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LMAO, which is apperently the only way I'll lose my A (dyslexia strikes again)

Over the Christmas break I was drinking way to many of the minute maid light fruity beverages. And my fybromiagia went nuts. And by too many, I mean 1 or 2 cans every day. Didn't affect my hunger levels, but my my entire body hurt. Too much artificial sweeteners is bad for me. Corn makes me go nuts and want to eat everything in sight. Espeically corn syrup, and it's amazing how many different products use it to sweeten their stuff!

A good bra, no question. and the second thing? a sexy bellydance outfit!

This is what my DH will be having when he gets close to goal. The full body tuck. I think when he gets close to 300 pounds he will start looking seriously for a surgeon. Right now, he's just researching.

Okay, I met with a doc yesterday and he said that I do indeed have a metabolic disorder. He was horrified to learn that I'd gone a month at +/-700 calories, and even more horrified to learn that I'm managed to only lose 1.5 pounds. Much better than the last doc that was baffled... This one is actually starting a plan in motion. I'm glad I didn't wait until March. I'm glad I didn't wait to see how the thyroid meds would take to work. I have more blood work on Friday, and I meet with the Internist next week. It's so weird to be happy there is something wrong with me. I must be my mother.

uhm, hmmm. pre banding if I ate too much fat, like a burger from Wendy's I would feel terrible because of the fat content. (no gall bladder.) Try ginger tea or ginger altoids. Ginger is known good for nausea.

Boy, are you in trouble.

I don't know if they are accepting fill patients or not, but give the fine folks at NWWLS a call. I don't have the phone number handy, but their website has all the contact info. www.nwwls.com If they can't help, perhaps they can direct you to someone who can help.

I'm Pokey. (funny, how being "in the pokey" is old slang for being in jail....)

Wowee Kathy!

Bumping because I needed to re-read it.

Oh my gawd! Oh my gawd! Oh my gawd! Is this how non-circus freeks react to shoes? My hubby just told me that he got the part to fix my bike!

I felt it was time to revisit this thread. Especially given my experinces while I spent a month too tight, and where I am with my current struggles. I started this thread just over a year ago, it was one of my first posts here to LBT. I recently spent several days in DC for my scholarship, and had to carefully figure out what I could and could not eat, carefully make sure I knew where all the restrooms were so I could make a break if I had to PB. It was odd. On another board I belong to they have been talking about the importance of changing my lifestyle, and how I will never be successful as a bandster if I do not change my lifestyle. It's funny. I know they are right, but I know I've changed my lifestyle. I think one of the parts they are missing is the importance of changing the way we relate to food. The way I relate to food. I never, ever thought it would come to this, but there are days where eating has become a chore to me. Eating is not something that is fun or enjoyable, as it was once before. It isn't to say that I don't revel in the flavors or textures, but food does not hold the allure it once held for me. Not all the time. Some days it is a case of looking through my considerably empty pantry, asking myself if I really want to eat something or if I'm just bored. Usually, it is because I am bored so I wander away and find something else to do with my hands. I find myself sucking on pens and rings and things just to give my mouth and tounge and teeth something to do because I am not hungry. Because I do not want to eat. And I marvel in that. Not wanting to eat, not eating because I'm not hungry.

Woot! Someone get Jenna here to do her booty shaking dance! Job and 4 sizes!

Show your tummy, with your old and new scars. Explain how you've done EVERYTHING including going through major surgery to lose weight. Be bright and be shinning. Don't whine, don't cry. Your strong suit is being strong, so be strong.

Wow, that sounds like an amazing test, but I live in SE ID, where you have to set your clock back several decades once you arrive. Holy cow! 1500 calories sounds like so much food. I know that I haven't been getting close to what I set for my new calorie goals, but it's hard when I've been so low cal for so long... Please, please, please keep me abreast of how well you do on that, and gimme more details on that test!

I just wanted to just say Thank-you to everyone here at LBT and expecially to Mr Alex for providing me with this forum. I have always found this forum a source of support and community. When I need to vent about being a Turtle, I have never once been accused of not following the rules, of cheating, of exageration or lieing about my journey. No one has told me that I'm a quiter, a finger-pointer, or having a victim mentality. I have been having a very difficult time accepting my status, and lately all I want to do is rail at the universe. I know it isn't really productive, but sometimes I have to kick and scream and basically act like a 2-year-old. Thanks for being here, and thanks for letting me vent when I need to.

I just wanted to add my bigmouth blabber to the conversation... First off, anyone is welcome to PM me for any reason. You can e-mail me as well, but I probably won't answer for a while, since i rarely check that e-mail account. (Bad VQ! Bad, bad, bad VQ) At this point in my life I wouln't consider having any surgery in MX, for two basic reasons. First is the distance, I'm in freeking SE ID and going to MX is just logistically unreasonable for me. The second main reason is that I do not speak Spanish, and I would feel very uncomfortable for this reason.

Oh Excellent work Candy Baby! I know it can be really intimidating to deal with people when we are vulnerable. And yet you faced your fears and moved on.

Everyone has has such amazing NSVs! I'm so proud of everyone!

Okay, since going so low didn't work, I've decided that I"m going to try to go the other way, and up my calories to about what men are recommended to use. 1400 -1600 calories for a man my height. So, for the next month, I'm going to shoot for 1400 calories. I sure wish I wasn't an uber-turtle.

Lianna, I have no idea what I can tell you to help you to jump start your weightloss. I wish I could, really I do, but I'm trying to work it out myself. I know one thing though. I personally cannot stress enought the importance of tracking your NSVs, your non-scale victories. The scale really only gives one dimention of your journey. It's like trying to describe a beautiful sunset, but you only have one color in your paint box. Please, if you haven't started it now, start your NSV list. If you really are a Turtle, you will need that NSV list to keep you motivated. Mine is the only thing that reminds me where I'm going, but more importatly, where I've been.

My DH will need to have major plastic reconstuctive surgery once he gets close to goal. He has major pani stuff going on now, and he's got about 150 pounds to go. He'll need the full body lift. I on the other hand, want a BR and a tummy tuck. I feel like I need the BR and want the tummy tuck. Heh, some days lately, I feel like the TT is the only way I'll ever lose weight.... I'm blessed with good skin though. Good genes and I've avoided the sun and smoke.

Well, if in my case, it isn't behavour that is keeping me fat. I don't know if it is my thyroid or not, but there has to be some body chemistry that has to be the culprit. I refuse to give up on this, but I also have come to accept that it isn't anything that I have done or not done that is keeping me fat. I will not accept being told it is my fault. Been there, done that, got the scars to prove it.

I started back on my CPAP machine a few nights ago. I haven't been using it for several months, but going home for the holidays made me realize that I really, really need to go back on it. It doesn't have any affect on my weight, since well, nothing apperently does, but it sure makes a HUGE difference for my fibromyalgia. I impressed the heck out of the techs when I went for my first sleep study, I had 182 arousal periods during the night. You know it's a bad thing when you impress the sleep study folks. The doc said that it looked like I was trying to kick myself away to jump-start my breathing. I have RLS too, hate it hate it hate it