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LindaS

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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    LindaS got a reaction from michelle68 in Post Before and After Pics I want to See Results!   
    I love my sleeve! Here I am wearing my fat clothes in both pictures.


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    LindaS got a reaction from michelle68 in Post Before and After Pics I want to See Results!   
    I love my sleeve! Here I am wearing my fat clothes in both pictures.


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    LindaS got a reaction from michelle68 in Post Before and After Pics I want to See Results!   
    I love my sleeve! Here I am wearing my fat clothes in both pictures.


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    LindaS got a reaction from Dee~Dee in Anyone In Their 40's Get Rid Of Saggy Skin/cellulite With Exercise?   
    I want to say yes to this, but it hasn't happened yet. I just wanted to comment on this post, so I can stay updated on it.
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    LindaS got a reaction from michelle68 in Post Before and After Pics I want to See Results!   
    I love my sleeve! Here I am wearing my fat clothes in both pictures.


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    LindaS got a reaction from thesweetone in Water Makes Me Sick   
    I didn't like plain Water right after surgery. I really liked the Sobe Zero drinks or Propel Zero. I'm more than a year out now, and I can once again drink plain Water. It took several months though.
    I agree with an earlier poster -- try drinking it at various temperatures. It may be the temp that is impacting you.
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    LindaS got a reaction from HipsAndLipstick in Tall Women, Tell Me Your Story!   
    I'm 5'8-ish. My surgeon suggested 140, but I think that is too small for me. I am happiest in the 170s.
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    LindaS got a reaction from Success2013 in 1 Year and 8 months out - No longer losing.   
    I was sleeved in August 2011, and from May 2012 to September 2012, I didn't lose any weight. In September, I had a day where I drank a LOT of Water, and the weight came off. During that time that I wasn't losing, I was eating well and exercising regularly. Water made the difference for me.
    It really is important that you get that water in. It made a difference for me. I lose weight when I drink at least 64 ounces of water. If I don't drink water, I don't lose no matter what I do.
    Carbs also makes a difference for me. I try to keep my diet low.
    So my advice: Drink water. Exercise more. Cut carbs.
    The first one will probably help make the difference.
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    LindaS got a reaction from Keepgoing247 in The 5:2 Diet   
    I read about this, and it suggests dropping calories to 500 for women. This is supposed to be approximately a quarter of your regular day's calories (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).
    The question I have is what do you do if your normal calorie day is 1200 or less. Do you still aim for 500, or do you still aim for only a quarter of your regular calories?
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    LindaS got a reaction from Melixxa in I'll show you mine... (LBD's)   
    My surgeon's office sponsored a formal Valentine's ball. This is what I wore.
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    LindaS got a reaction from michelle68 in Post Before and After Pics I want to See Results!   
    I love my sleeve! Here I am wearing my fat clothes in both pictures.


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    LindaS got a reaction from Keepgoing247 in The 5:2 Diet   
    I read about this, and it suggests dropping calories to 500 for women. This is supposed to be approximately a quarter of your regular day's calories (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).
    The question I have is what do you do if your normal calorie day is 1200 or less. Do you still aim for 500, or do you still aim for only a quarter of your regular calories?
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    LindaS reacted to RJ'S/beginning in Have you also changed between the ears?   
    I am going to reply to this even though I feel like I shouldn't...........I died in the hospital and when I was recovering for 5 months while still in there... I had plenty of time to think about my life, my usual norms and the future...who was there for me and who were not....How I was treated by so called true friends and yes even family members....
    It was a heart breaking experience for me to see exactly where I belonged when things got tough for me...You see I was that kind of person that spread myself thin ( pardon the pun ) for people everywhere...If you needed something I was your go to girl.....
    All the people who I was there for were not there for me and some of the things I did for them was life saving things..Not trivial crap like pick up their newspaper off the front step for them.........
    I now see life very differently...In fact I am having trouble dealing with all the changes because they happened so quickly....Like I have written here before no one knows who I am and the ones that have found out want to get a good look at the specimen just to see if it is true...you know the rumors that I am so different.....
    I assume that all comments are negative because no one has showed me anything else...
    I was picked on, ridiculed and treated like dirt by a lot of people because of my size......I could fill a thread with my own experiences....but that is in the past....
    Now that I am smaller I am not seen. And no one comes and visits me or gives me the time of day....I picked friends poorly....
    I do not deserve what I get or got...but it makes no difference I suppose because I still have my granddaughter and hubby who see me as just fine..My daughter as well see me differently........
    I wonder really if it is for the best or not......I decline any invitation out by these ones that did not see me in the hospital and when they say..love you...I nearly crawl into myself and want to yell at them and call them liars.....
    I am now working on finding new friends and a new life one that does not include these horrible people......
    Yes I have changed..but it is such a mixed bag for me that sometimes I am so up and happy and sometimes I am so sad you know because I did not have any idea who my friends really were until I needed them....
    Sorry for my answer...but that is how I feel about it!
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    LindaS reacted to CowgirlJane in struggling a little   
    Most of the time I accept that I am not normal when it comes to weight management...but it occasionally still ticks me off. Exercise, eat really well MOST of the time. Heck I dont even eat "meals" by most people's standards and yet a small deviation and it shows up on the scale. That is my reality, just pisses me off sometimes. Grump.
    I have said many times I am very content with my weight at about 150, but at 5'5" that is not exactly skinny. You would think that would be easy to maintain...and with my active lifestyle, even get smaller...but truth of it is that my body gravitates toward being heavier and that's just the way it is.
    Carry on...what other choice do we have?
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    LindaS got a reaction from vegasneon in Share your "slow loss" success!   
    I am 17 months out and still losing. :-) It is definitely not a race.
    I've lost 83 pounds overall, and I am planning to lose 100 pounds.
    August 2011: 25.5 pounds (sleeved Aug. 9, 2011)
    September 2011: 14.5 pounds
    October 2011: 9 pounds
    November 2011: 6 pounds
    December 2011: 3 pounds
    January 2012: 6 pounds
    February 2012: 6 pounds
    March 2012: 0 pounds
    April 2012: 0 pounds
    May 2012: 3 pounds
    June 2012: 0 pounds
    July 2012: 0 pounds
    August 2012: 0 pounds
    September 2012: 5 pounds
    October 2012: 0 pounds
    November 2012: 3.2 pounds
    December 2012: 4 pounds

    I haven't lost any weight in January "officially." I gained some weight around the holidays, and I've lost it again.
    I also went down to a size 10 in jeans in January, which isn't reflected in my weight loss and stayed true even when my weight went up a few pounds. To me, this means I am losing inches and gaining muscle tone as well as losing weight overall. This is good.
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    LindaS reacted to mistysj in calorie web site?   
    Most people here use MyFitnessPal.com or mynetdiary.com. There is also sparkpeople.com and thedailyplate.com and calories.about.com. Be careful because most of them give you recommendations that are very inaccurate for bariatric patients.
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    LindaS reacted to FishingNurse in Vets struggling with 5:2.. there may be an alternative !   
    The intermittent fasting seems to be the ticket for vets in a rut like myself. I gained 7-8 pounds back from my all time low over the last year. (I am 2.5 years out)
    Unfortunately I am not able to only consume 500 calories or less per day. I wish I had the will power to do it!!!!
    BUT I started a similar idea at the first of the year and I am down 3.5lbs!!!
    It’s called the 8 hour diet. It’s simple. You eat 8 hours of the day only, the other 16 you fast. (you drink Water or other beverages with no calories.) Basically you can eat whatever in the 8 hours with in moderation, but no need to restrict calories significantly.
    So far so good!!! It is surprisingly easy for me to follow. I have also been shooting for high Protein, lowerish carb, (but I am reasonable, I have still been getting my white chocolate iced espresso daily from Caribou coffee!!) and I have been at the gym which also helps.
    I haven’t seen the scale move DOWN in more than a year I’d say!
    I work 2nd shift as a nurse, so I have slightly different hours to eat then some of you might… but this is what I do:
    I eat Breakfast at about 11:30am, and then I can eat a snack around 2 or 3 and have dinner at 7-7:30 then I don’t eat again until 11:30am the next day. I thought it would be hard but it’s not! Also the book I read regarding the plan does say even if you follow this 4-5 days a week you will still see results. (google 8 hour diet for more info)
    This plan seems to give your body a chance to use stored fat for energy. I feel great! Also the plan recommends a brief 8 min “workout” just before you break the fast in the morning. (I will lift my 5 pound dumb bells and push-ups and go up and down the stairs a few times.
    I am very optimistic, I know I have only been following the plan for 10 days but I am excited to be on the loser’s bench again. I will keep everyone posted, I can’t wait to weigh myself tomorrow!!
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    LindaS got a reaction from jdmama911 in Adventures in shapers   
    I don't see how single women who live alone can wear shapers. I've worn tanktop types a few times, and when I do, I always have to enlist my husband's help getting the thing off of me. I think I've even had to have him help me pull the back down in the back when putting it on as well.
    They should put a warning on them saying you may require assistance in removing it. :-)
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    LindaS got a reaction from Melixxa in I'll show you mine... (LBD's)   
    My surgeon's office sponsored a formal Valentine's ball. This is what I wore.
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    LindaS reacted to MichiganChic in Anyone tracking JUST protein? How?   
    I track calories and Protein. I HAVE to track (aka log/write down) every bite I put into my mouth. I wish it were not true, I wish I could do this another way, but I can't. I can always consume more than I should if left to my own devices. I need very little food/calories to lose weight. They mystery of why I was so heavy is gone. I weighed over 300 pounds because I'm super efficient at storing calories. I need to eat around 900 to lose, and I'm not sure yet what maintenance will look like. I can tell you I let myself eat what I wanted for about 4-5 hours 5 times over the two week holiday period, and I gained 6 pounds! In truth, I didn't eat that much, but it was probably a total of 2500 calories on each of those days. I am working to get that weight off now, but that was a huge slap in the face. I could get right back up to where I started if I don't watch it. So, I applaud those who can track in their heads, those who can "listen to their body", but I'm not one of them. My body and my brain both are liars about food, lol!
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    LindaS got a reaction from figbart in The 5:2 Diet   
    I'm going to try it. Thanks everyone for sharing your experience with it!
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    LindaS got a reaction from HipsAndLipstick in Tall Women, Tell Me Your Story!   
    I'm 5'8-ish. My surgeon suggested 140, but I think that is too small for me. I am happiest in the 170s.
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    LindaS reacted to CowgirlJane in Got naked, nobody died of shame...   
    Well, I have shared some of this before, but my partner of 15 years pretty much lost interest in me about 6 -7 years ago. I thought it was the weight, but it didn't get better with weight loss. In fact, the indifference to my weight loss journey was pretty hurtful actually. Long painful story but i decided to end things since I could no longer live in a loveless relationship. We are still good friends, but we lived like roommates for a very long time and so I guess it was a pretty low drama breakup.
    Well, I did start seeing someone earlier this year and it has been a big confidence booster. It is not a simple story I guess but bottom line, he has helped me see my own beauty, both external, but also me as a person. We are not meant to be together forever, but he was totally the right person for me at the moment and made that aspect of my life fun again. Hard to describe, but i think being morbidly obese, one of the things I "lost" was feeling like a woman, not even a beautiful woman, but a woman at all and I have regained that.
    Now, as far as looks, he always told me I look like a million bucks and now that I had the skin removal - a billion. ha He was the one that told me over and over again that I am attractive and have a lot to offer to anyone so to never sell myself short. I think I am finally starting to believe it.
    even before plastics, I developed alot of confidence in my body and I think it helped alot with going through the changes that came after plastic surgery. It feels good to like your body - it feels good to walk in a room and feel good about how you look (I am talking clothes on here...haha)
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    LindaS reacted to CowgirlJane in Got naked, nobody died of shame...   
    Okay, here's a dose of keeping it real...haha. I was self conscious beyond reason, especially about my upper, inner thighs. I had carried alot of weight there and even post weight loss it was hideous in my eyes. It was bad enough that I was quite sure any man with intact vision would be ill at the sight. I came up with an ingenious solution.....thigh high stockings even under my jeans. I must have spent 20 minutes positioning those stockings with precision so the lacey top"covered" the offending spot. I had more pretty lingerie strategically hiding other horrors as well. So....first time we were together he peeled those stockings off so fast I didn't even have time to protest.. Oh no! my shields, disguise and security coverings hit the floor in about 2.3 seconds. I was momentarily shocked and nearly protested....but what happened next made me forget that I needed a disguise to hide behind.
    I am quite sure that all the verbal assurances in the world would have never approached how that unbridled passion made me feel. That feeling of being a desirable woman.... It was truly an epic NSV.
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    LindaS got a reaction from Arts137 in Dumb Question   
    Go to "More Options." It's the little gear-looking thingy up in the upper right corner of your browser right next to your user name.
    Click on My Profile. On the right side, you'll see an "edit your profile" button. Click on that.
    You will then see an option to upload a profile photo.

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