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Whatever it takes, I'm ALL IN!

How bout being told that you have a pretty face (which in my head says - too bad about all that going on below your neck!). Also will not miss sweating ALL the time! ????

How bout being told that you have a pretty face (which in my head says - too bad about all that going on below your neck!). Also will not miss sweating ALL the time! ????

How bout being told that you have a pretty face (which in my head says - too bad about all that going on below your neck!). Also will not miss sweating ALL the time! ????

How bout being told that you have a pretty face (which in my head says - too bad about all that going on below your neck!). Also will not miss sweating ALL the time! ????

How bout being told that you have a pretty face (which in my head says - too bad about all that going on below your neck!). Also will not miss sweating ALL the time! ????

That's how I felt going in as well and now I am sorry I did start this journey when my doc first suggested it 3 years ago. Lol I am really looking forward to feeling better!

Blue moon that's a great one!!

Dare You To Move by Switchfoot.

I realized reading this topic that I do have a song that I sing in my head a lot especially since surgery. 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger..' Kelly Clarkson's Stronger

i want to lose enuf to run so "and we're runnin just as fast as we can holdin onto one another's hand..." also JUMP by van halen
"might as well jump"
jump
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and we're

So tomorrow its a week post op.....i feel much better...sore yes...hurts to cough or laugh,thats really all thats left
A bit bummed scale read 180.2. Now last two days since im getting most of Water and more prot and about 700 calories in it settled to 181.2. So that is 3.2 lds first week...
Seems a long way from goals. First goal 160....25 lds. 2nd goal 145. So yes I have a way to go..But even if I lost 2 a week,thats 8 a month.so before end of summer I could hit goal! Xxx fingers. Next stop breaking into 170 s .

Raising my hand here. I've suffered from depression for years. I've taken all kinds of stuff. But no more....I am facing my demons head on and the sleeve is working for me. Other than the first couple of weeks, I've had no depression and I'm feeling great. The compliments from others has kept me "UP".

What I won't miss?
Like you, wearing black. My partner once told a friend that my favourite colour was black. That's only because that's all I wear! I HATE black and can't wait to wear bright yellow
My thighs rubbing together when I wear a dress or skirt. Hence I haven't worn either in 10 years. When I lose the weight, I am chucking out all my trousers and am buying a wardrobe of lovely feminine dresses and skirts.
Sweating and feeling hot all the time and blaming it on hormones.
Seeing my reflection in a window and thinking how ugly I am
Fearing intimacy.
The self loathing
Not being able to cross my legs
I definitely won't miss not being able to walk along a beach comfortably without thinking everybody is looking at me and wondering what the heck somebody 'that size' is doing at the beach.
I won't miss being the biggest person at work.
I won't miss fearing my next blood test wondering if I now have diabetes.
I won't miss waking up and being grumpy.
I AM looking forward to loving me, and learning to appreciate what I had in my early 20's.....the fact that I may never be skinny, but at least I will be healthy, happy and confident.
Bring on 20th May!

I know this sounds corny but for me it would have to be "Jesus, Take the Wheel." I first heard this song when I was at my highest weight, travelling back from a vacation in Tennessee and had just decided to make major lifestyle changes to improve my health. It was a pivotal time. For me, this has been a very spiritual journey and I could have done this on my own. It took Divine intervention.

Pretty sure I'd have a different song every day. Today it's Happy but most days it's One Day at a Time! Lol

Pretty sure I'd have a different song every day. Today it's Happy but most days it's One Day at a Time! Lol

I lost my sister last year. She was only 42 and died from complications due to pancreatitis brought on by high triglycerides and sedentary lifestyle. Our mother passed away ten years ago for the same reason. This has been a huge wake up call for me. Every time my weight went up a bit I could rationalize why - 200lbs! "No big deal at least I'm not 250" year later - oops I'm 258 and it just keeps going. I have two little girls and young grand children who need me to bd here. Now is the time to take control.

Never heard oh him before, but just spent an hour laughing my a$$ off on utube. He was one funny guy.

I lost some weight on my own three years ago and kept it off more or less but it was creeping back rather slowly..... I had to do something drastic at this point..... I need knee surgery and I can't have it until I lose 100 lbs they say....... I can't wait to get my life back

Don't stop believin'! That was Journey right?

a flabby behind?lol congrats to u am hopine to lose at least 130lba myself.thali thanks

Try to think of these first couple of weeks as babying your new sleeve and incisions. Healing time. Gentle liquids to keep you hydrated and be easier on the abused tissue. Don't be concerned about all the diet regimens right now. Later when you transition to soft, then solid foods and are allowed to start doing real exercises......that's when you can step it up a notch and pay closer attention to daily intakes. Just try to get in enough liquids so you don't get dehydrated or dizzy. Take it easy.