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  1. 2 points
    Selina333

    HELLO…

    Yes. My tastes changed for sure! And good luck with your surgery! Update us when it's over and let us know how you are doing. Hopefully everything goes smoothly. I didn't have any problems except wanting to be able to drink more at once. So keep water with you all the time and sip, sip, sip!!
  2. 2 points
    Maybe one day I'll do this. Not until what I do at home becomes easy thought! So we will see in a few months!
  3. 1 point
    NinaK92

    Body/self-esteem issues post surgery

    Hi Angie, your feelings are valid and completely normal. This can apply even to things outside of weight or body image. Sometimes we hurt ourselves by still seeing our past but remember the things you had to go through because progress is still progress.
  4. 1 point
    JamalR93

    HELLO…

    Hi Marisa, welcome! It’s totally normal to feel nervous. Just remember that this change is for the better, and that’s what counts. I’m still pre-op too, but I’ve learned a lot just from reading others’ experiences. Wishing you all the best for your surgery!
  5. 1 point
    learn2cook

    weight regain after sleeve

    Hey, you’re not alone. I asked for help from my dietitian. I went to meetings with other bariatric patients. I watched videos online. I got a therapist. Obesity is a disease and if one thing isn’t working, go to your doctor and tweak something else. I found I have to weigh and measure everything. I prep my food. I’m really boring and do better when I eat mostly the same things for breakfast and lunch. I’m someone that needs to eat breakfast. I have to have a regular schedule most days. When I need to loose weight, I need to also concentrate on more aerobic activities, very low weights. What you need for you is going to be very individualistic for you. In the bariatric groups I attend or stream, one person got the DS portion done. One person uses gl-1 meds, another need’s metformin. A different person needed more yoga and Pilates and made it her career. Another person found starting her day with morning mass and volunteering in the community filled her with energy that wasn’t food. My coworker got a dog that needed lots of walks AND agility training. She got back to goal and found a stress relief and joy. So you’re going to have to do some research on yourself, because getting healthy and staying healthy is a multi pronged approach. It’s a little like finding the right combination of medical, physical, emotional, spiritual tools, and realizing the ruby red shoes on your feet can help. You can do this!
  6. 1 point
    WendyJane

    What to do in the waiting period

    My pre-op was a waiting game, and I joined BariNation. I watched their podcasts and thought I would try it for a month. I have been there ever since, and am glad to have people to learn from, licensed therapists to talk to and nutritionists that are registered dieticians to get recipes from and information about nutrition. There are physicians that give answers to questions, and peer meet-ups that keep you involved and are very helpful. I spend most days there because there is always something to attend during the day or in the evening. It is depending on the time zone you are in as to when these zoom meetings take place. There is a lot to learn, and one thing I learned is that I have a lot of Non-scale victories both before surgery and now after surgery. I have made friends that get me, and we talk, instead of write, and some I have numbers for and when we have some head work involved, we call and talk to each other to help us past the hard stuff. I would recommend it to help you during your waiting period. Isolation is not a good thing. I learned over the months that isolation can actually be detrimental to your work and progress. You want to continue to progress before your surgery that is nothing more than a tool. Being in groups helps to keep you grounded, and you can learn about emotional eating to help you to get some work done in the emotional eating realm of our lives. We used to use food as comfort, and we can't do that now, once you are post surgery. Wishing you the best.
  7. 1 point
    Dub

    Strength & Muscle Building 💪

    I sometines goof up and skip past important details..... Wisdoms are being acquired, however. One benefit to getting older. Damn near the only benefit....but I'll take it. Pain seems to have a way of making the wisdom sink in faster.
  8. 1 point
    NeonRaven8919

    Strength & Muscle Building 💪

    Lifting and counting reps is repetitive and boring to me. Cardio i can just tune out by listening to music or watching something on netflix. I can make it fun and enjoyable Or since I already need to commute to work and I like going by bike, that's already cardio. There isn't really any way to make weight lifting fun or even just bearable for me. It's going to take all my mental energy to force myself to do it. I know i need to do strength training and the hospital recommended at my 6 month post op review to use resistance bands but I can't imagine that's any more bearable than weight lifting and I know me. I'm never actually going to do a home work out.
  9. 1 point
    Dub

    Strength & Muscle Building 💪

    You are supposed to stretch ?????? Who knew. Clearly not my ignorant azz. Further evidence I need a damsel...a kind hearted....but mostly patient damsel to take the wheel and put me through my paces around the track.
  10. 1 point
    SpartanMaker

    Strength & Muscle Building 💪

    Agreed on that point! If body comp is your goal, cardio before would generally be a bad idea and would be worse than after, as you discovered. My point was it would be even better to not do any cardio AT ALL on your leg days. Not before and not after. Now if you can maybe separate it by 6-8 hours then the negative impact would be significantly reduced. In other words, if you really feel like you HAVE to do both on the same day, then I'd suggest lifting in the morning and doing your cardio that evening.

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