simplejaxgirl

Here in Eastern Canada fall has started hard and crisp. I used to love the fall it was my favorite time of year because of the colors changing and I was no longer uncomfortable from the heat!
Well now that some of my mass is gone I am cold..I mean freezing all the time...And I can't get warm....What up with that...
Feels so new to me, and I used to laugh at my hubby as he bundled up in so many sweaters and blankets as I kept the windows open even in the winter......oops...
Now I think it is impossible to get warm...What will winter be like here for me when it is blistering cold and the winds howl?
Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

12-5-12
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Ladies I made my meals prep and stored!!! Bought yogurt and cheese sticks!!! We can do this ........ Plan plan plan

Couch potato here, trying to be more active. Currently 6 months out. At 1week post op and through 2 months out I walked 4 days a week. At 3 months out, I began working out 2 days a week doing some type of cardio- elliptical or C25k app. Now at 6 months out, I workout 3 days a week for 1 hour with a personal trainer. I still do not enjoy exercise but realize that it is necessary if I ever want to get to goal and maintain my loss.

I am just over 8 months out. Normally exercise 4-5 days a week on the treadmill or recumbent bike.
Treadmill = 3.5 mph for 60 mins
Recumbent bike ~10mph for 60 mins.
I also park out far at work stores etc, walk on my breaks at work and clean at home, pool w family on weekends and generally more active...
Prior to this process I was a couch potato and no exercise. It was a chore to walk 1mph on treadmill for 20 mins so I feel like I've come a long way...
I don't ever think ill be a runner/athlete like Fiddle or Butter but I do what I can. Now that I'm officially done with school I'd like to add weights? Maybe with a trainer? I need to price that out though...
I've never been a 'strong' person so that is my next goal...to do strength training!
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Angela, pre-op is hard, but you've got to be strong. You can do it. Concentrate on other things....clothes, pets, gardening, whatever. Get out of your house and go somewhere different that has no food memories. This is just mho but I guess I'm one of the folks that thinks if you can't do the pre-op, then your chances of success with wls are maybe less than someone who does struggle through. The thing is, it's harder after surgery. You feel bad, you hurt, you have stalls, you might be nauseous, constipated or have diarrhea. There are lots of great things to look forward to, but it's rough starting out. As many others have said, wls is just a tool and you can gain the weight back. Good luck to you. Stick with it and do something wonderful for YOU.

I am just over 8 months out. Normally exercise 4-5 days a week on the treadmill or recumbent bike.
Treadmill = 3.5 mph for 60 mins
Recumbent bike ~10mph for 60 mins.
I also park out far at work stores etc, walk on my breaks at work and clean at home, pool w family on weekends and generally more active...
Prior to this process I was a couch potato and no exercise. It was a chore to walk 1mph on treadmill for 20 mins so I feel like I've come a long way...
I don't ever think ill be a runner/athlete like Fiddle or Butter but I do what I can. Now that I'm officially done with school I'd like to add weights? Maybe with a trainer? I need to price that out though...
I've never been a 'strong' person so that is my next goal...to do strength training!
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Patience!!!! You can DO THIS!!! Take a step back and think about all you have gone through to get to this point! You are so close and have made so many life changes already to back out. I found that the pre op was very hard, harder than post op. I'm 8 months out and wouldn't change it for the world. Good luck and stay focused you are almost on the losers bench!!!
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Headed out to wedding tonight with the hubby!
We both got sleeved and I'm down 80 pounds and my husband is down 105 pounds! A whole new life best decision EVER!!

I have simple demands out of a Protein bar:
1. It be high Protein
2. It be low sugar (and low net carb)
3. It taste good
4. It have calories between 180 and 220. Lower is better of course, but most are around 180
With that said, here is my list:
1. Quest bars (170 calories, 20g protein, 5 g sugar, awesome taste). Too addicting so only eat rarely.
2. Pure protein revolution (180 calories, 20 G protein, 1 g sugar, great taste)
3. Pure protein (180 calories, 180 calories, 20 G protein, 1 g sugar, good taste)
4. Nu go slim (180 calories, 17 G protein 2 g sugar, great taste)
5. Think thin (270 calories, 17 G protein, no sugar, ok taste). Too many calories for me, but thought I would include it in the list for completion.
Do you have a list of favorite Protein Bars? Or even 1 favorite Protein Bar that you feel others would benefit from hearing about?

Hello all my pear sisters. Please research lipoedema aka lipedema. This is not the same as lymphedema. My sisters and I are all pears and we all have it. Even my skinny sister struggles with disproportionately large legs. (even at 112 pounds she was a size 00 top and a size 4 bottom.. a size four bottom is small... but not when you're a 00 top!!!)
Lipedema is basically fat that accumulates on the legs and lower abdomen and butt. As the lipedema progresses it can become painful along the shin. The fat is not "normal" it does not release like regular fat does, so you might find yourself losing a lot from some areas, but hardly losing any from your legs and lower body. Here's a picture of an otherwise thin person with lipedema http://painmuse.org/images/lipema.jpg Here's another site: http://lipedema-simplified.org/treatment.html
I'm not saying that all pears have lipedema, but if you're a pear and have a hard time losing weight below your navel, you should research this condition.

12-5-12
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Sigh hair...it started falling, stopped, and just in last week or so I noticed more coming out...eeeek.
My update: 8 months out. surgery 12/5 starting weight 242 now 182 and I bounce 2-3 lbs. I've been doing this since mid APRIL. Talk about discouraging. I went from a tight 16 since April to a 14 and sometimes size 12's. I KNOW my body has been changing I see it in the pictures, but I desperately want the scale to love down this last ~40lbs.
I feel like it's hard when day after day, week after week and now month after month my weight has stalled here. I'm only 5'3" and so I need to be at 140ish to be at the higher end of normal (I think).
I feel better. I am WAY more active. I'm more involved in life, but frustrated with this dang scale not moving. Maybe I'm destined at loosing only 60 lbs....*shrugs*
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Sigh hair...it started falling, stopped, and just in last week or so I noticed more coming out...eeeek.
My update: 8 months out. surgery 12/5 starting weight 242 now 182 and I bounce 2-3 lbs. I've been doing this since mid APRIL. Talk about discouraging. I went from a tight 16 since April to a 14 and sometimes size 12's. I KNOW my body has been changing I see it in the pictures, but I desperately want the scale to love down this last ~40lbs.
I feel like it's hard when day after day, week after week and now month after month my weight has stalled here. I'm only 5'3" and so I need to be at 140ish to be at the higher end of normal (I think).
I feel better. I am WAY more active. I'm more involved in life, but frustrated with this dang scale not moving. Maybe I'm destined at loosing only 60 lbs....*shrugs*
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Sigh hair...it started falling, stopped, and just in last week or so I noticed more coming out...eeeek.
My update: 8 months out. surgery 12/5 starting weight 242 now 182 and I bounce 2-3 lbs. I've been doing this since mid APRIL. Talk about discouraging. I went from a tight 16 since April to a 14 and sometimes size 12's. I KNOW my body has been changing I see it in the pictures, but I desperately want the scale to love down this last ~40lbs.
I feel like it's hard when day after day, week after week and now month after month my weight has stalled here. I'm only 5'3" and so I need to be at 140ish to be at the higher end of normal (I think).
I feel better. I am WAY more active. I'm more involved in life, but frustrated with this dang scale not moving. Maybe I'm destined at loosing only 60 lbs....*shrugs*
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Almost one year out, 347 lb's, in that picture. I was at 220 in the second. I'm actually at 212 today. 135 lb's gone forever
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12-5-12
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Please stop and do the math.
People get completely freaked out by what I feel are unreasonable expectations. They fly into a panic. They assume that the first time they don't lose on the scale that their loss is done. They think that two weeks at one weight is a massive stall. They look at other people's large losses and forget that we don't all lose at the same rate.
First - if you did a pre-op diet you are not going to have the same loss your first month as someone who didn't do one. Your pre-op loss should get counted into your loss calculation if you did a pre-op diet.
Second - a stall is three weeks or more at the same weight with no fluctuation. Are you panicked after that? Well, my friend coops once spent twenty one MONTHS at the same weight. She finally broke through and never regained during that time, and even lost two sizes while not budging on the scale. Is it the miracle cure you may have been hoping for on the scale? No. But stalls are not the end of the world. They are certainly more normal that flying to goal in six weeks, I promise you.
Third - losing anything more than a pound a week is good. Are you eating less than ever before? Yes. Does that guarantee you'll lose faster than ever before? No. I had two nine week stalls - no movement except upwards for my monthly cycle. I had months where I lost but only in the tenths of a pound. It's not normal to expect a big loss every time you step on the scale. It's setting yourself up for disappointment.
Fourth - your pattern is your pattern. You can compare yourself to other people sleeved the same day or with the same stats but it doesn't matter. So much of this is individual. So if you're constantly seeking out other people and comparing your losses to theirs, you are eventually going to discourage and frustrate yourself.
Fifth - are you closing in on goal? We all lose even more slowly the less weight we have to lose. So if you only have sixty pounds to lose but shed thirty in your first three months, please don't be hysterical because you're "only" losing a pound a week now that you're past the halfway point. It's normal.
Stop. Breathe. Do the math. Adjust your expectations. This is not a race. You do not get a special award for reaching goal more quickly. Your surgery was not pointless or worthless if you manage to get to goal in two years instead of six months. The real goal is not losing the weight. It's keeping the weight off. That's real success - that's what we're here to do. It does not matter if you hit goal in nine months or two years - the real challenge and the real journey begins with maintenance. How quickly or slowly you lost does nothing to change the challenges you'll encounter there.
I am not ranting at anyone in particular. I just feel that this is an issue that comes up constantly and it's actually pretty silly for people to fly into such a panic without really thinking. I've seen folks upset when they're logging losses of upwards of four pounds a week. Point to the diet that helped you accomplish that and was easy to maintain prior to surgery.
~Cheri

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My problem with compliments on weight loss is that they always seem to provoke a barrage of follow-up questions I have no desire whatsoever to answer.

Sounds great am adding this to my shopping list.
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My cup size has not changed but band size has.
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SimpleJax - you look great!!!! WTG!!!!
I am amidst the dreaded stall as well I was sleeved on 12/27/12 and have lost 73-76 lbs depending on the day. However, I am in a much better place than I ever was pre-surgery. I am off all my meds- great success! I was a diet coke addict, now only drink Water - exceptionally will have a diet soda with water in it. I know what I need to stop- I snack and graze a lot! And it's the wrong things- popcorn, peanuts, Protein Bars. I recognize what i am doing (success!)- now to put the fix in motion. I am determined to be down 40 before my cruise Sept 30.

My cup size has not changed but band size has.
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