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njgal reacted to a post in a topic: About to hit the 2 year mark and no one still knows
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Guys, what do you consider your ideal pants size ?
ready2getgoing replied to Alex Brecher's topic in The Guys’ Room
Give it time - it will happen - Started at a 46 and now I am down to a 33 or 34 depending on the cut! -
Jerr_Bear reacted to a post in a topic: Anyone else ever shop at DXL?
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Thank God it's just a myth! - At a 120 Lbs. of weight loss - you do the math Things are "better" in the down under department without the weight but it's because the fat hiding what you already have is gone.
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Mike4132 reacted to a post in a topic: Goodbye 38's, hello 36's!
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Congrats - Just keep with the program and things will improve quickly. I'm 10 months out at this point and down over 120 lbs. I cant say it enough - Follow the Program! - the early days and any struggles are only a memory at this point but it is all worth it.
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ready2getgoing started following About to hit the 2 year mark and no one still knows, 2 days post op, Guys, what do you consider your ideal pants size ? and and 7 others
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Guys, what do you consider your ideal pants size ?
ready2getgoing replied to Alex Brecher's topic in The Guys’ Room
Started out End of May 2014 in 46's - Here it is April 2015 and I just bought 34's - Yea!!! -
BryBro63 reacted to a post in a topic: Goodbye 38's, hello 36's!
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defibvt reacted to a post in a topic: Anyone else ever shop at DXL?
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If you have met your goal weight....
ready2getgoing replied to Riz2006's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
No - I am at a point now that is smaller then when I finished high school and started college. It's a bit weird to say - but I'm smaller then I've ever been in my adult life - smaller then when I got married. -
@@Jerr_Bear - I hated shopping for clothes - nothing ever fit fight. I always felt the clothes at the big guys stores were too "big for me" and regular clothes were always too small and tight. In retrospect, the big guys clothes were probably the right size - it was my embarrassment in not wanting to shop there. Now - I fit comfortably in a large shirt and 34 / 36 pants - what a difference it makes in shopping and enjoying what I wear now that the clothes fit properly. Keep up the good fight- you'll get there!
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Stalls are going to be a part of your new life - don't let them mess with your mind. The important thing is to not let them get you off program - just keep doing what you've been doing and your body will catch up.
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Trev reacted to a post in a topic: My wife is scared and nervous
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I got my sleeve the end of May 2014 - my wife was very supportive and even attended support group meetings with me. She eventually get her sleeve in Sept of 2014 - now we are in it together now. As a guy - we usually loose weight easier then our female counterparts - It's not a competition. We are there for each other and support each other, we don't point out when we see the other "stray" from the plan - that's not what this is about. It is easier for both us when it comes to cooking and food - we know what the other is going though. Right now I'm about 10 lbs from my goal - I really don't know where she is - that's not really a question you ask of your wife - I'm just there for her and she's there for me. We were happy before the surgery and will be no matter where we wind up.
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Congrats!! Loosing weight is great but seeing it in the cloths you wear confirms what we did was worth it! I know what your feeling -- 10 Months ago I went to the hospital in my 46 Relaxed Fit Blue Jeans - I am now walking around in pretty loose fitting 36 Regular Fit Jeans and am just waiting for them to wear out a bit more before purchasing some new 34's.
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able to eat more than I think I should
ready2getgoing replied to Bruce Peter's topic in The Guys’ Room
At 11 days your still in the honeymoon period of you new stomach and diet. Liquids are not stretching your new stomach much yet - if at all. They are flowing right though. As you progress to more solids and eventually back to regular food you're going to feel the restriction more and more. As mentioned in a previous post - just because you can eat - doesn't mean you should. At this point it is important to keep track of what you're eating and follow the rules as closely as you can - soon they'll become the way you think about eating and become the norm without you having to think about them. -
Hang in there - it gets better!!!! I'm just about 10 months out and at this point I can pretty much eat anything that I want in terms of types of food - I just eat a lot less of what ever it is. I don't micromanage what I eat - I keep a few simple rules in place and enjoy my meals -- I always start with my protein first, then my vegetables and leave the carbs for last - if I even get to them or want them by that time. This is not to say that I've not had a slice of pizza or a piece of cake since surgery, - but they are the exception not the rule - if you're going to have something like that look at it as a treat not one of your go to foods.
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About to hit the 2 year mark and no one still knows
ready2getgoing replied to clifdog's topic in The Guys’ Room
I started out not telling anyone except my immediate family and a close friend - I was afraid to tell people because I was worried it might not work or I wasn't going to loose enough weight or God knows what else --- but now at about 8-1/2 months out and 110 lbs lost, I've begun to tell people. Especially those who sincerely ask about how I lost weight and I think would benefit from knowing what I've done. People that knew me but I hadn't told and watched me loosing the weight - kinda knew something was up but didn't press the issue until I was ready to talk about it. No one that I've now told has had a bad word to say - actually most have said that it's great that I took control and did what ever I needed to do to loose the weight. It's an individual decision - do what feels right to you. -
kenb79 reacted to a post in a topic: 100 Lbs Lost !
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Thanks everyone - no real tricks just work the program For me it's been Higher Protein - Lower Carbs (not no carbs just lower), moderate exercise ( nothing too radical walking, swimming, etc...), go to support meetings, only eat until I begin to feel it, take my Vitamins and Calcium, -- everything I learned in the meetings before surgery. I lost about 4 lbs / week on average for the first months - it has slowed down now but I expected that I saw the Dr about 2 weeks ago - he was very happy with my progress and was ok if I didn't loose anymore - I needed to get to the 100 lb mark for me! Now I want to get to 200 Lbs - 25 more to go!!! Thanks again
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Thanks - summer time was easy - lots of activity - now I need to find things to do to keep myself occupied and active!
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Just a little hooray for me today - as of this morning I have lost 100 lbs. from my first Dr's visit on Feb 6th of 2014 !!!