Terry Poperszky

Everyone is different, and everyone will find different ways to deal with it. I am/was a big time stress eater, and I use a combination of prayer, exercise and and a low dose xanax script to help me through those times. I will say something about exercise, while it does get me through high stress episodes, I have to use it more as a preventative, maintaining a high level of exercise gives me a buffer of emotional reserve.

Debbie, ever since the site was redesigned I can't find the appropriate forums any more, plus while there are aspects that are specific to each WLS, I don't think exercise is necessarily one of them which is why I shared it here. I still visit LB on a regular basis, I only post when I feel that I have something to add.

Actually the article was for hiking. The trail was listed as beginner/intermediate and while there were some technical challenges, nothing really bad, I did the trail in about 45 minutes. BUT the Moab area is well known for it's mountain biking, ranging from beginner to "are you freaken kidding me?" There were a couple of rock climbs on this one that I got off and pushed my bike up, I'm sure someone could have made them, just not me.

I did this mountain bike ride today: http://www.gjhikes.com/2013/03/great-pyramid-loop.html I only dumped my bike twice, no blood, but if I hadn't been wearing a helmet I doubt that I would be here. Oh, and I need a new helmet now. But this was better than sex and believe me, I really like sex a lot! This trail taken at speed made any carnival ride I have been on seem bland and boring. I'm going to go soak now, I have a feeling I am going to be a tad stiff tomorrow.

This I believe is a really common fear...just remain vigilant.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/457389616 1. I'm only going to do 30 minutes since my legs aren't in shape. 2. Well, I'll make it 30 minutes out since it is all down hill on the way back, it won't take me long to get to the car. 3. I wonder where that trail goes... Tomorrow is not going to be fun. This is about halfway, before it got really steep. oh, and did I mention the buffalo? You see that hole in the fence? I have to go through that to get back to my car. This herd of buffalo seemed to feel they had right of way.

I used them in my protein smoothies for awhile, but they have a thickening effect that made the smoothie too thick for me.

One of the things that I did not want is this to be about getting a sleeve vs another type of WLS. This is about the risks of any surgery, one of the things that struck me is the comment that they wanted her to spend another 2 or 3 weeks in Mexico and that her complications were due to her refusal. I have seen a lot of people that have been successfully banded in Mexico and had fantastic results, but then I run into articles like this that make me think twice.

Before everyone starts to flame me, I am not making any judgement, nor do I believe that this issue has to do with a particular WLS. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/mexican-weight-loss-surgeries-prompt-call-for-health-warning-1.2560052

This time the theme will be Jesus as the root, with us as the branches and the fruit that is the result of that relationship and will be the basis for the fill on my half sleeve. Here is what I have found so far. Thoughts?

We are a culture that looks for ways to be offended. There are Dr.s who are asshats, but talking it over with your patient certainly doesn't qualify.

http://gawker.com/your-doctor-is-probably-not-fat-shaming-you-1535358667 Your Dr. pointing out that you are fat, and that you need to so something about it is NOT fat shaming.

I hear people talking about this "Foreign Body" fear and the lap band, and it just doesn't make sense. I have had two complete knee replacements, never heard anybody freaked out about those foreign bodies. People have pins put in when they break a bone, no one complains about those. Got a friend with a pacemaker he is just happy to be alive. I am 65 pounds lighter than a year ago, I have dropped 12 inches off of my waist, I buy slim cut clothing, I don't get out of breath climbing the stairs and it is going to get better as I enter the second year. I thank God for the foreign body wrapped around my stomach, it has improved my quality of life. Want to be afraid? Be afraid of doing nothing. By this time next year, I will have lost even more weight, where will you be if you do nothing?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/27/biggest-loser_n_4868870.html

Sat next to the CEO of our company a couple nights ago at a business dinner, food was some of the best I have ever tasted. Sampled a couple of appetizers then ate about 1/5 of my main course and was done. The CEO remarked that I had raved about the food but had hardly eaten anything. I simply said a year ago I weighed 300 pounds, now I don't. Could I have eaten more? Yup, but them my wife wouldn't have had all those leftovers for lunch the next day. I love being able to eat fantastic food, and not feel guilty about it. Mistress Band gives me that freedom.

Donuts do it every time for me

Dr. Oz said it! It must be true. Oh, wait it is if you read it on the Internet, it must be true.

Well, here is to hoping that one day, someone will make you cry!

Co-worker walking past me in the hall "GWAD, you are skinny!" Thank you Lap Band, and thank you to all who have provided me support over the last year.

Throwing food away. That one last bite can go into the trashcan, and not my mouth.

Sorry, I have in-laws like this. You can't reason with it, all you can do is distance yourself from it. My wife finally told her mother that if she insisted on talking like this, she could no longer talk with her.

Best suggestion I can give is don't use too much, it has a strong flavor. My normal smoothie is an orange, fresh pineapple, a carrot, kale, greek yogurt, Agave nectar and a handful of ice cubes. I can taste the kale in the background (reminds me of a new mown lawn), but it doesn't over power the rest of the drink.

Kale is the new super food and I use a handful in my morning smoothie. I buy a big bag of baby kale from Costco and it takes up a full crisper drawer and goes bad before I use it all, so I took a new bag squeezed all the air out of the bag, put it in the freezer and when it was totally frozen transferred it to a smaller container. Now every morning I just grab a handful of the frozen kale and put it in the blender. No waste, no mess.

60 pounds is a great loss, keep up the good work.

So that's what you sound like