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Bitties

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  1. Bitties

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    From the album: Progress

    Picture with some clothes on for once
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    From the album: Progress

    It blows my mind how far I've been able to come in 5 months because of the sleeve.
  3. Fantastic work!!! You're going to hit your goal in no time!
  4. I hit a healthy BMI today!!!

  5. Bitties

    The Woes Of The Scale...

    Every morning when I wake up, I weigh myself. When I'm home from the gym and about to get in the shower, I do it again. Sometimes after my classes are over, I'll do it for a third time. Without fail, I do it before bedtime too. That's four times on the scale every day. If I didn't weigh myself in the morning, I would feel anxious all day thinking that I might have missed a new low weight. I kept telling myself that this would be the last time and that after this, I wouldn't weigh myself for another week. It never worked like that. I felt drawn to it. I had to weigh myself. For the record, I'm in the last semester of my bachelor's degree in Biology. I know that body weight fluctuates every hour of the day for reasons other than fat. Even still, if the number was up from the day or hours before, I was devastated. My life was so centered on the scale that last night, I finally cracked. I had eaten an (extremely) high sodium meal for lunch today, so obviously my weight went up. (2 pounds, for the record) When I saw that number, I immediately started making plans to do a pouch test because OBVIOUSLY, my sleeve wasn't working. For once, my rational thoughts won over and I did what I should have done a long time ago. I reached down for the scale, and removed the batteries. It wont be forever, but it is definitely what I needed to do for my own sanity. I'm going to only weigh myself on Monday mornings and on the 11th of the month. It's high time that I start giving myself a break and admit that I've been incredibly successful so far, and that my self confidence should not revolve around the number on that scale. It is merely a tool to make sure that I'm making the decisions that will promote success with my sleeve, and health for the rest of my life.
  6. Bitties

    121111front

    From the album: Progress

    It blows my mind how far I've been able to come in 5 months because of the sleeve.
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    From the album: Progress

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    1211111

    The gym has definitely sped up the process for me. Since I started running, it seems like the inches are coming off more than the weight. As far as the scars go, I had a spider surgery so i have one tiny scar near my sternum and one in my navel.
  9. New Year's Resolution: Run a Marathon

  10. I hope your surgery went well!!! Best of luck through the recovery process and the rest of your journey!

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    You're so sweet thank you!
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    Thank you!
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    1211111

    5 months exactly in this pic. Honestly, what I eat every day is usually not a super awesome example of what you should be doing, but I work out a lot to balance it out. But on a good day I'll have an egg scramble made with turkey breast, a baby bell cheese, egg beaters and some honey habanaro sauce. Then, during my morning classes I'll drink a light protein shake or a nugo bar. Lunch = random foraging but usually almonds and some frozen pineapple. Then for dinner, I do a chicken tender (half if it's big) or a few shrimp with green beans and some random sauce I conjure up. Late night snack is always a real fruit popsicle. Like I said though, that's on a good day. Some days I eat like junk but I always pay myself back at the gym if I have a day of slider foods. Hope it helps!
  14. How exciting! 100 pounds is a great accomplishment!
  15. Good Morning Friends! It's been a couple of months since I did a surgery update, so I thought I'd post some new pictures and thoughts. I'll start by saying how incredibly lucky I feel to have had the sleeve. It has changed my life in ways that I never thought possible. If you had shown me a picture of how I would look in five months, I would have laughed at you and said it was impossible; there is no way that I could be that small...but yet here I am. Here are some points of interest about how my life is with the sleeve: I have lost 65 pounds (77% of my excess body weight) I ran a 5k this month My hair is falling out like CRAZY! I still have issues with throwing up after eating (usually when I make stupid choices) I have never felt more alive...ever. I'm starting to feel like the leading lady in my own life...not the one who plays everybody's best friend. If you want to see more pictures of my journey, you can go to my gallery on my profile page or click here: http://www.verticals...r/8913-bitties/ Best of luck to everyone!!!
  16. Woah that's wonderful! YAY for physical activity!!!
  17. Yay for your weight loss so far! If you ever need any support or have questions, just message me! I know that I can be really difficult to go through this journey without people in your life knowing about it, but it's definitely doable.
  18. It's so wonderful to have so much support on this site because almost no one in my personal life knows that I've had this done. So thank you so much!! Your kind words and encouragement mean more than you know.
  19. A little less than five months ago, I was 210 pounds. I had a hard time walking around the mall and I never would have entertained the idea of running a 5K. I've been running a few times a week using the couch to 5k app. My physical therapist said that he thought I could do way more than I was using that app. So today, I decided to do it. I went down and ran 17 laps non-stop on the indoor track in 32:33. It is amazing what your body can accomplish!! Next stop, 10K!!! Best wishes everyone!
  20. Bitties

    Happy Nsv For Me Today!

    Congratulations!!!!
  21. Bitties

    Will This Liquid Diet Ever End? :/

    Eight pounds in eight days is great! I remember my pre-op diet...it was pure torture. I felt like I cheated at least twice a day. My doc never really asked me about it except for the last two days before surgery it was really important to him that I stayed on clear liquids only. Stay strong and remember that IT GETS BETTER! In a few months this will be a faint memory compared to all the new ones you'll be making as your new, skinny self. Best of luck!
  22. "Rock those fashion forward clothes, rock that smile and that new born confidence that has been hiding and most of all rock your sleeve!" Love it!

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