DisappearingDivis

Smitty I will ride your bike for you until you can ride

CAN'T SELL MY BIKE, OR MY CLASSIC CAR! OH THE HORROR OF THINKING ABOUT IT!!! (LOL)
SMITTY

WHEN CAN I RIDE AGAIN, I'M JUST A WEEK OUT OF SURGERY!
SMITTY

I completed my first Tough Mudder this past weekend!!! Woot! Never would i have imagined i would run a 12 mile obstacle course, finish it and love every minute of it!!

I have to tell you, every day I don't lose another lb I am glad I had this surgery. It reminds me how VERY strange my body is with weight loss. I usually average about 800 calories a day, plus my workout and I usually just net over 400 calories (If I don't include my BMR). I will go a couple weeks and not lose a single lb. Or I will lose 7 lbs in a week. My body loathes to let go of the bad stuff, even as I build up the muscle layer underneath it. I am a slow loser, its okay. Do I have days where I get a little ticked? Yeah. I am working like crazy and watch others losing at twice the rate. Again, is that okay? Definitely, because I see lots of benefits to losing a bit slower too. Less extra skin, less hair loss, faster cognitive recovery, less tired (although some days I am not sure about this last one). I measure myself every couple of weeks and am steadily losing. No, it is not immediate, and I know I am doing everything exactly as I am told to. I look at my choices every day. The way my family and I live life now is unreal some days. I offered my husband the chance to get a cheeseburger and he said "No thanks, I don't feel like being sick for the next two days". Everyone is not only physically healthier, but our family budget is healthier too! Instead of taking my son out to dinner for his birthday, I used the money for him to do Chemistry Camp for an entire week (kid loves sushi and it is pricey). When we do go out, I either order an appetizer or my husband has lunch for work the next day. We actually walked out of a restaurant last week because they couldn't not fry something and the only veggies they had was corn or fried. In short, I know watching other people lose 18 lbs a week is frustrating when you struggle for that healthy 1 or 2. I don't know about you all, but even though it is slow going, one of my biggest motivators is knowing that once a number is gone, I am never going to see it again.
Not in a million years would I trade my sleeve. I get frustrated I can't eat as much as I want sometimes (I miss my big salads). I get frustrated when the scale wants to move slowly (or not at all). However, the quality of life that my family and I now have is wonderful! I get time taking walks or bike riding with my son every day. My husband is making people jealous with the wonderfully yummy food he takes to work every day and yet managed to lose 40 lbs.
Keep up the great work and don't give up.

Quick Update: Completed Week 5... not much change in the inches this week, but my body fat has gone down to 20.2% Only 1.2% to meet my GOAL!!! Yayyy!!!
Photos...

Since I started my pre op diet on MAY 16 I am officially down 25 pounds total. Ahhhhhhh. Excitement.
Pre op I lost 12 lbs on my strict clear liquid diet.
I had surgery on May 23 and was up 2 lbs from the gas and fluids etc.
I came home from the hospital on May 24 and since then I lost 15 lbs!!
Loving my sleeve.

I have several Bariactric family members and soon to be one myself. I was in church yesterday when I thought of this.
While taking communion at church, I realized that bariactric patients are the only people that can take communion and get full. LOL. I could be the only person who thinks its funny, but I had a big smile on my face during that part of the service and everybody else was looking all serious.

WOW!! 50lbs. in 2 months that's great!! Keep up the good work!!!

I have lost 50 lbs!!!!!!!!!!
I have never ever ever ever ever ever in my life been able to lose 50 lbs in my life. I feel like a new person and I am not even half way done with my weight loss. I still have about 120 lbs to go. I had surgery 2-15-2012 so i am just over 2 months out. It feels so amazing.
I have done my happy dance all day long. My fiance thinks I am crazy..lol but he loves it.
That's all I just needed to share. I love this forum so much everyone is so supportive and amazing and full of knowledge and I can't even count the number of times I have been helped by being on this site.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYy!!!!~

Hey everyone! I had my 3 month follow up yesterday and am happy to report that I'm down 53 lbs since surgery! For one, I can't believe that 3 months have already passed. I was hoping to be down more than that by now but I am beginning to let that go. I stalled for almost my entire 2nd month and was just glad to see progress during the 3rd month.
I have become obsessed with counting - carbs, Protein, fat grams, ounces of Water, etc. I started feeling like I was on the hardest diet ever! I was the baby in my support group yesterday, all others were 8-12 months post op. It was hard expressing my frustrations because they all had a been there, done that attitude about plateaus and weighing daily. My NUT told me that I need to eat more and stop worrying so much about carbs. She said that 600-700 calories are not enough. I left wondering how anorexic people remain thin. I know I'm eating more than an anorexic, but still....
Even though I don't really see it when I look in the mirror, this side by side comparison really shows the difference. The before was August of 2011 and after picture was taken this week. Surgery was January 10. I can't wait for the next 50 to come off!!

I have not yet been sleeved, but I have been through a separation, so I can relate on that level. I think that you seeing a therapist is a good step, for you. My husband and I were able to reconcile, and I NEVER thought that would happen. Hang in there. Keep doing what's right for you. If your marriage is meant to survive, it will. If its not, you are taking the necessary steps to put you and you children in a better place. Feel free to vent anytime. That's what we're here for.

Yeah! So excited! Hubby, sisters and I are running it in Oct. in Cali. Should be so much fun I can't wait!

AMAZING!!!! You look great, good job!! Keep up the great work it is truly paying off for you!!

my new theme song: Domino by Jesse J
"IM FEELING SEXY AND FREE!!!! LIKE GLITTERS RAINING ON ME!!"
So today I am 4 months post op! I feel Amazing, im running and working out almost every day and I can't think of one negative in my life right now! Who would have thought that would be coming out of my mouth! lol
Im still not perfect in any way shape or form, but that is ok with me cuz every day im doing something to strive for a better me. Im down 61 lbs, and im only 26 lbs from goal... Im not tryin to hit goal quickly either, i want to lose kind of slowly because i want my skin to be able to bounce back, but i think im still doin ok in that matter because im gaining muscle so that i can off set the saggy skin as much as i can. But either way, I am really happy with the changes. I just wanted to share.. and give anyone that is in doubt a huge thumbs up to this surgery. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER. And if you don't believe me... here are a few before and after pics.. now obviouly my journey isnt done but here are some pics taken just this week!
me in the bahamas Oct 2011
just before surgery dec 2011
1 month post op
2 months post op
3 months post oP
TAKEN 4-8-12

The warmup is very important. The other thing you might want to consider is increasing your carbs before your workout. My trainer told me when I started to experience headaches that not only will lack of carbs before a workout cause you to tire in the middle of your workout, it can also cause headaches. I took his advise and have not experienced it once since. My headaches were just regular, in the temple area, they were not migranes but it is something easy you can try.
Good luck.

Does Exercise Trigger Your Migraines?.
By Jeanie Lerche Davis
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Jacqueline Brooks, MBBCH, MRCPsych

July 2, 2001 -- If
exercise sets off your migraine headaches, here's a tip. Warm up -- go for a leisurely walk -- for 10 minutes before starting any strenuous exercise. According to a new study, it might just prevent those horrendous, delayed-reaction headaches from ever occurring.


"We speculate that if one warms up slowly before engaging in intense exercise, it will prevent the headaches -- much better than taking drugs," says study author João Araújo e Sá, MD, MSc, neurologist at the Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra and researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Research of Light and Image in Coimbra, Portugal.



His study shows that women prone to
migraines already have high levels of a chemical called nitric oxide in their bodies. And sudden bursts of exercise -- even for as little as 30 seconds -- seem to release even more nitric oxide into the migraine sufferer's bloodstream.


The study compared 21 women prone to migraines and 12 women who don't get the headaches by having them perform intense bicycling for 30 seconds. The findings: 11 of the migraineurs (52%) got headaches between four and five hours after the exercise, while none of the other women did.



Nitric oxide levels were measured both before and after exercise. Even before exercising, women in the
migraine group had nitric oxide levels that were higher than the other women. Those levels increased by an average of 20% after intense exercise, while the nonmigraine group had only a 14% increase in nitric oxide.


"Nitric oxide may be an important triggering mechanism in migraine," Sá tells WebMD. "It is not the only mechanism, but perhaps it starts here." This information could lead to new drugs that prevent
nitric oxide release, he says.


Nitric oxide is a chemical that the body produces naturally for a number of functions -- to protect the heart, stimulate the brain, and kill bacteria. But overproduction of nitric oxide has been linked with onset of
Alzheimer's disease and with migraines. Nitric oxide causes blood vessels to dilate -- and blood vessel inflammation has long been associated with migraines.


Sá advises women "to perform a nice warm-up before exercising. We ask them to gradually increase heart rate for about 10 minutes -- to take a slow walk. This seems to prevent the sudden burst of nitric oxide and onset of migraines."



He is currently conducting further studies of this theory.



"We've known that nitric oxide was involved in migraines, but little has been known about why it is released or the role it plays in migraine -- whether it simply dilates the blood vessels or whether it also affects nerve cells that
cause pain," says Alan Rapoport, MD, director and founder of The New England Center for Headache in Stamford, Conn.


"They've found a mechanism that may be contributing to headaches," he tells WebMD. "I don't think it shows us that only nitric oxide causes these headaches, but it may be one of the contributing factors. I'd like to see more studies of this."


© 2001 WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved.

Hi-
I started the c to 5k program with some local WLS people.
today I finished the program with a 5k run.

anyone wondering how the heck can you do that, heck I don't know...
i didn't run 3 x week- but every sunday was hard at work on it...
It has been a great trip. I hope more people can try it and see how much fun it is...

Hi, All Its been 3 months now and the time is zooming by. I have been eating normal food no for sometime. Basically I do not eat bread products as it fills me up tooo fast and leaves me feeling BLAH.. I will have an slice of pizza somtimes but do not eat the crust.
meat is my best friend. It feels the best going down ( especially beef, like steak )... If I had a choice on what to eat every meal I would grab the meat first!!!...
I can eat fresh veggies and stuff but if it doesnt chew down to a mushy consistancy then i dont eat very much of it at all. I do have an occasional soda once in awhile but never with food because the bubbles come out to burp but food gets caught above it and I almost throw up everytime i try to burp...lol ewwww.
Anyhoo, I have lost 65 pounds so far and feeling pretty good! I have days were i still feel FAT but its a mind thing and I know I have a long ways to go but I always remind myself where i came from as well.

Here is a pic of my face at the end of last March. Here is my face today. I have lost around 78 pounds. I hardly recognize me! lol. Just having a feel good moment.

Congratulations! You look great!

Awesome! Isn't it great to see such a difference??? Congrats

You look great!!

Congrats, thanks for posting pictures of your progress. Keep up the good work.

You look WONDERFUL! Keep it up!