mcgreen

just the stress from surgery and anesthesia can throw your whole system off. I'd give it a few more weeks before panicking! :thumbup:

Brandy! I'm going on May 19th as well! I'm tall, red hair- have a late PM appt. If you see me, say hi! :thumbup:

I'm staying on plan because my % body fat has dropped below 25%! and I want it even lower!

I'm 26 lbs away from normal height for my weight. so cloooose!

Its helped me to read this thread- thank yall! I've been at the same weight for about 2 months- much of is because I've not been following the "rules" and have been snacking on more things - the good news is that I didn't gain weight which I would have pre band. I'm trying to change up my cardio- my trainer suggested adding in stair master (I have a foot issue and cant run) and am being much more vigilant about logging my calories. Hopefully this last 25-35 lbs will start going away :confused:

Hey Brandy- I'm seeing him in May. I called this week and they could have seen me in April but I'm hoping to do surgery in the fall. I'm a physician and every surgeon (plastics or not) I ask at work (I work at a cancer hospital) recommends him.

I have the problem that as I've gotten smaller (size 14) my boobs are still huge- saggy, but huge and so every swimsuit I've tried, they've popped out; finally found one on eddiebauer.com - a slimsuit tankini in a D cup that holds them in. I bought some board shorts to wear over the bottom since the skin is hanging a bit. this and bra stuff are the most frustrating parts of losing weight. I'd rather have this problem than be too fat to want to wear a bathing suit but its still a challenge good luck finding a suit, Julie!

congrats! I was thrilled when I just became "overweight" :lol good luck on finding your goal- mine is in the middle of my healthy weight range for my height but the next mini goal is healthy weight you can do it! :welldoneclap:

congrats! wooo! goooooooal!

thank you so much! congrats on your fantastic loss and hot bod! ditto.

Julie- congrats on finishing your surgeries! I've seen inner thigh lifts where the scar has been only along the panty line at the juncture of the thigh/groin - did you have too much skin near your knees for that to work for you or does your dad feel the longer incision gets you a better long term outcome? This is the surgery I need the most, well right up there with the lower body lift/tummy tuck and it frightens me the most

Update! mcgreen .............210……………..198………….198………………...did it! :eek:

Congrats!!!!!! so happy you will have this done

that's GREAT ! congrats

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Yea Rainer!!! Good for you!!!

Congrats! This is one of the best things you can do for your health! (in addition to the great things you've done with your weight!) wooo!

congrats!!!!

I am so counting this!

ditto :clap2: go go go!

congrats!!!!

I don't think I ever met Patricia- only brenda or leslie have done my fills (primarily leslie- brenda filled me once when leslie had some problems hitting my port)

I love my bugg almost as much as I love my band. Another tool that really helps!

I think it would be interesting to do a poll - for those who have reached goal- how much did you exercise? None 1-2 days/week 3-5 days /week 6-7 days/week I would bet the majority of people are in the 3-5 days/ 6-7 days. It makes a HUGE difference to get your metabolism going. I can eat around 1400-1600 calories a day when I exercise and still lose 1-2 lbs/week. I started running but have a stress fracture in my left foot so am stuck with the eliptical for a few months. I almost passed out the first time I was on the eliptical- now I can go an hour at resistance 9-10! get on that bike! you will thank yourself later and the results you will see in the mirror, your measurements and clothes make a difference. Personally I go to the gym 5-6 days a week- do the eliptical for 45 minutes; sometimes will do stair stepper/treadmill; 3 days a week work with a trainer for an hour to build muscle and the days I don't go to the gym its usually a 35-40 minute walk with the dogs. From being someone who thought that getting up to get food was exertion to doing this kind of routine- its a huge change and it didn't happen overnight. Schedule the exercise like you would anything else. I get up and go before work because otherwise there was a good chance when I started I'd blow it off. Now I know I'll go after work if I miss the morning but I still am now in the habit of exercising first thing in the morning- helps my whole day start off on the right foot. good luck to you! yea for those runners out there! I hope I'll catch up to yall soon!

me too! we can do it! you are so close! go go go! good luck! its not too far away for you!!!