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That is great Scarlet and I so dislike stopping to tie that I double knot the laces to begin with

Winningbylosing, you look fabulous and are doing wonderfully! It is hard not to be envious of those who lose quickly, hit their goals, lose 100 lbs etc. but I try to turn it to inspiration instead. I've lost a good 60 over this year and want 20-40 more but I treasure my young male coworker who asked me did I really need to lose more because I already look so good. Dear boy!! I value my new abilities to use and enjoy my body and know I will have to literally work my ass off to get where I want to and it won't be tomorrow but cheers to you and cheers to all who are working this and improving their quality of life

Congratulations, that is a great loss! You look amazing and I hope maintenance is not as tough as you fear. I'm thinking you did so well losing that you will do wonderfully

Wow, almost 3 hours of running is so impressive! Congratulations

Happy 1 year Surgiversary to Me!! Went for check up with surgeon and labs are good and Doc says I'm doing good! I flexed for him and he admired my biceps!! Lol He said it is going to be a work in progress still to get to where I want to be but he thinks I am doing well. I am down 60 lbs from 224 to 164 and want to get to 150 then dream goal weight of 135. Ready to work for it all! [ATTACH]41693[/ATTACH]

I always say thank you when I hear those words and know I want snf need more for my own goals but how can mere mortals not be admiring and envious of someone who has lost an elephants penis??? (60 lbs) LOL

Course I am still "shopping " mainly at good will so it doesn't break my bank and helps me replace my fat wordrobe as I reduce

I don't know how you can only try, what do you do when they fit well and look spectacular?? My urge is still to buy when the clothes actually fit so when they look good to I cannot resist

Love my environment!

Vegas desert rat now for this So CAL transplant and I live the dry warm sunny environment

I'm fast approaching my surgiversary on 2/20 and will post b4 and aft pics. My highest weight was 278. DOS was 224. CW is 164. I've had a few 3 month stalls, one around May-July and I shook it off by starting running on August. The second was Nov-Jan and it was just too many holiday treats going in and then getting sick in early Jan. I am cutting out the crap out and resuming exercise and pushing to get to 150 then maybe 130. Am looking forward to enjoying each day as it unfolds. [ATTACH]41278[/ATTACH]

That is such a cute outfit!

I have a protein drink , just water mixed with a scoop of protein powder. My surgeon told me to have half before and half afterwards. It is very comfortable as I hate to exercise with food in my tummy and helps muscle recovery afterwards .

I'm enjoying sunflower seeds. I measure a half cup serving and tgat is with the shells. They take a long time to eat and have protein and not too many calories. My blood pressure is lowish so I can have the salt. The flavors are fun and I have a semi private office so can SPIT the seeds in to my cup with glee

I have a lot of tailbone pain now and have never had any issues before. My sister who is also wls also has tailbone pain. I don't hear this complaint from thin people who've not had wls and wonder if it is something that happens to people who lose a lot of weight?

I like egg beaters and mix in roasted veggies I've pre-prepped and nuke em. Often will mix in jimmy dean turkey sausage crumbles too. So easy and delicious. Sometimes I top with cheese but try to avoid that extra calories while I'm trying to lose

Winter is tough to keep on track and hitting it hard because of the holidays and illnesses. I was doing good about keeping my running going thru the holidays though I eat more calories than I should to lose very fast but then I got sick and completely blown off track for a good two weeks. Need to get back to my routine!

Yes! It was my first anesthesia and it was way more drastic than I expected. Its like absolutely no tine passes

I am 11 months out and have lost 55 lbs. I was at 165 before holidays but am at 168 now. I am ready to buckle down and continue losing and want to get to 150 then ultimately 135. I am upping dense protein intake to help with that and logging I will continue running and resume circuit training as soon as I overcome this winter illness. This is only the 2nd time I've been sick since surgery but it is a mean one and I wanted to eat comfort foods, especially in the beginning of it

Sometimes i will order my own dish and have several meals but I try to share whenever possible and just tell the server. When sharing, I do plan on tipping as though I ordered a separate meal and have only had the waitress go AWOL one time and the tip suffered because of her action. In that situation I feel completely justified since it is a gratuity based on service, not an unalienable right

That is a relief to hear. I just thought I was a real slow runner since I wasn't hitting the right distance in the 30 mins.

We have same surgery date! You are well over half way and have had a huge accomplishment and I'm sure you will keep on trucking and Onederland in near future

I also have one on top of my left foot. It is a rose with my daughters initials and she also has a rose with mine. I always said I would get one if it was special enough and this was. Open to more but no raging desire...yet. mine is the lighter colored and my daughters is the red one. [ATTACH]38825[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]38826[/ATTACH]

I've currently moved from 14-12 and it has been very difficult to find 12s that fit decently. I buy from goodwill and thrift stores and have tried 20-30 pairs for the 2-3 I could buy and wear. I do find that while they feel tight and it actually feels good that it does squeeze my middle making my excess skin an issue. I make myself wear them anyways and know I won't have a perfect body even though I have a smaller one

I've continued running 2-3 days per week after finishing c25k App and am chipping away at c210k App on the weekend since it is too long for me to do on workdays. Don't have a huge desire to finish that one necessarily but want to go further so who knows. My goal is to run 30 mins on regular run days and I'm finding it both boring and challenging to run those continuous 30 mins if that makes any sense but I love continuing with my running tho I've moved it inside for the winter for my workday 5 am runs. I am allergic to cold