fatima635

When we are fat we lose the natural curve of our spine because we sit differently to adjust to our weight... different "curves." We need to learn to sit differently to reclaim that natural lumbar curve. Until we do that can be a source of new pain. See pic.

Hello, I also has my surgery in may. I'm having the same pain in my hip , lower back, butt and especially my legs.

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Thank you both, @fatima635 and Apple1.

Thank you I appreciate it [emoji5]

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Yes I so swe tge difference. Like Apple1 said you look beautiful tge2n and you look beautiful now.

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How's your loss going? Has the bruising gone down yet?

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Hey y'all. My husband forwarded a family pic to me today with the question "can you see the difference?" My jaw dropped. I was probably my heaviest here at 266. I almost can't believe that's me. I surely didn't feel that big, but I was. I'm so thankful I had wls and I changed my diet. Sorry I edited my darling, beautiful children out, but too many weirdos online these days. lol I may share in a pm though. My hubby is grown and can take care of himself. haha!😊 Now I couldn't find a current pic cause I haven't been taking any. So I guess I'll do one tomorrow perhaps.

Oh hon, you and everyone here are all most welcome to be here in this thread. I want everyone, no matter their wls date, be comfortable to come and share and be encouraged here. 😊

Awwww you did!!! Yay! I hope you'll be blessed with Hello Navi and have such an eye opening experience with a Proteinaholic. I'm in chapter ten of that one now and I'm just amazed with all the studies and science that has been done and we don't hear nearly enough about it! It's truly an eye opener. Be doubly blessed, as you continue your journey and take care of yourself. 😊

Hello everyone this is Fatima again. I am not a May 15th sleeve, but I am a May 18th sleeve. I hope it's okay that I post on here with you guys.

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I pray you have a speedy recovery patty0715. Make sure you feel 100% better before working out again.

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Hello everyone this is Fatima again. I am not a May 15th sleeve, but I am a May 18th sleeve. I hope it's okay that I post on here with you guys.

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Good morning Newme17, I brought both the books Hello Navi and Proteinaholic. I'm reading Hello Navi first because It's the shortest book and I can probably read it in two day without anybiby distributing me lol. Don't worry about your ring you will fit it soon enough. Congrats on your weight lose! Do you regret trying on your your ring and weighing yourself?

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Yes very much any suggestions that wobt

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Hi fatima635 feeling more myself today. Am still very tired but have actually managed to stomach some slim fast

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Hi Everyone
Sorry for not posting but I have been battling a nasty cough which has turned into bronchitis mixed with some asthma so I have been not feeling 100%. Today it's back to urgent care since the wheezing in my chest is getting worse. But nevertheless am still trying to plug along. I haven't been able to go to the gym for obvious reasons but as soon as I can I will be heading back.
Hope everyone is well!

So, I decided to try out my wedding ring...and it doesn't fit. BUT, it's down a bit more on my finger than what it could do before; so I'm happy about that. I decided to weigh myself, curiosity got me, I'm now 212. Then I thought, "oh man, I've been NOT wearing my wedding ring for a long time!!!" for it to not fit at 47 lbs down from my highest weight. Not cool. All in due time.
Ten more days ya'll....and we'll be officially three months in from our surgery, starting on month four! Nice. Doesn't even feel like I had it anymore. I just eat (albeit, not much) and go on with life. I love it!
Still reading my Proteinaholic book....and I'm sooooo happy I've come across it. It's an eye opener for sure.
Hope you all have a blessed day! I'll check back in later.

I kind of just need to vent and air out my laundry. So feel free to read on and offer advice as you see fit. I know it is long so you don’t have to read it either. Maybe you can relate, maybe you can’t but I wanted to share this with people who might understand. I do have some before and after pictures at the bottoms also if you just want to look at those!
I am having a hard time lately. I had my sleeve surgery on 5/29/16. I started this process at the end of October 2015 weighing in at 540 pounds. I used to have to wear portable oxygen 24/7 because I was so overweight my fat was pressing against my lungs and restricting my breathing. I have managed to get down to 248 pounds since my surgery 14 months ago. Now I can walk 6 miles up and down hills without even getting out of breath.
I just had the first of many plastic surgeries on June 5th. It was just an interim surgery since I am not at goal yet, but losing over 290 pounds will affect your skin drastically and I needed my stomach hang removed for quality of life reasons.
I want many more plastic surgeries. My thighs are my biggest concern. My plastic surgeon told me he wants me to get to goal and wait at least 9 months at a stable weight before we do any more though.
My doctor’s just want me to get to a size 12 or 10 as my goal. I started at a size 38/40 and now I am a size 14/16. That is insane to me honestly. I don’t think I have been a size 14/16 since I was 10 years old.
Now, to be clear, I am a huge self-sabotager. I have been challenged by this since I was a kid. I have been in therapy since I was 6 with various issues and still see a great therapist every week.
For over the past month I have not been cooking. Mostly because I had no energy and I was in pain still from my surgery. I don’t heal that great after surgery and it lasts with me a long time. Instead of meal planning and cooking I have been eating take out, sweets, and junk and I know it’s not helpful. Thankfully I have only gained about .8 of a pound with my self-sabotaging ways.
Honestly guys, I think it’s because I’m scared. I’m scared of what it will be like without my fat around me. I have been overweight since I was 3 years old. It’s all I’ve known. I used to have day dreams when I was in school of just getting on the bus and unzipping myself from this fat suit I was stuck in and everyone being amazing at this beautiful girl I actually was.
Here I am at 30, basically doing that and it terrifies me.
I’m not saying I’m unhappy with the weightloss, not at all. I am ECSTATIC! I can actually live my life and join in on the world instead of being trapped in my body and only living as a shell of a human being.
I can go to amusement parks and fit on the rides. Which is what I did this weekend as a kind of declaration of freedom and just a time to enjoy myself with friends.
I can be active, I don’t need to worry about if I will fit in a small space (but still my mind tells me I won’t and I’m scared every time that I won’t fit. I was terrified to get on every roller coaster at the park. Not because of the ride, but I was afraid I wouldn’t fit and the embarrassment would kill me).
This has been a draining experience, both physically and mentally. But for me, the mental part has been the hardest.
I was able to recognize that I was self-sabotaging out of fear though. I was able to get up, shake myself off, and start again. Because that is what you have to do. I have meal planned, weighed and measured my food, tracked everything, and started more activity.
I will not let my manipulative brain win this time.
I have come too far to stop now. I will not give up and I will NEVER go back to the girl who couldn’t live the life she wanted.

Nice!

I have a love hate relationship with stalls. I seem to have then for at least 10-14 days every month, but I am still losing inches either way so it doesn't matter. I hope yours breaks soon.

I made it to the gym yesterday. Today I will probably go after work. I've hit a 2 week stall and am trying to break it with increase in exercise but that hasn't helped yet but I will keep the cardio up. The stall has to break some way! Lol

There's a rule I learned back when I was all about health and being fit. You can workout when you're not sick below the head. Lol. I'm not sure if I said it right. Basically, if you've got illness going on in your chest, stomach, hold the workouts. If you're not feeling well due to cold and sinuses, then you can workout and should workout. Maybe take it easier those days, but you want to kick your immune system in gear to start working on combatting that head cold/sinus. Good job on pushing through! I hope you get better soon too.