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WOW! 3 hour work-out! I am sooooo rooting for you! Take your time and GOOD LUCK!

Thanks DeeDee, I wish you the same! Side Note: As if hubby wasn't happy before...just smile and say thank you...i think they're trying to compliment you...lol!

Definitely, I guess I'll just have to do better planning...or get dogs...lol! Thanks for the reply! I think I'd much rather lose weight also! LOL! :thumbup:

It's so funny how when people see me now they say, "Wow Gabz, you look great! I know you have a boyfriend?!?!" My reply is "Nope!" LOL! My body had changed tremendously, but not my ideals on love and relationships. I am still the same ole' Gabz. Hopefully Romantic. I've always been focused on music, art, spirituality, and family. Not so much have I been fixed on men, even though I do love a gorgeous smile with demples...and a 6 pk here and there (great abs good to look at, not so nice to lay against). I guess what I am saying is that people reaction to my weight loss was a little shocking. Almost like okay so now I'm smaller, I can get a man now, I can get married now. Well, I could have done that before. I had plenty of gentlemen callers (hahahaha) before my weightloss, plenty in which thought the procedure was not needed. Losing weight to get people to like you...BAD IDEA! Losing weight to improve your health, prolong your life, and fit back into your favorite size 10 jeans...GREAAT IDEA! I love to tell people that more has changed for me than my bra size (40 DD - 36 D). I'm happy with myself. I'm happy with where God had led me. It's not b/c I'm smaller, it b/c I feel like I took complete control. I feel like I took the initiative to turn it alllll around. So fellas, I still believe in getting to know someone inside out. I'm still Gabby and I still get a kick out of busting balls! MUAH! :001_tt2:

@carolyn24seven Thanks so much for your positivity! I got a little too comfortable...lol! It did take me almost 2yrs to gain 10lbs, but still...who wants to make a u-turn! I am starting to make meal plans b/c I want to get back on track. I got back into ordering kid portion sized foods as well. This is the reason I decided to be more active on the board also. I need to interact with people who are going through or have gone through what i am going through. I've lost 3lbs and I'm intending on losing more. I'll keep everyone posted! Thanks again!

@TiffanyIsMajor ~ Please do not let me discourage you. I have developed some of my old habits back and it slowed down my weight loss. I can still lose weight easily and I am still easily satisfied. As a matter of fact when I started back exercising I lost 3lbs the first week. You are the decider of your own fate when it comes to losing this weight. Like I said, I went back to some of my bad habits that I'm trying to break again! You WILL BE FINE TRUST ME! Just when you don't want bread or sugar, don't make yourself eat it. It's been almost 2 yrs for me, so when it gets easier to eat, you have to control yourself more. I am still going to lose weight, but do to poor eating choices I have slowed the process down. Just stick to your guns! I'm so sorry to scare you and NO I am not offended. I have lost and gained more than weight throughout this entire ordeal. I've changed completely as a person and as that happened, the weight didn't matter to me as much. It took me almost a yr to eat a hamburger again after surgery, something I should have left alone completely, but poor choices! @cajun I think that's what I am going to start doing. Cooking all my food on the weekends and then freeze it. I use ziplock bags alot. I think it has alot to do with my will also. LOL! Thanks for the help love!

@Tiffykins Thanks for the reply. I think that I am just going to do like you advised and get back to the basics. Fruit, Veggies, and that dreadful Taebo...lol! I make homemade journals to keep my busy busy with creative stuff, so i guess I have to submerge myself a little more to have no idle time on my hands to think about food. Dang commercials don't help though..lol. Thanks again doll! @thinoneday I got the surgery b/c I was 23, 231lbs, BMI 37, and 5'4. Sounds like a short life to me. My job was extremely stressful (office) and I was getting bigger. I don't believe in a quick fix for anything. Anything that's worth having is worth working for, weightloss included. I know exactly what needs to be done to lose the weight, my concern was wasting food and to see if anyone had to same issue I was having. Thanks for the congrats on the weightloss! Same to you! It's getting better and better every single day. I'm trying hard not to make a U-Turn. Thanks for your reply!

Hey ya'll ~ :001_smile: I had the vertical sleeve in 2008. I have lost 60lbs, but gained 10 of them back. I know that my eating habits have gone down hill for the most part even though I tend to eat right more than i use to, but I find myself thinking the same thing when I eat. The thing that I am thinking is "I better eat this or I know it's going in the trash". I hate to throw away feed even more now since I am an adult and know better. With all the hours I put in to buy grocery,plus, more importantly, all the people around the world starving. I guess my question is are you finding yourself wanting to eat it all rather than put it in the trash? i try to salvage all that I can warm up later, but some things you know you are not going to like once it is reheated. All help is appreciated! Yes, my appetite is ridiculous sometimes, but it's mostly when I am terribly bored. I try to keep myself consumed in art, but t.v. without a snack is crazy...lol! I've been eating a lot of fruit and veggies to get these 10lbs off me! I can't wait to hear from you all! Thanks -Gabie