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I started exercising 5 days after my surgery so I don't kno how my body would have reacted if I didn't exercise. But I haven't hit a stall as of yet and I'm hoping I won't, at least not until I'm really really close to goal, which is right around the corner it seems:001_wub: But I do know my body really needs to exercise to lose based on past attempts of eating good and no exercise= maintaining the same weight.

Also, if you are increasing your cardio you may want to increase your calories a little. Just maybe 100 extra cals. I noticed that I increased my cardio a LOT and wasn't losing but when I added in a few more carbs for energy and recovery I would drop a couple pounds. Weird but its what happened. If your body is expelling more energy you need to put in a little more so you body doesn't think you are starving it.

Hey MacMadame and Attitudefree! :thumbup: I too am training for my first triathlon. The big one I want to do is in October and I was hoping to get a couple of practice sprints in there in the next couple of months before then. I am also looking for a new bike. What do you think about a Dawes Lightening or a Motobecane as an entry level bike? I found some at pretty good prices, I just wanna make sure I get a good enough bike. I can't spend thousands on one anytime soon but I do want to get one that will do it's job. MacMadame what do you suggest as far as gear, one of my biggest things is I don't want to spend a bunch of money on clothes for my tris and then I lose more weight after and won't be able to fit them and have to buy new stuff. OMG it's such an exciting new world that I am ready to embark on, I am totally looking foward to becoming a new triathlete:drool5:

The sleeve is perfect for you. You won't have the easy weight regain once you lose; it's possible to regain but it's so easy NOT to with this wonderful tool. I wish you the best of luck and go for it!!!

Good job gals! You all are making such wonderful progress! I stepped out the 190s like Barbara this week, I'm 187! Yah! It's such a great feeling. AJW- great pictures and good to see your still rocking your sleeve at 8 months out. You will get to goal in no time.

Congrats on the big 4-0 Mini!!!! You're doing great don't be so hard on yourself. And yes, there are days that I feel like I can eat a bunch and then the next day barely anything. Gotta love the sleeve!!!

Good luck Tiffany! You will do great. This is why you are getting the sleeve so that you can't say "WHY CAN'T I STOP EATING" lol because after tomorrow you will be able to stop YAHHHH!!!!

Nice move Mary. You should totally let people know about your surgery the way YOU want to tell them. It's your journey and your first-hand experience is the best way to let people kno about it. Good luck!!!

You are absolutely right Nikki! I totally agree with you. Our sleeve is not a magic bullet that makes us work out or take care of our bodies like we're supposed to, hell, it doesn't even make us eat the "right" foods for that matter. Yea it helps us eat less but our sleeve doesn't "pick" our foods and make us not eat fattening foods. As there are plenty of people with WLS that indulge in "non-diet" foods during the losing stage. That is one reason I don't tell people about my surgery because they think it's the reason for the total package and it's not. It's still hard work, and we still should be given credit where credit is due. Nikki, I'm so sorry for your mom's inconsiderance to your feelings. I would be devasted just like you. I would react the same way, like wanting to change gyms. That must be very hard for you because she's your mom and it's such a fine line... Hope everything works out, and hopefully she keeps her mouth shut and takes your feelings and wishes into consideration.

Dang, Tiff...this must be one of hardest things to go through. I'm like Nikki when I stress, I forget to eat, nothing tastes good or I don't even have the desire to put anything in my mouth, especially not glasses and glasses of water. But you seem to be actually eating a pretty good amount compared to what you were eating during your losing phase. You know one thing that could be bringing on the change is that your body is shocked that you aren't really counting or limiting your carbs anymore. I have definitely noticed that when I eat a little more carbs I lose more weight. Your metabolism has probably improved soooo much and adding more carbs to your diet is really just giving you energy and weight loss. Hopefully it will level out once your body gets used to all these changes. Good luck!

Yes, Ash, get on top!!! lol, or you also have from the side or the back (my faves) You can def be creative with positions where he doesnt have to feel frustrated on top

Great news Dan! That's amazing! Today we're fifty-pound-mark-buddies!!!! I am fifty pounds down and half way to my goal as well. Congrats!!!! And just keep pushing yourself and you will totally jog that whole three miles. I can't wait to hear about it the day you conquer it:thumbup:

Exploring your body alone will definitely help you understand what you like and what makes you feel good. Then you will be able to let him know what you like. Although a lot of women aren't comfortable with it, I am a very big advocate of exploring your own body sexualy. Good luck !!

Exactly!!! I love it! That's the right attitude to have. I can't wait to hear how you murdered that short walk:001_tongue:

Hey there. I think you should take a stab at it. At least try it and see if it's too much. Don't just write it off as something you don't think you can do. I know everyone's body is different and everyone's recovery is different, so just see how you feel. I personally had a lot of energy immediately after surgery, no pain. I went back to work 4 days after surgery and was at the gym 5 days after surgery walking on the tredmill. My progress took off pretty quick, I only stayed on walking for a little while and soon went into jogging and other cardio. I love the feeling of pushing myself and getting it done. I think you'll be happy if you push yourself for that half mile walk, BTW would start your exercising regimine off wonderfully Just maybe give yourself a little extra time than normal before work so that if you need to take breaks you can. I'm rooting for you!!!:thumbup1:

Wonderful calfs! U look great, keep it up!

Expect great things!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe this is TMI:blushing: but I never really took a break from sex. Me and my boyfriend went at it 2 days after my surgery. We were at the recovery house in Mexico and i was laying on my side so there was no pressure on the stomach. No complications whatsoever. I felt wonderful, I was recovering smoothly and I was horny for some reason, so I tried it out and it was fine.:001_unsure:

Wow Mini-Me, I wish I could have lost 37 pounds without working out! Man, I'm jealous because for me, if I don't workout, I do not lose weight. Anyways, you can TOTALLY get in 20 minutes a day for 3 days a week. One thing that might help you get in the whole 3 days for the week is think about what your schedule will be ahead of time. like for example, if you are a monday through friday worker, I would suggest monday, wednesday, and thursday. Mondays are the best days to work out. Your body is well rested from a nice weekend and it really just sets the tone for the week, it's like a motivation starter for the upcoming week. I absolutely love Mondays! Then tuesday you can rest, and wednesday your back at it. Now the only reason I suggest thursday instead of friday is because a lot of people are tired by the end of week and you might not push yourself to go. All that's on your mind is TGIF and I'm ready to relax. So if you do the third day on thursday, you get it out the way and your done! Now you can have your relaxing weekend knowing you stuck to your set workout routine. Then maybe once you get more physical and start picking up your exercise routine, you can add in extra days or up that 20 minutes to 30 or more. For me, I work out everyday except Sundays. And I have to do an hour or more. But I've built myself up to that and you can too! Take one day at a time and you body WILL respond and you won't be as winded. Regular exercise will only strengthen your lungs not make them worse! And you knees need to get used to regular exercise too! Something that is easy on the joints, esp knees, is SWIMMING:thumbup1: I highly recommend it. If they have a water aerobics class at your gym that you can take part in that would be amazing. If not, you can just do walking while pumping your arms underwater or if you can push yourself to do some freestyle that would be awesome. One more thing that might motivate you is you can sign up for a 5K walk in your area. For example, on June 22 there's The Seattle Animal Shelter’s 11th Annual Furry 5k Fun Run and Walk or Sep 12 the Aflac Iron Girl Seattle Women's event. If you sign up for something like this for 1) you have made a committment and you have something to work towards; knowing that you have this event coming up will keep you accountable for the weeks or months before it to push yourself and prepare you body; 2) you will meet tons and tons of motivating people, you will not be alone, you will not be the last person to cross the finish line, you will feel accomplished, you can even bring friends and family and do it together!; 3) you will be supporting a great cause, for whatever organization you choose to support, the proceeds go toward the goal of that organization. Anyways, I wish you the best as you embark on your new fitness agenda. I will be rooting for you and look foward to hearing about your progress:lol0:

Sorry to hear about your many dilemmas. Things will get better...I see that you still have a couple weeks until surgery. I know for me the weeks leading up to my surgery day were the hardest. I had a lot of anxiety and was extremely depressed. All I wanted to do was eat, I couldn't work out, no motivation, and I had many sleepless nights. One thing though I did give up right before surgery was caffeine. I stopped drinking coffee and diet soda, and I was an addict. I would have coffee every morning and have a couple of diet sodas throughout the day. Lo and behold my daily headaches immediately went away and I was able to sleep better. Another thing that I've found to help me sleep at night is a good workout during the day. If I push myself hard by the time it's time to go to sleep, I'm drained and I fall asleep instantly. (another naughty secret that puts me to sleep is good sex lol, like it literally puts me into an immediate coma) Anyways, hopefully once you get your surgery most of your negative issues will take a turn for the positive. It really should happen and I can't wait to hear about your progress! :confused1: Start thinking of ways that you can get exercise in without necessarily being bored. To get enough you will eventually have to suck it up and go to the boring gym but there are other options i.e. I like to go skating and after a couple of hours of it I'm drenched in sweat with sore legs, all in all great workout and it's fun for me! There's tennis, swimming, bowling, hiking, biking and many more things. I too have a sedentary job, I am a city bus driver but I have lots of energy, so when I'm not sitting in the seat of the bus I'm ready to do something physical. Like sometimes I ride my bike home from work at night even though I workout every morning. Anyhoo, like I said, I can't wait to hear about your journey after you get your surgery and begin to feel like a new and improved person all the way around, physically, mentally, emotionally, etc. :001_unsure:

Congrats on taking control! You will soon look back on this time of insecurity and it will be a blur. You are not alone, plenty of us have gone through that doubt of "will I be the only one this doesn't work for". I sure did. Have a safe trip and keep smiling!!!:001_unsure:

Hey there. I had one session of colon hydrotherapr a couple months ago and personally I think it was a waste of money. There wasn't anything wrong with the procedure itself, like it did not hurt, it didn't smell (I think I would have just about died if it did, lol), it was very easy and not as bad as it sounds. However, my qualm was the fact that I have taken laxatives or what have you that have gotten out more than what I seen come out. So for $80+ dollars a session (which by the way they tell you you should have a couple of sessions) I was just not convinced. Maybe I'm wrong or maybe I didn't have enough "stuck inside" to really benefit from it but I don't think I would ever pay for another session again, I rather do an enema or laxative if I need to be cleansed. But if you want to try it, please do not be scared because it is not bad at all and I have extremely low tolerance for pain:scared0:

194 this morning, almost halfway to my goal!

Wow, Tiff! I love the openess and candid answer. My sex life has changed tremendously as well. My boyfriend has never complained either when I was heavier, he has always been head over heels and was never negative about the change. Me on the other hand was grossed out; I would hate the way my stomach felt underneath him, and I def. wasn't up for trying a bunch of different positions. My mission was to just hurry up as quickly as possible and put my clothes back on (or put my pants back on because I NEVER took my top off!) With that said, with my new confidence in myself after losing almost 50 pounds, I am totally more open with him. I now let him touch and rub, I take all my clothes off including my shirt:001_tongue:, and I am def. open to different positions. He loves doggy style becuase he says my butt and thighs is so toned from biking and running that they are just insatiable :confused1: And with missionary my stomach doesnt gross me out anymore underneath him becuase it has flattened incredibly. Also I can now hold my wonderful thighs up in the air for a long time no problem while before they felt like two heavy tree trunks LMAO! All in all, weight loss gives you not only more confidence to try new things and be more open but it also adds flexibility and endurance:thumbup: I'm utterly satisfied and am looking foward to even more changes as time passes!!

Great job!!! That's awesome! How long did it take u and what pace did u go at?congrats!!!