Donny

Might be kind of fun to see what others are striving for in 2013 (assuming we make it past this Friday ) lol 1.) I want to be 100lbs lighter starting the New Year, which means I have 12# to drop in exactly 2 weeks! Lofty, but it's what I want! 2.) Do a 5k every month, and towards the end of the year do a sprint-triathlon 3.) Build my muscles back 4.) Hit my goal weight 5.) Never look back on the unhealthy habits I developed!!!! 6.) The BIGGEST one of all... I want to learn how to two-step!!! It looks like fun, and it's all they do at bars in Fort Worth! haha

I refuse to go to the gym in the morning haha! I can barely drag myself out of bed for work let alone a workout! What I do is bring my gym bag with me to work everyday and I go straight after work. If I go home I wouldn't be able to get the motivation to go!

I'm nervous for this next month though! Everyone says the weight fly's off the first 3 months then it gets a lot harder. I don't like the idea of only having 1 mo. left!

Thanks for all the awesome comments! Apparently I'm looking good! I couldn't have done any of this without all the amazing people on here! Everyone has been so helpful and supportive and I can't wait to get to goal!

Lol I have the hoop earrings! That style got good reviews at the bar last weekend!

Gotta rock the “Bro-Zilian”, crack, and back wax! I just will never admit that again if any of y'all run into me in public!

Haha, thanks y'all! I'm feeling great!

Keep on trucking! 135 in 4 months is crazy!

Isopure non flavored in a whey powder. I use it with crystal light. At your point I got a minimum of 40g a day because that is how much is in the clear isopures. I would always try for 60 though.

I kept to myself for the first 4 weeks after surgery. I just wanted to be by myself and recover. I also wanted to reach mushies so I could eat at places they went.

I was sleeved the same day and have the same experiences. For me a few rounds of awful slimming and feeling like im going to hurl help you keep in check. Measuring food helps, but I try to work the eyeball system as well then measure to see how close I am. Its a bit unrealistic to rely on measuring everything in the real world. Unless you carry around one of those little drug dealer scales from the TV shows!

1. I went from spending way too much money on food and booze to spending way too much at the mall 2. I don't run from pictures anymore. And I got rid of my I need to be standing when I take a picture rule. 3. I feel comfortable working out at the gym and not shy/embarassed 4. I keep needing to reprogram the seat setting in my car because I sit too far back 5. I don't get bummed when doing laundry and folding huge pants and shirts that a child could use as a parachute! ( I went shopping yesterday and looked at the waist diameter on a pair of 38 jeans and laughed... So I bought them... They fit me when I tried them on at home.) As far as the stalls. I have been sleeved since 10/22 (not even 2 months) and am in my 3rd wicked stall. Super downer. But my work clothes prior were 3-4xl shirts and 48 pants. Today I walked out the door in an XL button up and 40 dress slacks. Believe me, I would love to see the scale move more! But just remember that people see the inches lost, not the number on the scale!

Getting used to the new healthy way of living was key for me. I started having 2 protein shakes a day and slowly working myself off the bad foods. That way the pre and post op diet were a breeze because I already had shakes I liked and was use to having them daily. Also like they said, get comfortable with only drinking water & crystal light. Get rid of all the sodas/ sweet tea/ caffeine now. I was a smoker that ate fast food for every meal and drank a TON of soda at work everyday. I needed that time to rid myself of all the bad habits I had. My surgery has been a breeze, I don't get cravings for bad foods or cigs because I invested the time before the surgery. Good luck! And we are all here to help!

Keep it simple but tell the truth. Your not happy with where your relationship/life is and you need to change it so you can be happy. Or you could move all your stuff out and email him the link to this thread!

I too agree. I will say when I was 23 I was living with a girlfriend and was ready to propose to her even though I had this weird sense of doubt. Turns out I packed up all my stuff and moved to the other side of the country (job offer). I have been here for two years and I have never been happier. Turns out my life with her in it was miserable and I just had blinders on. Follow your heart. We're young and have too much life ahead of us to waste time now!

I'm also 7 weeks out and I'm into my third one. It sucks. I get 60+ grams of protein, all my water, and stay around 700 cals. I have gone from a 48 jean to a 40-38 and my 3xl shirts that were snug to xl. I know I'm shrinking but I have bounced between 300.4 and 302 for the last week. I just want the scale to start with a 2! I have lost 45# since surgery.

1. Clothes that are stylish, that can't be used as a parachute 2. A NYE kiss 3. I can't wait to surprise everyone that doesn't know I lost weight. 4. Many more healthy & happy Christmas's

Congrats and good luck tomorrow! It's fun watching yourself magically disappear in front of the mirror! I just realized at the gym today that I have turned into "that guy", you know, the one that just stares at himself in the big gym mirrors lol

I'm 7 weeks out too! I'm always down for an Austin trip! If anyone can organize something fun I would cruze down.

A roll is usually 6-8 pieces no worries!

I love Austin, I wish I lived there! I am greatly going to miss 6th St. with this whole no more drinking thing Halloween will never be the same without it!

PPI is just an acid reducer like prilosec but i got a prescription version, it calms the stomach rumbles. I was never told to take iron and it didn't show up bad on my labs? And I don't take biotin, there's no help for the wicked case of male pattern baldness i have been rocking the last few years!