BKMama

That one girl who kept talking, and talking, and talking and TALKING. OMG I can't with her. LOL

Back to celebrating your 10's!! =)

Are you going to the next group meeting at our hospital? Or should we ditch it and go for dinner! Lol

Not sure yet. If last time is how it will be every time it wasn't really worth it to me. (That sounds horrible...but...LOL)

I'll inbox you!

Thank you all!!! This shows and proves the scale and numbers aren't everything! I haven't lost weight lately yet I went Down 2 sizes since the summer! Everyone keep up the great work

I won't say I told ya so...but....LOL I'm so happy for you!!! and not to mention, you're a curvy 10...va va va voom! hehehehehe

There is a forum just like this one for RNY. Good news is by registering for this one, you have a profile there as well. :-)

Your post truly hit home for me. I am seeing a therapist and one of the things we discuss is something I said in an earlier session. I said that it had become comforting that my size made me feel invisible. How ironic, right?

As we dove a bit deeper, it's more about how I was carrying myself and how *I* made myself invisible with some of my actions. Then she asked me was I ready to not be invisible and I didn't have an immediate answer for her. Of course, I should be ready...but you're so right. It's scary! It's uncharted territory (for me) so I'm not even sure HOW to handle not being invisible.

Anyway, just wanted to tell you that you're not alone and that my therapist has been a godsend with helping me with all of the emotions of before ans after surgery. Hang in there. :-)

I wish I could find a Protein Powder that didn't clump in hot beverages, that would be perfect for hot chocolate!

I wish you the best of luck! Rock out the losers bench!! :-)

Great job! Keep up the awesome work!!!

You must be tall because you're so thin! Great job, you look awesome!!

Thank you so much for asking about this. I'm almost 2 months out and my big incision pulls inward as well. I'm glad to hear from others that it should eventually go away!

eewwww... isn't there another section for this? LOL.

*ahem* *points to forum title and description*

"why are there men in the powder room??"

LOL!

The same reason there are men in the powder room

right. commenting on threads about our periods with "eewww..."

Every program is different and your nutritionist should offer guidance but my nutritionist has me on 900-1000 calories a day with a goal of 100 grams of Protein. I hardly ever go over 900, even on days I burn 400-500 exercising. When I went for a check in, I was doing 700 and they said it was too low for me. I am taller and weigh more than you though....and I know that factors into it.

Yes I did this...fell hard into last meal syndrome before the preop diet. My nutritionist saved me because if my surgeon would have been notified of the big gain he would have cancelled the surgery! :-( I reigned it in for the pre-op diet because I was soooo scared my liver would be too big for them to operate.

Thankfully it's been smooth sailing post op, but I'm honestly upset with myself for doing it because all it did was leave more weight to lose post op. I have a LOT to lose...I just added to it. For me especially, I feel silly because I haven't had any bad reactions to any foods and have no taste for most of the crap I was worried about missing.

Anyway, it definitely seems normal....lots of people post about it. Just be careful that it doesn't postpone your surgery.

My largest incision in the the vertical one above my belly button. the other 4 horizontal ones are tiny - less than an inch. The vertical one is a few inches long...maybe 3-4.

Oh wow! I bet you'll do JUST FINE though. GOOD LUCK!!!!

So this isn't an easy answer. There are several types of muscles, most notably fast twitch and slow twitch muscles. Fast twitch muscles are for explosive utilization like jumping, sprints and powerlifting heavy weights. Generally, these muscles require more time to recover between workouts. The slow twitch muscles are designed for endurance activities like jogging and they take less time to recover. Also, the more intense your workouts are, the more time you need for recovery. Your list of activites look like they geared to fast twitch muscles which means longer recovery periods are required. If anything, I'd take your Thursday activity (Zumba) and move it to a slow twitch activity like jogging or walking. That's my take...

Thanks for the detailed answer! That definitely helps. I'd give up the Wednesday class before Zumba on Thursday. I am a self-admitted Zumba addict.

I'd agree with massindex on this. Since you're not trying to build huge muscular legs, the rest period isn't as critical when thinking cardio vs. muscle building. The cardio is all about working the heart and burning calories. You could probably even double up and do both on some days if you don't want to spend 7 days a week in the gym.

LOL I feel like crawling to my car after one of these classes...two in one day?! No, seriously, one day I hope to get to that point definitely. My legs are already big so I'm really hoping to tone/thin them up quite a bit so I do have to be careful with that.

So how does this work if you do cardio and weight training separately? Does doing cardio count as letting the muscles recover or does it have to be a true day of rest (no exercise)?

I'm starting a new regimen that will look like this:

Monday - BodyPump (full body weight training)

Wednesday - Either BodyCombat (cardio kickboxing) or Water aerobics

Thursday - Zumba

Saturday - Body Pump (full body weight training)

Sunday - 1/2 hour core class and Zumba

This would be an ideal week, so I may not make it to all of these every single week. But I'm just wondering if I'm not giving my muscles enough time to recover from the weight training. It's Monday and I'm still sore from the weight training on Saturday but I did Zumba yesterday.

Sure, I may cry when we get to the squats tonight in BodyPump but it mixes with the sweat so it's fine. LOL I just said it another thread, but I really want to get into a good rhythm with exercise so I can take advantage of this honeymoon period while it lasts.

Thoughts? (Overall thoughts on the regimen on a whole are welcomed as well!)

THANKS!!

Yeah, it's very annoying. I really like the "I'm not focusing on the scale" reply. I'll have to try and remember that.

I totally get feeling like a science experiment though. I kinda regret telling one coworker because she watches what/how I eat *very closely*. We recently went to lunch and she was so busy staring at me that she hardly ate her own food.

I'm already self conscious, trying to make sure I'm not eating too fast, chewing each bite 1,000 times, not taking a sip of Water, etc etc and it's annoying as hell! LOL

Hmm...so you're just a week after me, so you're past your 6 weeks. When I hurt myself, I went back full force like a dummy....and it was only 5 weeks.

Did your doctor tell you 4, 6, or 8 weeks for weights over 10 lbs? My program is 6 but I know lots of people have to wait 8 weeks. You could always go and stay light on your weight or use just the bar or hand weights.

oh...and I am STILL SORE! LOL I did Zumba yesterday though, so it's a combination of the two. My thighs are singin'! LOL

How far out from surgery are you?

1 month, 3 weeks, and 3 days. Had to look at my ticker to see...LOL

I made the mistake of doing weight lifting too soon (before 6 weeks) and paid for it by reopening my biggest incision. Now that it's healed, I'm back full force. I know my body and I must work out to lose weight and with so much to lose I want to get as much off during the honeymoon period as possible.

Wow you're doing amazing! You should be incredibly proud of yourself!!

And thanks for pointing out that you didn't do anything out of the ordinary. You're following your program and exercising and getting fantastic results. That's great to hear!

Thanks!

I don't know what size because the last time I wore a 14 it was in high school. My main goal is to be under 200 pounds...since I can hardly even picture that, I'll decide on a clothing size then. Mainly I just never ever want to shop at plus sized stores after hitting goal. I want to walk into any store and buy off the racks!