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Wishing I lived in Japan so I could buy clothes where the Sumo wrestlers shop.

Here are things I don't miss...
Barely fitting into seats at concerts.
Not having a style, I can now buy things that I like, as opposed to buying because they fit.
Being the biggest person in the group
Chub rub on my pants
Shopping at plus size stores

Not fitting into movie theater seats
Getting winded going upstairs
Sweating
Being anti social
Being referred to as the "fat one"

After nothing lost last wk, down 4lbs this week :-)... which puts me only 9.5 lbs from wonderland!!! I cant wait!!! Some point in Feb **fingers crossed** I will b under 200 for the first time since probably HS? !!!

.2lbs up this week. Dang TOM.

We are now 7 weeks out. My stall is over and I have lost 33 pounds since surgery and 10 before for a total of 43. I weigh 200 ponds today. Only 1 more pound away from onederland. So excited. It was such an amazing feeling.

I just bought some from whole foods and I'm eating them right now! They're amazing. Yes they smell, but you have to rinse them and put them in the microwave for a minute.
I made a butter garlic parmesan sauce and pan fried up some precooked shrimp. Mixed noodles, shrimp, and sauce together. It's awesome.
I bought both fettuccine and spaghetti noodles. They don't taste like anything, although when you chew them, they have a different texture (a little more bite than super soft Pasta noodles). They're a little "slimy" but I don't mind it at all. If they're covered in sauce you won't notice much at all. Plus, I'm used to tofu anyway.
I'm excited to add these to my diet because I was missing Pasta so much, and now it's like I have it back again and can only eat a tiny bit anyway :]

You can gain and lose up to about 5 pounds in one day. Defiantly ditch the scale. Go by your clothes. That's how I did it. I weighed only once a month after I figured this out. On the clothes I know that when I started I was a size 24-26 and now I am in a 10! Don't need a scale to tell me that I lost a person! Lol

Hey guys I'm new here (was on the lapband site for awhile until I decided on the sleeve). Just wanted to say that after 1 full year and 3 denials later, I finally got approved today! I'm just so excited! February 13th it is!! Can't wait

I'm only (almost) six weeks out, but I have eaten out three times now. Twice I had Soup (1 cup-size, not bowl-size) and once my husband ordered salmon, so I could eat some of it. In the soup scenarios, I did not have anyone question what I was eating. In the salmon scenario, I did have to explain to the server why I wasn't ordering my own meal and why I wasn't drinking anything.

While I expect a lot of it is hormone change, I sort of see it also as coming off of a lifetime addiction. Watching people I love battle drug and alcohol addiction, I know that extreme irritability, depression and mood swings are all part of the package when you try to detox or break an addiction.
Specifically on Atkins, I did induction for 2 weeks and I was such an emotional, irritable mess I couldn't handle it and I had to stop and revert back. Once I brought carbs and sugar back into my diet it was as though I was magically re-aligned again.

Hi all!!
I posted this on another forum I am part of, but wanted to post it here as well since this is such a larger audience:
First, let me note that I *DO* understand the importance of eating and all of that and I have not (or do not plan on) stopped eating, this is more of a question/comment focused on the "mental" aspect of things.
Do you ever just feel like eating isn't worth it? As I fix my little mix of food that equals out to 1/4 - 1/3 cup total I do sometimes look at it and think "for this small amount of food, I'd rather just skip this". Or knowing that it's time to eat (my body is saying "feed me") I am like "well, what combination of bite sized morsels can I get excited about tonight?"
Maybe I have made a breakthrough (giggling) - eating used to be something I just couldn't wait to do and now I could really care less. It's become more of inconvenience than an enjoyable experience.
Thoughts??? Again, I'm not going to quit eating or anything like that, just curios if other VSG'ers have experienced the same or similar? If so, did it seem to be a phase or just how it the new lifestyle is?

Awww I'm sorry! If it makes you feel better, my dad lost 100 pounds in the last two years and is in the best shape of his life! He runs 5ks, lifts weights, and bikes. He even quit smoking. I hope to join him in all his athletic endeavors :] So just think, even past 45 it's not always too late to change your life and your health.

I've been working extra hard this week for a total loss of 6lbs.......yaaaaay me!! updating spread sheet!

That's okay, we check out all the threads in the guys forum too!
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Perhaps you should try taking one on the nude so we could REALLY get an idea of your success

I'm also looking to take spin classes! I'm riding the bike on my own right now and my school offers a second session in march so I'm doing to sign up then. My uncle cycles and teaches lessons too, and he just told me, NO MATTER WHAT, KEEP GOING. even if you have to sit down and slow your pace, in a few classes you'll get better with it!
Glad you had a great time!

This is one of mine too. I usually have to use beach towels to make sure it wraps and covers me completely!

I find that my stomach gurgles when I'm hungry. I have to eat like every 3 hours to get it to stop

My hubby actually helped me make my decision. I had been on high blood pressure, and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He said baby I want you here a little longer, so I think you should do it. Now everytime he see's me he gets excited. I was blessed with a great husband no complaints here!

Is anyone else feeling emotional? I don't think I was an actual food addict, but I do have PCOS, and I'm just wondering if my hormones are out of wack. Everyday I feel like crying or just laying in bed and I can't explain why. I don't miss food that much and I find it hard to care to get in my Protein and Water

Flew TODAY and didn't need the extender!!! I even had about 6 inches of seatbelt left over! What what?!?!