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My mother lost her legs almost 2 years ago. At first she was so embarased to wear shorts with her prostetics that she would just sweat to death and get heat rashes (prostetics are very hot and confining) Now she has no problem not only wearing shorts but she will remove her legs in public if they start to ache. Just remember EVERYONE in a Water arobics class except the instructor is probably embarased to be in a swim suit. I say find a pretty one and get moving! Heck I am 370 and I was at the water park all summer. Screw the idiots that cant get past my size. everyone has something about themselfs they dont like. If your going to make someone elses opinion about you matter then your own health that is just wrong. I care enough about you! Get yourself to a pool and get moving.

Kinda sounds like your in a rut. I get those when I diet normaly. But at least once i get the band I will not gain all that weight back plus some. For myself I am putting together a board of all the things I want to be able to do once I am at a more normal weight. Kyack, horse back rides, take my nieces to amusement parks, Wear my seat belt, wear cute shoes, Go out dancing, sit in those plastic chairs without feeling like one is going to break under me or I am going to get stuck in one. Things like that. I am getting pictures together and hanging them on a bulitin board allong with pictures of me i AM HOPING IT HELPS GOOD LUCK

I personaly would sugest getting some counceling. To try and figure out why your over eating.

All I have to say is you have to believe in yourself FIRST and LAST. If you dont believe and suport yourself and treat yourself righe how can you expect others to. Love yourself enough to not let someone else walk over you.

No matter what we do we will get negitive comments from someone. One of my friends has a serious medical condition where she is no longer able to eat processed food or animal by products. or drink alot of things. and no fake sugar. She has lost a bunch of weight in the process. all of us are suportive of her but she gets mad sometimes because she JUST bought a pair of shorts that she loves not they fall off her and she gets so mad at it. We all just laugh and tease her out of it. The hardest part is when we have gatherings it is automatic to offer her cookies or dips just to be polite. but she cant have them. so we try to make something she can have. Ihope they will be this supporitive of me after I am banded. Knowing them they will be.

sWIMMING AND Water AREOBICS. Those are the best excercises in the world for bad joints. I know around here we have a physical theripy facility that has a heated pool for water arobics. My arthritis doctor just had to sign a paper for me to go. then I paid like 32 dollars for 16 weeks of areobics. It was so much fun and a hard work out. but people in wheel chairs were in the class. my dad took the class after hip surgery to help with his movement and strength training. Look for a place in your area or ask your doctor. not only will it help you lose weight but you may build muscle in your legs so you can get the surgery.

All but one of my friends is supporitive. I havent had the surgery yet but they are all really proud I am going to do it. Only one of my friends is kinda rude about it asking me if I have ever tried normal diets....lol...like I got this big with never trying to lose it. yeah like that is possible. So I just dont mention it to her. If after the surgery she dosent want to hang out with someone that is smaller then her...her loss.

i JUST WANT TO SAY i HAVE MY FIRST BATCH OF Protein powders DELIVERED TO MY HOUSE TODAY! I cant wait to go try them. I got a container of unflavored unjury then the sample packets of the other flavors. I figure I will give them a shot. I love the idea of the unflavored stuff and adding them to stuff without changing the flavor.

Once you reach goal, take a photo of yourself and send it to her with "I went to a filthy mexican doctor for a botched procedure and complications, and all I got was this lousy weight loss" captioned on the front. What would be better is to send this picture with the caption "No Mexico, No doctor, No lap band....I am still better then you" That would be cool.

I have a board that I am posting all the things I want to do or NSV's I think Those will keep me motivated on this band. I havent been banded yet but I am getting excited about being able to see the results. Congratulations on all of yours.

Tofu is not like meat. It dosent get the fried look but it comes close. it gets brown. I dont see a problem with using stovetop stuffing. I am not sure how you would stuff the tofu but I would just put it along side of it. I dont know what recipie your looking at. My favorite besides Miso Soup is stir fry with tofu. but with small squares of tofu not big ones.

i JUST LOVE THE FACT THAT YOUR LIKE IT WAS COOL BUT GROSS. That just cracked me up cause it is so me. man that was disgusting but neat kind of thing

You have an awsome way of looking at things good for you! I love seeing people doing something really hard and have positive outlook on it too. Your awsome!

Go buy a bag of the really nasty kind you hate and fill the bowl yourself. then it is full with the gross kind you know you wont touch.

Oh The last time someone was that rude to me was about a month ago. I was at a bar with a bunch of my friends and I walked up to the bar to get drinks and some guy looked at me and said "Damn fat people shouldnt be allowed in bars" I laughed out loud then turned to my friend who asked me why I was laughing and I said I couldnt help it (very loudly I said) This idiot said fat people shouldnt come to bars...Hell has he looked in a mirror. You know Stupid people should come with a warning. The whold bar cracked up even his friend... He looked at me and said Fat Bitch. I calmly had to tell him we already went over the fat fart I dont deny I am fat Like DUH you think I needed a reminder but the bitch part....you dont know me well enough to have the pleasure of calling me that. at that I walked away. I had drinks bought for me the rest of the night. it was so cool. Just wanted to share....I love my smart ass attitude.

On the vitimin thing I have started taking a liquid vitimin. it is not too bad you just take about 2oz in the morning and your good for the day and I just use a shot glass they are 2 oz and reusible....oh and I have plenty heh. I think they absorbe into my system better then the pills. I hate to have to crush things and try to get the crushed thing down.

That is so great I am hopping to get mine the week before Christmas. I thought I should wait till after finals. lol

Has anyone sat down and talked to her about her comments? I would probably ask her point blank. What do you want me to do. You complained when I was heavy now your complaining because I am smaller. Your not helpping my situation. Are you unhappy about something? You know kind of turn the conversation back on her maybe she is having issues. I was not going to tell my brother and sister but my dad who cant keep his trap shut told them I was very upset at him for it. But their is nothing I can do now they all know so oh well. My mom understood why I didnt want them to know I guess dad just didnt get it.

Check out "liquid stage recipies" O dont know how to do a link

I need to find it I heard it has WAY more protein then regular.

Last night I was thinking about this....and I think what I would do is come back the next weekend with a camera. and OBVIOUSLY take their pictures. Then very loudly with my friends I would have to state that these pictures have GOT to go on the web site. If noone asks which web site my friends would have to prompt it and I would or my friends would state undateable.com site where all the true ass holes go. The place where pictures get posted with the story of why they are un date able. Or have one of my "hot" friends give them the rejection hotline number.

I cannot find better then bullion where do you buy it?

OK I was just trying to figure out why playdough was a bad choice. I figure if I have any left I will put them in stockings for my friends.

Let me just share this. A friend of mine. actualy a pretty good friend of mine was talking about dates and she looked at me and said.....ready for this...."maybe when you lose all your weight you can find a date" Sorry but I was floored. I was like SURE I want to date someone when I am skinny that wouldnt give the fat me the time of day. I think I just walked away from her.

OK I have to ask why no playdough from straingers?