Piplula

Oh yeah..I thoroughly enjoy sex more...more often, more positions, more time...lol..I know..naughty naughty! But my hubby sure isn't complaining ..& neither am I!!!!!

back at ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who knew a busted lip could be so joyous! Ouch!!

OMG people! I just busted my lip raising up my knee to tie my shoe.
I am in my office chair and I leaned forward slightly raised my foot off the ground to be able to reach my foot to tie my lace, and I raised my knee so high I smashed my lip!
No belly in the way, so it just kinda "wham"...sooo happy no one saw it here, yet had to share...I take them where I can get them!

Wow!!!!!!!

I am officially 6 days post-op and weighed myself for the first time since surgery this morning. I really wanted to wait until I lost most of the swelling. I was in a lot of pain and I didn't want to add depression if I hadn't lost anything yet.
Well, I have lost 15 pounds in 6 days! I cannot express how excited I am. I have had a rough few days, but I am feeling so encouraged and ready to take on the world! I am so thankful that there is a procedure like the sleeve that can give me my life back!
Praise God!

Don't get discouraged! Was your BMI lower? When were you sleeved? Everyone's rate is different. Have you tracked what you are eating? Look at your grams of protein..is it within the ranges your nutritionist recommended? Are you exercising? If not..start..it helps! But whatever you do, don't beat yourself up +50# are gone forever..better than where you began!

Okay..so I was working with a patient I had for years with one of our nurses in the lab...I notice she kept looking at me and I had made a reply to the nurse I was working with and I then feel a slap on my shoulder ..scared me a little and I turn..and the patient said.."it's you!!!!!! I didn't know until you spoke..you look great!!!!". So..that just made my day..lol!

Okay..so I was working with a patient I had for years with one of our nurses in the lab...I notice she kept looking at me and I had made a reply to the nurse I was working with and I then feel a slap on my shoulder ..scared me a little and I turn..and the patient said.."it's you!!!!!! I didn't know until you spoke..you look great!!!!". So..that just made my day..lol!

Okay..so I was working with a patient I had for years with one of our nurses in the lab...I notice she kept looking at me and I had made a reply to the nurse I was working with and I then feel a slap on my shoulder ..scared me a little and I turn..and the patient said.."it's you!!!!!! I didn't know until you spoke..you look great!!!!". So..that just made my day..lol!

Great feeling, I am sure...congrats! I look forward to that day.

Awesome!
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Okay..so I was working with a patient I had for years with one of our nurses in the lab...I notice she kept looking at me and I had made a reply to the nurse I was working with and I then feel a slap on my shoulder ..scared me a little and I turn..and the patient said.."it's you!!!!!! I didn't know until you spoke..you look great!!!!". So..that just made my day..lol!

I don't normally post NSV for myself, but I thought I would post this one today. Especially since I really struggle with recognizing myself and my weight loss and not seeing a fat person staring back at me in the mirror. Today helped me put in perspective that I really do see myself differently than the rest of the world.
I take my daughter to swimming lessons and have to be in the pool with her because she is not yet 3 years old and all the classes are parented. Today was life jacket day and I decided to put one one for my daughter as a good example. The first one I grabbed, the instructor said "Oh, I think that will be too big for you", so I grabbed another one and started to put it on, and she said to me in front of everyone else that I could probably even wear the size 2 life jackets (these are youth size life jackets!). I still wore the bigger one, but was shocked that someone thought I could wear something so small! The instructor is a young woman and I think she has a fabulous figure, and for her to look at me and suggest I need something smaller...I was blown away.

She did Weight Watchers commercials. That doesn't preclude the possibility that she had WLS.

LOL! Love the new picture, Pipula! And, congrats on leveling up to VSG Addict, Chad.. .and to Sleeve Guru for Pipula!

Officially, Yes!

As of this week's weigh in, I have officially lost 30% of my body weight. And today the scale was at 200.8. I am this [ ] close to Onederland!!! Oh how happy I am. I still can't believe this is real and it feels so good. So to Celebrate, I'm heading to the gym!
Onederland, here I come!

58 pounds is great, so far! I know it is really hard not to compare yourself to others, but it is really important to focus on you and your successes. Everyone loses at a different rate. The important thing to remember is that everybody loses and you will keep losing too! Hang in there!

Well I'm out 137 days and down 140lbs... Best decision I have ever made and I'm not taking anymore medication besides my Vitamins and B12 injection. I'm 36 yrs old married with 2 wonderful sons and I am feeling amazing!

I can finally say i'm in the 100lbs club. Never in my dreams would I have imagined being this small. I went from 230 to 130lbs. I have been a little discouraged due too the fact that I hadn't lost any weight in the past four months. I went on vacation this weekend and when I got home I ran straight to the scale and it read 130lbs how awesome it feels to finally be in the century club. I don't really care if I don't lose another ound I'm content with where I am now. The strange thing that I have found while shopping it's hard to find a small top. lol never thought that would be a problem. Those on the fence get off and do it; it can only get better from here I will never be 230 again....And I'm cool with that.  

Ok ..here's my thoughts...
1) I let my husband have full access to everything I do online and vice versa ..if you are trying to hide something..it's wrong.
2) I don't discuss anything online with anyone that I wouldn't discuss with my hubby..if I did ..it's wrong.
3) Refer to the above rules and you should be fine!
Online support can be fun and helpful..but always remember the ones in front of you, living, breathing, touchable..are most valuable to you!
Pretty much what everyone else said!

Wow Pookie! I am not that trusting either!!! Congrats! Now you know how a cheerleader feels ..lol!

Last night I had errands to run after work, between that and rainstorms, I ran too late to go to the gym. By the time I got home, I was CRANKY. I grumped around the house, put on my workout clothes, decided against the Wii because I would have had to move the sofa with husband attached to it, tried the mini trampoline that made my back hurt, and finally grabbed a dog leash and dog and went for a brisk walk in the drizzle. Did about a 2.5 mile walk around the neighborhood and tried to let my mind clear a little. On the way back up the street, I had an epiphany. I just walked over two miles at a fast pace, and I was not sweating, gasping, limping or being dragged by my dog. It blew my mind a little. In mid-February I had to be wheeled through airports because of my back injury, weight and general bad condition. Oh. My. Freaking. Gosh. Needless to say, my bad mood disappeared instantly.
I love Me 2.0, and can't wait to see what the next upgrade will bring!