Blugirl

its 600 m. swimming ( 16 laps), 20 km biking, and 5K running!

thank you all for your support! Today I went swimming, biking and running. Although for a short period of time, I still have 4 months to get ready for my first tri, and hope I can finish it! I can only swim 2 laps without feeling like stopping and run for two songs..... the biking is harder for me because I never learned how to ride a bike as a child.... I am just learning. I think the hardest part is believing I CAN! .... but I will get there!

thank you guys for your support!!!!

Thank You for your advice!! I hadnt even thought about the music! That cAn totally help. Its amazing how I got used to staying in my comfort zone for everything, and my body and mind just by instinct try to keep me from sweating , from getting tired, trying harder. I sabotage my own attrmpts....

Hello! I celebrated my 1st year post op by signing up for a sprint triathlon...... yes...... a sprint triathlon. haha..... I am at goal weight, and have been working out consistently ( boot camp) for 10 months now, but I have NEVER run in my life. I will train as hard as I can, learn how to swim, and ride a bike to do it....... however, I just dont seem to find a way to start liking the Running part....... how does someone who was overweight and ashamed of running can find passion in running? I REALLY need to and want to run, I want to like it, and feel confortable doing it. I just know that its my own brain that keeps me from running. all the emotional barriers we build around. I am afraid of falling, getting too tired, being too slow, etc....... how did you do it?!

Yeah' date=' it's crazy. I was always the warmest person in the room. I lived in Colorado for awhile and my friends would always ask to exchange gloves with me while skiing because they knew they would be toasty. My wife would always be "on me" trying to get warm.

Now, the tables have turned. I am always cold. One of the small negatives of the weight loss, but worth it.

I wouldn't necessarily say it is due to extra skin in so much as our skin is no longer stretched out. I think a younger person who wasn't obese for long who lost the weight and doesn't have the extra skin, may also have the same problem. From what my Dr said, I'm guessing any person whose skin was tight and no longer is may have this.[/quote']

Hahahaha. ...... Its amazing how our bodies have changed in so little time!!! right?! I remember laughing at people who wore real winter jackets! and now I look like I live in Alaska all the time.

You are welcome!

Best wishes!!! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

You know, just in case I took an extra dose of Iron last night! Lol! I usually forget my Iron, and to be honest it is the weird aftertaste that makes me want to forget taking it. hahaha....... I am 9 months out. Do you still tale chewable? or how do you take it?

I asked my dermatologist this question' date=' as it is quite common. You will see many threads here on this topic.

He said it may be caused by the capilaries near the skin, which are dense to begin with, to be even more dense with the weight loss. This increased density causes rapid heat loss, thus the sensation of being cold, even in a warm room.

That was his explanation, not mine. I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on T.V.[/quote']

I thought it would be the other way around! but its great to know! You know I was sure it has related to the 102 lbs I lost. but I honestly got scared when someone suggested it could be low levels of something. .....

Pdxman you are a doctor! Lol I outed you!! I'm cold all the damn time.

Really??! Is he a doctor?! ...... lol I have a bunch of questions now. Lol!! ......

iron! great to know..... thank you for your answer HIGHLY appreciated!!

Hello! I know its winter, but compared to other people, Its ridiculous how cold I always seem to be!! today, someone asked something to me, that got me thinking.... could it be a lack of a specific Vitamin? have you heard of low levels in any specific vitamin or mineral causin this?

Wow!! Thank you so much!!!! I will look into them! I have an awful one that reads something different everytime I step on it!! LOL! kinda discouraging sometimes! btw.... how often do you step on it? Do you weigh yourselves every week or how often?

tell me guys..... what scale do you recommend? I need one that measures Body fat and basic stuff.... any tips?

I have tried them, and liked some of them. I LOVE BariWise oatmeal, and grahan Protein Bars. And I ordered a sample pack with a buch of stuff, but the rest tasted awful. Its nice to have oatmeal once in a while with Protein in it.

I thought I was one of the "lucky ones" until I hit month 6 and it started falling out like crazy. Im almost 9 months out and it hasnt stopped!!! Ill probably be bald soon:..... but thinner ha!

thank you !

you look AMAZING!!!!! congrats!

What is DS?

oh! Im 5'5

Thak You! I feel awesome! My weight before VSG ( May 1st 2012) was 240 lbs. Today I weigh 135. I have 3 kids, ages. 5,6 and 1. ( all c-sections)

thank you!

Thank You! It was done January 2nd in El Paso, Tx. by dr. Palladino. amazing!!!!!!.... aprox 19k

yes it does!!!! it helped me avoid arm and thigh plastic surgery!!! i just had booblift and a much needed bidy lift 10 days ago. the rest was fine!!

I was sleeved on may 1st 2012. and on January 2nd. I had my body lift and breast lift with augmentation. I am the happiest camper!!!! Totally worth it! go for it you guys!!!!!!!

I thought I had been lucky about hair loss! OH MY! I am almost 8 months postop, and it is falling like I am sick! I am afraid to wash my hair, to brush it ans to even touch it! :S. I was expectingnit, but never this late! It started about two months ago, and it hasnt stopped! Will it really stop sometime ans will it grow back?!?! any experiences or advice highly appreciated!!