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Everything posted by smsmithart
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Were you starving after being banded??
i was hungry ..most of it was my head but still i was hungry
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Exercise frequency
heres what i do .i work out 4 to 6x times a week.and before i started working out the scales did not move now im losing slowly but surely im down 20lbs and thats a small number for some but a big number for me ..i want to lose another 25lbs.i walk run on the treadmill several days a week and some days i say just let me get my 30 min in ...:tongue_smilie:
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July Exercise Challenge
yesterday i walked /jogged 55 min on treadmill 10 mn on stairstepper 20 min on ellipitical 500 calories burned i went to the gym twice because i had pie..damn cream cheese pie.
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Holy slim fast
I ONLY DRINK ATKINS BECAUSE ALL THAT SUGAR CANT HELP ME LOSE WEIGHT..COFEE FLAV:tongue2:
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Low Weight Loss?
IM DOWN 20LBS SINCE FEB ...I AM A LOW BMI BANDSTER EVERY LBS WAS A STRUGGLE ...I HAVE TO WORK OUT EVERYDAY NOT 3 X 30 MIN EASY WALKING DAYS ..FULL ON WORK OUTS AT LEAST A HR OF HARD CORE CARDIO IF YOU LOOK ON HERE MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING REAL WT LOSS ARE REALLY RUNNING AND WEIGHT LIFTING ...CARDIO CARDIO JUST DO IT ,,WITH YOUR DOC CONSENT :cool:
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??Sports Bra??
Wear your minimizer bra and a sports bra over it that's what I do..38 d.I don't want any bounce that makes them sag yuck
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July Exercise Challenge
Today 45 min on treadmill 10 min star stepper Some weights
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July Exercise Challenge
Today 45 min on treadmill 10 min star stepper Some weights
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July Exercise Challenge
Stairstepper 10 min Treadmill 20 min Ellipitical 15 min Weights and stretching
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July Exercise Challenge
Today 45 mins on treadmill...that's all I could muster today I have to work 12 hrs tonight
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Atkins Changed The Taste Of Their Shakes ...
Atkinsast low carb was always yuck to me I can't stand the after taste I'm going to gnc to look for something new if anyone find some like the caramel latte let me know..pls .I miss them
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July Exercise Challenge
Did my cardio 45 min and weights today...it was hard my knee was being weird....I wanted to list my ipod songs for working out... Billie jean micheal j Gwen stephani dangerzone,whatcha waiting for Fergie all fergie is great for working out Destinys child bootlicious,soldier,survivor Justin timberlake sexy back,summerlove Nelly futado, maneater ,annie lennox little bird... Usually these songs get pumped and I get my 30 min and then some
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Should people barely over 200 lbs or below 200 get Lapband or any WLS...?
i got my doc to write a letter to my wls and that was that i paid out of pocket ..i was really 190 but i ate like a pig until preop diet..im done to 178 and super happy the weight is coming off im 5,5 and 29 ys old
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Will I ever be able to lose the weight?
my scale does not move if i dont work out. are u working out? replace eating time with other things i too am a food addict i drink green tea all day and it helps but sometime i do the over eat and puke thing ...its not healthy try to get moving more and as the scale moves down u will be more inclined to work out more..
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July Exercise Challenge
im in 30 min cardio at least and weight training 3x a week at least..doing good so far did 45 min of cardio today and some weights
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You can't all be marathon runners...is anyone a couch potatoe?
i drag my self everyday to the gym and even if only do my min 30 min of cardio i can at least say i did it ....and the scale is moving most of us have very slow metabolism from yo yo dieting all our lives ..the one sure way to speed up your calorie burn is to getup and work out it takes a couple of months to make it a habit but it will come ..good luck
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emotional eater needs a mentor/anyone willing?
thats all u can do i found that by drinking doet lemonade or green tea with ginseng i can ward off some cravings ...i love cookies and milk so i gulp alot of milk and have 1 cookie
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Exersice Band Wagon
Good for you....I'm down another 3lbs so the scale is finally starting to move ..but if I don't work out I don't lose...
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Women and Weights...
do lots of cardio to lean up...and u won't gain any bulk
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Oh so scared
with snacking it helps at meals but thats it ive only lost 15lbs in 4 months and i still want to snack and eat cookies at night and watch tv and eat... i have to work out like crazy to get the weight to stay off..
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Just ate....
you guys reall made me want a bloomin onion from chillis i havent thought of one in like a year ....thanks
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Exersice Band Wagon
i lost 15lbs since feb 08 ...i listen too fergie,gwen stephani,and nelly futado,beastie boys and missy elliot and britney to keep me moving at the gym im up to 5x a week.30 min of weight 3x a week and 5x week 30 min cardio elliptical/treadmill i like ellipticall better it burns more calories when i use the treadmill iturn the incline up to 10 and sweat my ass off...so the scale is hold steady but my ass is really firming up and i need new jeans pronto....:thumbup:
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Reduction of unwanted hair...hairy-hirsutism
so it hurts alot but there is a reduction of hair..its not gone and make sure u buy a package that will allow touch ups ...because everytime u have any little hormone fluctuation it will pop up agin:blink:
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Constantly weighing yourself?
i have a really cool scale that save your weight and lets u put in a goal weight..its really cool i weigh myself several time a day and i try not to go to bed weighing more than what i started out the day weighing...hows that for compulsive ...im looking into getting a shrink...o but before the scale thing i wasnt really losing:thumbup:
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Just for Laughs
i will miss my little bit of butt ..but im hittin the gym hard and doing the butt moves to keep it firm