Mrs.RRn

you look beautiful and embrace your problem areas you worked hard to get to this point!! good luck

Love this!

Wow, you are gorgeous! You need to update your profile pic. I think a smile is sexy, especially is you'll be wearing nothing but.... teehee

I think I'll do sexy & smiles. Get a good mix.

My profile pic was taken recently... Haven't loss weight since (maybe a lb or 2)

At any given time, I'll have the following in my purse: Quest bars, cashews or almonds, raisins, beef Jerky.

Love Quest bars.

Surgeon's preference and/or insurance.

What kind of info do you need?

My wanna-be sexy face...

Seriously, taking any suggestions. Haha

Maybe I'll just smile.

Figured the powder Room was a good place for this....

As a WTG gift to myself, I've scheduled a boudoir photo session next week with a really amazing photographer. I've seen many women on this site list this as a reward for themselves-- I thought this was a brilliant idea... Something to make you feel beautiful and sexy--- but now I just feel nervous. haha. I'm wondering how Ill explain that I don't want to accentuate my batwings or loose skin??? lol

And now I've been practicing my "sexy face"... Yeah, not so sexy. lol

Good luck to me!

@@cfmama, my mistake was focusing too much on that scale number and not enough on the lifestyle I wanted (which includes weights!). I just had a certain number stuck in my head. I don't think you'll have a problem as long as you begin lifting earlier than I have-- whatever your doc lets you do.

This is embarrassing. I used to dead lift +200 and now I can't even do my body weight yet. (But then my body wt was +200). Seriously. Even at work I've noticed such a big change- I used to be able to lift and move patients without help. I feel so weak now.

My daily "regular" bench press weight was 75-100. Now 45 feels heavy. For leg press, I'd workout with 1000, haven't even tried that yet. I focused on cardio and light hand weights while losing weight (5-10 lbs each) as well as some body-wt exercises (squats, push-ups). Push-ups are different when you have a lot less to push up. LOL. I didn't realized I'd lose so much strength-- especially since I can't throw my weight into things.

But on a more positive note, I can see some pretty cool changes in my body & I really believe I can get it looking and feeling like I want it to. That's exciting. It's a huge work in progress.

Ok, honestly I can't lift as much now as I once could. It's a little disappointing. But now that I'm close to goal I've increased my training. I know it'll take a while to be able to lift what I once did, but I know I can do it. You can too. And I know my body will be better because of it.

You're more than likely going to have loose skin. That's not a reason to eat mashed potatoes and cheesecake. Just get over it. Get skinny & rock the batwings.

Wonderful!

I lived through it without pain medication (minus what they gave me in the OR). Wasn't bad- maybe slightly worse than my gallbladder surgery?

Although I did take nausea meds once.

You should NOT care what ppl think-- but that doesn't mean you have to tell everyone either. Do whatever is best for YOU.

I chose to tell everyone I work with.. I've gotten amazing support, but not everyone is so lucky. Just be prepared if you want to share- for the good & ugly comments.

Sounds like you are doing the right thing--- off to urgent care!

I wore comfy sweat pants and a t shirt, but I didn't have a hospital stay.

I can say most hospitals would prefer you wear hospital gowns- easy access for nurses to do their job.

Wow. Congrats for recognizing this unhealthy relationship- with both her and food.

It's hard to reset your brain once it's had all that disgustingly delicious food, but YOU CAN DO IT!

I'd suggest start back to your basics and retrain your brain- x amount of days on liquids, x amount of days on soft diet, etc. That'll help both your mind and tummy reset. Go back to tracking everything you eat & drink. Remember: Water water water. You know the rules, because you've followed them before.... You can do it again.

Good luck!

I've gotten more support than anything also. And when someone does say something negative, there's always a crowd of ppl to back me up. It's pretty cool.

I'm 10 months out now and plan to start visiting surgeons at the end of this year (between a year& a yr 1/2 out). I'm wanting breast lift w/ implants & TT first (possibly lower body lift). Then later arms and thighs done. I also don't have children (and don't plan on having any anytime soon- maybe 6-10 years from now). I figured I deserve to look like a "normal" person for the rest of my 20's for sure. lol

Egg. And I threw up.

I was just too excited to have something resembling food & tried to eat too fast.

Here's my basic advice on running:

Take it or leave it

-I always eat before my runs (I tried skipping Breakfast once and nearly died- true story).

- Aasics. Thought I was good with my trusty Nikes, I was wrong. Good running shoes are a must.

- don't be alarmed if you have to increase your carb intake on running days. Also, expect your appetite to increase a bit as well. That's normal.

- I much MUCH prefer running outdoors (w/ my earbuds in on an awesome playlist I made just for running)

- wear compressions, especially when you lose a few more lbs. it's much more comfortable then having your belly slap your thighs. Really.

- Sports bra, please.

- I run on asphalt and grass, I mix it up to protect my knees. Everyone is different.

-hydrate & rehydrate!

- HAVE FUN!

Why aren't CNAs in the medical field? As long as they aren't pretending to be nurses, I'm cool with that answer. I LOVE my CNAs. I wouldn't be a great nurse without them.

Thanks!

I'm much more comfortable wearing them than not.

I ALWAYS wear compressions when working out- helps a whole lot!