds when he took the class.... ) Okay a quick poll, how many have bikes, and how many are frequent riders? How many bikes to you own collectively? 2 what kind of bikes, and how big? both are Yamaha kawasaki Vulcan bike…

Outfit Of The Day Feed your inner narcissist! Post a pic of when your outfit makes you feel cute, sexy, sassy, sporty and so on!

At the beginning of this week I started using a circulation booster to help me as my mobility is shot to pieces, pain is a constant and I’m worried about lack of circulation in my lower limbs etc. I also have to do what I can to strengthen the muscles around my knees for when I have them replaced, as the MSK nurse physio said that this will make a huge difference come recovery. I bought a machine that also helps with knee pains etc (separate TENS pads and programme for this) I’ve done the circulation programme for 4 days now and I’m just doing the knee programme for the second time. OH MY GOD!! The difference in pain is indescribable!!! I’ve not taken any big girl p…

I know that our sense of taste and smell changes w surgery but has anyone experenced a change in their vision as well?

Yeah, I stole this from another Post Board website. It's fun though, so it's well worth it. So, I guess I'm the winner.

Today is my 7 year surgiversary ? I can’t believe it’s been that long but my lifestyle does have a lived in feel to it. My weight is stable-ish with a current BMI of ~25. I have no problem finding safe things to eat while out but this year I cooked the major of my meals. That means I accidentally began meal prepping because of cooking foods only I seem to want to eat twice in a row. I’m ok with this as I actually like eating the same things, ad nauseum ?. I drink hot tea every morning and most nights. I have fully returned to carbonated water, kombucha and pre/probiotic drinks. Some highlights of this year includes sending my last child off to college,…

Hello my friends! (Admin please delete if not allowed) I am in a life coaching training program and am in need of practice clients for my certification. If you are interested in a free coaching session please comment or message me. I’d love to chat with you. ? I am hoping to specialize in working with bariatric patients when I am certified. (I am 15 months PO from RNY) For those who aren’t familiar - coaching is not therapy and I do not diagnose or treat any mental illness. Coaching is future-focused strategic facilitation. Examples of things we can talk about: - goal setting - confidence building - mindfulness - accountability - d…

How many of you are documenting your journey on Tiktok or some other platform? I have a ton of drafts on Tiktok but I may make a different page all together and document it there since I haven’t shared this with many people. You can follow me on Tiktok at AshleeHarvey6. Maybe I’ll get brave enough to post eventually, I do think I’m going to do an account and just keep it to myself for now and start putting drafts on there because I’ve documented my entire journey to this point and I have surgery December 20th. Anyway, post your @ below so we can follow one another!

I feel so very sad for LA right now, the poor souls who lost their lives, all those homes distroyed, 1000s of peoples lives distroyed, just so shocking! As someone from Australia I can empathise, we get savage bushfires most summers, but I don't think we have had one so badly affect an urban/suburban area as these have! My heart goes out to those affected. ?

I have no idea why I feel this way. I'm finally down to 1 more surgery (my hysterectomy) and then I'm totally done with hospitals. I'm healing well from my hernia surgery (even did a VERY light workout today for the first time in a month since I'm only 3 1/2 weeks out). I love my job, I'm feeling good, our rent is paid and we have plenty of food, car is running well, gas tank is full, finally stable again. Hubby and I get along great, kids and granddaughter are doing well. It's driving me nuts that I can't figure out why I feel down. Normally I'm excited about the new year. I don't get SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), and I was fine up until about 2 days ago. I don't su…

Does anyone have any favorite products or suggestions of stuff I should try from the bariatric pal store? I have quite a few points saved up from posting on here and I was gonna order their vitamins to show my dr next month but I need to order more to get free shipping.

An interesting article about “Fat Memory” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03614-9 Key points: •Fat cells have a ‘memory’ of obesity hinting at why it’s hard to keep weight off. •Long-lasting changes to the cells’ epigenome are linked to a decline in their function. •For fat cells, the shift in gene activity seems to render them incapable of their normal function. •Even weight-loss surgery did not budge that pattern. •The research is ongoing as “It’s not yet a causal link, It’s correlation. … We’re working on this.”

I'm not going to talk specifics on politics or who to vote for, but I will say VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!!! This is such an important election and we have to have every voice heard and every vote count. PLEASE get out and vote if you haven't already. My family and friends already did. USA, USA, USA!!!!!! VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!!!!

One week out of gastric bypass surgery, I was a bit down. Tired, sore... so decided to watch something to lift my mood on TV. What normally would make me smile, chuckle or laugh wasn't happening. I thought. Oh no! Have I lost my sense of humor already with all of the hormonal changes happening? Shirley not Post whatever makes you happy. I'm sure many here would love to smile with you

Just a quick post to say that I hope all the US forum members, their families & friends who are having to deal with the hurricane emergency in Florida and the surrounding areas have managed to evacuate and have found somewhere safe to wait it out If anyone knows of any registered charities or organisations that can be donated to, could you please post that information? ❤️??

Where are all the pet parents! Has your new lifestyle impacted them as well? Do they help you exercise? Are they emotional support animals? Please post pics and stories about your favorite furry friend!

There are many ways to tell one's story. I found a website that allows you to write your own lyrics, pick the kind of music you want and... create a song. Try it! I've already found other bariatric patients who have composed their own music there. Suno.com After you create your own song, post it here!

For those of you who have an avatar or an image for your profile picture, where do you go to get that?

I have 6 pr of size 2x scrubs, 2 pr of size 18 denim capris, 1 pr of size 16 jeans, and 2 business casual size 2x tops. Is there a place here where people can either swap clothes or sell them? Just curious because it might be helpful instead of trying to buy new stuff all the time as we drop sizes.

Water is good for your mental health too. If you drink a gallon of water per day, you wont have time for other people's drama because you'll be too busy peeing. Stay hydrated my friends. lol ?

I've been doing eyelash extensions for several years now and am always looking for the best tools for the job. I recently heard about stainless steel tweezers from Stacy Lash and want to know what my colleagues think. Have any of you used Stacy Lash tweezers before? How do they handle the precise and complex job of eyelash extensions? What are your impressions of their quality and ease of use? Please share your experience and recommendations. I will be very grateful for your feedback.

I am new here and I’ve been devouring the forums. I am one week post ESG. I am down 16 lbs. I notice a lot of you have cute pictures on your signature showing your weight loss journey. Where do you get those?

a few months late, but better than never! Starting weight (Oct 2018): 235 lbs, 5'2" female, 46 yrs old Surgery Day weight (Oct 2018): 223 lbs Goal Day weight (May 2019): 127 lbs Today's weight (Jan 2024): 117 lbs, 5'1.5" female, 51 yrs old

Here's my Instagram, if anyone wants to find me on there. If you're comfortable, put yours here so I can find you, too!!! https://www.instagram.com/natalie_m_anderson/

How many of you are documenting your journey on Tiktok or some other platform? I have a ton of drafts on Tiktok but I may make a different page all together and document it there since I haven’t shared this with many people. You can follow me on Tiktok at AshleeHarvey6. Maybe I’ll get brave enough to post eventually, I do think I’m going to do an account and just keep it to myself for now and start putting drafts on there because I’ve documented my entire journey to this point and I have surgery December 20th. Anyway, post your @ below so we can follow one another!

One year ago today, at 2:00pm, I had my initial phone interview from my bariatric program. I had enough and took the step. I was always dead-set against surgery and prayed daily for God to help me. I awoke one day at peace on the surgery and made the call. I weighed 329lbs. ONE. YEAR. TO. THE. DAY I wake to this blessing! 199.8 on the scale. God works in mysterious ways but, in this case, no mystery...just Gods Grace! Oct 1 will be 7 months to the day of my surgery

I am new to this site. My RNY is scheduled for June 28th and I have kind of been obsessing lately. Scouring the web for articles and success stories---it is how I manage my nerves. It is nice to finally find a user friendly and active site for support and help. Looking forward to getting to know everyone. I'm 36 yrs old and a mother of three. (Ages 7, 9, and 15) I've been heavy all my life except for about 6 years through most of high school and part of college when I was running track and very involved in gymnastics. Those days are over now. Weight loss is my ultimate goal but I also suffer from sever acid reflux. The doctors assure me that the RNY will cure …

I have just arrived home from our 14 day holiday. We had it booked pre- covid and the company allowed us to continue postponing the booking until we could go. It was a All inclusive type holiday where you stay in a big resort and everything is at hand which suits us when travelling, my husband needs a wheelchair. We were a little nervous of the airports and flying as it is such a hassle with a wheelchair. It all went quite smoothly except for the times I was stranded with a hubby, wheelchair, two suitcases and two bags and a large handbag. At times it felt like I was the puzzle where you have a river to cross with a bag of grain, a hen and a fox. I wore the bags …

Hi all! I'm looking for some UK-based friends, but other bases are fine too! A little about me: I am pre-surgery, 23 years old, and based in the East of England. I love music, gaming and animals. My favourite bands are Muse, Radiohead, Placebo and My Chemical Romance. As for gaming I'm a PC gamer and it is my main hobby. I have plenty of pets, and I love them all dearly. I have chronic pain from a variety of conditions but my PCOS, IBS, Fibro and Hypermobility are the main ones. I'm studying to be a midwife but I'm currently on a gap year due to mental health and the pandemic. I don't mind having friends younger or older than me, pre-surgery, post-su…

Hello friends! 2 and 1/2 years out post VSG, donated a kidney to my daughter 15 months ago and had a full tummy tuck with muscle repair 5 ish months ago, here is my issue/concern. I have seen my Bariatric team, primary dr, kidney transplant team and I am still have no real understand of what’s happening!!! they slapped a Dexcom on me die to crazy blood sugars. Spike to over 350 and at night drop below 40, yes I said 40. Full on symptoms of hypoglycemia aboit 4 days out of the week despite anything I try with my diet. The endo ordered acarbose for me three times a day, I’m carrying glucagon nasal spray for my lows that get bad. all my blood tests com…

Do you have a "theme song" for your weight loss journey? My teenage nieces are big on this, and to be fair so was I -- except back in the day we made mix tapes, not playlists! So I am going to create a playlist from all your theme songs to power me through this unique period in my life. Thanks for sharing!! Mine is Defying Gravity from Wicked, not just because of the whole gravity / weight thing. What really sold it was the first line: "Something has changed within me..." ? I'm like, YES, literally, my stomach.

Anyone from the South or living in the South? How has your journey been so far and where are you at in your journey? I am from Nashville, Tennessee and lived there most of my life. I live in Ashland City now and I"ve been here almost 4 years. I had my sleeve done in Nashville at Centennial on April 3rd of this year. So far, I have lost 45 pounds at my last appointment at the end of September. From my home scale, I have lost a total of 54 pounds.

Is My Fitness Pal worth the money?

Tldr: fat guy got thin, chronic pain derailed him, now drinks and can’t move much, doc and therapist say suck it up. Feels lost and confused and has developed a slight booze issue, that thankfully is not a full blown problem, yet. Not asking for sympathy or prayers, just want to know if anyone is going through something similar and how do you deal with it. Hey everyone, I’m in a downward spiral here. The background is that I got my sleeve in 2018, lost about 100 lbs, got a new job with more more money, and I actually liked it, I felt awesome and was looking great. Fast forward to present day. I’m currently living with chronic back pain, the result of injuries about 20-30…

So yesterday was a pretty off day for myself. I’m 15 days post opt from gastric bypass and been doing ok so far . The pain comes and goes and there are days where it feels like I can actually fill my incisions. Been on the soft purée food , applesauce cream of wheat I tried smushed green beans with Tilapia and mashed potatoes.. went down ok i honesty severe 3 ounces but only I take about 1 1/2 oz trying little by little . Also tried scrambled eggs but it was a no go to eat without being able to wash it down with a drink . But I have to say that I think I got frustrated or not sure I just began crying and crying and not benign sure why … and I told my wife that eating now…

I signed up for classes this semester and I was wondering if anyone else is attending the Spring 2019 Semester? I am working towards a degree in Radiology; I have a very high interest in the medical field and I worked on pinpointing exactly what I wanted to do. So Radiology it is! I have a very dense class coming up, A&P I (Human Anatomy and Physiology I) so I am a little nervous. I am still suffering from mild to moderate fatigue, so I am hoping I can juggle work and school. But let us use this as a place to rant and vent about school!

So I’m not to quick on the social websites...so any help is appreciated. Does anyone know how to add the surgery info? I can’t even figure out how to rotate my pic...LoL

You know you are not physically hungry - you haven't long since had a meal or a snack; or maybe looking to emotionally eat. Nothing like a distraction that occupies the hands and mind. You probably heard of wordle and perhaps already play it, there are some other word and number games that may help distract, some allowing more than one game a day. Some I like and some not so much (numbers/music game), thought I would share here for anyone else looking for a distraction. My two favourite words to start of the word games are heart and pious, sometimes I use clean, cheat instead of heart, adieu is a good one as it covers most of the vowels. Hope you enjoy th…

Looking for something to treat yourself with? If you haven't already Moulin Rouge is an absolute must see. I saw it last week in Sydney (after a long wait beause of Melbourne show cancellations due to covid), it was phenomenal. The stage, the costumes, the songs, the music, the singing, the dancing, the can can, abolutely all of it. For the Australians who know Simon Bourke he played an excellent role. I could quite happily go see the show again, in fact I've already booked more tickets Other shows I am hope to see in the next next year: Hamilton and Come From Away. May be also Harry Potten and the Cursed Child (though this one is another victim of c…

I've updated my weight before, but now I can't find the page. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks.

Hello everyone...some of you guys may remember me...I was banded in 2007, lost about 130 pounds, found out my husband cheated on me, had plastic surgery to removed excess skin, got divorced and now I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Throughout my ordeal with my cheating husband, I found lots of support from many friends here on LBT. Well, I'm in need of support yet again. The day after Thanksgiving I felt a lump in my breast. The following Monday I contacted my doctor and they got me in the office the following morning. The doctor confirmed that there was indeed a lump and gave me a referral for a mammogram and an ultrasound (I don't get annual mammograms b…

Cant sleep ..just thinking about my surgery..reading alot of stories. Took some people years..IM not going to be able to walk in a minute . hope i can get soon

Looking for friends

I am having a hard time not blaming myself for being 100 pounds overweight and having high cholesterol, high blood sugar, fatty liver, and other health problems. How did I get here, I've been asking myself. I was under the most extreme stress of my life for the past several years. I lost track of the fact that stress can affect the heart and cholesterol, etc. or I would have handled things differently. Now I might be having heart problems, which I NEVER though would happen...I'm very careful not to eat foods that are high in saturated fat. Genetics are working against me. My father and brother were about 100 pounds overweight when they had sleeve surger…

I have not been on here for several years. I apologize if this is the wrong spot. I had sleeve 5 years ago and lost 40 lbs. I started at 224. I am currently 212 and have gained 13 pounds since late October. I think I know the answers but looking for help and tips. How do I lose again?

I had a malignant melanoma about five years ago so I am not supposed to go into the sun anymore which when I was heavier I always wore long pants so it didn’t much matter that I was ghostly. As I am losing weight I am starting to wear shorts and my pasty white legs are hard to miss in south FLORIDA where everyone else is golden bronze. I am starting to look into spray tanning but I am just wondering if there are any things to consider or tips and tricks to doing this with a plus sized body? The salon near me has mystic tan booth if that makes a difference. I am pretty sure my larger bust is going to be my biggest challenge but are there others??

Hi, I’m just wondering if there are any support groups for family members of people who have had surgery? My partner has had a gastric sleeve and it’s triggered issues around eating for me and how i view food. i can’t bring myself to consume more than 400cals a day and i’m starting to lose my hair as it’s been 4 months. I can’t talk to my partner cause i don’t want them to feel like it’s their fault and they need the support not me. Is it normal for loved ones or family members or partners to struggle like this? I just don’t feel like i have anyone to talk to who will understand

My sister killed herself and was found yesterday. I feel overwhelmed with grief.

We've got a thread for inspiration, I wanted to start one to keep us laughing! Feel free to add anything that makes your heart smile!

I was wondering if there are a few people on here that would like to help me with my daughter's Flat Stanley school project. She needs five people (preferably out of state) to send a Flat Stanley to. If you don't know Flat Stanley is supposed to be this child whom was smashed flat by a bulletin board and his parents wanted to send him somewhere so they mailed him there (since he was flat and could fit in an envelope). ANyhow it is a cute book. My daughter has to send these out to people and whoever gets to host flat Stanley would have to send back a story of what he did in your city. You could send postcards, brouchures, or any other little things back. Take photos or wha…