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When I spoke to a surgeon here in the LA area I told him I still wanted to have kids and all that and he said they can do a tummy tuck without tightening the muscles and sometimes they do that anyway. For me, it was so I could still have that flexibility when it came to getting pregnant. I was told that usually people get some little lip around the hip area to smooth it all out as well. My mum got a tuck and didn't and she has a little bit of fat still there that bulges out a bit. Not sure about the thigh area but I know it pulled my mum's pubic region higher and more taught which helped her upper legs a bit too so possibly.

Ooooh can I have the postachio ice cream recipe? I am in love in pistachio based desserts!

If Implanon seems too much of a commitment there is Depo Provera that uses the same hormones and delivery method for 3 months. I have been on it for 4 years, no period and no problems. Same potential problems that Implanon has too. I personally am switching to Implanon just because I don't plan on having kids anytime soon.

It seems the general consensus is "When you fell ready" and "Take it slow"

I did Thanks! I just did a progress picture up here: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/46358-progress-picture-just-one/

Mine was directly related to my heart rate. Is hers just random or triggered by something? I have found that mine started going away after I lost weight, my heart didn't have to work so hard. They can put in a pace-maker type instrument, at least for most they can. Only "real" cure from what i have heard.

I pass out from a vagal response whenever my heart rate gets too high! It sucked. I was once taking an ochem final and passed out :/

I thought it tasted amazing! I didn't really smell it though. I agree that it was a nice change from sweet drinks.

WHERE??? GNC?

Thanks everyone! I feel so great about myself now. It is amazing how dropping a few pounds can completely change how you feel! And thanks for the hair compliments. I cried when I got it lol but now I like it! I originally cut it because it was thinning! It is a great shirt, right?? I also got the black and white striped one! I am working out a bit, not as much as I should be. But I bike to and from work and class each day, so about 45 minutes a day.

So I am 4 months out, down 63 pounds with 57 more to go! I am currently bouncing around 197. Here is a picture at my highest (well not quite there) I think I was 245 or 250 The second is two days after my surgery in Ensenada And here is a picture of me this last Friday getting ready to go out. I know it is crappy quality. I don't have anyone to take pictures for me, nor do I have a camera! I went from a 20/22 to a 16 currently.

For me, yogurt that isn't greek or sugar free does me in. But it could also be you body just adjusting. I had a lot of funky stuff go on with mine for a month or so after.

What are you eating? I get nonstop hot flashes from some food -- even some healthy foods.

I completely get where you are coming from. I have Wolf Parkinson White Syndrome, so I faint if my heart gets too revved up. It is really scary and in the past I wasn't even able to bike to/from classes. I waited until I lost maybe 20 pounds and started out really slowly. Now I work out three - four times a week doing pretty intense stuff. I think it is good to start out really slowly. Walking is an excellent exercise. What about arm exercises too? I am sure once you get some more weight off it will be easier, but why wait? My condition got so much better with regular walking just because my heart got used to it. And also less weight = less fainting goat syndrome

All I can say is that of someone was like, "You can have 50 million dollars if you get skinny and stay that way" I could have done it. I would have been miserable and starving and maybe even slowly dying. But I would have figured out how to do it. Money is a great motivator.

I have things that I want or crave but I never ever eat over 700 calories a day. So if I have a cookie I know I have to go burn it off. And I only have treats like that after I am positive I can/have gotten in all my protein for the day.

I tend to dump when I eat refined sugar, so I don't. But the few times I have I get really hot and cold and sweaty and feel dizzy. It sometimes is accompanied by diarrhea for me. I just dumped the other day without it after having some apple juice (I was parched and it was free at work lol).

It is really nice. I went with a fellow sleever a few weeks ago and we ordered one roll and each ate 2 -3 pieces. It was so yummy and cheap

From what I have seen there are two kinds of fat people: 1) Those who experienced something terrible and turn to food for comfort 2) Those that eat because they are so happy and they use it in a celebratory manner. So you are just the 2nd

This week was good! Not only did I hit my halfway mark, but I broke into Onderland! SW: 208 CW: 197 GW: 180

My life started out in a really great place. My dad was a retired Aerospace engineer turned Dentist and my mum stayed at home with us. When I was 7 he was diagnosed with cancer and died when I was 10. We all had to stand by and watch him fall apart not being able to do anything. My mom became an alcoholic after he died and my older brother pretty much avoided us at all costs. My mom married an abusive man who blew all my dad's life insurance policy on himself and then left her. I raised my younger sister it was hard doing all that at that age. When I was 13 my mom got arrested for assaulting an officer when she was drunk and making a scene. She continued to get DUIs and get arrested for years. I turned to food to make me feel better. I developed a passion for baking and cooking and learned how to cook well on a budget -- of whatever I could scrounge up from my brother and my part time after school jobs. So I guess it was just really emotions. I didn't want to burden my little girl with my problems, I was supposed to be the strong one who could handle it. So I ate my feelings and hid them from her. Luckily my mom just recently pushed a little too far and got mandatory rehab. She finally realized what she was doing to us. She was so supportive and loving but just not a mom -- she was like a really cool friend. She is 2 years sober now and I think I really needed that to deal with my issues and my problem with food.

I second the tofu dogs! They taste great, usually have more protein than normal hot dogs and have like 1/4 of the calories

I ate pickles pretty early out too. I craved them sooo much. I got the mini dill ones and ate maybe 1 a week or so. But my phases were pretty short too. So I was on soft foods by 4 weeks out.

I started taking hair supplements four months before surgery still take them. I get in 80 grams of Protein a day and drink tons of Water. I take my Vitamins and all that stuff. I still lost hair. I am loosing about half a handful each shower, but I do have a lot anyway. I am not too worried about it because My hair is curly and can mask thinness very easily. I did chop it short so it didn't look stringy though.

Something that I had to realize is that just because I am getting healthy and changing my life it doesn't mean that other people have to or even should. I would like my fiance to quit eating crap and work out but it is his choice. There is not point in being upset over it. If we lived together and I cooked I am sure he would eat it. But I can't expect him to become healthy just because I am. If he wants to eat hot dogs, let him. Soon enough you two will have to start cooking meals for everyone, I am sure they will be healthier, and he will have to eat them.